Effective Living | Activism Summary. Our society and culture are at risk of information meltdown as result of the rampant overreaching and scare tactics being used by Copyright holders. Even short clips and excerpts of video and audio used for education, documentaries, and social commentary are all at risk of being labeled as copyright infringement.… Continue reading Copyright Meltdown – Duke University – Bound By Law – Open Source – Creative Commons
Category: Technology
Email Newsletter Mailing List Management Software and Services
Technology > Resources Summary. The distribution of email newsletters typically requires mailing list management software or service providers. Below are some options to consider. Programs such as QuickBooks allow for mailings to go out to customers and supporters, but sometimes an online service works better. ConstantContact.com – “Constant Contact®, Inc. helps small businesses, associations, and… Continue reading Email Newsletter Mailing List Management Software and Services
MobileMe iDisk Files Shared in Public Folder Needs URL Website Internet Address Username and Password
Technology > Apple Problem Summary. The Apple OSX System Preferences has a MobileMe iDisk control center that allows for a password to be assigned to the MobileMe public folder. However, nowhere is the username provided for login, so the password is useless. Furthermore, the simple URL provided isn’t text that can be copied and pasted… Continue reading MobileMe iDisk Files Shared in Public Folder Needs URL Website Internet Address Username and Password
Chinese Online Hanyu.com.cn Font Installation
Technology | Effective Living > Language Summary. The International College of Chinese Studies at East China Normal University offers Hanyu Online (汉语网), which is an online Chinese study website that requires three True Type fonts for the site to be viewed properly. This page describes how to install the necessary fonts. Instructions. The instructions found on… Continue reading Chinese Online Hanyu.com.cn Font Installation
WordPress 2.8.4 RSS Feed Not Working – Repair Broken RSS Feed
Technology > WordPress Problem Summary. The default files for WordPress 2.8.4 and some previous versions, may have blank lines at the end of the WordPress system files that cause the RSS feed not to work properly. Problem Solution. After hours of research, the following simple solution seemed to be all that was needed to fix… Continue reading WordPress 2.8.4 RSS Feed Not Working – Repair Broken RSS Feed
Sign of the Times – The New York Times Sells Readers Like Cattle to Highest Bidder – Including Hackers
Activism Summary. Many years ago, the New York Times made an administrative decision that wasn’t necessarily in the best interest of its readers, but did promise to produce more revenue for the corporate executives running the operation. The paper chose to begin running pop-up ads, a practice that most people find offensive, annoying, and an… Continue reading Sign of the Times – The New York Times Sells Readers Like Cattle to Highest Bidder – Including Hackers
You are a part of the collective brain of humanity.
Effective Living Summary. This is a short thought provoking writing about how the Internet shapes the collective thoughts and memory of humanity. If you are reading this, you are part of the collective. Welcome. Consider You are a blogger, a photographer, a videographer, a creative writer, a technical problem solver, a member of the independent… Continue reading You are a part of the collective brain of humanity.
LiveScribe Pulse SmartPen for Windows and Apple Mac
Technology | Effective Living Summary. The LiveScribe Pulse SmartPen is a device that records audio as you write on paper. The audio and notes can be transferred from the pen to a computer using the LiveScribe Desktop software for Windows or Apple (Mac) computers. Search and Find. Because the software includes handwriting recognition capabilities, it… Continue reading LiveScribe Pulse SmartPen for Windows and Apple Mac
NeatReceipts Document Scanner with Travel Case for Apple Mac or Windows on Sale Half Price for $100
Technology Summary. The Neat Receipts scanner for Apple Mac is normally about $200. A special sale price of $100 has been announced by the company. The sale announcement was only sent out to current customers. A Windows version is also available for $100.
Xerox Warranty Printer Replacement
UPDATE – 2 Dec 2023: This document was first posted in 2009. It is outdated now, but remains available for reference. Summary Xerox is donating brand new solid ink color printers to qualifying businesses and organizations. The printers being given away are the Phaser 8560DN printers and they include a 3-year onsite service warranty. Program… Continue reading Xerox Warranty Printer Replacement
MotionX-GPS iPhone Navigation Application Trailguru iMapMyFitness iMapMyRide iMapMyRun iMapMyWalk Comparison Evaluation Review
Technology Summary. The MotionX-GPS and MotionX-GPS Lite iPhone Applications makes it possible to use GPS navigation on the iPhone and keep history of travels as well as share “tracks” (routes) to Facebook, Twitter, and by email. Links below in this document may open up iTunes as needed. After reading this review, you’ll agree that at… Continue reading MotionX-GPS iPhone Navigation Application Trailguru iMapMyFitness iMapMyRide iMapMyRun iMapMyWalk Comparison Evaluation Review
Convert Export FLV Adobe Flash Video to Apple QuickTime MPEG-4 AVI and Other Formats
Technology > Apple | Video Summary. This page describes how to convert video from the Adobe Flash Video format (FLV) to some other format such as AVI, DV Stream, Image Sequence, iPhone format, MPEG-4, QuickTime, or Windows Media. Instructions. If the video needed is on YouTube, read our instructions for getting FLV videos from YouTube.… Continue reading Convert Export FLV Adobe Flash Video to Apple QuickTime MPEG-4 AVI and Other Formats