Jan 19

WrapUp: Browse iTunes Store without iTunes, Windows Mobile 6.5 Interface, and More

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This article was written on January 26, 2009 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–

homegroup.jpgWindows 7 Beta Available Until February 10th
Microsoft is once again extending the availability of the Windows 7 Beta download for a few more weeks. It was actually supposed to be over by now, but they wanted to make sure that all the people who wanted to give it a try were given a chance to download it.


inauguration day-1.jpgInauguration day by the Numbers
The Inauguration of the President of the United States happened last week, and it was a big day for the Internet. Sites were streaming video content, providing real-time updates, and more. CNN, for example, served up 18.8 million video streams.  


windows mobile mockup.jpgMicrosoft to Unveil MobileMe Competitor?
Word is that Microsoft is planning to unveil three new mobile services next month at the Mobile World Congress: SkyBox, SkyLine, and SkyMarket. The rumor states that those services will be aiming to compete with Apple’s MobileMe.


ie8 logo.jpgInternet Explorer 8 RC1 Imminent
Internet Explorer 8 RC1 will be released soon for both Windows XP and Windows Vista users. Those of you testing Windows 7 will not be able to take advantage of this updated release.


windows mobile 65.jpgWindows Mobile 6.5 Interface
Some screenshots are starting to leak out as to what the Windows Mobile 6.5 interface is going to look like. There have been several confirmations now that the “honeycomb” interface that’s been floating around the web for a few weeks is actually real.


–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

outlook logo.jpgGet a Reminder for Outlook Attachments
It’s probably happened to us all where we’ve sent an email referring to an attachment that we accidentally forgot to include. This Outlook add-in will scan your emails looking for keywords that seemingly reference an attachment, and will then ask whether you want to attach a file before sending the email.


windows 7 wordpad.jpgWindows 7 WordPad Opens DOCX Files
WordPad in Windows 7 just got a little more useful. It will actually let you open and save files in the new Word 2007 file format. There’s a catch though. When saving a document that has been created in Word 2007 you may loose some of the formatting since WordPad obviously doesn’t support all of the same features.


eversave.jpgAutomatically Save your Work on a Mac
EverSave is a nifty free Mac application that can automatically save your work for several different applications. It’s like the auto-save option Microsoft Office has, but it works with a wide variety of programs. So no matter what you’re working on you don’t have to worry about losing your content if the program crashes!


skype logo.jpgHow to Make Skype Portable
Want to carry Skype around in your pocket? This quick guide walks you through the details so that you’ll be able to do just that.


itunes store.jpgBrowse the iTunes Store without iTunes
There is now a website that essentially goes through and reproduces Apple’s iTunes store into a format that can be viewed from any web browser. That’s right, no iTunes needed. I find this really handy because I’ll actually be able to bookmark items that I’m thinking about purchasing.


css tools.jpgUseful Tools to Check, Clean, and Optimize CSS
CSS files can become rather complicated depending on the design of a site. These tools will try to reduce their size by optimizing the code and removing redundant specifications.


windows 7 burn iso.jpgWindows 7 Can Burn ISO Images
Windows 7 wants to make your life a little easier, and one way it plans to do that is by including a tool that can burn ISO images out-of-the-box. Thank you Microsoft! Other operating systems include tools to do this, and I never understood why it wasn’t in Windows.


gizmodrive.jpgCreate Virtual Drives with GizmoDrive
You should definitely checkout the free GizmoDrive app if you’ve been looking for a way to use image files (eg. ISO, BIN, CUE, VHD) without actually burning them to a disc.


gmail compose.jpgFast Bookmarklet for Composing Gmail Messages
If you write a lot of emails each day you may want to grab this super useful bookmarklet. When clicked it will launch a Gmail composition window with the minimal amount of stuff needed. It’s fast, efficient, and definitely deserving of a spot in your bookmarks.


remote desktop.jpgHow to Allow Multiple RDP Connections on Vista
By default Vista will limit the number of simultaneous Remote Desktop connections to just one user. With a little hackery, however, you can get around this limitation. This will even work for Home versions of Vista that normally don’t allow Remote Desktop connections.


