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		<title>Prioritize Network Traffic on a Per-Application Basis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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  Windows only 
Don&#8217;t you hate when you&#8217;re downloading something (namely via BitTorrent) and it renders the rest of your computer nearly unusable. NetBalancer can fix this because it is a Windows program that gives you control over what apps are considered more important than others. You can, for example, designate priority to your [...]]]></description>
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Don&#8217;t you hate when you&#8217;re downloading something (namely via BitTorrent) and it renders the rest of your computer nearly unusable. <a href="http://seriousbit.com/netbalancer/">NetBalancer</a> can fix this because it is a Windows program that gives you control over what apps are considered more important than others. You can, for example, designate priority to your web browser instead of your BitTorrent client. You can even specify download and upload priorities separately meaning a process can have a high download priority but a low upload priority.</p>
<p>The catch? The free version of NetBalancer limits you to setting upload and/or download priorities for 5 different processes. If you want to do any more than that you&#8217;ll have to buy the full version for $25, but generally I&#8217;d say there are only a handful of apps that I&#8217;d want to apply this to. So I&#8217;d say for personal use this limitation should be fine for most people.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a list of the things NetBalancer is capable of:</p>
<ul>
<li>Set download and upload network priority for any process. Currently supported priorities are:
<ul>
<li>High priority</li>
<li>Normal priority</li>
<li>Low priority</li>
<li>Block traffic</li>
<li>Ignore traffic</li>
<li>Limit traffic</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Set download and upload speed limits for a process</li>
<li>Show all system processes with their in and out network traffic speed</li>
<li>Show current connection for any process</li>
<li>Show downloaded and uploaded traffic for any process since NetBlancer&#8217;s start</li>
<li>View overall system traffic as a graph</li>
<li>Show last 15 seconds traffic in system tray</li>
<li>Fine tune priorities (see Level Severity setting).</li>
</ul>
<p>This is one of the few traffic shaping applications out there that have a free version available, and being able to prioritize your traffic to ensure a quality of service (QOS) is pretty nice. Definitely worth the download if you&#8217;re in the market for such an app.</p>
<p><a href="http://seriousbit.com/netbalancer/">NetBalancer Homepage</a> (Windows 2003 32/64-bit, XP 32/64-bit, Vista 32-bit, Windows 7 32-bit)<br />
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<p><strong>Copyright &copy; 2010 <a href="http://cybernetnews.com">CyberNet</a> | <a href="http://forum.cybernetnews.com">CyberNet Forum</a> | <a href="http://learnfirefox.cybernetnews.com">Learn Firefox</a><br /><a href="http://cybernetnews.com/free-traffic-shaping-software/">Prioritize Network Traffic on a Per-Application Basis</a></strong></p><p><strong>Related Posts:</strong><ul><a href="http://cybernetnews.com/google-adds-traffic-prediction-feature/" rel="bookmark" title="Google Adds Traffic Prediction Feature">Google Adds Traffic Prediction Feature</a><a href="http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-thottle-or-limit-bandwidth-usage-in-firefox-and-internet-explorer/" rel="bookmark" title="Thottle or Limit Bandwidth Usage in Firefox and Internet Explorer">CyberNotes: Thottle or Limit Bandwidth Usage in Firefox and Internet Explorer</a><a href="http://cybernetnews.com/the-pirate-bay-doubles-their-traffic-after-police-raid/" rel="bookmark" title="The Pirate Bay Doubles Their Traffic After Police Raid">The Pirate Bay Doubles Their Traffic After Police Raid</a><a href="http://cybernetnews.com/download-legal-torrents/" rel="bookmark" title="Download Legal Torrents">Download Legal Torrents</a><a href="http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-103bees-tracks-your-search-traffic/" rel="bookmark" title="103bees Tracks your Search Traffic">CyberNotes: 103bees Tracks your Search Traffic</a></ul></p>
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		<title>Alternative to WebGuide on Windows 7 Media Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
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I used to be a huge fan of WebGuide, but it seems that the developer joining Microsoft put an end to all updates. The bad news came when I couldn&#8217;t get WebGuide to work on my Windows 7 64-bit Media Center, and due to the lack of support I started looking [...]]]></description>
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I used to be a huge fan of <a href="http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-schedule-and-stream-shows-from-media-center/">WebGuide</a>, but it seems that the developer joining Microsoft put an end to all updates. The bad news came when I couldn&#8217;t get WebGuide to work on my Windows 7 64-bit Media Center, and due to the lack of support I started looking for alternatives.</p>
<p>Unfortunately it was tough to find anything worthwhile, but one called <a href="http://ww2.fatattitude.com/software/software-item.aspx?appid=12">Remote Potato</a> looked promising. With very little effort I had Remote Potato up and running on my PC. It includes a Silverlight-powered interface as well as a HTML interface that is great for mobile devices. One nice thing about using the Silverlight interface is that all the animations are incredibly smooth, and overall things just seem more polished. The real benefit, however, is that you can stream shows directly from Windows 7 Media Center to the browser. You can watch all of your recorded shows from any computer that has Silverlight installed.</p>
<p>The only thing that takes a little time is <a href="http://ww2.fatattitude.com/software/remotepotatofaq.aspx">setting up the guide</a> for Remote Potato to use. I hope that at a future point this functionality will be included with the app, but in the meantime you have to use a third-party tool to accomplish the XML file creation that&#8217;s needed. Once you get that set up you&#8217;ll need to make it a scheduled task so that the file creation happens automatically. It&#8217;s not difficult, but it was something I had already grown accustomed to WebGuide handling for me.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that the general install (without the guide/scheduling capabilities) takes literally just a minute, and from there you&#8217;ll be able to start streaming shows. The TV guide set up will probably take an additional 15-20 minutes, but is time well spent.</p>
