New & Noteworthy: PC Mag on iPod; Everything for FMP; 4D Academic free; The Pentium and G4 compared; more

iPod: Not Just iCandy From PC Magazine: "Leave it to Apple, maker of some of the world's sleekest computers, to come out with the world's coolest MP3 player. Flash an Apple iPod ($399 list) around and your friends will be begging to play with it. But the this beauty has more than good looks going for it: Its usefulness and simplicity make it a standout product, even for the price." More.

Everything CD for FileMaker vol 5 is the latest version of this compilation of FileMaker templates and tips.

4D Academic Standard Edition Now Free 4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension RAD/RDBMS Environment and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite is making its 4D Academic Standard Edition available for free to academic and not-for-profit organizations.

P4 and G4e: an Architectural Comparison This two part look from Ars Technica compares the Pentium 4 and the G4e: An Architectural Comparison, and The Execution Core.

Airport Security Targets Tech Gadgets From PCWorld.com: "Frequent fliers like Kevin Mitchell used to breeze through airport security checkpoints toting a notebook, personal digital assistant, pager, and cell phone. Today, passage is not so simple--and the only kind of procedure he and fellow road warriors can count on, apparently, is inconsistency." More.

Judge to Hear From 9 States on Microsoft From the New York Times: "A federal district judge said today that she would hold a pair of separate but related proceedings early next year to consider the proposed antitrust settlement between the Bush administration and Microsoft (news/quote) and to hear arguments by a group of states that officially broke ranks with the federal government in search of tougher penalties." More.

The Joy of Tech A few Joy of Tech cartoons to chuckle over: one, two, and three.