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+Apple, taking a page from the Microsoft playbook, announced this evening the it will [delay shipping][1] its new version of OS X, Leopard, until October. In a press release Apple said that work on the iPhone had caused delays with Leopard. While the company says a beta version of Leopard will be available to developers at the upcoming Developer Conference, the final version will not ship until October.
+
+Rumors of a delay to Leopard surfaced last month, but frankly we dismissed them as unfounded. Looks like we were wrong.
+
+On the brighter side, Apple claims that the iPhone will meet its planned June ship date. 
+
+here's the Apple press release in it's entirety:
+
+
+>iPhone has already passed several of its required certification tests and is on schedule to ship in late June as planned. We can't wait until customers get their hands (and fingers) on it and experience what a revolutionary and magical product it is. However, iPhone contains the most sophisticated software ever shipped on a mobile device, and finishing it on time has not come without a price -- we had to borrow some key software engineering and QA resources from our Mac OS® X team, and as a result we will not be able to release Leopard at our Worldwide Developers Conference in early June as planned. While Leopard's features will be complete by then, we cannot deliver the quality release that we and our customers expect from us. We now plan to show our developers a near final version of Leopard at the conference, give them a beta copy to take home so they can do their final testing, and ship Leopard in October. We think it will be well worth the wait. Life often presents tradeoffs, and in this case we're sure we've made the right ones.
+
+Its good to see the Apple press team hasn't lost its gift for hyperbole.
+
+[1]: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070412/sfth056.html?.v=87 "Apple Statement"
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+Erica Sadun over at O'Reilly has [written a plugin for the AppleTV][1] that allows users to load video directly from web URLs. Using the plugin, if you point your AppleTV to a URL and the data can be downloaded (rather than streamed), it will playback on your AppleTV.
+
+The one downside is that the file much be completely downloaded before playback starts. Unfortunately the plugin doesn't seem to work with FLV encoded video which means direct links to YouTube videos are out.
+
+Despite the current limitations the plugin does help remove a step from the usual process of downloading and adding videos to iTunes before they show up on your AppleTV. And who knows, at the rate AppleTV hacks are going, this plugin might be a full fledged web browser by the end of the month.
+
+See Sadun's [post at O'Reilly][1] for more details.
+
+[1]: http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2007/04/update_loading_urlbased_video.html?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550&ATT=Update+Loading+URL-based+Video+onto+Apple+TV "Loading URL-based Video onto Apple TV"
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+CBS has [announced a new venture dubbed the CBS Interactive Audience Network][1] which will provide ad-supported television programming through partnerships with AOL, Microsoft, CNET, Comcast, Joost, Bebo, Brightcove, Netvibes, Sling Media and Veoh. 
+
+Today's announcement does not affect CBS's existing deals Yahoo!, Apple and Amazon which will continue as they were.
+
+The press release listed CBS shows such as CSI, Survivor and David Letterman as well as "classic programming from the vast library of CBS Television Distribution." 
+
+If anyone had any doubts concerning Joost's seriousness about become a big time media delivery system, this announcement, with Joost's name up there with Comcast and AOL, should put those doubts to rest.
+
+If nothing else, this will bring Joost some much needed content -- the sort of things that people actually want to watch rather than the existing Joost content, which often feels like after thoughts and cast-off programming.
+
+Hopefully Joost will kick out some more beta invites in the near future and we'll be sure to hook you up when they do.
+
+[1]: http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-12-2007/0004564417&EDATE= "CBS Announces Interactive Audience Network"
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+For Twitter fans [unfazed by the potential security vulnerabilities][1], [FeedBlitz][2] has [announced a new service][3] that allows Twitter users to get RSS updates via the popular web service. Twitter syndication from FeedBlitz posts the relevant entries to your Twitter timeline as "tweets." 
+
+The Feedblitz service is available only to FeedBlitz premium publishers. Every premium publisher's subscription signup form now automatically allows subscribers to choose between email or Twitter notification.
+
+The 140 character limit of Twitter puts a severe cramp on the amount of info displayed, but FeedBlitz says that it will attempt to include the article's title, source and as much of the body text as possible.
