John L. Dilbeck's Ramblings
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Thoughts and ideas as they occur to me.
Archives: 2000 2001
Thursday, November 29, 2001
Around the Internet
3:47:20 PM
The Department of Justice already is using its new anti-terrorism powers to monitor cable modem users without obtaining a judge's permission first.
Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network Managing Editor, asks two interesting questions in an article, The New Mac User: Are we going to see the emergence of two categories of users in the Mac community, or is this just the different paces of adoption that will ultimately result in us being united again under Mac OS X? And a second question is, do you think this will lead to an increase in market share for Apple? (He's asking for your feedback, so if you have any thoughts on this, read the article and email him.)
Free Holiday Clip Art - From About.com's Web Design site. And there's more free holiday clip art here.Unix software for Mac OS X
3:31:28 PM
Request Tracker is a free trouble ticketing system written in Perl. It is used widely for everything from bug tracking and customer support to personal project management and to-do lists.
Pan is a newsreader, loosely based on Agent and Gravity, which attempts to be pleasant to use for new and advanced users alike.
It has all the typical features found in newsreaders and also supports offline newsreading, article filtering, multiple connections, and a number of extra features for power users and alt.binaries fans. This latest version is also being ported to Mac OS X.
It's also the only Unix newsreader to get a perfect score on the Good Net-Keeping Seal of Approval evaluations.
OpenBase SQL 7.0.2 released. Powerful new database features now available on Sun Solaris 8, Linux, Windows, in addition to Mac OS X. OpenBase International today released the newest version of its fault-tolerant and scalable high-performance SQL database, OpenBase SQL 7.0.2, making it easier for developers on a broad range of platforms to design, build and deploy next-generation internet and client/server database applications.
Now, in addition to the already-supported Mac OS X 10.1 and Mac OS X Server 10.1 platforms, developers on Sun Solaris 8, Linux, Microsoft Windows NT/2000 and Mac OS X Server 1.2 (for legacy applications) can take advantage of powerful new OpenBase SQL database features.
In addition to features unavailable -- or costing much more -- on other databases, OpenBase SQL 7.0.2 comes with the new OpenBase 7.0 interface which offers intuitive management tools for simpler, faster database design and administration.
And, OpenBase SQL 7.0.2 is compatible with all of today's most popular development tools, including: WebObjects 5.0, EOF, ODBC, JDBC 2.0, 4D Plugin, REALbasic Plugin, C-API libraries, Cocoa Interface, Carbon Interface, PHP 4, JSP and others.
A new family of OpenBase SQL solutions makes it easy for new customers to choose just the right database for their application. And new upgrade options make it easier and more affordable than ever for existing customers to take advantage of the latest OpenBase SQL database features.
GNOME-DB/libGDA/gASQL 0.2.93 have been released. GNOME-DB/libGDA are a complete framewok for developing database-oriented applications, and actually allow access to PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Sybase and ODBC data sources. Apart from this development framework, they also include several applications and utilities which make them quite suitable for many database-related tasks. gASQL is a database administration tool based on libgda and GNOME-DB, featuring visual tools for managing any database supported by libgda/GNOME-DB.
The libtiff library provides support for the Tag Image File Format (TIFF), a widely used format for storing image data.
SQL4X Manager 2 - MySQL version, a commercial product that runs on Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server versions 10.0 or 10.1, can be used to administer your MySQL database (version 3.2x), browse your database schema, edit table data, make backups, administer privileges for database access, and run SQL commands. The MySQL DBA Panel provides a quick navigation panel, allows you to manage indexes, and manage tables, servers, and databases.Arts and Crafts - For jewelry making
3:26:11 PM
Jewelry Making and Metals Forums at About.com
Jewelry Making Forum - Visit their original Jewelry Making Forum and get to know others in the online jewelry making community. They have all kinds of interesting discussions going on over there.
Metals Forum - If you work with any kinds of metal, from plate to wire to clay, then make sure you stop by this forum which deals specifically with jewelry made from metal.
Jewelry Business Article Archives
This archive has links to past articles including interviews with jewelry designers and ideas for starting your own jewelry business.
More Projects/Tips - Gathered from around the web, these links offer tips, patterns, and projects form many of the generous jewelry makers in their on line community.
Beading Supplies
Find all the beads, needles, and findings you need to create your beaded creations on this extensive list of suppliers.
Wire Supplies
Wire Supplies - Get all your wire needs met from this long list of links to lots of wire jewelry suppliers.Arts and Crafts - Shows
3:23:00 PM
Finding the right arts and crafts show can be a difficult task. Arts/Crafts Business Guide William T. Lasley gives some tips and tricks.Arts and Crafts - Needleworking
3:14:10 PM
Free Knitting Christmas Patterns
Free Christmas Patterns - Knit several gifts from this huge assortment of free patterns for ornaments, pins, package decorations and much more from About.com's Knitting Guide, Barbara Breiter!
Old Crochet Stitches Revived
This American Flag stitch from 1795 may be old, but it still warms the heart. Be sure to get this free chart from About.com's Crochet Guide, Sandi Marshall.
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