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Several Adobe Acrobat exploits have been discovered to inflict potentially serious damage on unwary users. See the full story...
A universally respected author and digital imaging expert Bruce Fraser passed away at home in the company of his wife and friends on December 16, 2006. He had been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer earlier this year. There will be a tribute event at Macworld Expo, January 10
Apple Computer released iChat AV 3.1.6 Update 1.0. last week. It is available via the Software Update feature of OS X or on the website at: www.apple.com
ResearchBuzz.org has discovered a couple of interesting new web sites. BringFido.com has a directory of pet friendly hotels and destination. It even has a dog friendly event list. Read the RearchBuzz article at: www.researchbuzz.org Or go direct to: www.bringfido.com
In July 2005, Apple sued Luxpro Corp of Taiwan to get it o stop producing an MP3 player that looked very similar to its iPod Shuffle. Apple won the first round in Taiwan court, but lost on appeal. So Luxpro has reversed the suit, hoping to recover its lost sales due to not being able to sale it since then. Full story at: www.networkworld.com
Think Secret has a rumor of a new iWork product to be introduced at Expo tomorrow. This version of iWork would include a spreadsheet application that will open and save in Microsoft Excel format. Guess we will know in 24 hours or less. Read this rumor at: www.thinksecret.com
Our friends at Mac-Fix-It have published an article about Wireless Routers. This is a follow-up to an article that talked about how Linksys went out of its way to make it difficult for Mac users to use their routers. What is really interesting here is the discussion following the article. Read the article at: www.macfixit.com
anti-phishing, online crime and spam kicks off a new year ... see our : SAFENET Report
The Industry Measure sixth annual forecast of the graphic design and production markets ad agencies, graphic designers, Web designers and developers, corporate design and Internet departments, and commercial photographers in the next 12 months and beyond. See the full story...
I have had more problems with my iMac than any Mac I have ever owned with the exception of the Fat Mac that I upgraded to a Plus. Let me tell you about it in this week's blog...
This site will allow you create your Mac out of paper. Just download, print, cut and fold. Of course, they are a little small since it fits on a letter size page. Get them at: www.creativetechs.com
This web site is hoping to use a Flash application to stream an audio broadcast of the MacWorld Expo Keynote. They aren't promising that they will pull it off, but you can give a try. Go to the web site below at just before 9 AM PST on the 9th and see. Web site here: www.worldofapplelive.com
Here is a web site that aims to teach how to do things. Such as how to create a dmg file or how to wake your Mac from a PC. Check it out at: www.howtohut.com
Much to the surprise of many parents who bought their kids video and computer games this holiday -- they also bought a plethora of "game babes" ! Remember the great Mac game called "Prince of Persia" -- well, if you check the top 5 game babes as polled by Playfuls.com, expect to meet at least two. With images like this (http://www.playfuls.com/gamebabes/layout/thumb2/thumb_3326.jpg) coming from your X-box or Game Station, watch out -- Dad might be more interested than junior! www.playfuls.com
B/W Styler for Windows is a Photoshop plugin for B/W conversion, creating traditional B/W effects and styling B/W photos. (Read More)
AKVIS "Decorator" plug-in for Photoshop (Elements and many other programs) that cuts 90% of the work out of mapping image surfaces (Read More)
Fred has selected the best books from 2006 over in his "Design Bookshelf" -- Peachpit and Wiley big winners this year. See: www.design-bookshelf.com. He was real busy over the holidays setting up and launching his "Photoshop 911" forums -- real-time help adjunct to his ten-year site for Photoshop users. See: Photoshop 911... the forums
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear."
- Ambrose Redmoon
"Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it."
- Hans Selye
"You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you."
- Barbara Sherr
Have a great week... (See last week)
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