Thursday, October 9, 2003

iTunes for Windows rollout scheduled for Oct. 16. In April Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that his company would, before the end of the year, introduce a Windows version of its iTunes software. Since then, Jobs and other Apple executives have stopped short of offering a specific timetable for when the Windows version of the music player software would be released. Now, at long last, it appears that the wait will soon end: MacCentral has received an invitation to a special Apple event scheduled for October 16th, presumably for the rollout of the long-awaited iTunes for Windows. [MacCentral] 12:04:49 PM

Mac OS X 10.3 to ship in 15 days' time. Day of the Panther [The Register] 10:29:44 AM

QuickTime: a model of success [The Macintosh News Network] 10:29:28 AM

Apple to launch iTunes for Windows. The Mac maker is expected to unveil the long-awaited Windows version of the iTunes Music Store at an event next week. [CNET News.com - Front Door] 10:29:17 AM

John Gilmore's take on mind altering drugs. John Gilmore, probably most well known as "that dude that started the alt.* newsgroups" is one of the founders of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a foundation dedicated to civil rights and civic responsibilities online. As a life member of the Libertarian Party he is , not surprisingly, in favour of drug policy reform. Unlike others, Gilmore holds a unique perspective on why "illegal" drugs should not be banned: The right to speak freely is irrelevant if the citizenry does not have the right to think freely. [kuro5hin.org] 10:29:03 AM

	Wednesday, October 8, 2003

Music Label Cashes in by Sharing. Magnatune is trying to turn the music industry on its ear by encouraging file sharing and giving artists a large chunk of the proceeds. It seems to be working. By Chris Ulbrich. [Wired News] 1:43:09 PM

Mobs Turn Net into Money Machine. Organized crime gets an upgrade as syndicates do their dirty work online. To tech-savvy gangs, the Net is the perfect place to run extortion rackets, kiddie-porn rings and assorted scams. [Wired News] 1:42:49 PM

InfoWorld: Microsoft's Office 'system' attacks collaboration from all sides. Jon Udell. Administrators will have to install and manage three or four sets of clients and servers. The new capabilities are exciting, but it'll take lots more integration to make Office-based collaboration a seamless and manageable experience. [Tomalak's Realm] 1:42:34 PM

iCal, iSync updated, new features added. In addition to announcing Mac OS X "Panther's" forthcoming release date, Apple on Wednesday released updates to iCal and iSync, the company's calendaring and data synchronization software for Mac OS X users. iCal v1.5.1 and iSync v1.2.1 are both available for download from Apple's Web site. [MacCentral] 1:42:07 PM

Apple to release Mac OS X Panther, Server Oct. 24. Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday announced the release of Mac OS X Panther and Panther Server, the latest major updates to its Unix-based operating system. The releases come just four months after Steve Jobs demoed the new operating system during his keynote address at the companies Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Both versions will be available on Friday, October 24, beginning at 8:00 p.m. [MacCentral] 1:41:53 PM

Liquid-cooled Macs could be in the future. Start-up firm Cooligy, a Stanford University spin-off company, has announced a new processor-cooling technology called Active Micro-Channel Cooling that was developed in the university's engineering department in cooperation with Apple, Intel, AMD and DARPA, according to Macworld UK. [MacCentral] 1:41:41 PM

G.E. and Vivendi Agree on Terms of NBC Universal Merger. The companies, in a joint statement, placed an estimated value of the combined entity at $43 billion. But the actual price General Electric is paying is far less than that. By Kenneth N. Gilpin. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] 1:41:29 PM

	Tuesday, October 7, 2003

Salon: E-mail is broken. Q&A with Dave Farber, Brad Templeton and Jakob Nielsen. You can't go home again, or at least, you can't go back to a home without spam. The questions now are: Can e-mail be saved? How bad is the problem, really? And what can be done to fix it? [Tomalak's Realm] 4:45:35 PM

Steve Jobs Most Important Agenda Setter In Tech [MacSlash] 1:03:46 PM

Apple could use water-cooled PPC to boost MHz [The Macintosh News Network] 1:03:32 PM

Microsoft will support Java a little longer. Security interests at heart [The Register] 1:03:21 PM

eWEEK: Microsoft Alters IE Over Eolas Suit. The change will mean that Web developers must update methods used in Web pages with ActiveX Controls or users will face a dialog box asking them to click "OK" for the Web browser to load the control, Microsoft officials said. [Tomalak's Realm] 1:03:11 PM

Avid Releases Free DV Editing Software [MacSlash] 1:02:57 PM

Solar's Seen in Shades of Green. Impassioned environmentalists and rich technological zealots in 46 states explore homes and public buildings equipped with renewable-energy and energy-efficient systems during the eighth annual National Solar Tour. By Kari L. Dean. [Wired News] 10:23:23 AM

	Monday, October 6, 2003

iChat AV-iSight a good combo for the deaf. The combination of Apple's iSight hardware and iChat AV software is proving to be a boon to some deaf people, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The article tells how Melvin Patterson, deaf since he was a child, takes advantage of the technology. [MacCentral] 2:15:28 PM

Trying to Sell CD's by Adding Extras. Record companies are now bundling compact discs with extras to stoke consumer interest in hopes of ending a three-year sales slump. By Chris Nelson. [New York Times: Technology] 10:54:50 AM

	Sunday, October 5, 2003

The kids are alright. Indie godhead Richard Linklater on teaching fifth-graders to shred for "School of Rock," the amazing Jack Black and moving from the margins to the mainstream -- and back again. [Salon.com] 10:06:07 AM

Secretary Rumsfeld resigns after Kay report, citing pledge to grandson. Jutting-jaw authority figure says viewing of "Liar, Liar" catalyzed shocking decision. [Salon.com] 10:05:57 AM