The World: An Artificial Island Paradise
Filed in World on August 15, 2005 at 6:20 pmHave you ever dreamt about living on your own island paradise? In the not too distant future (approx. 2008), Dubai’s Al Nakheel Properties (the creators of the famous Palm Islands) will complete The World, a collection of 300 private artificial islands arranged to appear like the continents of the Earth. Each island will [...]
Blogroll Dive: 8/15/05
Filed in Blogs on at 12:51 amHere are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive:
Bryan shares his method of troubleshooting PCs. (I’m sorry, but I don’t have a specific method for troubleshooting Macs, because my recommended maintenance routine usually solves all of the problems that I have encountered. And, it never hurts to have AppleJack installed and an emergency boot [...]
WordPress v1.5.2 Released
Filed in Freeware, Technology, WordPress on August 14, 2005 at 4:44 pmWordPress v1.5.2 has been released. This release is a security and bug-fix update. It is recommended for all users. Get WordPress v1.5.2 now!
Favored Freeware: ClamXav
Filed in Freeware on August 13, 2005 at 1:24 amClamXav is a free virus checker for MacOS X. It uses the tried, tested, and very popular ClamAV open source antivirus engine as a back end.
Pros: “Back in the days before OS X, the number of viruses which attacked Macintosh users totaled somewhere between about 60 and 80. Today, the number of viruses actively attacking [...]
Google Maps Widget Update v2.1
Filed in Freeware, Technology on August 12, 2005 at 12:57 amThe Google Maps Widget has been updated to v2.1. This update adds support for auto-resizing and improves memory management. The release notes are available here. Read the Favored Freeware entry for the Google Maps Widget here.
An Extra Month of Daylight Saving Time
Filed in General, Technology, World on August 8, 2005 at 11:33 pmMichael Hampton has announced that the United States of America has just been granted four extra weeks of Daylight Saving Time, beginning in 2007. President George W. Bush signed the bill granting an extra month of DST today, August 8th 2005, in order to lower energy consumption … by forcing Americans to use lights [...]
Blogroll Dive: 8/8/05
Filed in Blogs on at 12:23 amHere are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive:
Bryan discovers the difference between e.g. and i.e.
Owen completes a very successful Blogathon 2005.
Michael Heilemann reviews Land of the Dead (2005).
Brian states that independent podcasts still fall short of the high quality and short length of commercial podcasts.
Khaled considers Lulu publishing.
Michael Hampton releases a Greasemonkey script for Firefox [...]
Macromedia Studio 8 Available in September
Filed in MacMerc, Technology on August 7, 2005 at 11:46 pmMacMerc has announced the future availability of Macromedia Studio 8.
Macromedia today announced Macromedia Studio 8, an updated suite of software for web designers, developers, video professionals, and graphic artists to design, develop, and maintain interactive online experiences. Combining the latest releases of award-winning Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash Professional, and Macromedia Fireworks, and key productivity tools [...]
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