Adobe has announced that it has asked the U.S. District Court in San Jose, CA to resolve a contractual dispute that it has the right to permit its customers to embed ITC (International Typeface Corporation) fonts in electronic documents. Adobe is also filing an arbitration proceeding in London that seeks affirmation of the same contractual rights with Monotype fonts.
Read MoreSeveral readers let us know about Ryan Schmidt’s detailed intructions on how to modify the startup screen in Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar). With the introduction of Jaguar, Apple replaced the “Happy Mac” icon that has greeted Mac users for 18 years with a slick gray Apple logo. The instructions let users replace the gray Apple logo with the more familiar “Happy Mac” icon or any other 128×128 image.
Read MoreUnsanity today released WindowShade X 2.1.1, an update to its utility that brings the familiar window-collapsing effect from Classic Mac OS into Mac OS X, and allows you to control window shadow settings. Version 2.1.1 brings several enhancements and bug fixes, all of which are detailed on the company’s Web site. WindowShade X is US$7 shareware.
Read MoreApple has updated its Apple Store Hot Deals page with a new offer, specifically for the education market. The offer, dubbed “More Back to School in Style,” allows customers to purchase any qualifying iBook from the Apple Store for Education, and receive an instant US$50 discount through September 25, 2002.
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