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INTEREST: Disney to buy PIXAR, US Homeland Security to fund open-source testing
by billing 25 Jan '06

25 Jan '06

...from: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/20/business/media/20pixar.html?th&emc=th Tomorrowland: Apple Chief Set for Disney Role E-Mail This Printer-Friendly Single-Page Reprints Save Article By LAURA M. HOLSON and JOHN MARKOFF Published: January 20, 2006 LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19 - Steven P. Jobs could be considered the Walt Disney of his era, breathing new life into animated movies with hits like "The Incredibles" and "Toy Story," and reinventing Apple Computer as a media darling with its popular iPod. Skip to next paragraph Enlarge This Image Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar, via Associated Press Pixar, the creator of "Finding Nemo," teamed up with the Walt Disney Company, which distributed the animated movie. Now Mr. Jobs is in negotiations to join forces with the Walt Disney Company itself. A deal would involve the sale of Mr. Jobs's Pixar Animation Studios for more than $6.8 billion to Disney, according to three people apprised of the negotiations. The sale, whose terms are still being negotiated, would make Mr. Jobs a major shareholder and director at Disney, which has been trying to find its footing in the changing world of animation. [...] ...from: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6025579.html?tag=nl.e622 Homeland Security helps secure open-source code By Joris Evers, CNET News.com Published on ZDNet News: January 10, 2006, 5:05 PM PT • Forward in • EMAIL • Format for • PRINT • ZDNet Tags: Open source Security Federal government Software engineering/development Symantec Corp The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is extending the scope of its protection to open-source software. Through its Science and Technology Directorate, the department has given $1.24 million in funding to Stanford University, Coverity and Symantec to hunt for security bugs in open-source software and to improve Coverity's commercial tool for source code analysis, representatives for the three grant recipients told CNET News.com. The Homeland Security Department grant will be paid over a three-year period, with $841,276 going to Stanford, $297,000 to Coverity and $100,000 to Symantec, according to San Francisco-based technology provider Coverity, which plans to announce the award publicly on Wednesday. [...] The list of open-source projects that Stanford and Coverity plan to check for security bugs includes Apache, BIND, Ethereal, KDE, Linux, Firefox, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, OpenSSL and MySQL, Coverity said. [...]

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Design a Steve Jobs Movie Poster
by Gerald Beyak 20 Jan '06

20 Jan '06

Need a good chuckle to end the week? Check out the entries in the Design a Steve Jobs Movie Poster Contest <http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2005/12/ipod-giveaway-7-steve-jo bs#comments>! -- Gerald

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FYI: New Intel-based Macintosh information
by billing 18 Jan '06

18 Jan '06

As most of you probably know, Apple announced their Intel-"Core Duo"- based computers last week. There were two models: - iMac starting at 1.83 GHz CoreDuo processor, 2MB on chip L2 cache at processor speed, 667 MHz system bus, 512 MB RAM, 160 GB hard drive, 8x SuperDrive, Bluetooth, 10/100/1000 Ethernet, wireless support of 802.11g, 17" LCD, ATI Radeon 1600 graphics, built-in iSight camera, Apple Remote control for media - MacBook Pro: starting at 1.67 GHz CoreDuo processor, 2MB on chip L2 cache at processor speed, 667 MHz system bus, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB hard drive, 4x SuperDrive, Bluetooth, 10/100/1000 Ethernet, wireless support of 802.11g, 15.4" LCD, ATI Radeon 1600 graphics, built-in iSight camera, Apple Remote control for media In conjunction with these announcements, Apple's "Universal Binary" initiative allows for applications that can support both older PowerPC Macintosh and new CoreDuo Macintosh machines. Software shipping with this logo will work with either platform out of the box. "Rosetta" is the environment provided with each CoreDuo Macintosh that allows OS X "non-Universal" applications to be run on those machines. Double-click the application icon and, behind the scenes, Rosetta dynamically translates most of your PowerPC-based applications to work with your Intel-based Mac. More CoreDuo information can be found at: http://www.apple.com/imac/intelcoreduo. More "Universal binary" information can be found at: http://www.apple.com/universal/ More "Rosetta" information can be found at: http://www.apple.com/rosetta/ Wayne

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[Fwd: Upcoming Apple Training Course - Mac OS X Server Essentials v10.4 - Winnipeg, MB]
by Doug Hamilton 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

Hi Folks, Just forwarding this message regarding Apple server training in Winnipeg. Please note that this level of training is not free, the pricing information is included in the message below. Regards, Doug

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INTEREST: Quality Issues Delay a Server Chip From Intel
by billing 31 Oct '05