+
+Perhaps the nicest touch is the inclusion of a [tinyurl][4] link to the article.
+
+As our friends at Epicenter [point out][5] Twitter has not only jumped the shark in terms of "Twitter-everything-in-any-way-you-can hype," but seems to be brings the boat back around for yet another go.
+
+Regardless Twitter junkies will no doubt enjoy adding RSS feeds to their Twitter accounts. If your favorite blog doesn't have a FeedBlitz premium account, and since Compiler doesn't this means you, have a look at some [other RSS to Twitter tools][6] we've covered in the past.
+
+[1]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/04/twitter_vulnera.html "Twitter Vulnerability: Spoof Caller ID To Take Over Any Account"
+[2]: http://www.feedblitz.com/ "FeedBlitz"
+[3]: http://feedblitz.blogspot.com/2007/04/new-feature-twitter.html "New Feature: Twitter!"
+[4]: http://tinyurl.com/ "tiny url"
+[5]: http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/04/feedblitz_marri.html "FeedBlitz Marries Blogs With Twitter"
+[6]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/03/put_your_blog_o.html "Put Your Blog on Twitter"
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+Astute Compiler readers may have noticed there's one news item we've studiously avoided lately, namely the whole controversy about etiquette and behavior in the blogosphere. 
+
+And fear not we don't aim to weight in on the matter now either, we still chose to abstain. Rather I thought I'd point out the always entertaining Luddite's [take on the subject][1].
+
+For those that haven't heard Kathy Sierra a prominent blogger and tech commentary started receiving death threats and felt unsafe in her own home. The whole thing prompted industry maven Tim O'Reilly to [proposed a "code of conduct"][2] and suggest that bloggers display badges on their sites proclaiming their adherence to the code, which prompted the Luddite to respond:
+
+>Who's kidding who here?
+
+>Before you can expect a bunch of utterly spoiled, self-indulgent bloggers (i.e. the kind who indulge in their online mudslinging) to practice civility, you might try restoring a bit of it to what passes for civilization these days.
+
+Never one to rest with a simple round of dismissal, the Luddite continues:
+
+>And in a culture where idolatry of the crass and vulgar encourages the mantra of instant gratification and me-so-important, what the hell do you expect?
+
+>...
+
+>Unfortunately, you can't just pass a bunch of rules to make incivility go away. Someone who has been getting his way since he was 2 and has grown up into a self-involved, bombastic narcissist isn't going to have a come-to-Jesus moment just because he's offended somebody's sense of etiquette. You can put earrings on a hog but it's still a hog, y'know?
+
+Too true my friends, too true. For more of Tony's thoughts be sure to [read the whole column][1].
+
+[1]: http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/commentary/theluddite/2007/04/luddite_0412 "The Blogosphere, Where a Tawdry Culture Goes to Die"
+[2]: http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/03/call_for_a_blog_1.html "Call for a Blogger's Code of Conduct"
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+<img border="0" src="http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/sample_xml.png" title="Sample_xml" alt="Sample_xml" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; float: right;" />In a moment of rare cooperation, search rivals Google, Yahoo and Microsoft have, gasp, worked together to [improve the sitemaps protocol][1] which now features [auto-discovery][4] via a robots.txt file. In addition to new features, the big three announced that Ask.com and IBM will now also support the protocol.
+
+Back in November we [covered the initial launch of the sitemaps protocol][2], which was originally developed by Google, but was quickly adopted by Yahoo and Microsoft as well. 
+
+Sitemaps are a tool for webmaster to control what pages on their site are indexed and how frequently the search engine spiders should update a page index.
+
+Since then the Sitemaps team has [launched a website][3] and today announced the first big step in widespread adoption of the indexing tool: auto discovery.
+
+Previously if you wanted to add your site's sitemaps to search engine indexes you needed to create an account on each of the three search sites and then tell it where to find your sitemap. Not only was the process rather technical the additional complication of creating accounts, many felt sitemaps were more of a pain than they were worth.
