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Wednesday, August 27, 2003

I like the Google calculator -- Comment()
I like the new Google Calculator, especially because Safari has the Google search field always visible and ready for use. For example, I just needed to computer how long it would take in hours to transfer 50 gigabytes of data at 3 megabytes per second: the result is here. Also, the new Google dictionary of terms is useful. The link is found in the beginning of the result page, at Searched the web for X. Here is the entry on Earth.

Instant messages beat e-mail -- Comment()
The Shifted Librarian writes that IM Beats Email in Smackdown: "Right now there's a poll on the Yahooligans site that asks what do you use more often? Results since August 26:

Instant messages: 51% (5015 votes)
Email: 48% (4776 votes)

Now, which type of reference service do you think is going to continue gaining in popularity with students, email or chat-based? Hmmmm...."

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Apple Issues G5 Benchmarks: "The results are in line with Intel's historically strong performance in integer performance and PowerPC's equally strong floating point results. But according to Apple the gcc compiler used did not support the AltiVec floating point instructions, and yet the G5 machine managed to trump both Dells on trial. By Andrew Orlowski" (The Register via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]

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We don't link, we don't have to. We're Wired.: " This Wired article about MIT's OpenCourseWare is close to unbelivable: they have a photo of a Vietnamiese guy who happens to use the MIT's web site but there is not a single link to the actual site they're writing about." [Krzysztof Kowalczyk's Weblog]

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About Nokia N-Gage.: "This is the best summary of Nokia's upcoming N-Gage gaming machine." [Krzysztof Kowalczyk's Weblog]

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Canon EOS-300D / Digital Rebel: "Canon has today announced the EOS Digital Rebel (US name) / EOS-300D (Rest of world). This six megapixel digital SLR is essentially a feature reduced EOS-10D [...]" [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]

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'Troubleshooting Mac OS X' e-book available: "The X Lab, a private venture dedicated to providing troubleshooting information and services to Mac OS X users, has published "Troubleshooting Mac OS X," a new e-book that focuses on preventing and resolving common problems with Mac OS X." [MacCentral]

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Hydra is now SubEthaEdit: "What used to be called Hydra is now SubEthaEdit. Seven brains are smarter than one became Fourty-two brains are smarter than one, a reference to a famous Mac user, the late Douglas Adams." [vowe dot net]

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BBC Creative Archive: "Instead of packing for vacation, I spent the past day talking to Brewster Kahle and Lawrence Lessig about their brainstorming sessions on the BBC Creative Archive" [Paul Boutin]