TidBITS#832/05-Jun-06
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How easily can rumor become news? GoLive and FreeHand appeared
to be headed for the scrap heap until Glenn Fleishman did some
multilingual digging. Also in this issue, Adam reviews J. D.
Lasica's book "Darknet" and comes away with a better understanding
of how people interact with copyright and intellectual property,
while Joe Kissell looks to the future of Palm handhelds as
reflected in FileMaker Mobile 8. Lastly, Apple patches some holes
with QuickTime 7.1.1, and we announce "Take Control of iWeb"
and the "Macworld iPod and iTunes Superguide," along with a
DealBITS drawing for SmileOnMyMac's TextExpander.
Topics:
MailBITS/05-Jun-06
DealBITS Drawing: SmileOnMyMac's TextExpander
GoLive, FreeHand Survive Rumors of Demise
J.D. Lasica's Darknet: People in the Copyright Wars
FileMaker Mobile 8 and the Future of PDAs
Take Control News/05-Jun-06
Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/05-Jun-06
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MailBITS/05-Jun-06
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**QuickTime 7.1.1 Released** -- Apple posted a small update to
QuickTime last week that is a big deal for some Adobe customers.
QuickTime 7.1.1 fixes a problem that interfered with installation
of Adobe Creative Suite 2 (CS2) on Intel-based Macs. It also
corrects an issue with exporting Keynote presentations to iDVD
and "addresses an issue with 3rd party start-up items on Intel
Macs." QuickTime 7.1.1 is available via Software Update or as
a 49.4 MB stand-alone download. [JLC]
<http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/quicktime711.html>
DealBITS Drawing: SmileOnMyMac's TextExpander
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by Adam C. Engst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
One of the most venerable categories of utility software is that
of the abbreviation expander. It's not surprising - computers
are supposed to save us work, and who wants to type their entire
snail mail address by hand every time when you could type "sm" and
have a utility replace that with the full address? SmileOnMyMac
recently acquired and updated Peter Maurer's highly regarded
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the Services menu for entering snippets, repositions the cursor
after expansion, and it can both export snippets and import them
from competing utilities.
<http://smileonmymac.com/textexpander/>
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GoLive, FreeHand Survive Rumors of Demise
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by Glenn Fleishman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Officemate and TidBITS Managing Editor Jeff Carlson yells out,
"Hey, GoLive is dead!" I shout a long, lingering, "Nooooooooooo!"
and then say, "All-right-y then." (We wrote several editions of
"Real World GoLive" together, so it's a program we've followed
closely for years.)
Following Adobe's acquisition of Macromedia last year, a cloud
of speculation has hovered over the fates of Adobe GoLive (whose
stronger competition was Macromedia Dreamweaver) and prodigal
child Macromedia FreeHand (whose stronger competition was Adobe
Illustrator). With the release of Creative Suite 3 scheduled
for sometime in 2007, it's still unclear how the two companies'
product lines will be merged. So, news that Adobe would be
dropping these two less-successful products wasn't necessarily
a surprise.
But the surprise, however, wasn't that the news turned out to be
false: it was the Babelfishy route the rumor took to become news.
Following the story, it's hard to figure out whether anything was
announced purposely or not.
**Chasing the Rumor's Tail** -- The trek began at MacUser,
Macworld's forum site, which featured a story that says the
two products are dead and offers some good analysis. It stated
that no further development was planned, but future support is
promised. However, there were no Adobe sources, just a link.
<http://www.macuser.com/software/adobe_axes_extraneous_software.php>
That link took us to Macsimum News, which reported that Robert
Raiola, an executive at Adobe Systems France, commented at the
Adobe Live conference in Europe that the two products would
no longer be developed. The article went into some analysis,
but had no Adobe sources - just a thank-you to MacGeneration,
a French site.
