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This article was written on September 22, 2006 by CyberNet.

WindowsITPro is reporting that Vista 5728 will be the last version of the operating system that is released to testers before it begins the RTM process. Of course by tester they do not mean the general public, instead they are referring to the Microsoft Connect testers. Just like always I’m sure someone will post a torrent after a few hours of it being released…which Paul Thurrott expects to be sometime this week.

Windows Vista RC1 has the build number 5600 so 5728 seems like a pretty big jump, but they did a little “numbering trick” for preparation of the RC1 release. When they had to branch off and start creating Vista RC1 they decided that they would reserve all numbers up to 5700 for future RC1 builds. That means all post-RC1 builds would have to be greater than 5700…so the difference in build numbers isn’t as large as you may think.

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So-called Ultrabooks were all the rage at Computex 2011, and ASUS, LG and Compal weren’t the only ones to stake a claim — this Lenovo IdeaPad U300S is another contender in the ultra-thin, sub-$1,000 notebook game. Though we hear that Lenovo wasn’t disclosing exact specs or availability at the show, the company’s reportedly upgraded the slick IdeaPad U260 design with Sandy Bridge chips and a 13.3-inch screen, and put the already-trim unibody laptop on a diet to attain supermodel measurements. Here’s hoping the engineers also improved that three-hour battery life too, eh?

[Thanks, Sam]

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This article was written on July 22, 2008 by CyberNet.

Back last September, Netscape announced they were calling it quits with their “Digg-Clone” social media site and instead were starting something new called Propeller. Essentially Propeller is the Digg-Clone under a new name. They incorporated the typical Netscape orange and green colors into the new logo and called it a day. Nothing really changed with the service other than the name and the logo, until today.

Today Propeller 2.0 launched with a whole new look – a new logo, new colors, and new features. Take a look at the old versus new logo:

Aside from changes in color and looks, they also changed the rating system. Before they had an up-down system whereas now they have a 0-10.0 system. Readers can decide how well the story rates. The more people that give it a high rating, the better. They’re calling this “Prop It!” meaning users prop stories they find interesting.

We wouldn’t say we’re crazy about the interface simply because you have to scroll to see the bulk of the news items on the page. They took up important space at the top with the logo, menus, and a cartoon animation of their mascot who is “part professor, part citizen journalist,” and tells visitors that “you pick the news.”

Another big change is that they are integrating Propeller further into AOL News and AOL.com (AOL owns Netscape). On those sites, Propeller news items will appear to get more exposure.

Overall we still see Propeller struggling to make a name for themselves in the social media space. They tried doing this under the Netscape brand and it didn’t work, then they tried launching Propeller which helped some, but we don’t think a new logo and colors, and a few changes in how the site operates is really going to help them. Any thoughts?

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

Camino 1.5, a Web browser for the Mac OS, was just released offering a slew of new features that will undoubtedly appeal to a lot of people. At the core of the browser lies the same rendering engine that Firefox 2 uses, which is good news because as the Firefox browser continues to gain in popularity the number of Firefox-compatible websites keeps increasing.

Here are some of the other things Camino 1.5 brings to the table:

• In-line spell checking! This is Firefox 2’s most notable feature, but Camino does it a little differently. While it does check text fields for misspellings as you type, it actually uses the Mac OS X dictionary instead of providing an additional dictionary like Firefox does.
• Session restore – just like Firefox, Camino will now offer to restore your tabs after a crash. It can also be set to automatically restore your tabs after you restart the browser.
• Keychain compatibility – use the same Keychain entries for both Safari and Camino
• Feed notifications – Camino recognizes when there is a feed available for a site, and if you want it will use the Mac OS X default feed reader to subscribe to it.
• Single window mode – prevents sites from opening another window.
• Improved pop-up blocker – blocks pop-ups and also has Flash blocking capabilities (with the option to whitelist a site).
• Gecko rendering engine 1.8.1
• Resizable search field
• and more…

As I was reading around there were quite a few users reporting constant crashes with the newest version, but it seems to be attributed to the use of CamiScript and CamiTools. I’m guessing that’s because the tools are not supported add-ons for Camino 1.5, and have not been updated to work with the newest version of the browser. Actually, CamiTools isn’t even being developed anymore so they removed the download from their site.

Source: TUAW

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Back in October of 2006, Microsoft filed a patent for a new type of mouse and recently that patent was just published. Thanks to it being published, we now have a glimpse into what a future mouse from Microsoft might look like. It’s a wearable design and not only does it look kinda cool, it’s actually pretty clever and practical as well. The images below help give us an idea of what it’s all about:

Now of course Microsoft isn’t the first to try and come up with a whole new way to use a mouse, but theirs is the first that I’ve seen where it actually looks like it could be used. There’s a huge convenience and time-saver factor with this design. Just needing to raise your hand off the keyboard slightly to move the mouse would be great. Think about how much time you spend completely removing your hand from the keyboard to bring it to the moue sitting at the side, it’s probably a lot in a days time.

There are a few things worth pointing out with this design. The first is that on Figure 3, buttons 114 and 116 would be used for right and left clicking, and would be pressed with the thumb. Obviously the mouse couldn’t always be active, so a “switch” which is shown on Figure 2 as 110 would activate the mouse. You could either close your hand to activate it or grasp the mouse like a joystick.

What do you think? Could this be the type of mouse we’ll be using in the near- future?

Source: I Started Something

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