31 Oct '05

....from: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/25/technology/25server.html?th&emc=th Quality Issues Delay a Chip From Intel By LAURIE J. FLYNN Published: October 25, 2005 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24 - Intel, the largest computer chip maker, said on Monday that it would postpone volume production of a new Itanium processor for network servers because of problems with the quality of the product. The server chip, which is being developed under the code name Montecito, was scheduled for release in early 2006, the company said, but will now be shipped in "mid-2006." Intel would not provide details. The delay amounts to something of a black eye for Intel, as it seeks to maintain its lead in server chips over Advanced Micro Devices. Jonathan Eunice, an analyst at Illuminata, a market research company, said, "The real impact here is it gives A.M.D. a longer window to attack." An Intel spokesman, William E. Giles, said the company still expected Montecito to offer twice the performance of the current version. Mr. Giles said that some additional work was required "to meet production-level quality standards before we ramp the chip into volume production." The company said the delay in Montecito would push back release of its successor, called Montvale, to 2007, from 2006. A third iteration of the chip, Tukwila, will be delayed to 2008, from 2007. The changes came as something of a surprise because Intel announced two weeks ago that it was stepping up delivery of another server chip, the Xeon DP, its first server chip that places two processing engines on a single core. In trading Monday, shares of Intel declined 5 cents, to close at $23.10. The company, based in Santa Clara, Calif., also said it was canceling a planned version of the microprocessor used in the coming Xeon MP chip set, code-named Whitefield, and would replace it with a chip with better performance, named Tigerton. It is scheduled to be released in 2007.

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FYI: Intel CPU road-map
by billing 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

Intel promotes dual-core and much more Intel Developer Forum Special By: Vanessa Ho IT World Canada (30 Sep 2005) Intel Corp. has pronounced 2006 as the year of dual-core. At the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco, the chip maker announced it would offer three new dual-core products – for servers, desktops and notebooks – in the latter half of next year. A dual-core chip is a single chip with two distinct CPUs that process simultaneously. Everyday tasks can take advantage of this technology. For instance, dual-core enables routine tasks – such as e-mail checks and software updates – to run in the background without slowing down primary tasks and applications. Each of Intel's new dual-core microprocessors: Woodcrest (servers), Conroe (desktops) and Merom (laptops) are expected to increase performance up to five times while reducing power. “We need to think about delivering performance against a new metric,” said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO, in his opening keynote. And that new metric, he said, is performance per watt. Multi-core processors deliver performance without the power penalties that characterize the GHz approach, Otellini said. Boosting performance while reducing power was a common theme at the IDF. By the end of this decade, Otellini hopes to take the power envelope down on its products from five watts to half a watt. As well, Otellini said from now until the end of 2006, Intel will ship more than 60 million dual-core processors. And that's not the half of it. Intel won't stop at dual-core but has projects for quad- core and even double digit cores, the CEO said. Multi-core technology, he said, will lead to a "significant increase in performance and efficiency and significant decrease in energy consumption and energy bills for users.” Another highlight of the conference was Intel's unveiling the latest iteration of its Centrino notebook technology (designated "Napa") which offers better power management, radio performance and graphics while decreasing power consumption and reducing the size of the notebook by 20 per cent. [...] complete article at: http://www.itworldcanada.com:80/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx? ID=idgml-8b229f26-a286-463c-947b-78edd218d52e&ql=059978

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FYI: OPERA web browser now free
by billing 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

Not that there's anything wrong with Safari..... ::-) A popular choice for web browsers, OPERA, has, in the past, been a "pay or see advertising" program. There is still a paid support option that provides English language support with a "Response time: approximately 24 hours (regular business days, excluding weekends and Norwegian public holidays)". [So, if you use the support line, don't call on, for example, September 22. That is Prinsesse Märtha Louises fødselsdag .] Some of OPERA's strong points: - first browser to implement tabbed browsing - same browser on Macintosh (both pre and post OS X), LINUX, Windows, FreeBSD, Solaris, OS/2, QNX - same browser for Series 60 cell phones - http://www.opera.com/ products/mobile/products/ - same browser for Windows mobile Smartphone 2300 series (same address as above) - Opera includes pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated searches, E-mail program, RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat. You can customize the look and content of your Opera browser with a few clicks of the mouse Wayne

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Announcement: Canadian iPod Levy Refund Program
by Doug Hamilton 24 Sep '05

24 Sep '05

Hello, Apple just sent me the following message regarding the return of levies on Canadian iPod purchases. See the details and site link below. "Customers who purchased an iPod or iPod mini between December 13, 2003, and December 21, 2004, may be eligible for a refund of the Canadian Private Copying levy that was applied to the iPod purchase price. Refer customers to www.apple.ca/ipodlevyrefund for information and to request a refund." Refund disbursements do not involve the BookStore, therefore please direct all inquiries to Apple Canada. Regards, Doug Hamilton ------------- Doug Hamilton, BA, MA, APP Senior Apple Computer Consultant Computers-on-Campus; Univ. of Manitoba 204-474-6196 (Ph.) 204-474-7556 (Fax) http://www.umanitoba.ca/bookstore/

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INTEREST: Microsoft Vista Beta2
by billing 22 Sep '05

