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• How to save time

  21 Nov 2009 | 9:25 am

  Here’s a great tool: Sue Shellenbarger, over at the Wall Street Journal, has test drove three time management tools for us, so we don’t have to try them ourselves. Talk about time saving. The three tested methods are: • Getting things done. • The Pomodoro Technique. • Franklin Convey’s Focus. Read the article to see what she found. We’ve got lots more ways to get things done and hack your life, too. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• How to re-imagine the color of your room with no paint

  21 Nov 2009 | 9:14 am

  Want to see what your room would look like with different paint? Check out colorjive.com, a really cool site that takes your pictures and changes the colors of the walls in just a few easy steps. It's fun! And it could save a lot of fails. More cool design sites. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Common mistakes in social media and other insights on impact

  21 Nov 2009 | 9:03 am

  Over on SmartBlog, Mary Ellen Slayter interviews Olivier Blanchard (above), a seasoned brand strategist at BrandBuilder Marketing. Blanchard delves into his perspective on how businesses can maximize their return on social media. He shares, for instance, three common mistakes companies make when trying to measure the value of social media: Focusing too much on digital measurement. Not understanding the difference between nonfinancial impact and financial impact. Not establishing clear goals and objectives when launching a social media program. How can you avoid this fate, and what other…

• A geography of BBQ

  21 Nov 2009 | 8:38 am

  As a newcomer to DC, people keep telling me that my BBQ education is about to begin. Though complete strangers and close roommates have preached the glories of BBQ, this article is the clearest introduction to the sauce I’ve seen yet. Did you know there are at least four kinds of sauce? Kansas City Style Sauce Texas Style Sauce North Carolina Style Sauce South Carolina Style Sauce Check out the article to see just how each of them differ. Hungry for more? There’s much more about food and recipes. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• France vs. Ireland controversial goal video

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:58 pm

  In case you haven’t seen the controversial goal in the France versus Ireland game, here you go. Total coverage of soccer. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

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  How to Change the World

• The 19 bloggers Inc. thinks you should read

  GuyKawasaki

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:20 pm

  Inc. named 19 bloggers that you should read. We’ve aggregated them all in one place: Inc19.alltop.

• How to Get Found

  GuyKawasaki

  4 Nov 2009 | 3:29 pm

  The reality is that people and technology is getting better and better a blocking out unwanted interruptions—aka, “marketing.” Brian Halligan is the CEO of HubSpot, and he explains in my post on the American Express Open Forum “how to get found.” It’s all about creating great stuff and letting Google et al do what they do: find great stuff.

• How I tweet

  GuyKawasaki

  2 Nov 2009 | 8:47 am

  By popular demand (and some complaints), I’ve done a FAQ with myself about how I tweet. Hope this helps you use Twitter for your business too. I explain how I use ghostwriters and why I repeat my tweets among other “unusual” practices.

• Current Twitter Demo Script

  GuyKawasaki

  28 Oct 2009 | 2:26 am

  This is the set of links that I used to demo Twitter by going down through this list to show why Twitter is such a valuable marketing tool. Introduction Home page Profile page Monitor Search Guy Kawasaki or Alltop Starbucks VIA introduction Search for “Prius” or “Civic” Sell Dell Outlet Kogi BBQ Support Comcast Cares Engage JetBlue Virgin America Fandango Prospect Camaro Camaro near Palo Alto Advanced searches Surfing or skateboarding (shows how to eliminate extraneous results such as “surfing the web” How I Tweet - Find Alltop MyAlltop helped me find this.

• How to Avoid Twitter Cluelessness

  GuyKawasaki

  26 Oct 2009 | 4:24 pm

  Over at the American Express Open Forum blog, I explain how to not look clueless on Twitter. The first five ways are: Don’t tell other people how to tweet. Don’t tell the world that you unfollowed someone. Don’t ask people why they unfollowed you. Don’t constantly tweet mundane updates and babble. Don’t use a small picture for an avatar. To read all ten and why they impugn your intelligence, click here.

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  Presentation Zen

• Using Kuler to create color themes

  Garr

  1 Nov 2009 | 5:21 am

  Although scores of good books on color theory have been written — many even for non-designers — most working professionals just do not have the time to delve deeply into a study of the complexities of using color. The good news is that there are online resources that can help you create harmonious color themes without requiring advance knowledge in color theory. There are a few really good online resources such as ColorSchemer and Colourlovers, but my personal favorite is Kuler. Kuler is a web-based color tool from Adobe that has thousands of community-generated color themes from which…

• Presentación Zen: Por fin! La versión en español ya está disponible

  Garr

  28 Oct 2009 | 10:04 pm

  I'm happy to announce that the Presentation Zen book is finally available in Spanish. The book follows the same design and layout as the original English version. Spanish was the most requested translation so we're delighted that it is finally on sale. I'm not sure exactly where you can get the book in your area, but here is info on the Pearson Educación website. Above: A photo of the front and back covers.The Presentation Zen DVD on Amazon and elsewhere also includes Spanish (and Japanese and English) subtitles. Thanks to everyone at Pearson for their hard work and to everyone across the…

• The art of control without controlling, doing without doing

  Garr

  26 Oct 2009 | 3:01 am

  As a leader — in business, education, or design — how much control do you need? How much can you give up? Is control even the right word? Is it possible to lead without leading? Here is a great TED talk that will get you thinking that has applications for leaders of all types. Former conductor Itay Talgam today runs workshops to help people develop a musician's sense of collaboration, and a conductor's sense of leadership. In this excellent talk at TED Oxford, Itay touches on the art of creating perfect harmony without saying a word by showing the unique styles of six great 20th-century…

• Tokonoma and the art of the focal point

  Garr

  20 Oct 2009 | 7:14 am

  Every good design needs a focal point. This goes for the design of interior living spaces as well. In many Western homes, the mantel place in the living room is often a focal point from which other interior design elements are added in a more or less symmetrical fashion. In traditional Japanese homes or modern homes containing a washitsu (Japanese-style room) it is the Tokonoma (床の間) that serves as the subtle focal point for the interior. The tokonoma (lit: floor/bed + space) is a raised alcove in which Japanese art such as a hanging scroll (Kakemono) or a flower arrangement is…

