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The tech news for mutiple platforms users from October 5-12, 2005
Apple Unveils the New iPod
The new iPod, featuring a gorgeous 2.5-inch color screen, can display album artwork and photos, as well as play stunning video including music videos, video podcasts, home movies and television shows. The new iPod holds up to 15,000 songs, 25,000 photos or over 150 hours of video and is available in a 30GB model for $299 and a 60GB model for $399, with both models available in stunning white or black designs. Apple Hot News 10/12/05 12:00 AM

Apple Introduces the New iMac G5
The new iMac G5 features a built-in iSight video camera for out-of-the-box video conferencing and Apple’s new breakthrough Front Row media experience. Front Row gives users a simple, intuitive and powerful way to play their music, enjoy their photo slideshows and watch their DVDs and iMovies, as well as popular movie trailers from apple.com and music videos and television shows purchased from the iTunes Music Store, on their iMac from up to 30 feet away using the new bundled Apple Remote. Apple Hot News 10/12/05 12:00 AM

Apple releases QuickTime 7.0.3 -- required for iTunes 6.0, release notes
Apple has released QuickTime 7.0.3, which is required for proper operation of iTunes 6.0.
Several readers report that they are not able to locate the new QuickTime release in Software Up… MacFixIt 10/12/05 12:14 PM

Win2K Users Beware
Of the 14 vulnerabilities for which Microsoft issued patches on the latest Patch Tuesday, one is especially important: a newly discovered Windows 2000 worm hole. MS Watch--Mary Jo Foley 10/12/05 1:50 PM

Don't Let Fear Kill Muni Wi-Fi
You can count on internet service providers to scream bloody murder -- or bloody cybercrime -- to dampen support for municipal Wi-Fi. But the benefits of free and open access outweigh the risks. Commentary by Jennifer Granick. Wired News 10/12/05 1:50 PM

Microsoft Readies Eight Windows Patches
At least nine security fixes are due for October release. PCWorld.com - Latest News Stories 10/10/05 5:32 AM

Share files and internet connection between 10.4 and XP
A problem I ran into while trying to connect a simple network of a Mac running OS X 10.4 to a PC with Windows XP via a crossover cable was that if I wanted to share my dial-up internet connection from the Mac to the PC, I had... Mac OS X Hints 10/10/05 5:56 AM

Microsoft's Real deal
Software giant and RealNetworks hammer out deal that puts aside legal differences and aims to shore up their respective digital music strategies. CNET News.com 10/11/05 2:25 PM