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Milestone: 1,200 Articles in 2004

As of the December 6 issue of InfoManager, we're purveyed over 1,000 items since January 1, 2004.

December 20, 2004

This week's Info includes: AOL * 'Woot!' * Video * Microsoft Anti-Spyware * California Law Tracks Customer Data Trail * Apple 2004 financials * New file system has long road to Windows * Road Runner * Best Books for computer users... * Shareware Manager: Business, Home, School * Macworld Editors' Choice * Apple Mac OS X 10.3.7 Update * Battery Power for iPods * Free from Canto: download myCumulus * This Old Mouse: Got gadgets? Get educated! * MacWorld Expo Events * 200 Million iTunes * DropDMG Mac OS X Disk Images * Quote(s) Melville; Einstein; Cook; McLaughlin * Onward to the new year...

December 13, 2004

This week's Info includes: Apple Zaps 16 Mac OS X Holes * Chicago to Get Flat-Rate VoIP Service * Update on AOL free e-mail * Dot-Mac & VersionTracker * Study: VDSL to grow as ADSL stalls * New 802.11n W-Fi Standards Unlikely Before 2006 * iTunes Music Store Now Accepts PayPal * Apple to use Toshiba chip next year * Favorite articles for Mac users * G5 WOWs PeeCee Business Users * Chuck Green: Graphic Workshop * Picture to Text * Alien Skin's new Eye Candy "Nature" * New Online Games from Planet Spogg * Shareware Manager: Games & iLife * Epson 2200 reviewed by Daniel East * Mind Hacks * Mac Annoyances * Take Control of Buying a Digital Camera * Picture Rescue 50% off * Safari vulnerable to malicious spoofing * New vector drawing tools from DrawWell * What Is a Dashboard Widget? * Quotes: Keller; Swaim

December 6, 2004

This week's Info includes: Apple Launches iTunes Canada * Migo for the iPod * ACLU says RFID in passports leaves Americans vulnerable * Sony, Partners Offer Glimpse Of 'Cell' Chip * Cingular to Offer Faster Wireless Service * Microsoft Accused of Destroying E-Mails * Shopping Comparison Web Sites * Pick a penny * Two More IE Holes Surface * 2005 Top Ten Tech Trends * Make Love Not Spam * Tip: Burning CDs from the Finder * 15% Off PurpleMoo for Info Readers * Macintosh OS X Gift Guide * Apple's New Powerbooks * Revolution in the Valley * Take Control of Mac OS X Backups * MacMentor.org * iPod Boombox * Audio Hijack records music to Mac * This Old Mouse: Laptop vs. Desktop * Quotes: Anderson, Johnson, Stoddard and Murrow

November 29, 2004

This week's Info includes: Shauna, 15, sends Troops a Million * If Monks Had Macs * Shareware: Images & Audio * MacSimumNews.com * iTunes Affiliate * NETGEAR Wireless Music Player gets Radio@AOL * Apple loses officers in hardware and support * MS blocks Entourage access for free Hotmail users * Games: Robin Hood plus Free Music * Aspyr ships MTX: Mototrax * New State Spam Laws on Deck * MacTopos puts an entire state on one DVD * AOL to enter e-mail storage market * Wireless “Mesh” Networks * 2,000 Free Computer Tips * MSN search engine: How good is it? * Marathon RePorter USB/FW/Audio * Macintosh Explorer 4.2 * Quotes and more!

November 22, 2004

This week's Info includes: Apple releases AirPort 4.1 software * Sony to offer double-layer DVD burner for Mac * World's biggest digital picture * AOL's New Security for Window users * Google Scholar * Windows in less space * Apple Updates: iPod software for iTunes 4.7 * Gifts for iBook, iPod, PowerBook users * Smart Home Hacks * Software: OS Enhancements and more * Browser reviews - Dan east * Southern California MacFair * Remove ugly scratches from iPods and Macs * King of the Pirates? * Pumping Up the Power of the IPod * Canadians Buy, Sell, Trade Macs * Quote and more!

