Mozilla to release Firefox 1.5 today
After a host of test releases and one false start, a new version of the Firefox browser will be ready today, according to a media alert issued by the Mozilla Foundation on Monday.
Firefox 1.5 will be available for free on this afternoon, U.S. Pacific Standard Time, at www.getfirefox.com and www.mozilla.com, according to the open-source group. A complete press release outlining the new features in Firefox 1.5, as well as some additional Mozilla news, will be issued at the time the new version is available.
The Firefox update adds better pop-up blocking and a host of security enhancements, according to Mozilla. Other new features include the addition of Answers.com to Firefox’s list of search engines and a Clear Private Data function that allows users to quickly remove personal data through a menu item or keyboard shortcut.
Firefox, which celebrated its one-year anniversary Nov. 9, has become a popular alternative to Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer browser. Last month, downloads of Firefox topped 100 million.
Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Swwwwweeeeet!
For those of you who know about digital video, compression and portability... you'll love this. The rest of you, maybe not so much.
Neuros MPEG-4 Recorder 2 records video to PSP
By Peter Cohen pcohen@maccentral.com
Neuros Technology International LLC has announced their Neuros MPEG-4 Recorder 2, a device that records video straight to memory cards for Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP), without requiring a Mac or PC to transfer first. The Neuros MPEG-4 Recorder 2 is shipping now and costs US$149.99.
The PSP can connect to a Macintosh through its USB 2.0 interface, which can be used to convert and transfer video and other content to the Memory Stick Pro Duo card the PSP uses to store data. Neuros’ MPEG-4 Recorder 2 saves you that intermediate step, enabling you to record directly from your video source to the Memory Stick, without having to go through the computer first.
You can record directly from any video sources, including cable TV, satellite, PVRs and DVRs. The device records to MPEG-4 video format to Memory Stick or Compact Flash media. A remote control is included.
The MPEG-4 Recorder 2 supports three resolution settings and four recording quality settings, and supports Advanced Audio Codec (AAC) for sound. It’s also firmware-upgradable.
Neuros MPEG-4 Recorder 2 records video to PSP
By Peter Cohen pcohen@maccentral.com
Neuros Technology International LLC has announced their Neuros MPEG-4 Recorder 2, a device that records video straight to memory cards for Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP), without requiring a Mac or PC to transfer first. The Neuros MPEG-4 Recorder 2 is shipping now and costs US$149.99.
The PSP can connect to a Macintosh through its USB 2.0 interface, which can be used to convert and transfer video and other content to the Memory Stick Pro Duo card the PSP uses to store data. Neuros’ MPEG-4 Recorder 2 saves you that intermediate step, enabling you to record directly from your video source to the Memory Stick, without having to go through the computer first.
You can record directly from any video sources, including cable TV, satellite, PVRs and DVRs. The device records to MPEG-4 video format to Memory Stick or Compact Flash media. A remote control is included.
The MPEG-4 Recorder 2 supports three resolution settings and four recording quality settings, and supports Advanced Audio Codec (AAC) for sound. It’s also firmware-upgradable.
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Tivo! Tivo!
My good friend Sonja recently left me a voicemail, extremely excited about a new Tivo feature. Its her excitement that is so very cool. The new Tivo feature is pretty neat, too.
Rock on, Tivo buddy... Rock on.
Saturday, November 19, 2005
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Holiday Peanuts
I just bought the Peanuts Holiday Collection! (A Charlie Brown Christmas/A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving/It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown) [DVD] Available online for $27.99. List price: $39.99. You Save: $12.00 (30%) I didn't get it online, I bought it from a physical store in Beaverton, where they thow in a $5 Target gift card card!
I mean... what's the matter with you that you don't already own these movies? Go buy them! I'm convinced they are good for all of us. I can't wait to show these to my own kids someday.
Come talk to me
If you read my humble site even occasionally, you probably know I don't really post much in the way of my own personal thoughts. I usually post what I think are interesting articles that express ideas that I feel something for.
A realm I feel is pretty safe.
It's the posting of intimate feelings and thoughts that scare me. Being vulnerable to the strangers and the great wide open that is the internet thats pretty frightening.
