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Download Windows Live OneCare 1.5 Beta - Vista Compatible

Ryan — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:35:21 -0600

This article was written on October 09, 2006 by CyberNet.

I can’t believe it took so long but Microsoft finally released a Vista compatible version of Windows Live OneCare. I have almost gotten up the nerve to try it out but I just don’t feel secure using an antivirus by Microsoft…and I don’t know why. They should be the ones that can provide the best solution because no one knows the system better than them, but they are so new to the market.

Here is a list of what’s new in this release:

Service for 17 international markets (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, and Switzerland)
Unified antivirus and anti-spyware filtering capabilities
More back up options with the addition of local network computers and USB-connected storage devices
Support for the Windows Vista operating system

I have downloaded the file by following the steps that they gave me after I entered in my email address. So there is no need for you to enter in your email because you can just use these steps (Windows XP SP2 or Vista build 5500 and beyond are the only ones supported):

Step 1: Remove any other antivirus or firewall products from your PC.
Step 2: Go to Windows Live OneCare Beta v1.5 Setup.
Step 3: Follow the step-by-step instructions. Once Windows Live OneCare installation is complete, your PC will restart.

I love how they say to remove other antivirus or firewall products. Hmmm…how do I remove the Windows Firewall?!?

If you want to see more of what it looks like then check out the quick screenshot gallery that Paul Thurrott threw up. It gives you a nice glance at OneCare in Vista and gives you an idea of what to expect.

News Source: Windows Live OneCare Blog

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Microsoft says AstalaVISTA to Longhorn Reloaded

Ryan — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:24:41 -0600

This article was written on June 22, 2007 by CyberNet.

Windows Longhorn Reloaded was a project that several individuals worked on in hopes of bringing Longhorn back to life. It was less than a month ago that the Longhorn Reloaded project released their first milestone, and Microsoft finally sent them the cease and desist letter after more than 60,000 downloads.

I’m not sure how anyone expected this to go over well in the first place? They were using a version of Windows that Microsoft never made publicly available, and they were telling people to install it with a serial number that they posted on the site. There is no doubt that it was fun while it lasted, but the consequences were inevitable.

The announcement came today on the JoeJoe forum where they expressed their frustration with the situation:

It is with sad news that I have to inform you that today due to a cease and desist letter we recived from microsoft we are no longer able to provide you with a download link to longhorn reloaded. It deeply saddens me that although microsoft have known about this project for many months they only issued us with this notice a few days after we started to distribute the iso via torrents and ftp server.

From now on any links posted or any requests asking for a download link to LHR the post will be deleted and the thread closed.

The Longhorn Reloaded site still remains fully available with the exception of the download link, and now questions have arisen as to whether this project will continue in another form. Will the developers create the updates as a standalone package so that users just have to download Longhorn 4074 (illegally via a Torrent) and run an installer? In the JoeJoe forum AlphaAddict, a coder on the Longhorn Reloaded project, said that it wouldn’t be possible:

Im afraid that wont be possible either , weve ditched the old iso completly and are close to an 8 minute install time like those found in previous builds.

Of course that came right before Microsoft forced them to shutdown the project, so I’m sure they will be researching other ways to keep the project alive and kicking.

A video demonstration of Longhorn Reloaded Milestone 1 can be found here.

Sources: ZDNet and Download Squad

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Download Firefox 2 RC3 - We’re Almost There!

Ryan — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:12:06 -0600

This article was written on October 16, 2006 by CyberNet.

Mozilla is on the final stretch before they release Firefox 2! That’s right, Firefox 2 RC3 has just been released but all of the bug fixes are under-the-hood so you may not notice too much of a difference.

The downloads have been placed on the FTP but I have put together the easy-to-use downloader for your convenience:

The official download page has not been updated with the links at this point but it should be available today around 5:00PM PDT. The release notes page will probably be updated around that time as well.

It is always fun to see a piece of software get released that you have been testing for awhile. This release candidate is about a day earlier than what was planned which means it might actually be on-time for an October 24 release date!

