One Canuck's Radio Weblog

  Wednesday, 13 October 2004

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Video Preservation

The recent release of U2's Vertigo video/iPod ad has got some people wondering how to download it and save it. Try Josh Rafofsky's Save Current Music Video AppleScript. Just wait for the movie to completely download, fire the script, and you got it. [Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes]

Nice. Was wanting to do this last night.

< 11:55:07 PM >

Release Date: October 12, 2004
Total Songs: 12
Genre: Classical
Price: $109.89
Copyright 2004 DG [iTunes 10 New Releases]

Impressive, I guess. But I'm trying to imagine spending US $110 on compressed, downloaded music files. That's a lot of downloading! You can sample 30 seconds of each of the 95 tracks. Too bad the piano concerto features 30 seconds of the orchestra playing the theme . . . with no Richter to be heard!

< 10:56:55 PM >

On Wednesday, Apple not only reached a major milestone with its highest fourth quarter earnings in nine years, according to CEO Steve Jobs, but it also shattered its previous record with more than 2 million iPods shipped during the fourth quarter of its 2004 fiscal year -- an incredible 500 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2003 and 134 percent more than the previous quarter. That number not only helped the company reach a commanding 92.1 percent share of the market for hard drive-based MP3 players, according to a recent report released by The NPD Group, but it also brought in $537 million in revenue -- more than any other product segment during the quarter and almost 23 percent of the $2.35 billion revenue Apple reported. iPod revenue was up 344 percent and 116 percent year-over-year and sequentially, respectively. [MacCentral]

iPod. Number 1 with a bullet.

< 10:53:09 PM >

Wouldn't it be nice if you could use a consumer-level Mac with an external monitor...in extended desktop mode? [Editors' Notes Weblog]

A software hack makes it possible.

< 7:00:06 PM >

Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday reported a $106 million profit or $.26 per diluted share for the company's fiscal fourth quarter. Revenue for the quarter was $2.35 billion, up 37 percent from the year-ago quarter led by the shipment of over 2 million iPods. [MacCentral]

< 6:59:28 PM >

Engadget: 92% of new hard drive-based MP3 players sold are iPods. [Scripting News]

Wow

< 6:58:56 PM >

Operation Truth is a "nonprofit, non-partisan organization whose goal is simple and straightforward: to support our troops and spread the truth about what conditions are like in Afghanistan and Iraq." [Scripting News]

< 6:58:25 PM >

The Public Radio Exchange is experimenting with podcasts. [Scripting News]

'This is all still pretty new, and still pretty much Mac-based. Watch this space for updates; we're learning too.'

Cool

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< 12:56:21 PM >

Ann Petigrew: "Secretary Rumsfeld and President Bush, you are responsible for the inaccurate intelligence assessments, inadequate troop strength, Iraqi prisoner abuses, inadequate logistical support for U.S. forces, and fraudulent contracting billing for the Iraq reconstruction." [Scripting News]

< 12:50:07 PM >

I have searched a long time for a way to send long SMS (more than a 160 characters) from the Address Book and my SonyEricsson T68. This is something that should have been possible from start in Address Book, I believe. There ... [macosxhints]

< 12:49:35 PM >

I opened a PDF form with GraphicConverter and found that by using the text tool, I could fill in the blank form spaces as needed. On a multi-page PDF file, only the page actually open would be saved.

After filling in and sav... [macosxhints]

< 12:48:37 PM >

The iTunes Encoders 1.1 includes two script-applications. These two programs help you to convert Audio-files or Audio-CDs more simply with iTunes.

With the included program "iTunes Playlist Encoder 1.1", are you able to convert the selected Audio-files in the opened iTunes-playlist. You only have to select your files and to start the script. It will coonvert your files with the active encoder in iTunes.

The "iTunes Drag&Drop Encoder 1.1" works like that: You have to drag and drop one or more files from an Audio-CD or your hard-disc on the application. The "iTunes Drag&Drop Encoder 1.1" will convert the draged files with the active encoder in iTunes.

