Thursday, 5 December 2002
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Army chief wants Canada's troops out of Bosnia
The commander of Canada's army says the Canadian Forces should pull out
of Bosnia and temporarily halt all overseas deployments.
F U L L S T O R Y [CBC News]
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Audio Streaming
looks at tools, technology and issues involved in capturing streaming audio content from the Web. [Macintouch]
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Sony's new set-top boxes. At the BroadbandPlus show, Sony introduced four new set-top boxes (STBs). All but the low-end model support DVR functionality (which... [PlaybackTime]
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Project Rainbow announced as Cometa: AT&T, IBM, Intel: The rumored collection of companies planning to offer wireless hot spot service with the code nam Project Rainbow have announced themselves -- with fewer members and under the name Cometa. AT&T, IBM, and Intel are the partners in this operation which will deploy wireless hot spots into hotels, universities, and other venues through partnerships. More news as it emerges. [80211b News]
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Digital Cameras: Where to Start?. Digital cameras are on a lot of shopping lists this holiday season, but how do you find the right model for you? Experts offer some advice, and users give their favorite picks. By Elisa Batista. [Wired News]
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Iraq inspectors hit back at criticism. The UN arms team rejects spying allegations levelled by Baghdad and Washington's suggestions that its searches are inadequate. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
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Bush fails to win over sceptical Europeans. Iraq: Poll on war with Iraq shows France, Germany and Russia opposed, UK divided. [Guardian Unlimited]
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Video Editing at Your Computer. Where do you go to turn your home video into a slick, professional-looking production on a DVD or a video CD? By J. D. Biersdorfer. [New York Times: Technology] 'Apple Computer includes its iMovie2 video-editing program (http://www.apple.com/imovie) on just about every Mac it sells, and the software is perhaps the easiest, most intuitive and fun-to-use video editor aimed at home users. A cleanly designed, well-organized work space on the screen makes it easy to manipulate video clips into a satisfying whole while adding music and effects to the overall mix.'
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U.S. wants changes to Iraqi oil-for-food program as extension deadline looms
The U.S. is demanding changes to the Iraqi oil-for-food program before
the UN Security Council votes to extend humanitarian program.
F U L L S T O R Y [CBC News]
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Arthur C. Clarke. "CNN is one of the participants in the war. I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected president but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power." [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]And NBC and CBS and ABC and . . .
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Use the keyboard to select the 'other' dialog button [Mac OS X Hints]
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Use location files to increase battery life [Mac OS X Hints]
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View, search and print folder contents with BBEdit [Mac OS X Hints]
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I just found out through a message from Brent on the NetNewsWire mailing list that Apple has some RSS feeds:
Mac OS X Downloads, Mac OS X Hot Downloads, Apple Hot News and Apple Press Releases.
Cool! [Very!="http://jake.userland.com/">Jake's Radio 'Blog]
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US urges 'aggressive' Iraq inspections. UN inspectors in Iraq should pursue their searches more aggressively, the White House says as it increases pressure on Baghdad. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
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Universal unveils misguided 99¢ music download effort. Today Universal Music Group (UMG) accounced 99¢ music downloads for more than 43,000 tracks. In Liquid Audio and Windows Media... [PlaybackTime]
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Pin-striped tumble wins Bad Sex prize. Books: The 'most dreaded literary prize' has been won by Wendy Perriam for a description of pin-striped sex in her novel Tread Softly. [Guardian Unlimited]
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Argentines march against hunger. Protesters aim to raise hundreds of thousands of kilograms of food for schoolchildren amid a worsening hunger crisis. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
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A Hearty Mac OS X Welcome to PGP 8.0 (04-Dec-2002; 1.8K) [TidBITS]
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