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Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles

Mandaandthemarbles.com

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Apple launches iTunes Music Store Japan

Was launched Thursday.

iTunes Japan

One million songs available priced at 150 and 200 yen per song

Nissan, Mazda and Daihatsu in Japan will have iPod integration in their 2006 models. Joining BMW, MINI, smart and Alfa Romeo.

Some say the two tiered pricing in Japan may signal a pice increase on their stores in 2006. Apple has been pressured by the record industry.

Napster say it will be available in Japan in the next 12 months.

Amazon may be planning a digital music service

According to the Wall street journal. The company is said to have held talks with record label executives over the past two weeks about licensing music.

'Trusted Computing' technology not in current OS X Intel boxes

It has been confirmed that the technology is not in the current systems shipped to developers

Reality is that these boxes are production PC's in an Apple case, not DRM or TCPA protected.

Conflicting reports around the Net

Apple defines bloggers as "unhealthy"

Apple's new dictionary in Tiger has this definition for blog

blogs run by twenty-something Americans with at least an unhealthy interest in computers.

Now keep in mind this is really the Oxford American Dictionary, but still funny anyway

Sony PS3 UK website hints of OS X support on console

"Sony is expected to offer optional hard drives for the PS3 with potential memory capacity of 80 or 120 GB. It remains to be decided whether the standard version of the PS3 will come complete with a hard drive. The operating system has also yet to be clarified. The integrated Cell processor will be able to support a variety of operating systems (such as Linux or Apple's Tiger)."

PS3 has a hard drive attachment and using OS X Tiger on PS3 was also hinted at by Kutaragi back in June.

Sony PS3 UK web site

www.sony.co.uk

Steve Jobs to deliver Keynote in Paris

Steve will be on hand to deliver the Apple Expo keynote in Paris

Early speculation is he will announce iPod Mini's with color screens or larger iPod Shuffles.

Mighty Mouse hands on review

Give hands on review

I love it.

Biggest complaints are price and no Bluetooth

One complaint from listener David is that it doesn't seem to be able to
detect the case when both 'buttons' are pressed down at the same
time. Apparently needed for run forward in World of Warcraft.

More on uninstalling Apple apps

I didn't give the whole story.

Some larger Apps do install files in other areas, most specifically the /Library/Application Support directories (main and home).

DesInstaller 2.0.1

"Podcaches" Promo

Play Promo

Explain Geocaching

Podcacher.com

www.podcacher.com

How to move files with "cut" in the OS X Finder.

From "xerent" in Sweden

A trick that I frequently use is cut and paste in the Finder. What? Finder has "cut" ? Yep - drag the file to the dock, then hold down the command key and drag it to the new location.