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Jan 12

WrapUp: Perian for Mac Updated, Microsoft Releases Photosynth for iOS, and More

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This article was written on April 25, 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–

Windows 7 home premiumWindows 7 Passes 350 Million License Mark
Microsoft said that it took just 18 months for them to sell more than 350 million licenses of Windows 7. To put that number in perspective the population of the U.S. is estimated around 309 million.

SpotifyGoogle Talks to Spotify Over Music Service
Google is having problems getting some of the record labels on board, and so they may be turning to Spotify in hopes of sparking an agreement.

Apple q2 2011Apple Posts Record Numbers for Q2 2011
In Apple’s Q2 2011 earnings call they revealed their $5.99 billion in profit, which was helped by the 4.69 million iPads, 9.02 million iPods, 18.65 million iPhones, and 3.76 million Macs that were sold.

Iphone trackingiPhones and 3G iPads Unknowingly Tracking You?
O’Reilly revealed an interesting finding where all iPhones and 3G iPads are tracking your location via cell tower positioning and recording the results to an unencrypted file.

Twitter tweetdeckTwitter May Acquire TweetDeck
If you’re a TweetDeck user you may be happy or angered at the fact that Twitter is reportedly eyeing the possibility of buying the app. It’s estimated that an acquisition would run upwards of $50 million.

Cydia iconiOS 4.3.2 Jailbroken
Since Apple didn’t patch the hole used by the previous untether jailbreak the dev team was able to update Redsn0w to work with iOS 4.3.2.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

PerianPerian Adds Video Support for WebM and Other Formats
Perian is a must-have add-on for any Mac user because it adds support for all of the most popular video formats.

Mac os x lion windowsTransform Windows 7 into Mac OS X Lion
With this transformation pack you can give your Windows 7 machine a makeover in both appearance and functionality. Just run through an installer and your machine will look and act like Mac OS X Lion.

Photosynth iosMicrosoft’s Free Photosynth App for iOS
The free Photosynth app in the iOS App Store will let you easily stitch together 360 degree panoramic photos using your iPhone.

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Jan 05

WrapUp: IE8 Session Merging, USB Drive Benchmarking, and More

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This article was written on May 11, 2009 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–

windows 7 logo-4-1.jpgWindows 7 RC Released
Microsoft has pulled the curtain off of the first (and probably only) public Release Candidate of Windows 7. This is a big milestone for Microsoft, and anyone who decides to download this test release will be able to use the operating system until March 1st, 2010, at which time it will expire.


prism logo-1.jpgMozilla Prism 1.0 Beta
Mozilla released a rather big update to Prism, which is designed to make web applications feel like traditional desktop apps. I definitely like where all of this is headed, and the new version even supports System Tray notifications. Many people may feel like this is pointless, but there is definitely a target market for this.


googleplex-1.jpgGoogleplex Tour in 200 Seconds
Ever wonder what life is like at the Googleplex? This rapid-paced video will take you on a tour showing you some of the more interesting aspects found across Google’s large campus.


firefox logo-10.jpgMulti-Processor Support Coming to Firefox?
Some Firefox developers have apparently started working on adding multi-processor support to the popular browser, which should improve stability and performance. There’s no hard deadline to have this completed by, but it likely won’t be finished in the next year.


earth eclipse-1.jpgEclipse of the Earth Taken from a Satellite
A lot of people have seen a solar eclipse, but what about an eclipse involving the Earth? This 24-hour time-lapsed video taken from a satellite will show you exactly what it looks like.


blackberry-1.jpgBlackberry Sales Overtake iPhone
According to NPD, RIM has taken over the number one spot for smartphones in Q1 of 2009. RIM now has approximately 50 percent of the consumer market after it got a healthy 15% boost in Q1, and Apple dropped about 10%. RIM has three of the top 5 smartphone slots according to NPD.


online videos-1.jpgMost Watched Viral Videos
Have you ever wondered what some of the most viral videos are? Visible Measures compiled a list of 18 different videos that all have more than 100 millions views each, and collectively add up to more than 3 billion views. Disappointingly many of them are just music videos.


invisible car-1.jpgHow to Make Your Car Invisible
Did you know that you can make your car almost invisible without some special technology stolen from Area-51? All you need are a few cans of paint, an artist, and someone to view the car from just the right angle.


