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Posted on 08.23.06 by templeton @ 3:24 pm
“The attack I encountered occasioned a re-examination of a common question: Is Windows more vulnerable to malware than OS X? I’ve encountered no clearer or more definitive proof point than this attack.” Filed under: General Comments: 1 Comment
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Posted on 08.22.06 by templeton @ 3:18 pm
At least five employees of Apple’s retail stores have been fired after admitting to having downloaded copies of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard from the Internet that were distributed to developers at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference two weeks ago. “Dozens” more also face termination.
Filed under: Bad Idea and Mac Comments: 1 Comment
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Posted on 08.20.06 by templeton @ 2:29 pm
Here are a few things adding to Ten Steps for a better iTunes experience. These would be Mac specific because they use apple script, but are very very useful in maintaining your itunes library. [ Read more…]Filed under: Applications and Mac and Music Comments: 1 Comment
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Posted on 08.20.06 by templeton @ 11:41 am
djay is not your run-of-the-mill freeware. It’s addictive features and flawless iTunes integration make live remixing and recording on the Mac a blast. You need not invest hundreds of dollars into proprietary DJ software – djay gives everyone a chance to make their very own panic! at the disco. Filed under: General Comments: 2 Comments
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Posted on 08.20.06 by templeton @ 2:16 am
Mozilla Corp. is preparing to release updates to its calendar applications for Sunbird and Lightning early next month. Before then, developers hope to get “lots of eyeballs” on it by inviting users to participate in Calendar Community Test Day on Tuesday, August 22. Filed under: General Comments: 1 Comment
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Posted on 08.18.06 by templeton @ 12:30 am
“Fujitsu Ltd. and other Japanese computer makers said on Thursday that no recall of batteries made by Sony Corp. was necessary as their computers were designed to avoid overheating.” Filed under: General Comments: None
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Posted on 08.18.06 by templeton @ 12:28 am
Information on 3 new Apple patents, including one for managing Internet transactions, another for managing as well as searching metadata, and a third for a display actuator, is now available. Apple’s Internet transaction patent covers an object-oriented approach to develop and manage Internet transactions. Filed under: General Comments: 1 Comment
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Posted on 08.17.06 by templeton @ 11:59 pm
“According to Professor Peter Ashburn who undertook this research in collaboration with STC Microelectronics, the researchers used a standard silicon bipolar technique with fluorine implants to deliver a record fT of 110 GHz which is twice as fast as the current record.” Filed under: General Comments: 1 Comment
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Posted on 08.16.06 by templeton @ 3:19 pm
“This is the ultimate OEM chip, as it will be the cheapest way to have the memory controller, chipset, graphics function and CPU on a single chip. AMD-ATI engineers will be looking to shift to 65nm if not even to 45nm to make such a complex chip as a CPU/GPU possible.” At least, it won’t be any worse than Intel’s mobile GPUs. Filed under: General Comments: None
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Posted on 08.16.06 by templeton @ 3:13 pm
In an effort to collect on a $12.8 million dollar judgement against email spammer Davis Wolfgang Hawke, AOL intends to dig up the yard of the spammer’s parents where they believe they’ll find buried bars of gold and platinum. While Hawke’s mother says they won’t find anything, she and her husband intend to challenge AOL’s plans in court. Filed under: General Comments: None
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