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Daniel Jalkut has discovered that the Mac OS X 10.4.7 update released last week is causing his computer to phone home to Apple. Every eight hours, a process called “dashboardadvisoryd” is contacting two different servers hosted by Apple, ostensibly to verify that the Dashboard plug-ins you have installed are the same versions as the ones provided by Apple. More …
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Single of the Week
On Girl and the Sea, this Australian electro duo conjures up minimal atmospheres and the plight of attention-starved club kids (after the club has closed). It’s synth-pop with a warm heart: the blips and bleeps keep the party shuffling along while the melody pines for something more real. Girl and the Sea is the “free” Single of the Week.
Discovery Download
Rockie Lynn rose up out of the South and there’s definitely a bit American pride hanging over his music. But, Red, White and Blue is more than just rally-rousing cry for patriotism—it’s actually willing to admit that flag-waving isn’t enough anymore. The rousing country tune preaches tolerance, but doesn’t shove it down your throat and is the “free” Discovery Download this week.
In an unusual move, Apple Wednesday said that the now education-only eMac was kaput, replaced by an $899 version of the Intel-based iMac, PC Mag reports.
eMacs will only be available until the current inventory is exhausted, the company says. The move marks the end of CRT-based computers for Apple.
The base iMac current retails for $1,299, but the education model will cost just $899, although features will be pared down. For example, while the iMac retains the 1.8GHz Intel Core Duo processor, the (e)iMac will employ cheaper integrated graphics chipsets, reduced storage capacity and only a 24x CDR/W-DVD-ROM combo drive. Previously, Apple offered education and private buyers the option of CD/DVD-ROM optical drives on some models to prevent software piracy.
The education iMac retains the 17″ CRT, base RAM of 512MB, and an 80GB hard drive. The built-in iSight also comes with the iMac for the price, together with Airport Extreme, FireWire 800 and a mouse and keyboard. The OS X + iLife ‘06 bundle is also included. More …