–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

ie8 session-2.jpgIE8 Session Merging
The IEBlog has pointed out a handy little feature in IE8 that I didn’t know was there. If you look in the File menu you’ll notice an option to start a “New Session,” which will open a new window. What this basically does is start a new browsing session that won’t touch your other cookies. Yep, that means you can login to multiple Gmail accounts at the same time. Cool, huh?


growl windows-1.jpgGrowl for Windows
The Growl notification tool for Mac has always received a lot of attention because it has become a a universal way for apps to provide notifications on a machine. Now the tool is being brought over to the world of Windows, and includes support for iTunes, Firefox, Outlook, and more. The list of supported apps is sure to grow as more people start using Growl on Windows.


tweetmypc-1.jpgControl Your PC with Twitter
Pretty soon you’ll be able to control your entire house using only Twitter, but for right now you’ll have to settle for just being able to shutdown, restart, and logoff of your PC.


taskbar shuffle-1.jpgTaskbar Shuffle Supports 64-bit Windows
If you like being able to rearrange your Taskbar icons then there’s a good chance that you’ve already got Taskbar Shuffle installed, but 64-bit Window users will be happy to know that this gem has finally branched out beyond the world of 32-bit computing!


fireshot-1.jpg7 Firefox Extensions for the Right-Click Menu
It’s always nice to find some new Firefox extensions, but it’s even better when they don’t really clutter up the interface. Here are seven different Firefox extensions that will find a home in your right-click menu.


usb drive benchmarks-1.jpgBenchmarking a USB Drive
USB drives vary quite a bit in price, and the performance of the drive plays a big part of that. So how good is your drive? Here are five tools that will let you put your USB drive to the test to see just how fast it is.


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Dec 31

WrapUp: Firefox Considered Most Vulnerable App, Windows 7 Performance, and More

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This article was written on January 06, 2009 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–

amazon.jpgAmazon Has Great Holiday Season
During Amazon’s busiest day this holiday season, Dec. 15th, they were selling a record-breaking 72.9 items per second. What was hot this year? Well, 17 out of the top 25 laptops sold were sub-$500 netbooks.


macbook pro.jpgNew 17″ MacBook Pro Coming Soon
Reports are rolling in that a revamped 17″ MacBook Pro should be coming soon at MacWorld, and for whatever reason it won’t have a removable battery. Apple did the same thing with the MacBook Air, but I don’t think consumers will be as forgiving if they decide to do this with a MacBook Pro.


google mobile.jpgGoogle Puts Easter Egg in Their iPhone App
The Google Mobile iPhone app has an Easter Egg in it that reveals some hidden settings. While most of the settings are frivolous there is one that lets you actually have links open within the app, instead of in Safari. Why the heck would they hide a useful feature like this?


wikipedia logo.jpgWikipedia Raises $6 Million
If you’ve donated to Wikipedia recently you’ll be happy to know that your contribution is part of the $6 million they’ve raised to help power the site until June 30th, 2009. There were 125,000 people who donated about $4 million, and they also received a few major gifts totaling $2 million. The money will be used for servers, hosting, bandwidth, and the staff of 23 people.

firefox logo.jpgFirefox Considered Most Vulnerable App
Many people I know use Firefox because they’re told it’s the most secure browser, but this report says otherwise. In fact it puts it at the top of the list for being the most vulnerable app of 2008. Others on the list include Flash, Skype, Norton, and QuickTime.


ie8.jpgIE 8 Final Coming in March 2009?
Current pre-release versions of Internet Explorer 8 Beta will expire on March 31st, 2009, and conveniently Microsoft’s MIX09 conference lands just two-weeks prior to that. You might recall that the first IE 8 Beta was posted during MIX08 this year, which may be a good indication that Internet Explorer 8 will be released sometime in March?


