New and Noteworthy: Velvet Revolver CD unplayable on iPods; Ask Jeeves' new search engine previews sites

Ask Jeeves' new search engine previews sites Ask Jeeves' new "binoculars" site preview tool, which is now in a testing phase, allows searchers to view sites that come up on the results page without clicking through to those sites. "The new technology is activated when users move their cursors over the binoculars icon that appears next to search results. That action brings up a snapshot view of the site to help users quickly decide if that site's information is relevant to their search." More.

Velvet Revolver CD unplayable on iPods An online message board has some notes about interesting ramifications of the new Velvet Revolver CD's copy protection scheme for iPod owners: "Here's the oddest aspect of the DRM: iPod-owning Velvet Revolver fans cannot transfer the music from their CDs to their pods unless they violate DMCA and hack their CDs. That's right -- if a consumer wants to use their legally purchased CDs on their legal MP3 player, they must become felons. The same is true for those iPod owners who buy the music on iTunes music store -- it wont work with their pods. [Ed.- This assertion -- that music purchased through the iTunes Store from the Velvet Underground "Contraband" CD is unplayable on the iPod" -- appears to be false, as several MacFixIt readers have successfully purchased individual tracks and played them on their iPods] More.

Previously we noted:

• Another fix for Safari connectivity issues
• Safari and the new Yahoo! Mail interface (#4)
• Mac OS X 10.3.4 (#15): Energy Saver preferences not remembered, Macs not going to sleep

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