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Friday, February 14, 2003
![[Item Permalink]](http://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/images/ur_bullet.gif){kind=small} Opera releases "Bork" edition -- Comment()
The Swedish Chef Goes After Microsoft: Two weeks ago it was revealed that Microsoft's MSN portal targeted Opera users, by purposely provided them with a broken page. As a reply to MSN's treatment of its users, Opera Software today released a very special Bork edition of its Opera 7 for Windows browser. The Bork edition behaves differently on one Web site: MSN. Users accessing the MSN site will see the page transformed into the language of the famous Swedish Chef from the Muppet Show: Bork, Bork, Bork!
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IBM abandons Intel's Itanic: "BIG BLUE has discontinued efforts to adapt Linux for the Itanium, according to IDG. IBM spokesman Ron Faveli said 'IBM doesn't have anyone dedicated to working with Linux on Itanium.'" [Google Technology News]
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Microsoft's Open Source Emissary Departs, Offers Suggestions -- Comment()
Dan Gillmor's eJournal tells that Dave Stutz, who has been Microsoft's most persuasive ambassador to the open-source community, has left the company. Stutz writes: "I've spent a lot of time during the last few years participating in damage-control of various sorts, and I respect the need for serious adult supervision. Recovering from current external perceptions of Microsoft as a paranoid, untrustworthy, greedy, petty, and politically inept organization will take years. Being the lowest cost commodity producer during such a recovery will be arduous, and will have the side-effect of changing Microsoft into a place where creative managers and accountants, rather than visionaries, will call the shots."
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About the Keynote XML File Format: "This Technical Note contains the schema describing the XML file format used by Keynote documents (refered to here and in later documents simply as "APXL" -- Apple Presentation XmL). It is intended for developers who wish to create or modify Keynote presentations programmatically." [ via Dan Hon > More Like This WebLog]
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Free DropStuff, half-off Stuffit Deluxe available to .Mac members: "Apple's .Mac Web site has been updated with two specials for members of the service - a free copy of Aladdin's DropStuff (a US$30 value) and a discounted version of StuffIt Deluxe for $39.99..." [MacMinute.com: Up-to-the-Minute Apple Mac News]
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Mac OS X 10.2.4 Available Now: "The 10.2.4 Update delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for the following applications, services and technologies: Address Book, Classic compatibility, Finder, FireWire, Graphics, OpenGL, and Sherlock. It includes AFP and Windows file service improvements, as well as audio, disc recording, graphics, and printing improvements." [MacSlash: A daily dose of Macintosh News and Discussion]
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Apple releases Mac OS X 10.2.4: "Apple Computer on Thursday issued an update for its Mac OS X operating system Mac OS X. The update addresses issues related to reliability for built-in applications and services, and more. It's available for download through the Software Update system preference pane." [InfoWorld: Top News]
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Cool clients for Mac -- Comment()
Brain Off writes that all the cool experimental web clients are for the Mac: "First there was Watson, Webbing Effortlessly with all sorts of Screen Scraped (from Yahoo I hear) Tools. Then Spring, designing online life with by pointing, clicking, and dragging visual web services. Konfabulator looks like a sweet scriptable Widget Engine..."
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