–Special: Windows 7 News–

windows pirate.jpgWindows 7 Beta Leaked
Shortly after the holidays the Windows 7 Beta that is expected to be released by Microsoft this month was leaked. The build, which has since been confirmed as genuine, is being shared by thousands of P2P users.


windows 7 crash.jpgWindows 7 Handles App Crashes Better
In Windows 7 instead of making a user close a frozen application there will now be an option to cancel the non-responsive command. It will try and let the user continue on with the program so that there is minimal data lost.


windows 7.jpgWindows 7 Performance Beats Vista & XP
A lot of people are expecting Windows 7 to be great in terms of performance, and it doesn’t look like they’ll be disappointed. According to these real-world tests Windows 7 trumps both Vista and XP in about 21 of the 23 tests


windows 7 review.jpgFull Windows 7 Beta Review
Want to know what the Windows 7 Beta is like without grabbing it yourself? This review walks through a lot of the changes so that you can have a glimpse of what the future holds.


windows 7 start-1.jpgWindows 7 Beta EULA Surprises
Ed Bott dove head first into Microsoft’s Windows 7 license agreement to see what kind of surprises it had. He found things like users being allowed to install the Beta on as many machines as they want, the August 1st expiration date, and not being allowed to disclose benchmarks of the operating system.


windows 7 control panel.jpgXP Lovers will Hate Windows 7?
This article is very much true… if you’re still holding on to Windows XP because you’re resisting change you’ll also want to stay away from Windows 7. If, however, you’re already familiar with Vista the learning curve should be minimal.


windows 7 taskbar.jpgWindows 7 Taskbar vs. Vista Taskbar in Pixels
The Windows 7 Taskbar looks like it’s bigger than the Taskbar we’re used to seeing in Vista, but is it? There is a small icons mode which is actually the same size (30px high) as Vista, but Windows 7 also offers a large icons mode (40px high). That means you don’t have to give up the extra space to large icons unless you really want to.


–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

prius generator.jpgUsing the Prius as an Emergency Generator
When a man’s power went out in Massachusetts he turned to his Toyota Prius as a power source. Thanks to a power inverter, about 5 gallons of gas, and his hybrid Prius he was able to run lights, a refrigerator, and several other items for three days.


windows live photo gallery.jpgUpload Photos to Picasa via Live Photo Gallery
Flickr users have been able to take advantage of the built-in uploading capabilities that Windows Live Photo Gallery offers. Thanks to this handy plugin Picasa users can get the same simplicity from the program.


firefox keyboard shortcut.jpgAssign Keyboard Shortcuts to Firefox Bookmarks
Keyboard shortcuts are a great way to make yourself more productive, and with this simple Firefox extension you can create the shortcuts for any of your bookmarks.


android apps.jpgTop 10 Android Apps of 2008
Gizmodo has assembled what they believe are the top 10 Android apps currently available. In the mix includes an SMS chat application that resembles the iPhone, a barcode scanner, power manager, visual voicemail, and more.


screenshot utilities.jpgTwo Simple Screenshot Utilities for Windows
If the Print Screen button in Windows doesn’t quite cut it you may want to checkout these two free utilities. They are simple to use, let you annotate your screenshots, and much more.


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Dec 30

WrapUp: BitTorrent Tracker for Reddit Users, Firefox 3.6/4.0 Delays, and More

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This article was written on January 04, 2010 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–

chrome logo.jpgGoogle Chrome Nabs #3 Browser Spot
Internet Explorer has been on a rather fast decline, and that point is driven home by the fact that it has lost nearly 1% of its market share in each of the last 6-months. Chrome keeps on pushing forward as it squeezes into 3rd place past Safari, but still lags far behind IE and Firefox. All browsers seem to be making progress with the exception of IE, and with some luck we may see Firefox cross the 25% threshold next month.


baconbits.jpgBaconBits: BitTorrent Tracker for “Good” Reddit Users
I have to say that I was rather surprised to see a BitTorrent Tracker that is geared solely towards the Reddit community. In order to be a member of this site you must have signed up at Reddit over 3-months ago, have at least 100 comment karma, and have at least 1 link karma. As long as you meet those requirements there is nothing else you have to worry about… meaning there is no certain ratio you have to hit to remain an active member.