+
+But today's announcement means that webmasters can add a sitemap to all four search engines by adding one line of code to a site's robots.txt file. The actual code looks like this:
+
+	Sitemap: http://www.mysite.com/sitemap.xml
+	
+	
+
+A Google Blog post on the subject [notes][1] that "we still think it's useful to submit your Sitemap through Webmaster tools so you can make sure that the Sitemap was processed without any issues." 
+
+Many of the search engines also provide some statistical analysis if you create an account which is a bonus for those that want more tools for watching site traffic. But at least now you don't *have* to do that just to create a sitemap.
+
+[1]: http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2007/04/whats-new-with-sitemapsorg.html "What's new with Sitemaps.org?"
+[2]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/11/the_411_on_site.html "The 411 on Sitemaps"
+[3]: http://www.sitemaps.org/ "sitemaps.org"
+[4]: http://www.ysearchblog.com/archives/000437.html "Webmasters Can Now Auto-Discover With Sitemaps"
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+Skype has [announced a new beta version][1] of its software for Mac, which includes some new Mac-only features like call transfer, however, the Mac version of the Skype client continues to lag behind the Windows version.
+
+The Skype for Mac 2.6 beta adds call transfer functionality and features numerous bug fixes, but unfortunately giving the red-headed stepchild a new suit doesn't change the fact that he's still the red headed stepchild (no offense to red-headed stepchildren).
+
+The call transfer feature enables Skype users to transfer ongoing calls to other Skype users in their contact list. Unfortunately, the feature is only available if all callers are using the Skype 2.6 Mac client which, for the time being, makes it of limited usefulness.
+
+However, once the Windows client is similarly updated, call transfer should be a welcome feature. 
+
+While it's nice to see Skype adding a feature to the Mac client before the Windows client, it's still not as good as simultaneous updates and full cross-platform compatibility.
+
+The Mac client still does not support Skype Prime or the business directory, SkypeFind.
+
+On the plus side, Skype claims to have worked hard on bug fixes and call quality improvements. In the announcement release on the Skype blog the Mac team writes, "Mac users have been asking for better quality and Skype has taken action. By ironing out the little bugs that users have pointed out, Skype for Mac 2.6 Beta boasts increased quality and stability." 
+
+A few other previously Windows-only features have made their way to Mac client:
+
+*	Mac users can now join public chats
+*	a small "typing" indicator icon now shows when others are writing a message
+*	Mac users can now access any Skype Prime premium services provider and pay with Skype credit
+*	The Mac client now features automatic updates without having visit Skype's website 
+
+Skype 2.6 for Mac is beta, but in terms of stability I find it better than the existing official client and would recommend that all Mac users consider upgrading.
+
+[1]: http://share.skype.com/sites/mac/2007/04/skype_26_for_mac_beta.html "Skype 2.6 Beta is here"
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+The Ubuntu Linux project has [released a roadmap][1] for the next version of the popular Linux distribution and also announced plans to [build an "ultra free" version][3]. The free version will not contain any proprietary drivers, firmware, imagery, sounds, applications, or other content without full source materials.
+
+The next version of Ubuntu continues the cheeky naming convention with the moniker Gutsy Gibbon (the upcoming final release of Feisty Fawn will be available later this month). Gutsy Gibbon will not reach the final release stage until October of this year. So far there are no available details on features slated for the next version of Ubuntu.
+
+However, some details of the free version of Ubuntu are available. The new distro will be created in conjunction with the team behind [Gnewsense][2], the Free Software Foundation's Gnu/Linux distribution.
+
+The free version would serve, according to Ubuntu founder Mark Suttleworth, to appease those who take "an ultra-orthodox view of licensing...those who demand a super-strict interpretation of the 'free' in free software."
+
+Proprietary components in Linux distros remain a contentious subject and the Ubuntu developer team has already said that, despite user requests for it, proprietary software would not be enabled by default in the upcoming Feisty release. 
+
+However, with a dedicated free distribution in the works, it's possible that the Ubuntu team will change that stance for the Gutsy Gibbon release.
+
+[1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GutsyReleaseSchedule "Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon Release Schedule"
+[3]: http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1447 "Techtonic on Ubuntu Ultra Free Version"
+[2]: http://www.gnewsense.org/ "Gnewsense""
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