<p>If you regularly use Windows 7 Media Center I&#8217;d highly recommend checking out this app. This was enough to convince me to install Silverlight, which previously I never felt the need to do. I look forward to this getting better with future updates.</p>
<p><a href="http://ww2.fatattitude.com/software/software-item.aspx?appid=12">Remote Potato Homepage</a> (Windows 7 Only; Freeware)</p>
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		<title>CyberSearch 2.0.5 – Easier “Search This Site”</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
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We released the CyberSearch 2.0.5 Firefox extension this week which includes numerous bug fixes and support for Firefox 3.7 nightly builds, and the Snapback functionality is once again working the way I intended it to. Now when you click the Snapback button in the Address Bar it not only repopulates your search query, but also [...]]]></description>
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<p>We released the <a href="http://cybernetnews.com/cybersearch/">CyberSearch 2.0.5</a> Firefox extension this week which includes numerous bug fixes and support for Firefox 3.7 nightly builds, and the Snapback functionality is once again working the way I intended it to. Now when you click the Snapback button in the Address Bar it not only repopulates your search query, but also displays the drop down of the results immediately.</p>
<p>The main thing, however, I want to point out is our greatly enhanced &#8220;search this site&#8221; functionality. Judging by the feedback I received over the past few months I can now say that one of the most common uses for CyberSearch is to find information on the site your currently viewing. I talked with some friends, ran some ideas by them, and came up with what feels like the perfect solution.</p>
<p>Imagine you&#8217;re on a site like the New York Times. Previously if you wanted to search the site you&#8217;d have to put your &#8220;keyword&#8221; at the beginning of the URL, and then move to the end of the URL, type a space, and put in your search terms. Searching the New York Times for &#8220;Bill Gates&#8221; would mean your Address Bar looked something like this (note that &#8220;&gt;&#8221; is the default keyword, but can be customized):</p>
<p><code>&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/ bill gates</code></p>
<p>Don&#8217;t get me wrong, that will still work, but it can now be done in much fewer steps. With CyberSearch 2.0.5 all you have to do is jump up to your Address Bar, and type your keyword followed by your search terms. CyberSearch will automatically recognize that you&#8217;re wanting to search the current site, and will show results accordingly. The same New York Times example can now be accomplished by entering this into your Address Bar:</p>
<p><code>&gt;bill gates</code></p>
<p>There is still some benefit to knowing the syntax in the first example though. If you&#8217;re on, for example, the Wall Street Journal&#8217;s site you can still search the New York Times by using any of the following:</p>
<p><code>&gt;nytimes.com bill gates<br />
&gt;www.nytimes.com bill gates<br />
&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/ bill gates</code></p>
<p>Any of those will limit search results from the New York Times regardless of the site you&#8217;re currently viewing. CyberSearch 2.0.5 will basically assume that you want to search the current site if a URL is not provided.</p>
<p>Keep your feedback coming! And a big thanks to Peter and Edward who worked with me to resolve a Tab Mix Plus compatibility issue.</p>
<p><a href="http://cybernetnews.com/cybersearch/">CyberSearch 2.0.5 Homepage</a></p>
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		<title>WrapUp: HTML5 vs. Flash Performance, A Web-Centric Music Manager, and More</title>
		<link>http://dillseed.net/blog/wrapup-html5-vs-flash-performance-a-web-centric-music-manager-and-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;t forget to send in your own tips, or just leave a comment on this page if you think you&#8217;ve got something we [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!--align="right"-->Welcome to the <a href="http://cybernetnews.com/category/wrapup/">WrapUp</a> by <a href="http://cybernetnews.com">CyberNet</a>. 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&#8217;t forget to <a href="http://cybernetnews.com/have-a-tip-send-it-to-us/">send in your own tips</a>, or just leave a comment on this page if you think you&#8217;ve got something we should include.</p>
<h3>&#8211;News&#8211;</h3>
<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/opera-mini-android.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="opera mini android.jpg" /><a href="http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/03/10/opera-mini-5-android/">Opera Mini 5 Beta Available for Android</a></strong><br />
The Opera team released a Beta for version 5 of their Android Mini browser last week. The new version supports Speed Dial for your favorite sites, includes a password manager, and can sync your bookmarks/Speed Dial with the desktop version of Opera. The main benefit to Opera Mini, however, is the the fact that all your requests go through Opera&#8217;s servers to compress and optimize the page you want to view.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/html5.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="html5.jpg" /><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/does_html5_really_beat_flash_surprising_results_of_new_tests.php">HTML5 vs. Flash Performance</a></strong><br />
There are many proponents for HTML5 video playback in browsers, but Windows users in particular may find that Flash is actually more efficient due to hardware acceleration. Flash 10.1 is able to use the GPU on some computers to decode video, and therefore beat out the straight HTML5 implementations in most scenarios.</p>
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<h3>&#8211;News in Brief&#8211;</h3>
<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/firefox-upgrade.jpg" width="100" height="72" alt="firefox upgrade.jpg" /><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2010/03/11/upgrade-offer-to-be-issued-to-firefox-3-and-firefox-3-5-users/">Upgrades Issues to Firefox 3 and Firefox 3.5 Users</a></strong><br />
Mozilla will be pushing out update notifications to Firefox users that have not yet upgraded to Firefox 3.6.</p>
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<p><b><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/reader-play.jpg" width="100" height="80" alt="reader play.jpg" /><a href="http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2010/03/and-now-for-something-completely.html">A New Way to View Google Reader</a><br /></b> Google introduced a more visual way to browse through interesting photos and videos in Google Reader.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/google-biking.jpg" width="100" height="80" alt="google biking.jpg" /><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/biking-directions-added-to-google-maps.html">Biking Directions Added to Google Maps</a></strong><br />
