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Software

Kurt Zimmermann Software

Some useful utilities
http://home.tiscali.de/zdata/mainpage_e.htm

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News

Watching Paint Dry Is Latest Reality TV Gimmick

From Reuters:

Some critics say the endless stream of hugely popular reality television shows are as dull as watching paint dry.
Well, now they can test the theory with a live, eight-week round-the-clock Webcast of just that.
Billed as the “ultimate reality TV show,” British pay-channel UKTV Style promises a wall, some brushes and different types of paint in its program “Watching Paint Dry.”

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Internet Stuff

Google Groups beta

Google now has a mailing list service similar to Yahoo Groups. It is in beta, but you can check it out at http://groups-beta.google.com/

You know… I have no problem with Google diversifying and adding services and features. As long as they are useful and high quality, who cares! And so far they haven’t disappointed.

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Email

I got a GMail account

Chris was invited to get a Google Mail (GMail) account a while ago, and today when he logged in, he was allowed to invite someone else to signup, so he sent me an invitation. I haven’t done much with it yet, but I’ll post comments if I think there is anything worth sharing.

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News

Talking Windows?

From Reuters:

Whispering shop windows will soon be exported to Germany by a small British company that says they will turn heads and draw customers into shops.
“Whispering Windows” are made by Hull-based company FeONIC and have already been used by British retail chains to attract custom, finance director Jeremy Lee told Reuters Wednesday.

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News

Pac-Man Game to Jump from Computer to City Streets

From Reuters:

“Life imitates art far more than art imitates life,” Oscar Wilde once wrote. Little did he know that life would eventually also imitate video games.
New York University students plan to stage a real, live Pac-Man game on Saturday in the streets of Greenwich Village, as part of a project exploring how computer games work when transplanted into real-world settings.
In the hugely popular 1980s game that became a cultural icon, Pac-Man, a yellow circle with a wedge removed for his mouth, gobbled up dots while evading ghostly rivals Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde who also try to gobble him.
This weekend a man in a yellow costume will weave through the streets collecting dots while being pursued by people dressed in ghost outfits whose aim is to stop him before he gathers all the dots.

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Family

Guess the Baby!

http://wingfamily.ca/lisagraham/Baby2/

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Fonts Sports

Useful links from Jake Ludington’s Digital Lifestyle newsletter

From the 20040504 issue of Jake Ludington’s Digital Lifestyle newsletter:

The Baseball Archive
http://www.baseball1.com/
The boys of summer are launched into what might be the most interesting season in years. Roger Clemens and the Astros are going to give the Cubs a run for their post-season money, with the Rocket already becoming the oldest player in history to win 5 games in April. Barry Bonds is hitting home runs at a pace that requires more talent than an injection regimen could possibly provide. If you happen to have a premium subscription to MSN, you can catch all the action at home, work, or the local Starbucks. This site deals with baseball games past, specifically hitting and pitching stats from 1871 thru the end of last season. Download the entire database, to help make trade decisions in your Rotisserie league or fuel arguments over who the best all-around third baseman was. There’s also a selection of entertaining opinion pieces on topical subjects relating to America’s Pastime.

Chank’s Free Fonts
http://www.chank.com/freefonts.php
Modern font design can’t be discussed without mention of Chank Diesel. I first discovered Chank fonts via a link from Jeffery Zeldman, probably not long after Chank came online in 1996. Beginning with 1999, Chank hosts an growing collection of annual recognized free fonts. The latest offering, stemming from a teaching gig at the 2004 AIGA Design Camp include three unusually floral fonts derived from three Chank staples. Browse the collection of fonts new and old to add creative typography to your desktop toolset. Commercial use does require the appropriate license for the fonts.

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Software

DeepBurner – Powerful CD and DVD Burning Package Absolutely for FREE

From the 2004-05-03 issue of LanagaList

http://www.deepburner.com/

DeepBurner – Powerful CD and DVD Burning Package Absolutely for FREE

DeepBurner is a powerful CD and DVD burning package that utilizes power and efficiency. It takes away the hassle of making CDs, DVDs, autoruns, creating and printing labels and booklets. The program supports a very wide range of internal and external (USB 2.0 and FireWire) CD and DVD writers. Burn audio, data and ISO CDs and DVDs with just one FREE program called DeepBurner.

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Fun Stuff

PopCap games

Play games at http://www.popcap.com/