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New & Noteworthy: Tekserve; UK iMac incentive; FreeHand demo; Asante Gigabit Enet switches; more

New & Noteworthy: Tekserve; UK iMac incentive; FreeHand demo; Asante Gigabit Enet switches; more

CNET staff
Behind the scenes at a Mac repair shop The New York Daily News has a great article about Tekserve, "a cross between the NASA command center and a country general store" where Manhattan's Mac owners take their troubled computers. And don't miss this look inside the shop via QuickTimeVR.

Apple iMac deal in UK Apple is offering its UK customers a deal on a new iMac: 6 months free of interest when you purchase a new iMac.

Macromedia FreeHand 10.0 now has a demo available for download.

Asante ships gigabit switches Asanté IntraCore™ 65120 Gigabit Ethernet switches are now available.

Analysts have hope for Apple stores eWeek summarizes an analysis by IDC to peek at the numbers for Apple's entry into retail, noting a key difference between Gateway's stores: "Apple has employed non-traditional sales tactics involving other devices in an effort to provide such a reason for buying a Mac."

Iomega gets a new CEO: Werner Heid The newest occupant of a seat that has seen a substantial turnover in recent years promises to get Iomega to focus on the basics. The company today also warned of a loss this quarter.