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MacMerc.com gets widgetized… finally

253025925 08647f1d2b m MacMerc.com gets widgetized... finallyBack when Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” was first released, everyone with two bits of javascript to rub together got on the “make a widget for your website” bandwagon….but not us. That bandwagon has since parked itself in a loading zone and has been impounded and the band it once carried has broken up citing creative differences.

The widget craze has passed…but with promises of Dashcode in Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard,” the widget excitement is destined for a resurgence and that band and its wagon will soon be back in action on a reunion tour.

Time for us to finally get in on all this widgety fun with our own dashboard candy! Behold!! The MacMerc Search widget!!

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Apple updates Mac OS X to 10.4.5

Launch your Software Update utility and behold…

The 10.4.5 Update is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for the following applications and technologies:

  • iChat video conferencing

  • Safari rendering of web pages
  • usability of Dashboard and widgets
  • viewing of QuickTime streaming media behind a firewall
  • printing to some Epson printer models
  • iDisk and Portable Home Directory syncing
  • time zone and daylight savings for 2006 and 2007
  • VPN connections to Cisco servers when using NAT
  • compatibility with third party applications and devices
  • previous standalone security updates

As with any system update, you ill be required to restart your computer after applying this one.

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Blambot’s Free Font for January 2006– Dwarf Spirits

84120957 cf863a052b m Blambots Free Font for January 2006   Dwarf SpiritsLet it never be said that the fontmasters at Blambot do not represent a diverse spectrum of cultures. I know MacMerc has a large following in the dwarf communities of Middle Earth and those fine burly folk have been patiently waiting for a font to call their own. That day has finally come! Behold, Dwarf Spirit’s! Blambot’s Free Font for January 2006.

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