22 Sep '05

...from: http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/07/25/vista/index.php Microsoft could face 'Vista' trademark challenge By Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service The founder of a Redmond, Wash.-based custom application and services provider is considering taking action to challenge Microsoft Corp. over the naming of the next version of the Windows operating system (OS). John Wall, chief executive officer of Vista Inc., said his company is “considering all of its options” for a potential case against Microsoft because of the company’s choice of the name “Windows Vista” for the previously code-named Longhorn version of the OS. Wall said the naming of Windows may violate a trademark his company has and potentially create confusion over the software and services Vista provides. Vista is headquartered just down the road from Microsoft and provides small businesses with online information systems, including custom applications, as well as with consulting services. “If people call it Windows Vista, thats not a problem,” he said. “If people call it ‘Vista,’ that confuses it with our business and what we do.” Wall said Vista will be analyzing traffic to its Web site, http:// www.vista.com, to see what effect the “Windows Vista” name may have on visitors to the site. If the effect is significant — that is, if a surge of visitors come to Vista.com looking for information about Windows Vista — the company may decide to take legal actions over the trademark. One of the key tests for whether a new trademark can be challenged or not is if it creates confusion over another company’s products and services, said Bill Lozito, president of Strategic Name Development, a brand naming consultancy in Minneapolis. [...] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ...from: http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/08/02/nonprofit/index.phpa Nonprofits slam Microsoft's Vista name By Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service Microsoft Corp. Monday again came under fire for its choice of the name “Windows Vista” for the next version of its client operating system, this time from two groups that help health-care organizations implement U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) software. The VistA Software Alliance and WorldVista, two nonprofit groups that assist American veterans hospitals, nursing homes and clinics with the VA’s VistA software, have denounced Microsoft’s name choice, citing possible confusion between the operating system and the software used to store and manage veterans’ patient information. [...] VistA has been in use for about 20 years and provides electronic records for millions of veterans in 163 hospitals, 135 nursing homes and 850 clinics, according to the groups. The timing of the naming is especially inconvenient because the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is readying the release of VistA-Office EHR (electronic health record) within a few days, according to the groups. This is a version of VistA specifically tailored for medical practices and will be offered for free or low- cost to physicians nationwide. [...] --------------------------------------------- ...from: http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/09/13/vistaoffice/index.php Microsoft previews Vista, next Office By Yardena Arar, PC World.com Previews of new Windows Vista graphics and a dramatic interface overhaul for Microsoft Office are on the agenda for Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates’ keynote Tuesday morning at a developer conference in Los Angeles. Vista highlights include new ways to manage open windows, and enhancements to the interface for file directories and more. The first public peek at Office 12, meanwhile, may generate even more excitement since it is so different in appearance from previous versions. [...] Microsoft has also implemented another previously promised bit of eye candy: File folders that contain documents now appear as slightly open manila folders with stacked thumbnail images of the documents they contain. Gates is expected to share several more new features, including new ways to view and manage currently open windows. You’ll be able to flip through them or view them in 3-D Rolodex-style. The sidebar shown in very early pre-beta releases, but not included in Beta 1, is making a comeback. This is a strip running along the right-hand side of the screen that will display “widgets” or “gadgets” that are typically applets with information that users might like to have handy, but which must be constantly and automatically updated, such as stock tickers or a clock. Browser, Office enhanced Internet Explorer 7 is expected to get some new tricks as well, including a “quick tabs” feature that lets you quickly open several links on a page as tabs, and a zoom feature for up-close viewing. Also on the conference agenda is a discussion of likely Windows Vista editions, which according to a published report on Paul Thurrott’s WinSupersite will break down into two main families — Home and Business — each including several variations. Microsoft officials say these are not set in stone, however

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Fwd: Apple Calendar of Events
by William Douglas Hamilton 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

Hello Everyone: I just received this notice of a free seminar on "Digital Tools for Musicians" by composer Paul J. Garay sponsored by Apple Canada. Please see forwarded message below for details. Regards, Doug ------------- Doug Hamilton, BA, MA, APP Senior Computer Consultant Computers-on-Campus; Univ. of Manitoba 204-474-6196 (Ph.) 204-474-7556 (Fax) http://www.umanitoba.ca/bookstore/ Begin forwarded message: From: <CANADA-MB(a)list.seminars.apple.com> (events) Date: September 19, 2005 2:30:15 AM CDT (CA) To: "Canada-Manitoba" <CANADA-MB(a)list.seminars.apple.com> Subject: Apple Calendar of Events Upcoming Apple Seminars & Events for the Manitoba Listserve Sorted by City, Date & Time ====================================================================== Winnipeg Sep 26, 2005 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM Digital Tools for Musicians with award-winning Music Producer and Film Composer Paul J. Garay For General Audiences Join Keyboardist/Producer/Film composer/Podcaster Paul J. Garay as he explores digital audio workstation (DAW) tools for music professionals. For more details: http://seminars.apple.com/goToEvent.html?id=38819&s=300 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- To find out more about these and other Apple events, please visit: http://www.apple.com/seminars Apple Computer 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014

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