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• Give to EFF today, and your donation will be matched 3:1!
• Bookwheel: the multiple-tabbed browser of the XVIth Century
• ScreenFlow 3.0.3 - Create screen recordings.. (Demo)
• Picasa 3.9.0.522 - Organize, edit, and share your photos.. (Free)
• I Love Stars 3.6.1 - Rate iTunes songs from the menubar.. (Commercial)
• xACT 2.15 - Audio compression toolkit.. (Free)
• Team Fortress 2 1.0 - Popular online action game with a class-based battle system.. (Free)
• QuickBooks Pro 2012 13.0.2 R4 - Financial management and accounting for small businesses.. (Demo)
• Everybody's happy nowadays
• Free OnLive PlayPack Bundle Offer
• The HotSpot - Skyrim - 12/9/11
• Fossil Fighters: Champions Review
• Dynasty Warriors Next set for PS Vita launch
• This Week in Digital Downloads: Dec 04 - Dec 10
• GameSpot presents The Hotspot: Skyrim Spoilercast!
• Trine 2 Review
• THQ lays off 30
• New Releases - Dec. 11 - 17
• CRUSH3D Screens
• Powerball Winning Numbers for 12/07/2011

Give to EFF today, and your donation will be matched 3:1! Posted: 10 Dec 2011 12:56 AM PST There's never been a better time to donate to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the leading organization fighting to keep the world's Internet free and open. Never a better time because there's never been more threats facing the free Internet, from SOPA to illegal domain seizures to warrantless shutdown of Wikileaks. And never a better time because, right now, every dollar you give to EFF will be matched three to one by Blake Krikorian and by the Brin Wojcicki Foundation. Today's the day to power up your donation and quadruple your generosity. Power Up Your Donation | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Bookwheel: the multiple-tabbed browser of the XVIth Century Posted: 10 Dec 2011 12:42 AM PST There I Fixed It has an historical overview of the "bookwheel," a sixteenth-century book-desk combined with a water-wheel, which lets you easily rotate several books into your field of vision. But imagine yourself back then attempting a research project. You want to learn about a topic from multiple sources and cross-reference each one. A desk with a scattered pile of books in no logical order with all sorts of bookmarks and notes trying to make sense of it all. Agostino Ramelli, an Italian engineer born in 1531 proposed a complex but intriguing solution to this problem; the bookwheel. Based on the design of a waterwheel, the bookwheel would hold over a dozen separate titles, all sitting open at the same angle. Using either hand or foot controls, the reader could easily sort through the books he collected at ease without the fear of losing track of his place. Historical Thursday: Agostino Ramelli's Bookwheel (Thanks, Phead!)

