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with Lynn Wegley

 

InfoManager for October 22, 2007


     

iPhone Update: October

Bulky iPhone Bills * Nokia M810 Tablet Vs.iPhone In Thrilling Deathmatch * iPhone Hacking Advanced Class * Can the 'Touch' Give the Finger to iPhone? * Apple gears up to unlock iPhone * iPhone Ready Websites? * Consumers Want Unlocked Phones * Greenpeace: Apple iPhone More Brown than Green * and many others

Huge October Soiree with BOSFCPUG!

This is ONE event you will not want to miss - take a trip to NYC and also see the NY post Production Conference . . . See RED One Digital Cinema Camera 35mm Film-out footage and Adobe CS 3 integration with Final Cut Studio 2! . . . Win prizes in Raffle totaling over $13k in prizes!

Top 5 Reasons Series 60 Touch Interface will beat the iPhone

I really don't believe that a phone has to have 5 reasons to beat the iPhone to be successful, but this article does seem to have them all. See the full story...

Clone it... back it up

Clone, synchronize, backup. Schedule and forget it. Try it 'til you trust it. Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) and SuperDuper are the two most recommended backup programs for Mac. We've used CCC since OS 9 days... you need it (Read More)

Mac Office Update

The Mac Office team hit the "ZBB" target for their Office 2008 project. According to their blog, all teams have confirmed readiness to ship on the current schedule. As previously announced, this means RTM in December and general availability starting on January 15th (by region). See the full story...

The Complete Guide to Mac/Windows Interoperability

This is an article about how to get a Mac running on a Windows network. That is, how to make the different platforms "play nice." (Read More)

Apple to Ship Mac OS X Leopard

Apple Mac OSŪ X Leopard will go on sale Friday, October 26 at 6:00 p.m. at Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers, and that Apple's online store is now accepting pre-orders. See the full story...

Jumsoft Releases Money 2.4 for Mac OS X

I have been looking for a program that is simpler to use than Quicken. I can't seem to find the time to update it. Of course, it is possible that if I updated to the latest version I could get my bank to update it automatically. Jumsoft's Money 2.4 might be a less expensive solution. (Read More)

New Eudora?

Many people think that Eudora was the best e-mail program for the Mac or for Windows. The most recent version of Eudora still offers features not found in other newer e-mail programs. Odysseus is the code name for the Eudora replacement. See the full story...

Leopard Menu Shortcuts

KeyCue 4.0 brings menu shortcuts to life by making them clickable. See the full story...

Facing computing issues

One of the posts in last Monday's InfoManager caused a bit of a stir -- and generated several complaints from readers that the InfoManager is interjecting politics into the posts. (Read More)

Audio Record, edit, play

Ambrosia Software's WireTap Studio: Record. Edit. Play -- totally fantastic! See the full story...

Sorenson & Final Cut in Boston

Join the Boston Final Cut Pro User Group for an evening with Sorenson Media and Apple Certified Trainer LARRY JORDAN. Plus, there'll be plenty of networking and food PLUS the Big Dig Raffle!

Create a Watercolor from a Photo

This very cool plug-in for Photoshop compatibles offers natural-looking paint media with ArtStudioPro, Watercolor, Technical Pen, Marker, Crayon, or Colored Pencil Create a Watercolor from a Photo

Data rich and decision poor

Almost every business is inundated with data that piles up higher and deeper on a daily basis. And when you're trying to solve a problem, sifting through it all can be frustrating at best and paralyzing at worst. Rudolf Melik offers a fresh perspective. Continue reading...

Linux Firewalls

Linux Firewalls shows how to use iptables and Netfilter to detect and prevent network-based attacks -- in today's security nightmare, a secure firewall is essential Continue reading...

Unique Photoshop Brush Sets

Graphic Extras brush packs for Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements are royalty-free designs for art history, clone, blur, smear, pattern stamp, paint, dodge, burn + others. (Read More)

Mojotones Mac OS X

Mojotones 1.3 for Mac OS X is an easy-to-use utility for the creation of ringtones from audio files. Users may send the whole track - or a favorite part of it - to their phone. Mojotones is Universal Binary requiring Mac OS X 10.4.9 and a phone capable of playing MP3, AAC or WAV files See the full story...

Powerful Notebook for the Mac

Notae is advanced notebook software -- including such features as template notes (notes you can insert into other notes), partial matching for tag searches, optional automatic saving of documents when they are closed, adding or removing tags via contextual menus as well as many smaller usability enhancements Continue reading...

Quotes: Abraham Lincoln

"In the end it's not the years in your life that count;
      it's the life in your years."
      Abraham Lincoln

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

Lynn

 

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