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FYI: Toshiba says good-bye to it's HD DVD format
by billing 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

...from: http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2008_02/pr1903.htm Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses 19 February, 2008 Company Remains Focused on Championing Consumer Access to High Definition Content TOKYO--Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has undertaken a thorough review of its overall strategy for HD DVD and has decided it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders. This decision has been made following recent major changes in the market. Toshiba will continue, however, to provide full product support and after-sales service for all owners of Toshiba HD DVD products. [...] "We carefully assessed the long-term impact of continuing the so- called 'next-generation format war' and concluded that a swift decision will best help the market develop," said Atsutoshi Nishida, President and CEO of Toshiba Corporation. "While we are disappointed for the company and more importantly, for the consumer, the real mass market opportunity for high definition content remains untapped and Toshiba is both able and determined to use our talent, technology and intellectual property to make digital convergence a reality." [...] Toshiba will begin to reduce shipments of HD DVD players and recorders to retail channels, aiming for cessation of these businesses by the end of March 2008. Toshiba also plans to end volume production of HD DVD disk drives for such applications as PCs and games in the same timeframe, yet will continue to make efforts to meet customer requirements. The company will continue to assess the position of notebook PCs with integrated HD DVD drives within the overall PC business relative to future market demand. This decision will not impact on Toshiba's commitment to standard DVD, and the company will continue to market conventional DVD players and recorders. Toshiba intends to continue to contribute to the development of the DVD industry, as a member of the DVD Forum, an international organization with some 200 member companies, committed to the discussion and defining of optimum optical disc formats for the consumer and the related industries. [...]

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INTEREST: Microsoft Reassigns Several Top Executives
by billing 15 Feb '08

