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FrogPad and Gennum Corp. announced the launch of the iFrog portable Bluetooth-enabled keyboard. The solution is compatible with all PCs and Macs that support the Bluetooth Human Interface Device profile. Read the full story.
Apple has launched the fastest, most affordable iBook G4 ever -- featuring built-in AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps wireless networking and prices starting at just $999 ... Apple iBook G4
Apple's new 1.8 GHz Power Mac G5 desktop at just $1,499 makes 64-bit Power affordable -- with plenty of room for future expansion. ... Power Mac G5
In an article with the above title, Al Fasoldt of the Syracuse Post Standard has written that while it can be difficult to find Mac software in a local store, it is easy to download it from the Internet. But of course, we all know that. Read his take on it at: syracuse.com
This week's Shareware Manager brings some Tricks and Treats for Halloween, and Recipes for the Holidays. Speaking of holidays, let's play golf with the Tiger, Beta test Ambrosia's new Darwinia, fly a Black Hawk and print some cool labels for your cd/dvds ... UGN Shareware Manager
According to this article form The Retail Merchandiser, Ultimate Electronics has a broad selection of accessories and has a staff trained to help you select them. While these stores are in the DFW metroplex, I haven't stopped in to see for myself. Once I do, I will report back. Full story at ... retail-merchandiser.com
By not accepting this case, the Supreme Court appears to be coming in on the side of Verizon and other ISPs who say they can not provide law enforcement with the names of their members. Read the full story at ... detnews.com
GoHook was mentioned in a recent ResearchBuzz.org newsletter as now covering searches for PDF and audio files on the Internet. Previously it only searched auction sites. Supposedly there are 7,000 audio files and over a 5000,000 PDF files that are searched. The site doesn't appear ready for prime time, but does seem to have some usefulness. Check it out and tell us what you think. http:/www.gohook.com Read the story at ... www.researchbuzz.org
According to a CBS MarketWatch article, AOL now has a more web friendly version of its web site with more content than ever. Of course, you still have to be a member to take advantage of it all. Read the full story ... alwayson-network.com
Once again agreeing with Apple that processor spend isn't everything, Intel decided not to produce an ever faster Pentium 4. Instead, it is going to combine chips into a single platform to make it not just be marketable as faster, but actually becomes faster. This is being called a dual-core processor and could start giving the G5 a run for its money. Full story at ... www.crn.com
As you know, since the mid-90s I've been an avid spam fighter and anti-spam advocate. But when my spam load hit 1,000 spams a day, I began to reevaluate all the hours of work put into spam fighting. At some point I realized it was taking me three hours a day to filter my spam, locate the worst of the spammers, report them, and retrieve my email. Most of the time, the spam box would fill back up even before I was finished filtering. So I stopped reporting. Too many user group friends and writers urged me to get spam filtering -- too many OS X Mail users wetting themselves because they "... never get any spam." I knew I had to do something to keep from drowning in the sea of spam.
Last month I returned to SpamCop.net to re-read all the information about the SpamCop email account service -- and purchased. After using the account for several weeks, I am now convinced that everyone should do the same.
SpamCop's email service does the same thing all good email services do. They also do the best job of spam blocking available -- with one very important distinction from the others: SpamCop reports the spam, and then adds the spammer's profile to its server-side real-time black hole list. To me this is the best of both worlds. While people using other spam blocking methods stick their heads in the sand, not caring about the loss in bandwidth or the perpetuation of online crime, SpamCop is actually doing something about it.
Today, I actually welcome spam. I fill out online permissions to read content at sites I know will spam me! But I smile as I enter my showker@spamcop.net address. My InBox shows me the few 'good' emails where I can read them free of spam, or opt to let them flow through to my local email client. But then I can click on the "Withheld Mail" icon and see the hundreds of low-life, rip-off, filthy, sleaze balls who were attempting to defraud me. I can simply click "Select All" and then "Report as Spam." It's wonderful. In a moment or two the SpamCop reports back how many spams were reported and deleted. I can smile again about getting email.
You see, I haven't run away nor hidden my face from the internet's most evil and threatening denizen. I can once again hold my head up in pride that I am, in fact, helping my fellow computer users. Each time I click that report button, I'm adding to the ever increasing real black hole lists that ISPs and email providers use to block spam. I no longer need to feel bad because I was too lazy or busy to help a fellow traveller along the electronic highway.
For a professional-grade email account, complete with spam reporting, customizable spam and virus filtering and simultaneous Webmail, POP and IMAP access Log in to SpamCop.net. You'll experience the unique rush of pleasure each time you click "Report As Spam." -- and you'll feel good about helping the cause. Oh yes, and if there are any spammers reading this, just send me an email at: showker@spamcop.net. Make my day. www.spamcop.net
MaMug's Dan East says: "If you have ever been frustrated by your lighting when using your iSight with iChat AV, you may need iGlasses." ... ... see the full story...
In this highly visual, full-color book, McClelland guides readers through a dozen topic-driven lessons, each with step-by-step, project-based exercises. ... in the UGN Bookshelf
Fans of the Macintosh have spent years collecting and sharing tips, tricks, and secrets--a keyboard shortcut here, an undocumented double-click there--and then Mac OS X 10.3 came along. "This OS, which has tripped up more than one computer veteran, is unlike anything that came before," says Rob Griffiths, author of the new "Mac OS X Power Hound, Panther Edition" ... in the UGN Bookshelf
Need storage space? Tired of mere gigabytes? Apple has updated its Xserve RAID storage system to deliver a massive 5.6 terabytes (TB) of storage capacity. ... Apple Xserve RAID
Sony appears to be ready to admit defeat in copy protection of music. They backed off of their proprietary format for their music service, going to MP3 as a possible format and now they have announced that they will not be copy protecting the CD physical media. Can DVD be far behind? ... see the full story...
Here is a document that describes how several of the most common spam filtering technologies work and how effective they are at stopping spam. This is a PDF file ... ExplFilterTech.pdf
PopChar is the highly acclaimed tool for "typing" unusual characters easily without having to remember keyboard combinations -- now it's upgraded for Panther ... In the UGN Shareware department
The company known well for their music stores has now added an online music store and an Windows Media player. The new player has 5-gigabyte hard-disk. This player is aimed at the same market as the iPod Mini. It sells for $249, but includes an FM radio. It will be interesting to see how much traction it really has. Full story at: The Register, http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/12/virgin_player/print.html (with Picture) or ... www.sltrib.com
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- Albert Camus
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- Earl Nightingale
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