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 Tuesday, 1 March 2005
. .< 12:10:17 AM >
Sidebar: The iPod Factor
Apple's recent emphasis on consumer gadgets and services is helping the company's position in the home computing market.
[Via Computerworld Macintosh News] "According to research by Minneapolis-based financial services firm Piper Jaffray & Co., 6% of Windows users who bought iPods have switched to Macs, and 7% more plan to make the jump."
. .< 12:07:05 AM >
Jef Raskin, user interface pioneer, dies at 61
Jef Raskin, the lead designer of the first Macintosh computer and a pioneer in the development of user interfaces, died Saturday at age 61.
[Via Computerworld Macintosh News]
. .< 12:03:43 AM >
France arrests German conductor at concert
Allegations that conductor had been illegally employing musicians from eastern Europe without work permits.
[Via Guardian Unlimited World Latest]
. .< 12:00:51 AM >
America urges UN to renounce abortion rights
Bush administration accused of trying to roll back efforts to improve the status of the world's women.
[Via Guardian Unlimited World Latest]
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