Dan Brown’s most recent thriller novel The Lost Symbol we find Robert Langdon on the train of a bad guy who uses Dr. Langdon knowledge of ancient symbols to track down a mysterious talisman of the Masons. Mean while another character is trying to uncover the identity of a web server containing some vital but redacted information.…
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Photoshop is not always the right tool when it comes to manipulating images. If I want to crop a photo and take out the red-eye, iPhoto is very convenient for that. If I want to remove a person or telephone pole from a picture, then I need Photoshop.…
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I read Audrey Niffenegger’s book a couple of years ago. The book follows the life of Henry who has a genetic disorder like epilepsy that causes him to get displaced in time. He time travels to other places and times in his life.…
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One of the nice features of iTunes/Address Book is the ability to Sync with services like Exchange, Yahoo! and Google in addition to Apple’s own MobileMe. I decided to try these services at the risk of really screwing up my Address Book.…
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The latest rumor out of Cupertino is that the next version of iTunes, version 9, will support Blu-Ray. This rumor does not seem all that unbelievable. Its one of those rumors that seems obvious. Blu-Ray is the successor to DVD and now that the cost of the players has come down it seems reasonable that we will see Blu-Ray hardware in the next round of releases.…
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YouTube reported an immediate jump in cell phone video uploads associated with the new iPhone 3GS. Its extremely easy to whip out your iPhone, records some video and upload it to YouTube. You need to already have a YouTube account. Your video is almost immediately available to other users.…
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Ever since I saw the first trailer for Terminator Salvation I had mixed emotions. I wanted it to be good but I could not imaged how it could be. There are 25 years of history in this time traveling anthology. The series has used the time between movies as a plot device.…
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My wife was driving down the back country roads near our house when she spotted something tiny in the middle of the road. She swerved to miss it then turned around to go back and investigate. She stopped traffic and found a small bundle of fur in the road.…
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I got into Star Trek when
The Wrath of Kahn was first released in the theater. I have saw the initial release of about half of the ten movies in the theater. Likewise, I have enjoyed about have of following series.…
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For years the little bottling company in Dublin, Texas has been selling Dr. Pepper made with Imperial Pure Cane Sugar instead of High-fructose corn syrup. There is no comparison. The real sugar tastes better. It also cost more. A case of the good stuff will set you back $10, about twice the “regular” stuff.…
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