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.
{mosimage}Today, Apple announced the release date of the upcoming update to Mac OS X, called
Tiger.
The
next-generation of the Mac OS X operating system has more than 200 new
features and innovations including Dashboard, an updated iChat, a new
Automator workflow application, Safari with a built-in RSS reader and
Spotlight, Apple's new desktop search technology that lets users
instantly find anything stored on their Mac. "Mac OS X Tiger is the
most innovative and secure desktop operating system ever created," said
Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO.
Well, he would, wouldn't he
? Hehe, but I've seen a developer preview release and Tiger looks like
the goods. I've already pre-ordered my copy for $199AU through
NextByte (Brisbane).
{mosimage}In March 2005, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies demonstrated an areal density of 230 gigabits per square inch (Gb/in2) on perpendicular recording technology, the highest areal density achieved to date based on vertical recording.
Word ... Now check out the Flash Musical ...
Gotta love that 70's nightclub scene ;)
ZDnet reports "An Australian security firm is about to launch a clustered Linux
distribution that aims to utilize the unused nightly processing power
of desktop PCs. Dubbed CHAOS,
the software is able to remotely boot a computer and run it on Linux
without affecting the local hard disk. With enough PCs, this has the
potential of creating a
distributed supercomputer."
Now, I like to know how it does that. Does it use bootip or is it a
CD-rom based filesystem ? The reason I want to know is, if you read
that paragraph again, it sure sounds like one hell of a virus.
