Archives for January, 2009

Google Discontinues Services: Notebook, Video, Jaiku, and More

Google announced today that they will be stopping development on several different services. Among those being given the ax are Google Notebook, Google Video, Google Catalog Search, Dodgeball, Jaiku, and Google Mashup Editor.

January 15th, 2009
Google Discontinues Services: Notebook, Video, Jaiku, and More

I Finally Moved to 64-bit Windows

For the last few years I've been using a Windows Vista Media Center machine to record television shows, stream media to my Xbox 360, and perform backups of other computers in the house. When I made the switch from XP to Vista I contemplated installing the 64-bit version of the operating system, but I didn't feel like hassling with any driver issues.

January 14th, 2009
I Finally Moved to 64-bit Windows

CyberNet in PC Mag’s Top 100 Blogs

PC Magazine once again put together a list at the end of last year that wraps up 100 of their favorite blogs, and I'm pleased to say that CyberNet made it this time around! I don't think they are in any particular order, but we're on the third page. There are a lot of great blogs that made the list, so Ashley and I are very humbled to have been included.

January 14th, 2009
CyberNet in PC Mag’s Top 100 Blogs

Vertor Torrent Tracker Verifies Files Before You Download Them

One of the things that is always hard about downloading from the BitTorrent network is trying to figure out what's legit and what's not. A lot of times I rely on the comments from other people to tell me whether the content is what it should be, or whether someone is trying to play a cruel trick.

January 13th, 2009
Vertor Torrent Tracker Verifies Files Before You Download Them

WrapUp: Office 14 in 2010, Windows 7 Problem Steps Recorder, and More

Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories, downloads, and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about.

January 12th, 2009
WrapUp: Office 14 in 2010, Windows 7 Problem Steps Recorder, and More

Windows 7 Download Available, Users Wait for Product Keys

Big news came Wednesday at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) when Steve Ballmer said that they would be releasing a copy of Windows 7 Beta that the public can actually get their hands on.

January 9th, 2009
Windows 7 Download Available, Users Wait for Product Keys

Easily Convert Movies to iPhone or iPod MP4 Format

The other day Ward pointed out in the comments a simple little application that's available for Windows users who are looking to convert movies to a video format that the iPhone and iPods can play. We talked about being able to do this using the SUPER video converter, but a lot of you are probably just wanting to go from AVI to MP4. If that's the case the iPodME program is just what you need.

January 8th, 2009
Easily Convert Movies to iPhone or iPod MP4 Format

CyberSearch Tops 25,000 Downloads

It's definitely hard to believe, but after 6-months of being released the CyberSearch extension has been downloaded over 25,000 times from Mozilla's add-ons site. The stats page for our add-on appears to be a bit screwed up since it's only reporting that we have 3 active users, but the average number of you actively using CyberSearch is around 4,000... which is probably a bit more accurate.

January 7th, 2009
CyberSearch Tops 25,000 Downloads

DonationCoder’s 35 Free “New Year” Apps

About 6-weeks before the end of each year some DonationCoder members start planning out what kind of app they'd like to create for the NANY (New Apps for the New Year) challenge. The end result has to be offered for free, and this year 44 coders pledged to release a program.

January 7th, 2009
DonationCoder’s 35 Free “New Year” Apps

WrapUp: Firefox Considered Most Vulnerable App, Windows 7 Performance, and More

Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories, downloads, and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about.

January 6th, 2009
WrapUp: Firefox Considered Most Vulnerable App, Windows 7 Performance, and More