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Redux. This is funny. . .< 10:12:55 PM  >What Happens to Your PC When You Die? It's a macabre question, but what does happen to all the information on your computer when you die? [Via NYT > Pogue's Posts] NYT's ads are becoming more aggressive. When I followed this link I got a full page ad with no article. I clicked on the 'skip this ad' link. . .< 9:50:03 PM >Scammers Snag Money on Net Phones Using caller ID spoofing, electronic grifters can take not only your identity, but they can also transfer your money directly out of an account. The low security level in voice over internet protocol, or VOIP, makes it possible. [Via Wired News] . .< 9:47:17 PM >Big Screens to Come in Small Packages Researchers have produced a working prototype of a flexible, paper-like display, which can be pulled out like a modern version of a papyrus to display many lines of highly legible text. [Via New York Times: Technology] . .< 9:46:14 PM >Growth of Wireless Internet Opens New Path for Thieves Federal and state law enforcement officials say criminals have begun to use unsecured Wi-Fi networks to help cover their tracks. [Via New York Times: Technology] . .< 9:37:49 PM >The Music Goes on Side A and the Flip Side Is a DVD The major labels are introducing DualDisc, a CD-size format that contains music content on one side and DVD content on the other and, more importantly, that can’t be pirated. [Via New York Times: Technology] "So far, Sony BMG has been the most aggressive of the major labels in involving marquee artists and promoting the format, according to several retailers. Since the DualDisc incorporates formats that already exist, it will have an advantage over other recent products, such as Super Audio CD and DVD-Audio, and retailers believe DualDisc will capture more of a market. Of the four major labels, only EMI Music has not yet announced DualDisc releases but it is expected to do so this year." Apart from the pull-quote above I see nothing in the article about copy protection. Interesting that Sony BMG are pushing Dual-Disc so hard, particularly since it's Sony who introduced SACD. . .< 8:36:52 PM >Digital Hub: Share Your Photos on the Web With the right software, it takes only a couple of minutes to set up an online slide show. Then you simply send a URL to friends and family, who can view your shots at their convenience. [Via MacCentral] . .< 7:45:07 PM >Apple updates Keynote, Pages Apple on Thursday updated the two apps it bundles as iWork '05. The presentation software Keynote has been updated to version 2.0.1, while Pages, Apple's new word processing application Pages has been updated to version 1.0.1. [Via MacCentral] . .< 7:44:38 PM >New GM vehicles to feature input jack for iPod General Motors has announced plans to introduce an auxiliary input jack and an auxiliary channel on new radios coming to the Chevy HHR and GM vehicles later this year. The auto maker said that the input jack will simplify connecting Apple iPods and other music players. [Via MacCentral] . .< 7:44:06 PM >Analysis: Behind Apple's Blu-Ray Move Apple did more than just affiliate with a trade group looking to develop and promote a new technology when it announced plans last week to join the Blu-Ray Disc Association’s board of directors. The company also inserted itself right into the middle of a battle over high-definition DVD. [Via MacCentral] . .< 7:42:42 PM >Edirol ships R-4 recorder with BWF format support Edirol Corp. on Friday announced that its R-4 recorder, which was first introduced last October, is now shipping. The company has added support for Broadcast Wave Format (BWF), which enables the R-4 to write the metadata required to comply with that standard. BWF files can be used in any playback device or audio editor that is compatible with the WAV format. The R-4 features a 40GB hard drive and USB 2.0 connectivity, with the ability to hold up to 17 hours of material at 24-bit/96kHz quality or up to 58 hours at 16-bit/44.1kHz, which is comparable to a CD. [Via MacCentral] . .< 7:40:29 PM >Yahoo acquires Flickr photo sharing service Yahoo Corp. has acquired the Flickr photo sharing Web site and Ludicorp Research and Development Ltd., the privately held Vancouver company that runs it, according to a posting on Flickr's staff blog. [Via MacCentral] . .