Tech News Digest for April 13, 2018
This week's tech news was absolutely dominated by Facebook and Congressional testimony from Mark Zuckerberg. I've linked a number of related stories in this week's Tech News. While there was other news this week, it just got overwhelmed by the...
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Introducing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2018
CorelDRAW 2018 was released this week and is available for immediate download. Below is the press release provided by Corel in its entirety along with a video overview. Links are provided to visit the main CorelDRAW product page where you can...
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CorelDRAW 2018 is Now Available
CorelDRAW 2018 was launched today and it is available for purchase, subscription or a free trial. Below is a quick overview of what's included based on information that Corel has posted. More details will be provided later as they become available....
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Cleaning Up Old Blog Posts to Correct SEO Errors
There are over 3500 blog posts going back as far as early 2005. In that time frame, there have been a couple of moves of all posts between platforms with the last being to WordPress in 2015. Products were also moved from a single all-encompassing...
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Tech News Digest for April 6, 2018
Gators, owls, dogs, cats and cows all made it into this weeks news. Facebook is still at the top of the news along with ways to clean up your data. Hacks are happening constantly to organizations big and small and Microsoft wants to try to help....
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Dell XPS 15 Gets Annual Performance Upgrade
Recently I was asked by a loyal reader about laptops I'd recommend. Keep in mind that I rarely pay attention to what is available except when I'm buying one for myself. I last upgraded my laptop in January 2016 and went with the Dell XPS 15. While...
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Tech News Digest for March 30, 2018
Is there something strange in the water in Florida? Or the snow in Eastern Europe? Facebook is still all over the news with more stories about privacy invasions and some ways to lock down your account. Big targets have been hit by ransomware...
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Lux Products GEO Wi-Fi Thermostat
I don't know how electric bills work where you live, but I'll describe how they work in my area of Arizona. Our rates are lower during "off-peak" hours and higher during "peak" hours. For more than 20 years, my rates dropped at 9pm and came back up...
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Make Unique Vector Text
Here's an idea that I don't believe I've shared before. I came up with this technique for my own needs 15+ years ago: Convert your text to a bitmap (add some padding around text - make a rectangle with no fill or outline) Apply bitmap effects of...
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Tech News Digest for March 23, 2018
Facebook has been all over the news in the past week for the huge theft of data by Cambridge Analytica. I've grouped an entire set of headlines all about Facebook and this hack so you can get up-to-date on it. Personally, I will not stop or even...
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Install Your Own Personal Weather Station
I hope you've all gotten a chance to read my post entitled The Open Door Leads Online and South. Part of that message is that I'll be spending a lot more time in Loreto, Mexico. It is a somewhat remote area so I started looking at the possibility...
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Creating Full-Color Vector Pattern Fills that Tile Seamlessly
Did you know that you can quickly create unique and reusable Coreldraw Full-Color Pattern Fills? Design your own patterns from scratch. Here's a low-cost idea: http://macromonster.com/product/alexander-penkins-symmetrical-2/ To try the results used...
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