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[How To] Use Mac OSX Lion and Preview to digitally sign you PDF Documents

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One great little feature that seems to have gone unnoticed is the ability to add a digital signature to PDFs. This functionality is built right into OSX Lion. This is done using Preview and your Mac’s built-in iSight camera to grab the image. You can then put your signature on PDFs that you need to send with your signature attached.

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Apple Increases Preview Time of Songs in iTunes Store from 30 seconds to 90 seconds

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Today, Apple have increase the iTunes preview time of songs from 30 seconds to 90 seconds. The 90 second preview will apply to most iTunes songs more then 2 minutes and 30 seconds in length.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab User Interface Previewed on Video

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A few days ago, Samsung released a 30 second teaser video of their upcoming 7-inch Galaxy Tab which revealed some of its details. Although the tablet looked impressive in the teaser, nobody knew how the device would work with Android 2.2. Today, a Korean site shared a 3 minute video preview of the device. From the video we know that the device will have Android 2.2, WCDMA 3G, 802.11n WiFi, a 16:10 screen ratio, front-facing camera for video calling, SDHC memory expandability and a DMB tuner. This video shows the working user interface of the device and it looks really great as the device was working smoothly. 

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Windows Home Server Vail August Preview Available for Testers – Brings Client Connector for Mac with Time Machine Support

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Microsoft has released an August Preview refresh build of Windows Home Server ‘Vail’ which is their excellent home computers, data backup and network managements operating system. This release has lots of updates and good news for Mac owners. Not only does Vail support and improved look ( new green color scheme instead of the old blue ), a lot of features are being implemented along with a new client connector for Mac OS X. The server folders and hard drive portion in the Dashboard has also gotten a new summary tab.104[3]

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Xbox Live Update Preview Program starts; Lots of new features in the Xbox 360 Update this Summer

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a079fb64-9c8a-430e-9bd3-a15215d02e08Microsoft will releasing a new system update for Xbox 360 this summer. Registrations are underway for participation in the Xbox Live Update Preview Program on Microsoft Connect. You’ll be required to fill a survey form to be considered for the program and selection will be done based on region and connection types. The preview program isn’t available in areas where Xbox live isn’t officially supported. Also keep in mind that if you update your console to the preview program, you won’t be able to remove it.

According to Fudzilla, the new update is expected to include the goodies announced at E3, such as Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm integration as well as Zune Video support. Netflix will also be getting an overhaul with updates such as Movie Parties, Queue Management, Enhanced Playback technology to address bandwidth issues, and more advanced friends info. Avatar Market place will also be available with the option of premium and branded items. Awarded items will also be available depending on game titles. Games on Demand was demoed at E3 as well, which will be digital distribution of Xbox 360 games along with their manuals. A lot of changes and bug fixes in the Xbox Dashboard will also be made:

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