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diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Fri/elsewhere.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Fri/elsewhere.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7f4f1b7 --- /dev/null +++ b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Fri/elsewhere.txt @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +<img border="0" src="http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/03/23/gun.jpg" title="Gun" alt="Gun" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; float: right;" />Elsewhere on Wired: + +* Table of Malcontents just opened up a strange set of memories I didn't know I had as Annalee Newitz looks at the [retro meme of Cal Worthington and His Dog Spot][1]. Anyone who grew up in Southern California in the late 70s and early 80s will no doubt remember these ads -- goofy, lamely funny and somehow classic. See Annalee's post for some links to online versions. + +[1]: http://blog.wired.com/tableofmalcontents/2007/03/retro_meme_cal_.html "Cal Worthington and His Dog Spot" + +* Eliot Van Buskirk at Listening Post has sad news: The Online Guitar Archive, or (OLGA), has been [served with a cease and desist letter and site is gone][2]. OLGA was, as Eliot describes it, "a guitar tablature repository where guitarists who had picked their way through a song would post charts in order to teach each other how to play the guitar parts from popular recordings." It was without a doubt one of the best resources on the net for aspiring guitarists. + +[2]: http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/03/music_publisher.html "Music Publishers Crack Down on Guitar Tabs" + +* Kevin Poulsen of 27B Stroke 6 has the text of [one of the "hit man" advance-fee e-mails][3] the FBI warned about last month. The basic scam is that an assassin claims to have been hired to kill you but is willing to negotiate, if you give more money than the person who supposedly took out the contract, you get to live. The actual text of the email is hilarious: "The reason why they want you Dead is not disclosed to me as i was not allowed to know, but you are now not better that the dead ok. " + +[3]: http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/03/phisher_threate.html "Scammer Threatens Lives, English Language" + +* Sex Drive Daily brings news that [porn star legend Ron Jeremy has taken a new job as a tech product reviewer for Heavy.com][4]. I mean, why not right? At least we know he's not in it for the chicks. + +[4]: http://blog.wired.com/sex/2007/03/porn_legend_ron.html "Porn Legend Ron Jeremy Now a Gear Geek"
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Apollo aims to bridge the gap between the growing functionality of web applications and traditional desktop applications. + +Apollo is designed to help rich internet application developers create on and offline web applications that behave like desktop application. Essentially, Apollo allows web developers to build desktop application without having to learn complex compiled languages Java or C++. + +Apollo applications can be written in HTML and Javascript, Flash, Flex or any combination of the three, and then be deployed on Mac OS X, Windows and (eventually) Linux. + +Using Apollo, online apps can offer a downloadable application installer that will put all the functionality of the website on the user's desktop. Apollo apps look and behave just like traditional desktop apps, complete with icons in the user's applications folder and dock (or system tray on Windows). + +But with the current trend moving in the opposite direction -- tasks traditionally handled by desktop apps are now online services -- why is Adobe touting desktop applications? Probably for the same reason Mozilla is planning to support offline components in the next version of Firefox, because the world of ubiquitous internet access remains illusory. + +Using technologies like Apollo, rich internet application designers can bridge the one shortcoming of online apps -- what to do when the internet isn't available? Need to edit a document mid-flight? Want to post your photos from the subway? Currently you're out of luck, but with Apollo-based apps you could perform your edits and then sync the next time you connect. + +Of course the road to cross-operating system, online/offline apps is littered with failed attempts, but, despite my initial skepticism, Apollo looks great. + +Imagine for instance the entire online component of Flickr's organizational and editing tools wrapped in a desktop app that you can use offline to organize your photos and then, when you connect, updates the data in the background. + +True, in Flickr's case there is already a cottage industry of apps that can do this sort of thing, but functionality and user experience varies widely. Using Apollo, it would be relatively easy for Flickr developers to simply repackage their online tools as an integrated on/offline application. + +[Apollo is free download][3] broken into two separate components, a software development kit for programmers and then the runtime software which allows users to run Apollo applications on Mac or Windows