PC Players Double Down On Processing
Eclipse Readies 'Rich Client' Software
Installing a Custom System Load from a Bootable DVD
Apple Computer Loses Appeal Against China Trademark Panel Decision
Ask Jeeves Zooms In On Web Search
Canada, iTunes' Next Online Target - EMI CEO
Simpler Fuel Cell Architecture Being Readied For Portables
Mac OS 9: Preventing The Automatic Opening Of Downloaded Applications
Mac Night Owl: Reviewing a Mac-Friendly HP Color Laser
eWeek: WiMax Gets Real
eWeek: AOL Scraps Enterprise IBM
PC Mag: Intel Ushers in New Direction for Desktop
Mac Night Owl: This Week's Mac Night Owl LIVE Update[/url]



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PC Players Double Down On Processing

itbusiness.ca's Grant Buckler reports:

"Except in the Macintosh world, dual-processor desktop computers are rare today — but expect that to change by next year. With Intel Corp.’s announcement that it is speeding up work on dual-core chips, which effectively put two processors in a single package, the double-barreled PC is
about to become more common.

"In early May, Intel revealed that it has accelerated its schedule for adding dual-core microprocessors to its product line. Doug Cooper, country manager for Intel of Canada in Toronto, said the chips will come to market some time in 2005.

"A dual-core design has the equivalent of two separate processors built together on a single chip. A key reason for taking this approach is that a dual-core chip will use less power and generate less heat than a single-core one that delivers comparable performance, Cooper said.

"Intel rival Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., fired back in mid-June by announcing that it has completed design work on its AMD64 dual-core processors, plans for which were first discussed publicly in 1999. AMD said it expects to deliver the chips for servers by mid-2005 and for desktop PCs by late next year....."

For the full report, visit here.





Eclipse Readies 'Rich Client' Software

CNET News.com's Martin LaMonica reports:

"The Eclipse open-source software foundation next week plans to release software that will offer developers an alternative to Windows for delivering desktop applications.

"Eclipse 3.0, which is freely available software aimed at Java programmers, includes tools for building and running so-called rich-client applications, which have more sophisticated graphics capabilities than standard Web browser-based applications.

"The Eclipse software, which was originally developed by IBM, also provides a single "framework" that different development tools can plug into.

"Using Eclipse, a programmer can combine several tools--such as those for testing, managing source code and modeling--all within a single application.....

"IBM recently announced a Workplace initiative that uses the Eclipse client software to run different desktop productivity applications, such as a spreadsheet and messaging, on multiple operating systems, such as Linux, Windows and Macintosh. If other independent software vendors start to use the Eclipse client "platform," corporate customers will have greater flexibility in choosing their desktop operating system, O'Grady said."

For the full report, visit here:
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-5242038.html






Installing a Custom System Load from a Bootable DVD

Lonestar's Laine Lee has posted a tutorial on Creating a bootable DVD disk image.

"If you can create a bootable CD for Mac OS X, you can also create a bootable DVD on which a system load set can be stored. The system load set can then be applied to any hard disk partition (including the internal hard drive) available to a computer that is booted from the DVD. This might be useful if a target system for the installation can't have its system load applied over a network."

Requires Mac OS X 10.1.2 or higher, including 10.3

You can view the tutorial here:
http://lonestar.utsa.edu/llee/install/bootdvd/






Apple Computer Loses Appeal Against China Trademark Panel Decision

Agence France Presse reports:

"American computer giant Apple has lost a court appeal against a decision that rejected its application to have its trademark logo extended to cover clothing and other items in China, state media reported.

"The verdict by the Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court means that Apple cannot claim that its logo is protected under law for those goods, Xinhua news agency said.

"Xinhua said the trademark appraisal committee of China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) had previously rejected Apple's application from April 2000 to have its trademark logo extended to cover clothing, hats and shoes.

"Guangdong Apples Industrial Co, a Chinese maker of leather goods, had registered a similar trademark with an entire apple. Apple Computer's trademark has an apple with a bite taken out of it...."

For the full report, visit here.





Ask Jeeves Zooms In On Web Search

Reuters reports:

"Ask Jeeves on Saturday announced new features designed to help Internet users find information on its Ask.com site more quickly.

"The Emeryville, Calif.-based Web search engine said its new "binoculars" site preview tool, which is now in a testing phase, allows searchers to view sites that come up on the results page without clicking through to those sites.

"The new technology is activated when users move their cursors over the binoculars icon that appears next to search results. That action brings up a snapshot view of the site to help users quickly decide if that site's information is relevant to their search."

For the full report, visit here.





Canada, iTunes' Next Online Target - EMI CEO

The Financial Post's Robert Thompson says:

"Apple Computer Corp.'s iTunes Internet music service is seriously considering entering the Canadian market, according to one of the world's most powerful industry executives.

