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Today at work someone asked why I sent them a Portable Network Graphics, PNG format screencapture image rather than JPEG. JPEG rules for photos but try other formats for images with limited colours or large areas of flat colour, like screenshots. For that type of image PNG, even 24 bit,
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Mindjet’s regular Email Newsletter is well written, full of good tips and has links to some great template maps. Yet, tonight I un-subscribed from it. Why? * If you are publishing an email newsletter, offer an RSS feed as an alternative. You won’t loose readers, if fact you’ll
The freeware Sysinternals utilities are really good for tracking down system/network problems. Apparently Microsoft thought they were pretty good too! Congratulations to the Sysinternals team. Mark's Sysinternals Blog: On My Way to Microsoft! I’m very pleased to announce that Microsoft has acquired Winternals Software and Sysinternals…
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The FIA have decided Microsoft will supply standard Engine Control Units to all teams from 2008 – 2010. Cue jokes about Windows crashing F1… Will Microsoft brand this effort with something catchy like: Microsoft WinF1 (it’s in all the cars so they must!) or will it be: “Microsoft Windows Engine
There will be six versions of Windows Vista. That seems a lot but I was surprised to learn there are actually seven versions of Windows XP! Ed Bott offers a nice summary & a table that compares XP & Vista versions. Ed Bott's Windows Expertise » Vista versions: maybe
This is an interesting “Geeks Eye” behind the scenes look at the Target Chip Ganassi Indy Car Team. Robert Scoble grabs a cam-corder and takes a look at the technology the team use including Tablet PC’s, Microsoft software like One-Note, Excel, Office and web collaboration. It’s not all
Apple/Intel hardware running Windows XP allows PC World to rank Apple against PCs. * Anyone out there tried AutoCAD, Revit, Max etc on the Apple Intel Hardware + Windows XP + Boot Camp combo? * Does it work? * Does anyone care? Today @ PC World - Welcome to Our Top Desktop PC Charts, Apple
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This 1972 documentary on the early days of computer networking is fascinating. The ARPAnet pioneered many of the concepts and technology that became the Internet and it may even have the first mention of BIM? J.C.R. Licklider of M.I.T. “When they are developing plans the blueprints,
This evening I discovered Jason Dorko’s site. It’s great to see how a biology major at Oakland University is applying technology like Tablets, MindManager and e-books to his studies. Check out his great MindManager/Tablet demo video Website: DorkoTech Website: DorkoTech Blog: http://www.dorkotech.com/blog/ Blog:
I was listening to Simon Morton’s This Way Up; a radio show exploring stories and issues around things we use/consume, while working on Saturday and they discussed the rise of social networking. At the same time I get an email from a friend in Idaho asking if I
Fiat and Microsoft launch Blue&Me. A Windows Mobile based in-car communications & entertainment system. Fiat and Microsoft launch Blue&Me System - gizmag Article. Fiat and Microsoft launch Blue&Me System - gizmag Article
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It's from a Microsoft Flight Simulator related blog, so games focused, but there is some useful info on the Microsoft Windows Vista DirectX Graphics system changes. The Little Wheel Goes in Back : What I Know About Vista. The Little Wheel Goes in Back : What I Know About Vista
