RMG162 - News Aggregators

Sing-Si Schwartz - October 20, 1954 - July 3, 2005

Our first tune is a rendition of the traditional American gospel tune, Amazing Grace, sung in the Cherokee. It was recorded at the Cherokee National Holiday in 2000.

The excellent St. Petersburg Times is covering the story of a man who was arrested for using an unprotected wireless network.

In a related story, ZD Net Australia is running a feature about the sorry state of Windows security, including a statement that you have a 50% chance of being infected within 12 minutes of taking a new XP system online.

The National Association of Photoshop Professionals has announced a Photoshop World event in Boston, Sept. 7th - 9th.

Todays feature is on internet syndication. A client, dissatisfied with the quality and content of news from the major US news sources, asked about using technology to create an alternative to the major news providers. I like NetNewsWire Lite from Ranchero Software.

If you live in North Florida, you might want to check out our new podcast. If you are a graphic artist and are interested in building a logo/cover art badge for Radio MacGuys, please drop us a line.

This podcast ends with a tune from GarageBand.com. Enjoy "Prayer for Sara Jane" from Tennessee songwriter Keith Hinton.