Open source awards recognise best in free software
Open source awards recognise best in free software
Three OS X applications were among the winners of the annual SourceForge awards which recognise the best in open source software.
Shimo: CiscoVPN OS X Integration - MacApper
Shimo: CiscoVPN OS X Integration - MacApper
| Shimo: CiscoVPN OS X Integration MacApper, Canada - If you’ve used the CiscoVPN client for OS X, you’d soon realize how much of a chore this can become. The client keeps a window up on the screen and stays in … |
Vista not winning any popularity contests
Vista not winning any popularity contests
Globe and Mail - Yet, if Mac OS X was available for my Toshiba laptop, I’d buy it, my Microsoft fatigue is that high. The non-nerd-friendly & free-OSes like Ubuntu (GNU/Linux) or PC-BSD all have missing items like Flash support on the browser or a missing Sun Java
Dvorak voices opinions on Mac experience
Dvorak voices opinions on Mac experience
MacNN - Noted Apple critic John C. Dvorak has written a generally favorable view of recent experiences using an iMac, which he requested for a work project in a Mac-based office. Comparing the system to a PC, he notes that the interface is “slicker,” and
My iPhone Doesn’t Work, but I Love It Anyway
My iPhone Doesn’t Work, but I Love It Anyway
Slate - Since then I’ve purchased seven iPods, an iBook, a Macbook, and a 24-inch iMac. Strange as this may sound, I’ve even taken to buying and eating actual apples . I’m thinking seriously about getting a couple of enormous Apple Cinema Displays (check out
News Blog: Posts in Apple
News Blog: Posts in Apple
CNET News - The iMac has had the same basic design since the G5 days, making it ripe for an overhaul. Apple added Intel’s Core 2 Duo processors and a 24-inch model last September , but many Apple bloggers are expecting a more thorough overhaul this year, perhaps
News Blog: Posts tagged kid
News Blog: Posts tagged kid
CNET News - To me, the iPhone is the difference between having a DOS-based user interface and suddenly fast-forwarding to Mac OS X. That leap also happens to be the difference between my Razr and the iPhone. Hence the paradigm-shift comparison. But we mused that
Mac worm rumors swirl; Dai Zovi ships unofficial Mac OS X patch
Mac worm rumors swirl; Dai Zovi ships unofficial Mac OS X patch
ZDNet.be Blogs - Posted by Ryan Naraine @ 3:11 pm Categories: Patch Watch , Zero-day attacks , Apple , Microsoft , Browsers , Rootkits , Vulnerability research , Punditocracy , Spam and Phishing , Spyware and Adware , Botnets , Exploit code , Data theft , Open source
The Show is Now Fixed
The Show is Now Fixed
October 7 2006: The correct version of episode 22 is now uploaded and ready for your listening pleasure. If you have the previous version, and are curious to hear what you missed, be sure to re-download the show. By the way - to all those who wrote I should just get a Mac - I am accepting […]
Sports Briefing | Golf: S.M.U. Recruit Wins Junior Title
Mark Costanza of Tuxedo Park, N.Y., defeated Mac Bichsel of Cranbury, N.J., 3 and 2, in the final of the 90th M.G.A./MetLife Junior Championship, the nation’s oldest junior championship, at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Conn. Constanza, who was recruited to play golf at Southern Methodist, became the 10th player in M.G.A. history to win both the junior and boys championships.
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Food for thought about exchange-rate controversies
AMERICAN politicians bash China for its policy of keeping the yuan weak. France blames a strong euro for its sluggish economy. The Swiss are worried about a falling franc. New Zealanders fret that their currency has risen too far.
All these anxieties rest on a belief that exchange rates are out of whack. Is this justified? The Economist's Big Mac Index, a light-hearted guide to how far currencies are from fair value, provides some answers. It is based on the theory of purchasing-power parity (PPP), which says that exchange rates should equalise the price of a basket of goods in any two countries. Our basket contains just a single representative purchase, but one that is available in 120 countries: a Big Mac hamburger. The implied PPP, our hamburger standard, is the exchange rate that makes the dollar price of a burger the same in each country.
Powering Up, One Step at a Time
Powering Up, One Step at a Time
Wired News - That arm of the project is to develop wireless, piezoelectric microgenerators that resonate at the frequency of passing trains and other vehicles and can be attached to outdoor light fittings. (A similar technique was used in Nike and Apple Computer