• Sumi-e, color, and the art of less

  Garr

  5 Oct 2009 | 11:00 pm

  A fundamental design and life lesson from the Zen arts is to never use more when less will do. This goes for the use of color as well. The problem with most slide presentations is not that visuals contain too few colors, it's that they contain too many. A common practice is to use several different vivid hues (colors) in presentation slides when even a single hue in various shades or tints would have been more effective. The ancient art of Japanese brush painting called Sumi-e (墨絵) provides a powerful lesson concerning the use of color, communication, and restraints. Sumi-e was brought to…

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  TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us

• Twitter Stops Asking What You're Doing

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:04 pm

  Twitter has finally acknowledged something that I've been complaining about since the early days - constant status updates in response to the "What are you doing?" question are generally boring. In my first mention of Twitter (see "Visions of the Sublime and the Inane," 18 June 2007), I wrote: Twitter defines itself well as "A global community of friends and strangers answering one simple question: 'What are you doing?'" You've heard of solutions looking for a problem? Twitter is thousands of answers looking for a question that no one cares about. I've suggested elsewhere that Twitter's…

• New Ebook Explains Syncing and Solves Syncing Problems

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:53 pm

  Syncing data from your Mac to various different devices is easy in theory, but often troublesome in practice, and truly annoying when something goes wrong. Whether you'd like to figure out how to sync contacts to your non-Apple smartphone, get your head around how your Apple TV syncs, help your father sync his Palm after upgrading to Snow Leopard, sync a particular set of podcast episodes to your iPod, or make it so you can update your calendar on any of six devices and have changes reflected on all of them, the $10 "Take Control of Syncing Data in Snow Leopard" has the answers you need.

• Camino 2.0

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:06 am

  The Camino Project has released a significant update to the Mac-focused, Gecko-based Web browser Camino. The latest version has been upgraded to version 1.9 of Mozilla's Gecko rendering engine, adds Growl support, improves full keyboard access in the browser window, enhances pop-up blocking, and heightens security with increased malware and phishing protection. The update also improves tabbed browsing by enabling users to rearrange tabs and providing a new tab overview feature. (Free, 15.8 MB for English-only or 21.2 MB for multilingual)  Read and post comments about this article | Tweet…

• External Link: Adam Discusses iPhone Worm and App Store Missteps on Tech Night Owl

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:23 am

  While talking with Tech Night Owl host Gene Steinberg, Adam explained how unlikely it is that most people would be infected by the new iPhone worm and how Apple's App Store approval policies are starting to cause real damage by driving developers away. Read and post comments about this article | Tweet this article Fetch Softworks: Fetch 5.5 has WebView, the easy wayto view files in a browser and copy web addresses from Fetch.Also Quick Look support, droplet shortcuts, and more.Download your free trial version! <http://fetchsoftworks.com/>   Copyright © 2009 Adam C. Engst.

• How to Fix Snow Leopard's Finder-Copying Bug

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:59 pm

  In "A Finder-Copying Bug in Snow Leopard" (10 November 2009), I reported the existence of a bug related to copying files in Snow Leopard, and explained how to see the bug in action. Basically, the bug arises when you attempt to copy a troublesome file from a Snow Leopard machine to another computer via File Sharing. I also provided specific instructions for reproducing the bug using an example "troublesome file" that anyone could download. In the previous article I suggested that perhaps the troublesome file was always an application, but readers have supplied examples of other bundles that…

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  MacInTouch

• Amazon Update

  Amazon has discounts on the brand-new Mac Mini models (now shipping), plus the new iMacs and new MacBook. The Magic Mouse just started shipping, and you can also order new Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme models. AppleCare is discounted, too, and you save a bunch on MobileMe. Amazon also saves you money on the MacBook Pro, Mac Pro and MacBook Air. Photoshop Elements 8 in on sale at Amazon for $69.99 or less (with rebate), and Amazon cut $40 off the price of the popular Kindle wireless media reader. Amazon offers deep discounts on Snow Leopard, and we appreciate your ordering Windows 7 through…

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• Giving or getting a Mac for the holidays? 10 apps every new Mac user needs

  Chris Rawson

  21 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

  Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, FreewareAll new Macs come with great bundled software. Between the iLife suite, Safari, iTunes, and TextEdit, plus the ability to access and use cloud applications for free, almost all of the most basic modern computing needs get met for most users. That said, having used four different Macs over the past seven years, there are several applications that don't come with OS X that I find myself immediately loading onto a new Mac. Most of these are big-name apps that you've probably already heard of, but it's still pretty amazing how much extra…

• Cisco adds Security Intelligence Ops to iPhone portfolio

  Michael Rose

  21 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am

  Filed under: Security, iPhone, App ReviewDespite some security-conscious enterprise experts pointing accusatory fingers at the rather bleak encryption story and only-recently fixed ActiveSync policy compliance on the iPhone platform, there's no doubt that IT and network professionals are grooving on the iPhone -- there are many apps designed for administrators to take control of their operations with a touch of a finger, and now Cisco has stepped in with an informational and alert resource that fits in your pocket. The Cisco SIO (Security Intelligence Operations) to Go free app [iTunes link],…

• Smoking kills... your Mac

  Chris Rawson

  21 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am

  Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Hardware, Odds and endsIt should be pretty obvious by now that smoking cigarettes is bad for your health. What's not as obvious is that it might be bad for your Mac, too. According to The Consumerist, two different people got turned down for AppleCare maintenance because their Macs were used in a house with a smoker. Both people appealed their cases all the way up to Steve Jobs, and both of them lost. I've opened up a few computers that spent time in a house full of heavy smokers, and the insides weren't pretty. There was this disgusting brown resin built up…

• TUAW's Steve Sande provides gift ideas on the latest MacJury podcast

  Steven Sande

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

  Filed under: Odds and ends, Podcasts, HolidaysHere it is, T-7 days until Black Friday, and you don't have any gift ideas? I joined MacJury podcaster Chuck Joiner earlier this week to provide my ideas for gifting. This was part two of a holiday gift ideas episode on the popular podcast. Joining me on the podcast were MacMouseCalls support genius (and grandmother) Pat Fauquet, Julio Ojeda-Zapata from the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and The Mac Observer's Jeff Gamet. Storage seemed to be a popular gift idea from the panelists, along with iPhone / Mac jewelry, video tools, and even some freebies. I…