While you’re sitting around waiting for the final release maybe you should check to see if there is going to be a Firefox Launch Party in your area? And hey, if there isn’t then why don’t you start one? There are currently 267 parties scheduled around the world! I wonder where the IE 7 launch parties are?

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Joost Finds out that Converting PowerPoints to PDF is Bad

Ryan — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:47:39 -0600

This article was written on May 18, 2007 by CyberNet.

Unfortunately Joost had to find out the hard way today that converting a PowerPoint presentation to a PDF is not always a good idea. Joost apparently released a presentation called “Joost-network.pdf” that discusses Joost’s Network Architecture and gives an overview of how they work. The link to the PDF was even found in Joost’s very own forum.

The interesting thing is on page 16 of the PDF where there is some hidden text located behind a PowerPoint slide. Of course, all text (even if covered by an image) is always selectable in Acrobat as you can see in the screenshot above. So what’s all the hidden text?

It appears that it is a list of deals that they are pushing to close as of March 15. The list is broken up into several categories including: Animation, Comedy, Documentaries, Entertainment, Film, Lifestyle, Music, News, and Sports. In all, there are 61 companies listed which includes: Oxygen, Sony, Warner Brothers, and EMI. I know I know, you want to see the whole list. Well, it is quite long so I just stored it as an image and shrunk it down:

Mashable was the first to find out about this hidden list, and they said that it could be possible that it was edited by a third party. They said that probably isn’t very likely though.

There is more hidden information on other slides as well:

Slide 3 contains general information
Slide 6 contains information about “the current situation” which covers their existing deals.
Slide 8 contains information on “3–month Priorities: Overall”
Slide 9 contains information on “3–month Priorities: UK”
Slide 10 contains information on “3–month Priorities: USA”
Slide 12 contains information on “3–month Priorities: Music”
Slide 13 contains information on “3–month Priorities: Sports”
Slide 18 says “And finally…some info on the Viacom Deal” but doesn’t really have anything else.

You can download the Joost-network PDF yourself to uncover the rest of the information, and I recommend using Adobe Acrobat to view the PDF because it didn’t want to work with Foxit. After you have it open just select the cursor tool, and press Ctrl+A on each slide to highlight the text. Then copy it into another program such as Microsoft Word.

So what do you think about the possible partnerships, do they have some on there that would be exciting to see? Are there some that should still be added to the list?

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Windows XP SP3 Release Date in 2007?

Ryan — Mon, 12 May 2008 02:28:01 -0600

This article was written on May 23, 2007 by CyberNet.

Back in April Paul Thurrott started to think that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) was a dead dream. He talked about the numerous delays it has suffered, and the lack of motivation Microsoft had to ship another Service Pack due to the release of Vista:

And while I’m ranting a bit, let’s dredge up Windows XP Service Pack 3, which was delayed from 2005 to 2006 to 2007 and now to 2008. If you were looking for any glimpse into the mind of Microsoft, this is it: The company has completely abandoned Windows XP, and it has absolutely no plans to ever ship an XP SP3.
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But the reality is, Microsoft is looking ahead to new revenue and not behind to money that’s already in the bank.

According to the Windows Service Pack Road Map SP3 is still scheduled for the first half of 2008, but that date is still considered to be tentative. Now there is speculation that XP SP3 could still be released this year (2007) because of a recent press release by Microsoft that says:

Microsoft is announcing that Windows Vista supports this protocol today and Windows Server 2008 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) will support it as well later this year. The Juniper Networks UAC solution is expected to support the new TNC standard in the first half of 2008.

Then later in the press release they make another mention of SP3:

Simplified deployment: Customers running Windows Vista or Windows XP SP3 will be able to easily realize the benefits of a Juniper UAC deployment without requiring the need to deploy additional client software.

In August it will have been three years since Windows XP SP2 shipped, so there is no doubt that SP3 is long overdue. It’s doubtful that any new features will sneak into the service pack since Vista is already available for consumers to purchase, but it should at least address common issues that XP users incur.

Update:

Looks like this was just a mistake on Microsoft’s behalf. Oh well, back to 2008 it is.

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The YouTube Video Awards Winners Are…

Ashley — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:13:11 -0600

This article was written on March 26, 2007 by CyberNet.