I've seen so much go wrong after someone posts their personal thoughts in a blog, or even in an email to only one person.
Doing something like this online where everyone can read it is like walking through a minefield in bare feet.
Its asking for trouble.
What is my point? I don't know. Other than to say, I really feel the need to get this off of my chest. And for now, this seems like the best way. So this posting isn't really me saying my usual, "here is something I hope you enjoy".
This is me saying: "Here is something."
As much as I love the internet, and blogs, what happened to me tonight serves as a reminder that when reading a blog or an email, one should be mindful that what is on the screen is subjective. In many ways it is not real. I've said for years that I am a huge believer in the power of one on one, face to face, uninterrupted, quality time communication.
Its why I became a counselor.
Because it is in that framework where wars have ended, marriages have healed and disaster averted.
The writers of blogs and emails - and their readers, should never forget that.
There is no substitute for being there. Its another level of courage, respect and dedication between two people to share a message in the flesh.
A realm I feel is pretty safe.
It's the posting of intimate feelings and thoughts that scare me. Being vulnerable to the strangers and the great wide open that is the internet thats pretty frightening.
I've seen so much go wrong after someone posts their personal thoughts in a blog, or even in an email to only one person.
Doing something like this online where everyone can read it is like walking through a minefield in bare feet.
Its asking for trouble.
What is my point? I don't know. Other than to say, I really feel the need to get this off of my chest. And for now, this seems like the best way. So this posting isn't really me saying my usual, "here is something I hope you enjoy".
This is me saying: "Here is something."
As much as I love the internet, and blogs, what happened to me tonight serves as a reminder that when reading a blog or an email, one should be mindful that what is on the screen is subjective. In many ways it is not real. I've said for years that I am a huge believer in the power of one on one, face to face, uninterrupted, quality time communication.
Its why I became a counselor.
Because it is in that framework where wars have ended, marriages have healed and disaster averted.
The writers of blogs and emails - and their readers, should never forget that.
There is no substitute for being there. Its another level of courage, respect and dedication between two people to share a message in the flesh.
Something Wal-Mart This Way Comes
Students for Unity and The Rearguard will host a screening of the film "Walmart: the high cost of low price" by Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films. Director, Robert Greenwald, will be at the screening of this new film, for a Q and A before the film begins. 5th Ave. Cinema in between SW 6th and 5th ave. on Hall street. Downtown by Portland State. November 19th at 7PM. Free! My wise, good friend Cyndi gave her endorsement to this film. Check out what she had to say.
Rise!
Good news from the Arizona Republic about Phoenix Suns superstar Amaré Stoudemire. His progress is on schedule and he should begin walking without crutches in two weeks, team physician Thomas Carter said.
The most encouraging news might be how Stoudemire's lower body is reacting to the non-impact rehabilitation he undergoes with Suns head athletic trainer Aaron Nelson. Stoudemire's thigh muscle mass has not decreased. It is highly unusual for a person to not have some decrease in muscle after knee surgery and using crutches for a month.
The most encouraging news might be how Stoudemire's lower body is reacting to the non-impact rehabilitation he undergoes with Suns head athletic trainer Aaron Nelson. Stoudemire's thigh muscle mass has not decreased. It is highly unusual for a person to not have some decrease in muscle after knee surgery and using crutches for a month.
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Read to me
Google Inc. last week said it has added more public-domain books to its Google Print service. The books come from libraries at the University of Michigan, Harvard University, Stanford University and the New York Public Library and can be viewed in their entirety in the Google database.
Say Cheese
Canon has introduced its PowerShot SD430 digital camera, which features built-in wireless networking.
Sony's latest digital still camera, the DSC-T9, incorporates two anti-blur systems for people who can never seem to take a clear picture.
Sony's latest digital still camera, the DSC-T9, incorporates two anti-blur systems for people who can never seem to take a clear picture.