15 Feb '08

...from: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/15/technology/15soft.html http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/will-microsofts-executive-shuffle-… Microsoft Reassigns Several Top Executives By SAUL HANSELL and JOHN MARKOFF Published: February 15, 2008 Microsoft announced a sweeping shake-up of its executive ranks Thursday, placing new executives over operations facing fierce new competition from Google, Apple and cellphone makers. Microsoft's Yahoo Bid Full coverage of Microsoft's offer to buy Yahoo, who is advising, who else might be in play and where the bid goes from here. The announcements were part of a broad management reorganization involving seven new senior vice presidents and seven new corporate vice presidents. One of the more significant leadership changes was in the cellphone operations. Andy Lees was named senior vice president for mobile communications operations. Mr. Lees, who had overseen the server business, succeeds Pieter Knook, who, the company said, “made the decision to leave Microsoft to pursue other opportunities.” Microsoft has been paying more attention to its cellphone business following the introduction of Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android software operating system. In only a few months of the iPhone’s release, according to Canalys, a market research firm, Apple gained 28 percent of the smartphone market in the United States, a greater share of the market than the cellphones using Microsoft’s Windows Mobile software. Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry, leads the category that has been dominated by phones made for business users. Microsoft is showing more interest in the consumer market. This week it announced it was buying Danger, the maker of the popular Sidekick cellphone. Analysts said that Microsoft was moving to confront a growing competitive threat from a range of companies that have positioned themselves to offer Web-based alternatives to Microsoft’s core office- productivity applications. The other major change was the replacement of Steve Berkowitz, the current senior vice president of Microsoft’s Online Services group. Mr. Berkowitz, the former chief executive of the online site Ask Jeeves, was hired with great fanfare in April 2006 to help revive Microsoft’s search and portal operations. Microsoft has been unable to make a dent in Google’s growing dominance in search and search advertising. Mr. Berkowitz will leave the company this August, the company said. Responsibility for online operation was split among three executives who will work in the combined organization that handles both Internet activities and the Windows operating system, which is run by Kevin Johnson. Satya Nadella, will be the senior vice president for the search, portals and advertising group. Mr. Nadella is on the engineering side of Microsoft, and will look after the technical side of Web search, advertising systems and related systems. He will also have responsibility for the programming of the MSN portal. Bill Veghte, will be the senior vice president for online services and Windows, handling sales, marketing and product management both for Windows and online operations. Brian McAndrews, the senior vice president of the advertiser and publisher solutions group, will look after the strategy and marketing of Microsoft’s online activities jointly with Mr. Veghte and Mr. Nadella. February 14, 2008, 10:17 pm Will Microsoft’s Executive Shuffle Scare Yahoo? By SAUL HANSELL If there was apprehension at Yahoo already about the prospect of a takeover by Microsoft, the fear will no doubt increase as those in Sunnyvale study the details of Microsoft’s reorganization announced Thursday. There is a consensus at Yahoo that many of Microsoft’s ills can be traced to near paralysis that stemmed from its complex matrixed organization, excessive bureaucracy, and war between competing internal units. Microsoft has long thrived with a bifurcated organization—half the company devoted to engineering, the other half to sales and marketing. This worked well enough in a software world where the engineers would hand a gold master CD of a program every year or two to the sales side which would take it to market. The Internet, where product cycles are months, sometimes weeks, generally requires much more tight coordination between functions. Microsoft is positioning many of its online sites as Internet extensions of its software products. That led to the renaming, for example, of its Hotmail service, once the market leader, as “Windows Live Hotmail,” a brand that resonates with few outside of Redmond. Microsoft looked like it was trying to overcome some of these problems and create more accountability two years ago when it hired Steve Berkowitz, the former head of Ask Jeeves, to be the senior vice president of what it called the online services group. But Mr. Berkowitz never had control of the engineering teams for the products he was charged with running, which created friction within Microsoft, according to Internet company executives. Mr. Berkowitz will leave Microsoft this summer after a short transition. The online business will now be split between four executives, who all work for Kevin Johnson, a former I.B.M sales executive. Three of those four make up a group charged with the overall strategy and marketing for Microsoft’s Internet services. Marketing and product management for Microsoft’s online operations will be handled by Bill Veghte, who also performs that role for Windows Vista and its successors. (His unit is called the online services & windows business group.) Satya Nadella, a longtime engineer, now will run what is called the search, portals and advertising group. Mostly, this will look after the engineering for Microsoft’s Web search, advertising systems and related systems. Awkwardly, he will also have responsibility for the programming of the MSN portal, which is run by Joanne Bradford. Mr. Nadella doesn’t even control all the technology related to the Internet operations. Steven Sinofsky, runs engineering for both user interface of Windows and the Windows Live services like e-mail and instant messaging. Mr. Sinofsky, however, is not part of the three- person group overseeing online strategy. The third member of the Microsoft online triumvirate is Brian McAndrews, the former chief executive of aQuantive, the advertising company Microsoft bought last year. His area is dubbed the advertiser and publisher solutions group, includes both engineering and marketing for the company’s advertising systems. A Microsoft spokesman said its too early to say whether this structure is what the company will use if it succeeds in buying Yahoo. For Microsoft to get its $45 billion worth out of Yahoo and create a real challenge to Google, it will need to have a much more nimble structure, with clear lines of responsibility, and an unambiguous mandate to win online without any regard for the effect on the Windows franchise.

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Please ignore "plasmalemma" spam
by billing 11 Feb '08

11 Feb '08

Sorry 'bout that, folks. The message you've just received with the subject "plasmalemma" and talk about CDs and downloading software is unsolicited SPAM. I've reported the occurrence to the parties involved. I thought the list had been protected against this type of thing. I'll have to go and check it out. Wayne

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by Santana Stinnette 10 Feb '08

10 Feb '08

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INTEREST: Apple hires Walmart video chief
by billing 04 Feb '08

04 Feb '08

...from: http://macworld.co.uk/ipod-itunes/news/index.cfm?newsid=20328 iPod/iPhone > News Monday, 04 February 2008 Apple employs Walmart video chief to spearhead international expansion of iTunes film and TV services by Jonny Evans Apple has recruited Walmart's head of digital media, Kevin Swint, to help beef-up its international offering of film and television shows through iTunes. Swint was the man who led Walmart's music and video services. He begins his new appointment at Apple this month, with particular responsibility of extending iTunes film and television rentals/sales worldwide. Walmart's strategy for digital distribution remains unsteady, with the company recently closing its online film services. Introducing iTunes film rental services at Macworld Expo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said he hoped Apple would be able to introduce such services internationally in 2008.

