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This article was written on October 03, 2011 by CyberNet.

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–

AT&T Starts Sending Warnings About Throttling
The top 5% of data consumers on the AT&T network are starting to get warnings (via SMS) saying that they may have their transfer speed reduced. Users will apparently get multiple notices as a warning so that you can try to cutback on usage.

Microsoft Makes Changes to Zune Music Pass
Effective today the Zune Music Pass will drop in price from $14.99 to $9.99, but you’ll also lose your ability to permanently save off those 10 MP3s to your own library each month.

BlackBerry PlayBook Starts at $299 Now
As of last week retailers have been slashing the price of the BlackBery PlayBook down to $299 for the 16GB model, which is $200 less than it was prior to Amazon’s tablet announcement.

Amazon’s New Kindle Lineup
Last week was pretty big for Amazon as they unveiled their new lineup of Kindle devices, which range in price from $79 for the basic E Ink display up to $199 for the 7-inch color tablet powered by Android.

Firefox 7 Offers Improved Performance
The new Firefox 7 supposedly manages memory much more efficiently and overall makes the browser much more responsive.

Windows Phone Mango Getting Pushed to Devices
Microsoft started pushing Windows Phone 7.5 Mango to devices last week, which has some new features like Internet Sharing (think WiFi hotspot).

Apple Sends Invites for October 4th iPhone Media Event
Tomorrow Apple will be holding a media event where the focus will be on iPhone-related news.

New Delicious Owners Roll Out Changes to Site
The people who bought the Delicious bookmarking service earlier in the year have released their first set of changes, which for me has taken away some of the usefulness I found in it (such as the advanced sorting options).

View a Digital Version of the Dead Sea Scrolls Online
The Israel Museum has posted the 2,000 year old Dead Sea Scrolls online and is powered by Google technologies. They are very high resolution which means you can zoom in to see every little crack in the document.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Google’s OnTheFly Mobile App Compares Flight Prices
Frequent flyers can appreciate the mobile OnTheFly Android and iOS App by Google which will let you compare prices between airlines as well as view ticket cost trends.

Get Email or RSS Alerts When New Episodes of Your Favorite TV Shows Air
MyTVrss is a free service that can send you an email or provide an RSS feed to alert you when a new episode of your favorite television show is airing.

Use the Kindle Flowchart to Find the Right Kindle for You
Now that there are several different Kindle devices to choose from you’ll need to think through which one is right for you. This flowchart basically serves as a comparison of the different devices to guide you with your decision.

Make Free VoIP Calls With magicJack iOS App
Most of you have probably heard about using a magicJack for landline phone calls, but now the service is also offering a solution for iOS users at absolutely no cost.

Turn Your Windows 7 Machine into a WiFi Router
Maryfi is a free app for Windows 7 that will let WiFi clients share the computer’s Internet connection.

–Downloads–

• Bullzip PDF Printer 7.2.0.1320 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
• CCleaner 3.11.1541 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Capture .NET Professional 11.4.4285 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Dropbox 1.2.39 ^Experimental [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Firefox 7.0.1 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Firefox 8.0 ^{Beta 1} [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Google Chrome 16.0.891.0 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Notepad++ 5.9.4 ^RC [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Opera 12.00.1076 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
• PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5.199 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Skype 5.5.0.119 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Thunderbird 7.0 [Homepage] [Mirror]

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This article was written on September 17, 2009 by CyberNet.

There have been a few themes that have been developed using the mockups Mozilla made for Firefox 4.0. What’s funny is that while Firefox 4.0 is over a year away you can already get the same beautiful design without having to wait.

