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    Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles
    Mandaandthemarbles.com
News
  More video iPod speculation
    Business 2.0 reports having an internal email from Disney in which they say Steve Jobs has been looking to license video content. This could include content from ESPN or ABC too.
    I am beginning to enjoy video casts in iTunes, including Diggnation and Command-N
  Motorola media event may finally unveil iTunes phone
    Monday will host a media event as part of its Annual Financial Analyst Meeting to introduce some of the company's latest products. The July 25th event is where Motorola will unveil "what's wow and what's now," .
    Could this mean we finally see the iTunes ROKR phone?
    Rumors that Steve Jobs may make an appearance, possibly via satellite like last year.
  Apple planning clearance of old inventory via Overstock.com
    After successfully clearing old 60GB iPods, Apple plans to use Overstock.com again to liquidate old stock of "finished goods" stock of Mac minis, first generation iMac G5s and Power Mac G5 desktops.
    Ship times on Minis on Apple.com have slipped from 5-7 days which sometimes has indicated a product refresh.
  Apple offers storage upgrade for .Mac and limits bandwidth
    Bandwidth now limited to 3GB of transfer per month
    Can upgrade to 1GB of storage and 10GB of transfer for $49.95/year
  Windows worm masquerades as iTunes download
    The "WORM_OPANKI.Y" worm spreads via AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) by sending a message to users that prompts a download of a so-called picture file. Once downloaded, the application appears as the iTunes download.
    Opens a connection to IRC channels and begins downloading and installing adware
Feedback, Comments and Commentary
  Stuffit no longer included with OS X
    Listener Alex was having issue opening the Windows Media Player install which is in Stuffit format (.sitx)
    Tiger asks which program to use or tries to use Disk utility
    Download Stuffit Expander for free from Allume.
  Talk about "Proof of Purchase" coupons
    DJBRX wanted to know what these are for.
  Birthday reminders on Mac
    Listener Zack was looking for an offline solution to use on his Mac

    You can use ical and address book. In address book make sure your
    contacts have birthdays entered. Then in iCal go to the preferences
    and in the General tab check the box that says "Show birthday
    calendar".

    You can also create a special "Birthdays" calendar in iCal. Add each birthday as an all day event and then set up alerts, including email notifications.
    Many apps available on VersionTracker
  Airport Express and Extreme questions
    Question from Brent. Will express work with 3rd party base stations? Will it work with All in one printer (Epson Stylus CX3200)
    Unofficial compatibility list, the Epson CX3200 only supports printing
    The iFelix unofficial Airport Extreme and Airport Express Printer Compatibility List
  Tip: Changing finder toolbar views
    Listener Alex noted that holding down the Apple(command) key + clicking the little silver toolbar "chicklet" in the upper right of the toolbar window will cycle through the different view options. i.e. Icons+Text, Icons only, Text only, etc.
    Works in other apps like Mail as well.
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