<http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/goodbye_to_freehand_golive/>
Fortunately, I can read some French. Winding my way to
MacGeneration, I found a report that was basically translated
at the Macsimum News site - without the note, "thanks to Frederic
for the information." That meant MacGeneration wasn't at the
event, but was reporting what a reader or colleague told them.
At my count, MacUser was fourth-hand news, no?
<http://www.macgeneration.com/mgnews/depeche.php?aIdDepeche=121149>
I used to be fluent in German, so I also read that MacGeneration
noted further that their colleagues at Macnews.de spoke to
Alexander Hopstein, the PR manager for Adobe's central and eastern
Europe operations. Hopstein, Macnews.de wrote, said that reports
of FreeHand's demise weren't correct; GoLive wasn't mentioned.
He was quoted saying, "FreeHand will continue to be offered as
a stand-alone product."
<http://www.macnews.de/news/76355>
Actually, I found that the Macnews.de people were pointing to
MacBidouille, which is apparently the original source of the news
item. That report said that Frederic wrote in from Adobe Live
to tell them about the death of FreeHand, but it didn't say GoLive
was dead. Rather, it comments that there's no doubt we'll be
saying goodbye to GoLive, which didn't sound to me like a PR quote
from the event. In an update to the item, a note says FreeHand's
development is halted, but GoLive will continue to be developed
for "specific applications," which might be embedded modules
in other software. It was all a little vague.
<http://www.macbidouille.com/news/2006-05-30/#12856>
**Adobe's Response** -- As the news spread, Adobe responded by
saying, essentially, "No, no, no, and the French office didn't
say what they're paraphrased as saying." Adobe's official
statement reads:
"Adobe plans to continue to support GoLive and FreeHand and
develop these products based on our customer's [sic] needs.
Clearly Dreamweaver and Illustrator are market leading when
it comes to Web design/development and vector graphics/
illustration. Customers should expect Adobe to concentrate
our development efforts around these two products - with
regards to future innovation and Creative Suite integration."
(I'll assume that the singular usage of "customer's" was a
typographical error, and not an admission that Adobe is basing
its product development plans on one person using GoLive and
FreeHand.)
This episode was a fascinating (and slightly amusing) look at how
what appeared to be an offhand comment in one language turned into
news that, frankly, a lot of people had already assumed. Although
Adobe's plans to "develop these products based on customer needs"
still gives them enough wiggle room to kill or sell off GoLive or
FreeHand, the fact that Adobe is quick to stand up for them hints
that 2007 could be quite an interesting year for Adobe watchers.
J.D. Lasica's Darknet: People in the Copyright Wars
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by Adam C. Engst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
As someone who earns a living from the written word, I keep a
close eye on all that's happening in the copyright wars, that is,
the ongoing skirmishes between the large companies that own the
copyright on various types of media and the general populace
who consume and use such media. I fundamentally disagree with
the way these companies - known by some as the Content Cartel -
conduct their business and treat their customers, but I'm far
more worried by the ways in which they use their deep pockets to
affect legislation such as the truly troubling Digital Millennium
Copyright Act (DMCA). But as much as I've participated in
innumerable online discussions in which theoretical situations
showing the inanity of the current copyright regime are batted
back and forth, I've never actually collected real-world stories
in which copyright, the DMCA, and the tactics of the Content
Cartel impinge upon the media-related activities of normal people,
activities that meet the common sense standard of fair use.
Luckily for me, well-known blogger J.D. Lasica spent two years
amassing those stories, and he's woven them into a book, "Darknet:
Hollywood's War Against the Digital Generation." Lasica does a
fine job of explaining the DMCA and other efforts to clamp down
on any use of media the Content Cartel doesn't want to see, and
I'd recommend that anyone who is unsure of the harm being done
in those ways read the book for that reason. But what made it a
compelling read for me were his stories of the real people who
have run afoul of the copyright regime in various different ways.
