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According to an article produced by Reuters, Symantec says the number viruses and worms aimed at Windows Êincreased 400 percent for the first six months of the year compared to the same six months last year. Full story at ... Reuters
According to Microsoft, the only way to do it is to upgrade your OS to XP as they will no longer be patching previous versions of Windows. Of course, this doesn’t apply to the Mac version of IE as they quit working on it sometime ago. Full story at ... zdnet.com
Apple has rolled out two new Jam Packs for its GarageBand, giving musicians and aspiring musicians alike all of the loops and software instruments they need to create music in the genre of their choice. Read more...
O'Reilly is enjoying a prolific fall with a myriad of new books that will touch most any computer user's fancy... here are just a few! Read more...
Pogue is back with yet another iteration of his world-famous iLife Missing Manual... this one ever greater than the previous ones... Read more...
According to an e-mail from Ernest on the AUGB mailing list, it is possible for User Group members to get Stuffit Deluxe 9.0 direct from Stuffit Deluxe for only $29.99. If purchased before 10/11, they will donate $1 to charity. Otherwise, the offer expires on Halloween. So go for it now ... stuffit.com
You can find out what benefits are available and for which ones you can qualify. See it at ... govbenefits.gov
Verbatim has announced that they will begin producing new disks with a feature developed by HP. That is the ability to label the disk using the burner's laser on a specially coated surface. This really sounds terrific, if Verbatim and others make it so that the increased price of the disk is cheaper than a paper label. ... Read more...
According to this story at About.com, you can check most POP3 accounts using the web site www.mail2web.com. You can even create new mail as well as read your in-basket. Of course, I would imagine this would not include e-mail behind firewalls. See the story at ... familyinternet.about.com
I know I am getting more Phishing e-mail. I have even gone to web sites to see what kind of information they are requesting. In my mind, it is unbelievable that people fall for these, but this survey says that 70% percent of us have visited a spoofed web site and 15% has fallen for a phishing scam. I would imagine that very few of these are user group people. But please watch what you enter into a web site on lne ... Read more...
Air France is now offering a free Apple iPod Mini to every customer who books a l'Espace Affaires business class ticket from the United States to a European destination. It must be purchased by 11/15 and travel completed by 1/15/05. Read more about such promotions at ... incentivemag.com
Check with the following web sites: ichatters.com and ... chatfinder.com
According to DM News, (a trade paper for the Direct Marketing industry), Google has changed the location of advertising on its Gmail e-mail service, moving the paid listings from the side of messages to the bottom of the page. Previously, Gmail showed the ad links only on the side of incoming e-mail messages. "The new feature works by scanning e-mail message threads for keywords to match with advertising. For example, Gmail displayed two sponsored listings for New York Yankees' tickets and merchandise below an e-mail exchange regarding a Yankees game." We were promised targeted marketing sometime ago on the Internet. This looks like it is finally getting there. Provided of course, the proper company has purchased advertising ... Read more...
Adobe last Monday unveiled a digital photo format that it hopes will become an industry standard. Included in this is a tool to change current photo formats to this standard formats. This is a big issue, because some cameras only produce certain formats that may go away when those cameras are no longer being used. The new Adobe format can be used for free in digital cameras, printers and software products. Full story ... news.com.com
We have reported in the past on Wi-Max. It is an important new industry, even if the standard hasn't yet been set. Since it has a 30 mile range, it may become a replacement for other broadband solutions. read this Computer World story
MaMug's Dan East takes a look at two of the latest digital 'Through the Lens' Cameras... the HP 945 and Canon Digital Rebel Read more...
This week I take a look at Boinx's new FotoMagico, a nice freeware video app, VideoWeb 2.1, DVDManager for DVD authors, QPict Media Asset Management, and a new kid's learning game called Puzzle Word. Let me know how you like them... have your reviews published here! In the Shareware Department
Apple's new Logic Pro 7 and Logic Express 7 bring on the next generation in professional music creation and audio production software. If you're into music, take a look at these innovations... Read more...
Apple has launched a new iMac G5 Troubleshooting Assistant. The new self-service web-based support solution covers the most common questions iMac owners ask Apple. Users must use their serial number to be guided through a "series of time-tested instructions" and in case of problems are offered live tech support via a web-based chat with tech support agents. iMac G5s needing repair receive a Do-It-Yourself repair kit, complete with any necessary parts and easy instructions. Installing parts is easy. Most parts can be installed in less than 30 minutes ... Read more...
"Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead."
Chinese proverb
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Eleanor Roosevelt
"A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two different things."
Benjamin Franklin
Have a great week...
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