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TidBITS#878/07-May-07
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  Issue link: <http://db.tidbits.com/issue/878>

  The personal blog of Steve Jobs - that would be Apple's Web site -
  saw its second entry last week, an open letter about the company's
  environmental practices that appears to be a response to a
  Greenpeace campaign. Adam examines what Jobs wrote and the role that
  PR spin can play when it comes to environmental protection. He also
  contemplates audio-enhanced swim training with the SwimMan
  waterproof iPod shuffle, and looks at an egregious case of patent
  insanity whose solution might lie in the depths of Mac history.
  Elsewhere in this issue, Glenn Fleishman sees a promising future in
  connecting to public wireless hotspots thanks to Devicescape, and we
  note the releases of QuickTime 7.1.6, AirPort Extreme Update
  2007-003, and Security Update 2007-004 v1.1.

Articles
    QuickTime, AirPort, Security Updates Released
    SwimMan Waterproofs the iPod shuffle
    Steve Jobs Talks Green
    Devicescape Aims to Ease Wi-Fi Hot Spot Connection Pain
    Busting the Disc Link CD-ROM Patent
    Take Control News/07-May-07
    Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/07-May-07


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