Monday, September 16, 2002

CNET details the coming update to Jaguar Someone with good timing at CNET caught the release notes for OS X 10.2.1 before Apple meant them for public consumption. An interesting preview of bug fixes and such. 7:59:48 PM comment

RSS for Mac users: A how to and what for MacMerc explains RSS from a Mac user's point of view. [Scripting News] 7:17:57 PM comment

Haxie maker Unsanity has a Weblog Unsanity Weblog. The Unsanity folks—the people behind the various “haxies” for OS X—now have a weblog. It’s cool when software companies have weblogs. They all should. [ranchero.com] 6:13:51 PM comment

Tips for a winning software marketing plan Marketing Software, Part 2. TidBITS: “You first need a Web site where people can learn about your product, download it, and purchase it. While a complete discussion of what makes an effective Web site is beyond the scope of this article, there are some guiding principles to keep in mind.” [ranchero.com] 6:11:58 PM comment

iMac processor upgrades announced MacCentral notes that TechnoWarehouse offers new iMac processor upgrades that bring new life to Rev. A through Rev. D style iMacs. 2:08:21 PM comment

A word of thanks Thanks goes out to Brian Jepson for his donation today to support Mac Net Journal! If you are interested in supporting MNJ, click the PayPal link or consider you or your company sponsoring MNJ. 12:30:16 PM comment

Canon updates popular digital camera DCResource offers a look at the new Canon PowerShot G3 digital camera, with a new image processor, 4x optical zoom and more improvements. 11:16:40 AM comment

A long life laptop power option Macintouch notes an interesting new power solution for laptop users who need a long-lasting portable power source. [read more] 10:41:43 AM comment

The root of my earlier Mozilla problems It appears that many themes created for Mozilla 1.1 don't function under Mozilla 1.2a, and I wonder if that may be the reason I was seeing problems losing my bookmarks in my Personal Toolbar when the alpha arrived? Still digging... 9:54:40 AM comment

Linux worm spreading...watch out if you run a Linux machine Linux Worm Hits the Network. 'Slapper,' a worm that attacks Linux servers with a goal of infecting peer-to-peer networks, is on the loose and has infected thousands of machines. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News] 9:31:41 AM comment

Changes to Mac Net Journal In an effort to cut down on the throughput charges I am seeing from the host of MNJ, I am changing the way I post things to this site. Barring an influx of donations to help offset the throughput charges, from here on out anything I post that is longer than a few lines will link to a separate stand-alone story. This makes more work for me and more work for you as readers, since you won't find all the news here on the front page of MNJ. But without a sustainable donation base to help support MNJ, this change is necessary to keep the site alive. Let me know what you think through the Comment link... 7:40:07 AM comment

Create translucent floating Stickies What the heck this is a fun one: Translucent Floating Stickies. For all you Stickies fans out there, OS X 10.2 has introduced a couple very welcome features. The two major new improvements come in the form of floating and/or transparent windows! [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] 6:56:07 AM comment

Recent notable software updates As found on Macupdate: Rumpus Pro 3.0b2 - Update to the commercial FTP server. BBBreadCrumbs 1.0 - Create breadcrumbs in BBEdit HTML editing to show visitors where they are in your Web site. Eudora vCard Export 1.2.2 - One-step converter for moving Eudora nicknames into vCard files. Mail Scripts X 1.1.1 - A set of AppleScripts for Mail.app. Location X 1.1.1 - A location manager for OS X. 6:53:04 AM comment

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