firefox logo.jpgFirefox 4.0 Pushed Back to Late 2010/Early 2011
Mozilla is letting the deadlines slip once again. The Firefox 3.6 release is now expected sometime in the 1st quarter of 2010, which kicks back Firefox 4.0 to the late 2010/early 2011 timeframe. I understand that issues arise and release dates have to be adjusted accordingly, but I hope Mozilla realizes how competitive the browser market is becoming now that Google has joined the race to dethrone IE. Maybe Mozilla needs to hire on some more people so that they can hopefully meet their initial targets.


–News in Brief–

fbi_warning.jpgMost Pirated Movie of 2009 Makes Heaps of Money
Star Trek is said to be the most pirated movie of the year, and according to estimates the movie still profited over $100 million.


bing images.jpgVerizon Forces Subscribers to Use Bing
Microsoft struck a $500 million deal that has forced Verizon Blackberry users to use the Bing search engine.


nexus one.jpgGoogle Android Event Tomorrow
Google temporarily posted the support page for the Nexus One, which is expected to officially be announced tomorrow.


–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

coffee application.jpgHow to Temporarily Change the Default Program for Filetypes
Coffee is a pretty cool portable app that will let you define a custom set of default applications to use when the program is running. For example, you could use Coffee to make a portable version of Firefox your default browser. All you’d have to do is plug in your USB drive, fire up Coffee, and it will kick in and make the portable Firefox the default app for your web surfing needs.


aero enabler.jpgEnable Windows Aero in Vista/Windows 7 Home Basic
If you’re running Vista or Windows 7 Home Basic I’m sure you’re aware that you can’t take advantage of everything the OS has to offer since you don’t get Aero support. Well, this app will remove that limitation. Assuming your graphics card can handle Aero this app will make the necessary changes so that the additional functionality will be made available to you, and it will disable future hardware checks that could cause Windows to disable it.


–Tips in Brief–

splayer.jpgSPlayer – A Lightweight Media Player
This portable media player is compact, free, has a clean UI, and is easy on system resources. A killer combination.


one number.jpgCheck Unread Counts for Gmail, Wave, Reader, and More in Chrome
This Google Chrome extension will monitor most of your Google services for unread items.


maildrop.jpgUpload Files to Dropbox by Email
If you leave this app running on a PC you’ll be able to upload files to your Dropbox account simply by attaching files to an email.


thumbsdb.jpgThumbnail Database Files (thumbs.db) Cleaner
You could simply just search your computer for these files, but this provides a slightly different approach for deleting those pesky thumbnail files from your machine.


windows 7 library.jpgManage Your Windows 7 Library Settings
Get complete control over your Windows 7 libraries: add/remove them, change icons, change default saving location, and more.


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Dec 18

WrapUp: IE9 Beta Download Stats, Compare Prices from Gadget Recycling Sites, and More

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This article was written on October 04, 2010 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–

blindtype.jpgGoogle Acquires Touchscreen Keyboard Startup BlindType
BlindType was acquired by Google last week, and based on the video demonstration I’ve seen of their product this will definitely be a very strong addition to the Android mobile software.


ie9 screenshot.jpgIE9 Beta Download Numbers Released
Microsoft has posted saying that IE9 Beta was downloaded over 6 million times in the first two weeks of availability.


xmarks.jpgXmarks Possibly Closing, or Moving to a Paid Service
Xmarks announced last week that it would be shutting down their online service, and after word started to spread a lot of users stepped up saying they would be willing to pay for the service to remain afloat. As it stands they are looking to see how many people would be willing to pay for their bookmarking service.


appletv jailbreak.jpgNew Apple TV Runs on iPod, and is Jailbreakable
Engadget has posted a video of the Apple TV software running on an iPod. It’s also been determined that thanks to a micro-USB port on the Apple TV the device is jailbreakable.