Mac takes bite out of Windows
Paul Andrews writes for the Seattle Times, “Hardly a week goes by that I don’t hear from a friend or colleague with a monumental Windows problem. I tell them I’m glad to help, on one condition: Next time they buy a computer, they agree to consider a Macintosh. A year ago, after a particularly trying week of spyware, adware, viral attacks, lock-ups and reboots, I changed my primary computer to a Mac.” [Nov 07, 2005]
Sunday, November 13, 2005
Video killed the radio star
NEW YORK - "Desperate Housewives" on your iPod. Jay Leno's monologue on your cell phone. Brian Williams delivering the night's news on your computer. And "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" available whenever you want to watch it — not just Thursday night.
Each of those developments became possible in the past few weeks, part of an extraordinarily tumultuous period in TV.
The autumn of 2005 will doubtless be remembered as the time when all assumptions about the rules of television were thrown into the air and scattered, with no certainty about what happens when they land.
The most shocking event clearly was Apple's deal with The Walt Disney Co. in October to make reruns of "Lost" and other programs available for downloading to iPods for $1.99. In less than three weeks, Apple said a million videos were sold.
"That's a significant amount of money," said Rob Enderle, an analyst for the Enderle Group. "I honestly believe that's going to change a lot of minds in terms of providing programming for this medium."
Some worry this service will make people less likely to watch these hit shows on television. But many in the industry believe fans who may have missed an episode represent the biggest market.
NBC began offering a same-night replay of "Nightly News" online, the first network news broadcast to take that step.
America Online anticipated only a few hundred applicants for "The Biz," its online-only music talent contest. Instead, it got 9,000. AOL is expected to announce Monday a new initiative to show old TV programming.
AOL's successful Webcast of the Live 8 concert last summer opened many eyes to the possibilities of Internet TV, and so did simple demographics. About 35 million homes now have broadband access (compared to 110 million homes with TVs), and about half of those online users say they've watched video online, said Josh Bernoff, principal analyst for the Forrester Group.
"I don't think usage of the mobile phone TVs will come anywhere close to the home television as a principal viewing device," he said. "But the evidence suggests that it's a handy way of spending time when you're waiting two minutes for a bus or for a friend at the bar."
Ultimately, this fall's most far-reaching development may be last Monday's dual announcements by Viacom Inc.'s CBS and NBC that it would begin selling replays of its most popular shows on an on-demand basis through Comcast Corp. and DirecTV Group Inc., respectively.
It gives a tantalizing peek into a television landscape where viewers can decide when to watch their favorites. While the Internet and cell phone choices work around the margins of television fare, these deals involve the most popular programs on television.
"Mark down the date," Bernoff wrote after the announcement. "Today is the beginning of the end of the television schedule."
Telephone companies SBC Communications Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are also preparing to roll out Internet Protocol, set-top technology that could allow consumers to choose from among multiple camera angles while watching a program or search the Internet for information about the actors.
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer
Each of those developments became possible in the past few weeks, part of an extraordinarily tumultuous period in TV.
The autumn of 2005 will doubtless be remembered as the time when all assumptions about the rules of television were thrown into the air and scattered, with no certainty about what happens when they land.
The most shocking event clearly was Apple's deal with The Walt Disney Co. in October to make reruns of "Lost" and other programs available for downloading to iPods for $1.99. In less than three weeks, Apple said a million videos were sold.
"That's a significant amount of money," said Rob Enderle, an analyst for the Enderle Group. "I honestly believe that's going to change a lot of minds in terms of providing programming for this medium."
Some worry this service will make people less likely to watch these hit shows on television. But many in the industry believe fans who may have missed an episode represent the biggest market.
NBC began offering a same-night replay of "Nightly News" online, the first network news broadcast to take that step.
America Online anticipated only a few hundred applicants for "The Biz," its online-only music talent contest. Instead, it got 9,000. AOL is expected to announce Monday a new initiative to show old TV programming.
AOL's successful Webcast of the Live 8 concert last summer opened many eyes to the possibilities of Internet TV, and so did simple demographics. About 35 million homes now have broadband access (compared to 110 million homes with TVs), and about half of those online users say they've watched video online, said Josh Bernoff, principal analyst for the Forrester Group.
"I don't think usage of the mobile phone TVs will come anywhere close to the home television as a principal viewing device," he said. "But the evidence suggests that it's a handy way of spending time when you're waiting two minutes for a bus or for a friend at the bar."
