New & Noteworthy: ChronoSync; Mini mouse;

New Apple retail location; more

ChronoSync is the Mac OS X solution to synchronizing files easily and automatically. It includes a fully customizable toolbar, all synchronization settings are stored as documents that can be run or modified at any time, and it can Synchronize files in any direction or bi-directionally.

IOGEAR Mini USB Optical Mouse is a tiny USB mouse handy for mobile users.

New Apple Store in Michigan Dave Cox writes: "This weekend I was walking through Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi, Michigan and noticed a sign on a boarded up store (which used to be the Eddie Bauer Home Store) that said 'Coming Soon: Apple.'"

Mac voyeurs: All talk, no action From ZDNet: "Frankly, I am getting a bit tired of telling these Windows bigots--people who don't even know why they use Windows except that everyone else does--about the wonders of Macintosh. Hell, Windows is just fine for them, so I'd hate to push them into a non-conformity they just couldn't handle. " More.

Is Microsoft getting ahead of itself? From News.com: "In typical Microsoft fashion, the world's largest software manufacturer dived headlong into the trend with a rush of marketing hyperbole. Also in character, at least according to critics, the company created much buzz about the new technology before fully developing its concept, let alone any actual products or services." More.

Be sues Microsoft, alleges "Destruction" From Reuters: "Be Inc. , the failed maker of a computer operating system hailed by some as a high-powered rival to Microsoft Corp.'s dominant Windows platform, said on Tuesday it is suing the software giant for allegedly destroying its business through anti-competitive practices." More.