New bishops chosen for two dioceses. Pope John Paul II yesterday appointed new bishops to oversee the Roman Catholic dioceses of Springfield and Worcester, completing the replacement of all four Massachusetts Catholic bishops since the start of the sexual abuse crisis. [Boston Globe — Front Page]
Month: March 2004
Sputnik Releases New Products
Sputnik Releases New Products. Sputnik, the developer of a managed software and hardware solution for hotspot operators, is introducing an upgraded platform and new pricing schemes: Customers can now buy Sputnik APs that support 802.11g. Also, the AP now includes a four-port wired Ethernet switch so users can include wired LANs or third-party wireless access… Continue reading Sputnik Releases New Products
Many Major Kerry Donors Actually Give More to Bush
Many Major Kerry Donors Actually Give More to Bush. Almost half of John Kerry's largest sources of funding have given more money to President Bush, according to a new study. By Glen Justice. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
Sputnik puts new AP in Orbit
Sputnik puts new AP in Orbit. My good friends over at Sputnik have been very busy. At $185, their new AP 160 (buy it) is probably the least expensive centrally managed hotspot access point in the world. It's got a built-in four-port router so that you can hook up 3rd party wireless access points and… Continue reading Sputnik puts new AP in Orbit
realtor.com
I've been having fun exploring realtor.com. I've always wondered what it would cost to live in various places like New Orleans, Vermont, the east coast of Florida, Santa Cruz. Now it's really easy to find out. [Scripting News]
Lingering Job Insecurity of Silicon Valley
Lingering Job Insecurity of Silicon Valley. Well-educated technology workers have long been at the forefront of American economic growth and innovation. But some of them can't find jobs. By Steve Lohr and Matt Richtel. [New York Times: Technology]
Update: DEVONthink Personal Edition 1.8.1
Update: DEVONthink Personal Edition 1.8.1. The personal knowledge base and content management application adds an option to index documents without importing them, new Dock and contextual menu commands, expanded AppleScript support, manual sorting, and other changes. [MacInTouch]
New: Pound Hill XMP tools
New: Pound Hill XMP tools. Pound Hill Software released three new automation tools for working with metadata based on Adobe's eXtensible Metadata Platform (XMP): a Filemaker plug-in, an AppleScript addition, and a PHP extension. [MacInTouch]
New: DEVONnote 1.0
New: DEVONnote 1.0. DEVONnote is a note pad and bookmark manager that stores plain and rich text, supports dynamic wiki-style links and static cross links, includes an integrated browser based on Apple's WebKit, can handle databases larger than 100 MB, and more. [MacInTouch]
Dean's web team goes commercial
Dean's web team goes commercial. There are some interesting developments afoot from the former members of the Dean web team. Some from the team are involved in Change for America (Joe Trippi’s umbrella organization of grassroots activists). Here’s another new entrant: Blue State Digital, a for-profit consulting firm that will apply the lessons learned from… Continue reading Dean's web team goes commercial