Apple releases the Mighty Mouse

Finally an Apple mouse with a right button, well sort of. Still a single button, but can detect which side of the mouse was pressed.

www.apple.com—mightymouse

Actually has 5 buttons, plus a unique scroll ball

HP discontinues iPod sales

HP will stop selling iPods by the end of September.

HP-branded iPods make up about 5 percent of the total sales

As part of their agreement with Apple, they will be unable to produce their own portable music product until August 2006.

Apple using DRM to prevent OS X Intel on non-Apple hardware

Apple has applied the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance (TCPA) DRM technology using an Infineon 1.1 chip to prevent installation on non Apple Boxes.

Controversial technology, may remember Microsoft Palladium from a few years ago. Basically can prevent certain parts of the software from running unless authorized.

Trusted Computing Platform Alliance FAQ

www.againsttcpa.com—tcpa-faq-en.html

Mac OS 10.4.3 seeded to developers

Apple sent out the first copies of 10.4.3 update

Significant enhancements include better handling of corrupt fonts and a new kernel (8.3.0 from 8.2.0)

Correction and Addition on new iBooks

ATI 9550 Graphics card WILL support Core Image.

Scrolling trackpad and velocity sensor drop protection

Feeder 1.2 with iTunes Support

If you are a podcaster using Macs you need this.

www.reinventedsoftware.com

Support for iTunes podcasting tags, including an iTunes preview.

Also need it if you deal a lot with manually generating RSS feeds.

Beat $30 bucks you'll ever spend.

Judge stops Georgia schools purchase of 63,000 iBooks

Apple announced a tentative deal with the Cobb County School District in Georgia for iBooks for each teacher, middle and high school student

The deal was approved by the school board, but opposed after voter alleged they were not properly informed that a 1% increase in sales tax would go to help fund the purchases.

A judge agreed and has stopped the purchase. The school board may appeal the ruling, but it is unlikely.

Received great feedback on different iBooks school programs and most students/ teachers say pretty positive things about them.

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More Retail store opening this weekend

Apple Store Pentagon City, in Arlington Virginia

Apple Store South Shore in Braintree, Massachusetts

2nd Apple store in Tokyo, Japan in the Shibuya District

Apple expands iPod Trademark to include video

the trademark used to include “portable and handheld digital electronic devices for recording, organizing, transmitting, manipulating, and reviewing text, data, and audio files."

Now the trademark reads "portable and handheld digital electronic devices for recording, organizing, transmitting, manipulating, and reviewing text, data, audio, image, and video files.”

More Follow-up on iPod -36 error

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Seems like cables and ports can also cause issues. Try connecting to a different port (specifically the back and not front ports), or directly to the computer not via a hub.

Try switching from Firewire to USB or vice versa.

Having an iSight and the iPod plugged in at the same time may cause -36 error

Macs in business environments

Many recent articles about Mac making end roads into the business environment

Some are citing Apple's Intel announcement as being helpful. The biggest challenge is psychological

Some great stories on MacCast.com.

Jamie Daniel, CEO of Blade Technology, LLC switched after borrowing a PowerBook and trying to trash it. He couldn't.

www.bladetechnology.com

Albert DiPadova of Due Maternity founded a successful business based on Mac. Started in Santa Barbara and has grown with 3 more retail locations and an online business.

www.duematernity.com

Restrictive software authentication schemes

Listener Richard is having issue with Adobe CS's new authentication process.

After having to do a reformat and install, he can no longer install Photoshop CS as he has reached the 2 install limit. Now needs to contact them by phone, but it must be between 9:00 AM and 5:30 PM and he must be at his computer.

We are now having to inconvenience those who purchase software legally to fight the pirates.

How to uninstall Mac applications

Recent switcher Joushua was thinking just deleting was too easy and wondering if Macs had uninstallers like PCs

Some apps do have uninstallers, usually found by re-running the installer

Most you just trash. You can see all an applications files by command-clicking (right-clicking) and selecting 'Show Package Contents'

May also want to trash the preference file (plist). A small XML file found in the ~/Library/Preferences folder

Strange tales of iTunes, converting tapes to CD

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