{mosimage}Apple has released the latest Software Update (51.3 MB) for Mac OS X
v10.3 aka "Panther", which delivers overall improved compatibility and
reliability for  and is recommended for all
users.



Improvements include:

• File sharing and directory services reliability for mixed Mac and PC networks including support for NTFS formatted volumes :D

• Mail, Safari and Stickies application reliability

• Compatibility for third party applications and devices

• Previous standalone security updates



For a full list of features, click here.

{mosimage}In March 2005, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies demonstrated an areal density of 230 gigabits per square inch (Gb/in²) on perpendicular recording technology, the highest areal density achieved to date based on vertical recording.

Word ... Now check out the Flash Musical ...

Gotta love that 70's nightclub scene ;)

ZDnet reports "An Australian security firm is about to launch a clustered Linux
distribution that aims to utilize the unused nightly processing power
of desktop PCs. Dubbed CHAOS,
the software is able to remotely boot a computer and run it on Linux
without affecting the local hard disk. With enough PCs, this has the
potential of creating a
distributed supercomputer."



Now, I like to know how it does that. Does it use bootip or is it a
CD-rom based filesystem ? The reason I want to know is, if you read
that paragraph again, it sure sounds like one hell of a virus.

Last night I wrote a rather length report on the Apple WWDC Preview
that was held in Brisbane. Unfortunately, when I clicked the submit
button ... at the same time, I lost my net connection (good ole
Telstra) and then couldn't go back without losing what I'd just typed.