Tuesday, 9 November 2004
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Mmmm.... Delicious!
2004 Mac OS X Innovators winner Delicious Library is now available!
[Via Meerkat: An Open Wire Service: O'Reilly Network Weblogs: Mac] 'Over some sake, I tried to convince Wil Shipley to tell me his secret, but he claims that only a small group of developers have figured out how to hack the webcam driver to make it read barcodes. Yep! That easy. Just hold the back of your DVD/Book/etc up to your webcam and use Delicious Library's barcode scanner to read in the item's Universal Product Code.
The app then searches Amazon for the item, picking up cover art, cast and crew information, Amazon user reviews, and ratings.'
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DVD Studio Pro 3.0.2
MacCentral: Apple also on Friday released DVD Studio Pro 3.0.2, an update to its pro-level DVD authoring application that offers compatibility for double-layer media on computers that support it as well as general stability improvements
[Via Mac Net Journal]
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Report: Mac OS X 10.3.6
Apple's latest Mac OS X update created some problems with FireWire drives, the Calculator, Safari and sound. It's supposed to fix other problems, but you might want to read this report before installing.
[Via MacInTouch]
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Firefox 1.0 released
The Mozilla Organization has released Firefox 1.0, the full version of the Web browser previously available as a widely popular preview release that netted a total of more than eight million downloads. Firefox features popup blocking, tabbed browsing, privacy and security features, "Smart Keyword" searching, live bookmarks with RSS integration, a customizable interface and other features. Improvements since the preview release offered in September include better tabbed browsing control, language localization for 14 languages, and a large number of bug fixes. Firefox is free, and available for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows platforms. Mac system requirements call for a 604e/266MHz or faster, 72MB hard disk space and Mac OS X v10.1.x or later.
[Via MacCentral]
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Hearing Loss A Concern For Audio Industry...
Increased awareness of potential hearing damage from excessive noise levels was evidenced by the huge turnout for hearing screenings during the recent Audio Engineers Society Convention held at Moscone Center in San Francisco. The House Ear Institute, a non-profit hearing health research organization based in Los Angeles, offered free hearing screenings and hearing health information to convention participants throughout the run of the show. ...Read More »
[Via Digital Pro Sound News]
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Blu-Ray Optical Disks To Be Made From Corn
Leave to the Japanese to come with an unusual, but practical solution, to high-tech problems. It seems that Pioneer Electronics has discovered that discs for the forthcoming Blu-Ray high-definition DVD format can be made out of a cornstarch derivative.
[Via About Home Theater]
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CableCuffs: My new best friends!
Oh. My. God. I can't believe I'd never heard of these until tonight
when I found them at, of all places, Home Depot. They're "CableCuffs"
-- little plastic clamps that act like a pair of handcuffs for your
cables. Wrap up your cable then snap one of these on. They come in
three sizes and vary in price from about $1.79 to $4.00. If you carry
around a lot of cables and are sick and tired of untangling them every
time you pull them out of your bag, you'll love these. I'm going back
tomorrow to try to, literally, buy their entire stock.
[Via I Love Radio .org] Todd has pics. Follow the link.
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