Last week when YouTube announced that they were starting the first ever YouTube awards, it was received with a mix of opinions. Some thought it was a great idea, others screamed copycat saying that YouTube was copying off of an online-video awards show called Vloggies. YouTube said the award show was their way to reflect on a great year and recognize the best videos of 2006. Users had one week to vote, and now the winners have been announced (I included some of my favorite clips).

Most Creative: OK Go – Here It Goes Again (a new use for treadmills?)

Best Comedy: Smosh Short 2: Stranded – Smosh
Best Commentary: Hotness Prevails – thewinekone
Best Series: Ask a Ninja – digitalfilmmaker

Best Music Video: Say It’s Possible – TerraNaomi
Most Inspirational: Free Hugs Campaign – PeaceOnEarth123

Most Adorable: Kiwi! Madyeti47

I was definitely surprised with some of the winners, but apparently that’s what YouTubers wanted. You can find a summary for each of the videos at The Blog Herald in case you’d like to know what it’s about before you watch.

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How To Get Windows Live Messenger Without An Invite

Ryan — Sun, 11 May 2008 09:58:01 -0600

This article was written on January 12, 2006 by CyberNet.

While browsing some sites, I stumbled upon how to get Windows Live Messenger without needing an invite from LiveMessenger.net. Some people say to do this at your own risk because it might screw something up on your computer, but I haven’t heard of anything happening yet. If you are having problems then go to the LiveMessenger.net Forums.

Microsoft released a private beta version of Windows Live Messenger. This beta is meant to be tested only by people who’re invited
by Microsoft. However, as you might have expected, the beta version leaked, which means you can download a version of the WLM beta yourself!

>> Download the latest version of the Windows Live Messenger beta
(Note: you won’t be able to sign in yet, read on to fix this!)

When installing a beta version, keep in mind you’ll probably encounter quite some bugs (errors) in the program.
You’re downloading a leaked beta, which is not intended to be used by you. We actually recommend to wait until Microsoft released an official beta.

As you might have noticed, you’re not able to sign in when you just install the leaked Windows Live Messenger beta. You’ll get the following error message: (The passport ID used to sign in is not allowed access to this Beta version of Messenger. 810003cc)

This has to do with the fact that Microsoft built in a protection which checks whether your sign in address has been invited to the beta.
Fortunately, we can solve this error! Please follow the following instructions:

Close Windows Live Messenger (right click the icon in the system tray -> Exit

Download the Live Messenger Patch For WLM

Extract the patch and run the exe.

Simply click the button that says “edit hosts file” and if that doesn’t work click the one below it

Remember you’ll need to have the patch running as long as you want to use WLM!

All Credit Goes To: LiveMessenger.net

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Microsoft Says “Bite Me” to the iPod

Ashley — Sun, 11 May 2008 01:38:00 -0600

This article was written on May 24, 2007 by CyberNet.

Ever wonder what the entry way at the Zune headquarters looks like? Me neither. But, just in case you’re curious now, the image below is what you’ll find:

This photo was found on Flickr, and the caption to the photo says “We visited the Zune HQ today. In the entryway was an iPod recycling bin.”

I guess this is Microsoft’s way of poking back at Apple, much like Apple has done with their “Get a Mac” campaign? I’d think Microsoft was just being humorous and put the bin there as a joke, but some of the commenters over at TUAW are taking it a bit too seriously, and calling this a low blow from Microsoft.

It’s actually kinda clever! I guess the ones who are taking it seriously are the same type that aren’t able to crack a smile at the Get a Mac ads :).

Pink Zune Update:

The pink Zune is actually turning out to be one of the best selling Zune’s! After being on the shelves for the last few weeks, it’s the second best selling color (first is black) and has out-sold the brown and white versions.

So while the pink Zune is doing well, the Zune in general really hasn’t experienced much growth. They still hold about 9% of the market which is really no different from last month.

Source: Seattlepi.com

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Daily Downloads: Cobian, Ubuntu, FolderShare, and More

Ryan — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:18:53 -0600

This article was written on April 24, 2008 by CyberNet.

