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Free Faxing Basics – Send a Fax and Free Fax Number
Even though this is 2010, some people still use fax machines. There will, inevitably, be a point in your life where you have to fax something to someone. More and more people are accepting scanned documents and eSignatures, but it’s simply unavoidable.
Continue reading »Avatar renders this earthly life meaningless
Can’t go to Pandora? Kill yourself! James Cameron’s 3D sci-fi romp Avatar appears to have deeply affected some cinemagoers who’ve found that life on Earth doesn’t measure up to the prospect of living on utopian world Pandora.…
Continue reading »Canadian Music Industry Busts Record Store for Selling Import CDs
Owner says it’s silly “to go after a man who is essentially supporting the recording industry when illegally downloaded music is rampant.” The Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) is about as intelligent as its counterpart to the south, doing everything in its power to make enemies out of both consumers and those actually willing to bother with the hassle of selling copyrighted music in the first place. Take the case of David Nolan, 60, owner and operator of Legend Records, an independent music store in Ottawa, Canada. An undercover agent from the CRIA discovered that Nolan was selling CDs that violated Canadian copyright law for not having bar codes, and subsequently notified the authorities who then raided his store back in April.
Continue reading »Amazon instaboosts Kindle battery life
Flying firmware Amazon is boosting the Kindle’s battery life and adding native support for PDF documents with a free firmware upgrade for the e-reader.…
Continue reading »D TOUR – the Pat Spurgeon story
D TOUR, a documentary Adam Farrell helped produce, premiered on Independent Lens last night, featuring on more than 350 PBS affiliates across the US. It “follows my good friend, Pat Spurgeon (the drummer in Rogue Wave)” who, despite a failing kidney and a three-year search for a donor, “keeps his dreams of being a professional musician alive doing dialysis in the Econoline, backstage and in friend’s living rooms,” says Adam, going on: “The film takes many emotional twists and turns. But at the end it’s a deeply inspiring story about friends, family, and how our individual decisions can save lives.
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