Not content with receiving monthly internet subscriptions, phone and cable companies are starting to cast their eye on tastier morsels, but this could potentially affect our freedom using the internet.
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OS X Leopard to be compatible with Windows Apps?
I have been a Mac user only since Christmas 2004 and I can say that it was a great decision to go out and buy one. The operating system Mac OS X is the Rolls Royce of operating systems. The power, stability and security of UNIX (FreeBSD) underneath the hood, with the beauty and elegance of the Aqua user interface.
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Widget mania
I’m not quite sure what to make of Mac OS X widgets. When Tiger first came out in April 2005 I must admit that I was looking forward to checking them out. However, to be honest, since then I haven’t really used them much, so I suppose I’m not really sold on them. However…
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Inspirational thoughts
I was going through some old files recently and found some inspirational writings I had collected from various books a long time ago, and decided that they deserved to be shared. Enjoy…
Food for thought from leaders
I was going through some old files recently and found some inspirational quotations I had collected from various books a long time ago, and decided that they deserved to be shared. Enjoy…
The dream phone… plus a wee rant
Advances in telephony/communications are happening quickly. First we had the landline, then the mobile phone. The incumbent landline companies (like BT in the UK) were cursed for being slow to bring down prices and make new technology (like ISDN in the 1990’s) available at a reasonable cost. Then came in deregulation, more companies competing within the telecoms market, and then local loop unbundling (LLU).
Inspirational books
We can all do with a little inspiration at times, and below are some books that I have found useful. I know some of the titles sound a bit corny, but as they say, you can’t tell a book by its cover.
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Hey ashhole!
Leaving your beer unattended at parties can have unpleasant consequences — but now help is at hand!
And the winner is… MindManager X5 Pro
I tried a number of different pieces of software to create mind maps with, and most of them were quite disappointing. However, one of them stood out from the rest — it is called MindManager X5 Pro. It can be found here: MindManager X5 Pro. After using it for a while it became apparent that a lot of effort has gone into producing this software.
How to create Mind Maps
If you are interested in creating your own Mind Maps then consider the following:
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