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Google ranking info in patent application

Buzzle: Great Site Ranking in Google The Secrets Out

16Jun/05Off

Sweet Tiger Terminal Server hack

Wesley Felter: On Slashdot, Mike Paquette from Apple revealed the existence of what I'm calling the Tiger Terminal Server hack: (via Hack the Planet)

"In Tiger, Mac OS X 10.4, fast user switching gets a related feature. When a user session is switched off-screen, if a screen watching program such as OSXvnc-server is running, the off-screen session will get a virtual framebuffer so that it can be remote-operated while another user session or a login window is on the hardware console."

Wow.

16Jun/05Off

Dell would sell Mac OS X if it could

David Kirkpatrick, FORTUNE: - Dell Says He'd Sell Apple's Mac OS (via /.)

'"If Apple decides to open the Mac OS to others, we would be happy to offer it to our customers," Dell wrote in an email. It's the first time any PC industry executive has openly shown enthusiasm for selling machines with Apple's software. Though that's all Dell would say for the record, I suspect his interest is not unknown to Jobs.'

I would be shocked if Apple would take them up on their offer (at least publicly) any time soon, but once they have their own Intel-based machines out and Mac OS X has gained acceptance on Intel (in large part because Apple is controlling the user experience) this could be a great opportunity for them.

Regardless of the outcome this is a win for Apple, it adds even more credibility to Mac OS X (as if it needed more).

16Jun/05Off

NYT on iChat/iSight and videoconferencing, Kevin Callahan is a pioneer

New York Times: Jerky Pictures and Sound Are History. Videoconferencing Is All Grown Up.

"When Kevin Callahan started offering classical guitar lessons over an Internet video link, he wanted the sound to be as close as possible to being in the same room. After experimenting, he built a system that channeled three guitars, a microphone, and an orchestral synthesizer through a professional mixing board to his Macintosh. From there, he blended the sound with Apple's GarageBand software before sending it out over the Internet."

We (me, Cheryl and the kids) had a wonderful time at Kevin's house on the way back from WWDC last Sunday morning. It was so great to meet up with Kevin again, it's been over 3 years since we've been face-to-face. He's been innovating with distance teaching for quite a while now, it's great to see him get some recognition as a pioneer in the area. :-)

During breakfast I mentioned that the last session of the week for me was really cool, some great high-end effects that really got me jazzed.

(Quotes paraphrased)

"Was Troy Stephens the presenter?" he asked.

"That name sounds familiar, I think so, why?" I replied.

"He lives in Cupertino, I teach him guitar."

(Double take)

He showed me a screen shot he'd made for his web site while teaching him, and sure enough, that was the guy I saw speak 2 days prior in San Francisco.

Small world eh?

Kevin is also the developer of a very popular Mac OS X development utility, Accessorizer.

Great article Kevin!

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