Hasta La Gadget!

This article was written on March 28, 2008 by CyberNet.

The searching capabilities in Vista are one of its best features and one of the most useful, and now it’s about to get even better. Just yesterday Microsoft launched the first preview of Windows Search 4.0. It is the successor to the Windows Search Platform which means it replaces Instant Search on Vista and Windows Desktop Search 3.0 on XP. In a nutshell, this preview is an update to the Windows Search indexer. In addition, they squashed some bugs and made improvements to performance, reliability, and recoverability features.

For Vista users, they can expect the following improvements (note that Windows Search 4.0 is an extension to the built-in searching capabilities in Vista):

• 33% faster query response time
• Remote Index Discovery has been extended for PC-to-PC Search which means finding information shared on a remote PC is easy
• Rollback Recovery has been implemented (meaning the search index will “roll back” to the last known good state in the event of an error)

For XP users, they can expect the following (note that Windows Search 4.0 is an extension to Windows Desktop Search for XP):

• XP users have the ability to search remote indexes for network shares
• Ability to host Vista-style preview handlers in the preview pane (when you’re doing a search, you can click on a file and see a preview in the preview pane)
• Faster previewer updates for XP

According to information on Microsoft’s website regarding Windows Search 4.0 for XP users, “The WS4 installation process automatically upgrades Windows Desktop Search 2.6 or later versions of Windows Search Technologies.” If you have an earlier version (prior to 2.6) installed, you’ll have to remove the application first before installing Windows Search 4.0.

Searching in both Vista, XP, and Windows Server 2003 has just gotten even better, thanks to Windows Search 4.0. If you’d like to download it, click here for the download links.

Source: Windows Vista Blog

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This article was written on July 06, 2007 by CyberNet.

Many sites are incorrectly reporting that Microsoft is developing LiveStation, while other sites just aren’t making it clear that Microsoft only has a very small stake in the company that is developing it, and they’re not really involved in the development process.

LiveStation is a peer-to-peer live TV broadcasting application being developed by Skinkers, based in London. The Inquirer interviewed Skinkers co-founder Metteo Berlucchi today who explained that the rumor that this was a Microsoft project started after he gave a video interview to Steve Clayton over at Microsoft. It’s not that Skinkers has no connection with Microsoft, because they do, but it’s very little.

Berlucchi explains that Skinker bought the rights to a Microsoft Research project and in exchange for those rights, Microsoft got a 10 percent stake. That’s the only connection there, and all of the development for LiveStation has been done by Skinkers developers.

It’s understandable how some assumed that Microsoft had a major influence in the project because afterall, it is named LiveStation. Microsoft has their whole line of “live”services, so this sounds like it would fit right in, but it doesn’t.

Joost Killer

Another element to this whole rumor is that LiveStation is a Joost Killer. Berlucchi addressed this issue and actually thought the Joost Killer statement was pretty funny. He says:

“There’s been a lot of confusion with people making two plus two equal 10,” he said. “People call it a Joost killer, which is hilarious because the real title is ‘trying to get television working over the Internet. Microsoft would never do something like launching against Joost. They probably don’t know what Joost is.”

To recap:

LiveStation is being developed by Microsoft = False!

LiveStation is a Joost Killer = False!

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This article was written on January 04, 2007 by CyberNet.

Google Calendar has been around for not even a year, but it’s gaining some big ground in the online calendar world. In fact, according to Hitwise, Google’s Calendar has surpassed the MSN Calendar, and now it’s headed with its’ sight set beyond Yahoo. Within the next several months, at the rate Google is going, I don’t think that they will have a problem surpassing Yahoo Calendar. Yes, I think 2007 is the year for the Google Calendar.

Check out these statistics analyzed and put together by Hitwise:

• In 6 months from June 2006-December 2006, visits to Google Calendar increased by 333%
• The week ending 12/30/06 – 88% of upstream traffic to MSN Calendar came directly from Hotmail.
• During that same week, Yahoo Calendar received 48% of upstream traffic from Yahoo! Mail or other Yahoo Services
• Google received 19% of upstream traffic from Gmail for the same week ending 12/30/06 (42% came from Google search)

The graph above gives a good visual of the rate the Google Calendar is going. So, what does this all mean? For Google, this is great news.  This means that they are not relying on traffic directly from their mail source to get Calendar users.  In fact, their third largest source of traffic was Yahoo! Mail with 2.7% of upstream visits, and their 6th largest source was Hotmail with 1.2% of upstream visits. People are checking their mail, whether it’s Yahoo or Hotmail, and then leaving to go check their Google Calendar!

I’ve used Google Calendar right from the start, and I don’t think I’d be able to switch to any other service. It’s easy to use, and with the sharing capabilities, it sucked me right in. I don’t believe Yahoo Calendar will be able to stand king of the hill much longer, with Google quickly approaching.

News Source: Hitwise

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This article was written on April 26, 2006 by CyberNet.

NewEgg.com currently has a 2GB PNY flash drive for $47.99 and a $10 rebate. This flash drive sells for $108 at Best Buy and $100 at Staples. This is definitely one of the best deals I have ever seen on a 2GB flash drive.

Also, the nice thing about ordering from NewEgg.com is that they have a FREE three day shipping service on this item.

Buy It From NewEgg.com

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This article was written on July 27, 2006 by CyberNet.

Netvibes, the popular custom Ajax web 2.0 home page service has announced that they have added Meebo (helps you chat with your friends with an online interface) and Alexa (the website tracking service) modules to enhance the customizable online home page.

The Alexa module will display colorful graphs and provide you will traffic information for up to five sites. You can view daily traffic rank trends, daily page views (per millions), or daily reach. Configuring the module is easy. You just have to enter the URL of the sites you want to add and click okay.

The Meebo module will create a new tab automatically so there’s enough room to chat with everyone! You’re able to switch between tabs, and will be notified by a blinking Meebo tab when you have a new message. It will be available to chat with people on AIM, ICQ, Jabber, Google Talk, MSN Messenger, and Yahoo.

The addition of the Meebo module in Netvibes is just another way for both of these startups to get a boost in popularity. It is always good to see Web 2.0 companies integrating their services together!

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