Welcome to Daily Downloads brought to you by CyberNet! Each weekday we bring you the Windows 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).

As you browse the Internet during the day, feel free to post the software updates you come across in the comments below so that we can include them the following day!

–Stable Releases–

The software listed here have all been officially released by the developers.

Cobian 9.1.1.178 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror] [Review]
Type of Application: Backup utility
Changes: End of Beta testing, language updates
Ubuntu 8.04 [Homepage] [Changelog]
Type of Application: Linux operating system
Changes: Many new things, but the most notable is probably the Wubi installation manager which makes installing and uninstalling Ubuntu in Windows very easy

–Pre-Releases (Alpha, Beta, etc…)–

The software listed here are pre-releases that may not be ready for everyday usage.

FeedDemon 2.6.1.4 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror] [Review]
Release: Release Candidate 2
Type of Application: Feed reader
Changes: Bug fixes
FolderShare 14.0.1331.0415 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror] [Review]
Release: Beta
Type of Application: Share files between computers
Changes: Security and stability updates
Opera 9.5.9945 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Review]
Release: Beta 2
Type of Application: Web browser
Changes: Notes synchronization, EV certificate support, performance improvements, and more

–Release Calendar–

April 29 - Fedora 9
April 29 - XP SP3 [Review]
April 30 - OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta [Review]
June - iPhone 2.0 Software [Review]
June - Firefox 3.0 [Review]
June 19 - openSUSE 11.0
Mid 2008 - Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 [Review]
September 2 - OpenOffice.org 3.0 [Review]
2009 - Windows Mobile 7 [Review]
2009 - Paint.NET 4.00 [Review]
2010 - Windows 7 [Review]

Thanks to Omar for the Ubuntu tip!

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Combine Your Feeds into One with FeedBlendr

Ashley — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:14:15 -0600

This article was written on March 05, 2007 by CyberNet.

Recently, Yahoo launched a new service called Pipes. It’s a pretty powerful tool that is an interactive feed aggregator and manipulator. I haven’t really taken the time to experience everything that it can do, but from others who have spent the time learning how to use it, the options are endless.

People enjoy manipulating their feeds so that they work better for them. Customization is key, and recently I came across a service called FeedBlendr which gives you the customization aspect that you might want, but in a more simplified, cut and dry manner. It’s similar to Yahoo Pipes, yet different, and I found it to be helpful and easy to use.

FeedBlendr allows you to take all of your favorite feeds including RSS, Atom or RDF, and blend them into one. It works by pulling all of the individual entries from each feed, sorts them by date, and then blends them into one. I divide all of my feeds into folders like “Gadgets”, “Google”, etc. which means I could easily create one blended feed that contains all of the individual feeds from one of those folders.

There are plenty of other ways that you could use the service. Read/Write Web points out a few:

Make your own radio or tv station by mixing together favorite podcasts or videos
Blend events from multiple Google calendars
Combine feeds from 43places.com, 43things.com, 43people.com and AllConsuming.net to get an ‘all-about-you’ feed.

FeedBlendr is a useful tool with a lot to it, even for developers. Their blog has a lot of great information that will give you a further explanation and more ideas on what you can do with it.

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Some More Details On Vista RC1 Availability

Ryan — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:08:01 -0600

This article was written on August 11, 2006 by CyberNet.

The Windows Vista Team Blog has answered a few questions that a lot of people have been asking. Unfortunately one of the answers does not give a date as to when Vista RC1 (Release Candidate 1) will be released but it does let us know about the availability:

Q: Will Microsoft open testing sign-ups again when RC1 is released?
A: Yes.

Q: Will the Customer Preview Program be available for those who missed out on Beta 2 to sign up and get RC1?
A: Yes.

Q: If I participated in Beta 2 by downloading a PID and the build, will I be able to participate in RC1 automatically?
A: Yes.

At this time it looks like Vista may pass the previously scheduled Vista RC1 release date which was August 15. The person who answered the above questions did say that they are currently using build 5505 which makes you wonder what build will be released as RC1. I guess the good news is that everyone that had downloaded Vista Beta 2 a few months ago will automatically be signed up to participate in testing Vista RC1 but other people will be allowed to sign-up, too.

