New and Noteworthy: Achieving better speed with FireWire 800; Microsoft answer to iTunes coming this week?

Achieving better speed with FireWire 800 IT Enquirer has posted an article about achieving 100MB/sec using FireWire 800 on a G5 Power Mac. The author writes "Before writing it, I searched for solutions on the web, but couldn't find any. Anyway, this is what I came up with, and I wanted to share this with other G5 users." More.

Microsoft answer to iTunes coming this week? The San Jose Mercury news says "Expect Microsoft to announce its long-anticipated foray into the online music business this week, raising the competitive stakes for the current market leader, Apple. Microsoft plans to quietly launch the MSN online music store with the new version of its Windows Media 10 player. Early-release versions of the player look like knock-offs of Apple's iTunes Music Store, complete with brushed nickel finish. But hey, why mess with success? A button in the upper right corner of the player will take consumers to the download store." More.

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