ScreenFlow 3.0.3 - Create screen recordings.. (Demo) Posted: 09 Dec 2011 08:59 PM PST ScreenFlow is powerful, easy-to-use screencasting software for the Mac. With ScreenFlow you can record the contents of your entire monitor while also capturing your video camera, microphone and your computer audio. The easy-to-use editing interface lets you creatively edit your video, and add additional images, text, music and transitions for a truly professional-looking video. The finished result is a QuickTime or Windows Media movie, ready for publishing to your Web site or blog or directly to YouTube or Vimeo. Use ScreenFlow to create high-quality software demos, tutorials, app previews, training, presentations and more. Version 3.0.3: Improved performance of audio speed adjusted clips in Lion Improved memory usage when using a large number of QuickTime clips in a document Fixed memory leak that occurred when zooming Freehand Callouts Fixed bug that could produce "File not found" error messages when loading documents over network connections and slower storage Added potential workaround for -49 errors when exporting during local Time Machine backups Improved performance of opening documents over network connections Screen recording files will now be correctly removed from scratch volumes upon saving Improved anti-aliased drawing when rotating clips in the timeline Fixed microphone audio cutting out up to one second early after recording Freehand callouts will now be pinned to the edges of the screen when zooming up Fixed poor quality audio playback when capturing from 12-bit DV camera recordings Fixed progress bar not appearing when saving a document to an external hard drive Fixed crash that could occur when rendering audio waveforms for very short clips Prevented the mouse cursor disappearing when close to the edge of the screen Adding a new marker from the 'Markers' window will now add it at the current transport time Audio waveforms will now draw correctly when splitting clips Prevented playback from resuming after reaching the end of a project and then changing the scrubber position in the timeline Fixed bug preventing overdrawing of the canvas when the application is idle Restored QuickLook previews of ScreenFlow documents Added support for moving groups together when closing a gap in the timeline Prevented the 'Save As' entry field in the 'Export' window from changing folders unnecessarily Fixed bug preventing mouse pointer options from appearing correctly Fixed issue that could prevent the first frame of a callout from appearing Prevented ScreenFlow from crashing if it cannot find a mouse click audio file Fixed cropped image aspect ratio not being respected through a video action Improved the way the global crop is adjusted when entering new values into the entry fields Fixed gradient being incorrectly inverted on text boxes Prevented audio waveforms from updating while editing the 'Duration' or 'Speed' box in the clip inspector Prevented locked clips from having actions added to them or being renamed Modified zoomed callouts to hide the mouse pointer when under the zoomed region Fixed an issue that caused the timeline to redraw incorrectly when adjusting the window size under Lion Fixed scrollbars not showing up when moving a clip down in the timeline Fixed 'Publish to Flash' framerate combo box showing up empty Improved a number of error messages when entering out of bounds values Prevented the addition of % sign when entering a value in the 'Scale' field in the 'Export' sheet The current font is now correctly selected when the 'Font' panel is opened when editing a text clip Fixed bug preventing the Freehand Callout controls from reappearing Mac OS X 10.6.4 or later. Download Now This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Picasa 3.9.0.522 - Organize, edit, and share your photos.. (Free) Posted: 09 Dec 2011 08:59 PM PST Picasa and Picasa Web Albums allows you to organize, edit, and upload your photos to the web from your computer in quick, simple steps. Arrange your photos into folders and albums and erase their blemishes using powerful editing tools in Picasa. Then use Picasa Web Albums to share those perfected photos online with family, friends, and the world. Version 3.9.0.522: Added ability to upload to Google+: share with circles, post pictures to your stream, and upload images at original size. Social Tagging: name tag people in your Google+ circles and notify them via G+. New photo editing effects, including: Infrared Lomo-ish Holga-ish HDR-ish Cinemascope Orton-ish Sixties Invert Colors Heat Map Nightvision Cross Process Posterize Duo-Tone Boost Soften Vignette/Matte Pixelate/Focal Pixelate Focal Zoom Pencil Sketch Neon Comic Book Border Rounded Edges Drop Shadow Museum Matte Polaroid Side by side editing: compare two pictures side-by-side, or compare different edits on the same picture. Updated RAW support for pictures from newer cameras. Support for WebP files. On the Tools > Experimental menu, we've added support for migrating your database to another local drive. Improvements to Face Movie maker: number of photos included, chronological ordering. Sync now uploads unshared albums privately. Improved restoring of virtual albums when you uninstall and reinstall, or move to a new computer. Album data is written to the picasa.ini file now, along with all of your other edits. OAuth support: use 2-factor accounts without getting an application-specific password. Mac OS X 10.5 or later Download Now This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

I Love Stars 3.6.1 - Rate iTunes songs from the menubar.. (Commercial) Posted: 09 Dec 2011 08:59 PM PST I Love Stars is a menu item that lets you rate iTunes songs from your menubar. Version 3.6.1: You can now rate songs stored in iCloud. Fixed a bug where two tracks were rated sometimes. Performance improvements when dealing with huge iTunes libraries. I Love Stars now runs in a sandboxed environment to provide more security. Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later iTunes Download Now

xACT 2.15 - Audio compression toolkit.. (Free) Posted: 09 Dec 2011 08:59 PM PST xACT stands for X Audio Compression Toolkit. It is a GUI based front end for the unix applications Shorten (3.6.1), shntool (3.0.10), monkey's audio compressor (3.99), flac (1.2.1), wavpack (4.60.1), TTA (3.4.1) , cdda2wav 3.0 (with paranoia support) and dvda-author (v09.05). It also uses sox ( 14.3.1), LAME 3.98.4, AtomicParsley 0.9.0, TagLib and mp4v2. It executes the basic commands of these applications and adds other features to speed up productivity in creation/use of etree.org standard filesets. Version 2.15: Fixed bugs introduced by 2.14 relating to mp3 compression level and saved settings. Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later Download Now

