Computerworld: Apple's new iPods are better than ever
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Ryan Faas writes: "Apple has released the finest set of iPods to date and it has done so by listening to the needs and concerns of its customers. This new generation of video iPods has raised the bar for many types of portable entertainment devices. Likewise, the new iPod Nanos and the iPod Shuffle illustrate Apple's ability to listen to its customers and deliver an excellent product. If you've been holding off buying an iPod of any kind, now may be the best time to finally spend the money and treat yourself to one."
Users of Apple Computer's Mac OS X Tiger are soon to receive a handout from Apple - a new software update to the operating system that will offer increased stability and some performance enhancements.
Red Sweater Software released FastScripts 2.3 that contains a number of significant changes:
This tutorial teaches you how to write a Mac OS X application with Microsoft Visual Studio Express (Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual C++ or Visual J# Express). This article is not to suggest replacing Apple's 
There's a persistent perception that because Apple is moving to the Intel platform and now allows Macs to boot to Microsoft's Windows, the potential for more security mischief rooted in Windows could raise a ruckus on the Mac. However, when you install Windows on a Mac via Boot Camp, all the viruses and Trojans you'd rather not encounter on Windows attack only Windows.
Rob Griffiths writes: "iTunes 7 sports a number of interface changes—everything from the reorganized sidebar to the black highlight bar to the vanished Equalizer buttons. Overall, I like the new appearance quite a bit, though my opinion isn’t shared by everyone. It seems many love the new look, many hate it, and there’s a large group in the middle who probably like some of the changes and dislike others." Well, you can always personalize it a bit.
Mac Pilot allows users to easily and graphically tinker with over 300 powerful features of Mac OS X which normally require digging through Terminal commands.
Apple released a Security and AirPort update for Mac OS X that fixes vulnerabilities found in the company’s wireless drivers. Apple said the issues found were the result of an internal audit of the software drivers and that no known exploits exist for the issues addressed in this update.
Advanced Micro Devices chief executive Hector Ruiz said Wednesday that Apple Computer will eventually use its microprocessors alongside those from Intel. "Everybody wants choice,'' he said, adding that rival Intel Corp's practices have stifled the PC industry's growth. "Knowing Apple, why would they want to be held hostage like everyone else has been?"
Adam Pash writes: "Using Parallels Desktop for Mac, you can run Mac OS X and Windows (XP, Vista, you name it) side-by-side. Here's how I've set up my Parallels installation to make working in multiple OSes easy and fun." This a pretty good guide with several screenshots that will enable new users to get up to speed fast.
Derrick Story writes: "Unfortunately iPhoto doesn't let you add straight audio files to its library. There has to be an image attached the audio file. So the dream of having voice memos associated with your pictures is only that, a dream. Or is it? By using this easy technique and QuickTime Pro, you can include voice memos with your images in iPhoto."
Simson Garfinkel writes: "This column won't convince any chief security officer to throw away his organization's Windows-based computers and move to the Mac. But by analyzing some of the significant security features that Apple has added to its operating system in recent years, I'll aim to show you why I've decided to use Mac OS on my laptop and give you a list of features that you should be demanding from your vendor, whoever that may be."
Adam Knight writes: "It comes up often enough that being an admin on your computer is a dangerous affair and that the recommended way to handle it is to not be an admin. When I mention this to people, they seem to get the impression that the first slot, the user with the ID 501, must be an admin. As such, they lament about moving files to a different account and ownership issues and all kinds of silly crap associated with some big fiasco of moving accounts around like I was telling them to change their account short name the long way or something."
Merlin Mann writes: "Mail Act-On is a 
With the latest large sets of security patches and an alleged wireless driver vulnerability, Mac OS X no longer seems invincible. An expert delves into the real threats in the Apple world and outlines simple steps you can take to protect yourself. 
Having accurate information about the computers in your company can be critical for any number of tasks. General inventory, purchasing decisions, software license compliance, tracking usage patterns, theft identification, upgrade planning, and update deploying rely on knowing as much as possible about the computer you manage. Constantly keeping track of that kind of information is typically a daunting challenge unless you make use of Apple Remote Desktop's vast reporting capabilities. In this third article, find out how easy it can be to have detailed and current reports on everything you need to know.
A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea. 43 Folders has a list of Mac software titles that will be interesting to those of you new to this concept.
Eric Bangeman writes: "Due to fears of piracy, Apple has decided to keep most of Asia off-limits for its new movie offering as well as its well-established music store. Apple Asia marketing director Tony Li broke the news, saying "We cannot comment on the specifics but it is true that iTunes is not available in Asia. That goes for music and movies."
Eugenia Loli-Queru writes: "For the 5th+ iPod generation Apple has just introduced downloadable games and so far they offer 9 games for $4.99 each. Looking back in the classic era of computer gaming we remember some real gems that would fit right into the "keep it simple stupid" philosophy of the iPod. So, let's have some fun and suggest 10 classic games that would specifically work well with the iPod scroll wheel interface."
QuickTime gives filmmakers many ways of protecting their movies from casual copying. Apple's developer documentation discusses methods of copy protetcing movies. These methods are in common use for the QuickTime movies available online. This guide is intended for honest hackers, not thieves. With the iPod and the iTunes Music Store, Apple has shown that respecting customers – rather than treating them like criminals – is a winning strategy. This guide is offered in the same spirit.
Zenopolis today introduced CDRevolution an easy-to-use CD copying tool for both audio and data CDs.
James Galbraith writes: "When unveiling the Core 2 Duo processor in July, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said that the next-generation Core Duo chip would deliver a 20 percent increase in laptop performance. Apple’s newly unveiled iMacs—which use the mobile version of the Core 2 Duo touted by Otellini—don’t quite approach that performance gain. But they do handily beat out the previous iMac Core Duo models, posting a 10 percent improvement in Macworld Lab’s Speedmark test."
If you’ve ever wondered what’s inside a pair of iPod earbuds, here’s your chance to take a look. Though Apple has gone through several different iterations of its now-famous pack-ins, this particular pair is from the batch shipped with the most recent iPods - nano and 5G.
From the announcement: "In addition to a bevy of behind-the-scenes enhancements, Unison 1.7.7 also adds compatibility with Apple's Mac OS X 10.5 Developer Preview ("Leopard"). Sure, it'll be a really long time before most of us ever have to really worry about this, but we wanted to make sure that you cutting edge developers could continue to cut that sweet, sweet edge while using Unison at the same time! We've also fixed some issues with previewed items, reunited resumed transfers with their progress bars, further streamlined the cache folder, resolved some issues with dropped and inactive connections, and generally improved Unison in a variety of ways you may or may not notice. Unison 1.7.7 is a free upgrade for all Unison owners."
Adam Pash writes: "While there's no easy way to bring down the starting price of a new Mac, there are ways to save money if you're looking to go top-of-the-line on extras, specifically memory. For example, when I bought my MacBook Pro last month, I saved over $300 by upgrading the RAM myself, a process requiring only a few minutes. Here's how I did it."
Tim Gaden writes: "Jim Correia of Bare Bones Software has posted a script to the 
