VRlogphotographic Virtual Reality, wilderness, explorationSony to support AAC file format- May 10, 2006 Sony to support AAC file format: "Sony this week announced it will begin supporting the AAC audio file format, which used by Apple for audio file compression." (Via The Macintosh News Network.)http://www.macnn.com/articles/06/05/10/sony.to.support.aac/ U.S. Mac users receive best support- May 9, 2006 U.S. Mac users receive best support: "Users said that most manufacturers provided "dismal" free tech support, with the exception of Apple's support for desktopslaptops and IBM's support for laptops. "Apple's support for desktops and laptops and IBM (Lenovo) for laptops. Apple solved 76 percent of survey respondents' problems, and IBM (Lenovo) solved 64 percent." (Via The Macintosh News Network.)http://www.macnn.com/articles/06/05/08/mac.users.get.best.support/ The Mask of QuickTime- May 9, 2006 The Mask of QuickTime: "What do you do when your QuickTime movie has ugly artifacts around the borders Use QuickTime Pro’s unlikely Mask feature to slice ’em off. Here’s how." (Via MacDevCenter.com.)http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2006/05/the_mask_of_quicktime.html?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550... Expert: McAfee Mac Security Report Is 'Scaremongering'- May 9, 2006 Background: recently McAfee issued warnings that Mac-affecting malware attacks may be on the rise. This has prompted a few responses from people not in the business of selling antivirus software: The ZDnet editorial: "It may be true, as McAfee says, that from 2003 to 2005 the number of discovered Mac vulnerabilities increased by 228 percent while Windows only saw a 73 percent increase. But that’s like saying that in the last decade, deaths caused by choking on ice cream were up by 200..http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=43170 |