{mosimage}"The Matrix Online Team is pleased
to announce the Friends & Family Trial Program that will take place
from May 20th-29th, 2005 during the next major live event, "The Hunt
for Morpheus." On Thursday, May 12th all current subscribers to The Matrix Online
will be e-mailed 3 trial keys and a game client download link. Each of
these keys will allow a non-subscriber guest to sign-up and play the
game during this live event."



Awesome ... I'm a subscriber, so I'll get a chance to experience TMO.
I've been following this game for quite away, I entered the beta, but
chose not to play as I thought back to my beta Neocron days.

Now all I
have to do is pick 3 worthy mates ...

{mosimage}I took the day off today, mainly because I was heading up the Coast,
but also so I could pick up my copy of Tiger, Apple's latest OS
release. My plans were put on hold when the reseller, Nextbyte, informed me that my copy
wouldn't be available until 6pm. So, unfortunately, I have to wait til
Tuesday (as Monday is a Public Holiday).



This is a shame, as I started to read about how other people in Australia, who
pre-ordered via Apple's Online site, received it at 8am. This
does nothing more than add fuel to the already raging fire over the
Reseller vs Apple debate.



I decided to check out if there were any reviews of Tiger to keep me
occupied. I first came across the rather heady and rant-filled, Ars
Technica review. You'll probably want to skim read that one. Also, I
found CNet's, SuperSite (Windows Orientated site) and AnandTech's.



I've also seen a number of widgets popping up on VersionTracker. ;)

Bexta's web site
has an news article stating "iTunes is about to become available in Australia finally. And my album "conversations with ones and zeroes" is going to be one of the first available to download! It's launching in
about a month, so check it out. http://www.itunes.com.au"

It's been rumoured and reported before (twice), but this time, it looks like it's finally about to happen. Pricing hasn't been announced and people are guessing it'll be between $1.29 to $1.89.

{mosimage}Apple has released the latest Software Update (51.3 MB) for Mac OS X
v10.3 aka "Panther", which delivers overall improved compatibility and
reliability for  and is recommended for all
users.



Improvements include:

• File sharing and directory services reliability for mixed Mac and PC networks including support for NTFS formatted volumes :D

• Mail, Safari and Stickies application reliability

• Compatibility for third party applications and devices

• Previous standalone security updates



For a full list of features, click here.