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Tuesday, August 6, 2002
Apple releases update to Airport Base Station
MacCentral notes that AirPort Base Station Firmware 4.0.6 update has been released. 12:06:55 PM comment

OS X compatible power backup systems
MacCentral has a short story today about new Back-UPS systems from APC that are Mac OS X compatible. 12:01:46 PM comment

Print Center Repair app updated
Print Center Repair v1.4. - Print Center Repair helps repair multiple Print Center problems. This version includes several changes (listed on the web site). PCR is an AppleScript Studio application. [AppleScript Info] 11:04:08 AM comment

Macworld reviews DVD Studio Pro 1.5
Macworld has an in-depth review of DVD Studio Pro 1.5. 10:57:43 AM comment

Windows losses are OS X and Linux gains
Windows Dissatisfaction Bolsters Mac, Linux. Apple's Mac OS X has hit its highest popularity peak to date, while the adoption of Linux has gained impressive momentum as both go up against the most widely used operating system in the world, Microsoft Windows, said a new Yankee Group report. The study noted an increase in the adoption of Linux as the "un-Windows" solution. [osOpinion] 10:55:37 AM comment

Adobe begins shipping Photoshop Elements 2.0
Adobe began shipping Photoshop Elements 2.0 today. The OS X-compatible version of Elements adds a few new features - color correction, real-time color adjustments, among others - but the big news is that Elements now works with OS X. Photoshop Elements 2.0 is available for $100. 10:40:55 AM comment

A paperless college?
Who Needs Paper? Not Iowa College. One Midwestern community college is nixing the paper and working toward an all-digital campus, all the time. The school has no library or books and depends almost entirely on e-textbooks and online resources. By Katie Dean. [Wired News]

I am not sure if this is innovative or insane. A college with no books and no library? 7:04:30 AM comment


DVD Studio Pro updated
MacCentral notes that the DVD Studio Pro 1.5.1 update corrects problems . The update was released late in the afternoon yesterday. 7:01:37 AM comment

MacWarehouse offers $30 rebate on Jaguar
MacNN noted last night and I was finally able to confirm this morning that MacWarehouse is offering a $30 rebate on the purchase of Mac OS X 10.2 right now. Let's see how long this deal lasts... 6:57:52 AM comment

Beware your password on PayPal
Low End Mac publisher Dan Knight offers a chilling example of the security shortcomings of using PayPal in Hijacked on PayPal. PayPal, a convenient way to exchange funds, an easy way to be robbed.

I continue to use PayPal at this point to receive funds for Mac Net Journal, but this kind of story makes me wonder about the wisdom of that decision. I may reconsider... 6:53:36 AM comment



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