Articles, essays, reviews, and editorials about using computers gathered from user group leaders and members all around the world. You are encouraged to submit articles and reviews from your organization.
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How to Write End User Agreements Whenever you install software on a computer, you will have to face the inevitable: agreeing to the EULA (End User License Agreement). Avengate.com's Adriana Iordan will help you write the effective EULA.
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12 Mistakes Presenters Make If you ever had to sit through one of those boring Powerpoint presentations -- heed this before producing your own... Paul LeRoux tells a story about a multimillion-dollar sales presentation to which "Murphy" paid a visit
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Resistance to Change? Resistance to Change ... an article by George M Engel from The FoxWood Lake Estates Computer Users Group Newsletter ... "Being an old veteran of the Macin tosh Service Bench, I was hesitant to be an 'Apple Pioneer.'"
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60-Seconds: Do you gamble online? -- An old internet controversy is rearing its ugly head again as the line is drawn in the sand between the pros and cons of online gambling... Fred's 60-Second Window post for May 6, 2007 takes a look at both sides.
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Light Crafts Completes Adobe's Creative Suite Lightzone's purpose-built photo-editing capabilities adds advanced photo-editing capabilities to Adobe graphic-design and video-editing suite for Windows and Mac
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Own a Color Jonathan Munk shares important considerations for your Logo, color scheme and identity program
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Creating Information Architecture Author Ivy Hastings shares her insights into building information architecture -- the easy and best way! And, it's not what you think.
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iTunes Painfully Slow: That's the first complaint of the guy who owns the world's largest iPod collection.
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Ten Things You Should Know About...: This web site has a great concept. It gives you "10 Things You Should Know About various topics. Including the two Steves of Apple. ...
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Goodbye Apple Computer: Leander Kahney of the "Cult of Mac" asks : "What's Happening to Our Lovely Cult?"
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The Downing of Internet Radio: This past week, Chris Breen gives us a warning about Internet Radio. It seems that the greed of the RIAA is once again proving that they can kill their own business.
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All about Mac Loyalists: "Why Apple's customer base is so loyal and enthusiastic" is the title of an article on the BlackFriar's web site. i believe that it is right on.
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Print On Demand : A Definition and a Comparison Author Michael LaRocca shares a good overview of Print-On-Demand publishing as an alternative for the aspiring author. It has its strengths and its weaknesses.
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IPv6 Ongoing Report - IPv6 Internet is for Porn * IPv6 Comes to Harrisonburg, Va * Clean-Slate Work * Innofone * Innofone IPv6 Summits * Apple bolsters AirPort base station security * Fix released for Airport * 3.5-Gigahetz Spectrum * HP Unveils Breakthrough * and others frequently updated at: IPv6 Ongoing Report
Flash and Search Engine Optimization Adriana Iordan, Web Marketing Manager at Avangate B.V. Avangate writes about optimizing web site performance when using dynamic features such as Flash.
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Flash and Search Engine Optimization Adriana Iordan, Web Marketing Manager at Avangate B.V. Avangate writes about optimizing web site performance when using dynamic features such as Flash.
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Home Business Trio '07 Home Business Trio '07 is a bundle of easy-to-use applications for small or home-based business for Mac OS X ... includes three applications: Money 2.1 for accounting, Relationship 1.0 for customer relationship management and Operation 1.0 - for project management.
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I-SPY Prevention Act of 2007 Rep. Lofgren and Rep. Goodlatte Introduce Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 -- the bill Criminalizes Spyware Offenses, passed in the House, goes to the Senate -- Washington, D.C.
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Paper Tips for DTP Designers Domtar Designer Corner for designers offers industry news and events, designer profiles, eco-smart design options, and tips for selecting the best paper to bring designs to life.
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Marketing with RSS Adriana Iordan shares her experience in the web marketing world with this important article about using RSS feeds as a marketing strategy ... users can see what's published on their favorite sites without going to those sites.
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2007 Economic Outlook This is a web seminar ("webinar") -- 2007 Economic Outlook Webinar with Dr. Joe Webb veteran of the graphic arts industries, he was the developer of the influential TrendWatch information service
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Optimizing for MSN? Is It Worth the Effort? Whenever you need to find something on the web, you "Google" it. Most of the web surfers do. For the percentage of those who "Yahoo" or "MSN" for information is considerably lower. Now you can capitalize on this...
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Freelance Time Tracking Atelier Software has released Fanurio, a Windows time tracking and billing application designed for freelancers.
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Will your interent be taxed? Not if these representatives have anything to do with it. The Internet Caucus Co-Chairs voice their support for the Internet Tax Freedom Act
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#190 Phishing for Dollars Actually, I should call this "Phishing for YOUR dollars" ... 2007 is off to a blazing start with new Phishing ploys and techniques that befuddle even the most security-savvy banks...
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Media Sharing Copyright Violation - Early in the "rich media" revolution, we predicted it would turn out to be an intellectual properties nightmare. Now, it looks like that prediction is coming true.
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Federal Income Taxes - Yes, it is that time of year again. I found it interesting that TurboTax is now including the Mac version on the same CD as the PC version. That saves Intuit a lot of shipping and packaging costs without dropping support for the Mac. I applaud their effort here. By contrast, H&R Block's Tax Cut dropped support for Mac.
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Problems Plague New Microsoft Windows Vista - According to NewsMax.com, retailers are already experiencing problems with Windows Vista. Then the security holes allow hackers and criminals easy access...
