Apple, who doesn’t normally do demo versions, is giving up a 30-day version of the new Aperture, Apple’s pro-photographer-oriented version of iPhoto.
The last time i tried Aperture, it took so long to do anything on my Dual G5, that i stopped using it in frustration. Now that i have a new Intel desktop machine it may be alot different.
Read the Cool OSX Apps article about it here.
Download the free trial from Apple here.
I stumbled on this article on makeuseof.com about five web services that offer you one degree of separation between web services and your personal identity. Very useful stuff.In summary:
The full article ishere.
Prologue: ”
Speaking of Twitter, Prologue looks interesting: it’s a WordPress theme that serves as a standalone Twitter-like server for a small team. This sort of idea — more reliable and private — sounds perfect for distributed teams.
(Via Daring Fireball.)
SitePoint CSS Reference: “Outstanding online CSS reference by Tommy Olsson and Paul O’Brien; worth a bookmark for anyone who writes CSS.
UMaine Team Develops a New Method to Make Composites: “
ORONO — Fabrics, wood, concrete, ceramics and other materials are often infused with resin to produce a stronger, more durable composite product - in the marine, automotive, construct…”
(Via University of Maine - News Headlines.)
New Authentication Scheme Proposed: “jerel brings us a story about a prototype authentication system which approaches security from an atypical angle. It focuses on hiding identity challenges from attackers in addition to the responses. The system, Undercover [PDF], ‘uses a combination of visual and tactile signals in the authentication process.’ ‘The system displays a set of images to the user and asks if any belongs to the image portfolio that the user had previously selected. At the same time, the trackball sends the user a signal that maps each button on the case to a certain answer. The user’s hand must cover the trackball for it to operate, so a sneaky observer wouldn’t be able to see his or her selections, or answers. So a would-be attacker can’t ’see’ the tactile challenge presented by the trackball and therefore doesn’t get the user’s authentication data, even though he or she could see the image challenge on the display.’
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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(Via Slashdot.)
Netscape, the Browser That Started It All, Dies a Quiet Death: “The Netscape Navigator browser, after years of lagging behind competitor Internet Explorer and siblings Mozilla and Firefox, will fade into history on Feb. 1. Parent company AOL will cease production on all Netscape-branded projects Friday, though the Netscape.com website will continue to exist as a web portal.
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(Via Wired News.)
Hostile ta Vista, Baby: “Frequent Slashdot contributor Bennett Haselton adds his experience to the litany of woes with Microsoft Vista. Unlike most commentators who have a beef with the operating system, Bennett does a bit of surveying to bolster his points. Read his account by clicking on the magic link.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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(Via Slashdot.)
Google Toolbox for Mac released: “Google Toolbox for Mac is a new open source project that joins the Google Data APIs Object-C Library as code available under the Apache license so you can use it in your own projects. Does it sound like I’m quoting a press release? Well, I am a bit. Google Toolbox for Mac is clearly for Mac geeks, but not my particular genre of Mac geek, so bear with me.
As the post on the Official Google Mac…
[read more at MacMerc.com]
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(Via MacMerc.)