Mardi 07 mai 2002

Cyberpresse: 3,95$ par article? Why Would Anyone Pay for Newspaper Archives?. "Most newspapers charge for downloading articles from their Web archives, and have for some time. But as search and library guru Gary Price notes, there's little reason for most of the public to pay. Many public libraries these days offer free access to broad, deep publication databases. (Example: my local library databases in Boulder, Colorado.) Oddly, much of the public seems to miss the fact (so far) that if they have a library card, they can use these services [~] and get free, full-text access to thousand of newspapers, magazines, etc. If more people realized this, would they pay $2 or $3 per article at a newspaper website archive? Not likely. As the public wises up (it'll happen in time), newspapers should reconsider paid Web archives. Sites like the San Francisco Chronicle's SFGate.com will start to look smart; it's long kept a free article archive and made money from the traffic to the archives." [E-Media Tidbits: A Group Weblog, via The Lost Remote] It's midnight before your paper/article/trivia answer is due. Do you know which databases your library makes available to you? [The Shifted Librarian] En effet, de nombreuses bibliothèques sont abonnées à des banques de données très spécialisées et les bibliothécaires peuvent vous assister à chercher et trouver. Par exemple, le service Eureka de Cedrom-Sni est disponible dans de nombreuses bibliothèques au Québec. Au lieu de payer 3,95$ par article en ligne à la Cyberpresse, une petite visite à votre bibliothèque de quartier vous permettra de fouiller les archives de tous les quotidiens du Québec, souvent gratuitement. Vos taxes au travail. 9:34:28 PM  Permalien

Borne d'accès 802.11 hybride d'Intel Intel to ship dual 802.11a/b hub within a month: At Network+Interop, Intel announced an Atheros-based access point that can offer both 802.11a and 802.11b service. The company also said they have developed their own chipset for future devices. (At the same event, they showed 10 Gbps Ethernet, and announced $59 One Gbps adapters!) Ken Haase of Proxim told me just the other day, however, that system designs make it tricky to simply replace Wi-Fi APs with dual-band devices. Between density and other requirements, more planning may be needed. More from Ken in the next day or so.[80211b News] De plus en plus, les manufacturiers commençent à produire des borne d'accès hybrides, preuve que le 802.11a, version plus rapide du protocole original, a de l'avenir. 9:19:53 PM  Permalien

Mac OS X 10.2 "Jaguar" 'Jaguar' OS X Upgrade Huge Leap Forward for Apple. By jumping on the instant messaging bandwagon and bringing back some older but much-missed Mac OS functionality, Apple is aiming to shore up both developer and user support for Mac OS X with its latest release, code-named Jaguar. [osOpinion] Avec quelques captures d'écrans et de l'information sur les nouvelles fonctionnalités... Mise à jour: des nouvelles captures d'écran de Jaguar (Mac OS X 10.2) 6:02:27 PM  Permalien

dBase, Lotus, Edsel, Hidenberg, Titanic... The Beginning of the End for Microsoft?. Two decades ago, Microsoft made a name for itself with its cutthroat business style and extremely influential marketing force. Having innovated very little, instead copying several aspects of UNIX, DOS and Mac OS, the company elevated its position through shrewd business tactics more often than through the merits of its software. [osOpinion] 5:59:32 PM  Permalien

The Matrix You've seen The Matrix, but have you followed the rabbit into The Matwix? "We have ways of making you buy...."   2:45:10 PM  Permalien

Mise à jour ATI Retail Update installer fixes 10.1.4 problem [MacCentral] Bref, supposément, les problèmes dont on fait part certains forums ne viendrait pas de la mise à jour Mac OS X 10.1.4 mais des pilotes ATI. Quoi qu'il en soit... 2:25:08 PM  Permalien

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