Archive - Feb 23, 2005

Wrap up reports and reviews are in and SCALE 3x, the third annual Southern California Linux Expo appears to have been a huge success, with over 900 attendees, 30 seminars and 42 booths on their exhibit floor. Linux Journal and FedoraNews (1, 2, 3) have their articles online. In addition LinuxQuestions.org's LQRadio has a series of interviews available as mp3. They include interviews with Flight Gear booth,LinuxChix LA and Brion Vibber of Wikipedia. They plan to release more interviews with Linux Astronomy, LAMPSIG, and SCALE's PR Director Orv Beach in the near future. Pictures and presentation slides are also available on the SCALE website.

Apple released two new iPod Photo models and two new iPod minis. Apple has also dropped the 40G standard iPod.

The iPod mini is now available in a 4GB model for $199 and a new 6GB model priced at $249. Both models feature improved battery life of up to 18 hours and charging via USB. The iPod mini is now available in 4 colors: pink, blue, green, or silver. Gold is no longer available.

Hamumu Releases Pumpkin Pop for Mac OS X

February 22, 2005 - Temecula, California ­ Independent Game Developer, Hamumu Software announced the release of their first game for Mac OS X, called Pumpkin Pop.

Using a distinct Halloween theme, Pumpkin Pop mixes puzzle elements with action game play, and can be enjoyed any time of the year. Featuring 9 different game modes, players have a variety of game play to choose from and during play, the player accumulates bonuses that will then unlock access to other modes.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA -- February 22, 2005 -- Lava Software is now shipping PC-Mac PasswordVault v4.1, a simple and practical password manager for both individuals as well as enterprises requiring cross-platform compatibility (Windows, MacOS and Linux) and secure password data backup, recovery and distribution. PC-Mac PasswordVault protects user data with very strong 896-bit encryption, and stores Internet banking data and software serial numbers in addition to website usernames and passwords.