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with Lynn Wegley

 

InfoManager for June 18, 2007


     

Apple to RENT movies?

Nearly a week ago, Bloomberg reported that Apple was in talks with some of the movie studios to allow them to start an online film rental service. See the full story...

eBay drops Google

Last Friday, the BBC reported that eBay pulled all of its advertisements via Google 's Adsense because of Google putting on an event at the same time as eBay's annual merchants' conference. (Read More)

Safari 3.0 Beta for Windows

Steve Jobs announced and Apple has made available, a beta version of Safari for Windows last week at WWDC. Since then, there have been a number of articles dedicated to determining why this decision was made. The story.... Lynn's comments

Applications May Be The iPhone's Shortcoming

An article with the above title appeared on the InformationWeek web site this week. (Read More)

Fred eyes iPhone Launch

Grapevines are buzzing... see the videos, commercials, and lots of comments from all over the world. 'So Bright... So Beautiful... Ah, My Precious.' ... See them all...

Salling Clicker for Mac 3.5

Salling Clicker is an award-winning remote control software. It lets you control popular applications from a mobile phone or handheld computer through a user interface similar to a portable media player. (Read More)

Democracy Player

"Democracy. The only video player you need." Or so it says on the web site. It was well recommended on Computer America within the past couple of weeks. (I listen to the podcast, so I am not sure where it when it was actually broadcast.) See the full story...

Picnik

Picknik is another of those online applications, like Google's Docs & Spreadsheets. ... UGN Library

Mac OS X Leopard

We don't know what "near final" really means, but we do know Apple has been promoting it since June 10, when Steve gave us a little tour of the latest and greatest (near) operating system Mac OS X Leopard

AKVIS Noise Buster

AKVIS Noise Buster -- Noise Suppression for Digital and Scanned Images - digital camera or scanner introduces digital noise - noise removal software removes noise while keeping fine details of a picture. (Read More)

It's All Geek To Me

Maria O. Arguello from the Main Line Macintosh Users Group reviews the new show from David Pogue, NY Times technology columnist ... "brilliant, informative, and entertaining -- understandable, funny and non-intimidating"! Read Maria's review

A Nod to the Past: Kansas Fest 2007

Kansas Fest, the only computer festival dedicated to the Apple II computer, will once again be held at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from July 17 - 22. With the KFest Kookout, HackFest programming contest and more, this event is known as Summer Camp for Geeks. Release your inner geek.

Low Budget Shooting

Low Budget Shooting is the one-stop source where you will find instructions and a shopping list on how to build an array of useful and inexpensive photographic tools. See the full story...

Safari for Windows

Considering the successes of Apple's other Windows products, we knew it wouldn't be long before they would be playing in the big boy's browser sandbox. Apple has introduced Safari 3 for Windows PCs and Macs. (Read More)

Watermarking Photos

You work hard to take great photography and should be rewarded for your efforts. Watermarking your images is a way to reduce theft and to get recognition for your creative talents. (Read More)

Got Computing Talent?

Find projects looking for talent in the UGN job listings for readers and members. New job openings posted daily ranging from single projects to ongoing projects over $30,000. Primarily web development, graphics, design, publishing and web design. UGN job listings

Quotes: Newton, Clark

"If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere."
      - Frank A. Clark

"Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy."
      - Isaac Newton

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

Lynn

 

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