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Book Reviews

Tuesday, August 24, 2004

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High cholesterol? Try some blueberries: "Researchers have found a substance in blueberries can cut harmful cholesterol as effectively as a commercial drug, and has the potential for fewer side effects, according to a new study by the US Department of Agriculture." [New Media Musings]

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More tab features in OmniWeb 5: "If you double click a tab thumbnail, it will open the page in a new window and close in the old one. Double click the Favicon in the address bar, however, and the page will open in a new window and leave the old incidence of the page where it is." [macosxhints]

I noticed the "Edit this form field in a separate window" feature but thought that it had been there previously. Apparently this is also a nice OmniWeb feature.

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I'll manage a new group starting first of September. The new group will focus on supporting scientific applications and software development.

There are great challenges ahead. We'll work with Linux-based clusters, grid middleware, future computing platforms, and distributed database architectures. A main topic will be 'integromics' - integrating data, software, and knowledge from different disciplines.

It is nice to be on the way to unmapped country. Great group, great people, huge tasks ahead.

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Internet Explorer can make your computer unsafe: "Why not switch to a browser that's more secure? Many already have. Read their stories, and choose a browser that's right for you."

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Shifted Librarian unpacks free CDs from the RIAA: "As a requirement of its price-fixing settlement with the Feds, the RIAA is obliged to give thousands of CDs to public libraries. However, as has been noted, the CDs they're sending around are worse than shit: hundreds of copies of the years-old Whitney Houston single of the Star Spangled Banner, that species of kidney." [Boing Boing]