Save Money on Printing Web Pages

Buying printer ink can be expensive. To limit how much you print from web pages HP has created a great little tool for selecting only the parts of a page you really want. The tool is called Smart Web Printing and is available for free from HPs website:

http://www.hp.com/global/us/en/consumer/digital_photography/free/software/smart-web-printing.html

The tool also has a handy interface for exporting to PDF.

Smart Web Printing is currently compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7, Internet Explorer versions 6, 7, and , and Firefox (before version 3.6).

USB 3.0

In the world of technology things are always moving, growing, expanding, increasing . . . and, well, changing.

Data transfer rates are increasing with the introduction of USB 3.0, which is about 10x faster than USB 2.0. While this sounds significant, and it is, there are other things on the horizon that are even faster.

Intel is working on a new technology they are calling Light Peak. Utilizing optical cables, Light Peak will start with a bandwidth of approximately 10Gb/s with the potential for up to 100Gb/s within the near future. Now that's fast. . . !

Read more about USB 3.0 and Light Peak from the links below:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/186566/usb_30_finally_arrives.html

http://techresearch.intel.com/articles/None/1813.htm

http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/04/15/intel-predicts-light-peak-to-replace-usb-3-0/

3D TV

Thinking about watching a movie on a 3D LED TV. . . ?

Samsung has posted a warnings page on their site cautioning people about various "health risks" associated with 3D TV. So you are aware, read more about it here.

“Be A Martian”

People adding value to Mars imagery via multimedia tools.

read more about it here:
http://blogs.archives.gov/aotus/?p=144

Be a Martian here:
http://beamartian.jpl.nasa.gov/

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iTunes Alternative

doubleTwist

Have you ever tried using a non-Apple MP3 player in iTunes. . . ? There are alternative MP3 programs that will synch to numerous different players. Check this one out: doubleTwist

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Image Composite Editor

From the research department of Microsoft comes an updated version of the Image Composite Editor (ICE). ICE is an advanced panoramic image stitcher. The latest version has an option for sharing your panorama interactively through Microsoft's Photosynth. Check both of these out:


ICE
Photosynth

Blu-ray going up!

The Blu-ray Disc Association has announced two new media specifications: BDXL™ (High Capacity Recordable and Rewritable discs) and IH-BD (Intra-Hybrid discs). The BDXL version will allow for 128 GB on a write-once disc.

See the April 2 Press release, go here.

AUDIO

StoryCorps

Story Corps utilizes technology to "provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives."

http://storycorps.org/

Digital Photography School

"Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography."

http://digital-photography-school.com/