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Apple's Video Vault
PowerPage Wishlist: PowerBook
OS Shootout: Mac OS X Tiger vs. Windows XP
Symantec False Alert Floors Macs
Apple iTunes Sales Sail Past 400m
Apple Continues To Boost Production Efficiency
Eminem Settles With Apple Over iPod Commercial
Kodak Seen Selling Consumer Inkjet Printers In '06
eWeek: Apple Patches iTunes MPEG Decoding Flaw
ExtremeTech: The Age of the Operating System
eWeek: Malicious Widgets May Torment Tiger Users
Mac Night Owl: The Tiger Report: What About These Silly Annoyances?
eWeek: The Truth Behind VOIP Vulnerabilities
eWeek: Sun Charts Future as Java Turns 10
Publish: Is Another DTP Revolution Coming?
Envision Web Show of the Week for 5/9/2005
Apple's Video Vault
Motley Fool's Alyce Lomax says:
"It's probably a pretty common question for people who have been following Apple's skyrocketing popularity in musical venues -- from both a user and an investing point of view. What's next?
"An article on CNET's News.com site today highlighted one interesting new development. The new version of Apple's iTunes online music service and QuickTime includes the capability to watch video through iTunes, and the article ultimately brings up the question many might have been wondering -- just how far into digital media Apple's going to go."
For the full commentary, visit here.
PowerPage Wishlist: PowerBook
PowerPage's Jason D. O'Grady says:
"We're having so much fun with our iPod and iTunes Wishlist features that the next logical progression is PowerBooks. This article discusses some of features we'd like to see in the next PowerBook."
Items on Jason's list that particularly resonate with me are:
• Upgradedable processor or board
• More sturdy and smoother opening hinges
• Page up and down keys
• Easier access hard drive for replacement or upgrade
You can check it the rest at:
http://www.powerpage.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/powerpage.woa/wa/story?newsID=14562
OS Shootout: Mac OS X Tiger vs. Windows XP
xvsxp.com says:
"This site attempts to bring some objectivity to the OS wars by comparing over 100 topics relating to Mac OS X (10.4) and Windows XP (Home and Pro)."
You can check it out at:
http://www.xvsxp.com/
Symantec False Alert Floors Macs
The Register's John Leyden reports:
"A false positive in Norton AntiVirus (NAV) for Macintosh left many Apple fans fearful that their machines had become infected with a Trojan last week. The glitch - triggered by a rogue virus definition update - left Mac users running various versions of NAV for Mac under the false impression that their swap files were infected with malware called "Hacktool.Underhand". The bogus warnings were frequently accompanied by system crashes on machines running Mac OS X.
"Symantec quickly released updated definition files to resolve the problem but not before the SNAFU severally inconvenienced a significant number of Mac fans, who have vented their frustration on online discussion forums or by mailing El Reg."
For the full report, visit here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/10/symantec_mac_false_alarm/
Apple iTunes Sales Sail Past 400m
The Register's Tony Smith reports:
"Apple's online iTunes Music Store (ITMS) has sold more than 400m downloads.
"Tucked away in yesterday's press statement announcing new Nordic local ITMS operations, ITMS chief Eddy Cue said the company is now selling more than 500m songs a year. It passed the 350m mark last month."
For the full report, visit here.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/10/apple_itunes_400m/
Apple Continues To Boost Production Efficiency
Forbes reports:
"Piper Jaffray maintained an "outperform" rating on Apple Computer with a $52 price target. Piper pointed to Apple's improved production efficiency and strong demand. "Apple is continuing to improve production efficiency as supported by the fact that most products are being shipped on the same business day as the day of the order placement," the research outfit said."
For the full report, visit here.
http://www.forbes.com/markets/2005/05/10/0510automarketscan01.html
Eminem Settles With Apple Over iPod Commercial
CNET News.com's Ina Fried reports:
"Apple Computer and Eminem have settled a long-running dispute over Apple's use of the rap star's music in an iPod commercial.
