Year: 2002

Parker Software has released ArcherPro 1.0, an enhanced version of its Archer multimedia viewer with more robust features. ArcherPro allows users to save and export slide shows, export sequenced images from a slide show, show images and movies at actual size, and more. ArcherPro is US$29.95 shareware; Archer is available free of charge.

Some 60 percent of AOL subscribers plan on leaving the service, according to a new report from ChangeWave. Reuters reports that 27 percent of the 402 respondents to the survey had left the service in the last year, while two out of five expressed dissatisfaction with AOL, the highest of any ISP. Forty percent were clearly dissatisfied with the brand, service, and customer support, while others cited the service’s higher cost and a desire for broadband access as reasons for considering abandoning AOL.

While companies pour thousands to millions of dollars into IT security, a c|net report explains that robust firewalls and security patches do nothing against the most common security flaw: weak passwords. “Just about every company that we have gone into, even large multinationals, has a high percentage of accounts with easily (cracked) passwords,” Greg Shipley, director of consulting for the network protection firm Neohapsis told c|net.

A new Apple education feature sets it sights on Lincoln Public Schools in Nebraska, whose Information Technology Focus Program offers students a hands-on learning experience with professional tools and application like Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Cinema 4D, After Effects, and others. For the program, the school has also abandoned the teacher-centered classroom model and has shifted to more of a business environment.