Oct 25

CCleaner Updated – Works with Vista

Posted in: Freeware, Software, Today's Chili, Windows Vista

This article was written on March 19, 2007 by CyberNet.

CCleaner

One piece of softare that I had never tried to install on Windows Vista before was CCleaner (Download Mirror). There was no mention of whether it was compatible with Vista, and I wasn’t quite sure if I wanted to take the risk of trying it out. After all, this program does cleanup both your registry and touches a little on system files…both of which could really mess things up if not done properly.

I just went back to to the CCleaner homepage and noticed that their latest update about 10 days ago added Vista compatibility. That was exactly what I wanted to see because I felt like my computer needed a good cleaning.

After downloading and installing it, I went ahead and ran it. Before it could even start,

‘’?” it requested administrative rights in the forum of a User Account Control (UAC) prompt which is perfectly understandable. This program does mess with things that it should not normally have access to so I figured it would need those permissions to do its job.

Then I had it clean almost everything up, including my registry, and in the end it recovered almost 475MB of precious hard drive space for me. That is awesome considering my Recycle Bin was emptied immediately before running the program so none of that was erased.

If you’re running Vista, I am here to say that CCleaner works great on it! I hadn’t checked my startup programs in quite some time, and using CCleaner’s built-in manager for the startup programs I was able to eliminate some of the things I didn’t really need. The result of using CCleaner is not only more hard drive space, but now my computer even starts up quicker!

CCleaner Homepage (Download Mirror)

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Oct 25

Free and Easy Print to PDF App for Windows

Posted in: Freeware, Software, Today's Chili, Windows

This article was written on August 05, 2011 by CyberNet.

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I use PDF printers quite a bit since I’ve grown accustomed to having the feature built-in on my Mac. In order to do this on a Windows machine you’ll need a third-party application, and there are quite a few that you can choose from. Most of them all do the same thing, but we came across one recently that we liked.

The reason why I think Dora PDF Writer stands out is because it doesn’t try to install any toolbars or other apps during the setup process, and it is pretty simple to use. There aren’t a lot of configuration options that you can choose from, but it has the basics such as encryption, save-to location, and some meta properties for the PDF that will get generated. The screenshot above is what you’ll see when you choose Dora as your printer.

This is also compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows, which is nice since I’ve seen some that don’t support 64-bit yet. If you’re in the market for an app like this I’d say it’s worth the minute it will take to download and install it.

Doro PDF Writer Homepage (Windows only; 32/64-bit; Freeware)

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Oct 25

Opera 9 Leads The Way With New AJAX Technology

Posted in: Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on September 01, 2006 by CyberNet.

Opera 9 Screenshot Opera is a terrific Web browser and they continue to develop it to be very feature rich. I don’t use Opera as my primary browser because of the lack of compatibility with many Google services, but I do use it from time to time. The best thing about it is that I never have a memory leak!

Opera has stepped up the game even more by offering a new AJAX feature which sounds really great. Here is how the new system works:

With the traditional AJAX implementation, the browser continually polls the server, sending requests to the server, asking to get data back, making new HTTP requests for every single poll, putting more strain on the server than needed.

In Opera 9 you can instead open a persistent connection to the server, sending data to the client when new information is available, eliminating the need for continuous polling.

Since continuous polling is no longer needed it relieves some of the strain from the servers. If you want to see how smooth it runs you can try out this example that Opera setup for a RealTime Web Chat (view a screenshot). Sure this is only a chat system but if Google implemented this AJAX system into their services then they would reduce the load on their servers which could make it easier for them to add even more features.

I give credit to the Opera Team for developing such a secure, stable, and advanced browser. Hopefully other browsers will soon see the benefits this could have.

News Source: Opera Watch [via Digg]

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Oct 25

Windows Vista 5381 Designated As Beta 2

Posted in: Software, Today's Chili, Windows

This article was written on May 05, 2006 by CyberNet.

Windows Vista 5381 Designated As Beta 2

With WinHEC right around the corner (about two weeks away) people are starting to find out which build of Vista Microsoft will hand out to attendees. Paul Thurrott has said that Microsoft is going to hand out Vista 5381 and this will be branded as Beta 2. Here is what he had to say:

Microsoft continues work on Vista build 5381, which will be finalized as Beta 2 on May 22. Attendees of the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2006 will receive Vista Beta 2 on DVD, and Microsoft plans to seed the build with testers, other partners, and millions of consumers via a widely distributed Community Preview Program (CPP) in the following days. If you’ve been waiting for a chance to get your hands on Vista, that day is finally coming.

The recent builds of Vista have definitely been getting progressively better. With the release of Beta 2 we might see an operating system that will be usable on a daily basis. I have heard many people talk about incompatible drivers which either causes the system to frequently crash or not even install. I am sure that these issues will be quickly addressed since Vista should have all of their features implemented by this point.

News Source: WindowsIT Pro

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Oct 25

Social Bookmarking del.iciou.us Easily Accessible for Internet Explorer Users

Posted in: Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on July 15, 2006 by CyberNet.

Social Bookmarking del.iciou.us Easily Accessible for Internet Explorer Users
 

Social Bookmarking site del.icio.us has recently made bookmarking for Internet Explorer users easier with a new extension which adds a ‘My del.icio.us’ button and a ‘Tag This’ button to the browser. If you’re an Internet Explorer user, you can find the extension here. Up until now, it was only available for Firefox. The Firefox extension can be found here. If you’re using Opera, someone has created a widget so that your del.icio.us bookmarks are easily accessible, it can be found here.

