Archive for February, 2004

iChat-AIM Video Possible

Friday, February 6th, 2004

iChat AV, AIM updates add Mac to PC video conferencing - Apple Computer Inc. and America Online Inc. on Thursday announced a new level of compatibility between the companies’ instant messaging applications, iChat AV and AIM 5.5 for the PC. With updates released today PC and Mac users will enjoy the benefit of video conferencing [...]

Unison: Mac Newsreader

Thursday, February 5th, 2004

Unison is a new Mac OS X Usenet reader by Panic Software, the same people who produced the Transmit FTP client. It’s probably the slickest Usenet client I’ve used in a while, though being a 1.0 level product it has some features that are missing.

h4. Image Browsing

The best feature in Panic is by far [...]

Computers = Man or Woman?

Thursday, February 5th, 2004

h4. Why computers should be considered masculine:

In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.

They have a lot of data but are still clueless.

They are supposed to help you solve your problems, but half the time they ARE the problem.

As soon as you commit to one, you realize that, if you had [...]

Cuban Buick Sails to FL

Thursday, February 5th, 2004

Maybe better mileage, but no freedom - MIAMI — A group of Cubans who tried to sail to the United States in a 1959 Buick sedan fashioned into a boat have been intercepted at sea by the U.S. Coast Guard, relatives in Cuba and Cuban exiles said yesterday. [ "(extlink)the Star-Ledger":http://www.nj.com/starledger ]

I can’t believe that [...]

Ecto Test

Wednesday, February 4th, 2004

This post is a test of Ecto for the Mac. Ecto is the desktop blogging client formerly known as Kung-Log. It’s a fairly powerful program for entering and maintaining blog entries, though unfortunately it doesn’t have the MT bookmarklet’s ability to auto-discover trackbacks in webpages.

I’ve encountered problems with 1.0.1 of the program with [...]

Omniweb 5

Wednesday, February 4th, 2004

Omnigroup has released a beta of their new Omniweb 5 browser. My initial impression is that it’s slick and the new features, especially workspaces, and their implementation of tabs are outstanding, but the browser is to buggy to seriously use right now.

Political Compass

Wednesday, February 4th, 2004

The Political Compass

A neat site that lets you place yourself on the political scale.

Apple’s Future

Wednesday, February 4th, 2004

Marketing: Where Does Apple Go from Here? - Macintosh market share continues to decline, but the iPod and iTunes are hit products. Where does Apple Computer’s future lie? An interview with HBS professor David Yoffie. [ "(extlink)HBS Working Knowledge":http://workingknowledge.hbs.edu ]

He seems to have a pretty solid grasp on the main problem: by having their own [...]

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