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\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Fri/office4mac.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Fri/office4mac.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6fdbc2c --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Fri/office4mac.txt @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +According to [APC magazine][1], Microsoft's Office For Mac 2008 has moved from alpha to private beta. There's still no word on when the public betas will arrive, but APC has a few screenshots of the new user interface design. + +Although the Mac version of Office will not use the Ribbon interface found in the new Office 2207 for Windows, the interface design in Office For Mac is clearly striving for the same goals -- exposing previous hidden tools and making complex tasks simpler. + +Unlike the Window's version of Office, which largely dispensed with toolbars in favor of the single Ribbon design, the Mac UI retains the traditional menus and toolbars. However, the design principles behind Ribbon -- making tools more visual and less dialog box based -- have made their way to the Mac version. + +Judging by the screenshots APC has posted, the Mac Office UI will have a modern black sheen look similar to some of the apps in Apple's recent iLife suite. + +All of the Office 2008 for Mac applications sport what APC calls, "elegant visuals such as 3D effects, mirroring, glass effects, glows and shadows." Clearly Microsoft is trying to use the UI visual "wow," if you will, to distance itself from competitors like NeoOffice. + +Unfortunately the APC article doesn't mention much in the way of new features, other than the UI changes and MyDay, an Entourage appointments like app that keeps track of your daily tasks. The only other notable feature mentioned is integration with iPhoto in Word's Publishing Layout View. + +When I [spoke to the Mac Office team][2] several months ago they refused to give any sort of time table for the first public betas, but judging from these screenshots, Office For Mac 2008 appears to be progressing nicely and I wouldn't be surprised if the public betas dropped by the end of summer. + +[1]: http://apcmag.com/5780/office_2008_for_mac_hits_beta_shows_slick_ui_and_draws_on_escher "Office For Mac 2008 private beta" +[2]: http://www.wired.com/software/coolapps/news/2007/01/72476 "MS Office for Mac on the Way"
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If you haven't updated Apple recommends using the Eject iPod command in iTunes to unmount your iPod rather than the Vista Safely Remove Hardware taskbar tool. + +Other patches in the Vista update include one that [keeps Vista from corrupting Camera RAW images][3] taken with Canon EOS-1D or EOS-1Ds cameras. We wrote about [the Camera RAW issues in Vista][2] last month and while this patch doesn't solve all the problems, it is at least a step in the right direction. + +So far as I can tell, the metadata corruption issues we covered last month appear to still be a problem and the Nikon codec problems also remain unsolved (if you know of an update for the Nikon RAW codecs in Vista be sure to let us know in the comments below. + +Other Vista bug fixes include one that solves a video quality issue when Vista is connected to a TV, one that [stops Vista from abruptly going to sleep][4] when a dial-up PPP connection is active, and one that [updates Microsoft's Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program][5]. + + + +[1]: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=AE02A107-EBC8-4B67-A597-80349631C395&displaylang=en "Update for Windows Vista" +[2]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/02/vista_issues_fo.html "Vista Issues For Pro Photographers" +[3]: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=D413A8E9-5B51-4C39-8842-209D65DFE069&displaylang=en "Update for Windows Vista" +[4]: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5754C17D-91A0-4DCA-AB86-16E09A5C717B&displaylang=en "Update for Windows Vista" +[5]: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3f1b3917-3eda-4bf9-bb00-3de33f6f22fe&displaylang=en&tm "Update for Windows Vista" diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Fri/xxxdomain.jpg b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Fri/xxxdomain.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..d1bf32e --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Fri/xxxdomain.jpg diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Mon/del.icio.us.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Mon/del.icio.us.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..49ed6c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Mon/del.icio.us.txt @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +While researching my [earlier post on Popuri.us][1] I ran across a cool del.icio.us feature I wasn't familiar with. The [del.icio.us url feature][2] lets you track when people bookmark your sites. Moreover, it lets you see what other people are saying about your site through the tags they use and (possibly) the descriptions they write. + +You can see this information by pointing your browser to delicious.com/url and type in the page you'd like to track. Even better, at the bottom of the page there's a link to an RSS feed that will send results to the RSS reader of your choice. + +If you'd like to skip the visit to del.icio.us, here's the base url for the RSS feed: http://del.icio.us/rss/url?url=http://yoursite.com/. Just replace yoursite.com with the page you'd like to track. + +Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a way to track a whole domain so if you enter the base URL for your site you'll only see those people that have bookmarked your homepage, not the people that have bookmarked your permalinks for instance. + +Because I prefer [ma.gnolia][4] to del.icio.us I dug around the ma.gnolia site for bit looking for similar functionality, but came up empty. Ma.gnolia does offer a nice Javascript bookmarklet called "[Roots][5]" which provides the same functionality as delicious.com/url, but thanks to Ajax, you can view the results from any page. + +Stripping out the Javascript aspect, if you just point your browser to http://ma.gnolia.com/meta/get?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmysite.com you'll get the results of Roots. Unfortunately there's no RSS feed to subscribe to, which limits the usefulness of the feature. + + +found via [Digital Inspiration][3] + + +[1]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/03/popuri_website_.html "Popuri: Website Statistics At A Glance" +[2]: http://del.icio.us/url/ "del.icio.us url" +[3]: http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/03/know-when-people-bookmark-you-on.html "Know When People Bookmark You on Del.icio.us" +[4]: http://ma.gnolia.com/ "ma.gnolia.com" +[5]: http://ma.gnolia.com/meta/roots "ma.gnolia Roots"
