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I've posted my favorite quotations from 2006 issues of InfoManager.
Fred has gathered some good links to articles that look at why the talks between Apple and Cisco died. It seems that Cisco was insisting that Apple and Cisco work together to make their product interoperate. Apparently, Apple wasn't willing to take the discussion into that realm. See the full story at: www.ugnn.com
It's Coming: Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - bringing enhanced compatibility and Mac-first, Mac-only capabilities. At: www.ugnn.com
Fred may have found the ultimate hand-held device... See the full story at www.ugnn.com
Skype's President is returning to eBay, the parent company. Meanwhile, Skype introduced its version 3.0 of its Windows software which includes new features of Public chats and a gaming feature. Get the software at: www.skype.com
Sony announced two Living Room PCs at CES last week. One of which contains a Blu-ray drive. The othr is a circular design of its older UX Micro PC that has all solid state memory.
LAS VEGAS - Sony Electronics introduced two Living Room PCs, one Blu-ray equipped and the other sporting a funky circular industrial design, and a revamped version of its UX Micro PC that features all solid state memory.
The Vaio TP1 Living Room PC features a dual layer DVD burner, a 300 GB drive, 2 GB of RAM, and a Wi-Fi "g" network. It is to ship in March for a 41600 SRP. With free registration, you can get more info at: www.twice.com Or see all Sony's CES announcements at: www.sony.com
Disney's CEO Robert Iger made a keynote speech at CES and pretty well let people know that they are intent on becoming a multimedia, multiplatform digital entertainment company. One of the things announced is a massive multiplayer online game based on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie. This game will be launched sometime in the spring. See details of the game at: disney.go.com Article about announcements at: reuters.com
Last Friday media reported that federal investigators have launched a probe into the option granted to Steve Jobs in 2001. The option had a false reporting date. At the end of the year, it appeared that Apple's internal investigation would suffice. How times can change. Read more details at: marketwatch.com
On one of my mailing lists, Gary of PBMUG.org recommends using a script for hiding an email address on a web page. It really is a simple script, but the web site automates it so that it is easy. Get your code at: hide-email-script.com
In addition to Disney and the new contract with Paramount, Apple has now announce that more than half of the Sundance Film Festival's short films will be available on iTunes. It is possible to view the films at Sundance's web site for free, but if downloaded from iTunes would be available for at least the life of the computer. Story at the spam-riddled: usatoday.com ... Sundance sort films at: sundance.org
This web site specializes in FREE Mac software. The site contains an archive section, but its "Fresh" software is listed on the home page. Some of the current ones include:
Alice - Create 3D models and learn programming with an easy drag-and- drop method designed for students.
ArtRage - Just check out the website to see some of the incredible art created with this painting program. If you're artistically inclined, you'll want to take ArtRage for a spin.
Expression - A full-featured vector graphics program along the lines of Illustrator or Freehand.
See it at: thriftmac.com
These are free applications. WorksWell includes drawing, charts, presentations, PDF markup, along with data merging of iTunes/iPhoto. DrawWell is basically just the drawing part of the WorksWell. The latest version is for Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.x and is Universal. There are also versions available for Mac OS X 10.5, 10.2.6 and 10.2.8. Get them at: drawwell.com
A WikiMusicGuide Tribute to James Brown -- Like all other music artists -- legends, pioneers, breakthroughs -- James Brown will have his rightful place in cyberspace. At WikiMusicGuide, all that is music is celebrated by the music fans for the music fans.
Tired of juggling between multiple applications just to enjoy your library of digital media files? Stimulus 4.1 For Mac Os X Includes a New Universal Binary Version, Redesigned Interface, Improved Speed, and Support for Additional Media Formats! See the full story...
Dejal Simon 2.2 checks web pages, FTP and DNS servers, local or remote ports, and other services for changes or failures, and notifies you via e-mail, sound, speech, or HTML reports. Dejal Simon 2.2
SeeFile Software has introduced the third generation of its web-based creative collaboration tool, which allows instant web sharing and messaging around large media files... turns any Macintosh computer into an interactive webserver interactive webserver
CopyFlow Gold for QuarkXPress v7 with support for Universal Binary adds powerful page-assembly capabilities to QuarkXPress and provides menu selections which enable end users to automatically import and export multiple linked text stories
The Indie Bible is a directory that provides singers and song writers with a long list of music review channels and sites, independent artist music stations and album/CD merchants to solve their problem of reaching out to their potential audience. (Read More)
"If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down but the staying down."
- Mary Pickford
"Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise."
- Bertrand Russell
"The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it."
- Flannery O'Connor
"An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous."
- Henry Ford
Have a great week... (See last week)
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