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CNET asks: Are iMac sale flattening out?
Are iMac sales flattening out?. While it's clear Apple Computer has addressed early supply problems with its flat-panel iMac, it's less clear how well consumer demand is keeping up. [CNET News.com]
Maybe this is another reason that Apple decided to release the eMac to the general public...
4:29:11 PM 
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eMessage Archiver updated
eMessage Archiver v3.07. - eMessage Archiver is a FileMaker Pro 3-5 database for archiving email and Newsgroup messages from Entourage, Outlook Express, Emailer 2, Eudora, NewsWatcher, and importing archives from other older archivers. This release addresses several AppleScript related issues. [MacScripter.net] [AppleScript Info]
4:21:59 PM
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Software add-on enables font smoothing in Carbon applications
MacCentral notes that the new Silk 'haxie' smooths Carbon apps' text in OS X 10.1.5. This is a cool addition to the software for OS X, but before rushing out to install the free utility, recall that font smoothing for both Carbon and Cocoa applications is supposed to be part of the coming Jaguar upgrade to OS X later this summer. If you want to get a jump on the smooth, the low price of this freeware is well worth the effort.
4:17:36 PM
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Dig into how to use AppleScript lists
AppleScript: The Macintosh Autopilot - AppleScript Lists. - This article examines AppleScript lists and how to use them. With this article, the 8th in the series, author Stephen Swift introduces a new feature.
"Before I begin, I would like to mention a new feature I'm adding to these AppleScript lessons: downloadable script files. When you see a script icon, click on it to download the script, which are .sit files. When you decompress them, you should be able to open them with the script editor." [AppleScript Info]
3:38:31 PM
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FireWire vs. USB 2.0
Charles Haddad takes a look at what is at stake in the battle between FireWire and USB 2.0 for high-speed data transfer in BusinessWeek: Will USB 2.0 cool off FireWire?
1:19:51 PM
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Mozilla 1.0 arrives
The final version of Mozilla 1.0 for OS X is available now, culminating years of development work on the open source browser. I am downloading the new release now...
11:30:46 AM
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A quick reader poll: Will you pay for OmniWeb 4.1?
The Omni Group plans to roll out OmniWeb 4.1 in a couple of days. Will you pay the shareware fee of $29.95 for OW 4.1 when it arrives? Or is it not worth it to pay for a Web browser and you figure you will just use it for free?
Use the Comment link to offer your answer...
11:24:09 AM
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iCab: So much promise, but no pay off
iCab X Preview 2.8 didn't last long in my Dock under OS X 10.1.5, because despite the new capabilities of this browser (Java, new cookie manager, etc.), it still under performs in its rendering speed and accuracy. A page that I have to be able to use for one of my work projects, the Lycos Communities, fails to render properly, which is in itself a deal-killer. Yes, there may be programming problems with Lycos's page, I don't doubt that, but since I have to access it for work it really doesn't matter if the problem is Lycos's or iCab's. iCab can't handle the page.
I am glad to see that the developers of iCab are stepping back to the plate with this new release, but the browser has a long way to go before it can do battle with Mozilla, OmniWeb, or even Interenet Explorer 5.1.4...
10:43:50 AM
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US opens World Cup with a huge upset of Portugal
BBC: "The United States served up one of the World Cup's great upsets, as they out-fought Group D favourites Portugal to record a superb victory in Suwon." [Scripting News]
9:32:14 AM
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Airport vs. a Panasonic Gigahertz phone
Last night was the first time in a couple of months that I have tried using one of our older Panasonic Gigahertz phones in close proximity to my PowerBook while I am connected to the Net through an 802.11b wireless connection. Ever since I bought our SMC Barricade base station and made the full-time move to wireless computing I have avoided using these Panasonic phones at all because they can cause interference and hurt the throughput of Wi-Fi networks.
So far, I see no problems using this phone and remaining online with my Wi-Fi connection. Why? I am not sure. One reason may be that the phone's base station is at an opposite side of the house from our Wi-Fi base station.
9:21:57 AM
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Does the eMac release mean Jobs is becoming a pragmatist?
ZDNet's David Coursey makes an argument that he is in Apple eats crow on CRTs - and it tastes mm-mmm good. In Coursey's view, Apple's move to offer the eMac with its all-in-one format and CRT monitor in wider release means that Jobs has scaled back his vision that had him predicting the beginning of the end of the CRT with the release of the LCD iMac a few months ago.
While Coursey is trying to read Job's mind by taking a look at his actions, CNET goes straight to the source in its interview today with the Apple CEO: One on one with Steve Jobs.
CNET also digs into Apple's move to release QuickTime 6 with its support for the MPEG-4 video compression format in yesterday's article: Apple backs MPEG-4 despite fee dispute.
Why do I tie these two things together? Well, if Jobs is becoming a pragmatist, would he be pushing out QuickTime 6 with a yet-to-be licensed video format? Yes, Jobs is being forced by the demand for the eMac to give in on the CRT monitor front for the time being, but I still think that he has his eyes on bigger fish in the future...
9:05:07 AM
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A new beta version of Ircle chat client arrives
Ircle v3.1b14. - Ircle is a scriptable Macintosh IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client. Changes in this version include fixes for a problems with the idle() AppleScript handler. [AppleScript Info]
8:47:51 AM
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© Copyright 2002 Rob McNair-Huff.
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