machines. + +Once Apollo hits 1.0 the runtime portion will feature an end user installation process somewhat like that of Adobe's Flash Player Plugin. Version 1.0 will also see the release of a Linux version of the runtime environment. + +The second development release of Apollo will be a beta and is due sometime this summer. Version 1.0 is planned for the second half of the year. + +While there is no specific IDE for developing applications, the initial alpha release of Apollo is squarely aimed at Flex developers while future releases with bring in more of the HTML/Ajax and Flash tools. + +Adobe's upcoming Creative Suite 3, which is schedule for release later this month, will integrate with Apollo and allow users to generate Apollo content via apps like Dreamweaver. + +So what is Apollo? In its current incarnation, Apollo is really a set of filesystem APIs combined with network APIs. The best way to understand what Apollo is capable of is to check out one of the [sample applications available through Adobe Labs][5] (note that you'll need to have the runtime software installed to use the samples). + +Unfortunately because Apollo is a software development kit and runtime application, there's really no way to demonstrate Apollo. If you'd like to watch a demo before committing to an install, here's a clip of Adobe's Mike Downey showing off a prototype Ebay Apollo app at the Demo conference earlier this year. + +<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RurAaFUjpvE"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RurAaFUjpvE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> + + + +The problem facing Apollo is whether or not users will download and install the runtime component. Historically web plugins have not faired well and runtime environments even worse. Still, Apollo has remarkable potential if it can achieve the necessary critical mass. + +If you're a web app developer wanting to see what Apollo can do for your applications, Lynda.com has has a series of instructional videos narrated by Adobe's Mike Chambers [available for download][4] that walk you through creating and deploying a simple Apollo application in Flex. + +[1]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/03/the_morning_reb_9.html "The Morning Reboot: Monday March 19" +[2]: http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200703/031907ApolloLabs.html "Public Alpha of Apollo Debuts on Adobe Labs" +[3]: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs%5Fapollo "Adobe Labs: Developing with Apollo" + +[4]: http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?id=378 "Apollo Alpha Preview" +[5]: http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Apollo:Applications:Samples "Adobe Labs: Apollo Sample Apps"
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[According to Luke O'Brien][2]: "Senior officials at the FBI alerted the bureau beginning in 2004 to legal problems with national security letters, but the bureau ignored or downplayed the warnings and continued to spy on Americans using methods of questionable legality, according to reports coming to light throughout the media yesterday and today." + +[2]: http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/03/fbi_knew_spying.html "FBI Knew Spying Was Illegal in 2004, Did Nothing" + +* Table of Malcontent's John Brownlee [digs deeper into John Hargrave's claim][3] that he pranked Super Bowl. What happens when you build it and nobody notices? + +[3]: http://blog.wired.com/tableofmalcontents/2007/03/was_the_super_b.html "Was The Super Bowl Pranked?" + +* Regina Lynn at Sex Drive Daily [reports][4] on an article about the future of sex in which one James Hughes argues: "the two most important developments in the technological control of sex are both already occurring; first separating sex from physical contact, and then establishing our control over our sexual feelings altogether..." Regina politely refuses to dismiss the good Dr Hughes outright which is where I step in, that hypothesis Doctor, is a load of crap. Next. + +[4]: http://blog.wired.com/sex/2007/03/bleak_outlook_f.html "Bleak Outlook for Sex, Predicts Bioethicist/Sociologist" + diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Mon/fcp.jpg b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Mon/fcp.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..7539787 --- /dev/null +++ b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Mon/fcp.jpg diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Mon/jailcell.jpg b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Mon/jailcell.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..b819e4c --- /dev/null +++ b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Mon/jailcell.jpg diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Mon/nightly.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Mon/nightly.