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Everything worked as advertised, including the iSight support which was the main thing missing from my previous installation. + +Other nice bits include a new system tray icon that will bring up a Boot Camp help center with troubleshooting tips and how-to hints for new Windows users. The keyboard driver support is now Vista compatible giving me backspace for the delete key and fn-delete for delete. + +I can't necessarily say it didn't previously work because I never tried, but I was also able to connect to my Razr via Bluetooth (which I still can't do in OS X). + +Check out the screenshots below and also see [Cult of Mac's coverage][2] for a complete list of driver upgrades and more. + +[1]: http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ "Boot Camp 1.2" +[2]: http://blog.wired.com/cultofmac/2007/03/boot_camp_updat.html "Boot Camp Updated to Version 1.2 with Vista Compatibility" + +installing the new drivers + + +system tray icon + + +help center + + +iSight camera working (still not sure what software you use to capture video, but at least I know Vista can connect to it). + +Bluetooth successfully connected to Razr. + diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Thu/darthpost.jpg b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Thu/darthpost.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..9eab731 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Thu/darthpost.jpg diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Thu/gpl.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Thu/gpl.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0e7a490 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Thu/gpl.txt @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +The Free Software Foundation has [release the third discussion draft of GPL v3][1]. The new draft incorporates from the general public as well as international discussion committees. The revised GPL v3 includes several significant changes and addresses many of the concerns that caused a fair amount of public outcry when the original draft was released. + +The changes in today's draft include the following new or changed provisions: + +* First-time violators can have their license automatically restored if they remedy the problem within thirty days. +* License compatibility terms have been simplified, with the goal of making them easier to understand and administer. +* Manufacturers who include the software in consumer products must also provide installation information for the software along with the source. This change provides more narrow focus for requirements that were proposed in previous drafts. +* New patent requirements have been added to prevent distributors from colluding with patent holders to provide discriminatory protection from patents. + +The current draft will be available for discussion for 60 days. After that there will be one more public "last call" draft before the foundation's board of directors votes to approve the final text of GPL v3. + +The FSF says that the GNU components in the GNU system will be released under GPL version 3, once it is finalized. The other major chunk of GPL licensed software, the Linux kernel, may opt to adopt the new license, but Linus Torvalds hasn't committed to it just yet. + +In an [interview with CNet][2], Torvalds says, "the current draft makes me think it's at least a possibility in theory, but whether it's practical and worth it is a totally different thing," + +For many the major sticking points in earlier drafts was the language surrounding DRM and patent concerns brought to light by the recent Microsoft-Novell partnership. + +Richard Stallman, president of the FSF and principal author of the GNU GPL, said in a press release yesterday, that one of the GPL's goals was to stop companies like Microsoft and Novell from "undermining" the user's freedoms. + +"These freedoms allow you to run the program as you see fit, study and adapt it for your own purposes, redistribute copies to help your neighbor, and release your improvements to the public," writes Stallman. + +Language in the GPL v3 preamble confirms that sentiment saying, "we wish to avoid the special danger that patents applied to a free program could make it effectively proprietary. To prevent this, the GPL assures that patents cannot be used to render the program non-free." + +However one of the main issues for many people is how the actual legal language in the GPL handles the goals of the preamble. Originally the GPL v3 contained so very specific requirements restricting what hardware manufacturers could include in their products, but those provisions have largely been removed. + +If you'd like to comment on the current draft, [head over to the FSF's site][3] and read through the license. + +[1]: http://www.fsf.org/news/gplv3dd3-released "FSF releases third draft of GPLv3 for discussion" +[2]: http://news.com.com/2061-10795_3-6171300.html "Torvalds 'pretty pleased' about new GPL 3 draft" +[3]: http://gplv3.fsf.org/comments/gplv3-draft-3.html#all "GPL v# comments"