Ultimately, this fall's most far-reaching development may be last Monday's dual announcements by Viacom Inc.'s CBS and NBC that it would begin selling replays of its most popular shows on an on-demand basis through Comcast Corp. and DirecTV Group Inc., respectively.
It gives a tantalizing peek into a television landscape where viewers can decide when to watch their favorites. While the Internet and cell phone choices work around the margins of television fare, these deals involve the most popular programs on television.
"Mark down the date," Bernoff wrote after the announcement. "Today is the beginning of the end of the television schedule."
Telephone companies SBC Communications Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are also preparing to roll out Internet Protocol, set-top technology that could allow consumers to choose from among multiple camera angles while watching a program or search the Internet for information about the actors.
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer
Saturday, November 12, 2005
Ali G on TNT
Thursday, November 10, 2005
33
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A man got a prison term longer than prosecutors and defense attorneys had agreed to -- all because of Larry Bird.
The lawyers reached a plea agreement last month for a 30-year term for a man accused of shooting with an intent to kill and robbery. But Eric James Torpy wanted his prison term to match Bird's jersey number 33.
``He said if he was going to go down, he was going to go down in Larry Bird's jersey,'' Oklahoma County District Judge Ray Elliott said. ``We accommodated his request and he was just as happy as he could be.
``I've never seen anything like this in 26 years in the courthouse. But, I know the DA is happy about it.''
The lawyers reached a plea agreement last month for a 30-year term for a man accused of shooting with an intent to kill and robbery. But Eric James Torpy wanted his prison term to match Bird's jersey number 33.
``He said if he was going to go down, he was going to go down in Larry Bird's jersey,'' Oklahoma County District Judge Ray Elliott said. ``We accommodated his request and he was just as happy as he could be.
``I've never seen anything like this in 26 years in the courthouse. But, I know the DA is happy about it.''
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Sunday, November 06, 2005
Welcome aboard Blogger Buddies!
My amazing friends from high school have caught the Blogger bug! Cyndi (left) and Erin (right) drove from Phoenix to Portland in August to see me graduate. Check out both of their sites and give them a warm welcome to the land of blog.You can visit Cyndi's blog and Erin's blog by clicking on "Links" in the upper left corner of this page.
Friday, November 04, 2005
Dez on TV
Sonja (the one without fur) was nice enough to allow me to have a visit with Dez (the furry one) through the magic of a webcam and the internet.
Turn off your phone...
GREEN BAY - Like moviegoers everywhere, the Green Bay Packers are fed up with interruptions caused by those annoying cell phones going off at the most inopportune time.
So, coach Mike Sherman cut short his weekly news conference Wednesday when a camera operator's phone rang, and the team canceled quarterback Brett Favre's weekly briefing when the culprit failed to 'fess up.
The cell phone went off about 16 minutes into what is normally about a 25-minute news conference when Sherman was in the middle of answering a question about his defense.
"I don't understand that," Sherman, a former high school history teacher, said as he walked away from the podium in the media auditorium. "That stuff to me, to be honest with you, is a total lack of respect for each other. Forget me, you don't have to respect me. But respect each other."
The Packers were hoping peer pressure would result in the offending individual coming forward. But when that didn't happen, Favre's news conference was canceled for the first time since the Mike Holmgren era a decade ago.
-- Arnie Stapleton, AP
So, coach Mike Sherman cut short his weekly news conference Wednesday when a camera operator's phone rang, and the team canceled quarterback Brett Favre's weekly briefing when the culprit failed to 'fess up.
The cell phone went off about 16 minutes into what is normally about a 25-minute news conference when Sherman was in the middle of answering a question about his defense.
"I don't understand that," Sherman, a former high school history teacher, said as he walked away from the podium in the media auditorium. "That stuff to me, to be honest with you, is a total lack of respect for each other. Forget me, you don't have to respect me. But respect each other."
The Packers were hoping peer pressure would result in the offending individual coming forward. But when that didn't happen, Favre's news conference was canceled for the first time since the Mike Holmgren era a decade ago.
-- Arnie Stapleton, AP
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