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If you thought the Inspiron Duo would be the only netvertible to have a slick spinning screen, think again — with less than three months since Dell’s design debuted and ten days till it ships, that trap-door design’s been copied by the gadget giants of Shenzhen. This time around, it’s not an obvious KIRF, but it’s also not a terribly powerful little PC — where Dell at least attempted to push the envelope with a dual-core Atom N550 processor, 2GB of RAM and a Broadcom Crystal HD chip, here we’re looking at a bargain-basement netbook with all the usual suspects (Atom N450, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD, Intel GMA 3150) and what looks like a tiny optical trackpad. At least it’s got a capacitive screen! No word on when or how much you can expect to pay if flipping bezels are your thing.

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This article was written on May 07, 2007 by CyberNet.

Microsoft just announced the release of Windows Live Hotmail this morning. Word got out last week that today was going to be the big day, and it was indeed. Windows Live Hotmail is now available in 36 different languages on the Hotmail website. This is, however, going to be something that gets rolled out over the coming days, so it won’t be available for everyone just yet. When it is available for you to upgrade you’ll see a green button in your Inbox to join the new Windows Live Hotmail program.

So what’s new? Here’s what you’ll be able to enjoy in Windows Live Hotmail:

• With right-click and drag-and-drop capabilities, preview pane customization and auto-complete addressing, all designed for optimal productivity, Windows Live Hotmail looks and feels more like the Outlook software millions use at work every day.
  • Customers can choose how they view their Windows Live Hotmail. The classic version looks similar to MSN Hotmail for those who prefer the familiar look, while full version works more like Outlook with more advanced functionality.
  • Customers can make their Windows Live Hotmail inbox their own with a choice of color themes.
• Windows Live Messenger presence is built into Windows Live Hotmail so customers can see from their inbox if their Messenger contacts are online. If a contact is online, customers can begin a conversation with the contact directly.
• With an inbox storage size starting at 2 GB, Windows Live Hotmail will continue to grow its storage capacity to meet customer needs.
• When an e-mail message arrives in the Windows Live Hotmail inbox after multiple safety checks, the safety bar at the top of each e-mail message will give a visual cue of the status of the e-mail: white indicates the e-mail is from a known sender, yellow indicates the e-mail is from an unknown sender and red indicates the e-mail is potentially fraudulent.
• With one click on the “mark as unsafe” link, customers can automatically delete junk e-mail messages, block any future e-mail messages from that junk e-mail sender, and report the junk e-mail sender to Microsoft’s spam filters to help protect others.

What I’m wondering now is how long Microsoft will continue to let people use the classic Hotmail interface without upgrading to Windows Live Hotmail. They aren’t forcing the upgrade which is both good and bad. It is good because customers will be able to stick with what they are already familiar with, but it is bad because many users would probably love the new service if they were forced to use it. Not only that but they do also offer a “classic” feel to Windows Live Hotmail that don’t for those who aren’t fond of the Outlook-like interface, so the upgrade really wouldn’t be that bad.

Personally I am still attached to Gmail, and find that even Yahoo! Mail Beta is better mostly because of the tabbed interface they offer. Windows Live Hotmail isn’t bad, but it also isn’t good enough for me to switch from Gmail. If I did switch to another provider there is no doubt in my mind that it would be for Yahoo! Mail Beta.

Also, many of you are probably wondering what is going on with the release of @Live.com email addresses. Well, in short I can say that nothing has happened with them. New signups for the addresses are still closed to the public, but I still have my trusty address that Microsoft never deleted from the workarounds that were found about a year ago. I would have thought that the @Live.com email addresses would have been released today with the new email service, but it appears that is not the case. Maybe after it gets rolled out to everyone Microsoft will open those doors.

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It’s the time of year when lots of kids (maybe some adults too!) around the world will be wondering where Santa is and what he’s up to. Thanks to Google Earth, you can now track Santa. While you’re on your search for him, you’ll also be searching the earth via Google for giant toys. In order to do this, you’ll need to download Google Earth 4 (in beta), as well as Santa Tracker and Toy Hunt.

Google Earth has taken on some elves to hide gifts all around the Earth, and your job is to find them.  Each day (until Christmas Eve), there will be a clue that will lead you to the big toy. On December 24th, you’ll be able to follow his journey and see where he’s at. Here are the step by step detailed instructions from Google:

1. After you have downloaded and installed Google Earth, download and open the Santa file.
2. Sit back and watch as you are flown to Santa’s workshop at the North Pole.
3. Click on the present icon outside of Santa’s Workshop to get today’s clue.
4. Type your guess in the fly to box in the upper left hand corner of the screen and click the magnifying glass.  You will be flown to that city. [see Figure 1]
5. Use the compass control panel in the upper right hand corner of the screen to explore each city.  You can drag the top slider (1) to tilt. Use the joystick (2) or the arrow buttons (3) in compass to pan.  Zoom in and out using the slider (5) or ‘+’ and ‘-‘ signs.  To rotate, grab and spin the compass wheel (6). To reorient north, click the N button (4) on the compass wheel. [see Figure 2]
6. To visit another city, repeat step 4.
7. To revisit Santa’s Workshop, look under places on the left hand side of the screen. Scroll down until you see today’s date and the text “Double click this to fly to today’s clue” [Figure 3] . 
8. Open the file tomorrow for a new clue and a new toy!  And be sure to open the file again on Christmas Eve to track Santa’s flight across the world.

There are just 6 clues left! You better get to work

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This article was written on September 13, 2007 by CyberNet.

Apparently Google and NASA are best buds these days. Despite the fact that NASA’s Moffett Federal Airfield is off limits to private aircraft, they decided to allow Larry Page and Sergey Brin’s Boeing 767 plane land at their field. The reason Google’s co-founders want to land there is all a matter of convenience.  You see, Moffett field is located in Google Land (a.k.a. Mountain View, California) which means when they land, it’s only a short drive (about 2 miles) to the Googleplex.

The clearance to land the Google Jet at Moffett Airfield didn’t come for free though, it’ll cost Page and Brin 1.3 million each year. And not only do they have to pay the parking fee, they’re also required to carry NASA scientists and equipment on the various Google planes. I suppose when both co-founders are worth $17 billion each, they have the money to splurge on a jet, and the fee to land at the airfield of their choice.

Below is a Google Map which shows just how close the Googleplex is to Moffett Airfield which helps to explain why Larry and Sergey wanted to make a deal with NASA.

It seems a bit ironic to me though, that Google focuses so much on "going green" with their Googleplex Solar Power Project, and their recent investment in green transportation solutions, yet they own 3 jets with one of them large enough to hold 180 passengers but modified to hold 50 passengers once "amenities" were added. Sounds like a waste of energy to me!

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