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A new version of the SpamReporter AppleScript
SpamReporter v1.2.
SpamReporter is a Mac OS X AppleScript designed to work with Microsoft Entourage from Office v10. It offers a simple and effective way to report spam abuse to the proper authorities. This version fixes the double header bug. [AppleScript Info]
5:31:02 PM 
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Radeon drivers updated
New Radeon Drivers for Mac OS X. MacNN reports that the March 2002 ATI Retail Update is now available. This seems to solve the artifacting problem that plagued a recent ROM update. I installed it on my Power Macintosh 9500 (running Mac OS X with the XPostFacto extensions), and it is working fine so far. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]
5:05:56 PM
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OmniWeb rendering problem resolved
A reader on the OmniWeb mailing list run by the Omni Group in nearby Seattle helped me resolve my problems with how MNJ was rendering in OmniWeb...I had a missing "td" tag in my layout...
4:19:59 PM
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Radio Poster 1.0: Another way to post to a Radio-based site
Will Leshner's new OS X freeware, Radio Poster 1.0, is a small RealBasic application that serves as a front end for composing posts for a Radio Weblog. Use of the application looks pretty straightforward, thanks to the detailed documentation provided by Leshner. It appears that the biggest advantage of this program is the ability to save drafts of a particular post before sending to the live Radio site.
3:29:26 PM
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Apple Bluetooth: A Primer
Jason O'Grady takes a look at Apple's move into the Bluetooth arena in this article from his PowerPage site...
3:09:50 PM
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.NET plans could stop fears of an Apple-Microsoft breakup
Microsoft To Detail Mac .NET Plans. Reaffirming its support for the Macintosh platform and opening a bevy
of new options for Apple's corporate direction, Microsoft this week
is expected to announce its plans for implementing the .NET platform
on the Mac OS. [osOpinion]
3:06:34 PM
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osOpinion takes a look at the Wi-Fi interference argument
Sirius Trouble for Wi-Fi?. With the fast adoption of Wi-Fi networking, satellite radio stations are worried about
unwanted interference with their service, but there is already a buffer between these two
technologies -- 2345-2400 MHz -- that has worked out pretty well so far. [osOpinion]
3:01:40 PM
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Apple updated Remote Desktop
MacNN notes that Apple Remote Desktop 1.0.1 has been released. The story itself is interesting, but check out the reader responses. As expected, there are some people disgruntled that Apple has released this program, and while the comments on this MacNN story can only be taken for what they are worth, it is interesting to see what a few vocal folks are thinking...
2:07:08 PM
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An essential link for Radio users
If you use Radio 8 to manage your Web site, like I do, you owe it to yourself to check out Russ Lipton Documents Radio, a Weblog that offers details and tips for working with Radio. It is such an essential resource, I am going to add a link to it in my Resources section...
1:00:50 PM
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An HTML and layout mystery
I am fairly happy with the direction my slimmed down redesign of Mac Net Journal is taking, but I have run into a mystery. The page as it stands now renders as I expect it would in IE 5.1.2 and on Mozilla, but the banner that shows the MNJ graphic and the Mac Net Journal name across the top of the page doesn't show up at the top of the page in OmniWeb 4.1b2. If there are any coding wizards out there who would be willing to look at my HTML, I would love to understand why OmniWeb is not rendering this page the same way that IE and Mozilla do...
Send me a comment or e-mail me. 
12:56:35 PM
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A win for book buyers' rights
Bookstore Cannot Be Forced to Divulge Buyers, Court Says. A bookstore does not have to turn over customer sales records to help police determine who bought a book on how to make illegal drugs, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. By The New York Times. [New York Times: Books]
This may seem like a minor issue to some people, but the right to guard exactly what you read is just as important as the right to free speech. We should all be able to read what we want to read, without worries that some government is going to look over our shoulders and judge or jail us for reading.
12:36:54 PM
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The world grows much older
U.N. Says Elderly Will Soon Outnumber Young for First Time. A million people now turn 60 every month, a demographic revolution that will mean older people will outnumber the young for the first time in history. By Emma Daly. [New York Times: International]
This is not a Mac issue, but it can tie in with software development and business issues in general. It pays these days to remember that a majority of the world's population is growing old, and serving that aging population will benefit everyone. There is no reason that the health care industry should be the only industry to benefit from targeting the aging population.
12:33:54 PM
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ListSTAR gets an update
AppleScript Info: ListSTAR v2.2.2.
ListSTAR is an automated email processor for the Macintosh. Among the changes in this version, it fixes bug in email administration AppleScript so that it correctly removes users from the opposite list when a user is added to a list. [MacScripter.net]
12:29:27 PM
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TidBITS contiues its look at Mac OS X utilities
Top Mac OS X Utilities: Restoring Third Party Capabilities [TidBITS]
These utilities, including Copy Paste, Snapz Pro, Default Folder and others are indespensible for the functions they add to my workflow as a small business owner. I use Copy Paste every day, and I plan to look at the other utilities as time allows...
12:24:18 PM
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eWeek sees Mac programming on the rise
Ranchero today points to an eWeek story: Hot Java Revives Mac Programming. eWeek: “After years of being infamously unfriendly to casual programmers, the Macintosh has suddenly become the machine of choice for out-of-the-box programmability—with tools that not only generate great-looking Macintosh applications but that also generate them in Java so you can take them anywhere.” [ranchero.com]
12:16:09 PM
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© Copyright 2002 Rob McNair-Huff.
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