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iChat AV 2.1, iPhoto 4.0.1 Released
Milanek writes "Apple has released final version of iChat AV 2.1. It's available on Apple's iChat site or via Software Update. It adds support for video conferencing with the new AOL Instant Messenger 5.5 for Microsoft Windows." Also available this week is an update to iPhoto, to version 4.0.1. Apple says it has performance, stability, and organization enhancements, including faster importing, smoother image viewing, easier Rendezvous sharing, and improved thumbnails.
For the educational users, yes, but for the average users they're iMprovements.
Now consider the effects of 150 - 180 degree temperatures on the male genitalia.
Nothing says G5 quite like "boiled eggs"...
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Applications Server Update 2.0 (95.6 MB)
The Application Servers Update provides JBoss version 3.2.3 GM, Tomcat version 4.1.29, and WebObjects Deployment 5.2.3. WebObjects Deployment 5.2.3 provides qualification for WebObjects applications running under Java 1.4.2 and improvements to stability and correctness.
For further information about this update, please see:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=10
RAID Admin 1.3 (5.2 MB) (actually available about a week ago?)
The RAID Admin 1.3 Update improves over all reliability of the RAID Admin software. This update is recommended for all Xserve RAID users.
Key enhancements include:
Solves issue where fibre channel link LED goes off even when link is up
Addresses condition where management coprocessor does not respond to RAID Admin
Prevents erroneous enclosure events that caused buzzer and email notification
Corrects situation where disks have a RED status LED after a RAID controller restart
Battery modules will now be detected by RAID Admin 1.3 on Xserve RAID systems with firmware 1.1-117
Addresses RAID Admin Java 1.4.2 compatibility issues
The 90nm G5 produces a fraction more heat than the 1.25Ghz G4. A little bit of extra heatsink/waterpipe magic and the G5 Powerbook will probably run slightly *cooler* than your 17" PB.
I like iChat and all, but I really wish Apple would make more of an effort to enhance the general functionality of the program.
I like tabs. Tabs are such a great benefit when browsing the web. However, if I want to send instant messages to people, my only really option for tabbed IM conversations is Adium, which while it has benefits, doesn't have nearly all the features of a normal client, and suffers greatly because of it.
On top of this, I wish that iChat had Konfabulator-type features that would allow the buddy list to be docked on the main window. That's a pretty darn cool (though memory-intensive) feature that Adium has that would really add a lot of appeal to iChat for me. I don't wat to have to leave the window open all the time to find out who's online. It should just stay open in a way that is unobtrusive.
Apple strives on thinking different? Well, they should think less in the AOL mold of instant messaging, because there's some really cool stuff that some of the other indie IM clients have that I really want to see iChat implement.
I think AOL and Apple have seriously overestimated the market for video IM. Instant messaging should be free to use in the middle of the day, at night, when people are sleeping (because it makes a GREAT replacement for a phone) and any other time when a phone isn't very helpful to have around. Video offers few of those benefits to everyday life.
Small little details that make IMing easier, however, offer many.
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