Archive for October, 2007

Gold Plated MacBook Pro, iPhone and iPod

I don’t know if this is just a Photoshop trick or if someone actually plated these devices.
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24 hours of spam

Have you ever heard of anyone who actually wants you to send them your spam and junk mail? I know, it’s crazy, but the folks at Knujon do indeed want all your spam. Why? So they can crush the criminals at the end of the money trail. You’ve heard me preach that everyone should have a SpamCop account. Well, now I’m emphasizing you should NOW also have a Knujon account. Continue reading »

DiskLibrary: Catalog your digital life

DiskLibrary media cataloging application for Mac OS X is indispensable if you have a lot of media to keep track of. It catalogs not just your complete file structure, it also creates thumbnails, and stores metadata, for most popular media formats.
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16 Coolest New Features In Mac OS X 10.5 That You Didn’t Know About

Jon Henshaw wrote this article on the Sitening blog.
He does list 16 features, but I am not sure how hidden they are. Continue reading »

WYSIWYG website creation tool

XtraLean Software has rolled out the latest release of its WYSIWYG website creation tool, ShutterBug V2.3. This version dramatically improves the quality of images with the new image processing engine and the addition of filter controls to adjust the sharpness, brightness, contrast and saturation of images.
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The Free iPod Book

Here’s an update of the iPhone-friendly 244-page edition in Adobe PDF format. Available immediately for any PC or Macintosh computer… by its fourth day of availability the Free iPod Book 3.0 had been downloaded 300,000 times!
The Free iPod Book
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TrailRunner GPS, mapping and workout

TrailRunner integrates a wide range of GPS, mapping and workout related scopes. These include a workout and geo visualization for Garmin ForeRunner and Edge devices. Native Apple + Nike iPod Sport Kit workout import. Export of route directions as NanoMaps for all color iPods. Import and export of Polar HRM, GPX and KML file formats. Continue reading »

MyLifeBrand manages social networking

With the news that Facebook is valued at $15 billion after taking Microsoft as an investment partner, it is easy to see the importance of social networking and the impact it is making on the way businesses and communities communicate. To make social networking easier for users, MyLifeBrand is making some significant additions. Continue reading »

Face Recognition at 6Sight Conference

If you’re near Monterey, California you may want to check out the
2007 6Sight Future of Imaging Conference (November 8) FotoNation will be showcasing some of the best international research scientists on face-based imaging technology Continue reading »

Red Marble Games Announces Holiday Fun Pack Bundle

I am always looking for new entertainment software. Red Marble Games is a Mac-only game publisher, who has announced the immediate availability of its Holiday Fun Pack bundle for the 2007 holiday season…

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Microsoft Updates Computers Again Without Permission

The Register has reported that Microsoft updated a search utility on PCs and Servers that administrators had locked down. The problem became apparent when the computers bogged down when indexing the hard drives. Continue reading »

HoudahSpot 1.5 (Tiger Edition) is FREE

Houdah Software Software has released HoudahSpot 1.5 as freeware. HoudahSpot is a file search tool which enables you to zero in on files by issuing powerful queries to the Spotlight engine. HoudahSpot 1.5 is compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger only. Continue reading »

Take Control of Leopard

Adam Engst has announced 5 new Take Control books. This time dealing with various parts of the new Mac OS X 10.5 (a.k.a. Leopard). These inexpensive and update able electronic books always have great information in them. You are bound to learn a lot. Continue reading »

Radio Locator

With the advent of FM radio broadcasts from MP3 players to car and stereo radios, it has been necessary to discover what stations are clear. Continue reading »

Clone it… back it up

Clone, synchronize, backup. Schedule and forget it. Try it ’til you trust it. Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) and SuperDuper are the two most recommended backup programs for Mac. We’ve used CCC since OS 9 days… you need it Continue reading »