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Thu, 23 Jan 2003
Easily toggle graphics in Mail
Two recent Apple KnowledgeBase articles discuss how HTML graphics in mail relate to spam and how to turn HTML graphics on or off. Instead of making a trip to the Preferences window to change the HTML graphics option, here's a simple AppleScript to toggle that option.
Create the following script and either run it as an application or place it in your scripts folder to run from the script menu.
tell application "Mail"
set showgfx to not (download html attachments)
set download html attachments to showgfx
if showgfx is true then
say "Graphics on"
else
say "Graphics off"
end if
end tell
12'' Powerbooks arrive at dealers
Several Apple dealers, including MacCenter of Fort Lauderdale have received shipments of 12" PowerBook G4s. As far as I know, only the Combo Drive model seems to be available.
Experimental version of Phoenix for Mac OS X
An experimental version of Phoenix for Mac OS X is now available from http://www.kmgerich.com/misc.html. Note that this isn't a Mozilla.org product. Please don't contact Mozilla.org regarding this build as it is not supported.
Phoenix is a redesign of the Mozilla browser component, similar to Galeon, K-Meleon and Chimera, but written using the XUL user interface language and designed to be cross-platform.
Note that this isn't a finished product and is less stable than Chimera.
iCommune will be reborn
The author of iCommune has decided to give it a new future independent of iTunes.
Here's what the next version will be:
- a stand-alone application that manages network accessible music libraries
- able to generate and manage playlists for your favorite mp3 player
- able to communicate with and control your mp3 player using AppleEvents
- Rendezvous-enabled
- built with a robust indexer and XML format that properly handles non-ASCII characters
- completely free of any Apple proprietary code or interface use
- completely open source under the GPL
James G. Speth says he is working on it now, and hopes to get it out soon, with source. Hopefully from there, it will take on a life of its own, and get even better.
Rainjul Announces Aizai Best New Channels Contest
Rainjul announces its Best New Channels contest. Rainjul will be giving away ten free copies of Aizai to the creators of the best new channels on the Aizai Channel Service Network. Channels will be judged on most original, inventive and just-plain-fun. No purchase is necessary to particpate. Contest starts January 23, 2003 and ends March 1, 2003. The winners will be announced on March 15, 2003.
Aizai is the first technology to allow individuals and groups to view, create and distribute digital photos, movies, music, web pages, documents and folders via virtual television channels. Aizai runs on Apple Computer's Mac OS X Jaguar.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Steven W. Schuldt
Rainjul L.L.C.
Telephone: 860-868-1773
Fax: 916-405-3379
Email: swschuldt@rainjul.com
www.rainjul.com/aizai/
Rainjul Announces Aizai Best New Channels Contest
FOLSOM, CA, USA, January 23, 2003 - Today, Rainjul announced its Best New Channels contest. Rainjul http://www.rainjul.com/aizai/ will be giving away ten free copies of Aizai to the creators of the best new channels on the Aizai Channel Service Network. Aizai is the first technology to allow individuals and groups to view, create and distribute digital photos, movies, music, web pages, documents and folders via virtual television channels. Aizai runs on Apple Computer's Mac OS X Jaguar.
"Aizai has been called the next step in web publishing and surfing. We're going to be giving free copies to the creators of the ten most original, inventive and just-plain-fun new channels on our network," said Steven W. Schuldt, creator of Aizai, "there's never been a better time to launch your own channel."
The Best New Channels contest begins today and ends March 1, 2003. Winners will be announced March 15, 2003. No purchase is necessary to participate. Technical support is available through the website.
Aizai, downloadable as a demo, comes complete with Aizai Global Tuner and Aizai Global Broadcaster. A single user license costs $29.95 (US) and can be purchased via Kagi or PayPal. Registered users of Aizai get five starter channels on the Aizai Channel Service Network. Aizai runs on Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar or higher.
For more information: http://www.rainjul.com/aizai/
Contact: swschuldt@rainjul.com or 860-868-1773