• MacUpdate Desktop version 5.0.2 released, win a membership from TUAW

  Casey Johnston

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:15 am

  Filed under: Software, Cool toolsMacUpdate announced today the release of version 5.0.2 of the MacUpdate Desktop utility, which allows users to manage application and widget software updates on their Mac OS X machines. The new version of the application adds some features and bug fixes as well as support for more languages. MacUpdate Desktop can track software updates for 30,000 Mac applications, and it also provides update support for applications on the iPhone, although iTunes handles that pretty well. Updates can be triggered manually and individually, or set to install automatically when…

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  O'Reilly Digital Media

• CarTunes

  Peter Drescher

  Green Technologies and Interactive Audio are two fields not generally considered related, but a new trend may change that: "Generated Sounds for Electric Vehicles", aka "EV Audio", aka "CarTunes". When I first heard that "electric cars are so quiet, manufacturers want them to make noise", I had a strong memory flashback to 1995, when I was contracted to produce my first ringtone (Fur Elise for Sprint PCS). At the time, I thought "mobile phone plays melody when it rings" was the stupidest idea I'd ever heard of; now, it's a multi-billion dollar industry. If you think audio personalization of…

• Four short links: 18 November 2009 - Web Time Travel, UK Map Data Liberation, Streetview Mashups, 3D Retail

  Nat Torkington

  Mapsicle -- Is an open source Javascript library to create mashups and application on Google Streetview, from NZ developers Project X. It has been released by Google as part of the Maps Utility library. This and more in today's Four Short Links.

• The iPhone: Tricorder Version 1.0?

  James Turner

  The iPhone, in addition to revolutionizing how people thought about mobile phone user interfaces, also was one of the first devices to offer a suite of sensors measuring everything from the visual environment to position to acceleration, all in a package that could fit in your shirt pocket. On December 3rd, O'Reilly will be offering a one-day online edition of the Where 2.0 conference, focusing on the iPhone sensors, and what you can do with them.

• The War For the Web

  Tim O'Reilly

  It is becoming clear to me that we are heading into a bloody period of competition that could be extremely unfriendly to the interoperable web as we know it today. If you've followed my thinking about Web 2.0 from the beginning, you know that I believe we are engaged in a long term project to build an internet operating system. I've outlined a few of the ways that big players like Facebook, Apple, and News Corp are potentially breaking the "small pieces loosely joined" model of the Internet. But perhaps most threatening of all are the natural monopolies created by Web 2.0 network effects.

• What's Hot in O'Reilly Answers - iPhone, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, MS Project

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  How to support older versions of the iPhone SDK HTML/CSS/JavaScript or Objective-C/Cocoa for iPhone app development? How to Work with Roman Numerals in Perl How to calibrate the iPhone Accelerometer for optimal use When can I try MS Project 2010? Share knowledge, ask questions on O'Reilly Answers today.

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  Ars Technica - Infinite Loop

• Hacked Darwin kernel available for 10.6.2 on Atom netbooks

  21 Nov 2009 | 7:11 am

  First the 10.6.2 update to Snow Leopard wasn't compatible with Intel Atom processors. Then it was. Then it wasn't again when it was finally released to the masses. Fortunately for the netbook-loving Mac OS X fans out there, the OSx86 scene is only too happy to offer a patched version of mach_kernel to enable booting 10.6.2 on netbooks once more. The kernel is the deep-down part of Mac OS X that generally handles direct communication between the OS and hardware. Speculation swirled that Apple was actively trying to keep Mac OS X from being installed on inexpensive Atom-based netbooks. However,…

• Students get discounts on Exchange-compatible Office for Mac

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:51 am

  College isn't cheap these days, even if you're attending public university. In that case, pretty much any discount offered to students is welcome. Microsoft's Mac Business Unit has just announced that it's offering a special discount on the full Office 2008 Business Edition for US college students, offering them a 70 percent discount off the usual retail price. Even if you're not a college student, though, the Mac BU is offering a range of "holiday" discounts on Office as well. Office 2008 for Mac comes in two different editions. The Home & Student Edition includes Word, Excel,…

• After long wait, Camino 2.0 finally hits the streets

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:30 pm

  Camino—the Gecko-based browser with native Cocoa interface and more seamless Mac OS X integration—has finally landed an official 2.0 release. The browser uses a much newer version of Mozilla's Gecko rendering engine (the same one used in Firefox) along with updated tabs and improved security features. However, Camino still lags Firefox in support for Web fonts and advanced HTML5 features like <video> and offline storage. Camino 2.0 has a number of new features over the 1.x series, which has been mostly in maintenance mode for the last couple of years. Tabbed browsing has…

• 1Password 3.0 now shipping, comes with cross platform tool

  19 Nov 2009 | 9:58 am

  After less than a month of public beta testing, Agile Web Solutions has announced that 1Password 3.0 is now final and available for purchase. Not only is the Snow Leopard-ified version of the software rife with all the same new features we discussed in October, it also comes with a new tool called 1PasswordAnywhere that allows you to access your encrypted keychain on any operating system. As we mentioned in our writeup of the public beta, the new version of the password and personal info manager brings much more than just Snow Leopard compatibility (technically, 1Password 2 works under Snow…

• Apple fourth best among build quality study for portables

  19 Nov 2009 | 9:15 am

  SquareTrade, Inc., a company that offers extended warranties on all sorts of consumer electronics, has published a study on laptop longevity based on 30,000 costumer experiences. The numbers show that Apple is fourth in terms of reliability, as machines from the Cupertino company suffered a smidgen over 10 percent failure rate over a two-year period and an estimated 17.4 percent rate over three years. Asus, Toshiba, and Sony all had lower two-year and estimated three-year failure rates, with Asus taking the top spot at just under 10 percent over two years and an estimated 15.6 percent over…

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  MacFixIt

• Pixelated or fuzzy icons in Snow Leopard

  Topher Kessler

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:50 pm

  A number of Snow Leopard users have been complaining where the normally crisp and large icons in OS X appear blurry and pixelated.