security essentials.jpgMicrosoft Security Essentials 1-Year Stats
 Microsoft’s antivirus software has over 30 million users and has detected over 400 million threats in the first year of availability.


office 2011 mac.jpgOffice 2011 for Mac Release Coming This Month
An official announcement by Microsoft has slated the release of Office 2011 for Mac on October 26th, and pre-orders have already started on Amazon.


aol techrunch.jpgAOL Acquires TechCrunch
TechCrunch has been picked up by AOL, who also owns technology blogs like Engadget and Download Squad.


hulu plus roku.jpgHulu Plus Coming to Roku
Roku will be one of the first set-top boxes to offer Hulu streaming, but unfortunately you’ll need to pay the $9.99 premium to have access to the shows via the Roku.


–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Windows Live Essentials 2011 available for download now.jpgWindows Live Essentials 2011
Microsoft has released the next big milestone of Live Essentials, which includes revamped versions of Live Writer, Live Messenger, Live Mail, and many others.


xbox 2010 dashboard.jpgXbox Live 2010 Dashboard Update Preview
Engadget provides a nice overview of the features you can expect from the upcoming Xbox Dashboard update that is coming out in the next month or two.


evernote chrome.jpgEvernote’s Chrome Extension Gets Simultaneous Search
A recent update to the Chrome extension for Evernote lets users see how many notes match a search query performed on any Google search.


google android compare.jpgGoogle Lets You Compare Android Phones
 Google recently created a central location that lets you view and compare Android phones from all manufacturers and carriers.


Ecosquid.jpgCompare Prices from Gadget Recycling Sites
EcoSquid lets you see how much money you’ll receive for your device from several different gadget-buying sources like Gazelle and TradeUps.


gmail conversation.jpgTurn Off Gmail’s Conversation View
I love how Gmail groups emails as conversations, but I know not everyone feels the same way. Now Google actually offers an option in the settings to turn it off.


ping dropdown.jpgRemove the Ping Dropdown in iTunes 10.0.1
These instructions explain how both Windows and Mac users can hide that pesky “Ping” dropdown should you decide that you’ll never use it.


RIM Playbook.jpgBlackBerry PlayBook vs. the Competition
Engadget has organized a table of specs/features for the BlackBerry PlayBook, Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, and Dell Streak.


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Dec 16

WrapUp: Apple’s In-App Purchases Hacked, Advanced Gmail Search Using Regular Expressions, and More

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This article was written on July 16, 2012 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–

Free in app purchasesApple’s In-App Purchases Hacked
Someone has found out a way to hack in-app iOS purchases so that you are able to get them for free. No jailbreak required.

DiggDigg Sold to Betaworks
A company called Betaworks has swooped in to snag Digg at a reported $500k. Some sources are saying the amount is much higher than that though.

Yahoo voicesYahoo Voices Leaks Credentials
Last week Yahoo had a data breach stating that approximately 400,000 email addresses and passwords were leaked in plain text. There is a site set up by a third-party that lets you check to see if your email address was part of the leak.

Amazon gamecircleAmazon Enhances Kindle Fire Gaming with GameCircle
Amazon announced that their new GameCircle service will allow developers to add achievements and leaderboards to their games. It can also track a user’s game progress so that they can pick up where they left off on any device.

Ouya video game consoleOuya: Android-Based Game Console Breaks Kickstarter Records
Ouya, and Android-based video game console, has been breaking Kickstarter records by pulling in nearly $2 million the first day and $1.7 million the second day. Pledges have been dropping off the last few days though but is still bringing in around $100k per day.

Next magazinesNext Issue: Dozens of Magazines on Your Tablet for a Monthly Subscription
iPad and Android tablet owners can take advantage of a new app called Next Issue that gives you access to dozens of magazines at just $9.99/month.

DropboxDropbox Offering Double Storage for Paying Customers
Dropbox users who are paying for storage are now receiving twice the amount of storage for the same price.

Windows 8 rtmWindows 8 to RTM in Early August
Microsoft announced that Windows 8 will RTM in early August, and will be available to customers at the end of October.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Gmail regexAdvanced Gmail Search with Regular Expressions
With a little help from Google Docs you can actually search through your emails in Gmail using regular expressions.

