Nokia just announced two gosh darn attractive Windows Phone handsets. The first “true” Windows Phones, the company says—and makes a pretty convincing case that they are. But rather than making everyone hot and bothered, Lumia seems to be leaving people cold. Here’s why that’s wrong. More »
This article was written on May 07, 2007 by CyberNet.
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Internet Explorer isn’t known for its performance, and from a developers perspective, it’s a headache. Despite the fact that it’s behind the times in comparison to competing web browsers like Firefox or Opera, they still hold the majority of the market.
Looking at our demographics for CyberNet, I’m still amazed at how many people are still using IE6 when IE7 has been available for quite some time now. In terms of performance, it still has issues. But in terms of features, there are many improvements when compared to IE6. If you haven’t made the upgrade yet, now might be a good time to do that. You can find download information here, although the best way to get IE7 is via Automatic Updates.
If you take a visit to Windows Marketplace, you’ll find a ton of add-ons for IE7 that really add a lot of functionality to the browser. Below you’ll find five great options, but remember that this is just the tip of the iceberg. There are many, many more available in categories like security, time savers, and entertainment. All of the ones listed below are free, but there are several add-ons that aren’t.
1.ieSpell – Spell-check in my opinion is something that should have been integrated into the browser from the start. However, it wasn’t. Luckily ieSpell is a free add-on that will spell-check any text found in input boxes on a Web page. This is great if you’re in forums, or commenting frequently.
Why Microsoft didn’t include this into the browser, I’ll never know. But because they didn’t, this is the next best way to make sure that what you type on the web is free from spelling errors. It’s pretty accurate, and fast, which is important. Although, unlike the spell-checker in Office, it will not check for grammar and punctuation issues. You’re on your own with that one!
2.IE7 Open Last Closed Tab – This is one of the most handy add-ons yet! With tabs being a big part of IE7, once again, I’m surprised this feature wasn’t included with the browser from the start. If you’re like me, you have multiple tabs opened at once. At least once a day I close a tab that I really didn’t mean to close. Instead of trying to remember exactly what the URL is, you just have to press “Alt-X” and the last closed tab will open.
Another nice feature with this add-on is that if you press “Alt-Q,” you’ll see a list of thumbnails of the tabs that you’ve closed previously so that you can select which one you’d like to open.
3. Inline Search – If you’re needing to search a page for a specific word or term, this will do the trick, and will do so better than the built in search. It’s more of an extra added convenience because it searches while you type. It’s 1000 times better than the normal find box, but it’s not as nice as the “find while you type” feature that Firefox offers. It’s definitely worth installing though!
All you have to do is press control F, start typing, and it will start searching the page. It will also highlight all of the instances where your search term appears.
4. Foxy Tunes – Talk about a crowd-pleaser! Foxy Tunes allows you to control your favorite media player like iTunes, Winamp, Windows Media Player, etc., without ever leaving your browser! For those who like to have their Tunes playing, this is a must-have. I haven’t come across one complaint yet for this add-on.
5. RoboForm – Sometimes it’s hard to remember all of your passwords for all of the accounts you have online. This is where RoboForm comes in. It will save your password information from logins and automatically log you in to the password protected sites that you visit. It also makes the process of filling out forms easier by using identity presets.
If you use IE7, some of these add-ons are “must-haves” because they will make your experience that much better. You can find the entire list of add-ons here, or you can find the add-ons we’ve written about before here.
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Peter Skillman knows a thing or two about making beautiful devices. He’s Palm’s former VP of design, and he’s the man behind Nokia’s glorious N9 — its look, feel and user experience. We bumped into him at Nokia World here today and asked him what went into the N9’s — and by association the Lumia 800’s — design. He shared quite a few interesting details with us, including tidbits about the “curvature continuous form” of MeeGo’s icons, Nokia’s Pure font and the nuances of the N9’s sinuous taper. We even discussed the Play 360 Bluetooth / NFC speaker, which follows the same aesthetic principles. Take a look at our exclusive video interview after the break.
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This article was written on December 24, 2005 by CyberNet.
PCWorld has released what they believe to be the 50 best gadgets throughout the decades. They range from 1954 all the way to 2004! Some of them are pretty obvious, while others you will wonder what they are. If you aren’t sure what an item is just click on the link to view it on PCWorld.com:
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In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you’d like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with “Insert Coin” as the subject line.