He tells the story of a pastor of an evangelical Christian church
who uses snippets from movies and television shows in his sermons,
and whether or not a case could be made for what he's doing being
"fair use," the fact is that he's ripping the scenes from DVD in
violation of the DMCA. Similarly illegal is a homemade DVD created
by an Intel executive for his son's Pop Warner football team,
because the guy added a snippet of fans cheering wildly from
the DVD version of the football movie "Rudy," along with some
scenes of NFL players doing touchdown dances and audio from the
song "Who Let the Dogs Out?". Amusingly, Lasica describes the
executive's homemade DVD to MPAA head Jack Valenti, who says
flatly, "He's committing a violation of federal law." And then
there's the Tennessee musician who wanted to create a limited
run CD-compilation of some obscure southern blues artists of the
1920s to help preserve their music, which has been out of print
for decades. When Sony Music demanded $40,000 for the non-profit
endeavor, he took the effort underground, violating copyright
in the process.
<http://www.darknet.com/>
But not all the stories are so, well, obvious. Lasica also relates
the story of the kids who - starting at age 10 and continuing
over the next seven years - created a shot-for-shot adaptation
of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" that you will never have a chance
to see because of fear of legal reprisals (a work that bears a
"substantial similarity" to an original copyrighted work can be
punishable by a year in prison and up to $50,000 in fines, even if
it's never shown commercially). And in an ironic twist I hadn't
previously heard about, Lasica tells of the Utah family that wants
to be able to watch R-rated movies without any scenes of sex or
violence, an activity that's made possible by movie filtering
technology that can edit out or modify scenes and language on
normal DVDs as they're being played back. The companies that
created such technology have attracted lawsuits from Hollywood,
and at least one has been forced to close its doors for lack
of funding after investors were spooked by the suits. (For even
more amusing stories of copyright inanity, read or listen to the
"Fair Use Follies" segment of the NPR radio show and podcast
On the Media that aired 19-May-06.)
<http://onthemedia.org/otm051906.html>
Also fascinating is Lasica's jaunt into the movie trading
underworld, including iChat interviews with highly placed
figures who explain in detail how "release groups" parcel out
the time-intensive work necessary to acquire, decrypt, encode,
and distribute a movie. It's more of a social network than
anything else, since no money changes hands anywhere in the
process, and the release groups often span the globe. Members
freely admit that what they're doing could hurt studios, though
they say that they still buy movie tickets and DVDs all the time,
at least for movies that are worth watching. (You can read
the full interview, in inimitable IM language on the Darknet
Web site.)
<http://www.darknet.com/2005/05/interview_a_maj.html>
Lasica is by no means an uninterested bystander. He's also known
as the founder of Ourmedia, an open-source project and Web site
whose mission is to host and archive - for free - any works
of personal media. But if that means the representatives of
the Content Cartel don't manage to come off as the protectors
(or even the creators) of our cultural future in "Darknet"
(much the opposite), it also means that Lasica doesn't content
himself merely with documenting the problem and its accompany
slippery slope. At the end of the book, he offers a 10-point
roadmap to creating a digital culture that serves everyone's
needs - if nothing else, it's a excellent place to start.
1. We are users as well as consumers.
2. Artists must be compensated for their works.
3. The public's digital rights should be affirmed.
4. The DMCA requires a dramatic overhaul.
5. Celebrate participatory culture. Don't outlaw it.
6. The Darknet is the public's great equalizing force.
7. The Internet is not an entertainment medium.
8. To make file sharing and the Darknet irrelevant, innovate.
9. Trust the marketplace.
10. Efforts to enrich the public domain should be encouraged.
If you've felt the confusion and tension surrounding the entire
topic of intellectual property and copyright protection, as many
of us have, I encourage you to pick up a copy of "Darknet" as a
way of solidifying your thoughts on the matter. It's an important
book, and an issue that won't be going away any time soon.
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471683345/tidbitselectro00/
ref%3Dnosim/>
FileMaker Mobile 8 and the Future of PDAs
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by Joe Kissell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Palm recently celebrated the tenth anniversary of the original
PalmPilot PDA. I was among the enthusiastic early adopters.
