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Thursday, October 2, 2003

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My Dock: "So following Jason Kottke's call, I am posting my dock. Unlike some of the others (and like Kottke), my Dock is in the default position. It's as small as it goes just because I like my real estate." [I <3 Mena]

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Devious virus attacks on the rise: "The number of virus attacks has jumped by 20% in the past six months, say computer security experts." [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

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Lick Me, I'm A Macintosh: "Look here, at the packaging for the iPod. You ain't about to find this type of artistic approach in any sort of mass-consumer package design. Yes, it is one of the most expensive MP3 players on the market. Yes, it is by all accounts the best and most elegantly designed MP3 player on the market. And, yes, it is selling by the truckload. There are reasons for this."

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Linux-based grid to help in new weather warning project: "The five-year, $40 million project seeks to improve early warnings and the detection of dangerous storms, tornados and hurricanes." [Computerworld News]

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SCO set to take SGI's Unix license away: "SGI revealed that SCO has threatened to terminate the company's Unix license due to a breach of contract. The claim mirrors that of one handed to IBM by SCO that the vendor has illegally thrown bits of Unix code into Linux without permission. Come Oct. 14, SCO plans to revoke SGI's Unix license, looking to disrupt the vendor's Irix sales."

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Your Dock, if you please: "Giles Turnbull wrote a fun piece for O'Reilly showcasing the Docks of some OS X users. This is my Dock [...] What does yours look like? Post a screenshot to your site and paste a link (and description if you'd like) to it in the comments..." [kottke.org]

Well, here is my Dock:

My Dock includes (from top to bottom): Finder, System Prefecences, CopyPaste, Terminal, X11, Mail, Safari, Mozilla, Address Book, Radio Userland, SubEthaEdit, TeXShop, iStorm, iChalk, Watson, MacJournal, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OmniGraffle, Keynote, Citrix ICA Client, Acrobat 5.0, Acrobat Distiller, Acrobat Reader 6.0, Illustrator, Photoshop, GraphicConverter, Preview, iPhoto, Image Capture, RealOne Player, QuickTime Player, iTunes, Process Viewer, Console, Stuffit Expander, VPN Client, iChat AV, Fugu, Internet Connect, Text Edit, shortcut to ICA settings, shortcut to Terminal commands, home directory, Trash.

By the way, yesterday I removed half a dozen items from the Dock.

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Wellcome Trust supports open access: "The Trust now supports the launch of new OA journals and repositories, promises its grantees that it will pay the processing fees charged by OA journals, and encourages authors to retain copyright and make their work openly accessible whenever possible. The Wellcome Trust is the largest and most influential player yet to take these important steps." [Open Access News]