Saving Collectibles to the Macs. Over the years Apple has given out millions of branded tchotchkes. Some are now very valuable. Who knew a promotional poster would be worth more than $1,000? By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
Archive for July 2002
Learning the Mac OS X Terminal, Part 5. Learn how to have your own crontab run a script regularly and email your reports just like system cron jobs. This provides a free and easy way to ensure that your most important data exists on two drives. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] [Mac Net Journal] [dws.]
Dr Bott carries an FM transmitter for iPods, thanks to Frank Tansey for the link. I wonder which works better? [Scripting News]
Apple's Jaguar leaps ahead of schedule. The widely anticipated update to the Mac OS X operating system will appear earlier than expected, sources say–good news for the company in a tough year. [CNET News.com] [dws.]
Well, it has been raining for nearly 4 days and seems like only a few hours between showers. I think I saw animals walking two-by-two earlier. :o) I wonder if this is what it's like in Seattle during the rainy season? Yesterday, my wife said, “Today would have been such a great day to work […]
The United States Army is releasing their own game, this Independence Day – an interesting campaign to influence players (kids I presume). It is called America's Army , and on the 4th, it can be downloaded from http://www.americasarmy.com/ — It uses the latest Unreal engine, which I presume means it will be worth checking out. [kuro5hin.org] Update: […]