• Snow Leopard: iChat restricting minimum chat window width

  Joe Aimonetti

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:12 pm

  Users may experience an issue regarding the minimum width of a chat window in Mac OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard's iChat.

• Hack enables 10.6.2 on Atom processors

  Joe Aimonetti

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:57 am

  Upon the release of Apple's update to Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.2, a noticeable lack of support for Intel's Atom processor was uncovered.

• Weekly Utilities Update: WhatSize, CoolBook, VisualRoute, more...

  Topher Kessler

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:31 am

  Our Weekly Utilities Update report is a list of all the updates for many Mac utilities that have been released in the past week. This week we're taking a look at "VisualRoute", which graphically represents network activity and problems.

• Overcoming missing Appletalk printer connectivity in Snow Leopard

  Topher Kessler

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:59 pm

  A number of people who have just updated to Snow Leopard are still running into printing problems now that Apple has dropped Appletalk support in OS X.

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  MacOSXHints.com

• An AppleScript to reinstall custom icons after updates

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am

  Like many people, I have customized many thing about my OS X setup, not the least of which were app and folder icons. Via programs like CandyBar or LiteIcon, or manually, any and all folder/file/app icons can be changed. Personally, I like the pure|icns set from Interfacelift. However, there is a problem when programs update -- in my case, Dropbox -- and change their icons back to a boring old Leopard blue. To return my custom icons, I wrote an AppleScript. Since this only happens every now and then, I didn't make the script executable; I just call it from Google's quick search box whenever I…

• Move forward and back in iCal with the Magic Mouse

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am

  The Magic Mouse lets you navigate forward and backward between web pages in Safari or Firefox with a two-finger swipe. The same two-finger swipe also moves you forward and back in iCal. It works just the same as clicking the forward and back arrows around the day/week/month view control at the top of the iCal window.

• Back up OS X to a Windows machine on the network

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am

  I know there are plenty of back up/synchronization packages for the Mac, and I know Time Machine is awesome. But as I have a Linux/FreeBSD background, I wanted to do it my way. And none of the software I tried was able to do it my way :-). So the command line seemed to be a good solution. My office Windows machine has plenty of disk space on it, and it is rarely used. It was an ideal system (with not so ideal a file system) to do backups on. The solution I came up with requires: A shared folder on the PC, mounted on the Mac. The Unix app rdiff-backup, available via MacPorts. Notifications are…

• Restore default bootloader without harming partitions

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am

  If your bootloader gets changed or corrupted, this fix will restore it without damage to your disk partitions. This hint may be a bit esoteric, but I thought I was up for a long night of reinstallation pain before stumbling upon this fix. I made the mistake of trying to use an Ubuntu 9.04 boot CD to install Ubuntu to an external (USB) drive on my Mac. Don't do this, unless you know the following: Regardless of the fact that you chose the external drive upon which to install Ubuntu, you won't be able to boot back into your Mac without changing the bootloader. I ended up with the dreaded…

• 10.6: Work around an iWeb and Pages crash issue in 10.6.2

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am

  Recently, I was asked to set up a web site for a church; since I didn't want to spend days doing it, I decided to try iWeb. Things worked well until I updated to 10.6.2. Suddenly, iWeb was crashing on startup, without fail. Fortunately, someone on the Apple forums figured out a work-around. If you've been getting crashes with iWeb or Pages that blame the SFWordProcessing Plug In, try using Font Book to disable the font named Hoefler. Even though Font Book insists the font is valid, it appears to be triggering the crash. Once the font is disabled, you will be able to launch iWeb (and Pages)…

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  AppleInsider

• Apple's App Store approval process gets partially automated

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pm

  Apple has added a new automated layer to its approval process for App Store software, but according to one developer, it's not perfect.

• TomTom to release iPod touch-specific GPS car kit

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:15 am

  In conjunction with its newly updated App Store software, TomTom announced it will release a car kit that will bring GPS functionality specifically to the iPod touch.

• China Unicom expects 10% of 3G users on iPhone in 3 years

  20 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am

  Despite a slow sales start, Apple's wireless carrier in China has high expectations for the iPhone, with the company anticipating the handset will carry 10 percent of China's 3G users within three years.

• Steve Jobs e-mails terse response to upset Apple developer

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:45 am

  When an emotional Mac developer wrote a lengthy e-mail about an issue to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, the multi-billionaire responded succinctly via his iPhone.

• Hack re-enables Atom processor compatibility for Mac OS X 10.6.2

  20 Nov 2009 | 4:55 am

  Hackers have circumvented the changes in Mac OS X 10.6.2 to allow the latest upgrade to Apple's Snow Leopard to run on netbooks with Intel Atom processors.

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  Downloads - Mac OS X - Just Added

• CleanMyMac 1.7.1

  19 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am

  About CleanMyMac Sophisticated all-in-one-suite utility that helps keep your Mac clean and healthy. With just two simple clicks you can delete useless files that basically pile up and waste your valuable disk space. CleanMyMac allows enjoying smooth system performance combining such vital features as Slim Universal Binaries, Clean Unneeded Languages, Logs Rotation, Clean Caches, Quick and Secure Erase, Application Uninstallation, and Killing Trash Left From Buried Applications. CleanMyMac can save gigabytes of disk space and enhance your computer speed. Go ahead and give it a shot! Your Mac…

• Server Admin Tools 10.6.2

  19 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am

  About Server Admin Tools 10.6.2 This download contains remote administration tools, documentation, and utilities that you can install on a computer other than your server. The Server Admin Tools update is recommended for remote administration of Snow Leopard Server. This update includes the latest releases of: - iCal Server Utility - Podcast Composer - Server Admin - Server Monitor - Server Preferences - System Image Utility - Workgroup Manager - Xgrid Admin For detailed information on this update, please visit this website.

• Metes and Bounds 2.9.1

  19 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am

  About Metes and Bounds Turn Metes and Bounds data into a plot map. - Calculates Square Feet, Acreage and Hectares. - Easily enter measurements in rods, chains, meters, yards, inches, fathoms, hands, spans or furlongs. - Can auto-close a plot drawing if the final plot segment is missing. Or enter ‘?’ to have the software solve a bad call. - Create custom labels. - Split a plot into multiple plots. - Supports GPS Waypoints.