"David Munns, EMI Music vice-chairman and North American chief executive, told the Financial Post he expects Apple will launch a Canadian version of iTunes, the most successful legal digital music service to date, in the near future.

"'I saw Steve Jobs [last week] and he is acutely aware the Canadian consumer is knocking on his door,' Mr. Munns says. 'I'd say it is very much on his radar now.'

"If Apple sets up shop in Canada, it would become the country's third major online music seller, joining Puretracks.com and Napster, which launched in May."

For the full report, visit here.






Simpler Fuel Cell Architecture Being Readied For Portables

EE Times Junko Yoshida reports:

"MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. on Monday (June 21) unveiled patented direct-methanol fuel cell (DMFC) technology based on what the company says is a radically simplified architecture that will permit handheld electronics to be powered by integrated, internal fuel cells for the first time.

"MTI Micro is due to demonstrate prototypes of handheld systems that enjoy three to 10 times more "on" time than conventional lithium-ion solutions using its Mobion DMFC technology. "Vast developments have been made over the past year in terms of slimming down fuel cell sizes to attach directly on the portable device, but it has been an ongoing challenge to develop a fully integrated power solution," said Sara Bradford, an analyst with Frost & Sullivan. Indeed, many fuel cells "clip" onto the device they power from the back or side, or else reside in a separate unit that plugs into it, she said.

"Smart Fuel Cell AG and Medion AG have demonstrated a notebook PC docking station powered by a fuel cell, she added, but MTI Micro is the first to introduce an integrated micro fuel cell solution. "

For the full report, visit here:
http://www.eet.com/sys/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=22100806






Mac OS 9: Preventing The Automatic Opening Of Downloaded Applications

A new Apple Knowledge Base Article says there are three things you can do to help prevent unwanted applications that are downloaded from the Internet from being automatically opened in Mac OS 9:

• Disable automatic processing and decompressing (or "unstuffing") of downloaded files.
• Disable unassociated "Helper Application" assignments. Your Internet settings may also include a number of Helper Application assignments that do not have installed applications associated with them which should beremoved.
• Prevent Help Viewer from running scripts.

The tutorial is here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25789






Mac Night Owl: Reviewing a Mac-Friendly HP Color Laser

But it's not exactly cheap.

Here's the URL for today's commentary:

http://www.macnightowl.com/index.htm#laser






eWeek: WiMax Gets Real

"Intel Corp. and Proxim Inc. are lending further credence to WiMax with significant co-development plans for the emerging wireless broadband standard.

The two companies are co-developing base station and subscriber unit architectures that support WiMax, which is based on the IEEE 802.16 protocol and promises speeds approaching those of Fast Ethernet. Intel is licensing Proxim software, and Proxim plans to use Intel silicon in future WiMax systems, which are expected to be expensive initially but achieve costs similar to Wi-Fi WLAN (wireless LAN) products eventually."

Read more at:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,,1614524,00.asp






eWeek: AOL Scraps Enterprise IBM

"Just a few days after Yahoo Inc. pulled the plug on the enterprise version of its free instant-messaging client, America Online Inc. will announce today that it's halting sales of its two-year-old enterprise offering, AIM Enterprise Gateway.

AOL officials said the company will continue to invest in services to help users of its free AIM client use instant messaging as a business tool. For example, AOL earlier this month announced it had teamed up with voice conferencing company LightBridge Inc. and Web meeting vendor WebEx Communications Inc. to enable AIM users to launch Web meetings or conference calls off their buddy lists."

Read more at:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,,1615308,00.asp






PC Mag: Intel Ushers in New Direction for Desktop

"New processors usually make headlines, while the supporting chipsets wind up being footnotes. But with Intel's latest parts, the company is offering a big boost in performance, value, and features for buyers of Pentium 4 systems. Taken together, the advancements set the stage for increases in both PC speed and convenience.

Code-named Grantsdale and Alderwood, Intel's two newest chipsets rival in importance all but the release of a whole new CPU architecture. The 915 (Grantsdale) and 925 (Alderwood) add a host of new features that encompass performance, usability, and bang for the buck. Sure to lead to the phasing out of the 865 and 875 chipsets (code-named Springdale and Canterwood), 915- and 925-based systems truly usher in a new era for desktop computing."

Read more at:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1615226,00.asp






Mac Night Owl: This Week's Mac Night Owl LIVE Update

We had Macworld's editor, Jason Snell and long-time author Tom Negrino on last Friday's show and the archive can be heard at any time.

Here's the URL for today's commentary:
http://www.macnightowl.com/newsletters/2004/06/238.htm#update


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