Try it! [scriptbuilders @ macscripter.net]

< 12:45:32 PM >

First introduced in September, Adobe Systems Inc. on Wednesday announced that Photoshop Elements 3.0 is now shipping. The update adds several new features and enhancements that allow the amateur and pro alike to edit photos with a few mouse clicks. [MacCentral]

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As Apple's iPod moves fast into the mainstream, many users shun the telltale white earbuds. Behold the closet iPod lover, some of whom are not too keen on the growing hordes of plebes with new iPods. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News] "The phenomenon in question is 'desired marginality,'" he said. O'Guinn said for some Mac users, for example, Apple's marginal status and low market share is a "source of pride." And as the iPod goes mainstream, some early adopters are affronted by its lack of exclusivity.

< 12:49:29 AM >

Cheaper than 411. So who cuts the cake? [The Register]

< 12:42:21 AM >

RSS is one of the hottest technologies on the Web today. Most blogging and content management systems have RSS file creation capability built in, but if you're not using one of those programs, it can be a bit tedious. Enter the ListGarden RSS Feed Generator. By Lee Underwood. 1012 [WebReference News]

< 12:40:04 AM >

AP - Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on Tuesday said British spy masters have formally withdrawn the intelligence that Iraqi troops could deploy some chemical and biological weapons on 45 minutes notice, information used as a rationale for joining the U.S.-led war in Iraq. [Yahoo! News - World]

Lies.

< 12:37:32 AM >

Comparing the Administration's war rationale to the facts on the ground [TIME's Top World Stories]

Myth? It was all lies. Lies!

< 12:30:57 AM >

CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez celebrated Columbus Day on Tuesday by toppling a statue in Caracas of the explorer whom Chavez blames for ushering in a "genocide" of native Indians. [Reuters: World]

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Comment: It is extremely dangerous for humanity that the US president publicly says that he acts on behalf of God, writes Aleida Guevara. [Guardian Unlimited World Latest] 'I also refer to the very wise Asian culture that is part and parcel of our own culture. I feel able to do this because I was educated to respect and accept other cultures even if I do not understand them in their totality. Since I was young, I have understood how right Benito Juárez, the outstanding Mexican patriot, was when he said: "Respecting others' rights is the way to peace."'

< 12:25:26 AM >

The federal Liberals are on the verge of announcing a huge budget surplus of more than $8 billion, federal government sources told CBC News Tuesday night. FULL STORY [CBC News]

This is getting silly. Can't those guys count?

< 12:24:17 AM >

Britain leads the world in delayed action in bed. [Guardian Unlimited World Latest] 'Women are keener on porn than men, and are more likely to reach for the blindfolds and cuffs.'

< 12:17:14 AM >

What you can do to beat Bush - with a little help from the folks in Ohio. [Guardian Unlimited] 'The result of the US election will affect the lives of millions around the world but those of us outside the 50 states have had no say in it - until now. In a unique experiment, G2 has assembled a democratic toolkit to enable people from Basildon to Botswana to campaign in the presidential race. And with a little help from the folks in Clark County, Ohio, you might help decide who takes up residence in the White House next month. Oliver Burkeman explains how'

< 12:13:20 AM >

Consortium plans to cash in as Baker asks countries to end £200bn burden. [Guardian Unlimited] 'President Bush's special envoy, James Baker, who has been trying to persuade the world to forgive Iraq's crushing debts, is simultaneously working for a commercial concern that is trying to recover money from Iraq, according to confidential documents.

[snip]

One international lawyer described the consortium's scheme as "influence peddling of the crassest kind".'

< 12:07:24 AM >

The US is to urge Nato to take overall responsibility for peacekeeping and reconstruction in Afghanistan. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]

You can clean up after the disaster of your own making. We told you so!