One Canuck's Radio Weblog

  Thursday, 26 August 2004

.< 10:56:25 PM >
Sources confirm new Apple products next week

AppleInsider has confirmed through multiple reliable sources that Apple is preparing to unveil new products early next week. The introductions are expected to begin appearing on the company's website as early as Monday evening. [AppleInsider]

< 10:42:29 PM >

I wanted to pass along a useful hint that I noticed blogged regarding the color palette. Here's one trick from the write-up: All the features of the Color panel become both easier to use and more apparent when it's made large... [macosxhints]

< 10:39:17 PM >

Apple's next-generation OS will include an updated version of the company's Core Audio technology th... [AppleInsider]

< 10:38:19 PM >

Apple's customers are among the most satisfied of any PC vendor measured in a study released Tuesday by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Apple's success comes from a focus on innovation and improving tech support, according to the professor behind the study. Apple was the only company that received high marks for both quality and support. [MacCentral]

< 10:29:03 PM >

David Hockney's controversial theory that early Renaissance painters used cameralike devices has been challenged by researchers using digital techniques. [New York Times: Technology]

< 10:28:26 PM >

Really Simple Syndication technology, which lets news junkies get instant info feeds from multiple sites, is grabbing investors' attention. The latest evidence: a multimillion-dollar funding round for RSS developer Technorati. By Daniel Terdiman. [Wired News]

< 10:24:51 PM >

Shawn Crawford wins the 200m amid a crowd protest over the absence of Greek sprinter Kostas Kenteris. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]

< 10:20:51 PM >

The Pentagon admits that it was in contact with alleged 'bounty hunter' Jonathan Idema in Afghanistan. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]

< 12:27:31 AM >

George Bush: "I was not prepared to shoot my eardrum out with a shotgun in order to get a deferment. Nor was I willing to go to Canada. So I chose to better myself by learning how to fly airplanes." [Scripting News]

Beautiful.

< 12:18:55 AM >

Police shoot and kill an armed man who had taken a woman hostage in a dramatic stand-off in the Canadian city of Toronto. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]

A couple blocks from where I work. Woke up to this news this morning. Pretty shocking for Toronto.

< 12:11:07 AM >

New York bans a huge rally against President Bush before the Republican Convention on environmental grounds. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]

< 12:07:43 AM >

washingtonpost.com - A Bethesda company owned by Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. is the subject of a European Union investigation into whether the company's software will give the two media giants a monopoly in copyright protection. [Yahoo! News - World]

< 12:06:47 AM >

A high-level Army investigation has found that military intelligence interrogators played a major role in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners. [New York Times: International]

< 12:06:27 AM >

Media: The influence of the government's media machine on the coverage of the Iraq war is to be examined by academics. [Guardian Unlimited]

< 12:05:10 AM >

Politics: MPs plan to impeach Tony Blair for "high crimes and misdemeanours" in taking Britain to war against Iraq, reviving an ancient practice last used more than 150 years ago. [Guardian Unlimited]