Tuesday, 13 August 2002
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Latest Web Article Norman Lebrecht looks at why orchestras players are predominantly white and male. Are times changing? [LaScena-Features]
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The Macfarlane diet: A real page-turner
By DAVID MACFARLANE
-- FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts]
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Many times I've wondered if Saddam isn't on the CIA payroll to be used, at will, as a handy 'diversion'. Perhaps I'm not far off the mark. As it turns out, Donald Rumsfeld and Saddam Hussein were buddies back in the day. [MetaFilter] [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]
Excellent.
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Hidden effect settings in iTunes3 visual mode [Mac OS X Hints]
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Thirteen new Bryan Bell Manila Themes have been installed on UserLand Servers: Moveable Manila: Blue, Modern, Green, Discreet Blog: Blue, Purple, Green, Black, SoundWave (Orange), Transmitter 1.2, Adult Contemporary: Red, Grey, Purple, Woodlands. [Frontier News]
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The history of Michael Jackson's face. [Scripting News]Frightening!
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Elemental Audio Intros New Mac-Based Audio EQs
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, Aug. 13, 2002
-- Elemental Audio Systems has announced three new Mac-based audio software tools, including the Equim equlalizer, the Firium paragraphic EQ and a free downloadable audio analysis tool called Inspector.
Read more [Digital Pro Sound News]
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The Branding of Apple: Brands Embody Values (12-Aug-2002; 7.4K) [TidBITS]
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iPod 1.2 Supports iTunes 3, Jaguar (12-Aug-2002; 1.6K) [TidBITS]
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Report warns of threat to Canada's fresh water supplies
Natural Resources Canada is warning global warming will be a big threat
to the country's supply of fresh water over the coming century.
F U L L S T O R Y [CBC News]
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Saving a non-savable QuickTime movie [Mac OS X Hints]
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Tuesday: New Apples Versus Comparable Dell. Apple's announcement this morning, of new dual-processor, DDR memory (double data rate -- super efficient memory), gigabit-Ethernet PowerMacs made me ask: what does it really cost now to buy a fully equipped Mac server with this new architecture versus Dell, one of the cheapest and best Wintel providers. The answer honestly surprised me. [GlennLog]
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NetworkWorld: "Are Weblogs a legitimate business tool, or merely the Internet's latest vehicle for personal indulgence?" [Scripting News]
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Apple Revamps Entire Desktop Line
Aug. 13, 2002
-- Apple has completely revamped its lineup of professional and consumer desktop computers. The company started shipping two new dual-processor towers (starting at $1,699) that will be available this week and will ship a third high-end dual-processor model by the end of September. The company has also introduced new eMacs and lowered the prices on iMacs.
Read more [Digital Pro Sound News]
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Prague flooding worst in 50 years
Threatened by some of the worst flooding ever in the Czech capital,
authorities have ordered thousands of people to leave their homes -
and have told rescue workers to use force if necessary.
F U L L S T O R Y [CBC News]
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Europeans seek shelter from flooding
People in many parts of Europe are bracing for the worst flooding in
more than a century as forecasters warn more rain is on the way.
F U L L S T O R Y [CBC News]
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Apple goes SMP for all pro-Macs. Clean sweep [The Register]
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Fine tuning Roy Thomson Hall
-- Tomorrow, after six months of renovations -- and years of complaints about poor sound -- Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall reveals its new acoustic facelift. The sweeping changes to canopies, seating and bulkheads come with a $20-million price tag. Here's how the concert hall plans to refresh its sound. FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts]
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A new meme?. Christian Crumlish: "I've started referring to Google as 'the Goog,' which is intended affectionately, the way journalists like to call the BBC 'the Beeb.'" [Jake's Radio 'Blog]
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