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August 2009 browser stats: IE continues its slow decline

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:46 +0900

August 2009 browser stats: IE continues its slow decline:

Net Applications, a great resource for watching market share trends, recently changed the way it weighs the data it gathers for browsers. We waited a little bit until things settled…

Apple iPhone knocks Aston Martin off top of UK’s ‘coolest brand’ list

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:45 +0900

Apple iPhone knocks Aston Martin off top of UK’s ‘coolest brand’ list: Apple’s iPhone has been elected as Britain’s ‘coolest brand,’ knocking Aston Martin off…

Orange Announces Plans to Offer iPhone in UK

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:45 +0900

Orange Announces Plans to Offer iPhone in UK:

Wireless carrier Orange today issued a brief announcement revealing that it has struck a deal with Apple to offer the iPhone 3G and 3GS in the United Kingdom, ending rival carrier O2’s iPhone…

Steve Jobs discusses Apple and environmental issues

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:44 +0900

Steve Jobs discusses Apple and environmental issues: Apple’s research suggests that those emissions make up only a small slice of a company’s larger environmental impact…

Thomas Weisel analyst ups Apple target to $210; sees $800 MacBook; no ‘tablet’ until 2nd half 2010

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:44 +0900

Thomas Weisel analyst ups Apple target to $210; sees $800 MacBook; no ‘tablet’ until 2nd half 2010:

Thomas Weisel analyst Doug Reid this morning raised his estimates for sales and profit for Apple…

CSSで自動生成ドキュメント「CSS Doc」

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:43 +0900

CSSで自動生成ドキュメント「CSS Doc」:

CSS DocはRuby製のオープンソース・ソフトウェア。プログラミングソースを複数人で参照するときや、ライブラリを開発した際に必要なのがドキュメントだ。最近では各言語向けに○○Docと呼ばれるものが普及している。これにより関数やメソッドの前に特定のシンボルを付けつつ説明を書くだけで後々コマンド一つでソースドキュメントを生成できるようになる。

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Googleの各種サービスに対応した通知ソフトウェア「googsystray」

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:43 +0900

Googleの各種サービスに対応した通知ソフトウェア「googsystray」:

googsystrayはPython製のWindows、Linux向けオープンソース・ソフトウェア。Googleのサービスはその殆どが無料ということもあって人気が高い。Gmailの他、GoogleリーダーやGoogleカレンダーなど利用されている方も多いのではないだろうか。

タスクトレイ常駐

最近ではGoogle…

Research in Slow Motion: The worst is yet to come

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:43 +0900

Research in Slow Motion: The worst is yet to come:

Last week’s gloomy results from BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, accompanied by a gloomier outlook, only tell half the story…

Microsoft's grinning robots

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:42 +0900

Microsoft's grinning robots:

Charlie Brooker. Photo: The Guardian.

One of the disadvantages of reading American newspapers is that you don’t get Charlie Brooker delivered to your doorstep.

Brooker is a British…

New standards to limit Apple iPod volume in Europe

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:41 +0900

New standards to limit Apple iPod volume in Europe:

Media players like Apple’s iPod will be set by default to a new, lower, “safe” volume level in Europe, thanks to a new rule passed by the European Commission Monday.

Apple Introduces New Educational Software Licensing Program for Institutions

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:40 +0900

Apple Introduces New Educational Software Licensing Program for Institutions:

MacNN notes that Apple has recently revised its educational software licensing offerings for institutions, introducing a new Apple Education Licensing Program organized around annual licensing rather…

It’s a Ski Jacket – And An iPod Charger

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:40 +0900

It’s a Ski Jacket – And An iPod Charger:

Here’s one of those ‘lifeboat’ questions: you’re on a snowy mountain, the rescue ‘copter is 8 eight hours away and your iPod runs out of juice. Do you a: listen to the whistling wind and stay…

Apple inspiration behind Light Peak optical connection

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:39 +0900

Apple inspiration behind Light Peak optical connection:

At last week’s Intel Developers Forum, the company showed off a prototype of its Light Peak optical interconnect standard. It turns out that Apple may have been heavily involved in…

SugarCape（Freeware)Macで動くボーカルシンセアプリ

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:38 +0900

SugarCape（Freeware)Macで動くボーカルシンセアプリ:

SugarCape（Freeware)

OS10.5Leopard対応

Macで動くボーカルシンセアプリ。

Windowsの世界は初音ミクなどのバーチャル歌姫のアプリで盛り上がっているが、この元になっているソフトはWindowsでしか動かない。
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Apple unveils new licensing program for education

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:38 +0900

Apple unveils new licensing program for education:

Apple has changed its licensing program for educational institutions, shifting to the purchase of annual coverage to keep software up to date for schools.

Minnesota man latest to sue Apple and AT&T over iPhone MMS

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:37 +0900

Minnesota man latest to sue Apple and AT&T over iPhone MMS: A Rosemount man has joined a list of people across the country who have filed breach of contract lawsuits…

Apple alters educational licensing agreements

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:36 +0900

Apple alters educational licensing agreements:

Apple has made major alterations to its educational licensing program, ones which could potentially…

Apple Releases iWork '09 9.0.3, Updates iWork.com

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:35 +0900

Apple Releases iWork '09 9.0.3, Updates iWork.com: Apple today released iWork ‘09 9.0.3, bringing fixes for several minor issues as well as general improvements in a number of areas.

This update addresses general compatibility issues, improves…

Which is worse, Microsoft’s awful Windows or Mac crusaders?

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:35 +0900

Which is worse, Microsoft’s awful Windows or Mac crusaders?: It’s safe to assume Mac products are indeed as brilliant as their owners make out…

Gallery: The Mac-Inspired Artworks Of Artie Vierkant

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:33 +0900

Gallery: The Mac-Inspired Artworks Of Artie Vierkant:

OK, recently exhibited at the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art. (Huge version of this.)
When does an operating system UI element become a work of art? Is it when Artie Vierkant replicates it…