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AppleInsider: CBS Sports and Apple today announced they will bring the 2006 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship distributed by CBS Corporation’s College Sports TV to the iTunes Music Store. More …
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Two important browser plug-ins are updated.
Macromedia Shockwave player< 10.1.1.016
Macromedia Flash player 8.0.24
This update aids the 15-inch Aluminum PowerBook battery in performing at full capacity.
Updating battery firmware for PowerBook G4 (15-inch Double-Layer SD) and some earlier PowerBooks
MacRumors reports that Apple is now offering the first full-length movie for sale on the iTunes Music Store. “High School Musical is a 1 hour 39 minute Disney Channel original TV movie that is available on iTunes. The movie is 487MB and costs $1.99 - the same as all other videos on the iTunes Music Store. This movie, however, does not appear to be linked from the main iTunes Store.” More …
Microsoft’s Mac Business Unit has released updates for two of the company’s ever-shrinking stable of Mac apps. On the block are Office 11.2.3 Update and Messenger 5.1.
Office:
• Improved overall security, stability
• Adds OS X Sync Services functionality
• Adds Spotlight search capability, etc
Messenger:
• Tabbed viewing
• Enhanced security
• File transfer services, etc.
So how do you get a screw out of a translucent iMac without tearing the thing apart? Which screwdrivers do you need to turn your iBook into 10,165 separate parts?
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) is running a useful article from the Secret Tech Guy about fixing common-and-garden problems with your Mac. If you tinker - or you’ve even thought about it - there are some good tips here
IGM has already reported on Intel’s plans to work with Transitive, the developers of Rosetta. The possibility of using Xeon-based 64-bit chips in XServe has already been canvassed by IGM as well. But more interesting news, as Macworld reports, include future chip technologies to come from Intel which are likely to be headed for Apple’s professional and consumer lines.