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ariel wollinger says:

this is a photograph trick.

1st- with a tripod take a picture of your desk without the computer on it.
2nd- take a picture now with the computer on the desk.
3rd - open both pictures in photoshop and paste one of the pictures over the other as a new layer.
4th- make a selection of the area of the computer desktop and copy it from the image that has no computer.
5th- the image might be skewed due to screen positioning. Use the free transform funtion and drag all corners of the selection to match the picture canvas.
6th- use this image as the desktop in the computer.
7th with camera still in position, take a picture and the illusion will be created.

voila!!

Try this site and Thanks to Judy in Va. for passing this onward.
Click the Jukebox and listen to music in the background, if you would like.

I prefer the 60’s and 70’s until the Disco crap!

Facts you need to know concerning the gasoline crisis.

from Glenn Beck’s Newsletter:

Congressman John Peterson from Pennsylvania joined Glenn to rally people around his effort to start drilling the outer continental shelf. Shockingly, he’s running into resistance from the left and from environmental groups. He is urging the United States to start getting into many other areas of energy, too—oil shale, coal to liquids, coal to gas, more nuclear—so that we can start easing the pressure on our mid-east oil suppliers and show them that we can produce more energy on our own. He is re-introducing the bill again as it goes for another round of votes. Read the transcript.

Read the Congressman’s piece detailing his plan for greater U.S. energy independence here

Sign Newt Gingrich’s petition to ‘Drill here, drill now’ here.

ind your representative to call here.

High gas prices…good?

It’s coming. The left went from promising to ease the pain at the pump—to touting the positives of high gas prices. It’s unbelievable but true. What possible good could come out of raising the price of gasoline? Apparently there are many reasons, which Glenn predicts will be the new rallying cry from the left—excuses for the high gas prices. From Barack Obama saying high gas prices are fine (but he doesn’t want them to spike, just a slow climb) to the New York Times saying that the government should force the price of gas higher (and not let it go below $4 per gallon) because it’s ‘having the right effect’. Wow, is this America? Doesn’t sound like it. Read the transcript.

Read the agonizing New York Times op-ed piece in support of higher gas prices here.

Today, Governor Phil Bredesen signed a new law requiring that counties adopt new voting machines that create a paper trail in case a need arises for a recount or audit. As of now, only two counties out of 95 produce so-called "paper trails."

In the wake of the 2000 election fiasco, the country rushed to buy new electronic voting machines that would making voting "easier." No one bothered to consider the security implications with such equipment; America (or should I really say Congress) wanted the old machines replaced as soon as possible. Electronic voting machines, indeed, are easy to use. The only problem, however is that these machines can be easily manipulated without anyone ever knowing. There are no papers to tell election officials how each ballot was cast. This opened the door wide for potential fraud.

This law, hopefully, will create assurance in terms of voting results in Tennessee. It will be much more difficult for a candidate or party to manipulate the results of an election. A mandated paper trail will help ensure a secure and fair election. Hopefully, other states will follow.

Here is what the Electronic Frontier Foundation has to say about electronic voting machines.

thanks to komando.com for this video.

High-voltage power lines carry electricity all over the country.
These lines are not invincible. They take regular maintenance and repair. But getting that done is no small feat.

Watch the video. It’s fascinating!

Apple to ‘rule the home’ by 2013

Apple is poised to become the hub of the digital home by 2013, according to a new study from Forrester Research..

The analyst firm’s ‘Future of Apple’ report examines how Apple’s product strategy will evolve over the next five years.

Forrester predicts that Apple will offer eight key products and services to connect PCs and digital content to the TV-stereo infrastructure in consumers’ homes.

A “re-engineered” Apple Store will expand into in-home installation services to deliver what Forrester describes as a “fully integrated digital experience”.

Companies likely to be hardest hit by Apple’s consolidated drive are PC makers like Microsoft and HP, which are going after the same consumer markets.

rest of this article here….