Del.iciou.us has also added another feature that helps you keep track of new links that people have sent you. When someone tags a link for your username, on the top of the page it will show how many links are waiting for you to be seen, just an extra added convenience!

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Oct 25

EverNote 2.2 Free for Today Only ($49.95 Value)

Posted in: Features, Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on November 15, 2007 by CyberNet.

I know that many of you are already EverNote users, and the latest release added some great new features. This note taking application is handy for jotting down grocery lists, clipping information from websites, or managing expenses.

Giveaway of the Day has the full EverNote program available for free today only. The advanced version of EverNote ($49.95) includes searching within images, handwriting recognition, shape correction, and digital ink support. If you’re not a Table PC user it’s probably not that valuable to you, but it’s still free.

The only catch with all “Giveaway of the Day” offerings is that they can only be installed today. It will not let you run the installer after today, which means you’ll have to fork out the money for the advanced version should you ever format your computer. I guess you could always monitor the installation process, and then backup any registry and/or file changes that take place. ;) That might be more work than it’s worth though.

Download EverNote for Free [via jkOnTheRun]
Hat tip to “S”!

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Oct 25

Enough With The Ridiculous Product Code Names

Posted in: Android, Apple, Software, Today's Chili, top, Windows

You see that photo right above these words? That’s a fucking ice cream sandwich. You know what’s on the next generation of Android phones? An operating system. Android 4.0 to be specific. I defy you to eat it. More »

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Oct 25

Bringing Back Classic Menus and Toolbars to Office 2007?

Posted in: Apple, Microsoft, Newly Released, Screenshots, Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on April 11, 2007 by CyberNet.

Office Classic Menus

By this point most of you have probably had the opportunity to either tinker around with or at least see pictures of the new Office 2007 user interface. It is a huge change from the normal toolbars and menus that we were accustomed to in the previous releases of Microsoft Office, but most people who actually sit down and use it believe that the change is for the better.

To replace menus and toolbars, Microsoft is using what they call Ribbons. There are hundreds and hundreds of commands in Office, and these Ribbons make it easier to find those commands. They are much more intuitive than needing to dig through menus to make sure you had the right toolbar enabled.

A company called Addintools has developed a product that might interest those non-Ribbon fans out there. I haven’t tried “Classic Menu for Office 2007” myself, but from the screenshots it appears to bring together the ease of navigation from the ribbons and the traditional menu/toolbar layout from previous versions of Office.

Unfortunately this does come with a price-tag, and that’s $29.95 for all the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint add-ons or $15.99 for each individual program that you want. I am not surprised to see something like this come out because they are obviously trying to capitalize on people who don’t accept change very well.

Personally I think that Microsoft could have very easily included a feature like this, but they are probably trying to inch us closer to a more drastic redesign in future versions of Windows? I could be way off with that, but Microsoft obviously spends millions of dollars in usability research for their applications and I would think that they are trying to show us that a change in design can be very beneficial in terms of productivity.

Source: ComputerWorld

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Oct 24

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7 Released

Posted in: Newly Released, Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on September 14, 2006 by CyberNet.

Firefox Logo Mozilla has placed the official release of Firefox 1.5.0.7 on their FTP for download. Typically I would just link to the FTP and tell you to go find your language but I figured I do this so much now that I should come up with a better way. I don’t think I could do it much easier than this:

I probably don’t even need to explain how to use to it since it’s so simple. :D

Mozilla is yet to make the release notes page available and they have not updated the fixed security vulnerabilities page either.

I’m sure the “What’s New” section will look something like

Well, I hope you like the new download option I put together. Let me know if you see a mistake in it.

Update:
Thunderbird has also been updated to 1.5.0.7…thanks to the commenters who noticed this!

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Oct 24

Microsoft Teams with HP to Boost Live Search

Posted in: Microsoft, Software, Today's Chili, Yahoo

This article was written on June 02, 2008 by CyberNet.

hp and windows team up.pngIn an attempt to gain market share in the search arena, Microsoft has just announced a partnership with HP that will make their Live Search the default on Hewlett-Packard computers that are shipped in the United States and Canada. For first-time Internet users or casual users in general, they may not take the time to change the default to something else which could help Microsoft gain some ground in search.

The deal that Microsoft just made is by no means new. Those of you who recently purchased Dell computers know this first-hand because Google has partnered with Dell. Similarly, Yahoo has an agreement with Acer to provide various tools to the users and make Yahoo search the default. Previously Yahoo also had a deal with HP but now Microsoft is coming in and likely paying more than Yahoo to snag HP away. And here we thought there was going to be more computer companies moving away from installing bloatware. Anything for a buck, I guess…

For HP buyers in the U.S. and Canada that purchase a computer starting in January, here’s what to expect. First, Live search will be the default search engine in the browser on the computer. Secondly, and probably more annoying is that a custom version of Internet Explorer will come pre-installed that has a Live Search toolbar installed. The toolbar will make searching “more convenient” and it will also have links to some of HP’s services like Snapfish (digital photo service).

In the official Microsoft Press Release, Kevin Johnson who is the president of the Platforms and Services Division said, “This is the most significant distribution deal for Live Search that Microsoft has ever done, and we are very pleased to be partnering with HP to help bring live Search to millions of consumers across North America.” Significant it is because Microsoft has struggled to gain search users. This could certainly help…

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