Palm announced delivery of an open-source Linux-based OS by the end of 2007. They have licensed Opera for web browsing and acquired Chattermail for messaging. Palm OS 5 (Garnet) "support" is to be included in the Linux kernel, hinting at backwards compatibility with existing Palm apps. I have high hopes that the shared 'nix heritage of the new Palm OS and Mac OS X will foster tight integration between these platforms.
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Vienna is an open source RSS/Atom newsreader for the Mac OS X. I prefer it to NewsFire and put it almost on par with NetNewsWire, neither of which are free. It has the same three-paned layout option as the latter for in-reader browsing which I favour. Highly recommended.
Alternatives to LAMP: The LAMP configuration (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) is familiar to the open source universe. But just because this combination of products is comfortable, that doesn't mean that it provides the best solution for your systems. David Chisnall suggests some alternatives that might make a better match for your needs.
Apple's .Mac HomePage was a simple way to build a web gallery using versions of iLife prior to 06. With iLife/iPhoto 06, you're forced to use iWeb instead if you want integration. But it's not the changes that have caused me to shy away from .Mac—it's the lack of them. All those regular member benefits dried up like a Namibian river bed. When I migrated to WordPress the only substantial part of my online presence that remained dependent on .Mac was my photography. That is the case no more.
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I have a d135, a multifunction printer/ scanner/ copier/ fax from HP which has caused me annoyance since we first got acquainted. More recently it stopped working when I got an Intel Mac, and proved frustrating to install as a Windows network printer. I was able to get it working on my Intel Mac running Windows, but was left unable to print from my Mac. Until now.
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Looking for a way to batch covert Word to RTF or between other file formats under Mac OSX? Enter X11, OpenOffice, and a macro by a guy called Danny...
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