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..02d33d0 --- /dev/null +++ b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Mon/nightly.txt @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +The Nightly Build: + +* Netvibes, the personalized homepage site, [has released a new version][1] -- nicknamed the "Coriander Edition" -- featuring a new RSS reader with multimedia capabilities, improved sharing features, and a beta preview of a mobile edition. The changes has been discussed for some time on the Netvibes blog, but today marks the official launch. + +[1]: http://blog.netvibes.com/?2007/03/19/126-coriander-launch-second-and-final-step "Coriander launch: second step" + +* ILounge notes something I missed when upgrading software the other day, [Apple has updated QuickTime][2], adding an "Export to Apple TV" command. The new export options is capable of creating HD videos viewable via an Apple TV with resolution support up to 1280 by 720 videos + +[2]: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/quicktime-gains-720p-apple-tv-high-definition-export-mode/9658 "720P Apple TV high-definition export mode" + +* The New York Times [reports][3] that researchers at Microsoft have discovered that splogs and other web pages menaces are generated "by a small group of shadowy operators apparently with the acquiescence of some major advertisers, Web page hosts and advertising syndicators." The Times (in hyperbole mode) goes on to claim that "the finding is striking because it hints at the possibility of curbing the practice." Yeah just like all those Microsoft strategies to stop Windows piracy have worked so well. The Microsoft report can be [seen here][4] (PDF). + +[3]: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/19/technology/19spam.html?ex=1331956800&en=44a8402e53db4153&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss "Researchers Track Down a Plague of Fake Web Pages" + +[4]: http://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/~hchen/paper/www07.pdf + +* China has [jailed an online editor for six years][5] for "inciting subversion" by publishing anti-government essays. According to Paris-based Reporters Without Borders, China is the world's leading jailer of journalists, with at least 32 in custody, and another 50 Internet publishers in prison. + +[5]: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyid=2007-03-19T153239Z_01_PEK136875_RTRUKOC_0_US-CHINA-SUBVERSION.xml&src=rss "China jails online editor for subversion" + +strategies
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Backus was 82. + +Backus led the I.B.M. team that created Fortran in the late 1950s, which was the first widely used programming language and in many ways can be credited with starting programming as we know it today. + +At the time it was developed, there weren't many programming languages that were easily read and understood by humans. Machine readable code was the rule of the day, but Backus was convinced there had to be a better way. + +In his quest to ease the pains of programmers, Backus and his team developed Fortran and in doing so, helped usher in the era of human readable programming languages. + +Though many might argue about just how readable Fortran actually is, it is nevertheless considered the first successful high-level programming language. + +Fortran, which is roughly short for **For**mula **Tran**slator, was designed for scientists and engineers and is particularly adept at numerically intensive programs. Because of that background, Fortran still dominates computationally intensive fields such as climate modeling, fluid dynamics, physics, and chemistry. + +Monkey Bites salutes Mr. Backus and offer our condolences to his family. + +[Photo from the [New York Times][1]] + +[1]: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/20/business/20backus.html?ex=1332043200&en=31f321141420c56d&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss "John W. Backus, 82, Fortran Developer, Dies" + +[2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortran "Wikipedia: Fortran" diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Tue/osxstartup.jpg b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Tue/osxstartup.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..da25c88 --- /dev/null +++ b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Tue/osxstartup.jpg diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Tue/reboot.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Tue/reboot.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5575f5b --- /dev/null +++ b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Tue/reboot.txt @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +<img alt="Any_key_3" title="Any_key_3" src="http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/any_key_2.jpg" border="0" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" />The Morning Reboot: + +* YourMinis has [added a new blog directory][1] to highlight widgets for specific blogs. The widgets themselves aren't new, but the new section makes it easier to find a widget for your favorite blog. That said, the "featured" blog widgets happen to mainly be tech review sites (which are likely to reviewing the new feature) which I find a bit tacky. + +[1]: http://www.yourminis.com/blogs "Yourminis: Blog Widgets" + +* Google inked a deal yesterday to [provide software for students and government workers in Rwanda and Kenya][2]. The move represents Google's increasing interest in working with developed