Mint quickviewMint QuickView app for Mac Users
If you use a Mac and Mint.com then the new desktop app by Intuit will provide an easy way to get an overview of your finances.

Chrome download torrentsDownload Torrents in Chrome
There is a new “OneClick” Chrome extension that will let users download torrents from within the browser.

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Dec 05

WrapUp: Sprint and Google Voice Integration Not Very Smooth, Unlocking Hidden Windows 8 Features, and More

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This article was written on May 09, 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–

Sprint google voiceSprint and Google Voice Integration Not Very Smooth
I don’t even have a Sprint account but I was still pretty excited when I saw that the Google Voice integration with the carrier was live. I was thinking that this may mean other carriers would follow down the same path, but it looks like there are some major kinks that would have to be worked out first. I’ll just stick to using Google Voice on my phone without any direct carrier integration.

LastpassLastPass Takes Precautions for Traffic Anomaly
There’s a lot of news floating around that LastPass has been hacked, but really all LastPass is trying to do is take precautions for a network traffic anomaly that they haven’t been able to explain. In an interview their CEO said that if accounts were compromised it would “be on the orders of tens of users out of millions that could be in that scenario.“

SpotifySpotify Adds iPod Syncing
The new version of Spotify will let you manage your iPod classic, iPod nano and iPod shuffle directly in Spotify. You’ll then be able to sync playlists to the devices just like you can in iTunes.

Gmail contactsGmail Now Stores Up to 25k Contacts
The Gmail team has increased your contact storage so that you can have up to 25k contacts (up from 10k), and each contact can contain 128KB worth of data/notes (up from 32KB).

ImacApple Releases New iMac with Thunderbolt
The new Apple iMacs are now equipped with Sandy Bridge processors and have Thunderbolt ports that support high-speed peripherals.

Pandora logoPandora Boasts 10 Billion Thumbs Up/Down Ratings
Pandora’s method of letting users rate songs using a thumbs up/down is rather widely used. According to them 10 billion songs have been rated using their system.

Bin laden trafficBin Laden Web Traffic Doesn’t Break Records
Akamai says that the traffic around Osama Bin Laden’s death hit 4.1 million page views per minute, but that doesn’t even put the event in the top 10.

Amazon musicAmazon Selling Top Songs at $0.69 Each
Amazon is getting competitive in the music market by pricing many of the most downloaded songs on the site at just $0.69, which undercuts Apple even more than Amazon’s pricing already did.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Cydia searchSearch Cydia from Your Desktop Browser
The Cydia Search website will let you look for apps on your desktop computer to make finding your downloads a bit easier. You cannot, however, use this to download apps.

Scrollbar searchChrome-Style Scrollbar Search Highlighting in Firefox
One of my favorite features in Chrome is whenever you perform a “find in page” search it will highlight the locations where the results appear in the scrollbar. With this extension you can get similar functionality in Firefox.

Windows 8 hidden featuresEasily Unlock Hidden Features in Windows 8 Builds
We recently wrote an article that explored the new Task Manager in Windows 8, and now someone has created a simple application that will let you unlock some of the hidden features such as the Task Manager, Ribbon UI in Windows Explorer, and more.

Pdanet hide usagePDANet Hides Tethering Usage From Carriers
A new version of PDANet for both Android and iOS promises to hide data that could indicate to carriers you are tethering your device without having a plan.

CraiggersCraiggers Greatly Improves the Craiglist Web Experience
Craiggers is a free site that is built on top of Craigslist, and it works the way you’d expect the official Craigslist site to work.

Opera betaOpera 11.5 Available for Testing
The latest iteration of the Opera browser offers up password syncing and it also has some backend work that opens the door for extension developers to create cool add-ons for the Speed Dial screen.

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Nov 22

WrapUp: Microsoft Counts Down IE6 Usage, Fine Tune Windows 7 Aero Color, and More

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This article was written on March 07, 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–

Wordpress ddosWordPress.com DDoS Attack Comes from China
Last week WordPress.com sites experienced sporadic availability while a particular unnamed Chinese-language site was the focus of a DDoS attack.

