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 Wednesday, 8 December 2004
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Clean up text using Summarize service
Today I received an e-mail with a long story, awfully ugly formatted HTML with multiple linefeeds, that I wanted to clean up. I didn't feel like downloading an application that could do the work, nor did I want to clean it up...
[Via macosxhints]
.< 1:35:33 PM >
Notes and Tips: iTunes Mobile Job
Apple posts a job for someone to help get iTunes on cell phones.
[Via MacInTouch]
.< 1:22:25 PM >
QTVR: memory of John Lennon's passing in 1980
Xeni Jardin:
Twenty-four years ago today, John Lennon was shot and killed in New York City. A "strawberry fields" memorial stands in his honor in Central Park. Here's a QTVR panorama shot by Daniel Maurer. Link
[Via Boing Boing]
.< 11:50:46 AM >
2005 Surround Sound Grammy Nominees Announced
The Best Surround Sound Album of the Year nominees were announced earlier today as part of the 2005 Grammy Awards. Musically the nominated Surround Sound albums cover a wide musical spectrum with performances by Roxy Music, Ray Charles & Friends, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Bonnie Raitt.
[Via DVD-Audio and SACD News]
.< 11:48:22 AM >
Pinnacle Licenses Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator Technology
Dolby Laboratories today announced its Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator multichannel encoding technology is being licensed by Pinnacle Systems, Inc. and embedded within Pinnacle's latest desktop digital video editing software products. Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator is a standard feature in Pinnacle's professional Liquid Edition line of products and is also available as an option for Studio Plus, Pinnacle's advanced consumer video editing and disc authoring application. ...Read More »
[Via Digital Pro Sound News]
.< 3:30:09 AM >
Photoshop Elements 3 Solutions, Pt. 1.
With Photoshop Elements 3, Adobe has introduced RAW support, organizing tools, Healing Brushes, and much more. Join author Mikkel Aaland as he covers all of version 3's new features plus many fresh techniques and examples. By Sybex. 1130
[Via WebReference News]
.< 3:27:18 AM >
Photoshop Elements 3 Solutions, Pt. 2.
Today, we look at Tinting Images, Eliminating or Diminishing Dust, Scratches, and Electronic Noise, Spot Healing, Converting Color Images to Black-and-White and more. By Sybex. 1206
[Via WebReference News]
.< 3:26:00 AM >
Video Feeds Follow Podcasting
Just as people currently use newsreaders to read syndicated text from blogs and news sites, a few hackers are creating applications that let users view syndicated video feeds. Think of it as TiVocasting. By Daniel Terdiman.
[Via Wired News]
.< 3:23:37 AM >
Culturally Worlds Apart, Children Touch Musically
A simulcast music exchange at Carnegie Hall on Saturday showed how technology can transform social studies and musical collaboration.
[Via New York Times: Technology] 'The finale was a jam session over the oceans. The musicians in New Delhi established a rhythm, the bluegrass band in Zankel Hall gradually matched it, and eventually the brass band worked its way into the mix. Soon everybody was playing "Sweet Georgia Brown." A troupe of dancers in New Delhi twirled to the familiar refrain, their hands in the air, and the principal of Delhi Public School, Dwarka joined them as the American students clapped in time.'
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IBM sells PC biz to China
Notebooks, PCs in five year franchise
[Via The Register]
.< 2:41:19 AM >
Iraqi Prisoner Abuse Reported After Abu Ghraib Disclosures
Two Defense Department officials reported observing brutal treatment of insurgents several weeks after the Abu Ghraib scandal.
[Via New York Times: International]
.< 2:38:49 AM >
Thompson sorry for BBC jobs pain
BBC's director general to make thousands of staff redundant and relocate key departments to Manchester.
[Via Guardian Unlimited]
.< 2:37:51 AM >
Glitz and clamour mark La Scala's reopening night
Decked out in red roses and surrounded by riot police, Milan's expanded and refurbished La Scala opera house has reopened.
[Via Guardian Unlimited World Latest]
.< 2:37:20 AM >
CIA: Iraq faces descent into chaos
Report from departing CIA chief in Baghdad leaked as 1,000th US soldier dies in action.
[Via Guardian Unlimited World Latest]
.< 1:56:20 AM >
Hold Iraq death probe, Blair told
Ex-diplomats, military men and academics write to Tony Blair calling for an inquiry into civilian deaths in Iraq.
[Via BBC News | World | UK Edition]
.< 1:30:24 AM >
1,000th U.S. soldier killed in combat in Iraq
U.S. President George W. Bush marked the 63rd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor Tuesday by speaking to the marines who have shouldered much of the fight in Iraq. But Bush's visit came on an inauspicious day, when the number of deaths of Americans in combat in Iraq reached a sombre new total.
FULL STORY
[Via CBC News]
.< 1:00:00 AM >
Weather Warning
Wind Warning In Effect
[Via Toronto, Ontario, Weather]
.< 12:44:33 AM >
Mac OS X Tip of the Week: Application Switching
When you want to switch from one open application to another, you don’t have to move your cursor down to the Dock. Your hands don’t even have to leave the keyboard. Read this week’s tip to learn how you can use simple keystrokes to switch quickly between open apps. [Dec 07]
[Via Apple Hot News] Been doing this for some time. Surprised that they give the complicated keyboard combination for reverse scrolling through apps. Command-` is much easier.
.< 12:41:26 AM >
Homemade Dot-Mac: Remote Control
Ever dreamed of having remote access to your Mac? This edition of Homemade Dot-Mac proves that having remote access, actually getting to see your screen and take control of your mouse, is a lot easier than you ever imagined. Alan Graham promises that it's quick and painless using VNC.
[Via Meerkat: An Open Wire Service: MacDevCenter.com]
.< 12:40:45 AM >
Review: iPod photo
Available in two configurations -- a $499, 40GB model and a $599, 60GB version -- these new iPods feature new graphics capabilities, as well as increased playtime and the power to project video to a television via a composite or S-Video cable. These iPods, while pricey, are a solid step forward in the evolution of the device. Though your budget might not allow for an iPod photo, you'll want one just seconds after holding it in your hand
[Via MacCentral] Best not to pick on up!
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scompt.com: Slowly Spoken German News RSS Feed
This is a Python script to scrape a page from Deutsche Welle[base ']s website and generate an RSS file containing the contents of it. The page in question contains ~10 minutes summaries of the day[base ']s news slowly spoken in German with a transcript. The RSS file contains the transcript with the mp3 summary attached as an enclosure. To best take advantage of the feed, use an aggregator that can handle enclosures such as iPodder.
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