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Editor's Notes:
__Here are some interesting items I've run across in the past week. When you see items you thing the rest of the User Group communight might like, please send them along. You can use our easy contact address, or, if you've got details and links, try the actual "Resource" input form at: www.user-groups.net/resources/Submit.html
February 29, 2001
* Videogames And Teens - A Rite Of Passage?
; _ * Got Photos? Frommers.com Launches Travel Photo Gallery
; _ * The Most Beautiful e-Cards You'll Ever Hear
; _ * WonderfullyWacky.com: "The Little Site That Could"
; _ * New Time Management for Mac
; _ * Lie Busters: Liars Beware - Your Time May Be Up
; _ * eWork: Microsoft And AOL Time Warner, Are You Listening?
; _ * The Only Defragmentation Utility For MS Windows 2000
; _ * Free White Paper: Viral Marketing Finally Defined
; _ * Site of the Week: Retrofuture
Videogames And Teens - A Rite Of Passage? - The correlation between teenagers and videogame usage is high. A survey conducted by the CEA, 84 percent of teens surveyed between the ages of 12-17 have a videogame console in their home, with 58 percent playing for at least one hour per week. The results of the study explore teens' videogame habits, including the number of years they have been playing, with whom they play and how they learn about new games, as well as videogame system characteristics. Internet Wire for sending this in. File this one under: Home & School, Education For more info go to: http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/iwpr?id=22787&cat=te
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Got Photos? Frommers Launches Travel Photo Gallery - Frommers.com has announced the launch of its Travel Photo Gallery. The gallery is the latest addition to the wealth of budget travel resources on the popular Web site owned and operated by Hungry Minds, Inc. The travel photo gallery was created to allow Frommers.com users to share unique travel experiences via their own digital photography. Internet Wire for sending this in. File this one under: Leisure, entertainment, Home & School For more info go to: http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/iwpr?id=22954&cat=te
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The Most Beautiful e-Cards You'll Ever Hear - PhotoTunes.com offers studio-quality piano and guitar music that has been edited specifically to accompany the original photography selections. It is optimized to work with Microsoft Media Player, providing quick downloads and high-quality sound. Site visitors can purchase enlargements of any photo from the 400-image gallery, a screen saver series subscription, and CDs of the music used in the cards. Internet Wire for sending this in. File this one under: Leisure, entertainment, Home & School For more info go to: http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/iwpr?id=22973&cat=te
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WonderfullyWacky.com: "The Little Site That Could" - The initial phenomenon of the dot-coms has recently given way to a massacre as sites close up shop daily. But amidst the carnage, one site is surviving and stronger than ever. From obscurity to recent national exposure on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" and in The National Enquirer, WonderfullyWacky.com is managing to succeed while other sites shut down. How are they doing it? Internet Wire for sending this in. File this one under: Novelty, curiosity, industry hype For more info go to: http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/iwpr?id=23055&cat=te
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New Time Management for Mac - Announcing TIM (Time Information Management) A Macintosh time & billing application. from Olbut Technologies . . . TIM is a simple shareware ($25) time-tracking application. Use it to track and record your time while working on your Mac. Who uses TIM? -Artists -Consultants -Engineers -Lawyers Anyone who needs to keep accurate track of their time Key Features of TIM -Easy to use -Classic Mac ( OS 8.1 and above) and Mac OS X . -Export time data for use in FileMaker Pro or any database application. -Assign Projects, Activities and Clients. -Assign an hourly rate and color to Projects, Activities and Clients for easier tracking. -Create Reports. -Much More... Harry Olbut for sending this in. File this one under: Business: Contacts, Scheduling For more info go to: http://home.earthlink.net/~olbut/
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Lie Busters: Liars Beware - Your Time May Be Up - Lie Busters: Liars Beware - Your Time May Be Up -- Watch out all you unfaithful lovers, scrupulous politicians, and untruthful sales people - lying might soon be a thing of the past if a business in California takes off. Some devices are portable and can be carried around with you, other types are software programs that you load onto your computer and will even let you test people right over the phone. So beware, the next time you lie, the person you are talking to just might be testing you to see if you are being honest with them. Internet Wire for sending this in. File this one under: Internet, Web, Online Life For more info go to: http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/iwpr?id=22762&cat=te
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eWork: Microsoft And AOL Time Warner, Are You Listening? - eWork has announced the release of eWork ProSource, an ASP-based platform that automates contract workforce procurement and management. ProSource provides corporations the capability to eliminate paper-based processes, streamline staffing vendor activities, reduce costs, increase visibility into key metrics and maintain centralized control over the enterprise-wide contract workforce. Internet Wire for sending this in. File this one under: Business: Contacts, Scheduling For more info go to: http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/iwpr?id=23046&cat=te
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The Only Defragmentation Utility For MS Windows 2000 - Executive Software's Diskeeper 6.0 Continues To Stand Alone As The Only Defragmentation Utility Fully Certified For Microsoft Windows 2000 -- Executive Software continues to set new standards for the enterprise market with high-quality products that enhance system performance. With the release of Diskeeper version 6.0, its second fully Windows 2000 certified workstation and server product, Executive Software has ensured that Diskeeper provides the safety, manageability and reliability that enterprise users demand of Windows 2000. Internet Wire for sending this in. File this one under: File & Disk Management For more info go to: http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/iwpr?id=22664&cat=te
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Free White Paper: Viral Marketing Finally Defined - Intrapromote tossed the seminal white paper onto the disheveled desktop of viral marketing. Entitled "The Proof is in the Pass-Along: A Viral Marketing Tutorial," which addresses the mythos behind effective viral marketing campaigns and points out why the effectiveness of most viral campaigns is dismal. The paper follows the object as it is strategically deployed through several marketing layers, including media, partnering, grassroots, and search engines. Internet Wire for sending this in. File this one under: Editorial For more info go to: http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/iwpr?id=23114&cat=te
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Site of the Week: Retrofuture - What happened to all the futuristic stuff which was supposed to change our lives by 2000? LOL... this site is sure to give you a chuckle and a grin. May even give you some ideas. for sending this in. File this one under: Fred's Favorite Site of the Week For more info go to: http://www.retrofuture.com/
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Fred Showker
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