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INTEREST: Why would I use WestGrid?
by billing 30 Jan '08

30 Jan '08

...from: http://www.westgrid.ca/about_westgrid What Is WestGrid? WestGrid operates high performance computing (HPC), collaboration and visualization infrastructure across western Canada. It encompasses 14 partner institutions across four provinces. WestGrid was the first resource provider in Canada to adopt a grid-enabled system for its HPC, collaboration and scientific visualization resources. Within two years, this system has enabled WestGrid to build a user community across Canada in disciplines ranging from the sciences and engineering to arts and humanities. WestGrid has a cohesive team of technical staff and system architects to support these users. Who is eligible for a WestGrid account? WestGrid facilities are designated for Canadian researchers or those collaborating on Canadian research projects. In general, any academic researcher from a Canadian research institution with significant high performance computing requirements to support his or her research may apply for an account on WestGrid. WestGrid Seminar: Introduction to Grid Technologies Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2008 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Location: E2-568 EITC Building Grid technologies are changing the way research is done. This seminar will explore what these technologies are and how researchers can benefit from using them. Current support for grid technologies in WestGrid will also be discussed. WestGrid operates high performance computing (HPC), collaboration and visualization infrastructure across western Canada. The University of Manitoba joined WestGrid in April of 2006 and is one of 14 partner institutions across four provinces. For those of you who are unable to attend, the seminar will be webcast live. A link to the webcast will be posted at www.westgrid.ca just before the start of the seminar. Please RSVP to aronsson(a)cs.umanitoba.ca if you plan to attend. For more information, contact: Jonatan Aronsson HPC Applications Analyst High Performance Computing aronsson(a)cs.umanitoba.ca Phone: (204) 474-6912 Fax: (204) 474-7609

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FYI: MicroAPL announces public Beta for APLX Version 4
by billing 11 Jan '08

11 Jan '08

> MicroAPL announces the commercial release of APLX Version 4 for > Windows and MacOS. APLX Version 4 for Linux is now also available, > as a public beta. APLX Server Editions, and 64-bit > implementations, will follow in Q1 2008. > > You can download free-of-charge evaluation copies of APLX Version 4 > from the MicroAPL website http://www.microapl.co.uk/apl. You are > also invited to visit our website to take part in the APLX for Linux > public beta program. > > This is a quick summary of the features introduced in Version 4 (see http://www.microapl.co.uk/apl/aplx_new_40.html > for further details): > > Major Language Enhancements > > * Support for object-oriented programming with user-defined APL > classes. > * Support for object-oriented programming using external classes > written in the .Net languages (such as C# and Visual Basic), Java, > and Ruby, using natural dot-notation syntax. > * Extensible interface for other object-oriented languages such as C+ > +. > * A range of new System Functions and System Methods to use with > classes written in APL or in other languages. > * New system functions for import and export of data in a variety of > formats including CSV, TSV, HTML, SYLK, and Unicode UCF-8 or UCF-16 > text. > * Regular-expression searching. > * Structured-Control Error Handling > using :Try :CatchIf :CatchAll :EndTry. > * Zilde (empty numeric vector) system constant. > > User-interface enhancements > > * New QuickSym input method for entering APL symbols without a > special APL keyboard layout (see summary athttp://www.microapl.co.uk/apl/aplx_quicksym.html) > . > * Powerful new general-array editor allows editing of almost any > simple, mixed or nested array, and of the properties of APL objects. > * New class editor for writing user-defined APL classes. > * Copy/Paste of arrays in various formats for exchange with Excel > and other applications. > * Enhancements to Workspace Explorer and Edit windows to support > class methods and properties. > * New workspace-search feature for rapid search or search-and- > replace of a string (or regular expression) in the workspace. > > Performance Enhancements > > * Major speed-ups to most string searches. > * Major speed-up to outer product using the Match primitive. > * Many primitives enhanced for faster operation on large arrays. > > The MicroAPL Team > > ==================================================================== > > You are receiving this e-mail because you have expressed interest in > MicroAPL products in the past. > > If you do not wish to receive information about MicroAPL products > and services, please accept our apologies for having disturbed you. > To request removal from our mailing list, please reply to this > message with REMOVE in the subject line. Thank you. > > ==================================================================== > > MicroAPL Ltd. Registered in England No. 1415598. Registered office: > The Roller Mill, Mill Lane, Uckfield, E.Sussex TN22 5AA, UK > > WWW: http://www.microapl.co.uk PHONE: +44 1825 768050 > E-Mail: microapl(a)microapl.co.uk FAX: +44 1825 749472

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Mac OS X 10.5 Update program extension.
by Doug Hamilton 09 Jan '08

09 Jan '08

Hello Everyone: Apple has extended their Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Update-to-Date Program to the end of this month. http://www.apple.com/ca/macosx/uptodate/ Regards, Doug

