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Delicious is moving to a new home

Yahoo! is excited to announce that Delicious has been acquired by the founders of YouTube, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen. As creators of the largest online video platform, they have firsthand experience enabling millions of users to share their experiences with the world. Delicious will become part of their new Internet company, AVOS.

To continue using Delicious, you must agree to let Yahoo! transfer your bookmarks to AVOS.

Reasons to let Yahoo! transfer your bookmarks

As soon as you let Yahoo! move your Delicious account, you will:

• Enjoy uninterrupted use of Delicious.
• Keep your Delicious account and all your bookmarks.
• Keep the same look and feel of Delicious as you have today, and enjoy future innovations for the product.

It's easy to have Yahoo! move your account to AVOS. When you do, you will be subject to the AVOS terms of service and privacy policy.

What happens if you do not move your bookmarks?

• Delicious in its current form will be available until approximately July 2011.
• After that, you will no longer be able to use your existing Delicious account and will not have access to your existing bookmarks or account information.

Learn more >>

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I just went to sign in to my Delicious.com and got the message above.

As some of you know, I frequently bookmark items of interest to computer user groups at: http://www.delicious.com/sefc.ug/usergroup.

I have decided to go ahead and transition to the new AVOS, to keep things going.

Do you use Delicious.com? If so, what do you think of all this?

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How To Find Creative Commons Content With Google

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Don't plagiarize use Creative Commons content. Click on the via makeuseof.com link and read the article to see how easy it is to find content you can legally use for your blog, website, or whatever.

Do you currently use Creative Commons content? If not, why not?

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NY case underscores Wi-Fi privacy dangers - Yahoo! News

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I secure my wi-fi router, and this article reinforces the reasons why you should too.

Do you secure your wi-fi router? If not, why not?

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Important Warning: Be Careful Downloading Open Source Apps via Search - How-To Geek

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If you download open source software, make sure you read this whole article -- just click the link above-- and be careful what you are doing.

Found via the How-To Geek blog.

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March 24, 2011 Freeware SIG Session

There was no PowerPoint presentation for this session, nor was there a handout. This post will have all the links referenced during the session.

The session was opened by informing all that IE (Internet Explorer) 9 and Firefox 4 (both full and portable versions) were released during the week. Also advised that IE 9 does not work on MSWindows systems lower than Vista, so if XP is being used you will have to stick with IE 8, but make sure to keep updated.

The main portion of the session for the evening dealt with some freeware for working with text.

The three shown were:

Press Release: Get Access to Texts Copied Earlier to Clipboard by Pressing the Idle Caps Lock Key

2011-03-30

Get Access to Texts Copied Earlier to Clipboard by Pressing the Idle Caps Lock Key

Outertech has released Clipboard History 1.0, a freeware Windows Clipboard manager. With Clipboard History you can access up to twenty texts previously copied to the Clipboard, using the usually idle Caps Lock key.

When you press the Caps Lock key, you will see a menu of saved texts. Select a text with the keyboard or with your mouse and it will be pasted to the current application. You can add up to twenty permanent predefined text clips (or "Stickies") to this menu. Clipboard History offers also advanced features like text filtering and fixing of multiline browser links.

Along with Clipboard History, Outertech has updated all its current applications.

Linkman 8.0 (short for Link Manager) is a bookmark manager designed to handle large numbers of links. Let's face it - browser bookmark systems were designed with the casual internet user in mind. But for some of us, links and bookmarks are part of our daily work lives. Things get pretty unwieldy with thousands (and for some folks, even ten thousands!) of bookmarks. Linkman integrates with Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Opera, and supports bookmark synchronization between browsers and among computers.

Cacheman 7.10 (short for Cache Manager) is a Windows performance optimization tool. The computer cache is a special high-speed storage method. Requested data can be retrieved faster from a local cache than from its original location. Cacheman tweaks cache components for a faster computer. You can use Auto-Optimize to get the best tweaks for all cache parameters. Cacheman also allows you to reduce lag in computer games, by giving more power to the chosen game, and less to the background programs that would otherwise slow it down.

System requirements for all apps: Windows XP, Vista or 7, 32 or 64bit.