Google added biking directions to the already included transit, walking, and driving directions in Maps.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/msn-homepage.jpg" width="100" height="76" alt="msn homepage.jpg" /><a href="http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2010/03/10/new-msn-homepage-rolling-out.aspx">New MSN Homepage Rolling Out</a></strong><br />
As expected Microsoft is rolling out a completely redesigned MSN Homepage over the next few weeks.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p><b><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/apps-marketplace.jpg" width="100" height="66" alt="apps marketplace.jpg" /><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/open-for-business-google-apps.html">Google Apps Marketplace Open</a><br /></b> Third-party companies can now make &#8220;add-ons&#8221; to Google Apps that integrate with services like Gmail and Google Calendar.</p>
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<p><b><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/refresh-pop.jpg" width="100" height="71" alt="refresh pop.jpg" /><a href="http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/new-in-labs-refresh-pop-accounts.html">Manually Refresh POP Accounts in Gmail</a><br /></b> A Gmail Labs feature now lets you manually fetch emails from POP accounts that you&#8217;ve set up.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/steam-mac.jpg" width="100" height="73" alt="steam mac.jpg" /><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/valve-confirms-steam-for-mac-debuts-in-april/">Valve Confirms Steam for Mac</a></strong><br />
Valve announced that Steam will indeed be coming to Mac users sometime in April.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/chromium-css.jpg" width="100" height="82" alt="chromium css.jpg" /><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/03/08/chromium-nighly-build-adds-support-for-custom-user-stylesheets/">Chromium Adds Support for Custom Stylesheets</a></strong><br />
The latest nightly release of Chromium lets users specify custom stylesheets that can be used to modify the appearance of sites.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/popsci.jpg" width="100" height="74" alt="popsci.jpg" /><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5488107/the-complete-popular-science-archive-now-available">Complete Popular Science Archive Available</a></strong><br />
With the help of Google, Popular Science now lets you view previously published magazines.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/newegg-counterfeit.jpg" width="100" height="78" alt="newegg counterfeit.jpg" /><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/07/newegg-sells-300-counterfeit-core-i7-920-cpus-is-now-investiga/">Newegg Sells Counterfeit i7 CPUs</a></strong><br />
Newegg has admitted to selling 300 counterfeit Intel i7 CPUs, and is working with the customers to replace them.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ad-block.jpg" width="100" height="90" alt="ad block.jpg" /><a href="http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2010/03/why-ad-blocking-is-devastating-to-the-sites-you-love.ars">Why Ad Blocking is Devastating to the Sites You Love</a></strong><br />
Ars Technica explains how blocking ads on your favorite sites can have a negative affect.</p>
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<h3>&#8211;Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews&#8211;</h3>
<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/musicbee.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="musicbee.jpg" /><a href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2010/03/musicbee-web-centric-music-manager.html">MusicBee &#8211; A Web-Centric Music Manager</a></strong><br />
This desktop music manager is unique in the sense that it utilizes the power of the web to simplify music tasks. You can do things like update tags, missing album art, lyrics, and much more. It can also create playlists from similar artists (according to Last.FM), and you can fetch online info for the song you&#8217;re currently listening to.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/windows-7-taskbar.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="windows 7 taskbar.jpg" /><a href="http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/customize-windows-7-taskbar-thumbnails-aero-peek/">Windows 7 Taskbar Customizer</a></strong><br />
We&#8217;ve seen apps that let you customize the size of the thumbnail previews in Vista, and now a similar (but better) tool is available for Windows 7 users. The thumbnail customizer lets you specify the size, spacing, margin, and delay associated with every preview popup you see when hovering over a Taskbar icon.</p>
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<h3>&#8211;Tips in Brief&#8211;</h3>
<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hulu.jpg" width="100" height="76" alt="hulu.jpg" /><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2010/03/14/download-hulu-tv-shows-with-stream-transport/">Download Hulu TV Shows</a></strong><br />
This desktop app makes it easy for you to download your favorite Hulu TV shows.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/weatherbar.jpg" width="100" height="84" alt="weatherbar.jpg" /><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/03/12/weatherbar-puts-the-weather-right-in-your-windows-7-superbar/">WeatherBar Puts the Weather in Your Windows 7 Taskbar</a></strong><br />
This Windows 7 app puts the your local weather in a jumplist item.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/batch-convert-images.jpg" width="100" height="77" alt="batch convert images.jpg" /><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5491775/photo-magician-batch-converts-your-images-with-drag-and-drop-ease">Batch Convert Images Using Drag and Drop</a></strong><br />
Photo Magician lets you perform advanced image conversions, or a faster method that is initiated simply by dropping images onto an icon.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ie-tab-2.jpg" width="100" height="78" alt="ie tab 2.jpg" /><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2010/03/11/ie-tab-2-continues-where-ie-tab-stopped/">IE Tab 2 Continues the IE Tab Project</a></strong><br />
The IE Tab project lives on with a new name, and supports versions of Firefox up to the latest nightly builds.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/dummy-images.jpg" width="100" height="79" alt="dummy images.jpg" /><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/03/10/dummyimage-com-is-the-lorem-ipsum-of-web-images/">Create Dummy Placeholder Images</a></strong><br />
