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iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program Expanded Again
Club Of Nines Site Launched
Senate Antipiracy Bill Would Criminalize File Swapping
Nokia cash boosts Mozilla
Apple, BMW Develop iPod Music Device for Car Radios
Steve Jobs: 'I Never Did It For The Money'
Intel Builds Laptop Into Surfboard
US And Europe Clash Over Online Hate
The Bay Area's Most Overpaid and Underpaid CEOs Revealed by San Francisco Business Times
1394 Trade Association to Host 1394 Product Compliance Testing During Apple Computer's Annual Worldwide Developers' Conference
Mac Night Owl: Are You Stuck with Microsoft Word?
The Tech Night Owl: Can American Cars Compete?
Microsoft Watch: When Will MSN Up Hotmail Ante?
PC Mag: Voices Carry -- Portable Speakers
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iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program Expanded Again
iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program now includes serial numbers up to the UV342 range
This expansion to the iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program is the inclusion of certain additional iBooks to the existing program. The Expanded iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program is a worldwide program covering repair or replacement of the logic board in iBook models manufactured between May 2001 and October 2003 that are experiencing specific component failures.
The Expanded iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program covers iBooks that have a specific component failure on the logic board, resulting in the computer starting up but the built-in and attached external displays exhibiting one or more of the following symptoms:
• Scrambled or distorted video
• Appearance of unexpected lines on the screen
• Intermittent video image
• Video freeze
• Computer starts up to blank screen
The program is available for certain iBook models with serial numbers in the following range:
UV117XXXXXX to UV342XXXXXX
iBooks with the serial numbers listed above may be referred to as:
• iBook (16 VRAM)
• iBook (14.1 LCD 16 VRAM)
• iBook (Opaque 16 VRAM)
• iBook (32 VRAM)
• iBook (14.1 LCD 32 VRAM)
• iBook (800MHz 32 VRAM)
• iBook (900MHz 32 VRAM)
• iBook (14.1 LCD 900MHz 32 VRAM)
• iBook (Dual USB)
• iBook (Late 2001)
• iBook (14.1 LCD)
The original program began on January 28, 2004. This expansion, which adds certain models, is effective immediately.
The program covers affected iBooks for three years after the first retail sale of the unit or until December 18, 2004, whichever provides longer coverage for you. Apple will continue to evaluate the repair data and will provide further repair extensions as needed.
The repairs outlined in this program, including shipping charges, are covered at Apple's cost.
Either an Apple technical support representative or an Authorized Apple Service Provider (AASP) will determine if the component failure identified for the Expanded iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program affects your computer and, if so, arrange for the repair. If your iBook is eligible for this program, it will be repaired at Apple's cost, including shipping charges. Repair may include repair or replacement of the main logic board.
To participate in the program, call the appropriate Apple Contact Center for the country in which you are located, or contact a local AASP. The U.S. support number is 1-800-275-2273.
For more information, visit:
http://www.apple.com/support/ibook/faq/
Club Of Nines Site Launched
Robert writes:
Hi Charles;
Just thought you might like to know that because of one of your articles ("Is Apple Fixing To Quietly Snuff The Last Of The OS 9-Booting Mohicans?" on Jun 11, 04) and the discussion that followed, I've started a new Web site dedicated to us OS 9 diehards.
The new site is just a BBS at this point, and taking suggestions for content at:
http://www.clubofnines.com/board/index.php
Thanks for being the inspiration for this new resource, Charles!
Senate Antipiracy Bill Would Criminalize File Swapping
CNET News.com Declan McCullagh reports:
"A forthcoming bill in the U.S. Senate would, if passed, dramatically reshape copyright law by prohibiting file-trading networks and some consumer electronics devices on the grounds that they could be used for unlawful purposes.
"A bill called the Induce Act is scheduled to come before the Senate sometime next week. If passed, it would make whoever "aids, abets, induces (or) counsels" copyright violations liable for those violations.