Links:
Clipboard History page: http://www.outertech.com/clipboard-history
Linkman page: http://www.outertech.com/bookmark-manager
Cacheman page: http://www.outertech.com/faster-computer
Download page: http://www.outertech.com/en/download
Screenshot gallery: http://www.outertech.com/en/screenshot-gallery
Company page: http://www.outertech.com/

Company:
Incorporated in 1999, Outertech is a software development company based in Coburg, Germany. Our mission statement: "To make computers more stable, more useful, faster, and easier to use." Outertech's lead product is Cacheman (short for Cache Manager), an award-winning Microsoft Windows performance optimization program initially developed in 1996 as the very first Windows optimization software ever. Cacheman is currently available as version 7 for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. Linkman (short for Link Manager) is another major Outertech project, an outstanding bookmark manager that integrates with the Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Opera browsers. Initially released in 1997, Linkman's XML databases have been praised for 14 years of bookmark data security. Version 8 was released in March 2011.

Contacts:
Thomas Reimann
E-mail: distribution@outertech.com
Phone: +49(0)9561 9762733
Fax: +49(0)9561 6756257

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Have not personally checked this software out, but I thought it might be of interest.

I have seen this on ZDNet, CNet, and other reputable download sites for freeware.

If you have used this, let me know what you think of it.

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Print to PDF or Image on Windows

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I have talked about the Bullzip PDF Printer a few times at the BRCS Freeware SIG, and have it installed on my Vista notebook.

This cybernetnews.com post details quite a few options that I have not yet used, and did not even know were available. I will have to check into these other options. I normally just use it when I don't have a printer hooked up to the notebook, which is most of the time.

If you need a good PDF printing utility, I recommend this.

Check it out and let me know what you think. Either comment on this post, or get with me at the BRCS Freeware SIG session.

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HackerProof: Your Guide To PC Security [PDF Guide]

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Another Make Use Of PDF Guide that should be useful for all.

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How to Secure and Encrypt Your Web Browsing on Public Networks (with Hamachi and Privoxy)

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Another informative post from Adam Pash at Lifehacker.

A free way to keep yourself secure using public wi-fi.

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Internet Explorer 9 Released: Here’s What You Need To Know

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With the release of IE9, this should be required reading for MSWindows computer user groups.

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From Geek and Poke

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True so often with geeks.

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Where I Find Free Software February 24, 2011 Session

After a long absence due to meeting place being unavailable for November and December of 2010, and the moderator's unavailability for January 2011, the BRCS Freeware Special Interest Group (SIG) met in the evening of Thursday, February 24, 2011.

The subject was where to find free software. We were actually able to go to a few of the sites mentioned, and then our connection to the internet suddenly died out.

The presentation, notes, and a document containing all the links mentioned, have been posted in LibreOffice, Microsoft, and PDF formats at:

http://www.box.net/brcs-freewaresig#/brcs-freewaresig/1/68014370.

These are all under a Creative Commons license, so you may use, alter to suit your own needs, share with others, etc., as long as attribution to http://brcsfreewaresig.blogspot.com/ is shown, it is for noncommercial purposes, and it is shared under the same licensing.

As always, please comment if you need more information, or if you have further information.

MakeUseOf Guides

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There are lots of free PDF guides available at MakeUseOf.

I have downloaded and use quite a few of them.

There are some great ideas for user group presentations, as well as a wealth of useful information.

I highly recommend MakeUseOf.com for computer users of all ages and level of experience.

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FACUG Conference Cruise January 27-31, 2011 - a set on Flickr

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I am not much of a photographer, but here are some photos from the cruise, at least the ones that came out OK.

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A Transparent Lock for your Windows Computer

This looks like a regular desktop but it’s actually locked. Surprised? Read on..

Before leaving the desk, you can quickly lock your computer using the “Windows logo key + L” shortcut and that will prevent anyone else from using the system in your absence.

However, if you have programs running on your computer that you want others to see while you are away but without giving them access to the system, try Clearlock.

This is tiny Windows utility that will also lock your computer but adds a transparent layer to your desktop screen. That means people can view what happening on the desktop but they can’t use it unless they have a password.

To get started, launch Clearlock (it emits an irritating sound the first time you run it), give a password and your screen /computer gets locked. The password box will also disappear in the next few seconds.

This utility will also come handy if you have placed your computer at a public place (like a kiosk) and its playing some presentation in a loop – the passersby can watch the presentation but won’t be able to mess with the workstation even if you are away for lunch. You can also use it to protect your system from kids at home.

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Should be useful for running a looped promotional presentation/video at a user group meeting, while everyone coming in, so visitors get an idea of what your group is all about.  I think I will give a try at the next general meeting, while checking members in.

If anyone has used this or similar technology, please let me know how it worked out for you.