countries, which may not be internet hotbeds at the moment, but are headed in direction. The students and government workers will have access to the Google Apps set of free communications tools, including e-mail, shared calendars, instant messaging and word processing. + +[2]: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyid=2007-03-20T023810Z_01_N19292941_RTRUKOC_0_US-GOOGLE-AFRICA.xml&src=rss "Google signs software deals in two African nations" + + +* Wired's own Jeanette Borzo has an interesting piece on NetVibes which includes an [interview with Tariq Krim][4], the man behind Netvibes and Krim's plans to revamp online advertising. + +[4]: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72999-0.html?tw=rss.index "Latest Twist: Useful Online Ads" + +* Symantec has [released a new study][3] which claims "the current Internet threat environment is characterized by an increase in data theft, data leakage, and the creation of targeted, malicious code for the purpose of stealing confidential information that can be used for financial gain." In other news, the world is apparently "round." + +[3]: http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20070319_01 "Symantec Reports Rise in Data Theft, Data Leakage, and Targeted Attacks Leading to Hackers’ Financial Gain" + + +* And finally, of interest to science nerds: Discover magazine has [opened its online archives to everyone][5], you no longer need to be a subscribe to access older articles. + +[5]: http://discovermagazine.com/2007 "Discover Magazine"
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Papers requires OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or higher. + +Papers features an all-in-one PDF organizer which can download, archive, and organize your .pdfs and allows you read in fullscreen mode, add notes and email files (leveraging Apple's Mail program) to friends and colleagues. + +While much of the functionality of Papers is aimed at the research and scientific communities, the program is so well done that even casual pdf readers may prefer it to Apple's Preview application. + +To get started you'll want to import some files. I used the import dialogue to search for the .pdf extension on my drive and then dumped everything I had into Papers. Papers took maybe a minute to import about 10,000 pages worth of pdf files. + +Once you've got your files added to the library it's easy to filter, search, flag and annotate your .pdfs. + +The main window in Papers is divided into three panels (sometimes four depending on your selection). On the right you have a very Mail/iPhoto like top-level panel where you can browse through your library, store saved searches, browse journals and dump files to the trash. + +The center panel is the meat of the application. Depending on your source selection, you'll see various lists of files in the center panel. For instance when browsing your library you'll see a list of local files. When searching the journals list you'll get a list of available journals and in the lower half of the pane a list recent articles. + +Anytime you select a file in the center pane, an abstract or preview appears in the right pane -- depending on the files type. + +Papers also features search integration with [PubMed][3] and even includes predefined search terms to make browsing PubMed easier. + +Papers also handles a number of other file types besides PDF, most of which the average person probably doesn't encounter much such as BibTeX, EndNote, RefMan RIS and some others. There are a couple of other BibTeX readers for OS X, but Papers is by far the slickest interface I've used. + +One of the best features in Papers is the fullscreen reading mode. Apple's Preview is somewhat cumbersome for prolonged reading and longer articles are much easier to browse in Paper's fullscreen mode. + +It would be nice if the fullscreen mode supported more keyboard shortcuts and hopefully that's something the Papers folks will be adding before the app hits 1.0. In the mean time there is a very iPhoto-like navigation toolstrip at the bottom of the screen that shows and hides itself as needed. Fullscreen mode also supports zoom and annotation notes, just like the normal view. + +Papers is a beta and not without bugs, particularly in fullscreen mode, for instance when making notes in fullscreen mode and switching apps with cmd-tab the notes continue to overlay the screen. But in spite of a few bugs here and there Papers never crashed or mangled any files and I would feel comfortable using it even in production work. Of course YMMV. + +While primarily of interest to scientists and scholars (particularly the emphasis on PubMed with is unlikely to be of interest to most), Papers is easy to use and the slick interface and fullscreen mode make it useful for even the casual user. + +For the time being Papers is a free beta, once the app reaches the 1.0 stage mekentosj.com plans to charge $15 for a single seat license. + +[1]: http://mekentosj.com/papers/ "OS X PDF Viewer: Papers" +[2]: http://mekentosj.com/enzymex/ "Enzymex" +[3]: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed "PubMed"
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