I was thrilled that, unlike the large paper organizer it replaced,
it featured fast searching and synchronization with my computer.
But I didn't use my PDA only for storing contact, schedule,
and note information. I answered email while sitting in boring
meetings; I hooked up a wireless modem and bought movie tickets
over the Web; I used an encrypted note program to store my
passwords and personal info. In short, I did my best to use my
PDA in lieu of a laptop, even though it had a tiny, non-backlit,
monochrome screen and no keyboard. Its compactness masked
many evils.
<http://www.palm.com/>
Over the years, though, I (like most other Palm users I know)
gradually found my cell phone taking over PDA functions, while
feeling increasingly constrained by my handheld's limitations
for tasks that I'd normally perform on a full-blown computer.
So I used the Palm less and less - even the newer version I
now own that features a color screen, more memory, and better
handwriting recognition. It's still better than my phone for
playing solitaire and writing notes, but only barely. And I began
wondering whether there's any good reason left to pack a stand-
alone PDA. Although I don't personally fit the profile for users
who would benefit from a smart phone based on the Palm or Windows
Mobile operating systems, I understand their utility for some
people: if you're going to carry a cell phone anyway, you might
as well carry one that gives you more computing capabilities and
get some work done on the train. But what of the conventional
Palm PDAs, the ones that aren't also phones? Could there be any
reason left to use them?
It was with that question on my mind that I took a look at
FileMaker Mobile 8, a product designed to enable you to view
and edit the contents of FileMaker Pro databases on your Palm or
Windows Mobile PDA and sync the data with your computer. I could
imagine any number of situations in which it would be helpful to
have an editable database in my pocket, and that just might give
me a good reason to keep the Palm in active use. I assumed,
somewhat naively, that the Palm version of the program would
approximate the functionality of its desktop sibling, in much
the same way that Documents To Go gives you reasonably full-
featured editors for Word and Excel documents.
<http://www.filemaker.com/products/fmm/>
<http://www.dataviz.com/products/documentstogo/index_palm.html>
I'll cut to the chase: FileMaker Mobile 8 was a great
disappointment. Even though it's the fourth major release
of a program introduced in 2000, its biggest selling point
seems to be that it has fewer limitations than earlier versions.
To be fair, FileMaker Mobile 8 does what it claims to do.
The data travels between computer and PDA correctly. I experienced
no crashes or other serious bugs. The problem is simply that it
does far too little.
For example: with FileMaker Mobile, your PDA can't display
calculation, summary, or timestamp fields, container fields
(such as photographs), radio buttons, checkbox fields with more
than one value, multiple tables (or relationships that depend
on them), custom form elements, or graphics of any kind. There
is no support for scripts, buttons, or validation when entering
data, and in fact if your desktop database has a field with strict
validation settings, an incorrect value entered on your PDA can
cause an entire sync to fail. (In other words, FileMaker Pro
respects your validation settings, but FileMaker Mobile doesn't.)
I could list numerous other limitations, but my point is that
what you get on your Palm is the merest shadow of what's on your
computer. If you happen to have simple, flat, text-only databases
with little or no need for validation, calculations, scripts, and
the like, you might find FileMaker Mobile perfectly serviceable.
For example, it could easily hold recipes and give you a handy
(and editable) reference in the kitchen. It could track inventory
for someone like a plumber or electrician working offsite every
day. It could make a handy bibliographic storage tool for students
or researchers. But I expect far more for $70, and far more from
FileMaker, Inc.
FileMaker's marketing materials trumpet the new capabilities
of FileMaker Mobile 8, such as syncing with databases hosted on
a server, and I won't deny that that increases its usefulness
from previous versions. You can also run scripts before or after
a sync, potentially working around some data-entry issues.
But again, these changes amount to fewer limitations rather
than more features.
