Linked List: February 11, 2005

Friday, 11 February 2005

Two-Finger-Scrolling With Pre-2005 PowerBooks and iBooks ★

Daniel Becker:

This is a hack to activate two-finger scrolling on supported pre-2005 PowerBooks and iBooks (i.e. those with a “W-Enhanced” trackpad, including most AlBooks and recent iBooks) on OS X 10.3.

(Via Tao of Mac.)

43 Folders: In Further Praise of Markdown ★

Merlin Mann has gotten so accustomed to Markdown that he’s found himself using it even when writing in longhand. Same thing has happened to me, especially with *asterisks* for word emphasis.

Boing Boing: MPAA Shuts Down Lokitorrent, Obtains Server Logs ★

The MPAA has taken over a popular BitTorrent tracking site, replacing the home page with a stunningly Orwellian piece of anti-bootlegging propaganda (“YOU CAN CLICK BUT YOU CAN’T HIDE.”) Plus, they’ve obtained the server logs, presumably to determine individual users who used the site to bootleg copyrighted motion pictures. Question: Why in the world would a site like this keep logs?

Apple Announces Two-for-One Stock Split ★

Apple’s board obviously expects the good times to keep on going. (Via MacMinute.)

The Web Design CD Bookshelf ★

~~Six O’Reilly web design books are now available for free on the web.~~

On second thought, I suspect the owners of this site have simply posted the copyrighted content of these books illegally. A Google site query turns up two more O’Reilly titles hosted at the same domain. And if this is legit, why are they hosted at “monkeytools.com” instead of “oreilly.com”?