"Eminem's publisher, Eight Mile Style, filed a copyright infringement suit over a 2003 ad that featured a young boy wearing the signature white iPod headphones and singing Eminem's "Lose Yourself" aloud. Eight Mile Style contends that Apple did not have permission to use the rapper's song."
For the full report, visit here.
Kodak Seen Selling Consumer Inkjet Printers In '06
Reuters reports:
"Photography company Eastman Kodak Co. is expected to introduce consumer inkjet printers next year and could challenge entrenched makers such as Lexmark International Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co., industry analysts said on Tuesday.
"Kodak executives have offered few details about inkjet printers since it mentioned the devices when it announced in September 2003 dramatic plans to shift its focus to digital photography and imaging services and away from traditional cameras and film."
For the full report, visit here.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050510/tc_nm/tech_kodak_dc
eWeek: Apple Patches iTunes MPEG Decoding Flaw
"Apple Computer Inc. has debuted version 4.8 of its iTunes music-playing application, which adds support for a few new features and fixes a serious security vulnerability.
The update is Apple's third serious security fix in as many weeks, following a combined update last week repairing 20 bugs, and an April patch for OS X and the Safari browser. All three have included vulnerabilities that could allow an Internet attacker to take over a system."
Read more at:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,,1814470,00.asp
ExtremeTech: The Age of the Operating System
"A few years ago, the usual mantra for choosing a PC was simple: Users ran applications, most applications ran on Microsoft Windows, ergo, most users would buy Windows PCs. But any empire or monopoly eventually becomes a target for competition. Nature seems to abhor vacuums and monopolies. So while Microsoft may view its raft of up-and-coming competitors as barbarians at the gates, the added competition presages a time when operating systems will be both more and less relevant than ever."
Read more at:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,,1814328,00.asp
eWeek: Malicious Widgets May Torment Tiger Users
"Late last week, "Stephan.com," a Los Angeles-based actor and programmer, fell upon a potential vulnerability in Mac OS 10.4 Tiger's new Dashboard application layer.
Stephan, who has already developed several Dashboard widgets-including two "ambient monitors" that work both with Apple's Mail program and with Gmail, called flores and coras-discovered that what he described as "annoying widgets" can be created and installed fairly easily."
Read more at:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1814385,00.asp
Mac Night Owl: The Tiger Report: What About These Silly Annoyances?
All right, I accept the fact that the perfect operating system will never be produced, although I can dream. I also accept the fact that in the rush to make a release date, things may be overlooked, with the expectation they'll be dealt with later. And it isn't just the usual bugs that must be dealt with. If the bug is serious enough, you just know that it'll be dealt with in the .1 or .2 release, right?
Here's the URL for today's commentary:
http://www.macnightowl.com/index.htm#
eWeek: The Truth Behind VOIP Vulnerabilities
"Those considering IP PBX deployment worry about denial of service attacks, ID theft, unauthorized use, viruses, voicemail spam and other IP network dangers. But are these always valid concerns? What are the possible remedies, and where are the best places to deploy them?"
Read more at:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1813673,00.asp
eWeek: Sun Charts Future as Java Turns 10
Opinion: As Java enters its second decade, Sun is facing a future that includes less control over what happens with the technology. But given Sun's vision of the future, does it really matter?
Read more at:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,,1814493,00.asp
Publish: Is Another DTP Revolution Coming?
Opinion: Advances in digital photography, storage and networking offer new possibilities for creative professionals.
Read more at:
http://www.publish.com/article2/0,,1814492,00.asp
Envision Web Show of the Week for 5/9/2005
This week's Envision Web Show of the Week is a somber one. Recently released photos of "War Casualty Honor Ceremony Images" as displayed at The George Washington University's National Security Archive.
The Envision Web Show of the Week can be downloaded from the Show of the Week Web site at:
http://www.opendoor.com/envision/ShowOfTheWeek.html
Previous Shows of the Week are available in the Show of the Week archive.
Charles W. Moore
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