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Archive for April 25th, 2008

Selectively Backup Your Opera Profile

April 25th, 2008
9 Comments Written by Ryan

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One thing that I'm always careful about backing up is my browser's profile. There is a lot of information stored in there, and it would be a real shame if I lost it all. If you're running Opera then you're in for a real treat with this backup utility. OperaFly is a nifty little free program that runs on Windows. You can get a version

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Are you Saving or Spending the Rebate Check?

April 25th, 2008
16 Comments Written by Ashley

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Geeks are sometimes given the stereotype as being big spenders on gadgetry, from computers to video game systems. You, yourself, may be a spender. While some do always have to have the latest and greatest of anything electronic, not all geeks are frequently forking out the cash.

Now that most people living in the United States will be receiving a refund check from the government within the

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AVG 8 Free Available, Not Bad Actually

April 25th, 2008
18 Comments Written by Ryan

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We were getting quite a few tips over the last day regarding the new version of AVG free that was just released. As you might recall AVG 8.0 Pro was made available several months ago, and it is a pretty comprehensive security suite. It wasn't bad, but to me it seemed pretty bloated.

Now the free version of AVG 8.0 is available,

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Microsoft Ends a Mediocre 3rd Quarter

April 25th, 2008
No Comments Written by Ashley

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Microsoft's fiscal 3rd quarter has just come to an end and their earnings have been reported. Overall, they saw their net-income decrease by about 11%. Part of the drop is due to the money they had to charge, $1.42 billion, to cover that whole fiasco they got into with the European union and their antitrust investigation. The other part of that drop in revenue, as

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Foxit 2.3 PDF Reader Includes Tabs

April 25th, 2008
7 Comments Written by Ryan

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Last year we took a look at a sweet PDF reader called PDF-XChange Viewer. One of my favorite things that it includes is a tabbed system for managing multiple PDF's. It seems like everything is getting tabs these days, and there's no doubt that they fit very well into a PDF reader. It sure beats having ten different windows open and trying

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XP “Deadline” Extended? Maybe…

April 25th, 2008
3 Comments Written by Ashley

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Back on April 15th, we wrote about how Dell was offering a Windows Downgrade Service which would give buyers the option to have XP factory-installed on their computers. Part of the deal is that Dell gives the buyer the DVD for Vista so that when they are ready (if ever), they can install it. At the time of writing the article, we weren't sure

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Daily Downloads: Foxit, AVG, and More

April 25th, 2008
6 Comments Written by Ryan

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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).

As you browse the Internet during the day, feel free to post the software updates you come across in the comments

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