• Egglomania 1.0.7

  19 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am

  About Egglomania Takes the logic of our best selling puzzle game BoXiKoN to a new dimension. Carefully fit your eggs into the tray forming lines in three directions at once. The eggs appear in ever increasing complexity of colors, patterns and arrangements. Eggs must be lined up and shipped out before they crack! Use your skills of organization and planning to ensure you never run out of space!

• Corona 3.3

  19 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am

  About Corona Originally introduced in 2001, Corona has been upgraded regularly to become a full general ledger accounting tool, yet still retains its “simple check register” appeal. Use as a simple check register, or for full accrual accounting. Corona features drag-and-drop accounting, on-the-fly account creation, and click-style reconcilement. Innovations: - On-the-fly account creation - Journal selector for entry forms - Pop-up selectors minimize typing - Drag-and-drop transaction entry - Single-click bank reconciling - Dynamic inventory creates itself - Drag-and-drop inventory items -…

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  ScreenCastsOnline HD

• 225 - [FS] LaunchBar 5 - Part 2 [Free Show]

  ScreenCastsOnline

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:26 pm

  Part 2 of the extremely well received LaunchBar 5 series or shows. This second and final part, looks at some additional facilities of LaunchBar 5 and examines how it can enhance your day to day productivity. Included in this week's show are sections on: Instant Send Clipboard History & ClipMerge iCal Integration iTunes Integration Searching in SpotLight Using the Calculator The LaunchBar Index Creating a Search Template Please note that if you're receiving this notification via the ScreenCastsOnline email notification service, the link inserted below is for access to the free version (or…

• 224 - [Tr] Solid State Drives (SSD) and OptiBay [Trailer]

  ScreenCastsOnline

  13 Nov 2009 | 1:26 am

  [Trailer for Members Show] It's well established that Solid State Drives offer incredible performance over traditional hard drives. Cool running and with no moving parts, an SSD drive can significantly boost any computers performance, turning your previously adequate laptop or desktop machine into a screaming powerhouse. Add in silent running, low heat generation and increased reliability, SSDs can make an enormous difference to your day to day computing experience. SSDs are now becoming mainstream with major manufacturers and vendors supplying SSDs in standard 2.5" drive enclosures for…

• 223 - [FS] LaunchBar 5 - Part 1 [Free Show]

  ScreenCastsOnline

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:02 am

  [Full Free Show] At last! LaunchBar 5 is at full release status and I've been able to a show about it! Well not just one show, I've got so much to cover, I've had to split it across two shows (at least). The developers of LaunchBar 5 are supporting ScreenCastsOnline by sponsoring the free version of this weeks show. It's no secret that LaunchBar has been one of my favourite applications, probably from since I first started on the Mac. At it's core, LaunchBar is an application launcher but to call it just an application launcher does it a disservice. Objective Developments, the developers of…

• Special SCO Announcement

  ScreenCastsOnline

  3 Nov 2009 | 2:08 am

  As promised, here is an audio clip with the announcements about forthcoming changes to the show.

• 222 - [Tr] MacMontage 10 [Trailer]

  ScreenCastsOnline

  28 Oct 2009 | 3:47 am

  [Trailer for Extra Members Show] Time for a MacMontage show! This week it's a mixture of a few hacks and mods, a great free Safari plugin in and a "behind the scenes" glimpse of how we handle email here at ScreenCastsOnline. In detail. the show covers: Copying and Pasting Email Addresses - Snow Leopard has changed the default behaviour so I point to a terminal command that set things back the way they should be! Modifying Grid View in iTunes 9 - Lots of complaints about the white background on the Grid view in the latest version of iTunes. How to reset it to a darker colour. Hidden Keyboard…

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  Pogue's Posts

• A $25 App Phone? That's Crazy Talk.

  By DAVID POGUE

  19 Nov 2009 | 10:16 am

  This week, Palm released a follow up to the Pre, a cheaper, thinner, lesser phone called the Pixi. The official price is $100 with a two-year Sprint contract, but Amazon is selling the thing for - are you sitting down? - $25.

• Crowdsourcing Comedy on Amazon Reviews

  By DAVID POGUE

  17 Nov 2009 | 8:07 am

  Some unexpected humor can be found in the reviews of the world's largest online retailer.

• It's Q & A With DP!

  By DAVID POGUE

  13 Nov 2009 | 11:14 am

  Why I use URL shorteners-even when not on Twitter.

• Verizon: How Much Do You Charge Now?

  By DAVID POGUE

  12 Nov 2009 | 9:29 am

  Verizon's cellphones are designed in such a way that you can almost never avoid getting $1.99 charge on the bill for its mobile Web services, even if you immediately cancel the action.

• Fun With Google's Auto-Suggestion Feature

  By DAVID POGUE

  12 Nov 2009 | 8:06 am

  Start a phrase in a Google and who knows how the search engine will complete it?

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  Engadget

• Wired shows off an Apple tablet-formatted copy of Wired on a fake Apple tablet

  Paul Miller

  21 Nov 2009 | 11:05 am

  It's a wild land of imagination over at Wired and Condé Nast these days. The pair have managed not only to dream up a colorful, animated copy of Wired magazine for the so-far imaginary Apple tablet, but actually whipped up a concept of a Apple tablet to go with it. The Willy Wonka-style pairing are being shown off at the Wired Store in New York, and go along with word the other day that Condé Nast was taking the development of "iTablet" versions of its publications very seriously. Perhaps a bit too seriously? We're not ones to judge. Video of the tablet is after the…

• Microsoft roadmap pegs Windows 8 release for 2012, or just after the world's end

  Darren Murph

  21 Nov 2009 | 9:10 am

  It's somewhat hard to believe that we're already talking about Windows 8 given that Windows 7 just hit the shelves two months ago, but you know the engineers at Microsoft are already planning ahead. According to a roadmap constructed over at Microsoft Kitchen -- based around whispers heard through the grapevine on the eventual release of the next Windows Server -- the next iteration of Windows is tentatively pegged for release in the year 2012. Of course, a three-year window between Windows 7 and the next version is totally believable, but we wouldn't go planning your end of the world party…

