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with Lynn Wegley

 

InfoManager for May 5, 2008

     

IMHO - Meeting Topics

I have found that I need to learn new ways to cope with the user groups issues now that Cowtown MUG has shrunk in size. See the full story...

Who gets Yahoo?

In the latest 60-Second Window, Fred takes a look at the prospect of a $47-billion dollar purse on the table for Yahoo. As of now, it means too much for Microsoft -- but seriously, folks, what could you do with just the capital gains on that pile of cash? 60-seconds.com

Alltop

Alltop.com, my new favorite news site has updated its topic list by adding some new topics. See the full story...

Little Snitch 2

Many applications call home on a regular basis. Do you know who they are? Little Snitch 2 can tell you when it happens and which ones are calling. Of course most of the connections are needed, but you should be aware of what is happening. (Read More)

Xslimer

Most applications for the Macintosh currently are shipped as Universal apps. This means that they contain code to allow us to run them either on PowerPC machines or on Intel machines. Xslimmer will delete unneeded code as one way to get back space on your hard drive. See the full story...

TheOSFiles

The OS Files is a one stop portal for all operating systems that run on the x86 platform. This includes Windows, Windows Server, DOS, DR-DOS, Unix (including Darwin, Mac OS X, Solaris, etc.), Linux, and others. (Read More)

Top 40 Most Useful Mac Freeware

This list is not only longer than any of the others, but has a number of programs that didn't know about. See the full story...

More Free Clip Art from Jumsoft...

Yet more great clip art icons for your presentations and publishing projects. Freshly drawn, this clip is well worth a look

TimeTable keeps you solvent

At the end of the week, do you know how much your time cost? Do you know who, specifically, should pay for it? With TimeTable you can recover what you're worth by accurate time tracking -- TimeTable

Remove grain from photos

Today's digital cameras are far more capable of low-light photography than ever before. But with that benefit comes grainy photos. Now you simply drag an image on to Denoise and watch the magic See the full story...

1Password Mac or iPhone

In today's world of dangerous online crime, your passwords are at risk -- they are the hacker or criminal's gateway to stealing your identity... (Read More)

WYSIWYG HTML Editor

If I've heard it once, I've heard it a thousand times: "Give me a WYSIWYG html editor!" HyperEdit solves that problem and adds a lot of coding power as well ... See the full story...

Sound Grinder Pro

So far, Ambrosia's "WireTap" has been the best audio hack program on the Mac... well, until Sound Grinder came along! If you work with audio files, you should see this

Rename lots of files at once...

Nothing is more frustrating than dozens of folders with digital camera files all named with stupid numbering schemes. Now you can rename with meaningful names, all at the same time! See the full story...

Quotes: for Mothers' Day:

Did you ever meet a mother who's complained that her child phoned her too often? Me neither.
      -- Maureen Lipman

The angels ... singing unto one another, Can find among their burning terms of love, None so devotional as that of "mother"
      --Edgar Allen Poe (To My Mother)

God could not be everywhere, so He made mothers.
      -- Jewish Proverb

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

Lynn

 

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