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Organizing digital pictures
Ed Bott has some great tips how to use the EXIF data in digital images to organise them in Windows Explorer; Ed Bott: Tip of the day: Use metadata to organise digital pictures
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Spammers targeting Xtra today?
Seems like addresses pretending to be my net provider Xtra.co.nz are being used by spammers. I've had 4 messages today with dubious .zip file attachments supposedly from Xtra. All deleted thanks to Mailwasher. UPDATE: Have had bogus emails over the past few days from info @ xtra.
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Apple to switch to Intel chips?
Will the "Intel Inside" badge look like a blemish on a stylish Apple? Link: Apple to ditch IBM, switch to Intel chips | CNET News.com. Via Dave’s World via Scoble from 32000 ft. UPDATE 04–06–2005: Confirmed by Scoble: Skeptics can't believe Apple is
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Microsoft Office to adopt XML Format as it's default file format
Robert Scoble first hinted and now it’s out many others are blogging about the announcement that the next Office will use Microsoft Office Open XML Formats as its default. Goodbye to the current .doc, .xls, .ppt and hello to new XML based.docx, .pptx, .xlsx What does this really
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No Google = No You?
So if you Google yourself and get no results, do you exist? View from the Isle - If I Google you, would I find you?
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A Storage Technology Presentation could be really boring or it could be like this...
If you had to tell someone how disk drives will be improved using Perpendicular Recording Technology which avoids the superparamagnetic effect it could be really boring or it could be like this: View the animation “Get Perpendicular” (Macromedia Flash + Sound Required) You’ll learn about Perpendicular Recording and highly effective
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Genesis of some famous sounds
Ever wondered where those computer “sounds” you hear, some daily, came from? [blog.forret.com]: Genesis of some famous sounds Mac Startup Sound: Windows Startup Sound: 1995 Intel Inside Sound THX Sound
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Microsoft Knowledge Base via RSS Feed
Microsoft have turned on hundreds of Product specific RSS Feeds with the latest from the Microsoft Knowledge Base. Now you can subscribe and be advised when articles about your software are posted without having to look! Microsoft Knowledge Base - RSS Feed Product Index Via Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger What
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NZ is home to 'largest on-demand supercomputer'?
Weta Digital have lots of busy GHz! Computerworld - NZ is home to 'largest on-demand supercomputer' “The Weta Digital array, now over 1,000 blade processors strong, each clocking 2.8GHz”
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Kiwi Tablet PC Shock!
Toshiba advertised the M200 Convertible Tablet PC in large format advert in a major New Zealand newspaper! I can’t remember the last time a Tablet model and Tablet OS were featured. Is the the start of something?
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Kiwi wins a top job at Microsoft
Lots of finance to manage! Kiwi wins a top job at Microsoft | BUSINESS | NEWS | tvnz.co.nz “Chris Liddell was chief executive at Carter Holt Harvey before he moved to the United States…” “Liddell's job at Microsoft, where he will also be chief financial officer, will involve accounting,
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jkOnTheRun: Microsoft MVP award
Congratulations to James Kendrick who has been awarded a Microsoft MVP award in the Tablet PC category. “The Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Program recognises and thanks outstanding members of technical communities for their community participation and willingness to help others.” His Blog, “jkOnTheRun”, is a leading source of information