Friday, June 5, 2009 at 9:36AM 
If you need the ability to use virtual desktops in Windows, you may want to check out Dexpot. You can make certain applications automatically appear on a different virtual desktop such as one for web browsing, another for email and im and so on. Dexpot creates and manages virtual desktops on Windows 95/98/ME and NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista (incl. x64). It's Free for private use.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 9:32AM 
I got the opportunity to work on Linkin Park's "Points of Authority" music video a while back. My job was to paint the texture maps for surfacing and UV-map the antagonist Alien/demon characters. Check them out.
Characters, Linkin Park, Texturing in Entertainment, Work Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 7:36AM 
Recently I've been playing around with Panorama iPhone apps. Of the several that I have tried, I find Pano to be the best in class. Pano allows you to use up to 16 photos, is quick and easy. It let's you decide if you want use landscape or portrait modes. Start shooting your photos, and in successive order your shots lines up with the previous ones. Once you're done, Pano works it's Magic, to beautifully stitch your panorama together. The results are quite nice. Pano sells in the iTunes App store for $2.99
Panorama, iphoneapps in iPhone Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 7:10AM 
Prezi is a web based service that allows you to make animated zooming presentations online. The results can be viewed online or downloaded to view locally. Utilize images, videos, PDF's Flash files...etc. Like most cloud based services, there are Free public accounts, which are limited to 100 MB's of space, and a watermark on your presentations.
Pro and Private accounts unlock more features, remove the watermark and give you the ability to edit your presentations offline. It's not a replacement for Keynote or Powerpoint, but it's a nice solution for you to use if you need to create a presentation with nothing but a browser in front of you. Try the online editor, or flip through the showcase to see what is possible.
Presentations, Web Apps in Browser, Web Apps Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 8:06AM 
Whether you're backing up your desktop(s) for archival, preparing for disaster recovery or just re-formating a PC, it's inevitable that you will need a good backup solution in your Windows environment. Here's a short list of common ones you may want to look into:
Depending on your needs, some of these have personal free or demo downloads available. Although, I've used or seen most of these in action, the 2 most widely used i business/corporate with support for both multicast & unicast are Ghost and Acronis True Image.
