Computer Info – June 18 2003

 

This Week’s Meeting

            John Watkins will be hosting the meeting this week.  He said the title of the program would be “MORE INFORMATION OVERLOAD ON WORD” – create Picture Bullets.  He will also look at a program called AudioGrabber.  And, of course, he will accept Questions.

            The next meeting will be July 2nd.

 

AudioGrabber
http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/

               A great thing with this software is that it does not put a single file in your windows directories! No DLL's, OCX's, device drivers, or whatever else that messes up the computer. Not a single entry in the registry or win.ini. If you delete the Audiograbber directory it's all gone, that's it!

               It copies the audio digitally-not through the soundcard-which enables you to make perfect copies of the originals.

 

Note: The free version of this program is limited to copying half the tracks; the registered version costs $25 and has no restrictions.

 

OLED

               OLED (organic light-emitting diode).  This is the new type of screen display on Kodak digital camera (EasyShare LS633 with a list price of $399).  OLED displays are self-luminous – compare this to the LCD displays that are used on the majority of digital cameras.  LCD displays do not produce their own light and therefore require a backlighting system – which is a big draw on your batteries.

               OLEDs are comprised of multiple layers of very thin organic material that have been applied on a substrate such as glass.  The material is situated between two conductors.  When hit by an electrical current, the material emits light. 

               The OLED technology will enable smaller, lighter camera design.   They require very little power, therefore are a minimal drain on your batteries.  Another benefit is superb readability, with brighter, more vibrant colors than the LCD ever dreamed possible.  The combination of brilliant color and high contrast makes images appear sharper, so identifying key detail is easier.  The OLED screen offers an exceptionally wide viewing angle, even in bright light.

              

Sending a Photo by Email

                “What is the easiest or best way to send a photo (attachment) by email so recipient has little problem receiving it.”

               My belief is to keep it simple and follow just a few guidelines.  Remember that there are many ways of sending photos via email – and anyway you do it that works is okay.  But if it doesn’t work, then what.  If you learn to follow these steps – it should work 100 percent of the time.

  1. Always attach the picture (this means don’t insert it in your email message – don’t copy it and then paste it into your message – don’t forward a picture that you have received).
  2. Always send a JPG picture (this doesn’t mean renaming a BMP picture to a JPG picture).
  3. Only attach one picture per email message.
  4. See that your picture is approximately 640 pixels wide by 480 pixels high at 100 dpi.