Thursday, April 25, 2002

OmniOutliner 2.0b3 released The Omni Group released OmniOutliner 20.b3 today, which adds a Scripts menu for AppleScripts and a handful of other refinements to the shareware outliner application. The download is a 1.1MB disk image... 6:48:34 PM comment

Another Net company - this time eBay - slims down its offerings eBay to cancel customer service e-mail. Next month, the online auction giant will close its direct e-mail link to SafeHarbor, its department that responds to questions about suspicious activity on the site or specific fraud complaints. [CNET News.com] 4:14:38 PM comment

Yet another Retrospect update available Another Retrospect 5.0 Update Fixes More Problems [TidBITS] 4:13:33 PM comment

Credit-card sized digital camera to hit the market Tucked Into Your Billfold, a Card That Captures Memories. Basic digital cameras are becoming small enough and almost cheap enough to be labeled as disposable. Logitech has introduced a credit-card-size digital camera with a list price of $129.95. By Stephen C. Miller. [New York Times: Technology] 3:30:28 PM comment

More about the impact of discarded computers Why tech pollution's going global. Ted Smith, who runs the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, warns that the health dangers surrounding the growing use of PCs are getting more acute. Is it too late to turn back the clock? [CNET News.com] 3:28:57 PM comment

First Apple lands a big price tag Apple I computer sells for $14,000. A long-time Apple programmer casts the winning bid for the vintage computer, which originally sold in 1976 for $666 and was created by company co-founder Steve Wozniak. [CNET News.com] 3:28:11 PM comment

AppleScript Info notes a new installment of unScripted unScripted: AppleScript S.O.S.. - In this issue of unScripted, T.J. provides a great starting point for those of us who need help with AppleScript. These resources are invaluable and provide help for experienced and inexperienced scripters alike, so don't be afraid to join in! [AppleScript Info] 11:45:09 AM comment

A groundswell for a new way to look at e-mail: Zoe Adam Curry posted this today: Zoe is doing stuff to email that I want Radio to be able to do. I played around with it for 30 minutes and am impressed! First glance shows major promise. Zoe is a Java Desktop Website Application [Hack the Planet] [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] I took a look at the Zoe Web page and it does look intriguing, although a bit hard to understand without downloading and using the software. It looks like it is early in development as well. I may take a closer look in the future, but note that Zoe is meant as a personal e-mail solution. For me, as the owner of a small business and as a freelancer, there is a blurred line between what is personal and what relates to business... 9:46:56 AM comment

For those bike riding Mac geeks out there On the Bike at Night, Letting The Wheels Make a Statement. Riding a bicycle at night may become a little safer and a lot prettier this month, thanks to Hokey Spokes, computer-controlled light strips that attach to the spokes and create intricate designs as the wheel turns. [New York Times: Technology] I have been an avid cyclist for years, and I recently stopped driving a car around town to do most errands - instead using my mountain bike or a combination of the mountain bike and a trailer that clips onto the back of the bike. Although this isn't Mac related, I figured I would pass it along anyway! 9:41:41 AM comment

Text snipping application Znippetizer updated Znippetizer 1.4.1 hit the Net today with a number of bug fixes to the $15 shareware program that can create a searchable database of text clippings. 9:38:45 AM comment

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