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YouTube Unbanned from Turkey, but Banned in Thailand

Ashley — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:51:09 -0600

This article was written on March 12, 2007 by CyberNet.

First it was Brazil that banned YouTube, then Turkey decided to do it, and now Thailand got in on it.

Last week after Turkey was offended by a video that insulted the founder of modern Turkey, they decided that they were going to pull the plug on one of the most popular sites on the web. They did in fact ban YouTube, but two days later they caved in and and opened it back up for the country to visit.

Shortly after, Thailand blocked the site from people in their country. It only lasted from Friday to Saturday, but rumor says it was because a video appeared which showed Thailand’s ex-Prime Minister Thaksin. According to Mashable, Thaksin was removed from his role as Prime Minister by the Thai military, and the extra media attention that he was getting was the reason for the ban.

It’s amazing that countries are dealing with these issues by jumping the gun and banning them altogether. So far, as quick as YouTube is banned, the ban is then lifted. It’s like banning YouTube is becoming a trend which just pushes more publicity to the videos that cause the ban in the first place. So, with that, which country will be next to get in on the latest trend?

Source: Thanks for the tip CoryC!

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Apple Forces Website to Pull Windows Mobile iPhone Skin

Ryan — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:44:27 -0600

This article was written on January 14, 2007 by CyberNet.

One person decided that he wanted to make a skin for Windows Mobile that made it look a little more like Apple’s iPhone. Doesn’t sound like that big of a deal, right? After all, it is just a few icons that are being “borrowed.” However, Apple wasn’t too pleased to see this type of admiration for the iPhone’s user interface.

The user promptly received an email from Apple requiring that the download be removed. Come on, we knew it would be coming didn’t we? Apple wants to minimize the amount of hands-on exposure that people get with the interface (even if it is only the icons) so that it will make people want it even more when it is released. Now if I receive a cease and desist letter I will gladly remove the download links as well, so you might want to store them in a safe place if you think you might want to give this a shot. Browsing around the Web I was able to scrounge up some download mirrors:

Download Mirrors: RapidShare, DivShare, MegaUpload

TUAW also pointed out that a similar skin exists for the Palm OS. Apple is sure to scare some people by doing this, but I also think that they are fighting a losing battle. It actually reminds me of Microsoft forcing Stardock to remove the Vista theme from WindowBlinds. Sure it eliminated people from getting quick access to the theme, but I have seen a ton of Vista themes that work with WindowBlinds. Heck, there is even a software package for Windows XP called Vista Transformation Pack!

The truth of the matter is that this stuff is going to happen and Apple will be receiving some bad publicity for forcing these websites to remove their content. I’m sure there is a lot of legal mumbo jumbo behind the whole thing like maintaining trademarks, but they need to find a happy median so that the community can express their excitement for the iPhone without the fear of Apple’s lawyers contacting them.

News Source: The Raw Feed

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New Poll: At What Age were you Tech Savvy?

Ashley — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:34:13 -0600

This article was written on June 06, 2007 by CyberNet.

There’s no doubt that times are changing. Technology is becoming a way of life, and because of it, children are exposed to it at a much younger age. And because children are getting exposed to it so young, they’re entering into the Tech Savvy Club much sooner than most of us have.

NPD, a research firm found that the average age of children using electronic devices has been lowered. No surprise here. In 2005 the age was 8.1, and now in 2007 it has been lowered to 6.7. In other words, six year old children are walking around with iPods, playing video games, and regularly using other technology devices.

NPD Analyst Anita Frazier says, “Kids are drawn to the latest and greatest digital just as their parents are. They appear to have no fear of technology and adopt it easily and without fanfare, making these devices a part of their everyday lives.”

I couldn’t agree more! I love that kids have no fear of technology unlike many of the Baby Boomers I know who have no desire to embrace technology and adopt to it. They’re excited to use it, and they’re excited to learn about it.