November 15, 2004

This week's Info includes: Steve's Pixar Bumps 'Polar Express' * Sunday Saver * Features Not Bugs * Macromedia Bids For More eBay Users * Leading Music Player Says "Good bye" * Computing leaves toxic waste * AOL to spit into 4 * Tourbus.com: The Best of Everything! * MacGameSeed.com * Apple plans to Spotlight desktop search * Comparison Shopping via RSS * BiblePlayer for iPod * Aksima DesktopCollage * MUG Books: Hacking Games, iPod Fans * Mediafour Updates XPlay 2 * PC-Mac-Net FileShare * Put some shades on that iPod * SW: Home and Online Fun * Quote(s) Plato, Erica Jong *

November 8, 2004

This week's Info includes: Upromise.com * AOL to support sender ID e-mail * AOL survey * New IE Flaw Spoofs URLs * Apple blocks music sales to older iTunes * Konfabulator to Windows * Microsoft sends out spam? * Rent a room – get an iPod * Apple releases Mac OS X 10.3.6 update * Macworld to new digs in Boston * Star Wars III Trailer Posted * MUG Salute: Mount Dora Macintosh Users Group * O'Reilly MUG gathering * Search your PC Google Desktop * Business Card Composer Dan East * SW: DEVONthink, DEVONagent, DEVONthink Pro Public * Southern California Linux Expo * SW: Business and Productivity * NSA Releases OS X Security Guide * Quote(s): Rogers, Landers

November 1, 2004

This week's Info includes: Mac virus * Apple Introduces iPod Photo * Southern California MacFair * Google Results Difference Between Life Or Death * Warped Satellites Prove Einstein Theory * Microsoft gets new MUG contact * "Goodies for the iPod People" * Find the TRUE cost of a new car * Apple Introduces the U2 iPod * Software: Photos, alarms and more * Mac OS X Innovators Contest * GarageBand, iTunes, iPod, iLife * Stupid support and other stories * Movies from AOL * Apple Launches EU iTunes Music Store * New Games from Ambrosia * MUG Salute: The Michigan Apple User Group * Steve Jobs as CEO of Disney? * 100 GIG Music Player * Quote(s) Frost, Graham

October 25, 2004

This week's Info includes: Bluetooth Keyboard complements smart phones * Apple iBook G4 * Apple 1.8 GHz Power Mac G5 * Software for OS X: a Click Away * SW: Halloween, Games and more * Ultimate iPod Selection? * Supreme Court refuses to consider Internet privacy * Searching for audio and PDF files * AOL.com revamps * Intel decides to drop 4 GHz Pentium 4 * IMHO: Fred Rediscovers SpamCop.net * eCamm iGlasses for iChat AV * Adobe InDesign CS with Deke McClelland * Mac OS X Power Hound * Apple Xserve RAID Storage System * Sony Music Abandons Copy Protection CDs * Explanation of Common Spam Filtering Techniques * PopChar X 2.2 * Virgin Gets Portable Music Player * Quote(s) Camus; Nightingale

October 18, 2004

This week's Info includes: MUG Reception at MacOS X Conference * iBook imitator? * Mac Security Update from Microsoft * Opening the iPod OS * This Old Mouse: A Computer in Your Hand * Put Mac OS X on Your PC? * Adobe Encore DVD: In the Studio * Shareware Manager: Movies & Security * Apple Unveils New 'Mini' Retail Stores * iBeam Flashlight for your iPod? * Sonnet Tempo Bridge ATA for G5s * Touchscreens for PowerBooks * iSkin ProTouch keyboard protector * A Boost for Wireless * Another iPod contender * Closet iPod Users * InDesign Seminars for User Groups * 150 Millionth iTune * Protecting your Intellectual Property * Quote: Mignon McLaughlin