• BlackBerry Curve 8530 now putting Verizon through the rounds

  Ross Miller

  21 Nov 2009 | 7:12 am

  Right on schedule, the latest BlackBerry to grace the Verizon's CDMA spectrum, the Curve 8530, is now on sale. A 2.5-inch display, OS 5.0, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and yes, WiFi -- take that, Tour. Price is $199.99 on two-year contract, with an added $100 discount if you buy it online. Let's be honest, what else were you gonna spend that money on tonight, hm?Filed under: CellphonesBlackBerry Curve 8530 now putting Verizon through the rounds originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |  Verizon Wireless…

• Tesla Motors IPO coming 'any day' now, says report

  Ross Miller

  21 Nov 2009 | 4:31 am

  Word on the street -- and by that we mean Reuters -- is that Tesla's looking to go public with the company "any day." The luxury electric car make, whose Roadster still goes for a cool $109,000, would be the first US auto company to offer an IPO since Ford way back in 1956, says MSNBC. Quite a notable event, indeed, but earlier comments by Tesla investors (via Autoblog Green) suggest "any day now" might be any time between now and September 2010.Filed under: TransportationTesla Motors IPO coming 'any day' now, says report originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:31:00 EST.

• New Sony NXCAM is more camcorder than you ever need, but still you covet

  Ross Miller

  21 Nov 2009 | 1:33 am

  Sony's latest professional-grade camcorder probably meets your needs and then some by quite a stretch, recording AVCHD up to 24Mbps and SD quality in MPEG-2 / 9Mbps. We're also looking at a 20x zoom lens, 3 x 1/3-inch Exmor CMOS sensor, and storage options including Memory Stick Pro Duo and an optional 128GB flash memory drive. Don't lie, you want this beast, even if it clearly falls in the "if you have to ask, you can't afford it" category. Look for more temptation sometime closer to its expected early 2010 launch.Filed under: Digital CamerasNew Sony NXCAM is more camcorder than you ever…

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  DEALMAC

• Unlocked BlackBerry 8800 Mobile Communicator for $160 + free shipping

  21 Nov 2009 | 7:38 am

  Adorama offers the Unlocked RIM BlackBerry 8800 Mobile Communicator in Black for $159.99. With free shipping, it's $10 under our mention from three weeks ago and the lowest total price we've seen for this 4.73-oz., quad-band phone. It measures just over 1/2" thick and features a 240x320 color LCD, full QWERTY-style keyboard, trackball navigation system, integrated GPS, media player, microSD slot, EDGE support, USB connectivity, and more.

• Refurbished Amazon Kindle 2 Wireless E-book Reader for $190 + free shipping

  21 Nov 2009 | 7:24 am

  Amazon.com's Warehouse Deals offers the factory-refurbished, current-generation Amazon Kindle 2 for $189.99 with free shipping. That's $29 under our September mention and $70 off a new one, making it the lowest total price we've seen for this version. This 10-oz. ebook reader features a 0.36"-thickness, display with 16 levels of gray, 5-way controller, text-to-speech, Whispersync (this acts as a virtual bookmark to sync your location across multiple Kindles), integrated 3G wireless connection, and more. It includes a 30-day return policy.

• Tamrac 5603 System 3 Camera Bag for $30 + free shipping

  21 Nov 2009 | 6:44 am

  Adorama offers the Tamrac 5603 System 3 Camera Bag in Blue for $29.95 with free shipping. That's half-price and the lowest total price we could find by $19. This bag measures 12" x 8-1/2" x 9" with a spacious 9" x 6" x 7" interior, big enough to handle a digital or film SLR, two or three lenses, plus accessories. It features Tamrac's lens-bridge and lens-gate divider systems, a zip front drop pocket, ergonomic-designed shoulder strap, and more.

• 30 Seconds To Mars self-titled MP3 Album downloads for $3

  21 Nov 2009 | 6:35 am

  Today only, the Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of 30 Seconds To Mars' 30 Seconds To Mars for $2.99. That's the lowest price we could find for this 11-track, DRM-free album released in 2003. (Lala charges $6.49; iTunes charges $8.99.) Amazon MP3 Downloader is required.

• Viore 32" 720p Widescreen LCD HDTV for $298 + $1 s&h

  21 Nov 2009 | 6:13 am

  Walmart cut its price on the Viore 32" 720p Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. LC32VX60HDT, to $298. Shipping adds 97 cents, or opt for free Site-to-Store. Even with shipping, that's $29 under our mention from 10 days ago and the lowest total price we could find by $119. Sales tax is added where applicable. This HDTV features a 1366x768 (720p) native resolution, 1,200:1 contrast ratio, 500 cd/m² brightness, 5ms response time, two HDMI inputs, and VGA, component, and other video inputs.

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  iLounge

• News: Enter the CES Exhibits Plus Pass Giveaway today

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:59 pm

  If you haven’t yet entered our CES Exhibits Plus Pass Giveaway, there’s still time to do so. In our Giveaway of the Month for November, iLounge and CEA are giving away CES Exhibits Plus passes to 100 lucky readers. The pass will allow access to all exhibits, TechZones, SuperSessions, and keynote addresses at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, including the all new iLounge Pavilion. To enter, simply fill out…

• News: Wider distribution boosting iPhone sales in France

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:33 pm

  Apple’s increased number of iPhone carriers in France is leading to a boost in sales, which bodes well for a similar result in the U.K. Marketwatch reports that the latest data from Bernstein shows Apple’s value market share in France jumped from 21% in the second quarter to 32% in the third quarter, thanks to the phone’s availability on Bouygues Telecom and SFR. “The expansion of iPhone distribution has clearly benefited Apple,…

• News: Chinon rolls out AVi portable iPod speaker

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:54 am

  Chinon has introduced its new AVi portable iPod speaker system with integrated digital TV. Featuring a boombox-style design, the AVi offers a Universal iPod Dock on the top of the system, a 7-inch, front-mounted LCD monitor, dual, 2.5W speakers, an integrated ATSC digital TV tuner with AV output, an auxiliary input for connecting the iPod shuffle or other audio sources, a digital FM tuner with 20 presets, an alarm clock, the ability to run for three…