Initially, I wanted to give FileMaker Mobile the benefit of the
doubt. Perhaps, I thought, the kinds of things I wanted to do
were simply beyond the meager processing power of a PDA. That
turned out to be untrue. A Palm application called HanDBase
offers relational databases, form design (right on your PDA),
calculations, cascading pop-up lists, support for (grayscale)
graphics, and most of the other features FileMaker Mobile is
missing. Unfortunately, development on the Mac OS X version of
the HanDBase Desktop application has ceased, and their conduit
for syncing with FileMaker Pro is woefully out of date, requiring
Classic (and older versions of both Palm Desktop and FileMaker
Pro). Another Palm database, JFile, also has greater capabilities
on the PDA itself than does FileMaker Mobile, but again, its
conduit to sync with FileMaker Pro is obsolete, requiring
FileMaker Pro 6 or earlier. In other words, for syncing a Palm
database with a modern version of FileMaker Pro under a modern
version of Mac OS X, FileMaker Mobile is, sadly, the only game
in town.
<http://www.ddhsoftware.com/palm_software.html>
<http://www.land-j.com/jfile.html>
For years, FileMaker, Inc. has emphasized that the real power
of FileMaker Pro lies in its extensive customizability, its
relational capabilities, its scripting, and other fancy features.
That's true: FileMaker Pro is a fantastic application, and I
can't say enough good things about version 8. But if you've
taken advantage of all these great features and built yourself
some truly complex databases, you may be out of luck when it
comes to mobile syncing. This is the crux of my complaint: what
FileMaker Mobile is good for is something entirely different
from what FileMaker Pro is good for. If you rely on all the bells
and whistles of FileMaker Pro, as you have every reason to do,
you take yourself out of the target audience for FileMaker Mobile.
This brings me back to the question I raised earlier: could
ubiquitous access to my FileMaker Pro databases be the killer
app that keeps me packing a stand-alone PDA? Or, could it be the
enticement for buying a Palm- or Windows-based smart phone when
I need to replace my current cell phone? My answers to both are
clearly no. Were I a Windows user, I'd have more options - and
yes, I know, I can run Windows on my Mac, but the fact that
I wrote the entire "Take Control of Running Windows on a Mac"
ebook still doesn't mean I wish to make a habit of using Windows.
Even then, I wouldn't have what I thought I really wanted,
essentially a pocket equivalent of FileMaker Pro that integrates
seamlessly with the desktop version.
<http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/windows-on-mac.html?14@@!pt=TB832>
In the end, I'm forced to wonder if perhaps FileMaker's inability
to produce a sufficiently capable version of FileMaker Mobile
isn't a reflection on the market's enthusiasm for conventional
PDAs in general. The Blackberry, Treo, and other devices designed
primarily as communication tools are gaining momentum in the
market, while sales of PDAs that can't communicate in real
time are languishing.
Palm took the world by storm with the PalmPilot 10 years ago,
but even at geekfests like Macworld Expo, I rarely see anyone
using a Palm handheld, and those I do see in use are integrated
with cell phones. The convergence of cell phone and PDA wasn't
really a merger of equals, and mobile communication devices have
subsumed the PDA concept almost entirely, providing just the
basics of calendar and contact management, which would seem
to be all that most people really want from their PDAs.
Take Control News/05-Jun-06
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by Adam C. Engst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
**"Take Control of iWeb" Helps iWeb Users Work Creatively** --
Apple's new iWeb application aims to help you build a Web site
quickly and easily, but if you've found yourself stuck on the
basics or unhappy with amateurish results, turn to Steve Sande's
123-page "Take Control of iWeb" for ideas and assistance. Steve
provides step-by-step instructions for building an iWeb site
and uploading it to .Mac or to your own Web host, and you can
look over his shoulder as he works in iWeb's templates with
a designer's eye. Steve teaches you the best ways to make the
basic iWeb pages, including blog, podcast, and photo pages
(via integration with the other iLife applications), but he also
offers special coverage that goes beyond the basics. You'll learn
how to create eye-catching graphical effects, encode podcasts and
videos for use with iWeb, edit graphics so your site loads faster,
make image maps, and even set up an online store. For those with
multiple sites or multiple Macs, Steve explains how to edit one
site on two Macs and how to store multiple sites in multiple iWeb
files. Learn more and pick up your copy today!
