Apple embeds user data in iTunes - So What?

A rebuttal on the backlash against Apple, Inc. for embedding user data in iTunes Plus songs. "I am sick and tired of people who think they should be able to freely give purchased content away to others. Apple and EMI have gone out on a big limb and an even larger experiment. If sales plummet, guess what? The RIAA will be in SEE! PIRACY! mode..."

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Digg Based ShapeShifter Theme In The Works

A MacThemes member is working on a system theme for OS X based on the digg design. It's looking pretty slick!

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Bill Gates: Security guys break the Mac every single day.

Excerpts from Newsweek interview with Steve Levy, with pretty humorous Mac Daily News commentary included in this article.

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Universal Binary VLC 0.8.6 for OS X supports WMV 9

VLC updated their popular OS X media player this week with Universal Binary support, as well as a slew of other additions.

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New iPhone 3G un-Boxed?

I have seen a photo, a real image of the iPhone 3G, in white (which I think is going to be available in red, black and silver aluminum too) but this photo is more or less touched. it looks beautiful and materials they used are awesome.

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How I created my own .mac replacement

A complete do-it-yourself guide to setting up your own .mac replacements like a WebDav server etc.

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History of the Mac Startup Sound

"The startup sound was done in my home studio on a Korg Wavestation. It's a C Major chord, played with both hands stretched out as wide as possible (with 3rd at the top, if I recall). This just sounded right to me."

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