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Deborah Shadovitz who has sponsored Party for the People in the past at MacWorld Expo, is doing her Mac Mingle party on Thursday might of Expo starting at 7 PM. Deb has been a MUG member for a long time and loves to get together with others See the full story...
By now everyone who normally reads our news bits knows about Apple's decision to not be a part of MacWorld Expo in 2010. This article by Peter Cohen of Macworld.com covers many of the challenges involved in Expo continuing into the future.
I've been attending Macworld Expos regularly since about 1991 or so, first as a civilian, then as a booth worker, and, for the past decade or so, as a journalist. I've seen the show evolve and change a lot over the years.
Now you can download a free Christmas pack, with 20 Cliparts, 2 iWeb themes, 1 Keynote, and 8 Mail Stationery themes. Whether the presentation, email, or particular Web site is entertaining, technical, scientific, or educational, Jumsoft suggests that you use a Christmas pack and states that the Christmas and the New Year's atmosphere is great for any activity.
We've selected the best and most fun graphics add-on software you can get for the Mac ... for FREE! Try some of these -- we think you'll like them See the full story...
In celebration of the release of Mac Games Arcade 1.0, this company is offering five free games over the next five days -- Featuring nearly 400 digital download games, Mac Games Arcade allows users to browse, download, buy, and manage their Mac games through an innovative and slick Mac interface. (Read More)
Motocross is an exciting racing game in the tradition of classic arcade games. The player rides a motorbike using the built-in accelerometer of the iPhone and has to climb steep montains, master fast-paced hillsides, cross shaky bridges and make daring jumps over intimidating canyons See the full story...
There used to be several applications on the Mac that would download a site. I remember one that downloaded it as many links down as wanted. Many of those saved the files in Acrobat format. However SiteSucker copies the site's web pages, images, backgrounds, movies and other files to your hard drive. Continue reading...
According to Ted Hodges in this 2007 article it is possible for OS X and Window's users to experience Apple's Lisa. See the full story...
PhotoCopy will allow you to easily transfer your iPhoto pictures easily to Flickr. See the full story...
In the Eastside Business newspaper, the Bellevue, Washington paper talks about Mac Ace, a local computer service firm recycling Macs. Something I would like to see MUGs do. My local group had a member who was providing classic Mac systems to a local grade school's students. I was able to help him on occasion but my own family needs prevented me from taking over from him and continuing his work. See the full story...
It is hard to believe, but Ambrosia Software has been around for 15 years. To celebrate, Ambrosia is offering a special bundle consisting of six of their games. (Read More)
Three articles from CIO present a collection of PowerPoint tips and presentation techniques you can learn to improve your presentations - See the full story...
ContrastMaster is a plugin for effective contrast enhancement as well as creating dramatic contrast looks, photorealistic paintings and HDR-like effects. It can turn low-contrast photos into vivid and detailed images and transforms ordinary photos into interesting and dynamic shots. (Read More)
Dan Fernandez and Bran Peek, help you tackle some cool software and hardware projects, using a range of free Microsoft software. You can code for fun with C#, VB, Lua, ASP.NET, WPF, XNA Game Studio, and Popfly... If you love to tinker but don't have time to figure it all out, this book is for you See the full story...
Tap is the New Click -- An internationally known thought leader on design, Saffer covers kinesiology, sensors, ergonomics, physical computing, touchscreen technology, and new interface patterns -- all you need to know
I wrote about Posterino some time ago when it first came out. Now I've been using the latest update to make posters of 'famous' newspaper front pages announcing the Obama election win for holiday gifts to my democrat friends! Once oversized art is produced, just upload to your local Kinkos for output on the wide-format printer. Posterino is so cool, you at least should download the demo and see for yourself!
He does not possess wealth; it possesses him.
-- Benjamin Franklin
It is more rewarding to watch money change the world than watch it accumulate.
-- Gloria Steinem
As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.
-- Victor Hugo
Have a great week... (See last week)
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