Apple has stated that it will be attending the Linux Expo UK 2002, which being held at Olympia 2 in London on October 9th and 10th. Apple says it will use the show to “showcase Mac OS X, the UNIX-based OS renowned for its stability, ease-of-use and networking capabilities.”
Read MoreApple has posted an interesting story on the use of digital photography in the field of forensics, which until recently has been primarily film-based. Author Nancy Eaton looks at the City/County Bureau of Investigation in Wake County, North Carolina and how they are making the transition to digital.
Read MorePublicspace.net has announced the release of A Better Finder Creators & Types 3.0 for Mac OS X, the company’s utility that allows users to quickly and easily change file-to-application associations. Version 3.0, which has been available in beta for a little over a month, was developed using Apple’s Mac OS X Cocoa framework and complies to the OS X programming model and user experience. A Better Finder Creators & Types is US$9.95 shareware.
Read MoreIdeaResources today released irEdit 1.1, the latest version of its popular text-editing application. The update includes several new features and bug fixes, all of which can be found here. irEdit 1.1 is available for Mac OS X, and is US$20 shareware.
Read MorePioneer announced today that many of its DVD-R/RW drives will require a firmware update in order to avoid potential damage to the mechanisms. The problem occurs when the drives are used with new 4x DVD-R and 2x DVD-RW high-speed discs, which were recently approved by the DVD Forum. Pioneer’s drives are used in systems from several companies, including Apple and Sony.
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