April 2008

NTPC Senior Shoot

by A.J. Wood April 27, 2008 Events

The weekend was a blur. Saturday morning I participated in a NTPC photo shoot led by Reuben Mendiola. Reuben is a fellow photographer/instructor who offered his time to members of the NTPC for a great learning experience. The shoot was taken in downtown McKinney at the Cotton Mill, and our models for that morning were [...]

Tagged as: photo shoot, photography, seniors

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4 Days Left on MacUpdate Promo Bundle

by A.J. Wood April 25, 2008 Technology

There are only four days left to purchase over $400 worth of software for only $64. The MacUpdate Promo Bundle has now unlocked all the software, which includes a copy of Parallels. Here’s a list of what’s included in the bundle: Hazel – organize and automate file management. Art Text – turn text into graphics. [...]

Tagged as: Announcements, Flash, mac software, macupdate, promotional offer

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What You Need To Know About Identity Theft

by A.J. Wood April 23, 2008 Editorial

Chris Pirillo posed the question yesterday, “Do you protect yourself from identity theft?” As a two-time victim of identity theft, I thought I would expand on the tips that he received via email: 1. Credit Reports – Get your credit report from ALL THREE of the major credit reporting agencies – Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. [...]

Tagged as: credit protection, criminal id theft, criminal identity theft, Dallas, id theft, identity theft, lifelock

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Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe

by A.J. Wood April 19, 2008 Arts/Media

Maybe I’m late to the party, but I just got wind of the next MK series — Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe — which will debut on the PS3 & XBOX 360. Opinions very, Ricardo Torres over at Gamespot thinks the game will surprise you, and Ben Kuchera with Ars Technica reveals his disinterest in [...]

Tagged as: dc comics, Gaming, mortal kombat, new releases, ps3, Software, soul caliber iv, xbox 360

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Jump on the MacUpdate Promo Bundle

by A.J. Wood April 17, 2008 Technology

Just caught Chris Pirillo’s tweet about the MacUpdate Promo Bundle. Looks like a great program. MacUpdate works with developers to get a large discount on their software by running promotions like the current one for a limited time. Software gets added to the bundle as certain sales markers are hit; in this case the targets [...]

Tagged as: Announcements, Flash, mac software, macupdate, promotional offer

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Wild Wild West of Arts & Technology

by A.J. Wood April 14, 2008 Arts/Media

I posted a summary over at the GUILD website for those that missed last weekend’s one day conference. Kudos to everyone who participated in the Wild Wild West event, turnout was good, and the presenters were outstanding. I look forward to a bigger event next year.

Tagged as: conference, GUILD, local events, seminars

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Adobe TV Launches Along with Media Player

by A.J. Wood April 9, 2008 Adobe

Adobe launched a new Media Player alongside its new Adobe TV channel. A review of the Adobe Media Player is up at Ars Technica. I agree with the initial assessment that limited channels & limited file support will not do much to peak interest. However, as an AIR-based application, the Media Player is a cross-platform [...]

Tagged as: Adobe, AIR, Announcements, News

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Adobe Lightroom 2.0 Beta Available

by A.J. Wood April 2, 2008 Adobe

The Lightroom 2.0 beta is available for download over at Adobe Labs. This beta can be run simultaneously with your current Lightroom 1.3.1 install, and is not meant to import catalogs from the current version.

Tagged as: Adobe, adobe labs, lightroom

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