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After installing the Mac OS X 10.4.8 update, Intel-based Macintosh computers may not be able to obtain IP addresses from some third party wireless routers.

In this event, the Mac is generally able to associate with the wireless network, but it will obtain a self-assigned IP address (169.254.x.x) and will not be able to connect to the Internet. More …

Wired rounds up a sampling of “Get a Mac” parodies, concluding “It’s really sort of a hit parade of bad ideas, sloppy execution and the occasional clever line. But mostly not. I’m just going to post them as I found them, along with my commentary. Up first: “Bored teen makes for a boring Mac and a boring PC.” More …

To put yesterday’s Zune news into perspective, Coolest Gadgets reports that the demand for everything iPod is so high that even an iPod accessory was outselling Microsoft’s new MP3 media player on Amazon.com. “Microsoft’s new Zune media player, despite heavy marketing, came in only at No. 75 on Amazon’s list of 100 best-selling electronics this week. The Zune was trailing many iPod accessories such as Apple’s $29.99 iPod USB power adapter, at No. 65.” More …