#FF00AA

@computer@

The Photoshop CS3 beta is officially announced, and downloadable tomorrow. It requires a CS2 serial number, but I don’t do betas anyway. Especially on software I actually need to use.

The new palettes and buttons look nice. Finally.

 

@web@

MySpace Passwords Aren’t So Dumb:

But seriously, passwords are getting better. I’m impressed that less than 4 percent were dictionary words and that the great majority were at least alphanumeric.

[Corporate employee passwords, on the other hand, are better] than 15 years ago, but not as good as MySpace users. Kids really are the future.

Also, if your password if one of the top twenty listed in the article (isn’t it illegal to publish what is originally stolen, very private data?), you better change it before someone uses that list to hack your account.

 

@web@

Google Patent Search. That should prove interesting.

 

@apple@

Hack your Mighty Mouse into an old ADB mouse (or the other way around) — and operate the scroll ball with your thumb. Not pretty per se, but cool.

 

@apple@

I’m not going to link to Gizmodo on that one, because I don’t believe it for a second, but if an iPhone isn’t introduced by Monday (Monday? an Apple product?) I’m sure their feed subscription numbers are going to feel the heat. You don’t mess with the Apple fanbois.

 

@misc@