Hide Your Expensive Gear
If you enjoy having your digital SLR camera equipment with you on vacation, but you hate the thought of how vulnerable you become when carrying such expensive gear in a standard camera case and how the case eats into your luggage allowance, check out the offerings from Naneu Pro (www.naneupro.com).
Their latest creation in the Military Series line of bags, the Alpha Special Edition is constructed of 900D nylon and comes in Desert Brown or Jungle Green. The Alpha SE is a camouflage photo backpack that features a top compartment for personal gear, and a bottom compartment with a padded, customizable camera insert. Velcro holds the floor of the top compartment in place so it may be removed, along with the camera insert, to use it as a daypack without carrying photographic equipment. The Alpha also has a tripod carrying system as well an imbedded rain cover. There are 12 pockets to carry accessories, as well as a cellphone holder. It retails for an affordable $94.
Open Source PreBook PC Reservation System
Userful has released its Open Source PreBook PC reservation and usage management system. PreBook allows libraries, Internet cafes and universities to manage and track usage on both Windows and Linux client PCs, efficiently controlling time and usage on their computers. Customers use PreBook to manage all their computers through a single web-based interface, saving hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars over competing products.
“Customers enjoy significant time and cost savings from PC time management, as well as advanced reservation features, and convenient, intuitive user interfaces,” said Tim Griffin, president of Userful. “Competitors typically charge thousands of dollars for the kind of sophisticated features offered by PreBook in a free, Open Source download.”
To download install CDs, documentation, source code and further information, visit http://userful.com/products/pre-book.
Travel Back in Time With the DNA Ancestry Project
The DNA Ancestry Project (www.DNAAncestryProject.com) has introduced its CD-ROM Participation Kit, a way to for people to travel back in time to discover their roots. The kit, sold as a standard software package, merges high-tech with biotech by using the power of genetics to trace ancestry.
Simply putting the CD into any home computer gives you access to a wide array of interactive features that allows you to explore your ancestry, trace your geographical and ethnic origins, discover your links to famous people and find long lost family members. Also included in the kit is a simple and painless cheek swab that is sent back to Genebase for ancestral testing. With the results from the DNA test, link up with other members of the DNA Ancestry Project.
Back-Up and Restore Cell Phone Contacts
Advanced Wireless Solutions, LLC (AWS) has made available the Backup-Pal. With this device, consumers will no longer need to worry about losing their cellular phone contacts in cases where a phone is lost, stolen, damaged or upgraded. Backup-Pal is the first portable and battery operated cell phone accessory that backs-up and transfers phonebook contacts without the use of a PC, software, data-cables or a monthly subscription fee.
Backup-Pal backs-up and transfers cellular phonebook contacts between old and new cell phones at the touch of a button. Backup-Pal holds over 2,000 names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses. For product compatibility click to www.Backup-Pal.com.