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Download and watch all the best internet TV shows and videos in one powerful application. New channels arrive daily in the built-in Channel Guide. Stop squinting at tedious web videos– sit back and watch big, high resolution videos one after another. It’s so easy to use that you’ll be watching interesting videos in moments. It’s name is Democracy TV (DTV). It’s an Internet TV Platform TOTALLY Opensource. Now, a Windows version is also available (before this, DTV was only for MacOSX). ...

Yes, another patent from Apple. That patent describe interaction-patterns in details, with particular attention on a “virtual keyboard” that appear in a “contextual-way”. Apple seems to be ready for an HCI REVOLUTON!!! Finally! Example images: Source, Melablog.

It’s now available in Universal Binary. List of features is here. I’m not a Camino user: I’m a Firefox-Extension’s addicted web-developer! But a Browser Gecko-Based with the powerful and beauty of MacOSX is a really interesting alternative for non-dev users… Source, Melablog.

10.4.5 Update is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for the following applications and technologies: -Address Book, AppleScript, Automator, Dictionary and Font Book -iCal, iChat, DVD Player, Mail, Preview, Safari and Stickies -Disk Utility, Keychain Access, Migration Assistant, Software Update -usability of Dashboard and widgets -viewing of QuickTime streaming media behind a firewall -time zone and daylight savings for 2006 and 2007 -RAW camera support, including updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers -sharing using AFP, SMB/CIFS, NFS and FTP file sharing protocols -reliable access to Open Directory, LDAP and Active Directory services -VPN connections to Cisco servers when using NAT -AirPort and Bluetooth wireless connectivity -compatibility with third party applications and devices -previous Mac OS X updates and standalone security updates ...

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A state-of-art Server made up with beauty (and small) MacMini as “mind”. Take a look at this interesting howto (start from Melablog). He makes up Software Firewall, Mail Server, DNS Server, IP-over-Firewall connection for DB Server… all based on Air Port extreme!!! How? Modding the Air Port Antenna, obviously! ;)

On Geekpatrol.ca there is a comparison between… Mac Mini 1.42 GHz 512 KB L2 cache 167 MHz system bus 1 GB DDR 333 SDRAM iMac G5 2.1 GHz 512 KB L2 cache 700 MHz system bus 1.5 GB DDR2 533 SDRAM. iMac Core Duo 1.83 GHz 2 MB L2 cache shared between cores 667 MHz system bus 1 GB DDR2 667 SDRAM. iMac Core Duo 2.0 GHz 2 MB L2 cache shared between cores 667 MHz system bus 512 MB RAM DDR2 667 SDRAM Power Mac G4 Dual 1.25 GHz 256 KB L2 cache per cpu 2 MB backside L3 cache per cpu 167 MHz system bus 1.75 GB DDR 333 SDRAM Power Mac G5 1.6 GHz 512 KB L2 cache 800 MHz system bus 768 MB DDR 333 SDRAM Power Mac G5 Dual 1.8 GHz 512 KB L2 cache per processor 900 MHz system bus 1 GB DDR 400 SDRAM. Power Mac G5 Dual Core 2.0 GHz 1 MB L2 cache per core 1000 MHz system bus 2.5 GB DDR2 533 SDRAM Power Mac G5 ‘Quad’ 2.5 GHz 1 MB L2 cache per core 1.25 GHz system bus 1.5 GB DDR2 533 SDRAM AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (2.2 GHz) 512 KB L2 cache 800 MHz system bus 1 GB of DDR 400 SDRAM. Intel Pentium 4c 2.4 GHz HT 512 KB L2 cache 800 MHz system bus 1 GB DDR 400 SDRAM Intel Xeon Dual 3.2 GHz HT 1MB L2 cache per CPU 800 MHz system bus 1 GB DDR2 400 SDRAM … using Geeckbench Preview: a opensource benchmark running on MacOSX and Windows by now. ...

Soon you may be able to execute Gnome/Gtk+ based programs NATIVELLY NATIVELY on Quartz without the X11 Emulation. Someone (thanks to exist) is working on the porting. It may be the incipit of a new era for Open Source software on MacOSX. Take a look at this. One of the most interesting characteristics of Gnome-oriented applications is the coherence between the HIG (Human Interface Guidelines) of Gnome and MacOSX. Source: Melablog.it and StyleMac.com.

Marc Liyanage releases the last version of his packaged version of PHP 5.1.2 and PostgreSQL 8.1.2. I don’t know how is the packaged PostgreSQL but… I use the PHP of Marc from 2 years without any problems (excluding personalization to the php.ini file). Thanks Marc for your nice work! ;-) Ah, these packages are made for MacOSX.

On that page of the Apple Download Center you can find Ziplight, a Spotlight plugin that enable searches into our zip archives. A much usefull idea, it isn’t?