iGTK+ collage, in short gollage, is a program to generate photo collages with a Polaroid photo frame./ibr / br / bAbout this version/bbr / * STILL ALIVE :) br / * version 0.3 br / * one new features: br / o #1900939 Overlapping image preference: now you can specify the spreading of the frames br / * better error handling br / * the final collage looks now better than the old version 0.2 because of better placement of each frame and the ability to choose how the frames should be placed br / * Nevertheless there is one small issue with the memory usage, this will be fixed in the next version. Also there will be a new GUI and a change of image handling, I think about it to use cairo in further versions to render the collage, I hope this will improve the speed of rendering. So, expect some updates and a better GUI in the near future.

Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:
IDF preparing options for Iran strike  —  The IDF is drawing up options for a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities that do not include coordination with the United States, The Jerusalem Post has learned.  —  While its preference is to coordinate with the US, defense officials have said Israel …

They say that Paris is an expensive city to live in, but at least it makes a special effort twice a year to attract bargain hunters. Time for the sales, which we like to call "Soldes by Paris"!
Before Xmas one is obliged to spend money on other people. What a bore! Hurrah then for the month of January when you can treat yourself without feeling any guilt, thanks to the sales! This year they start 7th January 2009, with reductions of up to 70% on some items (at least that's what they say), and an extra 12% tax discount for visitors from outside the EEC. Sound too good to be true ? No, it's just five weeks of Soldes by Paris...

To remind visitors (and Parisians) the importance of the event, a site has been created (English version on its way) with lots of tips about how to save and spend as much as possible. Perhaps the most useful is the "shopping book" which gives details of five themed itineraries through the city:

- Classis (in search of timeless elegance:)
- Trendy (always cutting edge)
- Bobo-chic (looking for the charm of arty intellectual Paris:)
- Creative (Looking for young designers), and
- La Fusionfashionworld (searching for cultural melting pots)

Instictively, I have a preference for Fusionfashionworld, firstly for the name - simply too fabulous darling - but also because it passes through Odéon, right by out hotels! (Just so you know, Bobo-chic comes through Saint-Germain too).

In addition to the "shopping book", you'll find "shopping stations" in five strategic parts of the city, filled to the brim with "shopping coaches". If you don't manage to get some "shopping" done with all that help, there's really no hope for you!

The madness starts the 7th January 2009!

Click here for the official site.

jfSnip 1.3jfSnip allows you to manage and edit your collection of text clippings. Insert your text clipping in any open application and access them easily from your status bar.

Use jfSnip to answer your mails, writing HTML pages and more!

Universal binary, compatible with Leopard.

WHAT'S NEWVersion 1.3:

• fixed an issue in which diskwarrior could force jfSnip to forget its registration.
• fixed an issue in which jfSnip could not load its snippets after a reboot under circumstances.

Version 1.2:

• added ability to resize the left and the right side in preferences. (Split View)
• rearrange folders and snippets using drag and drop. (Snippet Manager)
• choose an icon theme from 5 different sets. (Preferences)
• alternating rows. (Snippet Manager)

Version 1.1:

• With the new hotkeys you can insert your snippets without need for removing hand from keyboard.
• Open Snippet Manager: SHIFT + CRTL + M
• Open jfSnip: SHIFT + CRTL + V (Select a snippet with the array keys and press enter.)
• Clipboard prevents adding the same snippet to history twice.
• Create and restore backup files easily from the preference panel.
• Revised icon in statusbar. Now it inverses on click.
• Revised preference menu.

