Link: Run IE on your Intel Mac, if you absolutely have to – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
That could cut my need for Parallels down quite a lot! Still need it to run the Toyota parts catalog and occasionally FrameMaker, but the main thing I use Parallels/IE for is connecting to a client’s virtual server farm…
Link: Adventures in $40 eyeglasses | 43 Folders
After spending almost $400 on my safety glasses/sunglasses (two pairs of lenses, one Rudy Project frame) and being unhappy with both the service and the workmanship on the custom-cut lenses, I’m definitely game to try something new in early 2008 when I replace my current everyday glasses.
Link: New Nerve Gas Antidotes
SoyChemist writes “Scientists from Korea and the Czech Republic have discovered new drugs that can counteract the chemical overload caused by nerve gas. All of the experimental medications belong to a family of chemicals called oximes. Those molecules reactivate the enzyme that is damaged by the chemical weapons. Last year, the FDA approved the first combined atropine and oxime auto-injector for use by emergency personnel. Israel has been providing them to their citizens since the first Gulf…