Now that Firefox 3 is approaching the home stretch it is important that Mozilla starts to throw in performance improvements to really make the browser purr. Over in our forum xpgeek pointed out that a Profile-Guided Optimization (PGO) build of Firefox 3 had been created which greatly improved the performance of JavaScript in the browser.
Opera is starting to tease us with a new product that they have coming out later this year called Opera Dragonfly. They currently have it hidden under a shroud of secrecy, but they did say that "."
Adobe AIR 1.0 has officially shipped and now we're already starting to see applications built with the new platform. One such application is AOL's Xdrive Desktop Lite. It was designed for uploading and downloading files from AOL's Xdrive storage solution. As a quick reminder, Xdrive is a service that allows users to store (for free) 5GB worth of data.
At last, Optimus Maximus keyboards are finally shipping after receiving a Vaporware Award two years in a row now (2006, 2007). It's been quite the adventure for the team creating the highly anticipated and over-priced keyboard, filled with many ups and downs.
Microsoft has started to send out emails to select individuals indicating that Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 is right around the corner. The email is targeted to people whom they would like to receive feedback from before they open the doors to the general public, and no specific date for the IE8 Beta release has been given.
For the longest time, the one thing I've liked about Windows Live Messenger over Google Talk is the option to "Appear Offline." There are times when I've wanted to set myself to "offline" in Google Talk without actually being offline for those instances when I'm really trying to focus and get something done and I don't want to be interrupted.
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).
Before we dive into today's CyberNotes, we just wanted to point out that this isn't the usual Microsoft Monday article. We're taking a break from talking about Microsoft to talk about none other than a competitor of theirs, Apple. Over the last couple of months, we've received several emails and questions regarding the iPhones we purchased back at the end of December.
