Oooh, this will make Bryan happy. Of course, the rest of us just laugh… New Mac OS X betas of Radio and Frontier. New beta releases of both Frontier and Radio UserLand for Mac OS X are now available. These releases fix a crashing bug introduced with Apple’s release of Mac OS X 10.2.2, and also include bug fixes and performance improvements for the DLL interface, thanks to Andre Radke. [Jake’s Radio ‘Blog] [Kerri Hicks’ Work Blog]
Bought a Powermac G4 earlier this week, anxiously awaiting its delivery…. and waiting.. and waiting….
Apple Store Serves Millionth Customer. Appleâs online store had its millionth customer this week. Featuring extensive build-to-order capabilities and easy 1-Click shopping, the Apple Store currently operates in 20 countries and eight languages, offering Appleâs entire product line plus third-party software and solutions. [Dec 6] [Apple Hot News]
I’m waiting on my call… 😉
US economy chiefs resign. Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill and White House aide Larry Lindsey quit, in a major shake-up of the Bush economic team. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition]
Tower Records Security hole – c|net – This one is really bad security flaw and the write up tells you how it happened. This is a REALLY good example of having a code review AND a set of best practices that you adhere to ABSOLUTELY…. Lots of caps there, but I think you will agree.
The problem… They had their order information form set to method=”get” and that puts the arguments into the URL. When the user saw that, they could enter different order numbers and volia! They are in another customer’s order profile.
[Matt Brown’s Radio Weblog]
Carl Sagan. “But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.” [Quotes of the Day]
Resignation. I submitted my resignation as CIO for the State of Utah this morning. It is effective December 31, 2002. I have many mixed emotions: anger, sadness, excitement, and relief, among others. In my letter, I said: [Windley’s Enterprise Computing Weblog]
Wired News: All Eyes on ElcomSoft Trial. Observers say the case could set significant legal precedent in interpreting the reach of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a law drafted to protect intellectual property owners that has drawn criticism for stifling the public’s ability to freely use copyrighted materials they purchase. [Tomalak’s Realm]