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Book Review ~ Blender 3D: Architecture, Buildings, and Scenery by Allan Brito

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Calling all architects! If you are looking to add a little pizzazz in your presentations, look no further than Blender. This book tells you how to build architectural settings both inside and out. What client wouldn't be impressed with a 3D presentation of their project, complete with details.

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Book Review ~ Object-Oriented PHP Concepts, Techniques, and Code by Peter Lavin

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PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor, I know, the abbreviation doesn't match) is a scripting language used by web developers to create dynamic web pages. That is, pages that are interactive or mini programs. There is the traditional, long way to program with PHP and then there is OOP or Object Oriented Programing. With the introduction of PHP5, OOP is much easier and it allows you to reuse code in different circumstances.

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Don't Trust Your Internet Service Provider For Your Only Virus Protection

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I spoke to a woman the other day. She told me she had a Trojan Horse on her computer and couldn't get rid of it. I asked her what virus program she was using and she told me her ISP handled her virus protection. She used to have Avast, but signed up for the virus protection offered by her ISP and removed the program. That was when she got the virus.

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AVG Discontinues Free Version

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I don't know how many of you are using the free version of AVG, but I received a notice form them, maybe you did too, that as of May 31, 2008 AVG will not be free any more and you will have to purchase the new AVG 8.0. This announcement was a big surprise to me and a big disappointment as well. So what do you do?

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And Then There Is Solaris

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Windows is probably one of the most mindless operating systems on the market and probably the most insecure. It's insecure because of the coding and Microsoft is such a monopoly they are a target for most of the hackers on the planet. It's drag and drop capabilities are great for moving files around, but that feature in itself leaves it vulnerable for attack.

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Windows Vista Is A Bomb ~ And Microsoft Knows It, But They Are Not Saying So

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The chatter is fast and furious and the boys in Redmond are hard at work on their new release of the Windows operating system (OS), Windows 7. Although Microsoft is tauting millions of copies of Vista being sold, the corporate sector isn't buying it. There are just too many problems with Vista. For example, it will drop your network connection just because it wants to, which of course disconnects you from the Internet or your intranet.

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Book Review ~ The Essential Blender Edited by: Roland Hess

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If you want to get into 3D art, then Blender is the program for you. The program offers still imagery and animation. I have tried Blender and have found that without this book, The Essential Blender, you will struggle operating the software for the rest of your life.

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Book Review ~ The Artist's Guide to Gimp Effects

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Happy New Year! I trust you had a good Christmas and a safe New Years Eve. I thought I would start the new year out with a book review about the open source program the Gimp. I'm looking forward to some new and exciting technologies and keeping you abreast of happenings in the computer industry.

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DVDFab Decrypter and DVD Shrink

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I have been holding this back for some time now because of the legal complications that using this software could have on you, the reader and user. So aside from this here goes. These are two nice pieces of software that will allow you to copy DVDs.

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Switch An Audio Converter Program

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Last week I talked about CDex, the CD ripper to convert CDs to .mp3 files. Switch is an audio file converter that will change one audio file format to another. Say you have a .mp3 file and you need to convert that file to a .wma (Windows Media Audio) file. Then Switch is the program for you. Here's the address to obtain Switch: http://www.nch.com.au/software.

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