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FYI: Fast User Switching and Parental Controls don't play well together
by billing 19 Nov '07

19 Nov '07

...from: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307022 Date Created: November 12, 2007 Date Modified: November 15, 2007 Mac OS X 10.5: Dashboard widgets issues with Parental Controls and Fast User Switching enabled Issue or symptom After switching (via Fast User Switching) to or from an account that has Parental Controls enabled, you may not be able to access your Dashboard widgets any longer, even while using an account that does not have Parental Controls enabled. Products affected • Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard • Dashboard and Parental Controls Solution As a workaround, avoid using Fast User Switching to switch between user accounts with and without Parental Controls enabled (you can disable Fast User Switching in Account preferences' Login Options pane). If you are affected by this issue: • Temporarily deselect Parental Controls' "Only allow selected applications" option in the account(s) that use it viaParental Controls preferences in System Preferences. This will restore access to widgets for all users. • Re-enable Parental Controls' "Only allow selected applications" for the account(s) that use it. Note: If you switch (again) via Fast User Switching to a user with Parental Controls enabled, this issue will return. This document will be updated as more information becomes available. Keywords: ktech kmosx5 Article ID: 307022

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Fwd: TSATAII-E342P and Leopard
by Aaron M. Sivertson 16 Nov '07

16 Nov '07

Hello all, In case it affects any of you, or perhaps purely for interest, here's a support question/answer I just asked/received personally: Cheers, Aaron Begin forwarded message: > From: "Aaron M. Sivertson" <amsivertson(a)gmail.com> > Date: November 15, 2007 1:32:58 PM CST (CA) > To: "Aaron M. Sivertson" <am_sivertson(a)umanitoba.ca> > Subject: Fwd: TSATAII-E342P and Leopard > Reply-To: amsivertson(a)gmail.com > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Support <support(a)sonnettech.com> > Date: 15 Nov 2007 13:22 > Subject: Re: TSATAII-E342P and Leopard > To: amsivertson(a)gmail.com > > Aaron, > > Actually it's an issue with the Oxford Semiconductor chip that > Seagate is using in that drive to provide the multiple interfaces. > As you can see, there is a problem on the SATA side of things. > Western Digital has the same issue as does anyone using that OxSemi > chip. That's the bad news. > > The good news is that we've been working with OxSemi and Western > Digital to resolve these issues. We first discovered the problem > with some of our other controllers that are based on Marvell chipsets. > > The Express34 card is based on a Silicon Image chipset and we've > been passing information along to them as we get it. We're hoping > they'll be releasing a new driver but we haven't been given an ETA. > I'm going to get the website updated to mention that folks might > have problems with those brands of drives under 10.5. > > The problem is actually there in 10.4 but it doesn't cause issues. > Apparently 10.5 enhances the problem. > > Neal > Sonnet Customer Service > support(a)sonnettech.com > > "No Switches. No Control Panels. Simply Fast." > > > > On Nov 15, 2007, at 10:53 AM, Aaron M. Sivertson wrote: > >> Hi there, >> >> Question for you - I'm running a MacBook Pro with Leopard, and >> using the above names Express Card - part # TSATAII-E342P >> >> Prior to installing Leopard, everything was working fine with my >> Seagate FreeAgent Pro 750 GB drive running via e-SATA cable from >> that card. However, the first time I used it after installing >> Leopard, things started going wrong, so I'm wondering if there are >> any software driver fixes for known problems. >> >> I was getting OS errors saying the drive couldn't be read >> properly. I cloned my Windows Vista installation (running through >> parallels) from it back over to my MacBook hard drive to back it >> up, and then attempted to use Disk Utility to completely zero out >> the Seagate drive, however that wouldn't work through the e-SATA >> connection. However, when I removed the e-SATA connection and >> hooked that drive up via USB, it worked fine (it just took 13 >> hours! :) ) Once formatted, I put the drive back into the >> Sonnet card, and have still been getting errors. Again, all was >> working fine under OS 10.4. >> >> Perhaps there are some known issues with 10.5? I didn't see any >> specific updates on your site. Any thoughts? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Cheers, >> >> Aaron Sivertson >> >> >> >> -- >> "Music is a fire in your soul that burns in your belly and comes >> out your mouth...so you'd better stick an instrument in front of it!" >> --"Bleeding Gums Murphy" from The Simpsons > >

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