You’ve scoped that little laser dot on the cabinet at the far end of the room, right? Well, don’t worry, you’re not about to see an innocent stationery cupboard get perforated by a sniper. Nope, this episode of Insert Coin is actually about measuring distances using PhaserTape — a peace-loving iOS- and Android-compatible peripheral that needs your help over at Makible. We think it could be a sweet little investment, and you only have to click past the break to discover why.
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This article was written on August 02, 2006 by CyberNet.
It looks like Lycos is finally jumping into the email competition by upgrading users to 3GB of storage! GMail continues to approach that number so that isn’t anything super special. Do you want to know why I will be creating a Lycos email account though?
Lycos is setting the email standard, in my opinion, because you can send files of ANY size. If you have that Linux ISO you want to send to your friend then it will be much easier. I am sure someone will come out with a tool that will utilize the new Lycos mail as an FTP but until that time it will still be nice to have unlimited file size attachments!
I would suspect that other email services will receive numerous requests to match what Lycos has now done. I surely hope that all of the other companies like Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft will follow in their footsteps because this will allow more people to make use of the extreme amounts of storage in their Inbox. In my GMail account I never break more than 3% of the 2.75GB allotted to me.
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Hidden within Nokia’s Future Lounge, this very flexible display offers up a glimpse of what sort of thing we could possibly be dealing with when we roll up to Nokia World in 2021. The prototype Nokia Kinetic Device, including its display, can be flexed across both the vertical and horizontal planes — with bending and twisting motions controlling the interface. If you bend the screen towards yourself, it acts as a selection function, or zooms in on any pictures you’re viewing. In music mode, you can navigate, play and pause with the tactile interface. It’s still a way off from arriving on phones, though Nokia is aiming to whet developers’ appetites with this prototype. We may have seen some twisty interfaces already, but nothing packing a four-inch screen and built-in functionality like this. Nokia couldn’t confirm the screen technology being used. Could that be a flexible AMOLED display? See those impressive viewing angles and contortions after the break and judge for yourself.
Gallery: Nokia Kinetic Device hands-on
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This article was written on March 25, 2008 by CyberNet.
Barnes & Noble recently launched a new how-to site that they’re calling Quamut. Their tag line is “the go to how to” and it’s all about providing users with simple instructions on how to do different things in a variety of topics. Topics that they cover include house and home, hobbies and leisure, money and business, computers and technology, and mind and body. What’s different about Quamut in comparison to other “how-to” sites is that every bit of information is written by an expert and then reviewed by a fact-checker. It’s produced and then published by the editorial team at Barnes & Noble headquarters so that you have some reassurance that the information is correct.
Each “how-to” article is called a Quamut and they are consistently adding new ones. To make money, topics are formatted into a printable chart which users can purchase and then print for easy access. Charts vary in length, but it appears that they all cost $2.95. If someone is looking to just read the information online, they can do that too without needing to purchase the chart because all information is also formatted in HTML and available on the site. Selling Quamut’s isn’t their only method to make money, they also use Google AdSense and provide links to Barnes & Noble where users can purchase different books relating to the topic they were looking at.
One perk to the service is that each day they offer a free Quamut for users to download. Today’s free Quamut is Gardening Basics which will tell you anything you ever wanted to know about gardening in six pages. You can also just view the online version for Gardening Basics here. Another nice feature is that they have a community Wiki where users can share their knowledge with others on various topics.
Overall the site looks very promising. I like the route they’re taking to monetize the site by offering all of the content for free, viewable only online, or making it available for purchase in which case the user can print and view it offline. As Mashable points out, it looks as though finally we may be headed in the right direction as far as online publishing goes.
Go ahead and check it out, and then let us know what you think!
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We’ve already seen Tango video calling demonstrated on a Windows Phone Mango handset, and the company has now confirmed that it will indeed be the first video calling service available for the OS. The app is slated to roll out on November 7th, and it will include both some tight integration with the operating system (aided by some input from Microsoft) and hardware acceleration for smoother video calls. It will also apparently come pre-loaded on at least some of the forthcoming Mango-based handsets, although Tango isn’t ready to specify exactly which just yet. Naturally, all of this now puts some considerable attention on Skype, which Microsoft acquired earlier this year for the tidy sum of $8.5 billion, but it still has some catching up to do with Tango on the Windows Phone front — a spokesperson tells Forbes that it “does not have anything to announce at this time regarding Skype on Windows Phone.”
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