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img class=face src=http://planet.ubuntu.com/heads/Bodhi.Zazen.png alt= pThis blog is at the request of some Ubuntu users and describes how to restrict users access to applications and/or system files with rbash./p prbash is a #8220;restricted shell#8221; and can be helpful in restricting users. This can be used, for example, to allow limited ssh access in order for a user to perform specific tasks, yet keep the user away from system files and applicatoins./p psee  : a href=http://man.he.net/man1/rbashrbash features / restrictions/a/p pBut rbash needs to be #8220;hardened#8221;./p pStep 1: Install rbash :/p prbash is not #8220;installed#8221;, it is a symbolic link to bash. rbash is present by default in Ubuntu but not Fedora (or Centos) for example./p pFirst, add a user to your system, here I will call the user #8220;ruser#8221;. You may use the gui tools or the command line to add this user. Then, if needed #8220;install#8221; rbash and set the users shell to rbash./p p class=codesudo ln -s /bin/bash /bin/rbashbr / sudo bash -c #8216;echo #8220;/bin/rbash#8221; gt; /etc/shells#8217;br / sudo chsh -s /bin/rbash ruser/p pStep 2: Harden rbash/p pNow we need to harden the home directory a bit./p pFirst, lets change ownership and permissions of ruser#8217;s home/p p class=codesudo chown root.ruser /home/ruserbr / sudo chomod 750 /home/ruser/p pNow let us lock down  rbash a bit. The #8220;critical#8221; files and environmental variables are PATH, .bash_login, .bashrc, .profile, .bash_profile, .bashrc, and .bash_logout./p pAs root (sudo -i or su -)/p p class=codecd ~ruserbr / rm -rf .bash_login .bashrc .profile .bash_profile .bash_logoutbr / touch .bashrcbr / echo #8220;. .bashrc#8221; gt; {.bash_login,.bashrc,.profile,.bash_profile,.bash_logout}br / echo #8220;export PATH=#8217;/home/rbash/usr/bin#8217;br / mkdir -p /home/ruser/usr/binbr / chown -R root.ruser .bash* .profile /home/ruserbr / chmod 640 .bash* .profilebr / chmod -R 750 usr/bin/p pDepending on your preference you may wish to lock down additional configuration (. or dot) files as well, such as .vimrc or .nanorc/p pNow, review the contents of the home directory :/p p class=codels -la ~ruser/p pStep 3: Add access (links) to applications./p pWe now have a fairly restricted #8220;base#8221;. To add applications to rusers path, use a link :/p pAgain, as root,/p p class=codeln -s /usr/bin/vim /home/ruser/usr/bin/vim/p pIf you need this use to be able to do a task as root, this is where sudo shines. Add the user to visudo and add the command(s) allowed to run as root. You still need to make a link from the command to /home/ruser/usr/bin ./p pFor remote access, I also advise you use keys, which will allow you to not only increase security for our ssh server, but also restrict users from potentially undesirable actions (running commands, binding ports). See my previous a href=http://blog.bodhizazen.net/?p=6svn+ssh/a blog for some hints on how to lock down your ssh keys./p pTake care to remain diligent, as with all things, there are ways to break out of a rbash shell. This set up can be enhanced further by setting up the user in a chroot jail./p pSee also : a href=http://man.he.net/man1/rbashman rbash/a/p

divimg alt="" src="http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.15.1/5737?ns=guardianpageName=Business%3A+State-controlled+banks+take+over+fund+manager+New+Starch=Businessc3=The+Guardianc4=New+Star+Asset+Management+Group+%28Business%29%2CBanking+sector+%28Business%29%2CMergers+and+acquisitions+%28business%29%2CBusiness%2CCredit+crunch+%28Business%29c5=Investments%2CCredit+Crunch%2CBusiness+Marketsc6=Jill+Treanorc7=2008_12_04c8=1128396c9=articlec10=GUc11=Businessc12=New+Star+Asset+Managementc13=c14=h2=GU%2FBusiness%2FNew+Star+Asset+Management" width="1" height="1" //divpBanks rescued by the taxpayer have seized New Star, the troubled fund management group which is to delist from the stock exchange after a radical restructuring./ppJohn Duffield, the founder of New Star, is ceding control of up to 95% of the operation to a consortium of banks led by HBOS to relieve its pound;240m debt. /ppDuffield is thought to have been reluctant to agree to the terms of the debt for equity swap which was finally ratified by the New Star board late yesterday afternoon. The fund manager, which took out high profile billboard adverts to attract savers, had been forced to find a way to eradicate the debt to address the concerns of major clients who were reluctant to place their money with the firm./ppDuffield is not expected to remain with the group he founded for much longer after a long City career during which he has developed a reputation as a maverick - albeit a successful one./ppThe complex restructuring is expected to leave banks rescued by the government with control over New Star, which Duffield launched after a high-profile row with the owners of his previous venture, Jupiter. /ppThe combined Lloyds-HBOS bank in which the taxpayer is likely to own about 40%, will have an estimated 45% stake in New Star and RBS - now 58% owned by the taxpayer - with about 15% in the fund management group. HSBC and National Australia Bank will also have stakes./ppYesterday Duffield, 69, was unrepentant about the restructuring which will also hurt his own pocket as he owns around 5% of the company./pp"The cost of this restructuring is regrettably a substantial dilution for ordinary shareholders, including me. However, in current market conditions we have to recognise that there is no option to ensure the stability of the business," Duffield said./pp"We are now free to focus all our attention on improving our investment performance. Our existing share-based bonus scheme will be replaced by a new scheme to ensure that our key people are locked in." /ppTwo new share-based incentive schemes are being put in place for New Star staff, many of whom had been lured to work at the group by the promise of lucrative incentive schemes. Until the credit crunch began to bite, the schemes had proved attractive to employees after its flotation at 225p three years ago. The shares reached 450p before collapsing to just 4p which values the company at barely pound;20m./ppStaff own about 25% of the company and the debt for equity swap will wipe out all existing shareholders who will have to approve the de-listing of the shares. The company took on the debt to return pound;363m to shareholders last year before the credit crunch began./ppDuffield has taken out a total of pound;150m from the company which had been forced to renegotiate the terms of the loan last month amid client withdrawals. Funds under management are now pound;13.9bn from a peak of pound;20bn./ppNew Star had already embarked upon a cost cutting exercise and is losing 60 jobs from its workforce of 380. More posts may now be shed as the banks exert their influence. Directors such as the chief executive Howard Covington may also decide to step aside. The anxiety about the company's debt was heightened after the market mayhem caused by the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Its customers' nerves were further frayed by the suspension of dealing in its high-profile international property fund. The board also blamed its stock market listing for its plight./pp"The board believes that the reporting requirements and public scrutiny that are part of being a listed company have served to magnify these concerns," New Star said./ppThe restructuring involves the banks converting pound;240m of the pound;260m they are owed into pound;94m of preference shares and enough ordinary shares to allow them to own 75% of New Star. The preference shares pay an annual interest and convert into ordinary shares that could ultimately allow the banks to own 95% of the company. While returns for investors in its funds will be affected by the financial turmoil, all investors' money is held in separate trusts and therefore ring-fenced from the fund manager's operations./pdiv style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"ullia href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/newstarassetmanagementgroup"New Star Asset Management/a/lilia href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/banking"UK banking sector/a/lilia href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/mergersandacquisitions"Mergers and acquisitions/a/lilia href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/creditcrunch"Credit crunch/a/li/ul/diva href="http://www.guardian.co.uk"guardian.co.uk/a copy; Guardian News Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our a href="http://users.guardian.co.uk/help/article/0,,933909,00.html"Terms Conditions/a | a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/webfeeds/1,,1309488,00.html"More Feeds/a pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/RHXG0pP5ERb01w-KlTnCK9ho30w/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/RHXG0pP5ERb01w-KlTnCK9ho30w/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/p