 

Playstation3Judge Approves Sony’s Request for Logs from George Hotz’s Site
Sony has been granted the right to get IP addresses of anyone that visited George Hotz’s website going all the way back to January 2009. They also won subpoenas to get data from both YouTube and Google over the PlayStation 3 jailbreaking lawsuit.

 

Ie6 usage 1Microsoft Counts Down IE6 Usage
Microsoft has launched a site, ie6countdown.com, that breaks down the IE6 usage share based on geographic location.

 

Ipad2Apple Announces iPad 2
The new Apple iPad 2 will be available this Friday (March 11th), and will include dual cameras as well as a faster CPU.

 

Blackberry playbookBlackBerry PlayBook Launching April 10th?
Have you been wondering when BlackBerry would be rolling out their PlayBook tablet? According to Boy Genius Report the OS should be finalized on March 31st with the tablet launching in retail locations on April 10th.

 

Android logoGoogle Removes 21 Malicious Android Apps from Market
Those running a version of Android older than 2.2.2 are susceptible to the malicious code found in 21 different Market applications that were all posted by a developer called Myournet.

 

Picasa web homepagePicasa Web Gets New Homepage
Google’s new Picasa Web homepage puts a focus on both your albums and the albums that have been shared with you.

 

Evernote iosEvernote for iPhone Completely Redesigned
Evernote, one of my most-used services, overhauled their iPhone app from the ground up. The most useful new feature for me is the ability to attach multiple images to a single note.

 

Gmail accountGoogle Accidentally Resets Gmail Accounts
A serious bug in Gmail started causing all emails in some user’s accounts to disappear, and it’s estimated that around 150k accounts were affected.

 

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

RidnacsRidNacs – Free Folder Size Visualizer
This free Windows app will help you identify large files and folders, and also integrates with Windows Explorer.

 

Aero customizerFine Tune Windows 7 Aero Color
AeroTuner is a free application that lets you customize the color, glow, blur, and stripes found in the Windows 7 Aero interface.

 

Airline delaysCompare Airline Delays Using Wolfram Alpha
Wolfram Alpha puts a lot of information at your fingertips, and one thing you may not have thought to look for are the causes for delay for particular airlines.

 

Windows pinkVideo Shows Upgrade Process for Windows 1.0 to Windows 7
This awesome video is like a highlight reel for the upgrade process from Windows 1.0 to Windows 7, and then goes on to test the backwards compatibility aspect.

 

Iphone notificationsImproved iPhone Notification System for Jailbroken Devices
Jailbreakers can grab the free MobileNotifier download from Cydia that will replace your existing iPhone notification system with something a bit more usable.

 

Remote applescriptRemotely Control a Mac Using AppleScript
This guide walks you through how you can write AppleScript code on one Mac that can be executed remotely on another Mac you own.

 

Windows 7 jumplistUsing Windows 7 Jumplists for Quick Application Launching
Jump List Manager is a free application for Windows 7 that lets you add custom shortcuts to its Taskbar icon. This is useful for creating a list of your most used programs without cluttering up your Taskbar.

 

Picasa web albumsStore Unlimited Small Photos and Short Videos in Picasa
Google apparently doesn’t count small images (under 800 pixels) and short videos (under 15 minutes) against your storage allocation.

 

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Oct 08

WrapUp: Amazon’s New Kindle Lineup, Changes to Zune Music Pass, and More

Posted in: Today's Chili

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–

Att tetheringAT&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.

Zune logoMicrosoft 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.

PlaybookBlackBerry 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.

Kindle 2011Amazon’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.

Firefox7Firefox 7 Offers Improved Performance
The new Firefox 7 supposedly manages memory much more efficiently and overall makes the browser much more responsive.

Windows phone mangoWindows 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 inviteApple 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 deliciousNew 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).

Digital dead sea scrollsView 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 ontheflyGoogle’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.

Tv rss feedGet 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.

Kindle chartUse 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.

Ios magicjackMake 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.

Laptop adhoc wifiTurn 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.

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