Archives for May, 2008

Play Scrabble Online for Free with Scrabulous

Scrabble is one of those classic board games that many of you have probably played at one point or another. I remember multiple occasions playing the game growing up and always being frustrated when I got the letters Q and Z. Times have changed and not everybody is interested in sitting down to play an "old-fashioned" game board.

May 31st, 2008
Play Scrabble Online for Free with Scrabulous

CyberNotes: Keep Track of Gas Mileage with FuelFrog

Every time I drive by the gas station these days, the price seems to continue to go up, and up, and up. The other day when I went past the gas station, the price at the pump was $4.07. Five years ago if someone had told me we'd be paying over $4 for a gallon of gasoline, I probably would have laughed.

May 31st, 2008
CyberNotes: Keep Track of Gas Mileage with FuelFrog

Yahoo Messenger 9 Beta Includes Flickr/YouTube Integration

Windows only Yahoo Messenger 9 Beta has been in production for months, and yesterday it received and update that provides even more improvements and features.

May 30th, 2008
Yahoo Messenger 9 Beta Includes Flickr/YouTube Integration

Vista UAC Secure Desktop Explained

One of the things that people complain the most about in Vista are the User Account Control (UAC) prompts, but they have actually started to prove themselves worth while. Over the past few months several people have asked me why the prompts can take awhile to appear, and also why the background dims itself.

May 30th, 2008
Vista UAC Secure Desktop Explained

Gears Comes to Opera Desktop and Opera Mobile 9.5

Google Gears, now known as simply "Gears," entered the browser scene last year about this time. One of their goals was to provide a way for web applications to interact naturally with the desktop, and provide a way for web applications to come offline. It's done well over the last year and many people have embraced it.

May 30th, 2008
Gears Comes to Opera Desktop and Opera Mobile 9.5

Peers: Like Inquisitor for Firefox

You might recall that earlier in the month Yahoo! purchased a popular Safari add-on called Inquisitor. With it users could start typing in the browser's search box, and instantly see search results from a menu that popped down. What I was really hoping for was that a Firefox developer would take that idea and run with it.

May 30th, 2008
Peers: Like Inquisitor for Firefox

Microsoft Launches Preview of Task Market to “Get More Done”

Have you ever been working in Excel and you knew there was a complex formula you could use to makes things easier but you just couldn't think of (or didn't know) how to do it? Or maybe you were designing a brochure and you needed some help with the graphics or formatting.

May 30th, 2008
Microsoft Launches Preview of Task Market to “Get More Done”

Media Defender Inolved in Revision3’s DoS Attack

We don't know how many of you are familiar with Revision3, but if you watch Diggnation, The GigaOm Show, or Tekzilla, you should be. It's an online media company and they create and produce shows for people to watch on-demand.

May 30th, 2008
Media Defender Inolved in Revision3’s DoS Attack

Daily Downloads: Flock, Google Notifier, and More

Welcome to Daily Downloads brought to you by CyberNet! Each weekday we bring you 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).

May 30th, 2008
Daily Downloads: Flock, Google Notifier, and More

CyberNotes: Riddle Me This… (Take Two)

We decided to revisit riddles again after our first round posted back in February. Once again, there are fifteen riddles with the answers at the bottom of the page. Have a great weekend!

May 30th, 2008
CyberNotes: Riddle Me This… (Take Two)