OS X package files

I could use a bit of help here regarding OS X package files and email clients. I use Entourage for mail, and when I attach a package file to an outgoing message, Entourage asks if I want to compress the package, just as it does for any folder. That's OK. I'm told, though, that other email programs don't do this. I gave it a shot with Mail.app, sending from Mail to Entourage. Dragged the file into an outgoing message, sent it. Mail didn't ask me to stuff it or anything. The file showed up in Entourage with a bunch of attachments: all of the package's components, which basically destroys the package. What I'd like to know is what happens when one copy of Mail sends to another copy of Mail; is the package preserved? What about Eudora? Does it preserve packages? I know that a solution with any email program would be to stuff the package before it is encoded and sent. I want to know if there's something in the other mail clients that obviates the stuffing step. Interestingly, iChat handles packages with no problems.

Dems could win Alabama!

Snicker: Bush may not make Alabama's ballot. Due to the late date of their convention, the Republicans won't qualify Bush in time for him to be on the Alabama ballot. Of course, the state legislature could change the qualification date, but it just happens to have a Democratic majority. Considering that the last time around Bush won the Electoral College by less than Alabama's number of electoral votes...

Matrix in IMAX

Holy cow. The two new Matrix films will have IMAX versions. Tom, where's the nearest IMAX theater to us?

The iFM

Last January, I predicted that we'd start seeing iPod add-ons shortly, including an FM radio. I was wrong only in that it's taken a few more months than I expected: Griffin Technology just announced the iFM. What's interesting about this is that it requires the iPod remote to work (instead of plugging into the FW port as I expected), which means that it doesn't work with older iPods. I'm still waiting on the iPhone, iMic, and iCamera (my other predictions).

Death Wish for Greens

This Salon article shows that when it comes to presidential politics, the Green Party really has the equivalent of a death wish. Look at the maroons they selected when asked to pick potential candidates next year:

According to Manski, the [Green] state organizations ranked Nader as their No. 1 choice, former Democratic congresswoman Cynthia McKinney No. 2, and Global Exchange founder and 2000 California Green Party candidate for Senate Medea Benjamin third. Filmmaker Michael Moore also made the list.

We've discussed Nader on this blog before, and I won't do that again, except to say that he hasn't exactly shown himself to be any more appealing of a candidate than last time; he has evidently learned nothing from the 2000 debacle he engineered. McKinney was ousted by her own constituents last year, losing by 18 points to a challenger with almost no political experience. McKinney's defeat was helped by big bucks from the Jewish lobby after a years-long series of idiotic statements from her where she showed that she is not fit for elective office. Benjamin garnered just 3.1% of the California statewide vote in her last race. And you can just imagine the circus a Moore campaign would become. What's wrong with these people?

Free Blogshares stock

I haven't been paying much attention to BlogShares, but I checked in today and found that all our stock is sold out. I don't want to disappoint the masses that I'm suuure are desperate to own some of our stock, so here's an offer: if you're on the list of incoming links, drop me a line and I'll give you ten shares.

TiBook Wi-Fi options

MacWireless has announced a new AirPort card buy back program. Buy one of their 802.11b PC cards ($90), pull out your old AirPort card and send it to them, and they'll send you $25.

It's not a bad deal, as the internal AirPort card on the TiBook really does reek in terms of range. Using a PC card helps dramatically. But if you're going to go the PC card route, I recommmend instead the Linksys WPC54G Wireless-G Notebook Adapter ($70) in combination with the Airport Extreme Hack (free). For five bucks more, you get 802.11g vs. 802.11b—well worth it.