REALbasic to include Visual BASIC converter; Apple Hangs Tough with DVD-R; Top Apple employees take home bonuses; more
REALbasic to include Visual BASIC converter; Apple Hangs Tough with DVD-R; Top Apple employees take home bonuses; more
REALbasic to include Visual BASIC converter In a boon for developers anxious to pull Windows projects into REALbasic files, REAL Software has announced that VB Converter, a new utility that converts Visual Basic (VB) projects into REALbasic, will be included with the company's upcoming release of REALbasic 5 for Windows. The VB Converter automatically converts VB forms, projects and code into REALbasic-compatible code, while commenting the changes and flagging any code that may not be converted. More.
Apple Hangs Tough with DVD-R David Morgenstern analyzes the cyrrent debate over Apple's support for differing DVD recording standards "Adding support for DVD R/RW retrospectively through a firmware update also would lead to a support nightmare. Some owners would get the benefit of the change, while others wouldn't. No doubt many customers would feel cheated?or call tech support. One storage vendor told me that where it comes to support, a company does everything it can do to ensure the 'McDonald's approach,' meaning consistency. Everyone gets pickles, lettuce and tomatoes. And DVD-R/RW. But maybe not onions and DVD R/RW." More.
Top Apple employees take home bonuses CNET reports that Apple has awarded more than 200 of its top workers a bonus, despite the fact that the company fell short of targets it had established for such payments. "In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, Apple said last year it awarded employees in its incentive bonus program a 'special recognition bonus' amounting to between 3 percent and 5 percent of their base salary, despite the fact that the company failed to reach its stated objectives." More.
Hotmail restricts outgoing messages MSNBC reports that Hotmail, Microsoft's web-based e-mail service is enabling new spam curbing tactics, including restrictions on outbound mail. "Imposing rate limits on e-mail usage is fairly common among Internet service providers as a way to stop bulk messages before they?re ferried on their networks, anti-spam advocates say. But as effective as it can be to trip up potential spammers, it can also occasionally frustrate legitimate mailers who may be sending, for example, a party invitation or political message to friends." More.
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