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Photo CD Cover

by Barbara J. Feldman June 22, 2006

Got photos? Got CDs? How about creating a cool CD cover from your own photos? This fun tool from Flagrant Disregard will create a personalized, printable page that integrates your photo and text into a CD or DVD cover that you simply print, cut, and fold. You can upload a photo from your own computer, [...]

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CNET Video Tutorials

by Barbara J. Feldman June 5, 2006

Written tutorials are good, but often video tutorials are even better. CNET Insider Secret Videos is a pretty big collection of tutorials on tech subjects such as “Digitize Your Old Photos” and “It’s Easy to Setup a WiFi Network.” In addition to the tutorials, CNET also has video product reviews, which you’ll find in the [...]

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BitTorrent

by Barbara J. Feldman June 7, 2005

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer (P2P) software tool that distributes download bandwidth among those who are downloading. The problem with offering large files from your website is that a surge in traffic can crash your web server. BitTorrent rewards those that share their bandwidth by using cooperative distribution, also known as swarming downloads. With the rise [...]

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iTunes Jukebox

by Barbara J. Feldman February 7, 2005

Even if you do not own an iPod, the free

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Google Video

by Barbara J. Feldman February 1, 2005

The newest from Google Labs ( http://labs.google.com ) is a television search tool called Google Video ( http://video.google.com/ ) that searches a database of closed caption text from a handful of television channels. The database of content is still growing, but it’s an interesting glimpse into the future of online video.

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Labeling CDs

by Barbara J. Feldman November 18, 2003

Although gummed CD labels from a print-them-yourself kit can look cool, there is evidence that over time they can destroy your CDRs, leaving them totally unreadable. The safest method for labeling a CDR is a permanent marker on the clear inside ring, where no data is stored. For details read Langa Letter:

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