America Online and digital video recorder (DVR) maker TiVo have announced a new partnership that will allow TiVo users to program their machines remotely via AOL’s online network, reports c|net. AOL also said that it will integrate Weblog or “blog” software into the next version of its service, giving its 34 million subscribers a way into the increasingly popular medium.
Read MoreProcom Technology today introduced Taurus, a compact, all-in-one networking appliance that can deploy complete wireless hot spots “just about anywhere.” Taurus offers shared high-speed Internet access, 250GB of data storage, a built-in security firewall, file and printer sharing, Web site hosting, an e-mail server, scheduled back-up, VPN support, network routing, and more. Taurus models start at under $1,700 and work with Macintosh, Windows, UNIX and Linux based clients.
Read MoreApple has updated its Pro section with a new article on how the Fossil watch company’s 150-person creative department uses Macs for everything from marketing to product development. “In the graphics area, we’re using InDesign in conjunction with Photoshop and Illustrator,” senior VP Tim Hale says. “We’re developing creative content for the Web on the Mac. We’re doing all the pre-press on Macs. Even in our photography studio, the Mac is used as a driver for the digital cameras.
Read MoreApple today released Security Update 2003-07-14, which addresses a potential vulnerability when a password is required upon waking from the Screen Effects feature, which could allow an unauthorized user access to the desktop of the logged in user. The update is available via the Software Update preference pane.
Read MoreThe San Francisco Chronicle notes that the east coast’s annual Mac trade show kicks off today under a new name, but that attendees might dub it “Macworld Lite.” Macworld CreativePro Conference & Expo “may not draw even half as many attendees and exhibitors as last year’s and surely will not come close to the nearly 90,000 attendees at the annual Macworld Expo in San Francisco in January.” By last week, about 13,000 people and about 130 exhibitors
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