This website lets you specify the dimensions and colors for an image, and have it generated on-the-fly. Definitely great for web designers.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/secondbar.jpg" width="99" height="71" alt="secondbar.jpg" /><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5489410/secondbar-puts-a-menu-bar-on-all-your-macs-monitors">Add an Additional Menu Bar to Each Mac Monitor</a></strong><br />
SecondBar will throw a menu bar on the top of each additional monitor that you have hooked up to your Mac.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/synergy.jpg" width="100" height="67" alt="synergy.jpg" /><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/03/09/synergy-shares-one-mouse-and-keyboard-between-multiple-computer/">Synergy+ Continues Development of the Open Source Project</a></strong><br />
This is a continuation of the open source Synergy project that lets you use one mouse/keyboard across all your operating systems.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/office-tabs.jpg" width="100" height="72" alt="office tabs.jpg" /><a href="http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/add-multiple-tabs-to-office-programs/">Add Tabs to Office Programs</a></strong><br />
If you&#8217;re constantly working with multiple Office documents this add-on will incorporate a tabbed interface for managing all open files.</p>
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<h3>&#8211;Downloads&#8211;</h3>
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<li>AIM 7.2.6.1 [<a href="http://www.aim.com/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_aim/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
<li>Dropbox 0.8.11 [<a href="http://www.getdropbox.com/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Dropbox/1256772932/1">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
<li>Evernote 3.5.2.1697 [<a href="http://www.evernote.com/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_evernote/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
<li>FileHippo Update Checker 1.036 [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_update_checker/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
<li>Foobar2000 1.0.1 [<a href="http://www.foobar2000.org/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_foobar2000/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
<li>Foxit Reader 3.2.0.0303 [<a href="http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_foxit/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
<li>Google Chrome 5.0.342.2 <sup><font color="#FF0000"><strong>Beta</strong></font></sup> [<a href="http://www.google.com/chrome">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_google_chrome/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /> <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mac.png" alt="Mac" /> <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/linux.png" alt="Linux" /></li>
<li>IntelliPoint 7.1 [<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/hardware">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_intellipoint/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
<li>K-Meleon 1.5.4 [<a href="http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_kmeleon/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
<li>Notepad++ 5.6.8 [<a href="http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_notepad/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
<li>Safari 4.0.5 [<a href="http://www.apple.com/safari/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_safari/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /> <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mac.png" alt="Mac" /></li>
<li>Skype 4.2.0.155 [<a href="http://www.skype.com/getconnected/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_skype/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
<li>TagScanner 5.1.558 [<a href="http://www.xdlab.ru/en/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/TagScanner/981935153/1">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
<li>Thunderbird 3.1 <sup><font color="#FF0000"><strong>Beta 1</strong></font></sup> [<a href="http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_thunderbird/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /> <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mac.png" alt="Mac" /> <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/linux.png" alt="Linux" /></li>
<li>Unlocker 1.8.9 [<a href="http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_unlocker/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
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		<title>Comodo Dragon: A Chrome-Based Web Browser</title>
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  Windows only It&#8217;s always been interesting to watch which open source browser third-parties branch off of when they start offering up their own web surfing app. Up until recently Firefox was the popular choice mostly because it was, well, one of the only viable choices. Now that Google Chrome is on the scene [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/comodo-dragon-chrome-browser.png" width="640" height="413" alt="comodo dragon chrome browser.png" /></p>
<p><em><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/arrowstart.png" alt="arrow" /> <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /> Windows only</em> <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/arrowend.png" alt="arrow" /><br />It&#8217;s always been interesting to watch which open source browser third-parties branch off of when they start offering up their own web surfing app. Up until recently Firefox was the popular choice mostly because it was, well, one of the only viable choices. Now that Google Chrome is on the scene and gaining market share that appears to be changing.</p>
<p>Many of you know Comodo because of their <a href="http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/firewall.php">free firewall utility</a>, and some may even be a proponent of their antivirus. Their newest creation, <a href="http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/browser.php">Comodo Dragon</a>, is a Chrome-based web browser that doesn&#8217;t add much to the feature set already found in Chrome. I thought that maybe they&#8217;d make it interesting by having Comodo Dragon work hand-in-hand with some of their other products, but that doesn&#8217;t appear to be the case.</p>
