Archives for February 14th, 2008

StumbleUpon Available in Opera and Safari!

If you're a regular reader of CyberNet, you probably know of my love for StumbleUpon, the popular service which helps users discover and share web sites. I've been a fan ever since I installed the Firefox extension for the very first time a couple of years ago.

February 14th, 2008
StumbleUpon Available in Opera and Safari!

Working at Microsoft…

A lot of people think that Microsoft has got to be a great place to work because of all the money they make, but there are a lot of things that needed to be cleared up. Microsoft's own On10, a site dedicated to new technologies, took it upon themselves to resolve the misconceptions that are floating around out there.

February 14th, 2008
Working at Microsoft…

Helpful Tip: Disable Firefox Prefetching

Something you may not realize is that Firefox has a setting that will prefetch websites and images to improve the user's browsing experience, and it's actually enabled by default. It will utilize your browser's idle time to prefetch images and websites as determined by the webmasters.

February 14th, 2008
Helpful Tip: Disable Firefox Prefetching

More Windows 7 Screenshots

A few different people have posted screenshots of Windows 7 Milestone 1, which is a very early look at what's supposed to be released in 2009 or 2010. The last time we saw screenshots of Windows 7 Milestone 1 there wasn't really anything that exciting, but a Russian site (English translation by Google) has really busted the lid off of any mysteries.

February 14th, 2008
More Windows 7 Screenshots

How Sites are Celebrating Valentine’s Day

It's Valentine's Day and sites around the web are celebrating. Below you'll find a collection of screenshots that we took from different sites around the web that are celebrating Valentine's Day in some way or another.

February 14th, 2008
How Sites are Celebrating Valentine’s Day

Xbox 360 Shortage in U.S. until Spring

It just doesn't seem right to be writing an article about a shortage of a game console that isn't the Wii. We've been writing about those Wii shortages for a long time now, so when "shortage" was combined with "Xbox 360" it was surprising to say the least.

February 14th, 2008
Xbox 360 Shortage in U.S. until Spring

Daily Downloads: Comodo, Drupal, and More

Welcome to Daily Downloads brought to you by CyberNet! Each weekday we bring you the Windows software updates for widely used programs, and it's safe to assume that all the software we list is freeware (we'll try to note the paid-only programs).

February 14th, 2008
Daily Downloads: Comodo, Drupal, and More

CyberNotes: Vista Program Compatibility Mode

One of the biggest complaints that people have with Vista is that many of their applications don't work like they do in XP. Your program compatibility woes can possibly be solved in just a few clicks by utilizing the built-in "Compatibility Mode" option. What some people don't realize is that the Compatibility Mode can also serve other purposes.

February 14th, 2008
CyberNotes: Vista Program Compatibility Mode