UGN UGN Info Manager

with Lynn Wegley

 

InfoManager for JULY 1, 2008

     

Domain Kiting under microscope

Domain kiting targeted, and Network Solutions gets to point their finger at "Domain Tasting" as the reason for their long-established practice of "Front running Domains" and the whole mess is about to get ugly...

Call for Speakers

Graphics of the Americas 2009 is opening its call for speakers to participate in the 34th annual event being held February 26-28, 2009 at the Miami Beach Convention Center -- creatives are invited to participate... See the full story...

Microsoft Mac Updates

I just visited Mactopia.com and looked at the latest updates from Microsoft. There were several downloads that users of Mac versions of Office should know about. (Read More)

Dynamic Learning: Photoshop CS3

clear explanations of how Photoshop CS3 works, easy-to-follow instructions, full-color examples, professional tips and techniques, and something brand new: a DVD with Digital Classroom video tutorials

33 Must-Have Firefox Extensions

Firefox has the ability to add many extensions. This web site lists some of the better ones. See the full story...

Apple Archives

Those of us who cut our computer teeth on Apple ][+ and //e computers, will find the Apple Archives web site interesting. See the full story...

New OS X Trojan Horse in the Wild

On June 19th, SecureMac announced that they had discovered multiple versions of a new Trojan in the wild that affects Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5. Trojan Horse in the Wild

Hank Wings

Hawk Wings bills itself as "Tips and Plug-ins to make Apple Mail Even Better" It not only has these things for Mail, but also for iCal, Address Book and more. See the full story...

Lesa's Graphic Secrets for MUGs

This is the first in a series of tutorials on dealing with and editing digital images. This month Lesa explains how resolution works and when you need to worry about it. Using the affordable, yet powerful, Adobe Photoshop Elements 6, she'll show you how to resize an image fresh from your digital camera for both print and email. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

Is your paper GREEN?

NewPage Corporation has plans to launch a 'Story' marketing campaign and new Web site, www.PaperTellsAStory.com, to help educate consumers on the importance of knowing the manufacturing source of the paper used for their companies' business printing. (Read More)

Google Apps

Sooner or later, you'll want to learn Google Apps, which includes a word processor, spreadsheet, and other office productivity programs, now poses serious competition to Microsoft Office's dominant position on business desktop applications (Read More)

Learning Flex 3

offers an engagingly unique, hands-on approach that allows you to tinker with examples right away and create your own Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) with Flex See the full story...

Creative Suite 3.3

Yes, it's yet another upgrade for the Adobe Creative Suite! What? Haven't upgraded to CS2 yet? CS3? Now's the time. Creative Suite 3.3 now incorporates Acrobat 9 Pro

'POP' Pattern Font

This highly versatile graphic elements font -- "POP" -- is designed for creating unlimited numbers of graphic patterns. It's a commercial font, but is very cool! ... UGN Library

Image Cut (Image Splitter)

Here's a creative tool for professional webmasters who want a foolproof method for splitting images including html for faster loading, easy building web sites. See the full story...

Quotes: Freedom

He who would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
      --Thomas Paine

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.
      --Thomas Jefferson

Freedom lies in being bold.
      --Robert Frost

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

Lynn

 

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