On Computers

FAT FILE REDUCER

Posted on June 15th, 2009 by Joy Schwabach

FILEminimizer from balesio.com does a good job of shrinking files so you can send them by email.

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AN EAR FOR ART

Posted on June 8th, 2009 by Joy Schwabach

Painter 11 really captured Joy’s fancy. It’s a professional program with a long learning curve and the results are impressive.

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ARTRAGE IS ALL THE RAGE

Posted on June 8th, 2009 by Joy Schwabach

Many would-be artists might be happy with ArtRage 2, which is $25, Windows or Mac, from ArtRage.com. They also have a started version for free. Click on downloads on the web site.

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SNAP ART 2

Posted on June 8th, 2009 by Joy Schwabach

“Snap Art 2” from AlienSkin does an amazing job of turning a photo into a painting with a Snap Art turns a photo into a painting single click.

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MUSIC, MAESTRO, IF YOU PLEASE

Posted on June 8th, 2009 by Joy Schwabach

Windows users have long been envious of Apple’s “GarageBand” for the Mac, which makes it easy to create your own music. With that in mind, the folks at Cakewalk.com have created a similar program, “Music Creator 5,” which is only $35 for Windows.

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LESS POWER TO THE PEOPLE

Posted on June 1st, 2009 by Joy Schwabach

According to a recent study by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, there would have been 184 more electric power plants in the U.S. today if the country hadn’t adopted semiconductor-based technologies starting in the mid 1970s.

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BED-TIME POWER

Posted on June 1st, 2009 by Joy Schwabach

A recent survey sent to us by Credant Technologies, said over a fourth of the workers in the United Kingdom work in bed with their laptop or smart phone.

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