Year: 2002

An interesting article at The Register titled “Gummi bears defeat fingerprint sensors” explains how a Japanese cryptography has successfully defeated about 80 percent of fingerprint security sensors using cheap kitchen supplies and a digital camera. “The results are enough to scrap the systems completely, and to send the various fingerprint biometric companies packing,” the founder of Counterpane Internet Security said.

O’Reilly recently published part two of its “Steve Jobs and the History of Cocoa” feature, which offers an interesting look at how Mac OS X and its native programming environment came to be.

America Online has begun beta testing AOL for Mac OS X Version 2, a much improved version of its software that features an Aqua look, a Web browser that uses Netscape’s Gecko rendering technology (instead of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer), enhanced TCP/IP connectivity with support for AirPort, and more. AOL for Mac OS X Version 2 is available to beta testers from Keyword: Beta.

Pangea Software has announced that it is developing Bugdom 2, the sequel to the company’s very popular arcade-style game that shipped with early iMacs, as reported by Inside Mac Games. The game will have very much the same style as the original, but with new characters, faster gameplay and more advanced moves.

Ambrosia has posted Snapz Pro X 1.0.3, an update to its screen capture utility. The new version adds additional localizations, automates license code fetching, and fixes a few minor bugs.