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    Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles
    Mandaandthemarbles.com
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  Dashboard Widgets susceptible to attack
    Developer Stephan, created a couple of widgets called, "zaptastic". They install themselves and then cannot be removed unless you know to look in the /Library/Widgets and ~/Library/Widgets folder
    One version redirects to a web browser so it cause Dashboard to exit and the widget cannot be closed, and therefore cannot be trashed without a reboot.
    The main issue is with Safari and it auto install feature for widgets.
    widgets are generally prohibited from performing destructive tasks in the system, so these hacks would mostly be annoying or "denial of service" type attacks.
    You can protect yourself by turning off the "Open "safe" files after downloading" feature in Safari's General preferences tab.
  Four new European iTunes Music Stores Launched
    Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.
  iTunes 4.8 released
    Support for video files
    Apparently you can edit tags. Plays in the album art window and adds a "full screen" button.
    Can buy videos along with your music. The Gorillaz, "Feel Good Inc" comes with 4 animated short videos.

      Also videos with
      The Antidote by Morcheeba ($9.90 for 10 songs, 1 video)
      Warning Shots by Thievery Corporation ($1.98 for 1 song and 1 video)

      Note if you use "free" song credits you do not get the videos.
    Tiger users can now manage their contacts and calendar information right in iTunes instead of using iSync.
    Patches a security hole in the software. “The MPEG4 file parsing code in iTunes versions prior to 4.8 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability. Parsing a maliciously-crafted MPEG4 file could cause iTunes to terminate or potentially execute arbitrary code,”
  New iPod+iTunes "Skater" ad
    Debuted during SNL. Features typical silhouettes and colored backgrounds with roller-skaters and the track “Feel Good Inc” by the Gorillaz
    Available on Apple's web site
Feedback, Comments and Commentary
  Chat with MSN and Yahoo users on iChat through Jabber
    Great guide for setting up iChat to allow you to chat with MSN and Yahoo Messenger users via Jabber network.
    It's a brutal hack, but i guess it works.
  Stuffit Expander and IE not included with Tiger
    In case you hadn't noticed.
  Kenneth says try Camino, it's fast.
    Play comment.
    Based on Mozilla and Geko, but using Cocoa GUI libraries.
  iPod Shuffle review, tip and commentary
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    iPod Shuffle Decals
    Kevin's FratPack Podcast
      The Frat Pack consists of Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, and Owen and Luke Wilson.
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