"The proposal, called the Induce Act, says "whoever intentionally induces any violation" of copyright law would be legally liable for those violations, a prohibition that would effectively ban file-swapping networks like Kazaa and Morpheus. In the draft bill seen by CNET News.com, inducement is defined as "aids, abets, induces, counsels, or procures" and can be punished with civil fines and, in some circumstances, lengthy prison terms.
"The bill represents the latest legislative attempt by influential copyright holders to address what they view as the growing threat of peer-to-peer networks rife with pirated music, movies and software."
Jessica Litman, a professor at Wayne State University who specializes in copyright law, is quoted saying that "under the Induce Act, products like ReplayTV, peer-to-peer networks and even the humble VCR could be outlawed because they can potentially be used to infringe copyrights. Web sites such as Tucows that host peer-to-peer clients like the Morpheus software are also at risk for 'inducing infringement."
For the full report, visit here.
Nokia cash boosts Mozilla
CNET News.com's Paul Festa reports:
"Nokia has funded a cell phone browser project at the Mozilla Foundation, breathing new life into the open-source effort once written off as Microsoft roadkill.
"Sources familiar with the deal this week confirmed that Nokia paid Mozilla to produce a cell phone browser based on the foundation's open-source code base. The resulting project, called "Minimo," has produced a workable prototype, or "pre-alpha milestone."
"Mozilla and Nokia declined to comment specifically on the funding agreement, but a Nokia representative described the company as an "active player in the open-source community...."
"Nokia's interest and cash are helping spur a general renaissance for the Mozilla effort. After six-and-a-half years, three corporate mergers, numerous layoffs and widespread complaints about the quality and size of its software, the foundation is starting to generate buzz and an enthusiastic following for its Firefox browser."
For the full report, visit here.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-5236730.html
Apple, BMW Develop iPod Music Device for Car Radios
Bloomberg reports:
"Apple Computer Inc. and automaker Bayerische Motoren Werke AG are developing a device that will let users listen to songs from their iPod music players through the radios of BMWs and Minis.
"The adaptors will be available in vehicles sold in the U.S., Eckhard Wannieck, a BMW spokesman at the carmaker's Munich headquarters, said in an interview. He wouldn't elaborate.
"A deal with BMW is likely to be the first of several pairings between Apple and carmakers as the computer maker, once mainly known for its Macintosh PCs, tries to sell more iPods. Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs, in Europe this week to open iTunes online music stores, said he is in talks with automakers he wouldn't name...."
For the full report, visit here.
Steve Jobs: 'I Never Did It For The Money'
The Mail&Guardian has posted a biographical profile of Steve Jobs:
"Jobs is a co-founder of Apple, the man behind the astonishing success of the computer animation firm Pixar -- of Toy Story and Finding Nemo fame -- a billionaire regarded as a visionary in the industry. Yet compared with Bill Gates he is practically unknown....
"Born to an Egyptian Arab father and an American mother in Green Bay, Wisconsin, 49 years ago, Steven Paul was adopted soon after his birth by Paul and Clara Jobs, who lived in Mountain View in Santa Clara, California. He grew up in northern California at a time when the state was at the centre of two separate universes: technological innovation and the psychedelic music scene that was taking over from the British pop boom of the 60s.
"Both worlds clearly had a major impact on Jobs, who never seems to have lost the attitude of west coast libertarianism still reflected in his dress style -- he was wearing, as usual, his trademark black turtleneck and blue jeans this week -- and his open affection for the music iTunes is now purveying..."
For the full report, visit here:
http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=117501
Intel Builds Laptop Into Surfboard
The Register's Lucy Sherriff reports:
"Intel has done something truly daft, and built a laptop into a surfboard....
"..the 9ft Wi-Fi longboard also has built in solar panels and a video camera.... a wireless chip, a 1.7Ghz processor and a 80Gb hard drive...."
You can check it out at:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/18/surf_surfing_surf/
US And Europe Clash Over Online Hate
The Register's Lucy Sherriff reports:
"Europe and the US clashed head-on over how to tackle xenophobic material found online, with the European tendency towards tough regulations at odds with US constitutional protection of free speech.
