O’Reilly announced today that this year’s Open Source Convention (OSCON) drew over 1800 programmers, developers, strategists, and technical staff to Portland, Oregon from July 7-11. For five days, convention goers delved into a program designed to “embrace and extend proprietary software.” Open source software “has gone from being a question mark to an exclamation point,” said OSCON program chair and O’Reilly editor Nathan Torkington.
Read MorePlanar today announced its new PE line of flat-panel monitors, which delivers “excellent performance for cost-conscious buyers.” The 15-inch PE150 (US$289) offers a 1024×768 resolution (XGA), 400:1 contrast ratio, and 200 Nit brightness. The 17-inch PE170 ($429) offers a 1280×1024 resolution (SXGA), 350:1 contrast ratio, and 300 Nit brightness.
Read MoreGefen today announced a new extension solution to transmit power, as well as ADC display and USB signals to Apple’s line of flat-panel digital displays. Each ex-tend-it ADC Extender cable is 16-feet in length, and two cables can be paired to reach distances of 32-feet. A plug-and-play solution requiring minimal hook-up time, users simply plug one end of the cable into the computer and the other end into the display’s cord, which typically adds another four-feet to the length.
Read MoreUnsanity today released FruitMenu 3.1, a new version of its haxie that gives users the ability to customize the Apple Menu and contextual menus under Mac OS X. This free update adds several new features and bug fixes, all of which can be found here. FruitMenu is priced at US$10 per license.
Read MoreThe Apple Store for Business has a new promotion to help with your accounting needs: “Buy AccountEdge 3 from the Apple Store for Business until August 31, 2003 and get a free hour of on-site setup help directly from MYOB by an MYOB Certified Consultant (via mail-in claim form to MYOB US, Inc.) to help you get started with setting up your company in the software.”
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