• News: TomTom intros separate Car Kit for iPod touch

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:43 am

  Following the release of its updated turn-by-turn navigation app that added support for the original iPhone and iPod touch, TomTom has revealed that first-, second-, and third-generation iPod touch users wanting to purchase a TomTom-branded GPS solution will need to buy a separate car kit than the one offered to iPhone users. In a Twitter update, TomTom representatives wrote, “The existing TomTom car kit is designed for the iPhone. A new car…

• News: iLounge and MusicSkins announce the Ultimate Design Contest

  20 Nov 2009 | 8:48 am

  iLounge and MusicSkins are pleased to announce the new Ultimate Design Contest. Entrants can upload their own design/imagery for the chance to be featured and distributed via MusicSkins iPod, iPhone and Macbook skins at the iLounge Pavilion within the International CES, held January 7th – 10th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Other prizes include a Macbook computer, a third-generation iPod touch, and a MusicSkins licensing deal. The winner and 2 runners…

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  The Ansel Adams Gallery Blog

• Two Workshops Added To The Schedule

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:26 am

  Digital Printing and the Zone SystemWith Michael FryeJanuary 19-23, 2010(Yosemite National Park)When Ansel Adams developed the Zone System with Fred Archer in 1940, he gave photographers a great tool for controlling their images - but only with black-and-white film, and only with view cameras, where sheets of film could be processed individually. Today any photographer with a digital camera can have even more control, in black and white or color.his workshop will explore the techniques for making great digital prints. You'll learn how to use the Zone System in the field with digital cameras,…

• One-Day Workshop with Mike Osborne Update!

  16 Nov 2009 | 11:10 am

  Rooms still available at the river-front Yosemite View Lodge in El Portal for $51.00. The Yosemite View Lodge is located just outside Yosemite National Park on Highway 140. The workshop meets in the motel lobby at 7:00 am. Register today!

• Still Time to Sign-up For One-Day Workshop With Mike Osborne This Coming Saturday, November 21

  15 Nov 2009 | 3:16 pm

  Don't miss out! The River NoBody Knows One-Day Workshop with Mike Osborne will take you to wonderful locations on the lower Merced River you never knew existed. Mike is a wonderful instructor. Join him as he shares his love of photography and knowledge of the prime river locations.Yosemite National Park is composed almost exclusively of granite, and who could dispute the marvelous terrain that rock has produced? But granite is basically various shades of gray. In contrast, large stretches of the Merced River downstream from the park are carved out of much older metamorphic rock. Not only is…

• Signed Commemorative Photograph Available at the Yosemite Gallery Thanksgiving Weekend

  13 Nov 2009 | 1:24 pm

  To commemorate the Moon and Half Dome encore on November 28 at 4:04 pm, Alan Ross will sign and date the back of a limited number of Moon and Half Dome Special Edition Photographs. If you are planning to be in the park on November 28, and have signed-up for our special In the Footsteps of Ansel Adams-Moon and Half Dome photography class, we invite you to reserve one of these prints to memorialize the occasion. The prints will be available during the Thanksgiving weekend only to celebrate the encore and will not be made available again in the future. Select from three metal frame colors;…

• Upcoming New Exbibit in Yosemite- Reception for Alan Ross

  9 Nov 2009 | 9:26 am

  A new exhibit entitled Visions of Yosemite and the West featuring the black and white silver gelatin photographs of Alan Ross opens November 17th.After his 1971 graduation from the University of California, Berkeley, with a BA in Design/Photography, Alan Ross began his illustrious career in photography serving as assistant in the M. Halberstadt studio in San Francisco. As an apprentice there he practiced black-and-white and color illustration photography, general studio, and darkroom techniques. After three years of studio work, he started freelancing as a commercial photographer until…

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  Steve's Digicams Forums

• Hi from England

  driverrob

  21 Nov 2009 | 10:32 am

  Hello everyone. I just found this site and I have to say I'm pretty impressed by the content I've seen so far. I still have my 41 year old Zenit E 100% manual SLR but it doesn't get much use now. My wife, Sue, likes our 100% automatic Minolta Dynax 35mm film camera. For pocketable use my Nikon Coolpix 3200 is a star while for holiday snaps and underwater use I have a Vivicam 5399. My newest and best is a Sony H50, though, and it has had a lot of use in the few months I've owned it. Is this a bit over the top? Here's one of us this summer: Rob

• maxxum 5d and HVL-F36AM severe overexposures

  shaun9801

  21 Nov 2009 | 9:56 am

  I have tried everything I can think of to get this flash to work, but it seems that it is not working properly. I have to tilt the head up to vertical to take a shot indoors. If I try a night shot outside it has really long exposures, like 4 seconds. Flash fires every time, but it seems like the metering is way off, and the exposures are not adjusted for the flash firing. I have changed every setting I can come up with, but to no avail. I can control the flash manually, but I bought this flash because I didn't want to have to do that. It is like I am not getting preflash metering, the camera…

• High School Basketball with K-7

  Trojansoc

  21 Nov 2009 | 9:22 am

  For several reasons not relevant to the forum I have not been shooting sports this fall, but last night our school's basketball coach asked me to shoot a set of games since he was matched up against his brother as the opposing coach for the first time. This gave me the chance to check out the Pentax K-7 in our cave of a high school gym for the first time. I shot at ISO 3200 with a Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 lens. The big problem with the earlier Pentax DSLR's has been speed and accuracy of focus, particularly in limited light situations like a gym. Probably the best measure I have of how much the…

• Canon A590 upgrade

  Chetc

  21 Nov 2009 | 9:06 am

  I have a Canon A590, my wife uses it at times for mostly indoor dog training events, I want to get her something that won't be going backwards in specs and a bit smaller, something she can also hook up to a tv and show the pics, preferably something with HDMI, any suggestions on models & brands to fill the bill. thanks Chet

• Sony A230 or Nikon D3000

  samar

  21 Nov 2009 | 8:43 am

  I can get a Nikon D3000 with 18-55mm lens, case, warranty and memory card for 700$ or Sony A230 with 18-55mm & 75-300mm Lens Package for 600$ Im new to DSLR, i just want something to take pictures of my family, friends, and sometimes sports. The easier the use the better, for my Nikon I would want to upgrade to a larger lens as well. Thanks for your help!

