Zaxwerks 3D Flag 1.0 for After Effects
A plugin for creating graceful & majestic flag animation. The Zaxwerk 3D flag plugin can turn any picture or movie into a realistic flag animation. It is easy to use, and adds a very professional look to your videos and graphics. Macworld Magazine (May 2007) Macworld | May 2007 [...]
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Paris Ordered to Serve 45 Days in Jail
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in L.A. County jail for violating her probation in a reckless driving case. Judge Michael T. Sauer handed down the harsh sentence, telling Paris she will not be allowed work release, furloughs, use of an alternative jail or electronic monitoring in lieu of jail. She ... (Read on Source)
Gameday Thread: Orioles at Padres, 06/21
Game Time: 3:35 | TV: MASN | Radio: WHFS Erik Bedard, LH David Wells, LH (4-4, 3.64) (3-4, 4.86) Might not be around when the game starts, so I figured I'd just put this up now. BUH-DARD. Leadin' the AL in strikeouts. One Oriole has ever led the American League in strikeouts: Bob Turley had 185 for the 1954 Orioles, the first year the team was ... (Read on Source)
Lax laptop security is a growing privacy concern
... sending it back as output to the user. Versions less than 1.350 are affected. Debian Security Advisory 1329-1 - Steve Kemp from the Debian Security Audit project discovered that ...
The Business Ventures of The Simpsons
According to a recent article at Entrepreneur.com the fictional town of Springfield in the popular TV show The Simpson’s is full of examples of entrepreneurship. Among the most entrepreneurial of the town are The Simpsons themselves. From the article: (Read on Source)
ACD Systems International Inc.: Photographers Bene...
... and highlight controls. Other key features in ACDSee Pro 2, which is Certified for Windows Vista, include uploading to online services like Flickr and advanced browsing capabilities such as "Group ...
Kucinich Stands Alone Opposed to Sept. 11 Resolution
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Democratic presidential candidate and no stranger to contrarian views, was the sole congressman Tuesday to vote against the House's Sept. 11 commemoration resolution.
Whiteboard Friday - Link Wars
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This week on Whiteboard Friday, Rand talks about the "war" that happens in the spam game. He discusses how Google looks at link manipulation, how spammers combat this, and how webmasters should consider a link to be white or black hat.Technorati Tags
whiteboard friday, seomoz, rand fishkin, spammers, white hatApple, HP Big Winners as PCs Sell Like Gangbusters
Worldwide shipments of personal computers grew more than 14 percent in the third quarter, according to two reports, with HP and Apple posting strong market share gains. Gartner said PC shipments rose 14.4 percent in the quarter to 68.5 million units. Rival market research firm IDC, meanwhile, pegged growth at an even more robust 15 percent, with 66.8 million units shipped.
Snapshots From Week 8
A look back at the week that was from the terrific TV Tan Line . (Read on Source)
Getting Specific
I have been anticipating the Sales 2.0 conference coming up in San Francisco for many reasons. As a certified, bag-carrying sales guy for a number of years, selling is part of me and though I am an old dog, I do enjoy at least hearing about new tricks. I am also an avid fan of the game and many of my clients have sales-related issues -- if not products -- on which I consult.
Your Real Estate Candidate
I love politics. Say that word Republican and Democrat in civil company and people run for the hills. As a student of marketing that is pathetic. Hopefully, as a student of marketing most of us are open to studying the greatest marketers.
Why We Must React to ACTA
A new global standard for the enforcement of intellectual monopolies is currently being discussed by representatives of the United States, the European Commission, Japan, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Korea, Mexico and New Zealand. This new agreement is so important that it must be drawn up in secret, safe from the prying eyes of little people like you and me. Thanks, however, to the indispensable Wikileaks, a discussion paper outlining some of its possible proposals has surfaced, and from this it is clear that it represents a serious threat to online liberty in general, and to the practice of free software in particular.
Rackable to Sell IBM Blades in Modular Data Centers
Rackable Systems will resell IBM's blade servers in its ICE Cube modular data centers under a deal unveiled on Monday.
Researchers Step Way Back From Earlier Online Video Ad Estimate
Internet market researcher eMarketer has drastically lowered its estimates on how much businesses will spend on online video advertising in the near future. The New York City-based firm expects spending on online video ads to reach $505 million by the end of this year, down from the $1.35 billion eMarketer predicted earlier this year.
