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We're at Macworld Expo 2009 in San Francisco with the latest news about the show. Check back often this week for updates!
- Phil Schiller Delivers Lackluster Keynote
- iPhoto '09 Adds Faces and Places
- iMovie '09 Seems to Fix Everything from iMovie '08
- GarageBand '09 Adds Music Lessons
- iWork Turns '09
- Apple Moves to Unprotected Music, Tiered Prices
- Apple Pioneers New Battery Tech with 17-inch MacBook Pro
- Jobs Clears the Air on Health Issue
- Welcome to Macintosh Movie to Screen at Macworld Expo
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- TidBITS Events at Macworld SF 2009
Mac OS X Zip Expanding Utility
Firefox (and possibly other applications) may ask you what you want to do with .zip archives that you download from the Internet. If you want to expand them with Mac OS X (rather than StuffIt Expander), you may be unsure of which application actually does the job. You're looking for Archive Utility (in Leopard) or BOMArchiveHelper (in Tiger). In either case, the application is stored in Hard Drive/System/Library/Core Services/. Don't move it from there, though, or you'll confuse matters.
Written by Adam C. Engst
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| Shop at the Apple Store
Apple today unveiled its new direct sales model, fronted by the WebObjects-based Apple Store. The Apple Store offers most, if not all, Apple products to U.S. customers via the Web or telephone at 800/795-1000. Though some refurbished Macs are available at closeout prices, pricing is comparable to what you'd find at an Apple reseller. That's not surprising - Apple can't afford to lose its entire reseller network. More interesting is the fact that the Apple Store enables customers to customize purchases of the new G3 Macs. For the first time ever, you can buy a Mac from Apple and specify (within constraints) processor speed, installed RAM, hard disk size, and monitor choice. Although the Apple Store isn't an innovative concept, it's good to see Apple start direct sales via the Web.
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