<p>I wanted to see how this differed from Chrome, and went looking around for details on what &#8220;privacy and security enhancements&#8221; there actually were. I couldn&#8217;t actually find details on the changes they&#8217;ve made other than that they have removed the <a href="http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/">tracking capabilities</a> Google embeds in Chrome. Aside from that all I have to go off of are the bullets they provide:</p>
<ul>
<li>Has privacy enhancements that surpass those in Chromium&#8217;s technology</li>
<li>Has Domain Validation technology that identifies and segregates superior SSL certificates from inferior ones</li>
<li>Stops cookies and other Web spies</li>
<li>Prevents all Browser download tracking to ensure your privacy</li>
</ul>
<p>The browser itself feels exactly like Chrome&#8230; except for the (much) uglier skin. I guess what intrigued me was not that Comodo is offering a browser, but rather that they chose to go with Chrome as their starting point. I know their are some other spin-offs, such as <a href="http://www.chromeplus.org/">ChromePlus</a>, but if all Comodo was looking to do was make a branded browser they could have easily gone with Firefox as well. It may not mean much now, but if this turns into a trend we could see it affecting Firefox&#8217;s market share&#8230; which has already been rather stagnant since the release of Chrome.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/browser.php">Comodo Dragon Browser</a> (Windows only; Freeware)</p>
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		<title>Monitor Your Applications with Kiwi</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
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I&#8217;ve found a lot of great apps thanks to commenters on our site, and credit for this one goes to an anonymous visitor on our article about automatically restarting crashed apps. The program I&#8217;m talking about is called Kiwi, and it has some unique monitoring capabilities that aren&#8217;t found in many [...]]]></description>
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I&#8217;ve found a lot of great apps thanks to commenters on our site, and credit for this one goes to an anonymous visitor on our article about <a href="http://cybernetnews.com/automatically-restart-crashed-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-151773">automatically restarting crashed apps</a>. The program I&#8217;m talking about is called <a href="http://drinkprog.com/kiwi/">Kiwi</a>, and it has some unique monitoring capabilities that aren&#8217;t found in many other applications. There are both free and paid versions, but I know that the functionality offered in the free version will appeal to some of you.</p>
<p>Kiwi will monitor any application that you tell it to, and can either report back or take action based on certain events. What do I mean? One good example is that Kiwi can both alert you when an application exceeds a certain amount of memory usage, and if desired it can even close the offending program. That&#8217;s just one example of the monitors available in the free version. Here&#8217;s a quick list of the other things available:</p>
<ul>
<li>
    <b>You can get alerted when via email:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>When a program starts</li>
<li>When a program ends</li>
<li>When it exceeds a specified amount of memory usage</li>
<li>When it has been running for a specified amount of time</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
    <b>You can take the following actions:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Close a program after it exceeds a specified amount of memory usage</li>
<li>Close a program after it exceeds a specified amount of CPU time</li>
<li>Close a program after it has been running for a specified amount of time</li>
<li>When a program ends, turn off the computer</li>
<li>When a program starts, execute a specified application</li>
<li>When a program ends, execute a specified application</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kiwi-add-app.png" width="640" height="487" alt="kiwi add app.png" /></p>
<p>The paid version offers a <i>ton</i> of different monitoring options including remaining hard drive space, testing IP/URL availability, checking to see if a file exists, and checking whether an app is inactive or unresponsive. What&#8217;s nice is that you can see all of the features that would be available to you by flipping over to the advanced tab. There&#8217;s upwards of 75 monitors/actions that you&#8217;ll need to upgrade if you want to use them, but that doesn&#8217;t detract from the usefulness of the free version.</p>
<p><a href="http://drinkprog.com/kiwi/">Kiwi Homepage</a> (Windows only; Freeware)</p>
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		<title>Print a List of Files in a Folder</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
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I can think of a handful of times that I&#8217;ve wanted to export a list of all the files from a particular directory so that I could share them with someone else. That kind of task sounds like it should be really easy, but there aren&#8217;t too many apps out there [...]]]></description>
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I can think of a handful of times that I&#8217;ve wanted to export a list of all the files from a particular directory so that I could share them with someone else. That kind of task sounds like it should be really easy, but there aren&#8217;t too many apps out there that are versatile enough to meet most users&#8217; needs. One that I stumbled across, <a href="http://www.ntraxdesign.com/index.php?mod=software#getfolder">getFolder</a>, should cover most aspects that you&#8217;re looking for in an app like this.</p>
<p>Aside from being both free and portable, getFolder will let you export a list of files and folders to an HTML, XML, TXT, RTF, or CSV file. All of these options mean you can create an ultra-simple list, or get a bit more complex by using a CSV file and opening it up into a spreadsheet app such as Excel.</p>
<p>Looking for more features? getFolder can do basic bulk renaming of files and can filter out results according to criteria you specify. It&#8217;s not exactly a ground-breaking program, but since it&#8217;s portable I&#8217;d say there&#8217;s some value in keeping it around for those one-off situations where you need to list out the contents of a folder.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ntraxdesign.com/index.php?mod=software#getfolder">getFolder 2.0 Homepage</a> (Windows only; Freeware)</p>
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		<title>WrapUp: Ubuntu’s New Theme, Firefox Preview Isolates Plugins, and More</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;t forget to send in your own tips, or just leave a comment on this page if you think you&#8217;ve got something we [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!--align="right"-->Welcome to the <a href="http://cybernetnews.com/category/wrapup/">WrapUp</a> by <a href="http://cybernetnews.com">CyberNet</a>. 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&#8217;t forget to <a href="http://cybernetnews.com/have-a-tip-send-it-to-us/">send in your own tips</a>, or just leave a comment on this page if you think you&#8217;ve got something we should include.</p>