I purchased the discounted VMWare Fusion on Monday and got a registration code. I now own an old MacBook, but as soon as the new iMac upgrade comes out, I will replace my current desktop PC with the iMac. I want to install Fusion on both, but my preference would be to use it on the iMac if I only get one install per code. Can I install Fusion on both machines using the same code? If it takes 3 months for me to get an iMac, will the code still be good at that time? And yes, I have queried the manufacturer asking the same question. No response yet.

how is it possible to read a preference file on the computer and store it's string or bool in my app's user defaults?

let's say i see that the prefs file for finder (com.apple.finder.plist) has BOOL:1 on WarnOnEmptyTrash. i would like my app to read that during launch, and act according to this value via an if statement. but how do get that value and place it in a variable for the if statement?

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YABI ng 3.0.0.9YABI ng is a simple utility which makes up for iCalÂ’s lack of birthday calendar.
Simple and intuitive layout, amazing effects and highly customizable, these the keywords that make YABI your best friend to remind all great events.

Start configuring your custom dates, choose personalized event titles, add as much alarms as you want and see YABI work for you.
WHAT'S NEWVersion 3.0.0.9 is for Leopard only!!

• Added “nick” specifier to info-panel under “custom date” preference pane
• Added about-box to YABI
• Delete old/useless values from user-defaults
• Better preference panes management (a memory leak as also been removed)
• YABIÂ’s autoupdate support has been completed
• Sparkle framework updated
• Number of repetition has been limited to 5
• Expiration date removed.

REQUIREMENTS

• Mac OS X 10.5 or later
• iCal
• AddressBook
  DEVELOPERFerruccio Vitale
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PGnJ 1.0PGnJ is an intuitive SQL Database Development Environment for Mac OS X. PGnJ is surprisingly simple, yet extremely powerful for working with databases. Unlike alternative clients, PGnJÂ’s unique, single window interface gives you everything you need, right at your fingertips.
WHAT'S NEWVersion 1.0:

