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Tech News from August 31st to September 7th, 2005
Apple introduces iPod nano
Apple on Wednesday introduced the iPod nano, its replacement for the popular iPod mini. MacCentral 9/7/05 11:40 AM

Apple introduces iTunes 5: New search bar; new shuffle features; more
Apple has announced iTunes 5, the latest release of its music playing,
purchasing and podcasting software. MacFixIt 9/7/05 11:00 AM

New Ebook: Take Control of Customizing Microsoft Office
Take Control of Customizing Microsoft OfficeKirk McElhearn82 pages. A TidBITS ebook - $10Buy from TidBITS Work faster and more efficiently in Microsoft Office X and Office 2004!You know Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are powerful, but are you harnessing that power effectively? Microsof... Kirkville 9/7/05 12:49 PM

FEMA relief services Windows-only
Hurricane survivors using Mac and Linux computers have been unable to use Federal disaster relief cl... MacNN 9/7/05 5:55 AM

Create Windows-compatible zip files via AppleScript
While I love working on a Mac, I really hate the fact that you don't have an option to remove Mac-specific files from the zip file created by Finder's Create Archive. I often find myself creating an archive on the Mac only to... Mac OS X Hints 9/7/05 5:51 AM

Knowing Too Much
As a civilization, we've gone too far in impinging on individual rights. What's next? Whatever it is, it won't be good. PC Mag: John C. Dvorak 9/7/05 12:49 PM

Xandros Co-Founder Berenstein Dies
"'I have the sad duty to announce that Dr. Frederick H. Berenstein, our co-founder and Chairman, died on September 6, 2005, after a courageous battle over many years,' Xandros CEO, Andreas Typaldos, announced today..." Linux Today 9/7/05 12:49 PM

Indian call center worker arrested
In a new case of alleged data theft, Indian police have arrested a call center employee in the outsourcing hub of Gurgaon. CNET News.com 9/7/05 7:44 AM

Today@Playlist: Using iPods in a cross-platform environment
Need to use an iPod formatted for your Mac on a Windows PC (or vice versa)? Not a problem. I have the key to cross-platform cooperation. MacCentral 9/6/05 1:52 PM

Google Gmail Notifier for Mac OS X
A quick tour of Google's new Gmail Notifier for Mac OS X. It's easy to install and it works great. O'Reilly MacDevCenter.com 9/4/05 10:16 AM

New technology may increase identity theft
British researcher warns that dependence on technology is leading to a breakdown in individual vigilance. CNET News.com September 05, 2005 04:35PM PDT

'DVD Jon' targets Media Player file encryption
Programmer develops tool for removing encoding surrounding multicasts, in effort to give open-source media players access. CNET News.com September 02, 2005 05:28PM PDT

A Windows Media Tip
If you're a Mac user desperate to read some DRM-protected Windows Media files, this tip might help. It's only for oldies and it may not be groundbreaking but hey, it's a start!
O'Reilly MacDevCenter.com 9/1/05 8:16 AM

Virus-infected Creative Zen MP3 players found
And you don't even have to go to the trouble of installing Wullik.B yourself.
CNET News.com September 01, 2005 09:18AM PDT

Mac mini offer quickly dropped
Less than 12 hours after the promotion was launched, Apple Computer pulls 30-day trial offer for Mac mini. Speculation as to why abounds. CNET News.com September 01, 2005 06:42AM PDT