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The security update in the latest Firmware makes the install essential for your AirPort Extreme or Express, and here is why..

This KB article advises what you can do if you get the following message:

“Cannot connect to the Music Store. An unknown error has occurred.”

A posting to Apple’s .Mac account page alerts members to expect downtime next Tuesday morning, the time of the Keynote address:

“Mac will be undergoing scheduled maintenance from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM PST on 1/10/06,” Apple said in the posting “All .Mac services will be affected. We apologize for the inconvenience.”

AppleInsider states this is consistent with recent reports suggesting that “.Mac would see updates next Tuesday in support of a new iLife application, amongst other possibilities.”

Now that space tourism is to be common, the regulators decided to establish guidelines to, for instance, prevent terrorists from gaining access to the space ships in order to use them as weapons. Other regulations are similar to those for regular commercial flights, including safety advice precluding the flights. From the article: ‘Space tourists should also be given pre-flight training to handle emergency situations such as a loss of cabin pressure or fire. However, the FAA has so far left any medical requirements in the hands of the tourist, who should decide themselves if they are fit to fly.’