As you can see in the screenshot above the theme is extremely close to this particular mockup from Mozilla. Unfortunately, however, there are a few things that you have to install other than just a theme in order to get the full affect. The good news is that the theme developer outlines all of the different things you’ll want depending on exactly how far you want to go:

• Strata40 – This is pretty essential… because it’s the theme itself.
• StrataGlass – Needed for Aero glass effects on Windows 7/Vista.
• Personal Menu – Needed for tools and bookmarks toolbar buttons. I noticed that if you hide the Menu bar that you’ll want to disable the ability to press the Alt key to quickly display the toolbar. If you don’t there is a small group of text that isn’t properly hidden by the theme.
• Omnibar – Not essential but great for using the address bar for searching instead of the search box. You’ll probably want this because the theme seems to have a little bit of troubles if you have the search box displayed. Our CyberSearch add-on may also be handy in this respect.
• Fission – Needed for “progress line” feature. Shows the page’s loading progress as a small line below the address bar.
• The mockups also include a tabs on top version. If you would like a tabs on top version install an addon called Stylish, and then install this style.

It may sound like a lot of work, but I was actually able to get it all setup in less than 5-minutes. And there’s no need to say that I’ve had several people ask what browser I’m using when they’ve seen me running this.

Strata40 Firefox Theme [via ghacks]

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Windows 8 is continuing its slow climb up the charts in market share, finally surpassing Windows Vista to claim 5.1% of all desktop operating systems during the month of June, while Vista settled for 4.62%. Windows 8 has been steadily gaining ground month by month, gaining almost an entire percentage point from May. However, while

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Elecom is releasing USB link cable “UC-TV3BK”, which will make your life much easier when you transfer data between computers.

When support for Windows XP ends on April 2014, many people might be buying a new PC. Buying a new PC is always exciting but it will be a pain to transfer all the existing data in the current PC to the new one.

Connect a PC with XP and a PC with 7/8 with “UC-TV3BK” and install the dedicated utility program that is built-in to “UC-TV3BK”. Now you are ready for data transfer, so simply drag folders or files saved in XP and drop them in 7/8.

Also, you can control both PCs connected to each other with the mouse and keyboard of one of the PCs. That will help smoother data transfer process.

Price: ¥5,313 (including tax)
OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
Length of cable: About 1.2m
Interface: USB2.0/1.1

Though the Windows 8 user interface still sits in the “generally designed for touch” category, Microsoft isn’t being shy about continuing to push their hardware line with clickables like the Sculpt Comfort Mouse and the Sculpt Mobile Mouse this week. The Sculpt Comfort Mouse is made to be a companion of Microsoft’s Sculpt Comfort Keyboard, a device we reviewed a few months ago as it worked with Windows 8. Meanwhile the Sculpt Mobile Mouse takes the place of the original Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500, adding a Windows button for bringing you back to your home screen both in Windows 8 and Windows 7.

With the Sculpt Comfort Mouse, there’s a blue touch-sensitive strip along the side of your clicker called the Windows touch tab. This allows the user to swipe up or down to move through Windows 8 the way a touchpad would. A press on this strip also brings you back back to your Start screen like the Windows button on your tablet, PC, or keyboard.

The Sculpt Comfort Mouse uses Bluetooth to connect wirelessly to the device of your choice, and will be using “BlueTrack” technology for use on “pretty much any surface.” This mouse will be available in June from Microsoft stores and retailers here and there for MSRP $39.95 in the USA.

The Sculpt Mobile Mouse is made for – you guessed it – mobile users. You’ll have four-way scrolling as the Comfort Mouse does with a tilt of the scroll wheel. This will allow sideways scrolling in your Windows 8 Start screen as well as in long webpages – if you happen across any here in the modern world.

The Sculpt Mobile Mouse will be working with a USB transceiver, BlueTrack technology, and availability inside May – that’s this month! This device will be available for MSRP $29.95 and, again, will be out in Microsoft stores as well as in retailers carrying Microsoft-branded hardware all around the USA.

Have you ever used a Microsoft-manufactured mouse or keyboard? How about a Surface tablet? What were your first impressions? Do you still use these devices today, or did you switch to a “3rd party” creator of accessories?

Microsoft Sculpt Comfort Mouse and Mobile Mouse bring touch tab to your tips is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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