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The Lower Merion School District (LMSD) laptop spying saga continues to unfold. District investigators have finished their investigation, concluding that web cameras were activated by school district employees about 80 times in the past two school ... years, capturing nearly 56,000 images of students, their homes and copies of the programs or files running on their screens. Laptop Took Photos While Student Slept The system was allegedly used by LMSD officials to track lost and stolen laptops. However, the lawsuit filed on behalf of Blake J. Robbins by his parents claims that the teen's school- ... (view more)

For those that have had to reinstall Windows XP or have purchased a new computer with it pre-installed, getting a good selection of software to start with is sometimes a time daunting task. Google has done something about it, however. The Google ... Staff Engineers went through dozens of software packages and built a collection of software tools, utilities, and toys that are automatically updated for you -- and it's called Google Pack. Google states that the versions on some software may lag behind a version on some software packages, but that is only because the engineering staff check out each ... (view more)

At the annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, Microsoft unveiled their latest technology in saving and uploading digital photography. Available for Windows XP and the upcoming Windows Vista, Windows Media Photo ("WMPhoto") suggests a ... revolutionized means of compressing digital photos. (Source: news.com ) Presently, digital photos are converted into the JPEG picture file format when stored on the computer: a standard form of file compression. Converting a digital photograph in JPEG format keeps the picture file size small, while maintaining almost the same quality as the original, ... (view more)

I just got back from the 82nd annual Photo Marketing Association (PMA) trade show in Orlando, Florida, and I've got some new hot picks to share. With Kodak claiming that the digital photography market is now in "phase two," the rush to buy one is ... over, now we have to figure out how to track all the digital photos. WiFi is being added to cameras to enable images to be shared and stored in real-time. James Neal, GM for Digital Imaging at Sony boasts how Sony pioneered digital photography with the "first auto-focus body-integral SLR camera in 1985." Sony acquired Minolta's assets when they shut ... (view more)

Back in 1888, George Eastman started selling the new $24 “Kodak”, saying “press the button, we do the rest.” All a snap shooter had to do was shoot, then mail the “box camera” back to Rochester NY, where Kodak processed the film and sent back small black & ... white prints along with the reloaded camera. By the way: for the young photographers, cameras back then were all mechanical, without light meters, and were pre-set for taking pictures on bright sunny days. ;-) Fast forward 117 years to the digital age. We are still hearing “Press the button, we ...view more)

Synopsis: Looking for an innovative and easy-to-use alternative to MS Paint to manage your photos? Look no further -- Paintbuster is an award-winning all-in-one solution that makes editing photos both fun and easy! With PaintBuster's innovative and ... handy set of tools, you can: remove blemishes, whiten teeth, brush on a suntan, remove wrinkles, repair or restore old photos, remove red-eye, easily cut-and-paste people from one photo to the next ... and much, much more! Paintbuster is so enjoyable to use that you'll just have to try it for yourself! PaintBuster: Screenshots Click to view: Page 1 ... (view more)

Infopackets Reader Dan R. writes: " Dear Dennis, After reviewing yesterday's article entitled, " Play .JPG on DVD (Picture / Photo CD)? ", it prompted me to ask a related question about CD and DVD data recovery. My situation is this: a little while ... back I created a CD full of important photos. I lent the disc to a friend who was going to add more photos to the disc. Somehow, my friend managed to completely wipe out my previous session when she added her photos, and now I'm afraid I've lost all my data. Can you please tell me if there is a way I can recover my data on the ... (view more)

Infopackets Reader Martinez 'Purity3' writes: " Dear Dennis, My DVD player is supposed to be able to view JPG picture files on CD. I recently made my own picture CD and put it in the DVD player, but the player reports an error message and refuses to ... display any images. What am I doing wrong? The DVD manual says it plays 'JPEG picture files that conform to ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2 standards, and the extended media format, Joilet.' I'm not sure what that means?! Any suggestions you can provide to help me get this .JPG picture CD working with my DVD would be greatly appreciated! " My ... (view more)

Synopsis: Turn your digital camera photos into a spectacular slideshow screensaver for your Windows desktop! With Photo Slideshow Screensaver, simply point to the location of the photos folder, set a few transition effect options, and then sit back ... and enjoy your slideshow! PictureRiver Photo Slideshow Screensaver includes over 40 stunning special effects and is always being updated. In fact, Photo Slideshow Screensaver is so easy to use that even an inexperienced user can turn plain, old, and boring digital pictures into a stunning mosaic masterpiece -- guaranteed! PictureRiver Photo ... (view more)

Synopsis: Say goodbye to big, clumsy attachments when emailing your photos! SendPhotos can easily insert digital photos and captions right into your emails -- eliminating the struggle with oversized files, cumbersome attachments, slow downloads, and ... frustrated friends who can't open your pictures. And now take those same fun photo emails you've designed and easily publish them online in your own personalized photo albums, or photoblogs. You can also upload your images so that friends and family can purchase 1-hour prints from their favorite local store with the simple click of a button! ... (view more)