Team Fortress 2 1.0 - Popular online action game with a class-based battle system.. (Free) Posted: 09 Dec 2011 08:59 PM PST Team Fortress 2 is one of the most popular online action games of all time, delivering constant updates - new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats. Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities, and lend themselves to a variety of player skills. No matter what your style and experience, we've got a character for you. Detailed training and offline practice modes will help you hone your skills before jumping into one of TF2's many game modes, including Capture the Flag, Control Point, Payload, Arena, King of the Hill and more. There are hundreds of weapons, hats and more to collect, craft, buy and trade. Tweak your favorite class to suit your gameplay style and personal taste. You don't need to pay to win Version December 2, 2011: Fixed the "Checkout Unavailable" error preventing certain accounts from purchasing items Improved the framerate stuttering issues some clients were experiencing Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later Steam 1GB RAM NVIDIA GeForce 8 or higher ATI X1600 or higher, or Intel HD 3000 or higher Download Now

QuickBooks Pro 2012 13.0.2 R4 - Financial management and accounting for small businesses.. (Demo) Posted: 09 Dec 2011 08:59 PM PST QuickBooks Pro helps you manage your business easily and efficiently. Organize your finances all in one place, track money going in and out of your business, and spot areas where you can save. Built for Mac OS - Looks and works like you'd expect Create invoices, pay bills, and manage expenses Gain insight into your business with over 100 reports New tool lets you easily track mileage New multi-user options offer simultaneous access to QuickBooks data Version 13.0.2 R4: Date fields will now blank out if All Dates is selected as the Date Range Multiple discounts can now be applied in Pay Bills The correct Ship To address will now display on Purchase Orders The correct Item description from a Bill or Check will now show when selecting Reimbursable Costs on Invoices. Billed Date will now show correctly The message, "This number is larger than the maximum allowed" now shows if the transfer amount is too large The Make Deposits window will now close without a prompt to save when no changes have been made Quickfill will now select the Amount field in Write Checks The Write Checks window will no longer prompt you to save after generating a PDF in an email program Search now works in Email Forms You can now delete an email address and then tab from the field in Email Forms window The Customer:Job will now show in the Subject line for emailed forms The Amount column will now sort correctly in the Available Estimates window The Quantity column can now be deselected when editing forms Traditional style forms can now be printed All columns will now show correctly in the Customer Center Changing information in a custom-defined field will no longer change existing transactions if you choose this as a 1-time change Transactions memorized in Quicken 2007 can now be edited and deleted The Credit Card icon on Sales Receipts and Receive payments now has the correct description Accounts added from the Download Transactions window will now default to Expense QuickBooks will no longer use 100% of CPU memory on first launch The Print Forms window will retain its size when it is closed and reopened Invoices printed before saving will now retain the Amount value Printed text on Wallet style checks align correctly Unsaved form templates now print without crashing The Name History on Transactions hyperlink for Statements is now spelled correctly Quickreport for a single customer will now show only that customer's information Aging Reports now report the correct aging for Statement Charges Report text now displays correctly when report window is resized and user scrolls horizontally Single Activity window will no longer prompt to Save when nothing has changed on the form The Prev button is now grayed out on the last customer record in Estimates and Sale Receipts The correct template name will now show after replacing the existing template The current form template name will now show if user cancels the form by choosing Revert from the Edit menu The Create Statements window now retains its screen position when closed and reopened The New Company Setup splash screen now shows 2012 The QuickBooks.log file now shows the date and time a Verify or Rebuild was run Verify and Rebuild will now complete when certain types of data damage are present in the file Mac OS X 10.6 or later Download Now

Everybody's happy nowadays Posted: 09 Dec 2011 11:31 PM PST Ah, civilization! (Via Mitch O'Connell)

Free OnLive PlayPack Bundle Offer Posted: 09 Dec 2011 06:10 PM PST Get a free one-month subscription for the OnLive PlayPack Bundle, a $9.99 value. Get the full article at GameSpot "Free OnLive PlayPack Bundle Offer" was posted on Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:10:17 -0800

The HotSpot - Skyrim - 12/9/11 Posted: 09 Dec 2011 06:05 PM PST The HotSpot goes LIVE for an in-depth discussion on the quirks and foibles of the excellent Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.   Get the full article at GameSpot "The HotSpot - Skyrim - 12/9/11" was posted by Tom Magrino on Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:05:50 -0800

Fossil Fighters: Champions Review Posted: 09 Dec 2011 06:01 PM PST Fossil Fighters: Champions might be worth digging up, but it's too similar to its predecessor to be a significant find.   Score: 6.5 / fair Get the full article at GameSpot "Fossil Fighters: Champions Review" was posted by Carolyn Petit on Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:01:37 -0800

