Universal Rule

Book Reviews

Wednesday, September 24, 2003

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Smart sofa' aimed at couch potatoes: "Serious couch potatoes may soon have sofas that order take-out, turn lights off automatically and tune the TV to their favorite programs, without them ever having to lift a finger."

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Apple Posts Darwin 6.7, 6.8 For Latest OS X: "Apple has posted Darwin 6.7 and Darwin 6.8, new releases of the open-source source code base that corresponds to Mac OS X 10.2.7 (for Power Mac G5) and Mac OS X 10.2.8, respectively. Darwin 7.0b1, the 2003 WWDC Developer Preview that corresponds to Panther (Mac OS X 10.3), is also available." (MacNN via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]

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Finally, a new post: "Sometimes, bad timing just hits you hard. My illness came on strong the past few months. Overall, I haven't been online to do more than check my email for the past few months. I've been spending most of my time, laying on my bed and seriously considering ways to be mobile." [Private Ink]

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19th Century Guide to Dishonest Argument: "In the public arena, rhetoric is more important than logic; sounding right is more important than being right. Arthur Schopenhauer's The Art of Controversy offers a solution: discard 'objective truth', employ flexible moral judgement." [kuro5hin.org]

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Glitch prompts Apple to pull OS update: "The company removes a minor update to Mac OS X, released Monday, from its Web site after some users report networking problems." [CNET News.com - Personal Technology]

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Google test-drives location search tool: "New service analyzes Web page content for clues about location, like business addresses, allowing users to query for stores and services that are close to home." [Computerworld News]

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More iSight Video Tricks: "When you're not video conferencing, you still have a powerful camera perched atop your Mac." (O'Reilly Network via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]