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Friday, September 20, 2002
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Why Windows Has The Edge Over The Mac: "The iMac does its job well. But it is no more intuitive than Windows XP." (Microsoft bCentral via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu] It is not too suprising the a Microsoft site publishes this kind of pieces. However, Apple shouldn't take the criticism lightly. There are all kinds of things which should be improved to make Mac OS X a really compelling alternative to Windows. Reliability, stability, and ease of use. Most of all: software, software, software.
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If You Don't Have .Mac You Don't Have A Mac: "Nobody will want a Mac without .Mac." (MacDailyNews via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu] I wouldn't go that far in praising .Mac services. Macs are great tools even without the .Mac services, and in some environments, for example in certain business settings, the .Mac dependency could even be a handicap. But personally I expect a lot from future .Mac services. Wait and see.
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Showdown: Lawrence Lessig -- Comment()
Lawrence Lessig's Supreme Showdown: "Lawrence Lessig helped mount the case against Microsoft. He wrote the book on creative rights in the digital age. Now the cyberlaw star is about to tell the Supreme Court to smash apart the copyright machine." [( blogdex : recent )]
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Scientology silences critics at Internet Archive's Wayback Machine: "The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine has been forced to censor its collection of anti-Scientology pages." [Boing Boing Net]
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Apple and IBM Working Together on 64bit CPU's [Slashdot] This rumor has been circulating for some time, so perhaps there is some truth in the matter. In any case, both IBM and Apple need a Power chip for desktop systems. Perhaps this chip can even surpass the Intel and AMD processors.
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Digital camera makers think thin: "Nikon and Fuji Photo Film announce sleek new digital cameras, as camera makers continue to emphasize style over technology." [CNET News.com]
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I switched on the use of enclosures in Radio. There should be a small image file in this post, if the system actually works.
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European Union Researches the Benefits of Open Source Software (O'Reilly Network) [LWN.net]
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Silicon.com: In an article about Microsoft asking 2,300 organizations if they wanted to see Microsoft's source code. Only 150 said yes. Jason Matusow, shared source manager at Microsoft, was quoted in the article as saying: One of the great myths of open source is that everyone wants to look at source code.[Matt Croydon::postneo] The important point is: what are the terms of seeing the source code? Can you use it, modify it, pass it on? Or do you have to agree to not to use it, not to modify it, or pass it on? And the terms may even stipulate that you are not allowed to do any coding which implements similar things than the source code you have seen - in effect eliminating you as a competitor to the owner of the source code. In this case I believe the rational thing is to refuse to see the code.
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Mail filtering cures spam -- Comment()
I'm starting to like the luxury of a functioning spam filter. Since starting to use the Mail program in Mac OS X 10.2, I have received little spam e-mail to my inbox. It took one week to train the filter. Then I switched on the automatic mode. Now I have used the filter in automatic mode for three weeks. During that time the number of spam messages getting through to my inbox has been cut by 90%. I have also learned to check the spam messages folder two or three times a week for misclassified e-mail message. During the three weeks the Mail program made half a dozen misclassifications. Also, each day about 1-5 spam messages get through to my inbox. This is little compared to the average 20 spam e-mails I receive daily. Of course, the spammers will get even more clever. On the other hand, that is the reason for the adaptive filter: it will also develop.
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Audio and video weblogging? -- Comment()
Essay: Celebrity Sit-Coms [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] Will the weblog publishers and readers move towards audio and video formats? Is there any need for writers in the world of blogs?
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"The current 'highwater mark' on weblogs.com is 1036 updated weblogs per hour. The number of weblogs appears to be growing at a spectacular pace." [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]
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Our book on numerical methods is printed -- Comment()
 Our book on numerical methods (written in Finnish) came from the printhouse today. The book looks good, and feels quite substantial at 415 pages. Here is also the cover picture to celebrate the occasion.
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Microsoft tops Google hell search rankings: "Currently, if you type "go to hell" into Google, then Microsoft Corporation, Where do you want to go today?" [The Register]
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NetNewsWire Pro Features: "... the current plan for the for-pay version of NetNewsWire. ... it should give you a general idea of what to expect." [ranchero.com] [Mac Net Journal] So the Pro version will be a blogger application. It remains to be seen how good the application will be, because there is already a bunch of other alternatives available for Mac OS X.
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MS silently fixes password sniffing bug with XP SP1: "Keystrokes, including passwords, can be sniffed when using Windows Terminal Server or the XP remote control feature. MS has rolled a fix silently into SP1 without making any public statement on this serious problem." [The Register]
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What is good blogging? -- Comment()
A Klog Apart: "What exactly is good blogging? According to Phil Wolff:
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Rendezvous spreads: "Apple's network discovery protocol for services like filesharing and printing continues to gain adherents. Their version of a zero-configuration protocol now has several more major adherents in addition to the original three (Epson, Lexmark, and HP): Xerox, Philips, Canon, Sybase, and... World Book? Ah, the product marks the first cool application-based benefit: sharing notes and research." [80211b News] [Mac Net Journal]
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CEA's Shapiro Challenges Copyright Community's Attack on Consumers and Technology: "...urged the content community to work with, not against, the technology industry, specifically in the critical area of copyright. ... Shapiro refuted the content community's claims that downloading is illegal or immoral. One, he said, fair use rights are guaranteed to consumers by statute, and applied judicially on a case-by-case basis. ... the fact is that real and intellectual property are different and are governed by different principles. Downloading a copyrighted product does not diminish the product, as would be the case of taking and using tangible property such as a dress." [via Private Ink]
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Nikon Coolpix 3500: "Nikon has today announced the new three megapixel Coolpix 3500. The 3500 is based on the uniquely designed 2500..." [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)] This seems to be a relatively well balanced low-end camera. I'm not quite sure about the image quality compared to, e.g., the new Canon PowerShot S45 (which is not quite a low-end camera).
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Just A Thought - .Mac? .Maybe: "Apple is bound to make some stumbles but at least they are stumbling in the right direction, the service and its potential is plainly visible for all to see." (The Mac Observer via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu] I signed with .Mac in August, and have been relatively happy, especially when the first year was extended to the end of September, 2003. The Backup software (when it works...) and Virus protection are ok, but I haven't tried out the www homepage features. I did try publishing a web calendar with iCal, and that also works ok.
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Security through the millenia: "Bruce Schneier: The Odyssey. And don't miss the rest of this month's Crypto-Gram." [dive into mark] Bruce Schneier is definetely a writer you should read, so subscribe to the Crypto-Gram newsletter. His book Secrets and Lies is a recommended review of digital security for everyone: geeks, managers, and everyday computer users.
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