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Coursey favors OS X over Linux..hands down
ZDNet columnist David Coursey is repeating his experiment of living with a new operating system and writing about the experience in his new series on Linux, but he when push comes to shove, he still likes OS X more for its Unix capabilities than a Linux desktop:
"If I were rating operating systems, Mac OS X would win on ease of use, but Windows XP would win overall usability (based solely on greater application support). Compared to either of these, and because OS X offers the same Unix benefits as Linux, I'd find desktop Linux hard to recommend except in very special circumstances."
Read the entire article here: Why I've learned to like Linux (but not to love it)
6:25:10 PM 
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ImageCaster - a new image broadcasting tool
ImageCaster v1.0. - ImageCaster, just released by Econ Technologies, allows users to take virtually any image, from video cameras or other sources, and broadcast it on the WWW. Included in the long list of features is an extensive AppleScript dictionary which provides a great amount of flexibility and allows users to design truly custom solutions. Scripts can not only control the process but can also be invoked during the broadcast process. [AppleScript Info]
6:15:46 PM
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Apple posts article for Java developers
Enterprise Java on Mac OS X covers how to set up Java components and take advantage of OS X as a Java development platform.
6:12:25 PM
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Scheduler updated to version 3.2.1
Scheduler v3.2.1. - Scheduler is a scheduling utility for appointments, launching applications, documents and AppleScripts. Among the many features of Scheduler, specific script handlers can be targeted and have arguments passed to them. Version changes: A bug preventing the correct display of non-ASCII text on the alert window was fixed. A bug preventing the correct update of sheet windows on Mac OS X was fixed. [AppleScript Info]
6:02:18 PM
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No Macromedia at Macworld New York
Macworld New York Loses Major Developer. At least one major developer, Macromedia, has opted out of July's Macworld Expo. Combined
with the absence, so far, of Adobe from the list of exhibitors, this could signify that
the New York show's relevance is beginning to wane. Whatever the scenario, however, Steve
Jobs' keynote is still sure to draw the faithful in vast numbers. [osOpinion]
5:56:48 PM
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Dvorak: Put down the Mac like an old dog
Yes, John Dvorak wrote another scathing, desperate attempt to get attention article slamming the Mac in the latest issue of PC Magazine. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, or at least in this case their faked, overstated attempt to have an opinion, but I am sure not going to point to the article.
Just remember, just because a guy with the help of a slew of editors can string a few words together, that in no way makes his words worth more than anyone else. And this same luminary has been declaring more or less since the birth of the Mac that Apple was dying and everyone should run screaming to Redmond for the latest PC running Windows. Dvorak has cried wolf too many times to be relevant...
If you do want to read the article, click on over to the PC Magazine site and dig it up there. MacCentral also writes about and points to the piece.
12:18:22 PM
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Eudora Tips: A mailing list for Eudora users
Eudora Tip: Dictionary and Thesaurus Scripts. - Eudora Tips, by Miraz Jordan, focuses on using Eudora software on the Macintosh. This week's tip (#138) covers the Dictionary and Thesaurus scripts which are available via the "Scripts" menu in Eudora 5.1.1 on OS X. A distribution-only mailing list is available to those who wish to receive a new Eudora Tip each week. [AppleScript Info]
9:52:31 AM
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URL Manager 3.0 arrives
MacCentral notes that the final version of URL Manager Pro 3.0 has come to Mac OS X. The new version of the URL manager and organizer application that works with most Web browsers carries a $10.95 upgrade price for users of older versions, and it is $25 for new users. For more details about the program, be sure to check the URL Manager Pro Web site.
I am a long-time user of URL Manager Pro, and anyone who uses the Web for work will appreciate being able to organize their bookmarks in one program that can then be used in conjunction with multiple different Web browsers. This allows me to use the same bookmarks with IE, OmniWeb, Mozilla, Chimera, iCab or any other browser I am testing or using...
8:04:09 AM
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New FireWire NoteBook DriveDock unveiled
MacNN mentions that WiebeTech announced its new NoteBook DriveDock, a $139 FireWire hard drive hookup today. News about this drive also led me to check out some of the other products on the WiebeTech site. If you need access to compact external storage with either a FireWire or USB connection, it may be worth checking out the site.
7:16:41 AM
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TidBITS offers Part 2 of tips for moving to OS X
The venerable Mac publication TidBITS offers the second part of its series: Avoiding Trouble in the Move to Mac OS X, Part 2.
I should have pointed to this yesterday, but I was still playing catch up from being out of town...
7:05:05 AM
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Web readers and writers mourn Rodney O Lain
Popular Mac Columnist Mourned. The suicide of a controversial Mac columnist has prompted a mass online mourning. Rodney O Lain, the iBrotha, had more friends than anyone suspected. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
6:57:26 AM
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