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Hyman refers to MOG TV "what MTV should have become," and having just thumbed through the service for twenty minutes I'd have to agree with that statement. + +Be sure to check out the rest of Eliot's [coverage on Listening Post][3]. + +[1]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/12/mog.html "MOG: Discover New Music" +[2]: http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-29-2007/0004555742&EDATE= "MOG Comes Out of Beta" +[3]: http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/03/mog_20s_youtube.html "MOG 2.0's YouTube Mash-up: "What MTV Should Have Become"" + diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Thu/tray.jpg b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Thu/tray.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..b780a6b --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Thu/tray.jpg diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Thu/tweako-screen.jpg b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Thu/tweako-screen.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..a10ecaf --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Thu/tweako-screen.jpg diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Thu/tweako.jpg b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Thu/tweako.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..e4a3ce0 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Thu/tweako.jpg diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Thu/tweako.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Thu/tweako.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..742da03 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.26.07/Thu/tweako.txt @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +Tweako is a new social news aimed at programmers that just launched a couple of hours ago. Tweako bears a certain similarity to Digg, but instead of news headlines the user submitted content is geared toward tutorials, guides, resources and services. + +I wouldn't go so far as to call it a Digg clone, but even if you did, a Digg clone for tutorials and the like is a good idea. + +In addition to submitting links, registered users can post tutorials and the like directly on Tweako. All the submitted content can be tagged, commented on and voted for by other users. + +Registering at Tweako is free and creating the account lets you set up a profile that can track your voting and submission history. There are also tools for sending private messages and initiating a chats with fellow users in you "buddy" list. In addition to a site-wide feed there are also topic and user based RSS feeds. + +The site is broken into fourteen broad categories ranging from tips for Mac or Windows users to Rails tutorials. And for something that just went public there's a decent amount of content on the site. + +The layout and design of Tweako is quite slick with all the Ajax widgets we've come to expect from sites like this. At the moment there are a couple of Google text ads, but not the overwhelming onslaught of ads that many tutorial sites sites throw at you. + +Also worth noting is that Tweako was designed and created by a 19 year-old programmer, named Michael Stefanello, which is a heck of a lot more than I accomplished at that age. + +As with an social site that's just launched, Tweako is looking for content so if you have a tutorial you'd like to tell people about head on over and submit it to Tweako.
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Using what amounts to a widget platform, Zenzui aims to make web browsing through mobile devices a more user-friendly experience. + +Instead of navigating through a traditional web browsing experience, which pretty much anyone will admit sucks on a mobile phone, the ZenZui system creates pages of clickable tiles. Clicking on a tile then zooms to that page, feed or other service. + +It's somewhat difficult to explain clearly so I've embedded a demo movie of ZenZui in action (complete with an awful soundtrack) after the jump. + +However, to say that ZenZui let's you browse the web from your phone is something of an exaggeration. The truth is that ZenZui lets you browse a subset of the web. The Zenzui site is currently down, but when it comes back there's a [chart showing the ZenZui content partners][2] which is extent of ZenZui's interpretation of the web. + +The first thing most people will notice in the demo video below is that ZenZui bears more than a passing resemblance to Apple's iPhone interface, but ZenZui doesn't necessarily use a touchcreen interface, there's keypad navigation as well. + +And ZenZui isn't so much a platform as a series of widget-like elements strung together by a unifying interface -- zoomable widgets from specific service partners are not the web. + +However ZenZui is offering to split ad revenue with widget developers as a means of encouraging developers to build widgets for ZenZui. High-minded developers can also release ad-free widgets which will display promotional messages non-profits. + +Still I can't help agreeing with Techcrunch's Nick Gonzalez who [writes][3] that, while ZenZui is a step in the right direction since it removes more content control from mobile service providers, it still leaves much to be desired. "mobile phone platforms should move in the direction of open standards, which have benefited desktop computing platforms so much." + +As it is ZenZui fails to do that and remains little more than yet another advert-laden widget service for your mobile device. + + + + +<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r12eUXJNbl8"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r12eUXJNbl8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> + +[1]: http://www.zenzui.com/ "ZenZui" +[2]: http://www.zenzui.com/images/contentProductsDiagram.png "ZenZui widget chart" +[3]: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/zenzui-on-mobile-browsing-the-microsoft-way/ "Techcrunch on ZenZui"
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