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Wednesday, March 13, 2002 |
Congratulations are in order for Brent Simmons
Unix Under the Desktop. I just got my mail—the April issue of Linux Journal was there. Guess what? There’s an article by me, written with Doc Searls, in there. Unix Under the Desktop, it’s called. A review of Mac OS X. Page 66.
I haven’t been published in print since my college newspaper. I’m proud. [inessential.com]
9:03:55 PM 
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iPhoto quirks
When I'm in iPhoto's "Edit" mode and I type something into the comments box, it isn't saved. But if I'm in "Organize" mode it is. Weird. [Hack the Planet]
I haven't seen this behavior yet, but then again I have just started using the extra organization and note capabilities of iPhoto. The biggest shortcoming that I am seeing right now with my use of iPhoto is the lack of an apparent way to nest folders, so that, for instance, I could file all of my various book research folders under one main folder...
8:10:45 PM
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More on National Geographic finding the "Afghan girl"
National Geographic now offers a pretty extensive story from David Braun in Behind the search for the "Afghan girl". I still find it amazing that NG was able to locate the woman after so many years...
7:12:55 PM
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Want to lower virus vulnerability? Diversify your software...
OS Diversity Reduces Viruses' Effectiveness. Even Bill Gates is getting spooked about the problems that Microsoft has with security
issues. I would suggest that the problem is not the result of incompetent or reckless
programmers, or even of a corporate culture that values features over stability or
security. No, the problem is market share. Microsoft has far too much of it. [osOpinion]
3:30:09 PM
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A small tip for software developers
I am starting to look around for a different FTP client to use under OS X. RBrowser, which I have used off-and-on since the public beta days of OS X, now requires a license for what has been a freeware application. RBrowser is a bit slow and clunky, which is acceptable for a freeware program, but now the developers of the program want $29 for a basic license or $49 for a professional license for what essentially is the same program that was previously freeware. I have downloaded and used the newest version in a 20-day demo mode, but this new version has the same sluggish initial access and clunky user interface.
My tip for developers is an obvious one: Don't suddenly ask for $29 or more for the same program that was once free. I am looking for another client because I know that there are more polished programs out there. RBrowser was fine for free, but it doesn't stack up to a lot of shareware choices...
3:05:50 PM
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OSXFAQ site hacked by Chinese hacker
I just received e-mail from Scott Shepherd of the OSXFAQ Web site. Apparently a Chinese hacker took over the user forums site and posted anti-American and oddly pro-Mac messages.
It seems an odd target for a hacker, but I guess different strokes for different folks...
2:34:49 PM
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George Bush to the people: Waaaaaa! Vote for my guy
Interesting that the president chooses to hold his first press conference since last fall to play politics by trying to overcome a pending vote about a court nomination. At a time when the country is most concerned about terrorism and the economy, the president is pushing a court nominee that is set to fall. Yep...we picked a winner. Wait, let's not forget, most of us didn't pick this "winner."
Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming...
1:07:56 PM
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An OS X retrospective
MacSlash has an interesting discussion underway, with readers taking a look back at the year in One Year of Mac OS X: Reflections. Read through the posts for evaluations of OS X as well as some tips and other tidbits...
9:13:08 AM
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Agere Wi-Fi station unveiled
MacCentral offers a short note about the new Agere Wi-Fi station 'optimized for small businesses'. The $199 base station has two Ethernet ports and can serve as a bridge between wired and wireless networks. It is unclear however if the base station will pass AppleTalk traffic.
8:52:03 AM
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Palm unveils $19.95 handheld Web browser
Palm launches HTML browser. The handheld maker is offering its customers a new Web browser specially customized for handheld computers--but it's going to cost. [CNET News.com]
8:35:45 AM
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A Canadian tax on storage devices?
Wired. Canada moves to place a tax on the sale of storage devices and storage media. Yikes, things are getting whacked.
>>>Makers of MP3 players would pay $21 in fees for each gigabyte of memory available on their devices, raising the cost of devices like Apple's iPod by more than $100. <<< Hey, in five years the top of the line personal storage device will have 1 Tb of storage space. This tax would raise the cost of that $400 device to $21,400. [John Robb's Radio Weblog]
8:33:07 AM
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© Copyright 2002 Rob McNair-Huff.
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