• [NEW] Oracle support added. (Thanks, Lorgio!)
• [NEW] SQLite support added. (Thanks, Milan!)
• [NEW] Tab completion support for table and column names added to the query editor.
• [NEW] A Script Library for managing SQL scripts added (:variables supported).
• [NEW] A template system for generating DDL SQL templates.
• [NEW] A common toolbar has been added to the Query Editor and Script Library views.
• [NEW] A filter bar (CMD+F to focus) to filter and order data with SQL added in the DataBrowser. (Thanks, Lorgio!)
• [NEW] The bookmark manager can now remember connection passwords.
• [NEW] The execution engine has been completely rebuilt from scratch to better handle multiple queries regardless of type.
• [NEW] The database tree now automatically refreshes when DDL is detected.
• [NEW] The database tree's state is now recalled when the database is refreshed (expanded nodes remain expanded, selected node remains selected).
• [NEW] SQL can now be executed directly from a file without first loading it into the query editor (for larger scripts).
• [NEW] It is now possible to drop one more files directly onto the query editor's input area to load sql.
• [NEW] Right clicking on a result set now reveals a pop-up menu that allows copying the content of either a single cell or the entire row in CSV format to the clipboard.
• [NEW] The bookmark manager now remembers the last selected database type to ease the task of adding bookmarks.
• [NEW] Table details are now pre-fetched in a background thread after connection to database is established.
• [NEW] A drag handle has been added to the bottom left action bar to make resizing the sidebar easier.
• [NEW] PGnJ can now remain running without any windows open (like standard Cocoa applications).
• [NEW] Experimental horizontal scroll wheel support added (use preference to toggle).
• [NEW] Added preference to convert all zero datetimes in MySQL to NULL (on by default; off causes exception).
• [NEW] Added menu items and keyboard shortcuts to navigate the table details at the bottom of the sidebar.
• [NEW] A shortcut (CMD+T) to focus on the database tree in the sidebar has been added.
• [NEW] A shortcut (CMD+W) to close the preferences window when it is visible has been added.
• [NEW] When started, PGnJ now specifically asks if it's okay to check for updates rather than defaulting to autochecking.
• [CHANGE] CSV Export no longer wraps integers, floats and booleans in quotes.
• [CHANGE] The connection sheet and bookmark manager are now fully keyboard navigable.
• [CHANGE] The connection sheet now cancels on escape. (Thanks, Manton!)
• [CHANGE] The keyboard shortcut CMD+E and menu item 'Database > Execute SQL' now executes SQL when the QueryEditor is visible and reloads the DataBrowser when the DataBrowser is visible.
• [CHANGE] Altered the row selection behavior on the database tree so that clicking on an expand/collapse arrow doesn't highlight that row unless the currently selected row is a child of that row.
• [CHANGE] When using CMD-UP/CMD-DOWN quick history from the Query Editor, if there is SQL currently in the Editor, it is added to the history so that it isn't lost.
• [CHANGE] The history browser (CMD-SHIFT-H) no longer automatically executes a SQL statement after selecting it and appropriately cleans up the query editor before loading the selected SQL.
• [CHANGE] Connection sheets are now correctly document modal. (Thanks to Werner, the Quaqua developer!)
• [CHANGE] Menu items are now properly enabled or disabled based on the context of the application.
• [CHANGE] Where necessary, tooltips are assigned to disabled menu items to explain how they can be enabled.
• [CHANGE] All tables are now borderless to be more in line with current trends in OS X application design.
• [CHANGE] The background color of the sidebar has been darkened slightly to better resemble the sidebar background colors of other OS X applications.
• [CHANGE] Polished dialogs with more appropriate copy and icons.
• [CHANGE] The QueryEditor now receives focus upon a successful connection to a bookmark.
• [CHANGE] When resizing the window, the sidebar now only grows the area containing the database tree rather than the table details section at the bottom.
• [CHANGE] Updated Quaqua LAF to version 5.0.1. (Thanks to Werner, the Quaqua developer!)
• [FIX] Now able to issue ALTER, CREATE and DROP statements to MySQL databases.
• [FIX] When a new bookmark is setup to connect to, it is now only added if the connection is successful.
• [FIX] The AutoCheckForUpdates preference is no longer (accidently) ignored.
• [FIX] Style changes in the query editor are no longer registered in the undo/redo history.
• [FIX] When loading a sql file, the QueryEditor properly replaces the current view.
• [FIX] Dialogs (sheets) now correctly gain focus, enabling keyboard interaction. (Thanks to Werner, the Quaqua developer!)
• [FIX] Columns of a table no longer sporadically appear multiple times in the table details area.

REQUIREMENTSMac OS X 10.4 or later.
DEVELOPERThomas Mango
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Update Engine R3.5Update Engine is a flexible Mac OS X framework that can help developers keep their products up-to-date. It can update nearly any type of software, including Cocoa apps, screen savers, and preference panes. It can even update kernel extensions, regular files, and root-owned applications. Update Engine can even update multiple products just as easily as it can update one.
WHAT'S NEWrelease notes not available at developer site nor in download at the time of this posting
REQUIREMENTSMac OS X 10.4 or later.
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I recently purchased a ReadyNAS unit, I use it s both my storage unit for all my computers as well as my media server for my PS3 and XBOX 360. I've moved my itunes library to my ReadyNAS and I've pointed iTunes to my ReadyNAS where my iTunes library is.

The problem is, everytime I restart my computer and plug my iPhone in, iTunes can not sync my songs, when I check my library location under the preference in iTunes, it has moved it back to the default location. All my music is still on my ReadyNAS, but under preferences, it points iTunes to the default location.

I was wondering if anyone has ran into this problem and if they have found a solution for it, any help with this is greatly appreciated.