“JavaScript OSA is a port of the Mozilla JavaScript 1.4.2 scripting system to the Macintosh in the form of a OSA (Open Scripting Architecture) component. Why Do I Need JavaScript? Why Indeed. If you find AppleScript difficult to learn or you already know JavaScript from programming the Web, JavaScript OSA provides an alternative to AppleScript for controlling your Macintosh. JavaScript OSA provides full support for sending and receiving AppleEvents that leverages the AppleScript support found in the MacOS and the ever growing range of scriptable applications.”

“Check your mailbox from any Internet-connected computer in the world, using any browser. Feel free to use this service as much as you wish. There is no charge.”

“Traditional HTML — the computer language commonly referred to as the lingua franca of the Web — was officially put out to pasture [recently] with the introduction of its successor: XHTML. XML, also a W3C recommendation, lets anyone define new Web languages and tag digital documents to make it easier for computers to read and manipulate them. Fortunately for Web markup pioneer HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), XHTML is ‘backwards-compatible’ — meaning that Web developers will not have to rewrite their pages in the new markup language. In addition, most browsers currently in use will be able to read XHTML documents — such as the W3C’s home page — without an upgrade.”

“JavaScript OSA is a port of the Mozilla JavaScript 1.4.2 scripting system to the Macintosh in the form of a OSA (Open Scripting Architecture) component. Why Do I Need JavaScript? Why Indeed. If you find AppleScript difficult to learn or you already know JavaScript from programming the Web, JavaScript OSA provides an alternative to AppleScript for controlling your Macintosh. JavaScript OSA provides full support for sending and receiving AppleEvents that leverages the AppleScript support found in the MacOS and the ever growing range of scriptable applications.”

“Before I bring you some more hard drive reviews I have lined up, I thought it would be nice to cover some issues pertaining to hard drives; more specifically, issues pertaining to hard drive performance. There are three main features which determine hard drive performance, seek time, interface, and transfer rate. Notice RPM is not listed here because RPM, combined with other drive features determines transfer rate.”

“In the beginning there was the left hand nav bar. It was yellow, preferably, though several other bright primary colors also showed up. Jakob called it the ‘yellow fever.’ In the web shops, we called it the ‘left hand nav,’ but Jakob called it the ‘Left-Justified Navigation Rail.’ Surfing for 30 minutes, you would see at least one. By the end of 96, the Web was completely filled with them.”

“The central goal of this book is to teach the reader how to design user interfaces that will enable people to learn computer systems quickly and use them effectively, efficiently, and comfortably. The interface issues addressed are primarily cognitive, that is, having to do with mental activities such as perception, memory, learning, and problem solving. Physical ergonomic issues such as keyboard height or display contrast are covered only briefly.”