Category Archives: Tech News

Technology news, announcements and information gathered from various sources around the world.

CNBC presents three great programs today and tomorrow

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Moon Doggy

Here are three programs from CNBC which will get your geek up: Welcome to Macintosh, MacHEADS and Inside the Mind of Google. Show times are today at 4:30 p.m. and tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Oceanic Cable broadcasts CNBC on channels 116 and 1116.
Welcome to Macintosh
A look back at the inventors, engineering and [...]

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Giving Thanks from Agile Web Solutions

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Moon Doggy

Thanksgiving is for us all to give thanks with a grateful heart. I am thankful to be able to work from home so I can spend more time with my four-year-old daughter and ten-month-old son. I try to remember this each time Jack interrupts to chew my MacBook Pro’s power cord!
Agile Web Solutions [...]

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1Password 3 launches — 50 new features and enhancements

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Moon Doggy

Toronto (Ontario, Canada) – Agile Web Solutions announces the immediate availability of 1Password 3, its award-winning password and identity manager for the Mac. Over one year in the making, 1Password 3 is the most significant upgrade in company history, incorporating years of customer feedback and new innovation from Agile’s unique, comprehensive approach to making its [...]

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O'Reilly UG News: Try the new Safari Books Online

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Moon Doggy

O’Reilly UG News: Try the all new Safari Books Online – 10 days free – no charge, no strings attached!
Release 6.0 is packed with new features, time-saving tools and more technology, digital media and business books and videos than ever before. O’Reilly has made it even easier [...]

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Geek Week and Mactoberfest 09

Posted on October 15, 2009 by joanmats

Hawaii Geek Week is October 17 – 24, 2009, offering  fascinating evening presentations October 17, 20, 21 and 22
and a full day event on October 24, 2009
HMAUS’s Mactoberfest with Leeward’s Geek Day!
at  Leeward Community College
All workshops are free, and everyone is welcome! Click below for details.
HMAUS Geek Week and Mactoberfest 09
Leeward Community College’s [...]

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Amazon taking pre-orders for Snow Leopard NOW! $29

Posted on August 4, 2009 by markmcmahon

Amazon has Snow Leopard Mac OS X version 10.6 (the upgrade to Leopard) available for pre-order on its sites for $29. Their Free-Shipping option works even to Hawaii! Hey, it’s either this or Windows 7, which one are you going to choose!

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LaserSoft Imaging develops new 64 bit HDRi scanning format

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Moon Doggy

SilverFast HDRi – the ideal 64Bit Archive-Format for images containing the maximum Dynamic Range now also includes Dust and Scratches information from the Scanner’s Infrared Channel.
Kiel, Germany, 02.07.2009 – LaserSoft Imaging releases the new SilverFast 6.6.1, the first Software that generates perfect raw data from photos and slides.
In order to generate perfect digital RAW data [...]

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David Pogue speaks the truth about what is really important

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Moon Doggy

Do you believe the marketing spin from technology companies? Namely phone, computer and camera manufacturer’s.
Here’s what Pogue is saying what you should know:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/technology/personaltech/14pogue.html

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President declares "I am not a Geek"

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Moon Doggy

At yesterday’s appearance on the Bytemarks Cafe radio program HMAUS president Terrence Young declares “I am not a Geek” in response to a question from co-host Ryan Ozawa about the kinds of people who belong to user groups. This an apparent faux-pas as fellow HMAUS member Rick “Wolfman” Gass sat beside him in the studio [...]

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Tune into Bytemarks Cafe today

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Moon Doggy

Put your radio dial on KIPO at 89.3 FM this afternoon to catch the latest Hawaii technology news and commentary on the Bytemarks Cafe radio program.
One of today’s guest speakers will be HMAUS’ president Terrence Young who will be reporting on the upcoming Mac Springfest on May 23 at JAIMS. You’ll find more information about [...]

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