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with Lynn Wegley

 

InfoManager for June 25, 2007


     

14th Southwest User Group Conference

More than 20 personal productivity and industry update workshops will highlight the 14th Southwest User Group Conference ... See the full story...

Adobe Digital Editions

People keep saying that digital books are the wave of the future. Adobe has introduced its Digital Editions for reading and managing eBooks. (Read More)

Apple Do It Yourself

One of the biggest complaints about Apple computers is that they aren't servicable by an individual. See the full story...

Install and Boot OS X On a Flash Drive

Of course, Flash Drives are USB for the most part. So you would think youl need an Intel Mac to get it to boot from a USB Drive, except... (Read More)

Address Book Tips (Mac)

This web site lists 10 tips that helps us get more out of Apple's Address Book. See the full story...

60 Second Window: WebCalc calculations help

Ever try to figure out one of those scientific calculators? Tough stuff. While trying to calculate how many shingles will cover a geodesic dome I stumbled across this fantastic web site that does the calculations for you... www.60-seconds.com

Spanning Sync

Do you have iCal and Google Calender? Do you have multiple Macs you want to keep calendars up to date? See the full story...

iPhone Application List

Steve Jobs told us a couple of weeks ago that applcation development from the iPod would be as Ajax or Web 2.0 applications. There are now several sites that aim to provide a list of available applications.

"Variable Star" - Book of the Month

"Variable Star" is a Science Fiction book written by Robert A. Heinlein and Spider Robinson, two of my favorite authors. Spider read his first Heinlein book when he was 6 years old. It was his first hard cover book and the next 5 were also by Heinlein.

Get rid of all that trash

Bought a new PC and need to clean off all those applications like AOL and Office demo? (Read More)

SPresents - A PowerPoint replacement

Need to do a presentation but don't have PowerPoint or Keynote? Then this is for you. See the full story...

iPhone for the rich

We've maintained all along that Apple products are only for those who can afford them, and the iPhone once again proves our point.

AdWords Campaigns?

There can be no good commerce without proper marketing. Adriana Iordan shares tips and techniques for proper marketing to boost sales reaching a specific range of potential customers. See the full story...

Customers & Gaboon Vipers

Trials and tribulations of an Apple Serviceman leads George Engel to share this humorous excerpt from his book "the Naked Serviceman" -- about support customers you don't want to hear from. George Engel tells all

40 Digital Photography Techniques

40 Digital Photography Techniques provides dozens of tips for taking better pictures and getting creative with digital photography See the full story...

Anime Studio Rose Agent

Rose Agent is fully vector-drawn and "bone rigged" with video clips that will help even the newest users draw and create compelling animations (Read More)

Snapz Pro X Universal Binary

Ambrosia Software Snapz Pro X is a quantum leap in video capture technology, adroitly capturing full motion video of anything on your screen. It's our most recommended screen capture utility for Mac.

By request: Word Replacements

Need the functionality of Microsoft Office on your Mac, but can't afford its hefty price tag? Tired of waiting for a universal version of Office for your Intel Mac? Ryan Faas gives the ins and outs of some low-cost and free alternatives.

Quotes: Brody, Jewell, Smith

"Telling the future by looking at the past assumes that conditions remain constant. This is like driving a car by looking in the rearview mirror."
      - Herb Brody

"To paint a fine picture is far more important than to sell it."
      - Edward Alden Jewell

"The ability to accept responsibility is the measure of the man."
      - Roy L. Smith

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

Lynn

 

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