October 11, 2004

This week's Info includes: MacFair 2004 Southern California * Gavel Down for Junk-Fax Blaster * Flash-based digital music player from Apple? * New PC in Old Mac Clothes * SubRosaSoft.com PodSalvage * Microsoft Office Word 2004 ebooks * About File Sharing * PhotoReviewer * Cult of Mac Goodies * Minniapple's Mini Radio Stations * MUG Salute: People's Republic of Mac * Fred's Shareware Picks * DesktopEarth 3D - Live 3D animations of the earth * The Core Contact Manager for FileMaker * Kodak Digtal plug-in family * Drop Drawers, MacDrive, Solarian, Quickie Web Album * Quotes: Benny, Carver

October 4, 2004

This week's Info includes: Symantec says viruses aimed at Microsoft on the rise * Want a secure Internet Explorer? * Apple Introduces Two New Jam Packs * Book News from O'Reilly * iLife 'O4: The Missing Manual * User group offer for Stuffit Deluxe * New web site offers Government benefits * Verbatim to make CD and DVD with new labeling feature * Check POP3 Email at Work or Vacation * Survey: Phishing is Widespread * Take a flight get an iPod * How do you find someone on iChat? * Google Moves Gmail Ads * Adobe tries to set photo standard file format * Wi-Max ready to take over from Wi-Fi? * HP 945 and Canon Digital Rebel * This week in Shareware Manager * Apple Logic Pro 7, Logic Express 7 * New iMac G5 Troubleshooting Assistant * Quote(s) Chinese proverb; Roosevelt; Franklin

September 27, 2004

This week's Info includes: Giants to offer Wi-Fi instant replays * Flash Drives have become fashion accessory * Put a Trainer in Your Pocket * Casio introduces 2.2" LCD monitor * SPIT is next * Mossberg gives good review to new iMac * IDG says that there is more pressure on iPod * Watson to be discontinued * New version of GraphicConverter released * NewsFire RSS 0.22 * New Java for Mac OS X * Get TiVO, Get iPod * The Ministers of Music (M.O.M.) * How to implement e-business solutions * Make your software look different! * MacOS X Programming: Cocoa Workshop * MUG SALUTE: Tulsa Users of Macintosh Society * Shareware Picks * Quote(s) Warren G. Bennis

September 20, 2004

This week's Info includes: Nisus Writer Express 2.0 * PayPal now offers deferred billing * Symantec Launches Antiphishing Service * PetsWelcome* * UK complains about Apple iTunes prices * DVD+R and DVD-R Explained * Adobe announces Photoshop Elements 3.0 * Step Toward Universal Computing * iChat flaw Fixed with security update * iPod Mini at Costco for the Holidays * Apple squashes iPod Download Plugin * MacMagic Printing, Saving and Notes * Windows Media 9 Support for Macintosh * PDF Enhancer 2.6 * Quote(s) Feather; Stoppard; Burns

September 13, 2004

This week's Info includes: Don't call it "Shorthorn" * WiFi for Dial Up ISP * Intel shrinks transistors * Whole country gets Macs for schools * Ericsson Pulls Out of Bluetooth * Intel invests in Speakeasy's WiMAX roll-out * Apple machines at Office Depot * "Sony, Apple, Chinese prepare to boot Dell and HP" * Apple Product Cycle * Windows Media Player to be more than iTunes * Napster offers a subscription service * Custom stamps selling well * Back-to-school help * YouSendIt.com * Intuit Quicken upgrade upsets users * iTunes vs. Microsoft * Skype releases Pocket PC software * New interest in Knowledge Navigator * Reminder: AASA President's Technology Award * Quote: Demosthenes

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Milestone: 1,000 Articles in 2004

As of the December 6 issue of InfoManager, we're purveyed over 1,000 items since January 1, 2004.

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InfoManager: iTunes Play while Cupertino Burns * See David Pogue * Spam takes a holiday? Not! * Zingg! that file! * We thought OS 9 was bad... * Quick Mix Video in Panther * Macworld Par-tay * iBook, PowerBook keyboard protectors * Free "Go Digital" DVD * Best Books of 2003 * FontAgent Pro for Panther * Quotes: Too much to eat over the holidays

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