For the study, they surveyed adults at least 25 years of age who had children in the ages ranging between 4 and 14. One explanation for the increase is that technology devices are everywhere and readily available. Another practical explanation is that the parents of these children were part of the first real generation of tech savvy individuals.

New Poll: At What Age were you Tech Savvy?

So with that, here’s our new poll: At what age were you tech savvy? This may depend on how you define tech savvy. Savvy defined is a practical understanding of something. I tend to think of a Tech Savvy individual as someone who understands, and is comfortable with multiple devices.

With that definition, I was Tech Savvy at around 18. At that point I had a Nokia cell phone, used a Compaq laptop regularly for school, and owned my first Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC. The iPod came several years later.

The answer to this question will likely depend largely on your generation. Someone born in the 40’s will have a much different answer than someone born in the 90’s.

You can vote in the left side-bar. Go on, go vote!

Source: Ars Technica

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CyberNotes: How to Backup Important Files and Photos Each Night

Ryan — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:15:14 -0600

This article was written on July 12, 2007 by CyberNet.

Tutorial Thursday

I’ve seen a lot of surveys that have been done which give the impression that nearly no one backs up any of the data on their computer. For years now I have been creating backups of important folders on my PC and storing them on separate hard drives. For things that are especially important like photos and music, I have those sprawled out across 4 different computers. Sure that uses up some hard drive space, but how would you feel if you lost all of your photos?

Having had two hard drives fail on me in the last few months makes me a firm believer that backups are critical. The excuse for some of you might be that there isn’t any good free software out there that makes doing the backups easy and quick. Today I’m going to show you how you can schedule backups to run whenever you want.

Note: Click on any of the thumbnails for a full-size version.

For doing the backups, we’re going to use Karen’s Replicator which is a free and open source application that is filled with great features. So go ahead and download the latest version from the homepage.
After you get it installed you’ll be greeted with an introductory screen, and the first thing you’ll need to do is create some new backup jobs. Click the “Edit Settings” button:

Press the “New Job” button and fill out the backup information such as the source folder that you want to backup and the destination to store the backup to. I’m going to do a nightly backup of my Firefox profile:
You can even add “tags” to the destination folder/file so that it incorporates things like the date in it:
You can then add some filters if you want it to copy only specified filetypes, such as those corresponding to images:
Then you can switch to the “Other Settings” tab if you want to customize some of the application-related options. When you get done here just hit the “Save Changes and Close” button to continue:
Now you should be back to the main screen where it lists all of the backup jobs that you have created as well as their settings:
If you don’t want the backups to automatically run, you can easily create shortcut links that can be placed on your desktop or in the Start Menu by using the “Save Shortcut to Jobs” button. Then the specified backups will run when you click the shortcut that you save, but you’ll need to disable the scheduling if you still don’t want them to run automatically:

That’s it! One thing you should know is that Karen’s Replicator needs to be running in order for the scheduled tasks to take place, but you can always minimize it to the System Tray with the option located in the settings. Overall, this is one heck of a free application and is one of the most thorough backup utilities that I’ve ever used.

Karen’s Replicator Homepage

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Trick to Download Vista SP1 Beta via Windows Update

Ryan — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:10:13 -0600

This article was written on October 16, 2007 by CyberNet.

Microsoft has decided that they want to limit the Vista SP1 Beta download to a select group of testers while they work out some of the kinks. I’m sure as the development cycle progresses they will make a pre-release download freely available to the public, but there is a hack floating around now that will let you “join” in the Beta program. Once you trick your computer into thinking it is a willing participant you will be able to download Vista SP1 Beta via Windows Update.

So what do you have to do? I’ll direct you over to Ghacks for the nice step-by-step rundown, but I did take the liberty of installing this on one of my test machines. The process was actually quite tedious: install an update, restart, install an update, restart, install an update, restart, and then install Vista SP1! Hey, I said you can do it through Windows Update, but I never said it was easy.

Here are some screenshots from my journey (click to enlarge):

You will not want to install this on a Vista machine that you use all of the time, and there’s a good reason for that. Some people that I know have said that it transforms their legal copy of Windows into time-expiring “trial” version. They were able to do a system restore to get their computer back to the state before installing Vista SP1, but it really isn’t worth taking the chance. GHacks does include instructions on how to get rid of the evaluation watermark that is placed on the desktop though.

