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From CNN: Parked alongside his onion fields, Bob Hale can prop open a laptop and read his e-mail or, with just a keystroke, check the moisture of his crops. As the jack rabbits run by, he can watch CNN online, play a video game or turn his irrigation sprinklers on and off, all from the …
From the Washington Times: Chris Claypool was addicted to his BlackBerry wireless hand-held. Like many users, he never thought twice about pecking away at lightning speed, replying to a wave of e-mails from clients around the globe. Last year, the 37-year-old agricultural sales director from Post Falls, Idaho, noticed a throbbing sensation in his thumbs …
From InsideMicrosoft: Nicholas links to this list of the top 20 license-free fonts. Could someone please release the files as a torrent? I recently copied the new Windows Vista fonts out of a beta installation and have been using them on my XP box to much satisfaction. Microsoft did a great job designing / paying …
Chris has been doing a great job with the Digital Photography Tip of the Week. We’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback. But of course Chris can’t cover it all. A couple of weeks ago I mentioned the Lunacore Photoshop Tutorials. Well, here are some more digital photography (and manipulation) tips: Top Ten Digital Photography …
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Last week I discussed getting close to your subject. Not to confuse you too much, but this week I will discuss zooming out from your subject. In my tip last week, I mentioned how a better photograph can be made by zooming in and getting closer to your subject. There are times however when you …
From ZDNet News: Intel is showing off a future technology called Robson that could cut that annoying boot-up time. With Robson, a PC pulls data and applications off an add-in flash memory card and Intel software, rather than the PC’s hard drive. Flash reacts more quickly than hard drives, thus cutting down the time it …
From CNN: Driving to work, you notice the traffic beginning to slow. And because you have your cell phone on, the government senses the delay, too. A congestion alert is issued, automatically updating electronic road signs and Web sites and dispatching text messages to mobile phones and auto dashboards. In what would be the largest …
From CNN: Amina Harun, a 45-year-old farmer, used to traipse around for hours looking for a working pay phone on which to call the markets and find the best prices for her fruit. Then cell phones changed her life.
From MSNBC: What would Jesus blog? That and other pressing questions drew dozens of Christians to a Southern California university this weekend for what was billed as the first-ever national conference for “God bloggers,” a growing community of online writers who exchange information and analyze current events from a Christian perspective. The three-day conference at …