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More problems with Mac.com and iTools accounts
In addition to the problems that some users of Mac.com have reported and had covered on sites like Macintouch (Reader Report: Apple Homepage Bandwidth), MacNN reports tonight that those trying to access their Mac.com e-mail with SSL support turned on are having problems (Apple cuts SSL email support).
I haven't seen either of these problems personally, because I don't use my iTools account much or rely on Mac.com e-mail. Hopefully Apple will post a notice about these changes with some kind of explanation of what is going on soon...
10:09:38 PM 
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Enough with the predicting already
Thomas Friedman: "Let's make a deal: We won't criticize the administration for not anticipating 9/11 if it won't terrorize the country by now predicting every possible nightmare scenario." [Scripting News]
This has nothing to do with the Mac or OS X, but regardless, I couldn't agree more...
9:56:53 PM
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Program allows e-mail and newsgroup message archiving
eMessage Archiver 3.06. - eMessage Archiver is a Macintosh FileMaker Pro 3-5 database for archiving e-mail and newsgroup messages from Entourage, Outlook Express, Emailer 2, Eudora and NewsWatcher. Among the changes, a new set of Preferences layout radio buttons has been added to select whether to use an Apple Event, an AppleScript, or a compiled AppleScript to launch "eMA Script Librarian". The download includes complete release notes. [MacScripter.net] [AppleScript Info]
9:47:44 PM
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OmniWeb hits 4.1 sneaky peek 86
OmniWeb 4.1sp87 (Updated 5/21/02) - The Omni Group offers an update to OmniWeb 4.1 sneaky peek 87 today, following quickly on the heels of 4.1sp85 which caused problems for longtime users who temporarily lost access to their bookmark files. The update still doesn't squash the table rendering bug that is one of the last hurdles remaining before OmniWeb hits a final 4.1 release...
Update: The Omni Group offered yet another update to OmniWeb late this afternoon. It looks like the push to reach the final release of OmniWeb 4.1 is underway...
1:14:47 PM
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Why I stopped using iPhoto
I made a big move today. After using iPhoto since its unveiling in January, I removed the program from my PowerBook today. Why? Because the combination of my having just 192 megabytes of RAM and a photo library for this year that is 800 shots and growing, combined with iPhoto 1.1.1 was dragging my laptop to its knees anytime I wanted to do anything with my photos.The decision to dump iPhoto was really pretty easy to make. Ever since I started using it, iPhoto has been a serious compromise. It fails to render photos clearly in its slideshow feature - at least on my machine and with the large TIFF images I had stored in the database. It also takes up extraneous hard disk resources with all of the thumbnails and other features built into each day's photo database. In additional to iPhoto 1.1.1 being a 63 megabyte application, the database it created to hold my 800 photos took up another megabyte of space over and above the actual photo data. Yes, I know that storage space is cheap, and I will buy new RAM soon to make this laptop more snappy with OS X in general, but in my use, iPhoto just doesn't offer as many pluses as minuses for this photographer. I will take a look at other photo management options now, including iView MediaPro 1.5 and using my old system working with the excellent GraphicConverter program and its folder browsing capabilities. iView MediaPro offers higher-end features than iPhoto for its $65 cost, while GraphicConverter offers access to more file formats than you could imagine for its $35 cost. I am not advocating that anyone else stop using iPhoto. Like Apple's Mail application, if the simple capabilities of iPhoto work for you then there is no reason to look for more advanced photo managment solutions. I was just tired of my Mac slowing down every time I wanted to scroll through my images in iPhoto. After all, iPhoto is little more than a shoebox to store your photos - especially if you do your photo editing in another application. The shoebox just doesn't fit me any more.
