Hasta La Gadget!

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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This article was written on December 14, 2005 by CyberNet.

The most renowned laptop in the world right now is probably the $100 laptop developed by Nicholas Negroponte. You mean to tell me that you don’t own one yet? Well, no one does. They have however made a big step today by announcing that the manufacturer from Taiwan, Quanta, will be making these computers for them. They are currently the world’s largest manufacturer of notebook laptops so I am sure that they are a good solution for the job. If you haven’t heard much about the laptop then it is good you know the main jist of it.

The laptop is for a One Laptop Per Child initiative to help those in developing countries get a little boost on technology. It hasn’t officially been said whether there will be a version available for retail sales, but rumors are that they would like to make one to sell in retail stores for around $150. This overcost will help them provide these laptops at the nearly impossible $100 price. It is also energy friendly since it does have a crank that has to be turned to power it. The approximate ratio for power is 1 minute of turning will provide 10 minutes of power. The operating system on this beast will be Linux despite offers from Microsoft and Apple.

Want to order some in bulk? Current bulk orders are in the range of 5 to 15 MILLION laptops. Again, this is because their focus is on selling these to countries, and not stores!

I hope all goes well with the project just to prove Intel’s CEO wrong!

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Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories, downloads, and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about. Don’t forget to send in your own tips, or just leave a comment on this page if you think you’ve got something we should include.

–News–

Firefox 4 to Perform Background Updating
All minor updates to Firefox 4.0 (e.g. 4.0.1) will be automatically downloaded and installed in the background.

Google Activating 200,000 Android Phones Per Day
The Android adoption rate is rapidly increasing. In May Google was activating 100k phones per day, then in June it was 160k, and now for July they hit 200k.

Google Wave Shutting Down
Last week Google announced that they haven’t seen the user adoption that they were looking for with Wave, and will stop maintaining the site towards the end of the year.

Bill Gates Convinces 30+ Billionaires to Give Away Half Their Money
Bill Gates has done a tremendous job with his philanthropy work, and is rubbing off on a lot of other people. If you head on over to GivingPledge.org you can view the list of over 30 billionaires that are pledging half of their wealth to charities.

Flickr Revamps Photo Viewing Page
Flickr has rolled out a redesign of their image viewing page. Everything seems a bit cleaner, but the most notable change may be that the default image shown is little larger.

iPad Data Cost Broken Down by Country
This graphic depicts the data cost for iPad usage around the world in terms of dollars per gigabyte.

Chrome Getting In-Tab Options
Preview releases of Chrome demonstrate some Firefox 4-like functionality by placing options inside the browser window instead of in a popup.

Jailbreak Available for iPhone 4
A web-based jailbreak has been made available for most iPhone, iPod, and iPad models. To accomplish the jailbreak the iPhone dev-team exploited a PDF vulnerability found in the Safari browser.

Potential Windows 7 Tablet UI
A UI design firm has come up with a very attractive looking interface for a possible Windows 7 tablet, and says that a “major manufacturer” will be shipping their product in Q3 2010.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Review of Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid Hard Drive
Engadget has a great writeup of the new hybrid hard drive from Seagate ($130), and says that casual users will benefit the most from this cross between an SSD and HDD.

Free App to Watch Xvid Videos on Your iPad Without Conversion
CineXPlayer is a free iPad app that will let you natively view most AVI/Xvid videos without needing to convert them first.

Lifehacker’s Favorite iPhone Apps
Lifehacker has rolled up a few dozen of their favorite apps (a mixture of free and paid ones), and broke them up into a few different categories.

Installing Flash on your iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4
This guide will walk you through how to get Flash running on your jailbroken iPhone.

Sync Your iPhone or iPod With Multiple iTunes Libraries
Using the free Windows app called PhoneAble you will be able to sync your iPhone with as many machines as you want.

