Archives for the ‘CyberNotes’ Category

CyberNotes: Firefox 3 Review

It's been a year and a half since Mozilla shipped Firefox 3 Alpha 1, and what we saw initially wasn't very breathtaking. For this first milestone release Mozilla focused on backend improvements that would, in the long run, make the browser a better competitor in a world that is largely dominated by Internet Explorer.

June 18th, 2008
CyberNotes: Firefox 3 Review

CyberNotes: Online Unit Converters

Converting from one unit of measurement to another is something that should never be difficult, and luckily there are several online unit converters that make the process drop-dead simple. They save you from having to lookup any conversion values, and often take less than a second to return an answer to you.

June 17th, 2008
CyberNotes: Online Unit Converters

CyberNotes: iCal vs. Windows Calendar

How many of you use a calendar on a regular basis to keep yourself organized? I'm sure many of you do because we all have hectic schedules with people to see and places to go. Everybody has a favorite solution whether it be a standard paper calendar or something like Google Calendar.

June 16th, 2008
CyberNotes: iCal vs. Windows Calendar

CyberNotes: SideStep Helps You Plan the Perfect Vacation

We've covered a few different travel sites in the past like Kayak and Farecast, but since Summer is just about here and some of you will be taking vacations, we decided to cover yet another travel site.

June 14th, 2008
CyberNotes: SideStep Helps You Plan the Perfect Vacation

CyberNotes: Funny Things that Kids Say…

We're not sure how many of CyberNet's readers are fathers, but we know some of you must be. With Father's Day on Sunday here in the United States, we thought for today's fun Friday we'd put together a list of funny things that kids have said.

June 13th, 2008
CyberNotes: Funny Things that Kids Say…

CyberNotes: Auto-Click Your Mouse

Windows only Wouldn't it be cool if there was a way for you to dominate those "shoot the monkey" ads that popup all over the place? Just imagine all of the fame and glory you would receive from your friends! You just need one tool to get the job done... a mouse auto-clicker.

June 12th, 2008
CyberNotes: Auto-Click Your Mouse

CyberNotes: Thottle or Limit Bandwidth Usage in Firefox and Internet Explorer

Windows only Have you ever wanted to have more control over how your browser used it's bandwidth? Some routers will let you do this for Quality of Service (QoS) reasons, but it's also possible to achieve the same results using some free software.

June 11th, 2008
CyberNotes: Thottle or Limit Bandwidth Usage in Firefox and Internet Explorer

CyberNotes: Fast, Easy, & Fun Photo Editing

Windows only When it comes to photo editors there is definitely no shortage of them available. It's almost a guarantee that a Windows user can find a freeware application that will do all the things they want, and more. Some prime examples are Paint.NET, PhotoFilter, and the feature-rich Photoscape. Today we've got another one that we would like to add to our favorites: Photo! Editor.

June 10th, 2008
CyberNotes: Fast, Easy, & Fun Photo Editing

CyberNotes: MacBook Pro Update…

It has now been over a month since Ryan and I purchased our first ever Mac computers. After about a week we gave you our first impressions and mentioned a few things that we liked and other things that were taking some time to get used to. Now that we've had some more time to get familiar with our new purchases, we decided to give you an update.

June 9th, 2008
CyberNotes: MacBook Pro Update…

CyberNotes: Ever Wonder How To….?

About a year ago, we wrote about a site called Expert Village which claimed to the the World's Largest How-to Video Site. They have a team of experts who contribute videos explaining how to do something in categories like automotive, beauty & fashion, and parenting. It's a great site and they have all kinds of information available to their site visitors.

June 7th, 2008
CyberNotes: Ever Wonder How To….?

CyberNotes: Useless (but interesting) Facts

These weeks sure fly by, don't they? It's Friday once again so we're stepping away from Technology news for a second to have some fun. Today we're looking at useless facts that are interesting nonetheless. If you know of an interesting fact, post it in the comments below. Have a great weekend!

June 6th, 2008
CyberNotes: Useless (but interesting) Facts

CyberNotes: Fill Out Rebate Forms Digitally

One of the things that bug me the most when buying something are the accompanying rebates, but sometimes that is the only way to get a good deal. When it comes to online purchases I like to print off the rebates as soon as I make the purchase, but then the laziness kicks in for a few weeks simply because I don't feel like filling out the form.

June 5th, 2008
CyberNotes: Fill Out Rebate Forms Digitally

CyberNotes: Extensions that Don’t Work with Firefox 3

With the Firefox 3 release right around the corner I thought this would be a good time to look over the extensions available, and see which ones haven't been updated.

June 4th, 2008
CyberNotes: Extensions that Don’t Work with Firefox 3

CyberNotes: Cross-Platform BitTorrent Solutions

Win; Mac; Linux If you have ever switched to a new operating system you know how tricky it can be to find certain applications to replace the ones that you had. That's why today we wanted to point out five excellent BitTorrent solutions that each run on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

June 3rd, 2008
CyberNotes: Cross-Platform BitTorrent Solutions

CyberNotes: iChat vs. Windows Live Messenger

Remember ICQ, some of you may still use it today but back in the mid 90's it was one of the first instant messengers to really take-off and become popular. Shortly after, AOL's Instant Messenger became a hit followed by others developed by Microsoft and Yahoo. Eventually we saw clients introduced that supported multiple protocols like Pidgin, Trillian, Digsby, and Adium.

June 2nd, 2008
CyberNotes: iChat vs. Windows Live Messenger

CyberNotes: Keep Track of Gas Mileage with FuelFrog

Every time I drive by the gas station these days, the price seems to continue to go up, and up, and up. The other day when I went past the gas station, the price at the pump was $4.07. Five years ago if someone had told me we'd be paying over $4 for a gallon of gasoline, I probably would have laughed.

May 31st, 2008
CyberNotes: Keep Track of Gas Mileage with FuelFrog

CyberNotes: Riddle Me This… (Take Two)

We decided to revisit riddles again after our first round posted back in February. Once again, there are fifteen riddles with the answers at the bottom of the page. Have a great weekend!

May 30th, 2008
CyberNotes: Riddle Me This… (Take Two)