Hasta La Gadget!

This article was written on November 27, 2007 by CyberNet.

Go to Google Maps and you’ll notice the addition of a Terrain Button which is in the location where the “Hybrid” button used to be. This new Terrain feature reminds me of what you’d see if you looked at a geographical map (versus a political map). The main difference between a geographical map and what Google’s Terrain feature offers is that in large cities like Chicago or New York, you’ll see outlines of buildings. In mountainous areas like Colorado and Utah, you can get an idea of the elevation of the mountains and the area around it which can be seen below:

Chicago

Colorado

Is this feature really going to be helpful to the general population? Probably not, but it is still interesting to take a look around the map while in Terrain mode. For those of you disappointed that the Hybrid button is no longer there, don’t worry. Google incorporated the hybrid feature into the satellite mode. Just click Satellite and then you’ll notice a checkbox appear which says “show labels.” If you check the box, the streets will be labeled just like they were in Hybrid mode.

Source: Google Blogoscoped

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This article was written on May 02, 2007 by CyberNet.

Can you just imagine all of the power that the Google servers eat up in a days time. I’m sure their electric bill isn’t pretty. Google is usually on top of things though, and they are in this situation with the use of solar power, in particular “solar trees.”

Google has started a massive project of covering their campus with solar panels. Solar trees as they’re called, are solar panels that are mounted on poles and will cover the parking lots. They’ll also play the dual-role of shading the mounds of cars as well. Clever, isn’t it? Besides the solar trees, Google will also be adding solar panels to cover most of the buildings.

Once Google is done with their entire solar power project, they will have enough energy to supply 30% of the energy that they’re predicted to use which will really make a big difference. When the project is complete, they’ll be one of the largest solar-powered corporate offices in the United States.

A few days ago, Google re-posted (at one point they had the model available, but then took it down) a model of what the campus will look like when it’s all done. This is a huge project, but they’re setting a great example for the rest of corporate America, and hopefully this will make other companies look at solar options as well. While it’s expensive, it’s been said that the project will be paid off in 7.5 years and with a life-span of 20–25 years for the solar panels, they’ll have many years to benefit from them.

You can also view the proposed model in 3D by using Google Earth with this download.

Sources: TreeHugger and Google Earth Blog

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This article was written on July 17, 2008 by CyberNet.

One of the features that Google Docs has been “missing” to make it a complete online office suite is templates. I’ve used templates in Microsoft Office on multiple occasions whether it be for a resume, a brochure, or a newsletter, and for some, they are a necessity. Google Docs hasn’t offered anything like that until now. They just made a lot of people happy by launching a Google Docs Template Gallery already filled with about 300 templates.

The Official Google Blog posted about this new addition to Google Docs, and they said that they realized that people use documents for all aspects of their lives which is why they decided they needed to put something together. They said, “You need resumes and cover letters to look for jobs and fax cover letters and invoices to run your businesses. And of course you want to use documents in fun ways with family and friends, such as unique designs and layouts for invitation cards and calendars.“

If you take a look around the Templates Gallery, you’ll see that they included templates for all kinds of different things. They are broken down into categories like albums and flipbooks, cards and certificates, resumes and cover letters, students and teachers, and more. Users can rate the templates, and then you can sort them by highest rating, most users, or “hottest.” They were also kind enough to break them down into template type up at the top so that you can easily sift between templates for documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

We took a look through some of the offerings and it looks as though most of the templates have been made by Google with only a handful made by outside sources, which is pretty impressive. It also looks as though they may be doing some filtering of the templates. When this article was started, there were about 310 templates available and at this point there are 295.

Overall we are impressed. This will definitely help Google grow Google Docs because more people may be willing to try it if they can get done with it what they need to, like create a resume or business cards. A good set of templates is something we feel OpenOffice.org still lacks (they’ve got them, but nothing impressive), so kudos to Google.

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The HTC Rhyme is one of the newest additions to the Verizon wireless line-up, setting itself apart from the rest of the family since it’s specifically for women — or hipsters who like purple. This time around, the company decided to focus on the accessories, leading its marketing campaign with a glowing purse charm to avoid missing calls — a fate all too familiar for gals whose phone is oftentimes buried at the bottom of a Louis Vuitton.

Unfortunately, we’ve been skipped over when it comes to some of the features popular with higher-end, more macho phones like the Droid RAZR or the Galaxy Nexus. Sorry, ladies, no 4- or 4.3-inch touchscreen, no 4G LTE and certainly no dual-core processor. Instead, this phone is pretty run-of-the-mill, with a 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen, single-core, 1GHz processor, a WVGA display, a 5MP rear-facing and VGA front-facing camera, as well as an 8GB microSD card. Running the newest Sense 3.5 UI atop Gingerbread, the Rhyme offers a unique user experience for those who like HTC’s custom UI and, of course, the color purple. But is this phone powerful enough to keep up with the multitasking mayhem that is a day in the life of a modern woman? Jump past the break to find out.

