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Wednesday, July 3, 2002 |
Apple says I will take that pass...thank you
Wired News notes that Press passes for some Web sites have been pulled at Macworld Expo, New York. There are scores of websites that cover Apple and until now, a lot of them were given press passes to cover Macworld. But with the New York show looming, organizers are clamping down. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
According to the story, Apple yanked the passes of sites it feels publish rumors about Apple and Apple products...
6:48:33 PM 
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Will OS X pass the government security evaluation?
Apple aims for Uncle Sam connection. The Mac maker has submitted OS X to the U.S. government for an independent security evaluation. The benefit: Uncle Sam just might take Mac more seriously. [CNET News.com]
4:29:23 PM
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An update to The Equinox Project
I just spent some time catching up with my writing and posting new photos to The Equinox Project, my nature Weblog. Included in the update are shots from last weekend's bird book research trip to Eastern Washington and some quantification of how many bird species and how many miles we have racked up so far this year. As a preview, it looks like we have seen 233 bird species in Washington so far this year!
11:25:55 AM
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Apple cuts a few jobs
Apple pares manufacturing jobs. The computer maker trims a small number of jobs at a facility in California, but it's continuing to hire more staff for its new stores. [CNET News.com]
11:20:19 AM
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Roxio rolls out update to Toast
Toast Titanium v5.1.4. - Toast is a scriptable CD/DVD mastering (burning) solution. Version changes: Now uses the Gracenote CDDB(r) Music Recognition Service(sm) exclusively as its online track naming service. Supports the Audio Quality Master Recording feature of Yamaha's latest CD recorders. Supports ejecting and retracting the recorder tray with the keyboard Eject key. Corrects an issue with DVD+RW recorders connected directly via ATAPI. No longer uses Apple Extensions in the ISO9660 file system. On Mac OS X systems with more than one recorder, Toast remembers the last selected recorder. Optimize-on-the-Fly feature now works with HFS+ CDs and disc images. [AppleScript Info]
This is just another reminder that I need to buy Toast Titanium...
11:18:25 AM
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Warchalking: A passing fad? Or reality?
Paul Boutin takes a closer look at the much-written about movement among Wi-Fi Users: Chalk This Way. 'Warchalking,' marking 802.11b-friendly territory with a double-curved symbol, is all the rage among the wireless set. It's not just hot, it's hobo chic!
"It's the subversive idea of giving the finger to the local land-line monopoly." - John Hiler of Microcontent News
8:37:32 AM
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CNET: The cat is almost out of the bag
CNET reports that the next major Mac OS X release is ahead of schedule, and it may be available in early August rather than the elusive "by the end of summer" announced previously. Expect an official announcement at Macworld Expo in New York...
8:29:28 AM
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© Copyright 2002 Rob McNair-Huff.
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