Xobni brings Skype, Facebook, Yahoo! integration to Outlook
Filed under: Windows, Social Software, Beta, Search
Here's how it works. You can search for email using the Xobni sidebar. When you click on a message, Xobni will pull up information about the sender, including information from Facebook, LinkedIn, and Hoovers. If your contact's Skype profile or phone number are available, you can also initiate a call with the click of a button.
In addition to searching your Outlook mail, you can also have Xobni index your Yahoo! Mail, although in order to reply to messages you'll need to login to the Yahoo! Mail web interface.
Xobni brings Skype, Facebook, Yahoo! integration to Outlook originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsStatbrain.com : traffic estimates for those with no brain
I hate to break it to you, fellas, but you need to re-work your math ever-so-slightly.
According to Statbrain, things don't look good for us: Download Squad's estimation was less than ten visits per day. That's a pretty poor showing for a site in the top 6,000 according to Alexa. Better still, the list of similar sites returned a slew of gibberish domains including a pair of NSFW Blogspot blogs.
Yet somehow Statbrain was apparently worthy of a mention in the list of "Cool Websites" from a fairly well-known blog whose RSS feed I read regularly. I may miss the mark from time to time with my recommendations, but please call the Spanish Inquisition on me if I ever sing the praises of a failure like Statbrain.
If you're looking for a tool like this, check out Quarkbase instead - it actually provides some useful information and stats.
Statbrain.com : traffic estimates for those with no brain originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsMicrosoft to replace Live OneCare with free alternative
Filed under: Internet, Security, Utilities, Windows, Microsoft
Microsoft announced yesterday that Live OneCare, its anti-virus/malware application, will be put to rest on June 30, 2009. A replacement offering is slated for release around the same time.Currently codenamed Morro, the new program will be completely free. Microsoft's aim is to "[..]focus on getting the majority of consumers the essential protection they need by providing comprehensive, real-time anti-malware protection, covering such threats as viruses, spyware, rootkits, trojans, and other emerging threats, in a single, focused solution."
That's a fairly altruistic mission statement. Even though Microsoft has received plenty of praise for apps like SteadyState and Live Writer, the public still doesn't perceive Microsoft as a company that gives away good software for free.
And then there's last month's software report by NPD, which showed Live OneCare actually outselling McAffee Virusscan. It's done fairly well in terms of sales, so why change now?
The move makes sense in at least one way: protecting their own OS from malicious applications. Work never stops when it comes to finding exploitable weaknesses in Windows. If the new product is widely adopted and works at least as well as other free protection offerings (like Avast, AVG, Avira, Comodo), Windows might appear a bit more secure.
For full details, visit the Live OneCare team blog.
[ via BetaNews ]
Microsoft to replace Live OneCare with free alternative originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsFive awful sites built on the Twitter API
Filed under: Fun, Internet, web 2.0
However, there are a mountain of applications feeding off it and they're not all contenders for Best in Show. These five definitely are, but only if it's a show dedicated to sucking at Twitter API use.
Finally, a service that can tell you how hot or cold you are on Twitter. Does anyone actually need this? I suppose there are people that think Twitter is like a web 2.0 popularity contest, but can't you look at your follower total and figure this out yourself?
I'd also like to know how their script works. Their "hottest" tweeter has 55 followers. The crowd has spoken, and 55 < hot. Also, his level of hotness is referred to as "volcanic" and features a picture of a guy holding Tabasco - arguably one of the least-hot hot sauces you can buy.
And no, I'm not just bitter because I'm only a few degrees above freezing.
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Five awful sites built on the Twitter API originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsChoosy app chooses browsers (in OS X)
Filed under: Utilities, Macintosh, Browsers
If you're a Mac user, you'll probably have noticed OS X's default browser behavior. You choose a default browser, and links from all your other applications are automatically opened in it. But what if you want more control? An app called Choosy lets you pick a browser for each individual link. You mean every time you click a link in one of your applications, you have to choose a browser? This sounds like it could be a pain, but Choosy can choose a browser for you automatically. It lets you set its behavior based on favorite browsers, or just which browsers you have open.
In any situation where you haven't specified a browser, Choosy will prompt you with a neat little panel that looks like the app picker that pops up when you hit Apple-Tab in OS X. It's an extra click, but at least you know your link will open in the correct browser.
Choosy app chooses browsers (in OS X) originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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