Dynasty Warriors Next set for PS Vita launch Posted: 09 Dec 2011 05:56 PM PST Long-running tactical action series from Tecmo Koei will arrive in time for February 22 debut of Sony's new handheld.   The list of PlayStation Vita games available for the system's North American launch got a little longer today, as Tecmo Koei confirmed Dynasty Warriors Next will arrive in stores for the hardware's February 22 debut. Think of it as a tap-and-slash. Dynasty Warriors Next is set to utilize a number of the PS Vita's hardware features, including the touch screen, back touch panel, and motion sensors. The game will feature a cast of more than 65 playable heroes, and character customization also returns in this release. In multiplayer, Conquest Mode will be playable over Wi-Fi and 3G, and the new Coalition Mode will support up to four players locally. The game is being developed by Omega Force, the studio responsible for all of the main installments in the Dynasty Warriors franchise, as well as numerous spin-offs. For more on Dynasty Warriors Next, check out GameSpot's previous coverage. [ Watch Video ] Comment on this video Watch this video in High Def Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Dynasty Warriors Next set for PS Vita launch" was posted by Jonathan Downin on Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:56:27 -0800

This Week in Digital Downloads: Dec 04 - Dec 10 Posted: 09 Dec 2011 05:56 PM PST We've got dragons, high speed chases, and apples with Dragon Age II, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit and Battlefield 3 leading the way This Week in Digital Downloads.   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "This Week in Digital Downloads: Dec 04 - Dec 10" was posted by Wern on Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:56:04 -0800

GameSpot presents The Hotspot: Skyrim Spoilercast! Posted: 09 Dec 2011 05:46 PM PST Host Tom Magrino is joined by Kevin VanOrd, John Davison and Kurtis Seid to discus the highs and lows of The Edler Scrolls V: Skyrim.   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "GameSpot presents The Hotspot: Skyrim Spoilercast!" was posted by Tyler on Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:46:13 -0800

Trine 2 Review Posted: 09 Dec 2011 05:29 PM PST Trine 2 is a charming fantasy platformer with dazzling good looks and fun physics puzzles.   Score: 8.5 / great Get the full article at GameSpot "Trine 2 Review" was posted by Jane Douglas on Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:29:07 -0800

THQ lays off 30 Posted: 09 Dec 2011 05:14 PM PST Publisher cuts dozens from Play THQ team after PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of uDraw Game Tablet fall short of sales expectations.   Earlier this week, THQ cut its quarterly sales forecast by a quarter, blaming the newly anticipated shortfall on a weaker-than-expected retail performance from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of its uDraw gaming tablet peripheral. The fallout from that surfaced today, as THQ laid off dozens of employees from its Agoura Hills, California-based Play THQ team. The uDraw performed well on the Wii last year, but the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions didn't meet THQ's expectations. "Due to weaker than expected sales of the uDraw Game Tablet, we are taking a difficult but important step to reduce the number of employees that supported this brand," a THQ representative told GameSpot. "30 people will be leaving the company and business unit leader Martin Good will also be leaving to pursue new opportunities outside the company. "This action will allow us to reduce costs, increase efficiency and increase the focus of our organization. WWE '12 and Saints Row: The Third are two of the top games this holiday season and we also have another huge hit coming up in February with the launch of UFC 3. We want to make sure that we are focused on maximizing the sales and profitability of these titles as well as the broader pipeline of titles that matter most to our future." The Wii version of the uDraw Game Tablet quickly exceeded THQ's sales expectations when it launched in November 2010, shipping 1.7 million units in the publisher's fiscal year and prompting plans for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions. The tablet came packed in with the uDraw Studio art utility and was released alongside two compatible $30 titles: Pictionary and Dood's Big Adventure. [ Watch Video ] Comment on this video Watch this video in High Def Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "THQ lays off 30" was posted by Brendan Sinclair on Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:14:15 -0800

New Releases - Dec. 11 - 17 Posted: 09 Dec 2011 05:06 PM PST This week we look at Fortune Street, Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand, Gears of War 3: RAAM's Shadow, the Marvel Pinball: Vengeance and Virtue pack, and Trine 2.   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "New Releases - Dec. 11 - 17" was posted by sampsona on Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:06:27 -0800

CRUSH3D Screens Posted: 09 Dec 2011 05:00 PM PST 4 new shots posted.       Get the full article at GameSpot "CRUSH3D Screens" was posted on Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:00:01 -0800

Powerball Winning Numbers for 12/07/2011 Posted: 09 Dec 2011 09:27 PM PST 3 - 14 - 20 - 39 - 40 Powerball 37 Power Play 2

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