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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

News

Apple Updates Mac Pro Firmware

Disney CEO Touts New iTunes Movie Downloads

Walt Disney Chief Executive Robert Iger on Tuesday said the company sold 125,000 movie downloads worht $1 million in revenue through Apple's iTunes online music store in the frist week. Iger told a conference of analysts the company expects to take in $50 million in added revenue during the first year of the iTunes movie download program.

Apple The Favorite Amongst European Post Production Pros

iTV: What You Need To Know

We answer questions about Apple's upcoming movie-playing set-top box.

Opinion

Add Easy Listening To Guilty Pleasures Of Digital Downloads

Sure, the internet has revolutionized the spread of information and all that high-minded stuff, but its combination of reach and anonymity also makes it the greatest enabler of guilty pleasures ever invented. Indulgence is just a click away, and nobody needs to know, except you and some server somewhere.

Apple Should Release An iPod Game SDK

I wish that there was more of a selection.

Review

Galactica A.D.

Galactica is a very addictive and very enjoyable game.

Warning: iTunes Pricing Is Seriously Buggy

It seems that the price of movies on iTunes can vary, depending on what listing you look at.

Why Won't The 5.5G iPod Play My 640x480 Videos?

SnapMail 5.0: No-Spam, No Frills Messaging System

SnapMail 5.0 offers secure, simple interoffice messaging and file transfer. If you're lookign for a no-frills internal messaging system, this fits the bill.

Coping With iTunes Confusion

Sidetrack

Do You Watch McLaughlin Group?

I've only watched this program a few times during the days when I was a student in U.S. back in the early 90s... My memory tells me it's basically a bunch of people sitting around talking and yelling at each other.

So, I was a little surprise to find the entry for The McLaughlin Group in IMDb has listed a Stunt Double.

Does anyone know why there is a need for stunt double on this talk show? I'm curious...

Is Your iTunes Too Loud?

No, I'm not talking the audio volume. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE "UGLY CAPITALISATION" IN THE LEFT SIDEBAR THAT MAKES I-TUNES SEEM LIKE SHOUTING.

Here's MacOSXhints.com how-to on removing the capitalisation.

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