Automatic Repair of Font Problems If Apple's font world was perfect, you wouldn't need Smasher.
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When the lights go out... where is your web site and server? In the dark. Unless you're using solar power to supply power to server and web sites -- when the power goes out, these sites stay online...
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Reduce Mobile Phone Crime Reduce your chances of being a victim of mobile phone theft - Simon Burgess BSc shares tips on how to protect yourself from the ever increasing wave of cell phone crime
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Preparing artwork for print Today's easy computers and operating systems has brought more and more Rob Cubbon, DTP and publishing expert helps beginners learn how to prepair artwork for print.
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Visualize Your Data Visualize Your Data with Chart ModelKit for .NET. Chart ModelKit for MS .NET Framework, a software component specially elaborated for constructing high fidelity charts and diagrams.
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GoMom tips for Moms holiday success GO MOM !NC shows Moms how to make their 2006 holiday season one for the memory books. By tackling their schedule with a month at a time mentality, Moms will realize their goals to truly enjoy their family through the wonder of the season.
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Writing Software documentation The ideal software would be free of errors and so easy to use that everybody would be familiar with it the minute they start the application. However, this is not the case in real life. So it needs really good documentation
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Future Sonic FS1 Apple Consultants Network's Gail Murphy reviews Future Sonic FS1 high definition earphones for the iPod
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Configuring a Windows Server 2003 cluster This how-to article by Team uCertify gets you started on planning and setting up a Windows server cluster
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Intellectual Property Rights at risk Intellectual Property Rights Remain Unprotected as Russia Seeks WTO Accession. International Anti-Piracy Caucus co-chairs urge caution on U.S.-Russia Agreement
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Network Media Primer This is an extensive and well sourced primer on the tools, terms and equipment network mechanics and managers need to know about... Network Media Primer an extensive glossary of networking terms and tools
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New Ideas For Our Intelligent House What is the intelligent house like? Conjure some ideas on what the house of the future will be like...
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Weather for your site... Remember when it used to be a real pain to get a local weather button in your site? Not any more -- with Accuweather's free button service
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Backup for Disaster Recovery What's the worst case scenario? Are you prepared? While this article was aimed at Windows users -- it does provides a solid foundation on the steps and terms used for proper backups
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Keep Visitors in your Photo Gallery Eugene Panin provides tips to Keep Visitors in your Image Gallery... scripting to change images for fresh views
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IPv6 Update Report IPv6 is on the move:
Proposed rule would mandates IPv6 * IPV6 Resource Center * IPv6 Today * AT&T, Global Crossing and IPv6 * 10 things to consider before rolling out Vista * Councils: Make more IPv6 products available * NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Case 2005-041, Internet ... * Gov eyes perks for new telecom system * Acquisition councils alter regs to account for IPv6 * CICT eyes widespread IPv6 deployment in RP * IPv6 Forum India * Occoquan Going Wi-Fi * Microsoft Transition Technologies * CICT studying local carriers' networks * China leads India toward IPv6 * IPv6 security: The forgotten element * What is IPv6?... And more -
Generating ideas It happened unexpectedly! Your business was doing pretty well, but one fine morning you started to notice that the sales started to diminish! What do you do? You need new, creative ideas now. Nowshade Kabir Generating ideas to overcome business downturn
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Digital printing reports analyze the market Digital Printing 2006: Growth and Convergence in the Marketplace - take a comprehensive look at the continued growth and expansion of digital printing into these key market segments.
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Convert InDesign to Quark If you use Quark for desktop publishing -- ID2Q7 conversion tool -- a quick and easy way to convert InDesign files into QuarkXPress documents.
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The Ultimate Photographer's Road Test photographer and author Mikkel Aaland invited eleven acclaimed photographers to join him in Iceland, where the long midsummer days are suffused in some of the most spectacular light on the planet. Follow along...
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Mac in Africa -- For three weeks, Fred got to experience using a Mac in a 3rd world. Here are some of his reflections on email and why NOT to use Mac.com if you plan to travel...
Super Get Info Goes Universal Super Get Info 1.3 now allows customers to change folder and file permissions and ownership on AppleShare server volumes. This new version also includes maintenance fixes to reported issues. Update is available free-
Multiply Ad Response But before you write off the Yellow Pages, you should do a bit of research... How To Multiply The Response To Your Yellow Pages Ad ( Or Any Other Print Ad )
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A Small Business Approach To Computer Downtime If it's true that the backbone of any small business is its employees, then it's fair to say that the muscle of many small businesses would have to be their computers. So what about computer downtime?
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Great mistakes made going online A professional website is an important step in reaching potential clients -- Pawel Otto shares pointers and tips on making your web site work harder for your benefit...
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Website Design: DIY, Free or Pay? Okay... so do you design your own web page, get it done for free or pay someone to do it for you? Some people think they know the answer.
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Search Engine Optimization for the Rest of Us Nowshade Kabir gives an easy to understand essay on search engine optimization - if you've got a web site, you need this information
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Goowy... David Wegley shares insights into the "web home away from home" web service called "Goowy"
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What is Virus? We all think that everyone already knows about virus -- but the sad truth is, most people don't. uCertify provides virus information as a reminder to all computer users to be on the alert...
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Turn Typos to Gold Rachel Phillips shares this interesting slant on finding bargains on eBay then reselling them for profit by exploiting eBay typos!
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Hate on the Internet - This article first appeared in the UGN Library in 1995. Now, its message is even more urgent. We've updated the references to send cold chills about the current state of hate on the internet
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