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WrapUp: I Want Sandy Closes, Share a Printer Over the Internet, and MoreToday

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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.

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i want sandy.jpgI Want Sandy & Stikkit Close
Two popular online productivity applications, I Want Sandy and Stikkit, have announced that they will be shutting down soon. Both services are run by the same company and recently got acquired by Twitter. It was hinted that some of the technology would be integrated into Twitter later on.




Half of Firefox Extensions Not Compatible with 3.1November 28

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Mozilla is on the verge of releasing Firefox 3.1 Beta 2, and it’s quite possible that in the next month or two the final version will be pushed out the door. A major new release like this means that some of your favorite extensions might not be working, and Mozilla doesn’t want that to happen. With over 1 billion extension downloads they are now reaching out to developers asking them to update their extensions for the upcoming release.

Being an extension developer myself I’ve tried to keep CyberSearch up-to-date and functional with all nightly releases of Firefox 3.1. In fact we just updated the extension over the weekend (version 1.0.7) to fix yet another change Mozilla made in the nightly builds rendering our extension inoperable.

Mozilla has assembled a compatibility chart that looks at all of their extensions, and determines how many of them are not yet compatible with Firefox 3.1. I’m not, ho

Happy Turkey Day!November 27

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happy turkey day.jpgThe holiday season is upon us again, and here in the United States we’re celebrating Thanksgiving today (also known as Turkey Day). Today Ashley and I will be getting our tummies filled with two different feasts that we will be attending, and then tomorrow we will be heading for downtown Chicago where we can observe the shopping madness. We normally don’t buy much on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving), but we always like to be out and about at the center of all the craziness.

Do you have anything special planned for the holiday weekend? We’re going to try and minimize our time outside since it is around 30 degrees Fahrenheit (-1 degrees Celsius) here around Chicago. It’s times like these that I wish we lived in Florida or California.

Ashley and I wish you and yours a very happy holiday. Try not to eat so much that you have to loosen your belt at the table. ;)

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    • ESET Smart Security & NOD32 4.0 BetaNovember 26

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    ESET NOD32 and Smart Security have always been my favorite security products because of their performance and high detection levels. There’s some good news for current owners! ESET is getting ready to move to the next level with version 4 of their security suite and antivirus software.

    NOD32 4.0 and ESET Smart Security 4.0 are currently in a public Beta phase, and include numerous enhancements. One such improvement is that they will now be bundling the SysInspector tool that they have been, and still do, offer as a free download. Here are some other features new to version 4.0:

    • Tasks can be postponed when the machine is running on battery, and a notification can be displayed if a larger update is going to be downloaded.
    • Improved scanning of removable media (used maximum settings when running files from removable media, a

    WrapUp: Mozilla’s 2007 Revenue, Gmail Security Flaw, and MoreNovember 25

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    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.

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    firefox revenue-1.jpgMozilla Earns $75 Million in 2007
    Mozilla’s 2007 figures were finally released, and it looks like they didn’t do too bad for themselves. They managed to scrounge up a mere $75 million in revenue for 2007, which is 12% higher than their 2006 numbers. [2005 Revenue] [2006 Revenue]