<h3>&#8211;News&#8211;</h3>
<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ubuntu-10-theme.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="ubuntu 10 theme.jpg" /><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Brand">Ubuntu 10.04 To Sport a New Theme</a></strong><br />
After six years the Ubuntu operating system will be going under the knife, and will come out with a fresh new makeover. They are dropping a lot of the brown that users had come to associate with Ubuntu, and the old design dubbed &#8220;Human&#8221; is taking a backseat to &#8220;Light.&#8221; Everything has been revamped from icons to the boot screen, and even the logo has been modernized a bit. Canonical expects the facelift to represent the operating system for years to come.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/picnik.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="picnik.jpg" /><a href="http://www.picnik.com/">Picnik Gets Acquired by Google</a></strong><br />
Picnik is an online photo editor that was being managed by just 20 employees&#8230; until last week when they were acquired by Google. According to their team nothing will be changing immediately, and integration with third-party services such as Flickr will still remain available. It seems only natural that Picnik will become heavily integrated into Picasa, but that will likely take months (if not longer) for them to accomplish.</p>
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<h3>&#8211;News in Brief&#8211;</h3>
<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/remail.jpg" width="100" height="76" alt="remail.jpg" /><a href="http://www.remail.com/blog/posts/170028">Google Open Sources reMail</a></strong><br />
Not that long ago Google acquired the makers of an iPhone app called reMail, and they are now open-sourcing the technology so that iPhone developers can have an excellent starting point for creating apps that need to access IMAP email accounts.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/office-2010.jpg" width="96" height="76" alt="office 2010.jpg" /><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10464592-56.html">Office 2010 Upgrade Guarantee</a></strong><br />
If you buy a copy of Office 2007 between now and the release of Office 2010 (business launch is May 12th, consumer launch is in June) you will get a free upgrade to the latest version.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/docverse.jpg" width="100" height="76" alt="docverse.jpg" /><a href="http://blog.docverse.com/2010/03/05/googled/">Google Docs Welcomes DocVerse</a></strong><br />
The acquisition of DocVerse means that Google officially supports integration with the widely popular Microsoft Office desktop applications.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ipad.jpg" width="100" height="83" alt="ipad.jpg" /><a href="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/03/05ipad.html">iPad Available on April 3rd</a></strong><br />
Apple announced that pre-orders for the iPad will begin on May 12th, and will be available at stores on April 3rd.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/10-billion-tweets.jpg" width="100" height="81" alt="10 billion tweets.jpg" /><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/04/10-billionth-tweet/">10 Billion Tweets</a></strong><br />
Twitter boldly passes the 10-billion tweet mark, and to celebrate the event tweeters around the world&#8230; tweeted some more.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/roger-ebert.jpg" width="100" height="87" alt="roger ebert.jpg" /><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/roger-ebert-regains-his-voice-with-help-from-cereproc-video/">Roger Ebert Regains Voice with Mac Software</a></strong><br />
Thanks to a heavily customized text-to-speech Mac application Roger Ebert can now speak in his old voice.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/tivo.jpg" width="100" height="76" alt="tivo.jpg" /><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10462438-1.html">TiVo Unveils Series4 DVRs</a></strong><br />
This week TiVo held a media event to show off the new Series4 DVRs that include a revamped user interface and some new online video integration.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/windows7.jpg" width="100" height="78" alt="windows7.jpg" /><a href="http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2010/03/02/windows-7-more-than-90-million-copies-sold.aspx">More than 90 Million Copies of Windows 7 Sold</a></strong><br />
In less than 5-months Microsoft has sold more than 90 million copies of Windows 7.</p>
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<p><b><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/messenger.jpg" width="100" height="80" alt="messenger.jpg" /><a href="http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowslive/archive/2010/03/02/keeping-the-messenger-service-running-on-a-massive-scale.aspx">Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Windows Live Messenger Service</a><br /></b> Interested in what goes on to keep one of the most popular messenger services running? Microsoft divulges some details on what it takes to make a few thousand servers work together to provide 300 million users the joy of instant communication.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/opera-10.5.jpg" width="100" height="79" alt="opera 10.5.jpg" /><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5483544/opera-105-final-for-windows-brings-the-speed">Opera 10.5 Released, and Speedier than Ever</a></strong><br />
The newest milestone of the Opera web browser boasts significant performance and functionality enhancements.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/google-trike.jpg" width="100" height="78" alt="google trike.jpg" /><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/announcing-winners-of-street-view-trike.html">Winners of the Street View Trike Contest</a></strong><br />
Google talks about what areas (such as college campuses) will be added to Street View via a man-powered trike.</p>
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<h3>&#8211;Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews&#8211;</h3>
<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/firefox-plugin-crash.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="firefox plugin crash.jpg" /><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2010/03/03/mozilla-developer-preview-now-available-with-out-of-process-plugins/">Firefox Developer Preview Isolates Plugins</a></strong><br />
