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Pixelmator 1.1.3 is released today. The release notes can be found here: http://www.pixelmator.com/support/updates/
Pixelmator is a great alternative to Adobe Photoshop at a low-low-price. Pixelmator is priced at a mere $59 and available as trial. Head to Pixelmator.com for more informations.
Flock 1.1 Beta is available for download.
Release notes for Flock 1.1 Beta
I have Flock 1.1 Beta installed and it did not automatically import profile from previous version.
UPDATE: Evan Hamilton from Flock wrote:
Just to clarify: this is a beta and will not use your profile from previous versions of Flock. This is in order to protect your data from potential bugs in this beta. The general release of Flock 1.1 WILL use your profile info from previous versions.
Flock 1.1 Beta is available for Linux, Mac and Windows.
2008.02.19 03:58 AM PST
Here we go again. Apple Online Store is closed for product updates.
As of this writing, only U.S.A. Apple Online Store is closed.
Is this the moment that I have been waiting for?
Will the information from my imaginary source be coming true?
I want my MacBook Pro!
OK, let’s wait for a bit.
The mysterious voice in my head says that Apple is releasing a brand new HD-DVD player. NOT REALLY.
2007.02.19
As many tech and general news sites have reported, Toshiba will be exiting HD-DVD business by the end of March 2008.
Read the press release here (in English):
http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2008_02/pr1903.htm
Excerpt:
TOKYO–Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has undertaken a thorough review of its overall strategy for HD DVD and has decided it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders. This decision has been made following recent major changes in the market. Toshiba will continue, however, to provide full product support and after-sales service for all owners of Toshiba HD DVD products.
I launched Pixelmator today, and it notified me that there’s an update available. I told it to download the update, and it did. After it finished downloading, it prompted me to update and relaunch the apps. So I did. For some reasons, the update failed and rendered the apps unusable. I downloaded the latest version off Pixelmator web-site and replace the apps in my Applications folder. I noticed earlier that the release notes said that Pixelmator 1.1.2 is dated January 22, 2008. Interesting since I previously I downloaded Pixelmator sometimes in February. Anyway, the release notes can be found here: http://www.pixelmator.com/support/updates/
As I have previously stated before that the Microsoft bidding for Yahoo! reminds me of an episode of Futurama titled “Future Stock“. I am such a Futurama geek. The (evil) Momcorp was going to buy out Planet Express, Inc. and the stockholders of both companies must approve the take-over.
Are there any relevance between this Futurama episode and Microsoft’s bid to take-over Yahoo!? (That’s a bit tricky, the exclamation point in Yahoo! and the question mark at the end of the sentence which is a question.)
Now, after a poor excuse for mentioning Futurama over and over again, let’s see what went on so far.
Microsoft’s cash on hand was estimated at 21 Billion Dollars, and they were offering Yahoo! 44.6 Billion Dollars in cash and stocks.
Yahoo! shares rose from $19.18 to $28.38 on February 1st after Microsoft announced their take-over bid. Meanwhile, Microsoft shares dropped from $32.60 to $30.45 on the same period.
Yahoo! Board of Directors Says Microsoft’s Proposal Substantially Undervalues Yahoo!
Yahoo! Board did not explicitly reject Microsoft’s proposal.
Now let’s see here. Microsoft offered to buy Yahoo! shares at $31 per share. It was a sweet deal when Yahoo! shares was still at $19.18 per share. On February 1st, Microsoft’s offer is only 8.45% higher than the value of Yahoo! shares. There has been some whispers that Yahoo! is holding out for $40 per share to approve Microsoft’s take-over bid.
Yep, a major Yahoo! shareholder wants to see payday, at $40 per share. Who doesn’t like making profit on the stock market?
Hypothetically, if Yahoo! shareholders wanted this take-over to happen (like this one), there would still be a lot of hurdles for Microsoft to make it happen. Microsoft would have a tougher time to convince their own shareholders to approve this take-over. Yahoo! take-over seemed to be a bad financial move for Microsoft. Can Microsoft actually afford Yahoo! without breaking their bank? What are Microsoft’s shareholders saying regarding this Yahoo! take-over. SmartMoney says that “Microsoft Shareholders to Pay High Price for Yahoo“.
I am not a financial analyst, but I am a huge Futurama fan. Based on what I learned from Futurama’s “Future Stock”, shareholders from both company must approve the take-over. If that held true, then maybe Microsoft shareholder might be the one who would stop Steve Ballmer and his pals from driving Microsoft over the cliff, metaphorically.
Let’s see how this play out.
Disclaimer: I do not own a single stock because I don’t have the cash or the guts to gamble, but I make stupid stock predictions for other people.
Known Fact: Bender is Great! So send email to Bender – bender@ilovebender.com
I hate being sick, and I don’t want to spread the cold to other people. I have pretty much sequestered myself at home and do everything through the internet and the phone. I’m lucky enough to have FiOS available in my area and it has been great. The upload speed is much better than any services I ever had at home.
Anyway, I forgot to mention that Firefox 3 Beta 3 is officially out on Tuesday February 12th, 2008. Find out more about Firefox 3 Beta 3, and meet the robot!
Mozilla Firefox 3 Beta 3 is available for multiple Operating Systems including Linux, Mac and Windows.