Wednesday, July 16, 2003

The world press on the U.S. intelligence scandal. Saudi Arabia: If Blair goes down, he'll take Bush with him; Kenya: How do the parents of dead GIs feel about White House lies? [Salon.com] 11:03:22 AM

Mozilla Wants to Rumble With IE. Think the browser wars are over? The newly formed Mozilla Foundation claims open-source innovation will allow it to challenge Microsoft's near-total domination of the market. It's a mighty tall order. By Amit Asaravala. [Wired News] 11:03:07 AM

Macworld CreativePro: Apple Soundtrack goes solo. Apple announced Wednesday that Soundtrack, a professional music creation tool originally offered specifically with Final Cut Pro 4, will be available as a standalone product. Apple plans to ship the software in August for US$299. Soundtrack enables video, DVD and Web project creators to incorporate original music into their projects. The software includes more than 4,000 audio loops and sound effects available for royalty-free use. A search engine enables you to find sounds by instrument, genre or mood, and Soundtrack also supports importing new sound loops from formats including Acid, AIFF and WAVE. Soundtrack's native file format is Apple Loops. [MacCentral] 11:02:44 AM