"After a two-day conference in Paris this week, the group of international delegates failed to reach the strong consensus people had been hoping for. Instead, they called for greater co-operation between governments and industry to fight the material."
For the full report, visit here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/18/stalemate_us_europe/
The Bay Area's Most Overpaid and Underpaid CEOs Revealed by San Francisco Business Times
"Apple Computers' Steve Jobs was among the most overpaid CEOs in the Bay Area in 2003, and Oracle Corp.'s Larry Ellison was among the most underpaid, according to research compiled by the San Francisco Business Times....
"Business Times research compared CEO pay with company performance for the 100 largest publicly held companies in the region."
For a list of retail locations to purchase a copy of the Business Times, visit:
http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/services/subscribe/singlecopies.html
1394 Trade Association to Host 1394 Product Compliance Testing During Apple Computer's Annual Worldwide Developers' Conference
The 1394 Trade Association and Apple Computer are providing 1394-equipped product compliance testing at the annual Apple Worldwide Developers' Conference in San Francisco, which starts on June 28. Companies that test their products are eligible to earn the FireWire and i.LINK 1394 Compliant logos. This service is being offered without cost to WWDC attendees and 1394 Trade Association members.
Companies planning to participate in the FireWire Compliance Testing can bring devices to the Moscone West Convention Center on Monday, June 28 between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm. The check-in booth is on Level Two in the Hardware I/O Lab. Devices will be returned on Thursday evening July 1 at the WWDC event on the Apple Campus.
Non-1394 TA member companies who do not attend WWDC also can take part, for a nominal fee of $300 for each 1394-enabled device. Registration is available on the 1394 TA website at:
http://www.1394ta.org/Events/candiworkshops/WWDCInfo.htm
Once registered, all devices must be received before June 25.
Testing will take place in the Quantum Parametric labs and will not be subject to outside participation. The address of QP's California office is 5521 Scotts Valley Dr., Suite 120, Scotts Valley, CA95066, tel: 831-440-1394.
All devices will be returned to participants by July 7.
For more information about the 1394 Trade Association, visit
http://www.1394ta.org
Mac Night Owl: Are You Stuck with Microsoft Word?
The answer is yes and no. How is that for a definitive answer?
Here's the URL for today's commentary:
http://www.macnightowl.com/index.htm#word
The Tech Night Owl: Can American Cars Compete?
I would have said no way a couple of years ago, but I may change my tune.
Here's the URL for today's commentary:
http://www.technightowl.com/newsletters/2004/06/238.htm#compete
Microsoft Watch: When Will MSN Up Hotmail Ante?
"When will MSN bite the bullet and come up to par with its Hotmail competitors, particularly in the area of free e-mail storage?
For now, MSN is still offering the same 2 MB of free e-mail storage - compared to the 1 GB offered by Google's newly minted Gmail and the 100 MB now offered by Yahoo Mail. (Microsoft currently charges $60 a year for 100 MB of free Hotmail storage.)"
Read more at:
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,,1614606,00.asp
PC Mag: Voices Carry -- Portable Speakers
"Portable speakers can free you to enjoy your digital music in a hotel room, in your office, or at a party. But too often, you have to put up with tinny sound that makes you want to slap your headphones back on. We checked out seven sets of portable speakers with prices from $40 to $200 to find out which ones were worth listening to.
We tested these speakers with nine musical tracks ranging from classical to heavy metal; we also subjected them to a frequency analyzer to test their range of response. The differences were stark. The Altec Lansing inMotion gives crystal-clear sound and elegant portability to iPod owners, so it's our Editors' Choice. The other speakers varied from sounding like a big boombox to sounding like an old telephone. You do get what you pay for."
Read more at:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1613917,00.asp
Mac Night Owl: A Paragraph Worth of Monday Rants
Something positive for a change; well, mostly.
Here's the URL for today's commentary:
http://www.macnightowl.com/index.htm#rants
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