Archive for December, 2006

Free Online File Conversion

December 15, 2006

Have you ever wanted to convert files without the need to download software?  Now, you can with an online company called Zamzar!  They offer free online fie conversion in several formats and they add more formats as often as they can.  I ran across this web site a few weeks ago but they didn’t [...]

Stumble Around The Web

December 14, 2006

I recently stumbled upon two great web sites.  The first is StumbleUpon where you can register for free and download a toolbar for Firefox and Internet Explorer.  The great thing is you can click the Stumble button and it will randomly take you to a web site.  This is a good way to find [...]

New Search Engine With Human Power

December 12, 2006

There is yet another search engine on the Internet, this one is called ChaCha and not only uses automated searches but humans to search rapidly through a 20-80 search engines to assist in narrowing the search for what they believe the original searcher is looking for. If you have [...]

Which Version Of Windows Vista Is Right For You?

December 7, 2006

There are basically 5 versions of Windows Vista coming out for the general public.  There are two home versions, two business versions, and an ultimate version which pretty much has it all.  So, how do you decide which one you need?  Click the link for some info on the new features of Windows Vista.
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Free Internet Faxing

December 7, 2006

Have you ever had to send a fax and you don’t have a fax machine?  There are plenty of Internet Fax services out there that are pretty good like eFax, but they charge to send faxes on the other hand, usually, you can receive a fax for free from them.  Now there is a free Internet [...]

James Kim’s Body Found

December 6, 2006

James Kim, senior editor of C|Net went missing with his family on Nov. 25th in Oregon.  Authorities found Kati Kim and their two daughters on Monday, however, James had left to look for help and was still missing.  Authorities found his body just after noon today.  James, we will miss you!  Click here for [...]

Adobe Releases Acrobat Reader 8

December 5, 2006

Today, Adobe released its next version of its Acrobat Reader, which is version 8.  It most notably adds a new feature for collaboration through a “Start Meeting” button.  The new reader has also been redesigned.  Click the link, to download the Acrobat Reader 8.  Other features added to this reader are the Adobe LiveCycle [...]

Novell Adds Support For OpenXML To OpenOffice

December 4, 2006

Novell is adding the ability to open and save documents in Microsoft’s new Open XML format in their version of OpenOffice.  Today, they released a release candidate version of their OpenOffice 2.0.2 and the final version is to come out in January.  Microsoft’s OpenXML is the default document feature of their Office 2007 System.  [...]

Simply Headlines Delivers

December 4, 2006

I discovered an article on Cybernetnews about a new way to get daily news from a variety of sources in your inbox on a daily basis.  It is called SimplyHeadlines.  I signed up with it and got a copy of the news for today from my customization and it makes it easier to get [...]

Microsoft Expression Web & Expression Studio

December 4, 2006

 Microsoft has released version 1.0 of their new web design program called Expression Web.  Microsoft will no longer be creating FrontPage and Expression Web is the replacement product for FrontPage.  Expression Web is a more full feature replacement for FrontPage that is on the scale of Dreamweaver and others.  I reported on this program earlier [...]