The Apple Store is down and we can only hope its to make way for the mighty iPhone 2!

So, since I didn’t really want the Undertow freebie that Microsoft offered to it’s XBox Live Gold Subscribers to make up for the downtime, I thought I would give a call and see if I could get a refund for the downtime or at least get Microsoft to extend my 2 Xbox Live accounts for an additional month.  I paid for this service and Microsoft failed to provide the service I paid for.  Makes sense to me, but I guess not to the Microsoft representative and supervisor I spoke with.

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Mac OS X 10.5.1 Build 9B13 has been release to Developers via ADC Seed. 

Focus Areas

- AirPort

- Back To My Mac

- Bonjour

- DiskImages

- Disk Utility

- FileVault

- Finder

- Firewall

- Graphics & Games

- iCal

- Keychain Access

- Mail

- Networking

- QuickDraw

- Time Machine

- Windows File Sharing

Microsoft has released a security update and bug fix rollup for Microsoft Office 2003. The office is big enough that they are calling it Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3). Beyond security updates for all of the major programs in Office 2003, there are also some changes that modify the behavior of Office 2003 including:

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Apple has finally posted the details of the $100 dollar iPhone rebate plan.  I went through and did each of my phones and it worked perfectly.  You can enter in your $100 credit online or take it to the store to use the coupon for purchasing more Apple goodies.  Not that $100 is going to go a long way at the apple store, but have you ever gotten money back months later on something you purchased because the price dropped.

Thanks Apple for taking care of your customers!  You really are a step above.

Apple iPhone Rebate

Well, it looks like iTunes 7.4 is now available to download this morning. It was one of the things I was looking forward to the most yesterday, but when I visited Apple’s site, I was saddened to see the “Coming Soon” label on the top right hand corner of the page for ringtones. So, I got up this morning to study for my next Apple Certification test like all Apple Fanboys do and decided to check software updates since nothing had popped up when I opened iTunes. Low and behold there it was. Continue reading for more info…

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NBC, in an attempt to strong arm Apple, announced that they would not be renewing their contract with iTunes and Apple when it expires in December of this year proving once again that big media dinosaurs just don’t get it. Apple knows and plays the game better than anyone. They have built online music and media into the market that it is today and it works because of the way they are doing it. Now, the big media dinosaurs are trying to get in on the game and the greedy machine of big media is trying to push Apple into a business model that will fail miserably and rake Apple’s customers over the coals. Apple, indisputably better at the game than anyone else, has decided to take the high road on this one and walk away.

While I will miss my iTunes episodes of the Office and Heroes, I must say that I would rather sit on the sidelines with Apple on this one. It is just another example of a dinosaur media company fighting for their archaic system instead of embracing the future of media and entertainment.

Shame on you NBC

Thank you Apple

LINK TO APPLE PRESS RELEASE

Got an email this morning from the company that makes the V3HD Firewire Video Interface that it is finally shipping. This device allows you to connect all kinds of audio and video devices to your Mac or PC through a firewire interface. According to the company it works with Apple’s Final Cut or Adobe Permiere and can capture HD and SD click on the fly.

B & H Photo has it in stock for a price of $2,949.00

More info after the jump…

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