Subtitled "The Definitive Apple History," it does a pretty decent job of living up to the claim - an interesting and enjoyable read for anyone even casually interested in the Apple Computer saga

How much is enough, and what tools to use?

Specials from ClubMac, MacZone, CompUSA, and O'Reilly

News from Apple Developer Connection

The newest version of Boinx iStopMotion (v1.3), released today, now supports localization and adds a couple of "secret" tricks. Shipped languages are English and German, with additional ones to be added over time. Boinx Software will be promoting a volunteer effort to add other languages. Secret tricks include a preference setting for turning the video upside down in order to support animation of really small objects.

Hey kids, check out the bandwagon! Doritos.com is giving away $20 in iTunes gift certificates daily, with a grand prize of a 40 GB iPod. Why isn't Apple promoting this? They aren't sponsoring it.

Old school and new school geekery unite: Victorinox has announced the Swissbit, a combination USB flash drive and pocket knife that so far wil only be available in Europe. Want!

Plus reader comments on OS X Odyssey 520 - Are These Guys Using The Same OS I Am?, DEVONthink 1.8.1, and printing in Panther

• FinFlow 1.2 Cash Flow Analysis App. [OS 10.2 up]
• MacPay X 3.0.0b3 Swiss e-Banking App [OS 10.2 up]
• Yellow Button 1.1.4 Dock Addition [OS X]
• Keyboard Builder 0.5 Creates Keyboard Layout Files [OS X 10.3 up]
• GyroX 1 Rotor Generics for MacOS X [OS 10.2 up]
• Toggle iPod Battery Status 1.0 Displays iPod Battery Status [OS X]

• Kano Intros Super-fast, Slim-k4xtreme 4x Dvd+Rw/-Rw Portable Drive For Macs And PCS
• Plextor Dual-Format DVD+/-R/RW Burner Now Supports High Speed 12X DVD Recording
• New Reporting Features Further Add to FileWave's Value
• SnapMail Goes Cross-platform

Pangea Software, Inc.—creators of popular games such as Bugdom, Otto Matic and Cro-Mag Rally—today announced they have officially released their latest Macintosh game, Nanosaur II: Hatchling.

Courtesy of Quicktime Virtual Reality, you can take a look inside the control room of the world's fastest (and now grounded) commercial jet airliner: the Concorde SST.