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11:31:32 AM
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Copyright office rejects Internet radio royalties deal
Internet News: "The United States Copyright Office on Tuesday rejected an arbitration panel ruling on Webcasting royalty rates, a decision that is sure to rankle the recording industry and bring smiles to the face of Internet radio executives nationwide." [Scripting News]
11:03:34 AM
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Constrictor 2.1 sounds like a useful screen shot utility
Constrictor v2.1. - Constrictor is a scriptable screenshot utility for OS X. It lets you position a frame and then snap the area inside, applying border effects and saving in a variety of formats. New in this version: Saving as PDF and EPS. Backdrop and full-alpha snapping. Copy to clipboard in all image formats. Generate thumbnail icons for snaps. Now includes sample AppleScripts. Keyboard control over frame position & size. Customizable size presets with command keys and names. Snap to preset sizes, with live snap guide display. New Italian localization. Bug fixes. [AppleScript Info]
10:54:46 AM
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NotePod bumped to version 1.1
NotePod v1.1. - NotePod is a personal note manager and reminder which is available for Mac OS 9, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows (Note: functionality will be limited under Windows due to its lack of AppleScript). Version changes include: Notes can be rearranged in the list by dragging. Multiple data files can be saved in any location. [AppleScript Info]
10:53:39 AM
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Forbes looks to MacWorld Expo in July
In its article about yesterday's speed bump and enhancements for the iBook product line, Forbes looks forward to MacWorld Expo in July and what future product announcements could be waiting in the wings."Given Apple's early lead in wireless networking using the Wi-Fi standard, it wouldn't be much of a stretch to see Apple creating what is essentially a touch-sensitive screen that can display the contents of any computer it is connected to."
10:48:09 AM
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What happens when Microsoft muscles in?
Just ask Keith Teare. Teare received a letter from Microsoft, which he published on his weblog, which among other things, demands that he stop publishing his weblog. [Scripting News]
10:40:54 AM
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Conversant 1.0b1 leverages Radio
Macrobyte Resources today offers a beta version of its upcoming groupware and content management system, Conversant 1.0b1. The program leverages the capabilities of UserLand Frontier or Userland Radio to work its magic on OS X, OS 9.x and Windows. A final release of Conversant is scheduled to be available by June 2, with pricing of $499 per year for a production server, $249 per year for an educational server, or $99 per year for a developer license.
10:00:27 AM
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Application can recover some corrupted mail in Outlook or Entourage
EntourAid v1.0.1. - EntourAid, which has been converted from a BBEdit script to an AppleScript Studio app, attempts to recover e-mails in any Microsoft Outlook Express or Entourage e-mail database that is reported as corrupted and irrecoverable. Version changes: Allows recovery of between 1% to 99% of original database. Improved recovery algorithm for better detection. Added support for Outlook Express and Office:Mac 2001 Entourage databases. Minor bug fixes. [AppleScript Info]
8:48:43 AM
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CD offers tips on creating QuickTime VR content
A new CD from Lightspeed Media offers step-by-step instructions and tips for creating QuickTime VR content for multimedia projects, Web sites or whatever else you want to do. The disc is on sale for $39.95 through the end of May.
Over the last few years as I have done research and taken thousands of photos for books and for my Weblog, The Equinox Project, I have been in some unique places where I have wished I knew how to create QuickTime VR content. Especially a few years ago when I made four trips into the still-steaming crater of Mt. St. Helens with some geologists (Mt. St. Helens is the volcano here in Washington state that erupted on May 18, 1980). The general public is not allowed in the crater or behind the lava dome, where Volkswagon sized-rocks fall from the steep crater walls and roll toward the lava dome and where sulphur blooms on the crunchy top of the lava dome paint yellow and green patterns across the soil, hiding the fact that a few inches below the surface the ground is still heated to more than 300 degrees.
Take a live look at Mt. St. Helens from a few miles away on Johnston Ridge - the place where a scientist stood on May 18, 1980 and quickly yelled into his radio, "Vancounver...Vancouver...This is it!" before the hundreds of miles an hour blast of heat and debris overwhelmed him.
8:14:31 AM
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