As far as Vista SP1 improvements go I wouldn’t say that there is anything worth jumping through the hoops at this point. Microsoft has already released several performance and compatibility updates that give your Vista machine a much need speed boost, and I didn’t notice that much of a difference on my machine which already had those updates installed.

Sources: GHacks, DailyApps & Download Squad

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Cooliris Receives An Update - 1.9 For Firefox

Ashley — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:08:13 -0600

This article was written on October 12, 2006 by CyberNet.

We recently wrote about Cooliris which we described as an easier, faster, more efficient way to browse the web. It is a free browser extension (with different capabilities) for IE, Firefox, and Safari. With this extension, you’re able to preview the content underlying each link before you click. Recently, they released a new version for Firefox, 1.9 which has some additional features worth mentioning!

One of the first, and biggest differences that I noticed is with the preferences. Now there are more options and customization to have Cooliris work just how you’d like it. For example, there are several different ways that you can activate the window. One of the new ways to do this is by holding down control and hovering over the link. In all, there are four different ways you can activate a window.Another welcome change is the ability to set a time delay. This preferences will let you choose how long you want it to wait before displaying the window (by default it is set to appear 1 second after you mouse over a link).

By right clicking on the blue checkmark at the bottom of each window, you can access all of the preferences. Initially when I first tried Cooliris without changing any preferences, it annoyed me with boxes popping up left and right. Using the preferences to customize the extension to work just how you want it to will make Cooliris that much better and a truly useful tool to use while browsing the web.

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Your Week In Review With Sunday’s Summary

Ashley — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:00:17 -0600

This article was written on December 24, 2006 by CyberNet.

Sunday’s Summary

Here is your week in review with Sunday’s Summary! If you missed something, check it out. What was going on this week at CyberNet News with CyberNotes?

Million Dollar Monday: Million Dollar Cars for World’s Billionaires
Time Saving Tuesday: Creating Screencasts with Freeware Software
Web Browser Wednesday: Trimming Down Firefox for the Holiday Season
Tutorial Thursday: How to Test your Website in nearly all Browsers
Free For All Friday: New Version of Protopage AJAX Desktop
Weekend Warrior:We’re Giving Away 2 Licenses for MojoPac!

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Free Bejeweled Deluxe For A Limited Time Only!

Ryan — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:46:51 -0600

This article was written on May 14, 2007 by CyberNet.

For a limited time only you can get the Deluxe version of Bejeweled for free (normally $14.95)! The offer comes from PopCap.com as a gift to mom’s on Mother’s Day, but it is valid until Wednesday, May 23. Here’s what you have to do to get your free Bejeweled Deluxe game for Windows:

Go to the Bejeweled Deluxe site and click the Buy Now link located on the middle of the page.
On the checkout page you can enter in fake information because you don’t need the email to register the software. You should also see an option towards the bottom to type in a coupon code, enter in the FREE4MOMS coupon code there. Proceed through the checkout process which should show that you owe nothing.
You’ll now be presented with a download link, and you’ll want to note your order number because that is used to register the software after you download it. Go ahead and download the software now.

After installation is done, enter in your order number and you’ll have a fully functional version of Bejeweled Deluxe!

If you haven’t played Bejeweled before I think you’ll find it to be pretty addicting. Here is a link to a more basic online version that you can play for free as well to see if you like it, and here’s a screenshot to the Bejeweled Deluxe that you can download above:

Source: SlickDeals

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ThePirateBay.org Upgrading Its Servers With Funds From eBay

Ryan — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:41:37 -0600

This article was written on January 21, 2006 by CyberNet.

The current host of the Windows Vista 5270 Torrent, ThePirateBay.org, will be upgrading its servers in order to meet the increasing demand for torrent files. How are they going to afford to do this $12,000 upgrade? They are selling themselves, actually renting themselves out for a night, on eBay. Starting bid is at $2500 so you better start saving up, because you know the MPAA and RIAA are going to be pretty high bidders!

View The eBay Auction

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