 

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LibreOffice 3.3, the open source office suite, now available

LibreOffice -- the Document Foundation's fork of OpenOffice -- has come a long way since the project was first announced in September 2010. Today, the Foundation has announced that its first stable release, LibreOffice 3.3, is ready to download.

Among the many changes you'll find in version 3.3 are the arrival of new import filters and improvements to existing ones -- key features when you're trying to persuade users to migrate from competing suites like Microsoft Office, Works, or WordPerfect. Calc (the LibreOffice spreadsheet app) now boasts better Excel interoperability, SVG images can be opened and modified in Draw, and they can also be imported into Writer.

The Suite's PowerPoint alternative -- Presenter -- now ships with a presentation mode plug-in which makes controlling slideshows from your laptop a breeze. Testers will enjoy the addition of Experimental Mode, which you can toggle if you'd like to play with new features before they've officially been added to LibreOffice. It's a bit like the about:flags page in Google Chrome. LibreOffice 3.3 also sports a long list of interface and usability tweaks -- check out this page at the official site for a complete rundown.

Download LibreOffice 3.3 for Windows, Mac, or Linux

Tags: apps, document foundation, DocumentFoundation, libreoffice, libreoffice 3.3, Libreoffice3.3, linux, mac, office, open source, openoffice, OpenSource, oss, productivity, suite, windows

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I have been waiting for a stable version, so I can try it out instead of OpenOffice.org. Thanks DownloadSquad

Will be trying out soon.

If you have worked with LibreOffice, let me know what you think about it.

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The Ultimate Scientific Calculator. From Microsoft. And It's Free.

Updated 22. January 2011 - 16:48 by r.schifreen

Microsoft used to sell a program called Mathematics, which was aimed at students.  It was a very capable product, able to solve equations, draw graphs, do calculus, and much more.  Ideal for anyone involved with mathematics, science, engineering, physics, and so on.

So why do I say "used to sell"?  Have they stopped producing it?  No.  They've merely stopped selling it, and are now giving it away!  There's even a brand new version, 4,0, which was launched only last week.

You can get it from http://www.microsoft.com/education/products/student/math/default.aspx.  It runs on all versions of Windows from XP onwards, and is available in both 32- and 64-bit flavours.  The installer itself is an 18 MB download, although you'll also need .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, which is another 53 MB if you don't already have it.

If you're a student, or you need to do mathematical calculations in your work, then check out Microsoft Mathematics.  And if you use Word or OneNote a lot, there's even a version which works as an add-on in those programs too.

 

 

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Another good find from gizmo's freeware.

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xkcd: World According to Americans

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And I always heard Americans are no good at geography!

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RedNotebook: Free Daily Journal Software

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Looks interesting.

I am not much of a journalizer myself, but if I wanted to try it this sounds real good, and the price is right.

Anyone into journaling? If so, try it and let me know what you think.

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Free Licenses of PDFZilla Time-limited Giveaway - Offer Expires February 5, 2011

 

Now users can get free PDFZilla giveaway licenses to convert PDF documents to editable formats.

PDFZilla.com today starts their free Time-limited Giveaway promotion for the powerful PDF converter product - PDFZilla at http://www.pdfzilla.com/giveaway.html

 

The free giveaway will be closed on Feb 5th, 2011. During this time PDFZilla is for free for all users and visitors.

PDF (Portable Document Format) is a file type designed by Adobe System for document exchange and mostly used to represent bi-dimensional docs independent of software, hardware or operating system PDF files can encompass text, fonts, images and even 2D vector graphics. This specific kind of document is used on a large scale, and it stands tall as one of the best-made file types. 

PDFZilla is a much more useful thing to have around than the legendary movie monster. With PDFZilla, users will be able to convert a PDF document into Word with only 3 mouse clicks. The program preserves the original quality of the PDF files and converts both text and images. Users can convert the entire PDF or selected pages only and event convert multiple files in the batch mode, which may come in very handy when working with large book or document archives. In addition to the Word format, PDFZilla can convert PDF files to DOC, RTF, TXT, BMP, JPG, GIF, TIF, HTML and SWF files. Finally, the program has a very simple and nice-looking interface that will take a moment or two to get used to. 

The giveaway is 100% free with no functional limitation. Giveaway promotion page: http://www.pdfzilla.com/giveaway.html

 

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Received this via an email from Linda Gonse of the Orange County PC Users' Group, a fellow Newsletter Editor.

 

Thank you Linda.

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