June 2005
A first look at iTunes RSS extensions
by 2 others (via)Apple have released iTunes 4.9 with support for downloading podcasts. At the same time, they've released a set of extensions for RSS that affects how podcasts will show up in the iTunes Music Store.
Here's a quick review of the elements they've specified.
iPodLinux Project
by 11 others"we have successfully ported a customized uClinux kernel to the iPod, and written a simple user interface for it dubbed podzilla. Many additional Applications have been written, adding many capabilities not found in Apple's firmware."
John Gruber on the Intel/Apple reports
(via)"So this one’s going to have a short lifespan, given that come Monday’s WWDC keynote, all of this weekend speculation is moot. But, come on, how can I resist?"
May 2005
Ubuntu - more of the same.
I haven’t used seriously with Linux for a few years now. But I wanted to test-drive roadster (a mapping application only available under linux) so I installed myself Ubuntu.
April 2005
I Chat, You Chat
What's coming in Tiger from the Jabber perspective.
March 2005
Paul Graham : Return of the mac
by 2 others (via)"All the best hackers I know are gradually switching to Macs"
'DVD Jon' Reopens iTunes DRM Hole
(via)Just one day after Apple closed a hole that allowed a third-party program to access its iTunes Music Store and download content without digital rights management protection, programmer Jon Johansen re-opened the back door with a new version of the software
Google's X files vanish
by 1 other (via)Google's latest technology experiment paid tribute to Apple Computer, but the Mac OS X-themed version of the search king's Web site was taken down a day after its debut.
February 2005
RIP : Jef Raskin, 1943-2005
Jef Raskin, a key figure in the evolution of the user interface for Macintosh computers, father of the one-button mouse, and all-around uber-geek, passed away on February 26, 2005, of pancreatic cancer.
