With the completion of it’s acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe today released 3 new bundles which combine the best products from Adobe and the newly acquired Macromedia. Adobe: With savings of up to US$299, the new product configurations are: the Adobe Design Bundle that combines Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium with Flash Professional 8 software; the…
...Read MoreRecent Scandal Causes Wikipedia to Change the Rules
Due to recent scandals that have rocked the online community Wikipedia, the open source repository of knowledge culled from millions of contributors, is being forced to change the rules of who can contribute and who can’t. CNET : First, in a Nov. 29 op-ed piece in USA Today, a former administrative assistant to Robert Kennedy…
...Read MoreArsTechnica Gives Apples Aperture A Thumbs Down
If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of Apples Aperture photo management and editing program then ArsTechnica has some advice for you, wait a while longer. ArsTechnica: It saddens me to say that Aperture’s innovations are only skin deep. If it could deliver on the promise of being both fast and produce flawless results, it…
...Read MoreDogs Laugh Too
Next time you’re walking around in your underwear that panting coming from your dog may actually be him laughing at you. ABC News: Nancy Hill, director of Spokane County Animal Protection, admits she was skeptical at first that this noise would affect the other dogs. “I thought: Laughing dogs?” Hill said. “A sound that we’re…
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ONJava.com: Using JUnit With Eclipse IDE A great how to on using Junit and Eclipse (tags: junit eclipse howto java library programming tools tutorial testing java.junit) Dojo A toolkit (JS library) for adding AJAX calls to any web application. (tags: ajax web2.0 javascript library programming web opensource framework software technology tools webdesign webdev)
...Read MoreMake Your Own Lightbulb
Popular Sciences How2.0 column has a great article this week on how to create a light bulb in your own garage. Well, if you have some tungesten wire, helium, and an old arc welder lying about that is. Popular Science: I used helium because it’s easily available and lighter than air, allowing me to fill…
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Neato : Ultimate Tag Warrior: Start Here A great tagging pluging for Wordress users. (tags: wordpress tags tagging blogging blogs ideas) Prototype JavaScript Framework: Class-style OO, Ajax, and more A JavaScript framework for implementing Ajax calls. (tags: ajax design javascript library programming tools web2.0 webdev web framework) 24 ways: Easy Ajax with Prototype An easy…
...Read MoreA Really Cool, Unique Shirt from Solo Tees
Solo Tees has a shirt that says, “I got fired for blogging.” That rocks!
...Read MoreDon’t Become A Victim This Christmas
The holiday season is here and with it an increased risk of identity theft. Capital One is offering some great tips on how you can protect you and your family from becoming the victims of identity theft. Forbes: 1. Save Your Receipts. Tuck sales receipts in your pocket rather than the shopping bags. This will…
...Read MoreCoffee CAN Make You Smarter, In The Short Term
It appears some Austrian researchers have discovered that moderate amounts of caffeine can improve your short term memory. Forbes: Those morning cups of java might sharpen your memory so you can better tackle the tasks of the day, a new Austrian study suggests. Scientists at the Innsbruck Medical University discovered that 100 milligrams of caffeine,…
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