Tuesday, May 20, 2003

NetNewsWire Lite update fixes bugs, more. Ranchero Software has released NetNewsWire Lite v1.0.3, a new version of the Mac OS X-native RSS newsreader. [S]ports a three-paned interface that [...] display[s] headlines and summary information and retrieve[s] articles from thousands of Web sites and Web logs, or "blogs." [W]orks by reading RDF/Rich Site Summary, or RSS, [--] an XML format used to syndicate Web site content. [MacCentral] 12:08:37 PM

Telescopes of the World, Unite! A Cosmic Database Emerges. What some astronomers are calling "the world's best telescope" is built of terabytes of data collected by dozens of telescopes on earth and in space. By Bruce Schechter. [New York Times: Technology] 8:30:10 AM

NY Times: Unsuspecting Computer Users Relay Spam. "The spammers have mutated their techniques," said Ronald F. Guilmette, a computer consultant in Roseville, Calif., who has developed a list of computers that are forwarding spam. "Today, if you are trying to do a really mass spamming, it is de rigueur to do it in an underhanded manner." [Tomalak's Realm] 8:29:49 AM

Poll: Americans look to computers for home entertainment. The poll was conducted for Microsoft, but also indicates that Apple was ahead of the curve with its "digital hub" focus. [MacCentral] 8:23:22 AM