Archives for May 23rd, 2008

New Poll: Do You Take Advantage of Paperless Services?

More and more these days, there's a push to "go green" and part of that effort is reducing the amount of paper that we consume. Many companies over the last several years have been trying to go paperless wherever possible. One such example is cell phone companies who offer their subscribers the option to sign-up for paperless billing.

May 23rd, 2008
New Poll: Do You Take Advantage of Paperless Services?

QuickCal Widget: Use Natural Language to Add iCal Events

Mac only One of my favorite features in Google Calendar is the "Quick Add" feature that lets you use a more natural language for adding events to the calendar. Apple iCal users can get a similar feature thanks to the free QuickCal Widget.

May 23rd, 2008
QuickCal Widget: Use Natural Language to Add iCal Events

Helpful Tip: Disable UAC for a Program in Vista

I've read about how a lot of people have chosen to disable User Account Control (UAC) in Vista because of the headaches that can result from it. That's mostly because of applications that have not yet been programmed to run in a general user mode, and they are still accustomed to running as a privileged user just as they did in XP.

May 23rd, 2008
Helpful Tip: Disable UAC for a Program in Vista

The Pricey Way to Get “Fit” with the Wii…

Sixteen months after the Nintendo Wii launched in the United States, and people are still having a hard time getting their hands on it. Sure it's gotten a little easier, but you still won't see a Wii sitting on the shelves at the store for very long.

May 23rd, 2008
The Pricey Way to Get “Fit” with the Wii…

Opera Mini Serving 2.4 Billion Page Views Per Month

Opera Mini was born back in 2005, but it wasn't put into the hands of the public until January 2006. Since that time the browser that fits in your pocket has experienced a tremendous rate of growth. As of March 2008 it has wiggled it's way into the hearts of over 44 million users. Pictured to the right is what their growth rate has looked like since its public launch.

May 23rd, 2008
Opera Mini Serving 2.4 Billion Page Views Per Month

TinEye: An Amazing Image Search Engine

There are all kinds of search engines out there that specialize in one specific area. Some of them are useful while others simply aren't. One of those specialized search engines to add to the "useful" list is TinEye. It's an image search engine which allows you to upload an image, or you can provide an image URL, and then it will tell you where the image appears on the web.

May 23rd, 2008
TinEye: An Amazing Image Search Engine

Daily Downloads: Comodo, Foxit, 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 23rd, 2008
Daily Downloads: Comodo, Foxit, and More

CyberNotes: Photoshop Mistakes…

Today we bring you some of the worst (although we're sure there's even worse out there) Photoshop editing jobs out there. Most of the photos come from the Photoshop Disasters Blog which is definitely worth taking a look at...

May 23rd, 2008
CyberNotes: Photoshop Mistakes…