Mozilla has posted a preview release of the Gecko platform that forms the basis for apps like Firefox. The preview can isolate plugins like Flash and Silverlight from the rest of the browser. If one of those plugins happens to crash the rest of the browser will be fine. They offer a version of Firefox that can expose this feature, but keep in mind that it is currently not available for Mac users&#8230; it will be by the time they are done though.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/geosense-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="geosense-1.jpg" /><a href="http://www.istartedsomething.com/20100301/geosense-for-windows-location-released/">Geosense for Windows</a></strong><br />
Some young pioneers decided to whip up a sensor for Windows 7 that will determine your approximate location using your WiFi and IP address info. This information can then be relayed on to apps, such as the weather widget, that can use that data to add relevancy. There aren&#8217;t many things that take advantage of it at this point, but I can see apps incorporating this functionality in later releases. It&#8217;s definitely worth keeping an eye on.</p>
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<h3>&#8211;Tips in Brief&#8211;</h3>
<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/google-wave-notifications.jpg" width="100" height="77" alt="google wave notifications.jpg" /><a href="http://googlewave.blogspot.com/2010/03/help-test-email-notifications.html">Get Google Wave Email Notifications</a></strong><br />
You can finally get notified via email when a response is posted to one of your waves.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/flavors.jpg" width="100" height="73" alt="flavors.jpg" /><a href="http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/create-a-personal-website-quickly-using-flavors-me/">Quickly Create Personal Websites</a></strong><br />
Flavors.me is a free service that lets you easily create a personal website without using any desktop software.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/windows-media-center.jpg" width="100" height="77" alt="windows media center.jpg" /><a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/12256/increase-live-tv-pause-buffer-in-windows-7-media-center/">Increase Live TV Pause Buffer in Windows 7 Media Center</a></strong><br />
This will let you pause the television stream in Windows 7 for more than the default 40-minutes.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/How-to-Setup-Your-Own-Web-Proxy-Server-For-Free-with-Google-App-Engine-Video-Tutorial.jpg" width="100" height="78" alt="How to Setup Your Own Web Proxy Server For Free with Google App Engine [Video Tutorial].jpg" /><a href="http://www.labnol.org/internet/setup-proxy-server/12890/">Setup Your Own Proxy Server</a></strong><br />
A quick set of instructions on how to set up your own free proxy server in just a few minutes.</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/tracked-addons.jpg" width="100" height="72" alt="tracked addons.jpg" /><a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/11897/monitor-updates-for-experimental-add-ons-in-firefox/">Monitor for Experimental Firefox Extension Updates</a></strong><br />
This add-on will let you update your Firefox extensions whenever an experimental release is posted. That means you won&#8217;t have to wait for Mozilla&#8217;s stamp of approval.</p>
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<p><b><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/shellfolderfix.jpg" width="100" height="77" alt="shellfolderfix.jpg" /><a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/11687/shell-folder-fix-remembers-window-locations-in-windows-7/">Make Windows 7 Remember Explorer Windows&#8217; Size and Position</a><br /></b> This free app should resolve the issue where Windows 7 doesn&#8217;t always remember the last size and position of a Windows Explorer window.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/visual-tabs-chrome.jpg" width="100" height="77" alt="visual tabs chrome.jpg" /><a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/12026/visually-browse-through-your-open-tabs-in-google-chrome/">Visually Browse Open Chrome Tabs</a></strong><br />
Get a coverflow-like interface for viewing all of your open tabs in Google Chrome.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/dropio-plugin.jpg" width="100" height="71" alt="dropio plugin.jpg" /><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5483580/dropio-outlook-plug+in-sends-100mb-attachments">Utilize Drop.io for 100MB Attachments in Outlook</a></strong><br />
Attach files up to 100MB in size to your emails without leaving Outlook by using the free Drop.io service.</p>
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<p><strong><img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/disk-space-fan.jpg" width="100" height="80" alt="disk space fan.jpg" /><a href="http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/disk-space-fan-is-awesome-eye-candy-disk-analysis-tool/">Analyze Hard Drive Usage with Disk Space Fan</a></strong><br />
A fast and beautiful hard drive analyzer that can help you determine what&#8217;s eating up all your space.</p>
<p><br /></p>
<h3>&#8211;Downloads&#8211;</h3>
<ul>
<li>AIM 7.2 <sup><font color="#FF0000"><strong>Beta 2</strong></font></sup> [<a href="http://www.aim.com/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/AOL-Instant-Messenger-for-Windows/929853714/1">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
<li>Audacity 1.3.12 <sup><font color="#FF0000"><strong>RC1</strong></font></sup> [<a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Audacity-for-Windows/1023856334/1">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /> <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mac.png" alt="Mac" /> <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/linux.png" alt="Linux" /></li>
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<li>Evernote 3.5.2.1663 [<a href="http://www.evernote.com/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_evernote/7151/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
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<li>Foobar2000 1.0.1 <sup><font color="#FF0000"><strong>Beta 2</strong></font></sup> [<a href="http://www.foobar2000.com/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/foobar2000/1045605070/1">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
<li>Google Chrome 5.0.342.2 <sup><font color="#FF0000"><strong>Beta</strong></font></sup> [<a href="http://www.google.com/chrome">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_google_chrome/7164/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /> <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mac.png" alt="Mac" /> <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/linux.png" alt="Linux" /></li>
