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AppleInsider: Columbia Records and Apple Computer on Tuesday announced that the new album “Modern Times” from Bob Dylan will be offered through an exclusive pre-order on the iTunes Music Store, and more

If you have never seen Bob Dylan, though a bit late, never better than now.

What’s new in this version:

Fixes vulnerabilities in Office 2004 that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code. Download

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I asked Lynn Fox, Apple’s director of Mac public relations, two very direct questions. 1. Are Apple MacBook users at risk using their built-in Wi-Fi capability? 2. Is Krebs’ Washington Post report about Apple pressuring researchers not to reveal a MacBook Wi-Fi vulnerability/exploit accurate? I’ve received no response to that query. Nor do I expect one. Why don’t the researchers disclose what they know anyway? They are not, as far as we know, on the payroll of Apple or the hardware vendor making the Wi-Fi gear. I got a clue about a possible reason while chatting with “dead addict,” one of the original organizers of DEFCON. More …

Gizmodo reports on the price drop in Apple Cinema Displays, and an increase in some models’ brightness.

The 20-incher drops $100 to $699, and now glows at 300 candle-power per meter squared (cd/m2) instead of 250cd/m2. The 23-incher, which we think is the perfect size for monitor hungry but not-so-rich geeks drops a whopping $300 to $999, and gets a significant boost to its backlight to 400 cd/m2 (from 270 cd/m2.) And the big poppa 30-inch display drops $500 to $1999, although it doesn’t get any brighter. More …

Single of the Week

This UK five-piece may be full of young hipsters, but they’re not hip in the traditional sense. There’s no ’80’s post-punk revival going on here; the Feeling find their inspiration in big, orchestral rock somewhere between 10cc, Steve Miller Band and Electric Light Orchestra. The infectious, hypnotic track Sewn is the “free” Single of the Week.

Discovery Download

The “three crowns” referenced in this group’s name do not allude to a round of brews for the boys—it actually stands for South America, the United States and Europe, where the trio’s roots are found. With a strong Latin style integrated seamlessly into a hip-hop flow, Mi Tumbao stands strong as this week’s “free” Discovery Download.

MacInTouch’s Notes and Tips includes their first impressions of the Mac Pro (delivered the day after the announcement), along with initial benchmarks and a link to Apple’s preliminary developer note. More …

Server Admin Tools 10.4.7, contains administration software and tools for remote control of a Mac OS X server. Included are Server Admin, Workgroup Manager, System Image Utility, Server Assistant, Gateway Setup Utility, QuickTime Broadcaster, Xgrid Admin, and QTSS Publisher. More …