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Facing insane expectations, and falling short The last few months have been a challenge for me, as I try to juggle work, leading the second largest Audubon Society chapter in Washington state and writing a book on a six-month deadline. The deadline for the Washington Disasters and Heroic Rescues book that Natalie and I have been working on is this weekend, and we will not be done with the book in time. In fact, we are only a little more than half way finished. How many ways can you say overwhelmed?
White Storks fly again in Japan New York Times: Prince Akishino and his wife, Kiko, cut a red-and-white ribbon to open a box and release the first of the five storks. Thousands of spectators cheered as the white birds with black-edged wings flew away. At a time when Endangered Species and the act that protects them are under heavy attack in the United States, it's good to read about something positive happening elsewhere. And especially refreshing that thousands of people turned out to cheer the release of the birds!
Degas - a new color scheme to use with Tinderbox Mark Bernstein writes about Degas, the new color scheme he created and has made available for Tinderbox users. The most interesting thing about the post is seeing how Mark works with the software he created.
Setting up Backup 3 and saving your data How to Set Up Backup 3 and Save Your Data - Combined with a hefty 1GB of online storage, Backup 3 provides .Mac subscribers with a robust, easy-to-use workflow for protecting their most valuable data. In this tutorial, Derrick Story shows you how to get the most out of version 3, using both your iDisk and DVDs for preserving your work. [O'Reilly MacDevCenter.com]
Apple releases Security Update 2005-008. I wait... Apple released Security Update 2005-008 today, and it recommends that all Mac OS X users grab the download. I, however, will be waiting a while to see how the fallout from the update comes across through my newsreader. Here are the release notes for the update:
.Mac now useful...it nearly looks that way Taking/Losing Control Of .Mac - Apple have actually made Backup a useful backup application. By Joe Kissell [myapplemenu]
Apple updates iTunes Apple Releases iTunes 5.0.1 - Apple describes iTunes 5.0.1 as having "several stability improvements" over the previous 5.0 release. By Peter Cohen, Macworld [myapplemenu]
There's nothing like lying to drum up sales I see that the sales staff, er...spokesperson for Symantec is overblowing the security threats for Mac users again today. Check out this quote: "Mac users may be operating under a false sense of security as a noteworthy number of vulnerabilities and attacks were detected against Apple Mac's operating system, OS X," Symantec said. Funny...all that I have heard of in the way of attacks on Mac OS X have been a handful of proof-of-concept software experiments that security software providers like Symantec have hyped, without any real grounds. I guess integrity is optional when it comes to drumming up software sales... The Register has the story: Firefox and Mac security sanctuaries 'under atttack'
Time to tell your computer who is boss Sometimes you just want your computer to behave the way you want it to. By Giles Turnbull, O'Reilly Network [myapplemenu]
10K down...what's next? Well, I guess I am a runner again. This morning I marked September 11 by running the Bank to Bay 10K run, and I managed to finish well under my goal time of an hour - 53 minutes, 17 seconds. So, now that I have that down, it's time to find another run to do, even faster.
Road running again, for the first time in a decade It's been about 10 years since I last ran a road race, but tomorrow morning I will be pounding the pavement with 1,700 or so other runners in the 10K race at the Bank to Bay run here in Tacoma. I am not fooling myself though. I am only competing against myself this time around. The longest training run I have done over the last five weeks was a 5-mile jog, so doing 6.2 miles tomorrow will be enough of a challenge alone, no matter what kind of time I get. Fingers crossed!
Nope...no one could have guessed that New Orleans was doomed Unless they read this interesting John McPhee article from The New Yorker in 1987: The Sunken City. Any good excuse to point to the excellent writing of McPhee! Meanwhile, Grist Magazine online has an appropriate piece by Bill McKibben that echoes what I have been talking with my co-workers about over the last few days: Hurricane Katrina brings a foretaste of environmental disasters to come. If global warming is real - which will not be the official position of the U.S. until the George W. Bush administration is history - then there will be many flooded cities in our future, not just here in the U.S. but in other low-laying areas around the world. And any place that resorts to building dikes and levees coupled with pumps to keep the water out of their artificial world will be doomed to repeat the history of today's New Orleans. Nature abhors a vacuum, and an empty bowl of land protected by fragile human constructions cannot hold up forever. Nature wins. Unfortunately, when nature wins a battle like this, thousands of people stand to lose everything, including their lives. We are a very short-sighted species...
Wall Street Journal columnist lauds iPod nano iPod's Latest Siblings - The nano has the best combination of beauty and functionality of any music player I've tested -- including the iconic original white iPod. By Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal [myapplemenu]
What is Automator? MacDevCenter: What is Automator (And can it make your life easier)
RSS Writer makes it easy to create feeds News: RSS Writer lets webmasters create RSS feeds - Phelios has released RSS Writer, a tool that lets webmasters create RSS feeds for their sites, if their current tools and software don't generate one automatically. [MacCentral]
Must see TV Two links to a rant on MSNBC by Keith Olbermann were enough to make me look. I suggest others do the same. He hits the nail on the head regarding the inept response to the hurricane and the way the federal government has shown its true mettle throughout the last week.
On using Tiger's preferred network list The Apple AirPort Weblog offers tips for how best to use the Preferred Network List under Tiger...
Donate to support victims of Hurricane Katrina I challenge all readers of Mac Net Journal to dig into their pockets and offer support for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. To make a donation, check the Red Cross Web site.. |
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