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Novell has filed a law suit against Microsoft over WordPerfect. It seems that they feel that Microsoft took was unfairly eliminating competition for office products during the time that Novell was owned and marketed WordPerfect Office. It seems like 8 years after the fact is going to make more difficult to prove your case. I would think that Lotus would have a better one. Full story at ... computerworld.com
Fred loves his new 15" Aluminum Powerbook G4! But while getting used to it he's having to learn some new manners! He's discovering lots of things he likes about it; and at the same time, things he really likes about his Wall Street! Battery time, heat and damage control ... See: This Old Mouse
Yep, Apple has released updated software for Airport. It improves security among other things.(Notice how Computer World is starting to treat the Mac as a "real computer.") Read the story ... computerworld.com
Sony on Tuesday announced plans to release a new dual-format DVD burner that's compatible with Macintosh computers as well as PCs. The external double-layer DVD drive is designed to record up to four hours of MPEG-2 video or up to 8.5GB of music and images. It will ship in December and will cost about $230. No word on system requirements. Read more...
This photo weighs in at 7.5 gigabytes and has nearly 2.5 BILLION pixels. Read about it at: zdnet.com, or see it at: www.tpd.tno.nl
Yes, Mac users get left out again. But this time, it really makes more sense for them to provide Windows users with anti- virus, spyware and pop-up features. After all, they have a lot more of the first two than the Mac. They actually decided that it would be cheaper to provide this software than to pay technicians to trouble shoot AOL performance problems that turned out to be mostly related to these issues. Hopefully we won't ever need these features. ... see the full story...
Yes, Google is expanding its offerings again. This time it is aimed at the scientific and research community. The new Google Scholar search engine will still use the same rules as the regular search engine, but will search peer-reviewed papers, theses, books preprints, abstracts and more. You can read more about it at ... scholar.google.com
It is possible to get rid of a lot of files in Windows 98, Win2K and XP to reduce its size without noticeable effect. (Well, you might notice a reduction in successful viri.) A company named LitePC produces a tool to do the trick. Then Win98 will be about 1/10th the normal space and the others about 1/2. This could help give VirtualPC more disk space. ... see the full story...
Apple released its iPod Updater 2004-11-15, which includes iPod mini Software 1.2 for iPod mini and iPod software 3.0.2. for iPods with a Click Wheel ... www.apple.com/support
Here's a great gift idea for any iBook, iPod, PowerBook, Treo, or Xbox owner on your holiday list -- nice guidebooks that get you up and running quick ... each under $15. See the Mug Bookshelf
People are turning their homes into state-of-the-art machines, complete with more switches, sensors, and actuators than you can shake a stick at. Now Gordon Meyer shows you how to do it right ... see the full story...
This week looks at OS enhancements, finder aids, information organizers, note taking, RSS feeds, and even a virtual keyboard. Lots of useful and productive items for this week's download fun! In the Mug Software Department
This week, Dan takes a look at Mozilla, Netscape, Firefox, Safari, Opera, TrailBlazer, iCab, adn Chimera browsers for OS x. In the UGN Articles Library
Here's the follow-up report from Keith Mueller, Show Manager for the Southern California MacFair 2004 -- 40 Mac companies, 43 Mac seminars and 25 intensive Mac workshops for the third year in a row ... ... see the full story...
PodShop realized there's a real problem with the new high-style finishes on iPods and iBooks. iDrops is an all-in-one product for cleaning, polishing, protecting, and removing scratches from Apple's iPod (all models), iBook, and other smooth acrylic finishes. It's rather pricy at $15, but a 1.7 ounce bottle goes a long way. Read more...
MacNet2 has an incredible interview with the king of downloaders -- a file-sharing aficionado who is busy downloading music off the internet 24/7 in an attempt to preserve Western culture in the face of an Islamist apocalypse ... Read more...
Cult of Mac's Leander Kahney writes: "After nearly three years of almost daily use, my trusty old iPod was starting to give up the ghost. But thanks to a new install-it-yourself battery, it has a new lease on life -- and it's even better than new. Wired News tested a $40, high-capacity, 2,100 mAh (milliamp hour) replacement iPod battery from Newer Technology. It was easy to install and delivered 22 hours of continuous play -- more than double the play time of the original battery.... Read more...
UsedMac.ca is a new Web site that offers a place for Canadian Mac users to buy and sell used Apple and related products. It is a free service, and is categorized by product type, popularity on the site, and ratings. Users can sign up for a free account to post ads (from Scott Dawson) ... www.usedmac.ca
"Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people."
- Lee Iacocca
"Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself."
- Lois McMaster Bujold
All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem." - Martin Luther King Jr.
Have a great week...
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