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From the New York Times: “So you have these four basic types that occupy the environment: the Achiever, the Explorer, the Socializer and the Killer.” Nick Fortugno, the 30-year-old teacher, turned away from the whiteboard and faced the 14 undergraduate and master’s-level students in his Thursday seminar. “Killers act like predators, and like any ecosystem, …
I’ve been doing some cleaning on my system, and I’ve been looking for files that are over a certain size. I kept having ZIP files appearing, along with the files that are inside them. Windows XP has some native ability to see inside ZIP files. But when you are searching, having a ZIP file along …
TELUS is a major cellular provider in Canada. Their marketing has been very creative by using very colourful (digitally coloured) animals in their ads. There have been chameleons, rabbits, frogs, and more. If you like this sort of things, then visit their “cool stuff” web site. You can download a screensaver that has all the …
From CNN: When CNN.com asked readers how the Internet has changed their lives, the e-mail inbox filled with stories from people who have used technology to keep in touch or find new ways to do business. Some of these tales are by now very familiar: Millions of people use the Internet to e-mail family photos …
From CNN: “Romeo, Romeo — wher4 Rt thou Romeo?” It could be the future of Shakespeare. Dot mobile, a British mobile phone service aimed at students, says it plans to condense classic works of literature into SMS text messages. The company claims the service will be a valuable resource for studying for exams. Academic purists …
Chris does a great job with his Digital Photography Tip of the Week. He also has a Photo of the Day that you can see on his own site. But there are lots of other resources out there. A good one is the The Digital Photography Weblog. This is part of the Weblogs Inc. network. …
Microsoft released a pluging to be used in Mozilla Firefox that will allow validation of your Windows operating system in order to download updates from the Microsoft.com website. It may be downloaded from the Microsoft website.
Microsoft announced a couple of weeks ago their “Live” product line. They are trying to get more into the web services market, by providing a better email experience online, as well as some form of Microsoft Office online. As of now, here are a few of the betas that you can try or sign up …
I read about this in the November 10, 2005 issue of Computing Canada (althought I can’t find it posted on their site. Stooples is a site that has imaginary office supplies that we may wish we had. There’s the Pocket Shredder (“let’s you destroy sensitive documents even when lawyers are present”), the Back Patter (I …
Last week I discussed two of the more advanced camera modes available on some camera’s. This week, I will discuss the advantages to using an off camera flash. Flash photography is made relatively easy by today’s cameras, but there are several reasons for using an off camera (external) flash. There are now several digital point …