Facebook Cutoff Leaves India Last Bastion of 'Scrabulous'
A highly popular "Scrabble" clone already pulled from Facebook in the United States and Canada continued its tumble over the weekend as the online hangout extended its block of the game throughout most of the world. Facebook said Monday it was forced to disable "Scrabulous" after one of "Scrabble's" rights owners, Mattel, made a formal removal request and the developers of "Scrabulous" took no action themselves.
Russell Brand upsets MTV audience with sex and politics
Russell Brand, the British comedian, hosted the MTV Video Music Awards, making a series of political, sexual and off-colour remarks throughout the night. (Read on Source)
Sundown On Solaris?
Netcraft -- er, Jim Zemlin, confirms it: Solaris is dying. Customers are leaving it and legacy Unix behind for Linux, in his purview. Open sourcing the platform was too little, too late. Well, maybe not sundown, but it's getting mighty dark out. These are actually not new sentiments; I picked them up from Jim when I talked to him back at OSCON -- a place where, ironically enough, I had also talked to folks from Sun. They were and are smart guys, deeply proud of the work they're doing, but I hope they all understand they are never going to steal any of Linux's thunder. (The refrain I've heard from many different quarters about this issue has been expressed in almost the same exact words by all concerned: "If only they had done this [open sourced Solaris] three/five/ten years earlier...")
More on the Accusations Against ACORN
Daphne Eviatar at the Washington Independent, a sister site to the Michigan Messenger, has been working on the ACORN story as well. In one recent article she looked at the whole issue of voter fraud. One of the key arguments she makes is that despite difficulties in the voter registration process, actual voter fraud of the kind the GOP ... (Read on Source)
Colston sits another week
Saints receiver Marques Colston, who hoped to return to the lineup this weekend after sitting out a month with a thumb injury, was scratched for New Orleans' home game against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday. (Read on Source)
10 Reasons for Switching to a Different Linux Distribution
TechRepublic: "You've been using the same Linux distribution for years now, but something has been eating at the back of your brain...some zombie process trying to tell you to switch to a different flavor of your favorite open source operating system."
Canonical Ltd Announces the Upcoming Availability of Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition
... Canonical Ltd. announced the upcoming availability of Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition for free download on October 30th. In related news, Canonical also ...
Oklahoma Supplement Distributor Files Bankruptcy After Breach Of Contract Decision
OKLAHOMA CITY - AMS Health Sciences, a distributor of natural supplements, recently filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition, citing a November verdict and judgment against it related to its acquisition of Heartland Cup Inc. (In Re: AMS Health Sciences, No. 07-14678, N.D. Okla. Bkcy.). Full story on lexis.com
Judge Kills Mayor’s Try at Greening Taxi Fleets
A federal judge blocked Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg?s proposed rule that all new taxis must meet stringent fuel efficiency standards. (Read on Source)
Microsoft: Reused PCs Need Windows, Too
Microsoft is working hard to ensure that Windows is the operating system of choice on the growing number of refurbished personal computers being used by budget-conscious nonprofits, schools, and consumers in the U.S. and developing world.
To that end, the Redmond, (Wash.) software maker last year began the Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher (MAR) program to make it easier for refurbishers to install versions of Windows onto desktop computers, says Microsoft Chief Environmental Strategist Rob Bernard.
Of the roughly 70 million PCs sold in the U.S. each year, about 3.5 million are fixed up and resold, according to research firm IDC. The number may rise in the coming months as the economic slowdown forces companies and other purchasers to trim budgets and hunt for bargains. "Demand for all used equipment is likely to grow," says IDC research manager David Daoud.
GlassFish gem ver. 0.9.1 released
... Activator start error 22795 -p option throws BindException 22836 Glassfish gem 0.9 problems on Ubuntu and Windows 22861 Error if RAILS_GEM_VERSION isnt defined 23007 uninitialized constant Rack while creating ...
5 Best Linux/BSD Firewall Tools
Intranet Journal: "Over the course of recent years, some people have found the quality of most out-of-the-store firewall appliances either lacking functionality or worse, set at a price that has made them generally out of reach. Because of this issue, I thought it would be beneficial to write an article to better highlight what works and what does not with regard to turning an older PC into a standalone router/firewall appliance."
Enterprise Develops a Taste for Apples
More and more, businesses are adopting a diet that includes plenty of Apples.
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