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with Lynn Wegley

 

InfoManager for May 20, 2007


     

MUG Photo Awards

Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia: Lesa Snider King highlights Apple PI Photo Contest meeting on May 26 (Read More)

International Piracy Watch List

In an effort to combat international copyright piracy by calling attention to countries where piracy has reached alarming levels the Caucus announced they will closely monitor the serious problems of copyright piracy in the following five countries: China, Russia, Mexico, Canada, and Malaysia. See the full story...

Dr. Mac in PA

Dr. Mac reports in from his recent tour of the Mid Atlantic... (Read More)

Adobe CS3 for $89?

How many people do you suppose fall for that headline in thousands of illegal email messages they received over the past week? New spam wave offers Adobe CS3 as bait to steal identity and scam unweary computer users... BEWARE...

Apple iPhone Update

Yes, it's delayed, no it's not delayed, it's delayed, it's not delayed, yes, no? Which is it? At least we know it's gotten the FCC Approval! Lots of rumors about the iPhone.

Zen Wav rivals Nano

The smooth new Zen Wav is positioned to take another shot at Apple's iPod Nano... See the full story...

Skype for Mac 2.6

Skype's new 'call-transfer' feature comes to the Mac, even before Windows, to let you push calls to another number... (Read More)

DragThing imports from DropDrawers

The new DragThing 5.8 is a significant update to the popular dock application for Mac OS X, and now Drop Drawers is connected! (Read More)

Defense against Virus Damage

Have you prepared for an eventual virus or zombie attack on your Mac? Thought so. Most people haven't. Here's what to do...

Jaiku

Well, it looks like this is the latest site to be "in". This site will let you do you own blog like MySpace, but it provides you with lots of extra ways to post. See the full story...

America's Top 15 Most Trusted Brands

According to Outlaw Consulting, the top 15 most trusted brands are topped by Apple, followed by Trader Joe's, Jet Blue, In-N-Out Burger and Ben & Jerry's. (Read More)

Microsoft Silverlight

I find two things hard to believe about this one. First that we need another competitor to Flash, Quicktime, etc. The second surprise for me is that this is part of .NET. See the full story...

Comic Book Font

Andy Ihnatko recommended this web site on a MacBreak Weekly podcast. (Read More)

TeachMac and TeachIT

TeachMac and TeachIT provide training on Macintosh and PC computers and applications. The video downloads range in price from free to $15 each or subscriptions are available for $79. (Read More)

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.

Designing BSD Rootkits

Traditionally, rootkits are used to covertly give a remote attacker complete control of a computer... but you can write offensive rootkits to protect against malicious ones! Here's how...

Quotes: Dispenza, Disraeli

"The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own."
      - Benjamin Disraeli

"Every time we leave home and go to another place, we open up the possibility of having something wonderful happen to us. When we move out of the familiar here and now, we set in motion a series of events that, taken together, bring about changes at the very root of our being."
      - Joseph Dispenza

Have a great week... (See last week)

Lynn

 

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