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  NPR Programs: All Things Considered

• Marines Reflect On Duty, Death In Afghanistan

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:16 pm

  When the Marines of "America's Battalion" first arrived in Afghanistan, they were eager to get into the fight against the Taliban. Now, as they wrap up their seven-month deployment — and after the loss of a dozen comrades — they see warfare in a different light.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• Insurance Mandate Could Spur Walk-In Clinic Boom

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:09 pm

  As it gets more difficult to see a primary care doctor, walk-in medical centers are picking up the slack. And if Congress succeeds in passing a nationwide health insurance mandate, the urgent care industry expects even more growth.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• Evidence-Based Medicine: Hard For Some To Swallow

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:07 pm

  Based on studies, two panels of medical experts this week recommended fewer screening tests for breast and cervical cancer. But people don't always want to do what the data say to do.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• Week In Politics Examined

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:03 pm

  Senate Democrats hoped to have enough votes this week to pass a health care bill, Obama Cabinet officials faced hostile lawmakers on Capitol Hill and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's much-awaited book hit bookstores. Political analysts E.J. Dionne, of The Washington Post, and David Brooks, of The New York Times, offer their insight.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• Health Care Concessions A Bow To Moderates

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm

  The public option looms large in the minds of voters and certain lawmakers, but not so much in the Senate health care bill. There it limits eligibility, kicks in late, includes an opt-out provision for states, and is expected to cost more than private plans. Leaders say they had to weaken it to round up the 60 votes they need to move the bill forward. Still, its inclusion continues to jeopardize needed support for passage, because several members of the Democratic caucus adamantly oppose any public option. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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  NPR Programs: Talk of the Nation

• Real-Life Physics Problems Star On TV

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am

  The stars of The Big Bang Theory are two fictional Caltech physicists, but the physics problems they study are real. Bill Prady, the program's co-creator and executive producer, talks about including real-world science in the script, from dark matter to magnetic monopoles.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• Brushing Up On Tropical Diseases

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am

  Dengue fever, malaria and other tropical diseases took center stage at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference. Nathan Seppa of Science News offers details, including a strange story of palm trees, fruit bats and human infection.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• Debating Benefits, Risks Of Routine Mammograms

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am

  New guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommend women start getting routine mammograms at age 50, not 40. Ira Flatow and guests take a closer look at the guidelines and what they mean for women's health.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• Rethinking The Human Future In Space

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am

  With NASA reporting a "significant amount" of water on the lunar surface, is it time to re-examine our priorities regarding living and working in space? Mark Sykes, director of the Planetary Science Institute, talks about why and how people should venture beyond Earth.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• Talking Turkey About Holiday Stress

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am

  The holiday season is here and for many that can mean a surge in stress. But what is stress exactly? Science Friday hit the streets of New York City to gauge stress levels and consulted with experts on the effects of stress and strategies for how to cope.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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  NPR Topics: World

• Week In Review With Daniel Schorr

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  This week, the Senate faced a crucial vote on health care. The Obama administration fended off criticism over Sept. 11 trials in New York, and Hamid Karzai was sworn in for another term as president of Afghanistan. Host Scott Simon reviews the week in the news with NPR Senior News Analyst Dan Schorr.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• Outrage Over Death Sentences For Iran's Dissenters

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  Iranian media reported this week that five people arrested in the protests following Iran's presidential election have been sentenced to death. Tehran says the prisoners had connections to "counter-revolutionary groups," but activists say Iran is going too far in persecuting dissenters. Host Scott Simon talks to Hadi Ghaemi, director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• Afghanistan-Bound, Americans Pretend To Be There

  21 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  While President Obama weighs his options on Afghanistan, one thing is clear: The U.S. is beefing up its civilian presence there. The aid effort has been hobbled from the start, and many experts consider it a weak link in the struggle to build a stable society in the conflicted country. Deputy Secretary of State Jack Lew insists that the U.S. is now recruiting the right kind of people, but before those people head to Afghanistan, they get trained to work with the military at a base in Indiana. NPR's Michele Kelemen travels with Lew to see how civilians are getting ready.» E-Mail…

• Museum: Galileo's Fingers, Tooth Found

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:06 pm

  Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again, a Florence museum said Friday.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• Socialite's School Brings Hope To Brazilian Slum

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:01 pm

  Brazil's ghettos are poverty stricken and violent. But there are people fighting against the odds to turn things around for the poor children of Rio de Janeiro. Among them is an unusual apostle: a Rio socialite who founded a school for slum-dwelling children and views education as an equalizer.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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  NPR Topics: Concerts

• These United States On Mountain Stage

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:39 am

  The rock band's members have roots in both Washington, D.C., and Kentucky. These United States' new album, Everything Touches Everything, provides an excellent showcase for the group's one-of-a-kind, garage-meets-folk sound.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• Grace Pettis On Mountain Stage

  19 Nov 2009 | 12:31 pm

  Pettis is a winner of this year's Mountain Stage NewSong Contest. Here she performs her winning song, "Nine to Five Girl," with help from the Mountain Stage Band.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• Claudia Acuna And Branford Marsalis At Newport

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:34 am

  Once upon a time, an NPR Music series called JazzSet With Branford Marsalis visited clubs, concerts and festivals across the country and around the world. Today, our founding host runs his own record label, and JazzSet visits the Marsalis Music Stage at Newport, where Chilean-born Claudia Acuna sets political folk songs to the sounds of jazz.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• Southern Culture On The Skids On Mountain Stage

  18 Nov 2009 | 10:07 am

  A unique blend of honky-tonk and rockabilly propelled the band to major-label success. It performs a rollicking set of fan favorites on this installment of Mountain Stage.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• The Coal Men On Mountain Stage

  17 Nov 2009 | 12:10 pm

  Dealing with divorce, broken bones and death inspired The Coal Men's members on their latest album, Kids With Songs. The childhood friends perform their guitar-driven, harmony-rich rock in this installment of Mountain Stage.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us