Archives for May 22nd, 2008

Newsgator Online Now Recommends Stories

A few months back Newsgator decided to switch up their business model and start offering their desktop feed readers at absolutely no cost. Some people were a little taken back that they would do this, and immediately began asking the question "how?" Well, they essentially want to track how you interact with your feeds.

May 22nd, 2008
Newsgator Online Now Recommends Stories

Google Docs Gets Page View

Google Docs just added what I consider to be a feature that is needed to help bridge the gap between desktop and online word processing. They added a page view (as expected) that is typical of any desktop word processor, and it's almost like getting a live print preview while you work. To access the new setting go to the View menu, and select the fixed-width page view option.

May 22nd, 2008
Google Docs Gets Page View

Wireless Carriers Sued Over Text Messages

One of the big complaints many people have always had with cell-phone providers over the years is that they like to charge on both ends, meaning they charge you for outgoing and incoming calls. Now we know not all providers do this because some do offer free incoming calls, but a majority of the providers out there, at least the ones we know of, still do this.

May 22nd, 2008
Wireless Carriers Sued Over Text Messages

Office 2007 SP2 to Include Save as PDF & ODF Support

Microsoft unexpectedly made an announcement yesterday that Office 2007 Service Pack 2 will include XML Paper Specification (XPS), Portable Document Format (PDF), and Open Document Format (ODF) support once it is released in 2009.

May 22nd, 2008
Office 2007 SP2 to Include Save as PDF & ODF Support

Dropbox Beta Invites for All!

Windows; Mac Back in March when we wrote about a new service in private beta called Dropbox, there were all kinds of people interested in it and wanting to get in on the private beta to try it out. We were able to give out 50 invites, but there were still many, many people who wanted an invite, but were unable to get one.

May 22nd, 2008
Dropbox Beta Invites for All!

Google Sites Opens Its Doors to Everybody

Back in February we saw Jotspot resurface as Google Sites, a service for creating group websites. After reviewing it, it looked like a great way for people to easily create a website that had a customizable look and feel. The only problem at its launch was that it was available only to those with a Google Apps account. As of late yesterday, Google Sites is now open to everybody.

May 22nd, 2008
Google Sites Opens Its Doors to Everybody

Daily Downloads: JAlbum, Transmission, 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 22nd, 2008
Daily Downloads: JAlbum, Transmission, and More

CyberNotes: Add the Date To Mac Menubar Clock

Mac only When on a Windows computer one of the things I always did was make the Taskbar twice the normal height. The reason I did that was because it would then show the date in addition to the time, which is something I use quite regularly. Sure I could have hovered my mouse over the time to see the same information, but that often took more time than was necessary.

May 22nd, 2008
CyberNotes: Add the Date To Mac Menubar Clock