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The pumpers & dumpers are back with a different approach -- embedding an Acrobat PDF file... here, we'll show you a picture, and show you how to submit a complaint...
Following last week's article about the iPhone launch -- One of the first questions Fred asked the iPhone tech at the opening the other night was "If I buy one tonight, can I use all the functions without the phone?"
Fred continues coverage of the iPhone rollout -- Apple iPhone Developers site; the iPhone Party; Levy is Nuts About the iPhone; iPhone Speculation; Users Blast iPhone Battery Policy; iPhone SIM works in any non-iPhone; iPhone unlocking software; Hackers Targeting iPhone; Meet Joe Hewitt, iPhone Web App Interface Guru and more! iPhone Coverage for July 7
Fred is on another of his tirades against internet crime and phishing. But, this time the Washington Post backs him up! They tell the story of the U.K. investigations of a local terrorist cell who love the internet to fund attacks on western civilization using YOUR money (Read More)
Adobe InDesign CS3 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques by John Cruise, Kelly Kordes Anton is probably the only book on InDesign most users will ever have to read. While there are ten-thousand steps in InDesign, 99% of the user base uses only about 32. (Lynn) See the full story...
One of the banes of cross-platform image publishing is syncing formats. Postscript to Image Converter is an application program based on Windows platform, which can directly convert PS and EPS files to dozens of image formats, such as TIFF, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, EMF, WMF, PCX, TGA ... In the Shareware Department
Well, the author didn't say "bad", but that is what he meant. They mostly sound like nit picking to me, but there are a few that do sound unlike Apple. (Read More)
After listening to David Pogue's NY Times column podcast, I told you about Grand Central last May. There have been some changes. Update - Grand Central
Have a picture that you want as your wall paper on your cell phone? See the full story...
I haven't seen this graphic for awhile, but it was a favorite amoung Mac users over 10 years ago. Still funny after all those years
The Business Software Alliance is offering new rewards for people to turn in their employers for using pirated software. Thus, more and more companies and schools are switching to Open Source to avoid these issues.
I have been using Google's Docs & Spreadsheets applications more and more. Now, ResearchBuzz has told me about this blog posting on how to "link" data. ResearchBuzz
Ovolab has offered a user group 25%-Off discount on their Geophoto software, but the offer EXPIRES July 31, 2007.
CodeWeavers is extending a discount for Mac User Group members on their Windows-running CrossOver Mac application. (Lynn) EXPIRES July 31, 2007 (Lynn)
This specialized Windows tool for fast searching for the best variant of a font in your fonts library is probably one of the better utilities to come along for Windows users. (Lynn) In the shareware department
MyFax is an Internet fax service that lets you send and receive faxes using email, the web or handheld device. It requires no hardware or software, it's easy to setup and use -- and you can send and receive faxes anywhere there's access to your existing email account. People can fax you for free, and it costs you nothing beyond the $10 per month fee. There's a 25-day free trial period. MyFax is "always on" and eliminates the frustration of missing faxes when you are away from the fax machine or when the line is busy. Your faxes are always accessible because they're on your computer with your emails and documents. www.myfax.com
"The best way to kill a great idea is to form a committee to develop it."
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"Ideas are great arrows, but there has to be a bow."
- Bill Moyers
Have a great week... (See last week)
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