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According to a story on Apple Insider, QuickTime 7 gains the ability to record audio and video without a third party recording program. Of course, this will only be available to Quicktime Pro users. Read the full story at appleinsider.com
The CenterStage project is an attempt by a third party to turn the Mac mini into a Media Center. They have announced that the software is now available for download. Remember, this is all at the alpha stage. So don't put it on a computer that you need for work. Get it at: centerstageproject.com
In light of the protest last week over Microsoft's dumping of Visual Basic 6 in favor of a .net version, this is big news. REALbasic is releasing a new version that improves the conversion of VB to REALbasic. Of course, REALbasic has been able to save applications to be run under Mac, PC and Linux operating systems for sometime. ... see the full story...
Want to know how to win at some of the old video games? This site gives walk throughs for an unbelievable number of games. See it at: vgmaps.com
Well, as quick as Apple reponsed to the iTunes attack, there was a counter response.
DVD Jon has already reversed engineered Apple's protection and has released a new hack for Linux that still removes the DRM. Read more...
According to this Associate Press story, the European Union has decided that Microsoft is dragging its feet on following the antitrust ruling. It has threaten Microsoft with new fines if they don't make it easier for competitors to see the code to its server software and make it less expensive for them to use it.
Surely by now, it is obvious that Microsoft puts off these things as long as possible thinking that things will be better when a new administration takes over, as it it did in the U.S. ... see the full story...
A few years ago, I mentioned that the Census has great "filler" material for newseletters. The real problem with it was that they press releases came to late to be used. Well, they have upped the cycle. For example their Mother's Day release has already be sent. They even have an RSS feed. See the details at: census.gov Sign up for e-mail at: lists.census.gov
It is now possible to run Linux on the first three generations of iPods. (Still working on the fourth, mini and photo.) It is possible to run Linux version of Tetris, Pong, Asteroids and other programs on the iPod. Read about it at: extremeipod.com
Yahoo finally responded to Gmail by upgrading its e-mail service to match Gmail and Hotmail. The new storage will be available starting in mid April. ... see the full story...
A small Canadian company, SchemaSoft that produces software that enables other software makers translate rival file formats has been purchased by Apple.
SchemaSoft's tools can extract data found in a variety of formats including Microsoft Office documents, PDFs as well as HTML and XML. Read more...
Last week, Yahoo announced it was buying the photo-sharing service Flickr. Meanwhile, HP purchased Snapfish. If you haven't been using one or both of these services, you should check them out before their new owners make changes that may or may not be an improvement. Read the Yahoo/Flickr story, and/or read the HP/Snapfish story at:
TechRestore announced last week, a new service where they will put a larger hard drive in an iPod in 24 hours in any full-sized iPod. Charges for the service run $120 to $180 depending on the iPod and they also have an $80 battery replacement service. ... see the full story...
Apple has released an update for Mac OS X 10.3 that fixes nearly a dozen problems in the operating system and adds a scrpit to prevent phishers using fake web sites in Safari. The script was released last Monday. Read more...
Well, it was bound to happen. In less than a week, Apple recovered from the "break-in" and created a new version of iTunes that won't serve the song without copy protection. You must now use iTunes version 4.7. ... see the full story...
This week's Shareware Manager includes apps that add utility to the OS... shadowClipboard - Clip Manager, Make Your Own Menus with MenuStrip, Witch 1.0b1 Shortcut to Open Windows, A Better Finder Attributes, Listen to your files with iSpeak It, Gooshie Fix-it / Repair (Demo), Meridian 2 super clock for Mac, Spark 2.0.1 Shortcuts Manager, Yasu 1.0.2 Optimizes OS X, iSnip 1.4 Snippet Manager, Super Get Info , Sync Buddy 2.0 Syncs to handhelds, e2Sync PE sync Entourage to .Mac, iCal and more. Have fun with these! ... UGN Shareware Dept.
An e-mail boasting an exclusive offer of a free computer for NYU students that was sent earlier this month and made to look as if it was sent by the university e-mail system is just spam, university officials said. www.nyunews.com
TWO schoolgirls who posted naked photos of themselves on a website for a dare have prompted fresh warnings to parents about the dangers of the internet. Experts warn parents they must educate themselves and their children on safely using home computers. The advice comes after Cefn Hengoed Comprehensive in Swansea, revealed that two pupils had taken photos of themselves in their homes and posted them on the internet for a "bit of fun". ... see the full story...
Last year, a new and menacing scam came to light under the moniker "phishing" - the practice of luring people through e-mails to fake bank or credit card Web sites to dupe them into disclosing personal account information. This year, experts say, the con artists who invent these scams will become even more organized and creative - moving phishing into the realm of organized crime. Read more...
"Champions keep playing until they get it right."
- Billie Jean King
"The game of life is not so much in holding a good hand as playing a poor hand well."
- H.T. Leslie
Have a great week... (See last week)
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