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Monday, August 26, 2002 |
FileMaker Pro updated to 6.0v3
FileMaker Pro v6.0v3. - FileMaker Pro 6 is a leading workgroup database software for quickly creating and sharing solutions adapted to your business needs. Version changes: In FileMaker Pro 6.0v1 and 6.0v2, 4-digit year dates in imported or converted files could be displayed using the incorrect century. This has been addressed in FileMaker Pro 6.0v3. [AppleScript Info]
7:35:27 PM 
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NetNewsWire Lite updated for Jaguar
NetNewsWire Lite 1.0b17 fixes Jaguar-specific UI, layout, and subscription-reading bugs. People not using Jaguar may not notice any change (except that the app may be slightly faster). [inessential.com]
7:31:16 PM
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OmniWeb 4.1.1 sneaky peek 2 arrives
I cannot find the release notes yet (I did find them eventually here), but the OmniGroup in Seattle has released the latest sneaky peek version of the OmniWeb browser. This update has a lot of bug fixes, with plenty to be tested by those interested in helping make OmniWeb a better Web browser.
7:18:03 PM
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Apple has lots of NPR airplay today
I just got home from biking to the grocery store and back to hear minutes of Apple coverage on NPR. First, a story on Ellen Feiss, the darling of the Apple Switch ad campaign. Nothing new here other than an off beat look at the ad and its popularity. And the second piece is about the demise of the Happy Mac icon on startup into Jaguar. Sure, it is the fluff, feel good stories at the end of the news, but it was still interesting to hear...
6:30:50 PM
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Entourage X conduits for Palm return
Microsoft has posted a new version of the Palm conduits for moving info from Entourage X to a Palm OS handheld. Reportedly the 716k update is working much better than the previous version that was posted and then removed a few weeks ago.
2:38:52 PM
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What is wrong with iChat
I revisited the new iChat AIM client that is part of Mac OS X 10.2 this morning, to get a better feel for the options offered in the program. This time, for the first time when I have started the program it actually showed most of the AIM users online that I had seen online when running Proteus just a minute earlier. Chalk up one positive for iChat! Another thing iChat gets right is that it shows each buddy's Away message right under their icon when they are away. This is something that even AOL hasn't gotten right on its own AIM client!
Unfortunately, the limitations of the program make it less attractive for heavy-duty instant messaging users. So far I see no way to organize my buddies into sub-groups, as can be done in any other chat program. I also don't see any way to shrink the size of the huge AIM icons to the right of every name in my buddy list. Thankfully, this screen real estate waste can be removed in individual chat windows through visiting the View menu and choosing smaller icons, no icons, bubble chat or plain text. The user interface still eats tons of screen space, but it is a little more svelte with these options changed from the default.
Will I use iChat? Not until it is redesigned to work better for those who have large user lists and use chat as a part of their work routine. Power users need more options...
11:42:01 AM
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My first look at Inkwell and Ink
Out of curiousity, I plugged in the Wacom Intuos graphics tablet I bought for Natalie a year or so ago into my PowerBook and downloaded the latest alpha version driver for Mac OS X in order to take a look at the handwriting recognition capabilities of Ink and Inkwell under Jaguar. After 20-30 minutes of playing around, I am both intrigued and frustrated - intrigued to see that there is some functionality there and frustrated that I simply couldn't get Ink to work well for me. I am not sure if it is because of the driver I downloaded or simply a lack of skill on my part.
Has anyone else found Ink usable yet?
10:23:51 AM
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If you are hedging on the move to Jaguar
You may want to read through the growing Mac OS X 10.2 Reader Report on the venerable Macintouch site if you are holding off before upgrading to Jaguar.
8:57:09 AM
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The return of the Sneakernet
Walk Your Data Into Port. Who needs clunky FTP or Web storage anymore when you can move data on floppies more easily and much faster ... with your feet? That's right, Sneakernet is back. By Paul Boutin. [Wired News]
7:52:59 AM
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A round up of Jaguar related apps and news
MacNN has a round up of Jaguar highlights this morning, including news about the update to Apple Remote Desktop being pulled, new software updates that add compatibility with Mac OS X 10.2, and other Jaguar-related stories.
6:50:35 AM
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Once more testing Mail
A reader tip helped me make my Mail installation work much quicker, and so I am giving the program my week-long try that I had originally planned. What was the tip? Simple...turn off HTML mail. The reader's theory, which seems to have some merit, is that Mail is constantly polling slow Web servers to grab images and other items in HTML mail, which could be causing the slow display of each and every message that I was seeing yesterday.
I prefer to avoid HTML mail anyway, for security reasons (I don't like my email client loading anything from the Web) as well as because text-only mail has the greatest possible compatibility with other email clients from around the world.
Expect more about my Mail experimentation as the week drags on...
6:41:01 AM
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© Copyright 2002 Rob McNair-Huff.
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