Hasta La Gadget!

This article was written on June 28, 2006 by CyberNet.

So you are trying to make Windows XP look like Vista? If you have been reading my previous posts then you might have your XP machine almost looking like Vista. One thing that you probably need is the Vista mouse cursors. Gurudesign.no has posted a package for the cursors that you can download. Here are the steps that you need to take to install the cursors:

1. Download the cursor package.
2. Extract the downloaded file.
3. Right click the “Install.inf” file and click on “Install”.
4. Goto the Control Panel and select “Mouse”.
5. Click on the Pointers tab and choose the cursor: “Aero Cursors (Alphablended)”.
6. You’re done!

I do have to say that these cursors are much better than the ones that are standard in Windows XP. The animation looks very smooth and gets rid of the outdated hourglass.

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This article was written on August 16, 2006 by CyberNet.

WinRAR 3.60 was conveniently just released which comes about 2-weeks after they were offering version 3.51 for free. If you read the details when you got your free key it said that you are not entitled to any upgrades…and they stuck to that.

I figured there might be a slight chance that the newest version would work with the free key that I got, so I downloaded 3.60 and installed it. Nope, once I ran WinRAR it said that I was using evaluation copy that expires in 40 days.

Maybe the giveaway was some kind of “gimmick” to get people hooked on using it and then make them want to purchase an upgrade. If that’s what it was I don’t think that will work because looking at the changelog there isn’t anything that stands out enough to pay for it. There are several updates if you use the command line and the only thing that would be useful to me is the multithread/dual-core compatibility. If you have one of those processors then you will benefit from being able to compress files quicker but that isn’t worth $29, in my opinion.

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This article was written on January 16, 2006 by CyberNet.

Galleon is a popular application that will allow users to have interactive applications on their TV via TiVo. All you have to do is run the software on your Windows or Linux based PC and then you will be able to retrieve all kinds of content from your computer and display it on your television. You can do things like read your email, read RSS feeds, view traffic conditions, and even listen to Shoutcast radio stations. The version 2.1.0 of Galleon that was just released added some nice features, so if you are a TiVo user and don’t have this application then you better give it a try!

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News Source: PVR Wire

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This article was written on March 28, 2007 by CyberNet.

OpenOffice 2.2 was just released after about a month’s worth of delays. The official announcement has yet to be made on the homepage, but the downloads for OpenOffice 2.2 are currently available on their FTP.

This version actually fixes three highly critical vulnerabilities that were recently found. One of them only applies to a  Linux/Solaris system, but the other two apply to all distributions:

• WordPerfect Import Vulnerability – If a user opens an untrusted WordPerfect file his or her system may be compromised.
• StarCalc Vulnerability – If a user opens an untrusted StarCalc document it can potentially run arbitrary code supplied in the file.
• URL Handling Security Vulnerability (Linux/Solaris) – If a user running OpenOffice.org from a shell terminal in Linux or Solaris opens an untrusted URL, malicious code could be arbitrarily executed on the user’s computer.

Besides for the vulnerabilities being fixed, there are also some new things that are worth mentioning:

• Improved text display throughout the entire office suite.
• Enhanced PDF export functionality that supports user-definable form fields and bookmark creation.
• Cosmetic changes in Vista (example: New File dialogue box).
• Apple Mac Intel has several stability improvements.
• OpenOffice Calc spreadsheet has received additional enhancements to its support for Microsoft file formats, including improved support for Pivot Tables and some specialized trigonometric functions.
• OpenOffice Base, the database component, has improved SQL editing functionality as well as a new “Queries within Queries” feature.
• OpenOffice Impress, the presentations component, offers improvements in the handling of hidden slides which has been made more intuitive.

Here is the What’s New page for the last release candidate of OpenOffice 2.2, which also happens to be what got released as the final product. There’s quite a bit of information on there though, and most of you probably won’t want to sift through it.

I briefly flipped through the OpenOffice forum to see what user’s first impressions were of the new release. One of the last comments on the forum says:

No new features that I have noticed with my daily use of Writer and Calc. I have reverted back to the 2.0.4 Novell Edition and actually ‘gained’ many new features.
…
I used to look forward to new releases of OOo with more enthusiasm. But lately there hasn’t been a whole lot to look forward to. In all honesty, the Novell Edition has been a pleasant surprise on Windows for me.

I actually feel the same way as that user. New versions of OpenOffice are being released every few months, but where are those awesome features that will help set it apart? I did find the page for the Novell version of OpenOffice that the person mentioned in the forum, and here are the special features that it is supposed to have:

• Enhancements to Writer
• Enhanced Support for Microsoft Office File Formats
• E-Mail as Microsoft Office Document
• Excel VBA Macro Interoperability
• Improved Data Pilot Support
• Enhanced Fonts
• ODMA Integration
• Multimedia Support in Presentations

I haven’t tried the Novell edition myself because the regular version of OpenOffice has always done just fine for me. However, I do a lot of work with Excel VBA Macros and for that reason I think I will give it a shot. It will take a little while for me to download the whopping 440MB ISO image though.

The next release of OpenOffice is planned for June 5. They are typically on a 3–month schedule, but they have decided to change things up a bit by making every other release dedicated purely for bug fixes. That would mean the June 5 release will not have anything new included and will only be bug fixes. Then after that makes it out the door their focus will be on version OpenOffice 2.3 which is expected around September 4.

OpenOffice Homepage
Download OpenOffice 2.2 directly from an FTP server
Direct link to English OpenOffice 2.2 for Windows

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Mac only
Breakaway is a nifty little free application that makes your Mac computer stop playing music in iTunes anytime you unplug the headphones. Some of you might already be familiar with this feature because it’s something that most iPods do. I would imagine that this would be especially handy if you’re in a quiet office, and don’t want your music to play through the speakers when you unplug your headphones.

If you don’t use iTunes on your Mac this can still serve a rather useful purpose. With a little AppleScript programming you can essentially have the app do anything you want when the headphones are unplugged or plugged-in. By default Breakaway comes with several different scripts that you can setup under the Triggers tab in the preferences. They will do things like set your iChat status to away, play/pause VLC, start your screensaver, and more:

• awayiChat.scpt – Sets iChat’s status to away
• availableiChat.scpt – Sets iChat’s status to available
• awayAdium.scpt – Sets Adium’s status to away
• availableAdium.scpt – Sets Adium’s status to available
• awaySkype.scpt – Sets Skype’s status to away
• availableSkype.scpt – Sets Skype’s status to available
• fastLogout.scpt – Fast user switches (logs out) the current user
• startScreensaver.scpt – Starts the screensaver (useful if the screensaver locks your computer)
• vlcPlayPause.scpt – Toggles the playing state of VLC

I could be missing something, but even after quite a bit of searching I couldn’t find anything comparable for Windows users. Maybe it’s not possible to detect when headphones are unplugged in Windows? If you know of any applications or add-ons that will do this in Windows or Linux please shoot us a comment below!

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