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This article was written on February 10, 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–

Mozilla Confirms 2 Infected Add-ons Slip Through Approvals
Users should be on the lookout for two Firefox add-ons, Sothink Web Video Downloader 4.0 and all versions of Master Filer, that Mozilla has confirmed as being infected with viruses. It’s possible that up to 4,600 users have been affected by these malicious extensions, but they were only able to execute on Windows PCs.

Google Buzz: Twitter, in Your Email
Google Buzz is a new service that was just released by the search giant yesterday, and brings a bit of Twitter/FriendFeed to your Inbox. Google boasts the ability to instantly connect with the people that are already in your address book. There is also some simple integration with sites like Twitter, Flickr, and Picasa where it is able to automatically post the items that you upload/tweet about on the respective sites. Unfortunately you can’t use this to actually post to third-party sites.

–News in Brief–

Multitouch Coming to Droid
The Nexus One already received the firmware update that includes multitouch capabilities, and the Motorola Droid should be getting it soon as well.

Story of What Happened in Your Birth Year
The person behind the popular Google Blogoscoped site has started a new venture that covers some of the things that happened the year you were born. It might take a little while to get through it, because it’s in a storybook-like layout where words are printed to the screen as you go.

Revisit the Super Bowl Commercials
Most of the commercials from the Super Bowl have been *officially* posted to YouTube for your viewing pleasure.

Google Chrome Integrates Translation Bar
When visiting a foreign site Google Chrome 5 will display a nice little bar asking if you’d like to translate the page.

uTorrent 2.0 Released
uTorrent 2.0 is now available, and has a strong focus on better network performance.

Amazon is Said to Buy a Touchscreen Company
Rumor is that Amazon bought Touchco, a company that makes flexible touchscreen interfaces, so that they can integrate the technology into the Kindle.

Google Chrome 4 Natively Supports Greasemonkey Scripts
When Google Chrome 4 launched there was a lot of talk about extensions, and so you may have overlooked the native ability to convert Greasemonkey scripts into extensions.

VLC Media Player 1.1 Supports Extensions
A pre-release version of VLC 1.1 has support for third-party extensions, which currently include Last.fm and IMDB integration.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

TVGorge: Stream Your Favorite Shows
Watching TV shows online is nothing new, but sites like Hulu restrict viewing to the U.S. only. That’s where TVGorge.com comes in. Not only is it available around the world, but it has a library of television shows that is truly impressive. For many of them you’ll find all of their past season available, and new episodes are posted very quickly after they air.

All Glass Skin for Opera
I love trying out new themes as much as the next guy, but most aren’t worth writing home about. I have to admit that this all-glass skin for Opera 10.5 sure is a head-turner though. The way it uses the Aero interface on Vista and Windows 7 makes it feel like you’re peeking into the future. The cool factor is definitely earns a 10, but I still have to see how this plays out in heavy usage for me. I don’t know if all the transparent-goodness will start to eat away at my eyes.

–Tips in Brief–

5 Sites to Learn About Using GIMP
These sites will get you going on using the GIMP photo editor, which is especially helpful if you’ve grown accustomed to using other image editors over the years.

Google Chrome’s Incognito Mode Doubles as a “Safe Mode”
The Incognito mode in Google Chrome not only prevents the browser from saving your Internet history, but it also keeps themes and extensions from loading.

5 Best Podcast Managers
These are a few different ways to manage your podcasts on various platforms.

Using CamStudio (Open Source) for Screencasts
This is a way you can make some great screencasts without dropping a dime.

Reboot and then Hibernate Your Computer
Boot Snooze is a simple program that lets you restart and then hibernate or sleep your machine. That way you don’t go months without restarting your computer, and the next time you return it will be ready to roar.

Memorize Long Pieces of Text
Memorize Now is a free online service that takes a body of text, and replaces random words with blanks so that your mind has to fill them in. As you progress more and more of the words are removed to aid in the memorization.

maComfort Brings Mac Features to Windows
This app brings some of the most notable Mac features to the Windows platform, such as hot corners, quicklook, and virtual desktops.

Automatically Refresh & Cycle Through Chrome Tabs
Revolver Tabs is a Chrome add-on that will reload and switch between browser tabs at a specified interval.

How to Delete Online Accounts
A service called Delete Your Account provides quick links for you to disable/remove your account from numerous online services.

–Downloads–

• Avant Browser 11.7.45 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• FeedDemon 3.1.0.12 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Google Chrome 5.0.317.2 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
• iTunes 9.0.3 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Mozilla Prism 1.0 ^{Beta 3} [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1 ^{Alpha 1} [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Notepad2 4.1.24 ^RC3 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• OpenOffice.org 3.2.0 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Opera 10.5.3236 ^Pre-Alpha [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Paint.NET 3.5.3 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Recuva 1.35.472 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Sandboxie 3.44 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• VirtualBox 3.1.4 ^{Beta 2} [Homepage] [Mirror]
• VLC Media Player 1.0.5 [Homepage] [Mirror]

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