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As is often the case there are even better solutions buried in the comments to this post. I am now able to select some text on a web page and simply click on a javascript bookmark in my toolbar to run a search on Wikipedia. .< 5:59:38 PM  >New iMovie plug-in mimics camera lens filters Swiss developer cf/x on Monday released Lens Filter, an iMovie plug-in that mimics a wide variety of the filters often placed in front of camera lenses to achieve a specific look. You can employ it on already-shot footage to create those same looks, such as warming skin tones with a slightly pink filter or cutting down on the harshness of incandescent light with a blue one. Len Filter is US$5.50 and requires Mac OS X v10.2 and iMovie 3.x [Via MacCentral] .< 3:19:09 PM >Wifi in Montreal This page tracks some of the wireless internet nodes around town, including some of those operated by Île sans fil, a nonprofit whose services are free. [Via montreal city weblog] .< 2:28:09 PM >Xserve shipments soar 119%; trend likely to continue Shipments of Apple Computer's Xserve soared in the third quarter of 2004 by 119% over the same period last year, according to market research firm Gartner Dataquest. [Via Computerworld Macintosh News] .< 2:26:42 PM >"iPod Satellite Edition" coming? Rumours circulating around the "inkernet" these days are suggesting that Apple will unveil an iPod on January 11th that can tune into and record (!) signals from the Sirius satellite service. In Canada, Sirius has partnered with CBC Radio to provide Canadian content -- federal regulators are still deciding on how Canadian satellite radio will roll out (though I can't imagine they'd say no to the two satellite and one DAB applications before them). Before you pooh-pooh the rumours, remember that the inkernet accurately predicted the iPod Photo. [Via I Love Radio .org] Sounds pretty sweet but I have my doubts. We'd need to see some evidence that Steve is interested in getting into bed with the Satellite radio folks. He'd have to support one provider over another so there would be a lot of jockeying for position. And what about recording from the service? I would think a lot of the music industry would be very anxious about that idea. I like the idea of the iPod platform expanding but I'm not sure if it's time yet for a move (the photo iPod is very new) and I'm not sure this is the direction it will go. Of course I don't mind being wrong! .< 12:56:34 AM >Wikinews And The Growing Wikimedia Empire After almost two months of deliberation and voting, the Wikimedia Foundation has now officially launched the Wikinews project in English and German editions. More languages will follow soon. Wikinews aims to be to news media what Wikipedia is to encyclopedias: a free, comprehensive and, eventually, reliable source of information, collaboratively created by volunteers around the planet. Wikinews explicitly allows original reporting, making it somewhat similar to Indymedia, while adhering to a strict Neutral Point of View policy. Read on to find out what the Wikimedia community has accomplished so far, what challenges it faces, and how Wikinews can become successful. [Via Kuro5hin.org] |
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