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It had to happen. Someone has finally written a Mac virus that could attack Mac OS X. I said could, because while the script has been written, it apparently hasn't been released. So it is a good time to remember to setup your firewalls and put in virus protection. Read all about Opener (AKA SH/Renopo worm) at the following sites:
www.itweb.co.za
macintouch.com ... news.com.com
iPod Photo that lets you take your entire music and photo library with you wherever you go, with up to 25,000 digital photos -- display them on its stunning high-resolution color screen... Read more...
The Southern California MacFair 2004 has made arrangements with ease e-waste, Inc. to provide attendees free disposal of their old computer equipment during this year's fair ... Read more...
Recently, kidnappers in Iraq freed an Australian journalist after they verified his identify with a Google search. The results confirmed that John Martinkus was in fact a freelancer working for Dateline SBS, an Australian Special Broadcasting Service. They of course had assumed that he was a U.S. agent. ... see the full story...
Scientists Einstein once again proved right. Satellites have been pulled slightly off their orbits demonstrate that the Earth is indeed twisting the fabric of space-time as it rotates. Read more...
The new contact is Jonathan Himschoot. Jonathan can be contacted via mugs@microsoft.com but you really should register with Mindshare first. I was able to obtain a copy of Office 2004, for which I have written a review for the Apple Corp of Dallas and will soon be posted on the UGN web site. They also provide materials for members to do presentation or if you are a large group, they will provide a presenter. Additionally, they too have a quarterly mailing. Unfortunately, it is rarely of use to a MUG, but sometimes we get a gem of a mailing. Register and/or update your data at ... www.microsoft.com/mindshare.
Sounds like a science fiction film. That story in the New York Daily News tells about how we can now download "tattoos" for our iPods from http://www.hp.com/music. That along with the label paper available at most stores that sell HP's iPod by Apple, you can decorate and help protect your iPod. Bet it is hard sometimes to tell who's iPod is who's in a dorm setting.
So get down to your local RadioShack and pick up the paper. The downloads are free. Of course, you can create your own as well. www.hp.com/music
We Mac owners have long talked about the total cost of ownership being much lower for Macs than for PCs. Even if the PC starts out much cheaper to begin with. Well, that is also true of automobiles. Each has a different total cost. Depreciation and resale value must also be factored in as we; as cost of fuel, insurance, financing, taxes, fees, maintenance and repairs. Edmonds.com has a calculator that will enable you to find the true cost of ownership of your car. However, this is really important when making that buying decision. Check it out. www.edmunds.com
The iPod U2 Special Edition puts U2 and Universal Music Group (UMG) together for a unique new U2 iPod - gorgeous black enclosure with a red Click Wheel and custom engraving of U2 band member signatures ... ... see the full story...
This week's Shareware Manager looks at Photo Albums, prints from iPhoto, BodyPainting; and some new personal productivity updates in Alarms, examining your files, and the clipboard. Mariner is here with new stuff and we end with your garage sale on eBay! Read more...
From around the world they came: entries in the second annual Mac OS X Innovators Contest. After careful vetting by a committee chaired by Mac DevCenter managing editor Derrick Story, this year's winners were announced at the O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference. ... see the full story...
The experts like Bob LeVitus, Tony Bove and Cheryl Rhodes present articles on GarageBand, iTunes, iPod, and iLife with free PDF excerpts; plus free chapters and excerpts from iPod & iTunes For Dummies and iLife '04 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies Read more...
I love to read about dumb users, especially, when they really should know better. Here is a site that collects these types of stories: ... www.rinkworks.com
It is now possible to download movies via AOL's agreement with Movielink. To promote the alliance, for the next month 10 "classic titles" will be made available at no cost, including "Steel Magnolias" and "Charade." In the future, five films will be offered. If you are an AOL user, let us know how it goes. ... www.aol.com
Apple has launched a European Union version of its revolutionary iTunes Music Store, giving music fans in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain euro 0.99 per song iTunes ... Read more...
Ambrosia Software has launched a MacOS X version of Darwinia, an 80's retro classic, and the EV Nova collectable board game based on the universe and story-lines of Escape Velocity: Nova ... ... see the full story...
This week UGN salutes the Michigan Apple User Group (MAUG) a community group, with full service: meetings, newsletter, programs serving the Metro Detroit area and Southeastern Michigan regions. MAUG is one of oldest Apple Computer User Groups in the United States (since 1978), dedicated to making members' computing experience more educational, fun and enjoyable. Every month, they offer a Door Prize Raffle, open to members where exciting Prizes can be won just for attending our meetings. Officers like Avi Drissman and Art Payne steer the group to continuing service to their membership. See the AppleGram newsletter, or visit them at MAUG www.themichiganapple.com
Friday's FORBES magazine Editor Steve Forbes says that Apple/PIxar CEO Steve Jobs is the best candidate to succeed Michael Eisner as CEO of Disney: "Jobs knows high tech, Hollywood and finances as few Hollywood moguls do, and he knows the critical importance of creativity." Interesting ... ... see the full story...
Digital Mind's new 100GB digital music player begs us to ask: "How much is enough?" Let's see, how many tunes is that? 100,000? If you listen to all of those, at an average of three minutes each, that's more than 5,000 hours or, roughly 208 days if you listen around the clock -- or well over a year if you catch 6 hours of sleep each night. It does feature a 20+ hour battery life, studio-quality direct encoding, voice recording, FM Radio (and FM recording), PC and Mac compatibility, USB 2.0 connectivity and a five-band equalizer (picture) ... see the full story...
"Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length."
- Robert Frost
"No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times."
- Martha Graham
Have a great week...
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