shownotes_03072005

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  Opening Music
    Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles
    Mandaandthemarbles.com
News
  Hong Kong Company Claims iTunes Patent Infringement
    Pat-Rights patent covers the verification of a single user before permitting the user to download tracks.
    So they claim the process of "authorizing" your computer to play purchased iTunes tracks violates the patent
    Want 12% of all iTunes and iPod sales.
    Will eventually go after other services using the same model.
  Advanced Audio Devices also Alleges Infingement
    Advanced Audio Devices has sued Apple claiming its iPod music player violates one of its patents. The Chicago Tribune reports that Advanced Audio told Apple in December that the iPod infringed on its Music Jukebox patent
  Motorola iTunes Phone announced this week?
    Motorola is expected to announce its first handset with iTunes integration on Thursday, March 10, according to a Newsweek
    At CeBit 2005 in Germany
  First iPod Retail Store appears in San Luis Obispo, CA
    Retail store dedicated to iPods and accessories
    Broke out of MacSuperstore in SLO
    Picts and article on iPodlounge.com
  Apple Rumor Sites file for Dismissal
    The dePlume Organization has filed a special motion to have Apple's lawsuit against Think Secret dismissed on First Amendment grounds.
    The California law protecting confidential sources shields only broadcast media and "periodical publications"--not the Web.
  Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Update
    11.1.1
    The update includes improvements to Excel add-in calculation, improves stability for PowerPoint and Word, adds support for new device drivers and improves the appearance of imported graphics.
  Jacksonville Apple Store
    Apple will open a new retail store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday, March 18.
  Canadian Apple Store Open Date Retracted?
    Management for the Yorkdale Shopping Center in Toronto has retracted its claim that a grand opening date for the Apple store had been set.
    Originally reported as May 21st.
  Apple Web Site Anomillies Might Signal Tiger Soon
    At least a half dozen tipsters have written in over the past week to point out an abnormal occurrence on Apple's Mac OS X download Web site . Present in the far right sidebar under "Categories" appears three new options: Automator Actions, Dashboard Widgets, and Spotlight Plugins. All three link to non-existent pages, but will soon act as a repository for Apple-approved Tiger add-ons and scripts.
    AppleInsider believes that Tiger is now fast approaching completion, and will likely reach Gold Master status sometime in the next 60 days
  Shuffle supply has Greatly Improved
    There are reports from many retailers that they have been receiving significant quantities of the iPod Shuffles.
Thoughts, Comments, Emails and Feedback
  Peter - How to Create a PC Formatted CD or DVD on Mac
    Play Question
    In OS 10.3 it automatically creates a Hybrid CD or DVD
    For 10.2 or earlier check this article on Apple support web site
      Basically for 10.2 use "Use when burning a HFS Plus/ISO 9660 hybrid disc."
      For 10.1 choose "Standard (HFS Plus/ISO 9660)"
  AxsDeny - Help with connecting SGI Monitor to Mac
    Play comment
    Picture on Blog
  Sam - Firefox Quit Twice
    Play comment
    BookMark Synchronizer is a FireFox Add-on
  Shayne - How Do I set Up ShowNotes
    Use OmniOutliner Pro 3.0
    Exports Dynamic HTML and OPML
    $69.95 USD, they have a Basic version for $39.95
  iPed Review
    Thought Out
    $25.99 USD. Available in Grey, off white and now Bright White
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