Archive for April, 2008

On Mac Organizers & WordPress

Monday, April 28, 2008 23:35 3 Comments

EagleFiler
DevonThink
Together
VooDooPad
Yojimbo

Coming soon: a comparison review of five top Mac information organizers…
But first, I want to say how happy I am that my offline experiment is over. The TV part was easy, since I don’t really watch TV. The Mac part was quite hard. I’m happily back online now, with no great lessons learned (other than [...]

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Going Offline for One Week

Sunday, April 20, 2008 22:18 5 Comments

I’m pulling the plug on my computer and TV this week. I’ve been challenged by my wife to join her in National “Turn Off Week” — an annual event tied to Earth Day.
I’m not trying to make a point about society’s dependency on all things electronic. Actually, I’m quite fond of electronic gadgetry. [...]

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Quantity vs. Quality? The old Mac/PC debate

Saturday, April 19, 2008 14:04 5 Comments

I’ve convinced many people to buy a Mac over the years, but there’s one person I cannot convert. My mother refuses to go Mac. To put this in proper context, you should know that she is not a computer novice. She has no problem fixing driver problems or troubleshooting a PC. She runs several web [...]

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Affordable Tapeless Video Capture

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 20:38 1 Comment

Here’s the second post from guest contributor Brandon who is currently attending the National Association of Broadcaster’s annual convention. Today’s topic is about tapeless video acquisition and how this tech is starting to filter down to consumer cameras. There are also many good tips here for those looking to buy a video camera. Enjoy.
“Day two [...]

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Live from NAB 2008!

Monday, April 14, 2008 17:27 No Comments

I just received a dispatch from Brandon, a friend of mine lucky enough to be at the NAB Show in Nevada this week. He’s going to be sending in some items of interest to share from the convention this week. Here’s what he had to say about Day One:
“The National Association of Broadcasters annual convention [...]

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Round up of interesting things

Saturday, April 12, 2008 22:25 4 Comments

Here are a few items that caught my interest this week:
1. MacHeist Bundle
They’re back. MacHeist announced a $49 bundle today (a variety of 12 apps offered during the past two Heists). If you bought the previous bundles, this isn’t for you. If you didn’t, you might find something here to pique your interest. The apps [...]

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