<li>K-Meleon 1.5.4 [<a href="http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_kmeleon/7161/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
<li>Miranda 0.8.16 [<a href="http://www.miranda-im.org/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_miranda/7157/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
<li>Notepad++ 5.6.8 [<a href="http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_notepad/7159/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
<li>Notepad2 4.1.24 [<a href="http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Notepad2/1090194340/1">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
<li>Opera 10.50 [<a href="http://www.opera.com/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_opera/7141/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /> <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mac.png" alt="Mac" /> <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/linux.png" alt="Linux" /></li>
<li>Recuva 1.36.479 [<a href="http://www.piriform.com/recuva">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_recuva/7138/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
<li>SetPoint 6.0 [<a href="http://www.logitech.com/setpoint">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_logitech_setpoint/7149/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /> <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mac.png" alt="Mac" /></li>
<li>uTorrent 2.1.18304 <sup><font color="#FF0000"><strong>Alpha</strong></font></sup> [<a href="http://utorrent.com/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/uTorrent-for-Windows-v21/1127406453/3">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /> <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mac.png" alt="Mac" /> <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/linux.png" alt="Linux" /></li>
<li>WinSCP 4.2.7 [<a href="http://www.winscp.net/">Homepage</a>] [<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_winscp/7156/">Mirror</a>] <img src="http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/windows.png" alt="Windows" /></li>
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		<title>PasteCopy.NET: A More Advanced Windows Clipboard</title>
		<link>http://dillseed.net/blog/pastecopynet-a-more-advanced-windows-clipboard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Copying and pasting is something that we&#8217;ve come to do on a regular basis without thinking twice. What I find interesting is that over all of these years the basic concept has not changed. On most operating systems you copy one item, it gets stored on a clipboard, and is immediately [...]]]></description>
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Copying and pasting is something that we&#8217;ve come to do on a regular basis without thinking twice. What I find interesting is that over all of these years the basic concept has not changed. On most operating systems you copy one item, it gets stored on a clipboard, and is immediately overwritten when a newer item is copied. Retrieving previously copied images or text typically requires a third-party app.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pastecopy.net/">PasteCopy.NET</a> is one of those free apps that adds some extended clipboard functionality. With it everything you copy gets saved into the application in the format that it was copied, and can be organized into custom categories. Both images and formatting are retained, which is something similar applications don&#8217;t always do. You can even go as far as to edit the text that&#8217;s being stored, which can then be re-copied to your clipboard.</p>
<p>Still not enough? Rich text (RTF) can quickly be converted to plain text (TXT) so that the formatting is removed. Similarly HTML can be converted to both RTF and TXT.</p>
<p>For me PasteCopy.NET is only missing one thing. I&#8217;d love for it to let users search through all of the things they&#8217;ve copied so that it can serve as a memory aid as well. Other than that I&#8217;d say this is a fantastic app, and is updated regularly.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pastecopy.net/">PasteCopy.NET Homepage</a> (Windows only; Freeware)</p>
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		<title>Comical: A Desktop Reader for Online Comics</title>
		<link>http://dillseed.net/blog/comical-a-desktop-reader-for-online-comics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Reading web comics can really brighten your day, and there is no question that XKCD is one of my personal favorites. Sometimes a quick little comic that takes less than a minute to read can actually put a smile on your face, and the free Windows app called Comical [...]]]></description>
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Reading web comics can really brighten your day, and there is no question that <a href="http://xkcd.com/">XKCD</a> is one of my personal favorites. Sometimes a quick little comic that takes less than a minute to read can actually put a smile on your face, and the free Windows app called <a href="http://software.bootblock.co.uk/?id=comical">Comical</a> aims to make the most of those minutes.</p>
<p>What makes Comical so awesome is that it not only aggregates all your favorites into one list, but it can also archive them for offline reading. You can specify the interval that you want to check for new comics (or you can do it manually), and a little green icon will appear next to the ones that have new content. A simple double-click on that particular comic will open and save it off to your computer so that they can be viewed even when you aren&#8217;t near an Internet connection. It would be even better if it could also download the new comics during an update check, but that might be a feature we&#8217;ll see in a future release.</p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t mind <a href="http://wiki.bootblock.co.uk/Software:Comical#Definitions">diving into some XML</a> you can also add your own comics. In the XML you&#8217;ll specify the URL of the page that always has the latest comic as well as a simple regular expression that matches the format of the comic&#8217;s filename. So you can actually customize this to grab new images from just about any site.</p>
<p>Aside from all that the app is actually rather simple. You can create lists of your favorites so that you can make sure those get read first, and there are some settings you can customize&#8230; such as how file archiving, whether you want to be notified if there are updates, and so on. If you&#8217;re against all forms of laughter this is a good time to move along, otherwise proceed with the free download.</p>
<p><a href="http://software.bootblock.co.uk/?id=comical">Comical Homepage</a> (Windows only; Freeware)</p>
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