Thursday, 24 February 2005
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Apple - Pro - Hot Topic: Color
”Getting started with virtual color proofing is easier than ever. Once, virtual color proofing required many different hardware and software devices, constant intervention and fine tuning. Today, digital technology has refined the process. Read more…”
. .< 1:49:16 PM >
DIY Cat5 Speaker Cables
”Why I used this type of construction:
Low inductance: It has been demonstrated that low inductance is a desirable quality to have in a speaker cable due to the strong relationship between inductance and signal risetime. My source for this information was an article in the Winter of 1995 Audio Ideas Guide by a retired Bell Labs engineer named James H. Hayward. His conclusions were, simply put, the lower the inductance, the faster the risetime when using a cable in the amplifier/speaker interface. By using twisted pairs (with each wire within the pair used as opposite polarity), we keep the inductance to a minimum.”
Jim! What hath thou wrought?! :-]
. .< 12:04:51 PM >
iEmulator PC Emulator for MAC OS X
”A High-Performance PC Emulator
for G3, G4 and G5 Macintosh Computers
Running OS X 10.3.0 or later” US$23.95!
. .< 11:50:04 AM >
IDC estimates 35-40 percent profit on iPod shuffle
Analysts at IDC recently took apart an iPod Shuffle and come up with an estimate of how much the diminutive music player costs Apple to make. They found that Apple makes a healthy 35 percent to 40 percent profit on each player sold, and stands to make even more from iTunes music purchases and expected drops in flash memory pricing.
[Via MacCentral] That looks about right. And the product is so cool, we don't mind paying a premium. Apple with Jobs has always known this.
. .< 11:46:41 AM >
10 Tips on Writing the Living Web: A List Apart
”Writing for the Living Web is a tremendous challenge. Here are ten tips that can help.” This article is over 2 years old but still very relevant. If I took my weblog seriously I'd pay more attention.
. .< 12:41:54 AM >
CBC Arts: Budget contains single major arts commitment
”CBC president Robert Rabinovitch said the CBC was "pleased" about the $60 million, but was critical of the fact that the money was yet again granted only as "one-time funding. We are ... unreservedly disappointed that the $60 million has not been made a permanent part of our base appropriation," he said.”
. .< 12:41:32 AM >
Goodale budget delivers billions in new spending...
Finance Minister Ralph Goodale delivered a broad-ranging and balanced budget Wednesday, including $5 billion over five years for a national child-care program, and the same amount for the country's cities.
FULL STORY
[Via CBC News]
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★ The Joy of Tech! ★
"Switching to the Macintosh may not be for everyone . . ."
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