We installed the new Vista operating system in one of our computers, and Joy is having so much fun trying out all the new bells and whistles that she hardly wants to do any work. Bob, as resident curmudgeon, is displaying his famous shrug.
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We looked at a new instant photo transmission service that is geared for professionals and is currently being used by NBC and some news magazines to let editors see what their photographers are shooting, as they shoot it.
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Company reps often show their products to journalists and customers through really boring “PowerPoint” presentations. The story typically starts somewhere around “when man discovered fire” and is then followed by lots of bullet points. Bob often tells them if they don’t cut it short he’s going to have to kill them.
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Unusual but handy maps: FastFoodMaps.com and SkiBonk.com
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In the movie business, “Indies” refers to independent films. These are usually made with shoestring budgets and little-known actors. We confidently predict they will soon be made with no budget on your desktop. The tools grow more powerful each year, and the progress is so fast it has become something of a bee buzzing in our bonnet.
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The “Podcasting Bible,” by Steve Mack and Mitsch Ratcliffe (Wiley, $34.99, available at www.wiley.com.
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Making free international phone calls through the Internet is even more fun than we hoped. We were talking to a new contact in India through the free phone service called Skype when she suggested we talk to another Skype user she called “Peter of England.”
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ClipSync is a free service from ClipSync.com that lets you watch videos with your friends, or any other group you want to put together, and send text messages to each other while you watch.
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The new Snap Art from AlienSkin.com creates painterly effects on ordinary photographs. At $149, it’s a bit pricey, but it worked very well.
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At Stardoll.com you can move clothes around on models.
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