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July 2006 Archive


Flip4Mac 2.1
(Monday 31st July 2006)
Play wmv files in QuickTime Player - latest version is universal binary for Intel Macs.

Postcode Power
(Friday 28th July 2006)
How often are your neighbours having sex? Are you living in a suburb of fatties? How smart are people in your area? Discover how people in different postcodes live, starting with your own. Supposedly used by community newspapers to target their audience more effectively. Might be usful for HSIE studies!

SuperDuper (Mac)
(Tuesday 25th July 2006)
When was the last time you backed-up your home computer? SuperDuper is a bit like Carbon Copy Cloner with a commercial interface. Free for basic backups.

Seashore (Mac)
(Monday 24th July 2006)
An open source image editor for OSX. Features gradients, textures and anti-aliasing for both text and brush strokes. Supports multiple layers and alpha channel editing.

Netbooting/Netrestoring Intel and PPC Macs
(Friday 21st July 2006)
A brief overview of using a single Firewire HD, or an existing OSX Netboot server, to restore software to desktop and laptop computers, in a mixed Intel/PPC Mac environment.

iTrolleys for School Laptops
(Tuesday 18th July 2006)
This locally manufactured (Ingleburn) laptop trolley is a popular item for the secure and safe storage of up to 10 laptop computers in a school environment.

CSA 10 Update
(Friday 14th July 2006)
All the latest information about the Computer Skills Assessment test for Year 10, which will be mandatory in November 2006.

World Cup Finals
(Monday 3rd July 2006)
Down to the business end of the competition.

iClip Lite (Mac)
(Monday 3rd July 2006)
A clipboard and scrapbook widget for Dashboard. Free.

Google Earth Updated
(Monday 3rd July 2006)
Google Earth now includes hi-res photos of many southern Illawarra locations.
 
 

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