Tuesday, August 20, 2002

Freeware keyboard launcher enhanced Youpi Key v1.7.2. - Youpi Key is a free automation utility which can run an action based on a keyboard equivalent, and/or an item of a menu, and/or a programmed date. The numerous changes in this release, including enhanced AppleScript support, are listed on the product's web page. [AppleScript Info] 7:34:19 PM comment

Synchronize! X Plus updated Synchronize! X Plus v 1.1.2. - Synchronize! X Plus is a file synchronization and backup utility for personal data on Mac OS X. It supports AppleScript initiation of backup and sync operations. [version history] [AppleScript Info] 7:33:09 PM comment

NetNewsWire Lite hits 1.0b14 NetNewsWire Lite 1.0b14. This new version supports RSS discovery, which makes it easier to subscribe to sites—all you have to do in many cases is type in the URL of its home page rather than of its RSS feed. [ranchero.com] 6:05:29 PM comment

Apple Security Update 2002-08-20 Apple has released another security update, available through the Software Update panel in System Preferences. The 2.6MB update does require a system restart and there is no word if you run the update today if you will then need to run it again if you install Mac OS X 10.2 this weekend. Here are Apple's brief release notes: Security Update 2002-08-20 includes the following updated components which provide increased security to prevent unauthorized access to applications, servers, and the operating system. OpenSSL Security 3:11:57 PM comment

How to go wireless without an Airport card Mac OS X Hints offers some tips for getting wireless networking working on an older Mac in Going wireless without an AirPort card. The article focuses on older PowerBooks... 10:19:44 AM comment

Author follows up on his switch to the Mac MacBack on TiBook/iBook article. I received a lot of mail about my article on things I wish I'd known about TiBooks and iBooks. Here's the collected errata ... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] 10:08:53 AM comment

Writer touts Apple Mail's spam killing features Writing on Mac Night Owl, Gene Steinberg says: The Jaguar Report: Apple Mail is the Best Junk Mail Fighter 9:49:06 AM comment

An innovative use of Apple's new iChat Web Entourage: Using iChat for Customer Service. - Tim Connor, developer of BlogApp and BlogScript, has announced that he can be contacted through his .Mac account, via iChat, to discuss any problems that may crop up with his applications. Cool! [AppleScript Info] 9:36:19 AM comment

A rush of software updates With the release of Jaguar just three days and a few hours away, software developers are frantically pumping out updates to their applications to ensure they will work with OS X 10.2. Here are a few of the highlights so far today... 9:32:45 AM comment

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