Most Pixel-Friendly Browser: Mac Edition or Windows Edition
These two guides take a look at how each major browser makes use of your screen space, and pinpoints which one you’ll want to use if you’re a minimalist.

Free 250MB of Additional Dropbox Storage For Completing Tutorial
Dropbox users can grab an additional 250MB of storage by clicking through a quick tutorial that only took me a minute to do.

Get Additional App Support in CCleaner
CCleaner Enhancer is a quick way to get a bunch of additional predefined cleaning rules for some of your favorite apps.

Microsoft Money Available for Free
Well, there is a small benefit to Microsoft discontinuing Microsoft Money… and it’s that you can now grab their last-released version for free.

Access Multiple Gmail Accounts in the Same Browser
Once you enable the multiple account feature you’ll be able to login to multiple Gmail accounts within the same browser, and switch between them in just a few clicks.

Bend is a Beautiful Notepad Replacement
I fell in love with Bend the moment I saw the screenshots, and after you download a copy I’m confident that you’ll enjoy the simple interface and array of features just as much as I do.

–Downloads–

• Avant Browser 2010.107 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• CDBurnerXP 4.3.7.2316 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Defraggler 1.21.209 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Digsby 81 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Evernote 3.5.5.2672 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• FileZilla 3.3.4 ^{RC 2} [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Foobar2000 1.1 ^{Beta 2} [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Foxit Reader 4.1.0.0726 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Google Chrome 6.0.472.25 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Kindle for PC 1.2.0.30413 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• MediaMonkey 3.2.2.1299 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
• OpenOffice.org 3.3.0 ^{Beta 1} [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Opera 10.70.3477 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Sandboxie 3.48 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Thunderbird 3.1.2 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• uTorrent 2.2.0.21002 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
• VirtualBox 3.2.8.64453 [Homepage] [Mirror]

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This article was written on August 04, 2006 by CyberNet.

I was watching the builds to see when they would implement the Visual Refresh that I just mentioned moments ago and they have now done it!

I haven’t been playing around with it only for a few minutes (obviously) but it seems to be very pleasing on the eyes. The rounded corners make a huge difference in my opinion and will fit into Windows Vista much better than the standard theme.

I have put together a portable version for those people who want to give it a whirl. All you have to do is download the Portable Firefox 2 file below. Then you unzip the file and browse for the file FirefoxPortable.exe. Just execute that file and you will be running Firefox 2 with the new Visual Refresh theme! The profile is kept with the FirefoxPortable folder so you don’t have to worry about messing up your other profile and the uninstallation process is simple…just delete the folder!

Download Portable Firefox 2.0 (with Visual Refresh theme)
Download the Windows Installer
Download for Linux

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Everyone was skeptical that The Pirate Bay would find a new home to circumvent their legal woes, but North Korea appears to be their new hiding spot. The Pirate Bay Blog had this to say about their upcoming move:

Today we announce that we’re moving some of our servers to the North-Korean Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.

After lenghty discussions with the leader of North Korea Kim Jong-Il we have decided to start a cooperation.

Some of the reasons are the extremely good bandwidth agreement we get – redundant fibre links, redundant power with diesel to last for four years makes the colocation a very good deal for us.

We are also promised immunity against foreign copyright holders and all of the crew will get North Korean citizenships.

“One of the reasons that we’re doing the move is also that the Swedish King still haven’t granted us a visit with his daughter. This ignorance towards the cultural benefits of having a site like The Pirate Bay can not be ignored.” says Tiamo, one of the founders of The Pirate Bay.

We would like to thank Kim Jong-Il for the opportunity and we would like all of our users to review their current feelings towards this great nation!

The move is quite surprising given that three weeks ago they gave a diploma to the King of Sweden (where they are currently located) for helping make “Sweden famous globally when it comes to technology and culture.”

Thanks to Richard in the CyberNet Forum for the tip!

Stay tuned as we feature a wide array of April Fools Jokes throughout the day!

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