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News of the Weird: Steve wants to keep his cube
This is a good one circulating around the Mac Web. Word has it that at the end of the 20-year lease for a new midtown Manhattan Apple Store, Steve Jobs wants the giant glass cube that’ll serve as the store’s entrance back. You read that right; Steve wants his big-ass glass cube back. Yeah.
What are some possible explanations for steve wanting his 32-foot glass cube back?
-To serve as an ice cube for a 400-foot-tall sculpture of a glass of lemonade. Refreshing.
-To serve as Apple’s next big thing that was its last next big thing after it was the NeXT big thing: The Power Mac G80 Cube (provided Apple continues the “G” naming even with Intel-based Macs). Only this time--yep, you guessed it--this cube will indeed be the next big thing.
-Steve has a lot of pet fish and will need a new fish tank.
-All the cool kids have one!
-To keep Bono from spending the night with Bill Gates. What will Steve do until then, though?
Ah well, I’m out of ideas.
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Rhapsody is Mac-accessable, kinda
Hell has frozen over! A second music download service is coming to the Mac! Sort of…
Reuters is reporting that RealNetworks is announcing a new version of its Rhapsody music service. The new version of the service will be web-based, which means--you guessed it--Mac and Linux users can take part in the fun! It is not a download service, but a streaming service. It remains to be seen if any Mac users actually use the service, however.
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OmniOutliner 3.5
OmniOutliner is, as its name suggests, an outline creation application. Okay, so on the surface, something as mundane as an outliner doesn’t seem like anything too exciting. Then again, OnmiOutliner isn’t just a plain outliner. It’s quite possibly one of the most flexible idea organizers on the Mac--or any platform for that matter. Note that this review discusses the standard version of OmniOutliner, as opposed to the professional version. To compare the differences between the two, read The Omni Group’s OmniOutliner Pro 3.5 page.
Like other OmniGroup applications, OmniOutliner is an excellent example of a Mac UI done right. The interface itself is simple and straightforward:
In fact, at first glance the power of OmniOutliner seems tucked away. However, it is fairly easy to discover features. For example, the “Inspect” button brings up the inspector palette, which is what you’ll use for most document formatting. “Add Column” is pretty self-explanatory. And, of course, the Action menu gives quick access to many common tasks. the “Utilities” button is a little misleading, however; all it does it bring up the search drawer.
OnmiOutliner has many of the expected outliner features: adding and subtracting rows, indentation, and so on. Where OmniOutliner really shines is in document flexibility. With OmniOutliner, you can give rows columns, and cells different color backgrounds (or even background images). There are practical uses to this; for example, highlighting certain cells, rows, or columns. But you can make some simply good looking documents in OmniOutliner. The “Welcome" document that opens when…
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Rockingwith a Community HotSpot, Airport Express, AirTunes and browserTunes
Got together with my neighbors and we all agreed to build a community WiFi hotspot.
I picked up an Airport Express to get started, upgraded the firmware in my Linksys Router and was able to create a remote bridge. Not as hard as I thought going from 3rd party to an Airport Express - it just creates a separate hotspot instead of just one big one. No biggie.
Once I was able to bridge my wireless signal, I placed the Airport Express by a Living-room window and plugged in a pair of powered speakers, then tested it with AirTunes. Awesome!
The speakers can be placed inside or out for parties and get-togethers.
We are now in the process of adding more Airport Expresses to the network so everyone will have a network feed (other non-wireless computers, and a computer who normally has a hard time getting a wireless signal to reach it), And with the help of browserTunes - be able to control the music from any connected computer.
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RIP Macromedia
It’s official (almost): Macromedia and Adobe have become one. Or at least, they’re supposed to be come one.
According to an official press release issued by the two companies, Adobe is set to close its purchase and gobble up Macromedia today. Mmm, Macromedia on Rye. The buyout plan was announced in April.
Deep Thought’s Take: Silly attempts at humor aside, this buyout could have a negative impact on creative professionals stemming from lack of competition. It could result in less innovation, higher prices (as if high-end software doesn’t cost enough as is), and less choice (e.g. if Adobe merges the once-competitng products into one). Competition: it’s a Good Thing (TM).
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