Archives for August, 2008

Apple Acknolwedges Issues with 1st Gen iPod Nano

First generation iPod Nano owners may have a little more to worry about than the simple fact their devices are going on three years old. Japan's trade ministry recently blamed the battery in the 1st gen iPod nano's for causing three fires. In addition to the fires, there were two cases of people getting burned from them, just in Japan.

August 20th, 2008
Apple Acknolwedges Issues with 1st Gen iPod Nano

Recover Stolen Laptops with Open Source Adeona

A few months ago we wrote about a free application that was able to track stolen computers, and today we've got an open source alternative for you. It's called Adeona, and it's interesting how it works. After setting it up you'll be given a file that is used to identify your computer in the event it gets stolen or lost.

August 20th, 2008
Recover Stolen Laptops with Open Source Adeona

Copy Data from Scratched DVD’s & CD’s

Have you ever tried to copy a file from a CD or DVD that has been scratched? If so you might have received an error message stating that the file could not be copied because it is corrupt, but there might still be hope if you really need to access the contents.

August 20th, 2008
Copy Data from Scratched DVD’s & CD’s

How the Internet All Began…

Have you ever wondered how the Internet all got started? Knowing the crowd that is reading this, some of you probably already know. For those that don't, you'll want to take a look at a site that the National Science Foundation put together.

August 20th, 2008
How the Internet All Began…

Free Wikipedia iPhone App Launches

Ever since Apple's App Store launched, we have been waiting for a free app to view Wikipedia articles. Up until today, the only Wikipedia application for the iPhone that we knew of was called iWik, but you had to pay for it. Today Wikipanion launches, it's nearly perfect, and it's free.

August 20th, 2008
Free Wikipedia iPhone App Launches

Daily Downloads: Picasa, NetNewsWire, 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).

August 20th, 2008
Daily Downloads: Picasa, NetNewsWire, and More

CyberNotes: Best Experimental Firefox Extensions

Before a Firefox extension has a chance to become unbelievably popular it has to go through an experimental phase to make sure it's worthy of being added to Mozilla's extension site. This process can sometimes take months, and so today we wanted to show you some of the best experimental Firefox extensions that you probably don't know about.

August 20th, 2008
CyberNotes: Best Experimental Firefox Extensions

Reader’s Digest, Popular Science, PC Magazine, and More, Free Online

Mygazines is a site that could turn out to be too good to be true. It allows users to share magazine articles by uploading them to the site. This then allows for anyone to view those magazine articles free of charge. It is very easy, and possible, to read an entire magazine right on the site.

August 19th, 2008
Reader’s Digest, Popular Science, PC Magazine, and More, Free Online

WrapUp: 120GB Zune, Google Calendar in Gmail, and More

Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about. Don't forget to send in your own tips, or just leave a comment on this page if you think you've got something we should include.

August 19th, 2008
WrapUp: 120GB Zune, Google Calendar in Gmail, and More

USB 3.0 Transfer Speeds are Blazing Fast

Last week Intel unveiled USB 3.0 specs that demonstrates how the next generation USB is going to work. USB 3.0, also known as SuperSpeed USB, is due out in 2009 or 2010. Intel was even kind enough to make the new specification royalty free so that developers don't have to fork out money just to make devices that utilize the new technology.

August 19th, 2008
USB 3.0 Transfer Speeds are Blazing Fast

Shareaza Team Launching New File Sharing Client Soon

The open-source file sharing application Shareaza has been going through some tough times lately. They had their domain hijacked by a company called Discordia Ltd. back in December 2007, which is the same company who turned Bearshare and iMesh into paid services. On the Shareaza.com site they then started offering an app called "Shareaza 4" that promotes legal downloads.

August 19th, 2008
Shareaza Team Launching New File Sharing Client Soon

Fix for iPhone 3G Connectivity with Firwmare Update?

Once again, Apple has unexpectedly released an updated version of the iPhone firmware. Version 2.0.2 was released last evening, but not many details were provided as to what the update included, other than it "fixes bugs." Which bugs you ask? Well, we're not quite sure.

August 19th, 2008
Fix for iPhone 3G Connectivity with Firwmare Update?

Yahoo Buzz Opens-Up to All Publishers

Back in February we told you about Yahoo Buzz, a service Yahoo pushed into beta that you could easily compare to Digg. Yahoo described it as a new way for people to tell everybody what they thought was cool and in the process, help make Yahoo.com even better. Yahoo Buzz tries to determine the best stories on the web based upon votes, emails and searches.

August 19th, 2008
Yahoo Buzz Opens-Up to All Publishers

Daily Downloads: Digsby, Pidgin, Miro, 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).

August 19th, 2008
Daily Downloads: Digsby, Pidgin, Miro, and More

CyberNotes: Performance-Friendly Desktop Search Applications

Searching for files on your computer was something that was once a tedious process, but in the last few years it has been one of the most talked about features in new operating systems.

August 19th, 2008
CyberNotes: Performance-Friendly Desktop Search Applications

Editra: Free Cross-Platform Code Editor with Syntax Highlighting

Whenever I do programming I tend to use some form of text editor, and so far my favorite app for that is Notepad++. Ever since they added in the code auto-completion it has been a great tool for the projects that I've worked on.

August 18th, 2008
Editra: Free Cross-Platform Code Editor with Syntax Highlighting

Adjust and Control the Fan Speed on Your Mac

One of the things that I really like being able to do on my MacBook Pro is monitor the temperature of various parts of my laptop, and also control the speed of the fans. Using the iStat Pro widget (review) I'm able to read the temperature of my hard drive, CPU, GPU, heatsinks, wireless card, and more. If you want you can take it a step further and even control the speed of your fans.

August 18th, 2008
Adjust and Control the Fan Speed on Your Mac

Artweaver: Free Photoshop-like Image Editor

We always like coming across an interesting free application... especially when it sets out to accomplish a lot of what a paid application does. That's exactly the first impression I got when using Artweaver. They don't come out and say they are trying to emulate Photoshop, but they don't need to.

August 18th, 2008
Artweaver: Free Photoshop-like Image Editor

Awesome 3D Photo Viewer Trumps Photosynth

Most of you probably recall the Photosynth project by Microsoft that gave us some breathtaking 3D navigation of popular areas. We haven't heard from the Photosynth team in almost a year, but the University of Washington and Microsoft Reasearch have collaborated on some more awe-inspiring technology.

August 18th, 2008
Awesome 3D Photo Viewer Trumps Photosynth

What Should You Read Next?

When you're looking for a good book to read, you have a few options. You could rely on a recommendation that someone gave you, go to the bookstore or library and wonder around browsing through books, or you could visit a site called What Should I Read Next. It's a site I actually Stumbled Upon thanks to StumbleUpon, and it recommends books to you based upon a database of readers' favorite books.

August 18th, 2008
What Should You Read Next?