Of course the big story over the weekend was the acquisition of T-Mobile by AT&T. Later today, we will have a special edition of this newsletter that covers this subject, both pro and con. Look for it.
But there are more good stories that mean might more for the majority of my readers. I like the idea of the White House pushing for an Internet users so-called “Bill of Rights”…and the on-going saga of Google vs. China. I have also included a story on how to make old software work in the newer versions of Windows…and a link to a nice piece of software for photographers, pro, amateur, and casual shooters. Enjoy. - JRC
AT&T Wireless to Buy T-Mobile for $39 Billion
AT&T announced Sunday that it will purchase T-Mobile for $39 billion in a blockbuster deal that will create the largest wireless carrier in the United States. The combined company will have more than 129 million subscribers—AT&T Wireless currently has 95.5 million, and T-Mobile has 33.7 million—compared with more than 101 million subscribers for current market leader Verizon Wireless.
Google says China blocking its email services
Google said Monday the Chinese government is interfering with its email services in China, making it difficult for users to gain access to its Gmail program, amid an intensified Internet crackdown following widespread unrest in the Middle East.
Google Inc. said its engineers have determined there are no technical problems with the email service or its main website.
White House pushes for online privacy bill of rights
The White House is urging Congress to enact a new "privacy bill of rights" that would provide clearer guidelines to online users and businesses about the collecting of personal information over the Internet.
How to Make Old Programs Work in Windows Vista and 7
Many good programs and games that were written for Windows XP have problems in Windows Vista or Windows 7. There are two approaches to getting older applications to work in the more recent operating systems and they are the subject of this tip.
An Excellent Free Tool to Shrink Your Digital Images
Sometimes you might need to create a version of a picture file that's not quite as large as the original. Most often this will be because you want to upload it to a picture sharing web site that imposes a file size limit, or you need to email a batch of pictures to someone and the email system you're using has a limit on attachment sizes. No problem.
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