Archives for May 19th, 2008

XP SP3 Keeps Rebooting? (BSoD Error 0x0000007E)

Naturally Windows XP users have been wanting to upgrade to the latest and greatest Service Pack 3, but it seems as though some users are getting an unexpected surprise. If you have a desktop by HP/Compaq with an AMD processor you may find that your computer shows a blue screen of death (BSoD) when starting up. And to top it all off it won't stop rebooting.

May 19th, 2008
XP SP3 Keeps Rebooting? (BSoD Error 0x0000007E)

Wii Fit Launches in U.S. T-Minus 2 Days

In just two days on Wednesday May 21st, the highly anticipated Wii Fit, an exercise game for Nintendo's Wii will launch in the U.S. Looking over the ads that came in Sunday's newspaper, you can just tell that this is going to be a big title for Nintendo. Best Buy dedicated the whole back page of their ad to the game which will be sold with the Balance Board peripheral for $89.99.

May 19th, 2008
Wii Fit Launches in U.S. T-Minus 2 Days

Save XP Petition Grows to Over 200,000 Signatures

We've mentioned the "SAVE XP" Petition that InfoWorld has put together before and at last count in mid-April, over 164,000 people had signed it. The purpose of the petition is to ask Microsoft to extend the date that XP will be available. InfoWorld has just updated the petition count and at this point, over 200,000 people have signed it.

May 19th, 2008
Save XP Petition Grows to Over 200,000 Signatures

What do You Think of the Firefox 3 Themes?

Firefox 3 is scheduled to be finished in the next month or two, and with it users will begin seeing a completely redesigned interface that is tailored to the operating system that they are using. This version of Firefox has already made significant advances in terms of performance, and it seems as though the only thing people have been criticizing in Firefox 3 are the new themes.

May 19th, 2008
What do You Think of the Firefox 3 Themes?

Gmail to get Themes Soon?

Back in March last year, Google launched themes for personalized homepages that change with time and weather. The themes quickly became a hit and since then, they've added new themes and even launched an iGoogle Themes Directory so that people can create their own and share them with others.

May 19th, 2008
Gmail to get Themes Soon?

While We Were Gone…

Did ya miss us? We've been out of town since last Thursday, and since then there were some pretty big announcements that we wanted to be sure to cover. It appears as though the last few days before last weekend was the prime time for acquisitions. ;)

May 19th, 2008
While We Were Gone…

Daily Downloads: CyberDuck, Firefox, AIM, 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 19th, 2008
Daily Downloads: CyberDuck, Firefox, AIM, and More

CyberNotes: Windows Contacts vs. Address Book

These days, it can be difficult to manually keep track of contact information for family, friends, and co-workers. Not only is there usually a phone number to remember, but often times there are multiple phone numbers, email addresses, fax numbers, pager numbers, etc. One way to solve the problem of trying to keep up with all of your contact's information is to use an application for managing them.

May 19th, 2008
CyberNotes: Windows Contacts vs. Address Book