Friday, February 24, 2006
News
Google Serves Up Dashboard Widgets
A Milestone For iTunes; A Windfall For A Downloader
The iMac stays with Alex Ostrovsky — "I'd been asking my parents for a new computer for a while, so this was a dream come true," he said. He will keep an iPod, and family and friends will get the rest. But the $10,000 gift card has him a bit flummoxed.
Yahoo Exec: Labels Should Sell Music Without DRM
Yahoo Music chief Dave Goldberg raised eyebrows Thursday at the Music 2.0 conference with a proposal rarely heard frm executives at large digital music services: Recod labels should try selling music online without copy protection.
Mac OS X Malware Merits Education, Caution
Apple Announces Winner Of 1 Billion Downloads Contest
The winning tune was Speed f Sound by Coldplay.
Opinion
OS X Security Flaws: Much Ado About Nothing?
This is an opportunity to educate and enlighten; but it is no crisis, no fall of the mighty. And it is not news.
A Brief History Of Apple's Open Source Efforts
With the release of Mac OS X for x86 processors, Apple has chosen to not release source to key components of the OS. This means Darwin/x86 is dead in the water... One has to wonder why people would want to donate their time to such a fruitless and pointless cause.
Why Virus Is Good For Mac Users
When and if these Mac attacks come to an end, we'll also have a much better handle on how superior (if at all) the Mac OS really is.
Review
5 Apps To Rescue The Distracted
10 Semi-Obscure Mac Programs You Shouldn't Be Without
QBeez 2
A pleasant evolution in the classic puzzle genre, QBeez 2 adds some fun elements like the Puzzle Maker and Quest mdoe.
Sidetrack
Apple's keynote addresses, nowadays, are pretty much polished and almost perfect. Well, what happens when things are not absolutely perfect? Here are some of the instances.
Dori Smith: Take a moment to tell the people in your life that you love and appreciate them. This month is just kicking everyone, everywhere so far as I can see, so the one thing you can do is make sure that they know how much they mean.
Here're instructions on how to turn your built-in iSight camera into a rearview mirror — just so you are little more prepared for those sneak attacks from behind.
Update: And this will be one instance where you want a rearview mirror. Either that, or you should really be paying attention to your surroundings when you are watching porn at a public location.
