Archives for March, 2008

Ezmo & AllPeers Say Their Goodbyes

Today marked the death of two great startups: AllPeers and Ezmo. AllPeers is the Firefox extension that originally emerged as a way to share files between your friends and family, and later on they started to support BitTorrent transfers. Having this integrated into your browser is pretty convenient, but it didn't take off quite like they hoped that it would.

March 3rd, 2008
Ezmo & AllPeers Say Their Goodbyes

Google Talk Still Alive, Maybe

I've been complaining for quite awhile that Google Talk hasn't been updated in ages (over a year), but the online version of the messaging clients have been receiving features quite regularly.  Google recently added AIM support to Gmail Chat, group chatting is possible in both the Flash client and Gmail Chat, and the smilies available in both online messenger clients are way better than what Google Talk has.

March 3rd, 2008
Google Talk Still Alive, Maybe

Nine Inch Nails Uploads Album to Torrent Sites

The Band Nine Inch Nails really seems to understand where the music industry is headed. They recently released their new album called "Ghosts" on Torrent sites as a free download.  NIN isn't contracted to any specific record label, so they have the freedom to decide how they are going to spread their music.

March 3rd, 2008
Nine Inch Nails Uploads Album to Torrent Sites

YouTube Tailoring Homepage to their Users

Last Tuesday, the team over at YouTube posted a blog entry that explained their new experimental personalized homepages that they were getting ready to launch. On Saturday, the new personalized homepages were made available. Here's a quick run-through on what they've done:

March 3rd, 2008
YouTube Tailoring Homepage to their Users

Daily Downloads: Pidgin, Google, IE7Pro, 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).

March 3rd, 2008
Daily Downloads: Pidgin, Google, IE7Pro, and More

CyberNotes: A Look at MSN Encarta

Today we're taking a look at MSN Encarta, not Encarta Premium which you buy from Microsoft, but the portion of it that's available online for free. While the complete version contains far more information, the ad-supported online version has a wealth of information that's worth taking advantage of.

March 3rd, 2008
CyberNotes: A Look at MSN Encarta

MyFive: "Oldies but Goodies" from March 2007

The month of March has just started and we thought it was the perfect time to bring back some "oldies but goodies" - some of our favorite articles from March of 2007. Today's MyFive takes you back a year ago and highlights what was going on. If you enjoy reading some of the older content, remember that you can subscribe to the CyberNet Classics RSS feeds.

March 2nd, 2008
MyFive: "Oldies but Goodies" from March 2007

Would You Pay More for a Contract-Free Phone?

Back when the iPhone first launched, there were many people who wanted to get one but had to decide whether it was worth it or not to be locked into a required 2-year contract with AT&T. As it turns out, a good chunk of people must have felt it was in fact worth it, given how well the iPhone has done so far.

March 1st, 2008
Would You Pay More for a Contract-Free Phone?

CyberNotes: Free People Search, Reverse Phone, and Address Look-up

A couple of times a year, a big ole telephone book arrives on my doorstep with a thump. These telephone books which were once a necessity are now near obsolete.

March 1st, 2008
CyberNotes: Free People Search, Reverse Phone, and Address Look-up