Apple Data Detectors Web Site Opens

1999–2004February 16, 2000Macs Only!Internet
From Mathew Miller, "Apple Data Detector Depot is a single source for all known data detector modules (detectors and actions), information about data detectors, and information for developers of data detector modules. If you've ever wondered what was possible beyond Apple's Internet Address Detectors (IAD), come take a look! Many of the modules focus on extending IAD to work with other applications, such as Eudora. Others extend detection to entirely new areas, including:

  • Detecting ISBN numbers and looking up the book at Amazon or Borders
  • Detecting words and looking them up in the dictionary or thesaurus
  • Detecting geographic locations and looking up a map of the area at Yahoo

The database currently contains 6 detectors and 13 actions."

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