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Fred and I have been big proponents of Can Opener since its first appearance on the Mac fifteen years ago. Since files under classic had a data fork, it made a lot of sense that a program could open the data fork and ignore all the application specific formatting codes that were in the resource fork.
I remember helping a women recover her book that was in AppleWorks. She had been working on it for six months without backing it up. The file became corrupted. Can Opener was able to recover all the text, the formatting she had to do.
I figure that opening files in OS X and Windows formats would be some what more difficult. However, you'll find it at Abbot Systems Abbot Systems
Here is a web site that lists a lot of the email and word processing applications that have been available for the Mac. Since it doesn't list Pages, I would think it hasn't been up dated for a while. However, it does list a lot of good alternatives to Word. See it at: www.emailman.com
Unless you been asleep, you have probably heard of the Apple announcement that came last week for Boot Camp. Boot Camp is beta software that allows you to install Windows XP on an new Intel Mac and boot from either XP or under the next Mac OS X "Leopard." See the Wall Street Journal article , and read : Boot Camp Public Beta
Meanwhile there has been a lot of discussion about what the dual boot capabilities mean and where it will go from here. Some think it is the beginning of the end of the Mac as a separate computer -- that is, developers will quit developing specifically for the Mac because "they can boot into Windows". Some think it will mean that Apple will soon not only be selling Windows pre-installed on their machines, but will make Mac OS X available for other OEMs. At least, the discussion is interesting. Here are some places to get started.
* I, Cringely; The Register; the USA Today Blog
* Leave your own comments in the UGNN blog... the InfoManager blog
Of course that isn't our only option and more will come. Since at its basic, the new Macs are Intel machines, Parallels Workstation has announced a Mac verstion. Their software has been available for Wintel machines for sometime allowing Windows and Linux to coexist on the same machine with the ability to switch between them without rebooting. A VirtualPC that doesn't need the translation from PowerPC to Intel code. Read the MacWorld article or get the details and downloads at ... www.parallels.com
Kanguru has announced a new series of USB 2.0 flash drives. The Flash Drive Max series ranges in size from 16 GB ($799.95) to 64 GB ($2799.95). They have aluminum housing and weigh 18 grams. (Picture: zpr_v1.jpg) See the details and order at: www.kanguru.com
NetNewsWire is my favorite RSS reader. Its inteface is similar to Apple's Mail. What I like about it is the ability to use Spotlight to search for specific topics with-in all my feeds. This version 2.1b23 is the shareware version, NetNewsWire Lite is free and will meet most needs. Get details and download
Intel has announced a series of compilers (Fortran, C++) and Libraries (Math Kernel, Integrated Performance Primitives). There are free trials available, but they have the normal costs for full versions. See article at: arstechnica.com
The Alaskan Apple Users Group, Anchorage, Alaska .. AAUG
Tonya Engst compares and contrasts the notetaking applications Sticky Brain and NoteBook, then Wired Cult of Mac's Leander Kahney adds his views. Finally, Cnet News chimes in with this audio report
Web site lets you legally share your favorite music online with friends. ... see the full story...
This ingenious software makes the process of creating photo montages easy and entertaining -- plug-in imports a picture into another picture adapting it to the new color range and blends with the background... Read more...
Seasoned web designer Deepak Sharma shares the five major points of designing an effective web site -- by keeping it simple and dynamic. Web design tips and tricks. ... Continue reading
Whether you're training for your certification, producing world-class 3D graphics, improving your digital photos, or looking to master the latest technology, Sybex has the books. Here are three of the latest Read more...
Carry the entire Merriam Webster Dictionary in your pocket! Instal the first all-text brand-named dictionary right on your iPod ... see the full story...
Stimulus 4 includes a New Thumbnail Viewer, Redesigned Interface, Support for Additional Media Formats, so you no longer have to juggle between iTunes and others to enjoy your media files. Read more...
Following up on our "Password is NOT a four letter word!" article, this UK site, has a chart for the maximum time it would take a computer or a cluster of computers to guess a password. For example, a 6 number password could take as long as 10 seconds to guess. But more than likely would be instantaneous.
So how many numbers are on your ATM card password?
Get the details at:
http://www.lockdown.co.uk/?pg=combi&s=articles
For instructions on "How To Build Better Passwords", see Fred Langa's article at InformationWeek
"America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and unbeatable determination to do the job at hand."
- Harry S. Truman
"Service is the rent you pay for room on this earth."
- Shirley Chisholm
Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.
- Laurence J. Peter
Have a great week... (See last week)
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