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I realize that this post is quite late, but it has been difficult to get enough time to find an Internet connection to post this week’s notes.  Here’s all the details for the MLR segment on Global Geek #60.
Our first application this week is from “Fluffalope Factory” software called Miyu.  This program allows you to [...]

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Warning: This post is going to get a bit technical…
This afternoon, I was checking out my Google Analytics statistics and realized that I was still getting quite a bit of traffic to the old blog at krell.cellsandbytes.net. I was wishing that these people would be kind enough to click on my new links on [...]

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I’ve just launched the first version of a new Wordpress widget, the Admin Links Widget.
This very simple widget does as the name suggests. It provides links to administrative functions from the sidebar of your Wordpress installation. The catch is, only administrators will be able to see the links so the general public won’t [...]

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Zutter Bug tipped me off today to one of the greatest additions to the Web 2.0 space… a new free dictionary service called Ninja Words. Launched in November 2006 by Phil Crosby, it’s an Ajax-based dictionary site which pulls all of it’s information from Wiktionary and the Princeton WordNet.
It is (for the moment [...]

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This week’s edition of the GGP is up and available, and with it the latest update from the GGP Mac Lab.
First up this week is a quick review of AutoResizer from Optunis. This is a great little image utility which provides an easy method of batch-resizing or re-formatting images. Simply point the tool [...]

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A few weeks ago on the GGP, Dave and Tim did a review of a project called Jing which is a image and video screen capture and screencasting tool for both Mac and Windows.
A couple of days ago I was asked to create a tutorial at work for a new project we’re working on instead [...]

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Another week has come, and with it episode #58 of the Global Geek Podcast was released this morning. Here’s a recap of this week’s Mac Lab Rat segment.
First up this week is another fix for the somewhat troublesome 10.4.10 update for OS X. Users of MacBooks, MacBook Pros and Mac Minis may be [...]

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I just read on Jeff Beehler’s blog that Microsoft has released a CTP (Community Technology Preview) of the next version of Visual studio… and I don’t mean VS 2008 “Orcas”.
Virtual PC images of the new VS install were made available from the Microsoft Downloads website on August 3rd.  I’ve included a direct link to the [...]

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Beginning August 1st, 2007 the Province of BC has started a technology recylcing program.  Titled the “E-Waste Stewardship Program” it will allow BC residents to take their old electronics including:
This marks a great step forward in helping to curb the amount of tech-trash entering BC landfills.  For more informatio on the initiative, visit electronicsrecycling.ca.

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