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The lawsuit, which was filed by eight disgruntled iPod owners in the fall of 2003, charged the company had exaggerated claims that the rechargeable battery would last the lifetime of the player and would allow for continuous use up to 10 hours. However, the plaintiffs claimed it would last only approximately four hours and complained the batteries needed to be replaced after less than a year-and-a-half of use.
Eligible members of the lawsuit include those who bought a first-, second- or third-generation iPod on or before May 31, 2004, according to the agreement.
Because the settlement provides for different options and benefits depending on the type of iPod affected, it could be hard to gauge how many iPod owners will submit a claim. ... see the full story...
According to an article Friday on CNet, Apple is planning on switching their lower-end computers to Intel in mid 2006 and doing the high-end machines a year later.
IMHO - This would be a real big deal.
It would also be a major challenge for software developers to make the change, although it shouldn't be as big as the change from 68K machines to the PowerPC in 1994. After all, most of the current applications already have Intel versions. In my mind, the bigger problem would be that they would be taking Microsoft head on in the operating system space. That could be a tough sale to many people and corporations. Of course, CNET may have it all wrong. Sometime today we should know. Read more...
Office 12, due to come out in late 2006, will have a new file format. It is to be an open format based on XML. The Mac Business unit at Microsoft has said that they too will support that format. Translators maybe needed however.
IMHO - This will be one of the slowest acceptance periods of any Office product. By the time it is released, it will have been over 3 years since the Windows version was updated. That means that Office 2003 will be even more entrenched than previous versions.
Read more about the XML format at Office 12 in general at eWeek
Another suggestion about Apple's talks with Intel:
According to columnist John Yunker, the latest talks between Apple and Intel are about putting WiMax in future products not about moving Mac OS X to Intel.
IMHO - This would make a lot of sense as we all assume that Apple is looking at invading the living room with some kind of audio/video device. Read his full column at: www.corante.com
iPod Network News is reporting that HP is adding the iPod mini to its group of music players. So look for them at a store near you soon! Read their article with other links at: www.ipodnn.com
The new version of Firefox, was realeased on May 31st as Deer Park Alpha 1. It comes with NO end user support and is aimed at developers of plug-ins. So if you decide to download it, do so at your own risk ... see the full story...
O'Reilly's MacDevCenter.com has an series of articles on the RSS part of Safari 2.0. I haven't seen parts 2 & 3 yet, but François Joseph de Kermadec is off to a great start. I am looking forward to seeing more as I haven't found a RSS reader that will filter stories based on my preferences. Read the full article at: www.macdevcenter.com
Steve Jobs said that iTunes will soon support Podcasts. Thus I am not surprised that Microsoft has announced that they too are looking at supporting Podcasts in Windows Media Player. Read the full story from Seattle at: blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com
Ok, so you rip a bunch of your CDs to iTunes. But how do you get the cover art that goes with the song? Why with "Fetch Art" of course. It gets the artwork from Amazon. It will even get the art work for every song on the LP/CD if the songs are selected when you start Fetch Art. But it won't paste it to iTunes automatically. For that you have to select each song in Fetch Art and click on the paste it button. Fetch Art for iTunes
This is a publication that started 11 years ago as a part time enterprise. I used to never miss an issue. I just came across it again. Where once it was a DocMaker document, it is now html or in pdf. Still lots of good writing. Read it at: http://www.atpm.com www.atpm.com
Last week's column "Back It up" brought a number of inquiries from readers. Several in particular related to iTunes and purchased iTunes Music. One reader had to send his iMac away and pay $90 per hour to retrieve all his video and music data from a fried hard drive. Do you want to start back at tune #1 and rebuild from scratch?
Apple's Knowledge Base has an excellent article, "Use a Smart Playlist to make regular backups of your music in iTunes," giving you step-by-step backup instructions to cover your six. http://docs.info.apple.com
You've heard the warnings: "back up your data." By now, everyone should know and understood that all computer data should be backed up. So, why don't they do it? Join us as This Old Mouse talks about backups -- then share this white paper with friends about The Ins and Outs Of Backing Up
Educators: remember that June 19th is the deadline to receive a free InFocus digital projector when you purchase any qualifying Apple Wireless Mobile Lab
For Windows and Unix users: the Process Library is a free online information site that describes processes running on computers thus providing an invaluable security service to millions of users worldwide. Now you can find out what's really going on in the background of your computer!
We told you about this several weeks ago... now iClip lite is rolling out in conjunction with the upcoming Dashboard related website. iClip in the form of a free Dashboard widget for Mac OS X "Tiger" ...
Do you make music? Are you into GarageBand? Are you ready to raise the bar? Easy Beat 2.2 opens the world of composing and multitrack audio production to the Mac user -- it's the easiest-to-use, full-fledged MIDI sequencer on the market
On the tail of our piece last week on WireTap, we learn that Ambrosia Software has released Snapz Pro X 2.0.2, the best darn screen/media capture utility known to mankind -- Snapz Pro X is a quantum leap in video capture technology! Snapz Pro X
Tiger gets Easyfind, Wordservice and Xmenu, FontAgent Pro 3.0.2, ChimeX 1.5, Cheetah3D 2.2 3D Modelling, Entourage Email Archive, ControlePus, Concierge and more. See the ... Shareware Manager
At this year's National Educational Computing Conference, June 28-30 in Philadelphia you can participate in hands-on workshops on the latest Apple technologies, and receive a complimentary iLife CD featuring more than 120 educator-created lesson plans. Participate in Apple's "iPod Loaner Program." where you can borrow an iPod iPhoto, pre-loaded with a variety of educational content. www.apple.com/education/
"One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency."
- Arnold Glasow
"The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been kindness, beauty, and truth."
- Albert Einstein
"I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something I can do."
- Edward Everett Hale
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