UGN Info Manager
UGN Info Manager
The WebObjects Community Association, BoxOffice Tickets and OS communications informatiques have announced plans for their WOWODC 2008, the annual conference dedicated to Apple's WebObjects Web development framework.
I stumbled onto this and had to pass it along... the RiffWorks site has a wealth of music in lots of categories. Find an indie musician, and collect the music! RiffRumble X, an online song collaboration contest for RiffWorks recording software users. Makes me want to dust off the old Hammond B-3! The theme for songs will be - Moms Rule!
Lesa Snider King, noted graphics expert, teaches how to take our photos to the next level at Luther Jackson Middle School, 3020 Gallows Road, Falls Church, Virginia, on April 26 at 9:30 a.m at Washington Apple Pi, a DC metro area Macintosh User Group's monthly meeting. Washington Apple Pi
From PeopleCD the creators of Kidz CD; Web 2.0 Safe Web Browsing For Children and Teenagers comes the Zac Browser For Autistic Children.
You read our review of the Flip Video camera last December. At that time we registered for the Flip Video Spotlight program. We've been approved for this wonderful opportunity. User groups and other non-profits can show how they are changing the world through this program... See the full story...
Freeway producers offer a good opportunity for user groups to own Freeway, and give members a 25% discount... (Read More)
We have all gotten used to using Wikipedia for quick answers to our questions. Unfortunately we have also learned that the details in a given article may not be accurate. See the full story...
This article comes from CIO magazine, which would seem to be an odd place to show rebellion from the Wndows standard. You'll like this piece...
Jeff Carlson, wrote this article for TidBITS. The vulnerability of iCal to spamming was recently announced by one of the anti-virus vendors. Jeff says that he actually had an unexpected morning even called "Hello Dear". (Read More)
This is a Blogspot blog that runs under the above title. I don't know enough about Linux to know how well it lives up to the title. See the full story...
This is a blog article about how Mac's Trash can is a one size fits all and some files need to be more completely deleted.
He recommends using an Apple Script to deal with a second trash that does multiple write over to make sure it is truly gone. (Read More)
This site has a number of desktop pictures that resemble the iPod advertisements. Lots of fun in this item...
Best of the Web has the article with the above title. Some of the list we have heard of repeatedly in the past, but there are a couple of new ones. See the full story...
Taking Your iPod touch to the Max provides a thorough and enjoyable introduction to the iPod touch, covering all the best, and undocumented tricks and shows readers exactly how to use and enjoy Apple's latest iPod. (Read More)
Unique, challenging, and highly entertaining, Kudos Rock Legend is part role-playing game, part life-sim game, and part Tycoon game, blended to create an experience that truly immerses the player in the game's high energy storyline... Rock on Dude!
I've had bad experience with Joomla... it's geek CMS for geeks -- not normal people. If you want a high-power CMS without the geek, get MovableType... if you want really easy, quick CMS, then you need to check out SkyBlueCanvas
Infomanager reader, Jake Leggett, is a Ph.D. Candidate at Northcentral University, and has turned to us for help completing a partial fulfillment of the requirements for this degree. He's investigating how users perceive their experiences with different website navigation systems. To this end, he has developed a survey directed at website users, developers, and designers. Help him out by adding your input... it'll 10 minutes, and afterwards you can elect to receive more information about this study Go take the survey
I need your help. So if you're reading this, and have any ideas -- please contact me!
I've been working on a donating a set of Kiosks to our local Children's Museum. The goal is to utilize an iMac running iChat in these kiosks at remote locations in the Museum, so the kids can see other areas of the museum and even talk back and forth within the museum. It's taken quite a while to get the kiosks built, and the Museum networked -- which is still not done. (We're using ethernet rather than wireless, because the Macs will network in with the rest of the museum's security system!)
We were waiting until the very end to purchase the iMacs -- but now discover that have been the big mistake!
Evidently, Apple's R-and-D department didn't get up early enough to attend the "Computer User Basics" class -- missing the part about never using a high-gloss monitor -- always use non-glare. So they mistakenly utilized a high-polish monitor for the new iMacs, effectively making them useless for any daylight situation. What were they thinking??? Kids standing at the kiosk see their reflections in the glass, brighter than the iChat image. Sheesh!
So, if you know about any good method of making the iMacs non-glare, or glare-proof without degrading brightness, I'd sure like to know. Otherwise I have the first two kiosk prototypess that are totally useless. Also, if you have experience with kiosk software for Macs, or linking up Macs for iChat -- we'd love to get your help on this project.
Thanks for reading
Fred
. . . contact me here: www.user-groups.net/contact.html
The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Curiosity has its own reasons for existing.
One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality.
It is enough if one tries to comprehend a little of this mystery every day.
Never lose a holy curiosity.
--Edmund Burke
Have a great week... (See last week)
User Group Network Affiliates may reprint articles as long as full credit and a link to this web site: http://www.user-groups.net/info/ provided. Other Non-profit or non-commercial publications should contact us. The UGNN cannot guarantee accuracy or timeliness of articles beyond the date of publication. All URLs, links and email addresses are accurate as of date of publication. Clicking links in articles older than 30 days may result in a broken link. If you encounter a broken link, please let us know.
Return to: the top of this page, or the INDEX for this department
Exit to: The User Group Network front page
Contact: The Editor, Webmaster or Membership Director