<http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/iweb.html?14@@!pt=TRK-0031-TB832-TCNEWS>
If you pre-ordered "Take Control of iWeb," now is the time to
click the Check for Updates button on the PDF you downloaded;
from the Web page that loads, you'll be able to download the
full ebook. Thanks to the hundreds of people who pre-ordered,
and special thanks to those who made comments or suggestions
in the pre-release drafts.
**Master Your iPod: "Macworld iPod and iTunes Superguide"** -- Our
friends at Macworld Magazine are back with the brand-new "Macworld
iPod and iTunes Superguide," an 88-page collection of the best
of Macworld's coverage of iTunes and the iPod, written by experts
like Chris Breen, Dan Frakes, Kirk McElhearn, and Jim Heid. In 22
detailed sections, the ebook covers getting music onto your Mac
(including picking the best encoding settings and how to import
from tapes and LPs), managing your music (with a focus on large
libraries, classical music, and podcasts), working with video
(including conversion to the iPod), making the iPod connection
(with one or more iPods and computers, even!), troubleshooting
iTunes and iPod problems, and finding the best iPod accessories.
It's too much to summarize here - read the expanded table of
contents and foreword for the full scoop.
<http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/mw-ipod-itunes.html?14@@!pt=
TRK-0038-TB832-TCNEWS>
If you just want help getting the most out of your music,
iTunes, and listening on an iPod, the "Macworld iPod and iTunes
Superguide," has you covered. But, if you're also curious about
uses of an iPod that go beyond listening to tunes, you can take
your iPod to the next level with our ebook, "Take Control of Your
iPod: Beyond the Music," on which you can save 25 percent when
you buy both ebooks at once.
<http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/ipod-btm.html?14@@!pt=TRK-0038-TB832-TCNEWS>
Macworld's ebook design is different from ours, so be sure to
download the sample to see what it looks like (and prints like,
if you want to print it yourself). If you would prefer to buy it
on paper, Macworld now has full-color printed copies available
for $24.99.
<https://m1.buysub.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?
catalogId=11901&storeId=11901&productId=119357&sourcekey=PRT0605TPG>
Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/05-Jun-06
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by TidBITS Staff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
The first link for each thread description points to the
traditional TidBITS Talk interface; the second link points to
the same discussion on our Web Crossing server, which provides
a different look and which may be faster.
**Security Update causing Mail to crash?** Readers detail a few
problems following the latest Mac OS X security update, though
the issues don't appear to be widespread. (8 messages)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=3012>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/844/>
**QuickTake to iPhoto** -- An owner of one of Apple's early
digital cameras wants to bring those photos into iPhoto, but
what's the best way to convert the old PICT format into JPEG
files that iPhoto can read? Apparently it takes more than just
a graphics conversion program to do the trick. (8 messages)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=3013>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/845/>
**SE/30 in Ethernet LAN** -- Where else are you going to find
expert advice on connecting a Macintosh SE/30 to a modern Ethernet
network? And where else will you find people willing to send
the hardware required? You get one guess. (14 messages)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=3014>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/846/>
**Mac OS X Font Mistakes** -- Sharon Zardetto Aker's article on
avoiding the most common Mac OS X font mistake prompts discussion
of font management tools. (2 messages)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=3016>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/848/>
**Sudden Motion Sensor Hacks** -- Following Adam's article on
recent software that takes advantage of the Sudden Motion
Sensor in Apple's recent laptops, readers discuss the sensor's
accelerometer and whether a MacBook can double as a very
expensive carpenter's level (yes!). (9 messages)
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