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Friday, March 15, 2002 |
Apple Developer news note
Apple Sample Code Enhancements: HTML Source and API Searches. ADC News: “You can now view a sample’s source code online in HTML format. To access the source code, simply find the sample you’re interested in and select your preferred format from the pull-down menu. In addition, you can search for specific APIs using Google search technology.” [ranchero.com]
6:23:26 PM 
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Creating Toolbars for Mac OS X
O'Reilly Network: Mac OS X toolbars are a great addition to Apple's GUI. Mike Beam takes you on an in-depth journey into their realm and explains how they work and how to create your own.
5:26:50 PM
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Updated Java plug-in brings better performance to Mozilla
This afternoon the programmers creating a better Java plug-in for Mozilla unveiled MRJ Java Plugin Carbon 1.0b2, and in my quick testing it performs much better under Mozilla 0.9.9 on OS X than the previous version. The big improvement - it nearly works with the Java pages I need to use on the Lycos Communities pages for my work.
I wouldn't be so excited that it almost works, except that now even IE fails to work with the Java pages on Lycos, ever since Apple changed the Java components in OS X in the latest update a few weeks ago. For me to work with the Java chat client on Lycos with a Mac, I have to use the old version of IE under Classic...
4:39:09 PM
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OmniOutliner and OPML
Dave notes on Scripting News that Tim Jarrett is bridging OmniOutliner and OPML.
I'm glad I caught this note, not only because I am interested in OmniOutliner, but also because I need to keep an eye on Tim Jarrett's Web page. He offers some interesting insight into scripting and most recently into using CSS in redesigning his site.
1:32:07 PM
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CNET reports on Apple's remote access move
Apple turns on remote access for OS X. The computer maker quietly releases new software for accessing Mac OS X clients remotely, a move aimed to take advantage of the back-to-school buying season. [CNET News.com]
1:18:10 PM
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A brief site note
I have disabled some of the new Radio 8 macros that I was trying on Mac Net Journal this week - most notably the Google It link. I fail to see the utility of that feature outweighing the clutter that it adds to the page.
10:40:23 AM
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60 gigs in a PowerBook
The PowerPage has a drool-worthy short story from Steve Fry about installing and working with a 60 gig hard drive in a Pismo PowerBook. The author upgrades from a loud Travelstar HD, the same size as the drive in my Pismo that drones on with plenty of drive noise, and he finds that in addition to the extra storage space, he finds the sound level a lot lower with the 60 gig drive. The switch isn't cheap, though...
10:12:01 AM
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DigitalConsumer.org formed
SF Chronicle: Fighting for consumers' digital rights. The newly formed DigitalConsumer.org, spearheaded by Excite Inc. founders Joe Kraus and Graham Spencer and based in Palo Alto, believes the rights of consumers are being trampled as the major entertainment companies fight digital piracy. [Tomalak's Realm]
10:03:22 AM
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Writing in Mozilla
Jon Udell has written a good piece about the state of Mozilla with this 0.9.9 release, and he thinks the program is nearly there as an all-in-one writing tool. I tend to agree with most of what he says, but there are still shortcomings. At least under OS X, Mozilla needs to integrate with the OS and use tools like on-the-fly spell checking. And of course, as I always harp on this point, it needs to offer full Java support under OS X...
9:43:04 AM
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The most popular OS X add-ons
As we approach the one-year mark since the unveiling of Mac OS X 10.0, many Mac sites are looking back and trying to summarize the last year. MacSlash has the second discussion in a series about OS X one year later underway today in One Year of Mac OS X: Mac Fu. The discussion takes a look at people's favorite OS X add-on utilities and shortcuts for making OS X more personalized.
In a similar vein, the TidBITS-Talk mailing list has had a great substantive thread over the last couple of weeks about Top OS X Utilities.
9:31:58 AM
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More on the copy protection debate
Tim O'Reilly on the copy protection debate in Washington. Where is Microsoft? I think that they will eventually side with the entertainment industry. Why? The have the means to make digital rights management work the way the studio execs want it to. In exchange, the entertainment industry will work with Microsoft to enshrine its solution in law. One thing I have learned about monopolies is that, once they reach a certain size, the government begins to use them as proxies for public policy (Ashcroft is already using Microsoft to combat terrorism). In return, they get protection and support. Microsoft is at that size. [John Robb's Radio Weblog]
9:12:59 AM
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Chronos releases Group Organizer Server 4.0.3
MacNN notes that Chronos has released Group Organizer Server 4.0.3, a new Cocoa-based version of its personal information application designed for work groups.
8:59:06 AM
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© Copyright 2002 Rob McNair-Huff.
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