I can see this happening , you too everyday and I must say. This Apple co. is one of the best quality product, quality CS companies I have ever had the pleasure to deal with.
I will never own anything relating to a computer that is not a Mac.

thanks to komando.com for another fantastic video:
This is unreal.What is coming next and what would you print, if you could?

Think ahead to the near future. You’re shopping on eBay, and see a cool pair of sunglasses. So you buy them. But you don’t enter your shipping information. Instead, you just hit Print. A few minutes later, your printer spits out sunglasses. It’s not a picture. It’s the actual pair of sunglasses.

Your home printer just fabricated your purchase. The process is known as Rapid Prototyping. It’s the ability to print complicated 3D objects. The machines to do this can cost upward of $150,000.

But a group of graduate students built a 3D printer for about $3,500. You can learn more at Fab@Home.org.

There is a part of me that thinks this is a good idea.
If it saves lives, OK but all this past and present discussion about implanting this chip or that chip, makes me a bit nervous.
What about the “Mark of the Beast”
Besides, I have bluetooth downstairs in the Lab and I can not get the adapter to always connect to the adapter in the printer(more on that soon).
The bluetooth ear piece I where from Apple, connecting to my iphone does not always connect the 1st try, with the iphone in my right hand, one foot from the ear piece.
I will say, that downstairs i have a wireless network using a Apple Airport Express Hub and if this technology is going to advance. Please let Apple develop this tech, Apple does it all right !
In case you are thinking, what the heck is he talking about?
Here is the article:

New wi-fi devices warn doctors of heart attacks

I did not know you could do this, so try it.
Thanks to Kim Komando Newsletter for this tip:( In the context of the iphone)

The iPhone certainly is slick. I like the full-sized Web browser. There’s also a large, bright screen for viewing pictures. And, of course, it can play music from iTunes.

But, as you mention, cellular reception can be spotty. For some people, this is a deal breaker. So, prospective buyers should check up on the reception. This calls for a field service test.

Of course, AT&T’s coverage will vary in different areas. So, I wouldn’t just try out the phone in the store. Check elsewhere. Do the tests where you anticipate using the phone the most.

For example, do one at work and several areas at home. You may also want to do tests along frequently driven routes. (Do me a favor and park first!)

You will have to buy an iPhone to do the tests. You have 30 days to return it if reception is subpar.

A field service test isn’t difficult. But it is impossible unless you know code that unlocks the feature.

First, bring up the keypad in the iPhone’s phone application. Enter the following exactly (minus quotes): “*3001#12345#*.” Then, press Call.

The Field Test Mode will open. Select Cell Information. You’ll see a list of cellular towers to which the phone is connected. The towers are listed in descending order of strength.

You’ll also see information about the cell towers. It will be a string of letters and numbers. Don’t worry if you don’t understand them. Believe me, the information looks like gibberish!

Now, you’ll have to give the phone some time for the signal to stabilize. So take a look at the numbers after you’ve been in test mode for about 45 seconds. Hold it in your hand when you take the measurement.

You’ll see a negative number preceded by RX. This number represents the strength of the signal you’re receiving from a specific tower. It is measured in dBm.

The closer this number is to zero, the better the signal strength. For example, anything -60 or higher is very good reception. On the other hand, -100 would be very weak reception. When you hit -106, you probably won’t be able to make calls.

As I said, the closer the RX measurement is to zero, the better. But let me put the numbers into perspective for you. An increase of 3 dBm doubles the amount of radio frequency energy reaching the phone.

This should give you a good idea of how your iPhone’s reception will fare. But it isn’t foolproof. Cellular towers often adjust their power output. So the reception can change at any time.

Give this a try, I am going to,If I can get service outside my home.

AT&T to cut the price of the new iphone.
and
AT&T to give 200.00 subsidy for new 3G iphone.

I do not think this is right. I have a iphone and I feel cheated by AT&T.
I think if you purchased an iphone in the last year, you too should be offered something, anything !

Here is an idea AT&T….how about when the new 3G iphone comes out, offer the current clients a chance to purchase the new version, let’s say for $100.

Sounds like a good way to keep clients happy ! or we could actually sell our current phone and change carriers…..