< 5:28:10 PM >Feature: Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand With GarageBand 2, you can create exciting songs quickly and easily using the music loops that come with Apple's music-creation program--even if you know nothing at all about writing music. In this excerpt, we'll cover the process of putting together and editing a song as well as working with a loop. The ditty we'll create throughout article may be simple, but it will cover a lot of territory about GarageBand. [Via MacCentral] . .< 4:32:44 PM >eWEEK: Tags Turning Web Chaos into... eWEEK: Tags Turning Web Chaos into Categories. In the halls and session rooms at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference here, a series of talks this week explored the growing use of tags to let users associate keyword metadata to Web information. [Via Tomalak's Realm] . .< 4:29:12 PM >A script to selectively enable accounts in Mail When I go on vacation, I change the accounts that are automatically checked by Mail.app. Each account has to be changed individually in Mail's preferencess dialog, which is a pain. So I wrote this short AppleScript to automa... [Via macosxhints] . .< 3:28:39 PM >SkypeIn Now you can reach me at my brand new SkypeIn number: +1 (240) 949-2775 Cool. Notice for Mac users: the Skype site says "SkypeIn does not work with Skype for Mac or Skype for Linux yet, but we're working on it." but installing the latest beta version 1.0.0.15 I was able to use both SkypeIn and Voice Mail. [Via Paolo Valdemarin: Paolo's Weblog] . .< 3:17:22 PM >AFP sues Google for copyright infringement In what I expect will prove the most significant test case since Tasini vs. New York Times (in which the U.S. Supreme Court found the Times liable for damages to writers -- which it still has yet to pay, more than three years later -- for systematic electronic plagiarism of articles to which it had purchased only print rights) of rights to electronic distribution of written text, and possibly the most important case to date on the limits of permissible Internet archiving, excerpting, and redistribution without the consent of copyright owners, Agence France-Press (AFP) has filed suit against Google for the inclusion of AFP news headlines, leads, and photo thumbnails in the Google News Web site -- a site that might more accurately be titled "News Stolen by Google" than "Google News". [Via The Practical Nomad] . .< 2:57:40 PM >Look at Me, a collection of found photos ”These photos were either lost, forgotten, or thrown away. The images now are nameless, without connection to the people they show, or the photographer who took them.” . .< 1:51:30 PM >Exploring the Mac OS X Firewall Like so many tools built in to Mac OS X, the firewall just works. But what is really going on inside it? Peter Hickman explains why the firewall works so well, and then takes you inside and shows you how to fiddle with things. In the end, he returns you safely to the default settings. [Via Meerkat: An Open Wire Service: MacDevCenter.com] . .< 1:46:26 PM >Burn two discs at once with Toast Titanium 6 I've just successfully burned two DVDs at once on the same Mac -- something that might be of interest to people who have two DVD or CD burners. I have a laptop with an internal Matshita DVD-R UJ825, and an external Pioneer DV... [Via macosxhints] . .< 12:44:12 PM >A script to selectively enable accounts in Mail When I go on vacation, I change the accounts that are automatically checked by Mail.app. Each account has to be changed individually in Mail's preferencess dialog, which is a pain. So I wrote this short AppleScript to automa... [Via macosxhints] . .< 12:43:49 PM >iPod halo effect estimated at a staggering 20% Morgan Stanley today upgrade Apple Computer to "overweight," saying it believes the Mac conversion... [Via AppleInsider] . .< 12:40:01 PM >iPod Extras Guide “Everyone knows that Apple’s iPod is a terrific music player,” writes Walt Mossberg for the Wall Street Journal. “But what you might not know is that it’s much more than just a high-tech Walkman. There are quite a few things you can do with an iPod, things that have nothing to do with music.” [Mar 18, 2005] [Via Apple Hot News] . .< 11:47:44 AM >AES Announces 118th Convention Committee For the first time in its 57-year history, the Audio Engineering Society has selected Barcelona as host city for the AES European Pro Audio Expo & Convention. Set for May 28 - 31 in the Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona (CCIB), the convention is expected to draw record crowds. ...Read More » [Via Digital Pro Sound News] |
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