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A large part of the appeal of blogging is its simplicity. Setting up an account at one of the large blogging services like Blogger.com is as untaxing as filling in a few fields in an online form. As uncomplicated as blogging can be, however, once the bloom fades on its novelty, it can become a chore...
During an annual outing of college chums this past summer, one of the bunch, following a flurry of digital picture taking, smiled wryly and said that he'd recently shot his last roll of Kodachrome 25. For those unfamiliar with film stocks, Kodachrome 25, touted by many as the best film ever manufact...
Webcams have been around for awhile now, but it hasn't been until recently that they've started to become a hit with the instant messaging crowd. The classic videophone may have been a bust, but the marriage of Webcam and IM has started to capture the affection of Net gabbers. Apple, as usual, was q...
So all this hype about podcasting has tickled your curiosity, but you haven't a clue where to start. Try WildVoice. Currently in beta, WildVoice is a Web site designed for creating and hosting podcasts. Not only can you create podcasts directly at the site, but WildVoice offers free audio mixing sof...
It's always been a rule in the technology world that the smaller/lighter/thinner something is, the more you're going to pay for it. That's especially true when it comes to "ultra"-portable notebook computers -- mighty machines packed with power and weighing in at around three pounds. With its latest...
There are two schools of thought when it comes to consumer video editing programs. One school believes that most videographers want to create their movies with as little human intervention as possible. The other school argues that consumers want as much control as they can get to put their stamp on ...
To-do lists have been a staple for software writers since the invention of the personal computer. Maybe that's because we all have things to do and never tire of finding better and faster ways to get them done. For many of us, a simple pad and paper, or the rudimentary to-do list in a personal dig...
I've been using Picasa since before Google bought it, and have found the feisty program a gem for managing my growing library of digital photos, as well as a handy tool for quick tinkering with snapshots when launching a full-blown image editor would be overkill. I always look forward to each iterat...
Trading digital electronics for mechanical parts has given camera makers an opportunity to tinker with the design of their wares in inventive ways, none more so than Kodak. The Rochester, N.Y.-based company that brought film photography to the masses -- by making cameras easy to use and film easy to...
A friend of mine once told me he mourned the fading fortunes of point-and-shoot film cameras. It was a momentary lamentation induced by his wife's struggles with her new digital camera. Film is simple, he reasoned. You shoot your pictures. You take your film to the drugstore. You get your prints. Wi...
When it comes to software, there are two schools of thought about tackling a basket of tasks. You can try attacking each task separately with an individual application, or you can look for a Swiss Army knife software suite to mount a unified assault on them. If the all-in-one approach appeals to you...
Remember the effort it took to put together a photo slideshow? First, you had to load slides into carousels. "Now let me see, should the printing on the slide face me or face away from me? How did that slide get in there upside down? Now it's time to lug the projection screen from the closet." That ...
Sony built its reputation in the electronics field on the premium thesis. Sure, there may be lower priced competitors in the market, but they couldn't beat Sony for quality, design and sheer wow factor. Consumers recognized that, and they have been willing to pay a premium for it. With Sony's new "W...
Everywhere you turn these days in the digital world you'll run into touts about sharing. Share files. Share photos. Share video. That's fine, but someone forgot to tell the e-mail providers about this sharing craze. They're still putting limits on attachments to e-mail messages that put a grave crim...
While I must confess I've never been a fan of online backup solutions, there was something about Mozy that tempted me to use it. Mozy is one of those new breed applications mushrooming under the umbrella Web 2.0, or the New Web. What's Web 2.0? Best I can tell, it's, in part, about creating a deskto...
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