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eWeek: Can Apple stop the presses?
eWeek takes a look at news about Apple pulling press passes for Web sites that report what are deemed to be rumors in the eyes of the Apple police. My thoughts: While interesting, this really shouldn't be unexpected. Apple and every other company wants to control how they are promoted in the media. And with Steve Jobs at the helm at Apple, there is even more micromanagement of Apple's image going on. If anything, this is a validation of Mac Web sites as a viable news source and possible thorn in the side of the same company that all of us care about enough to cover and write about every day.
I can understand the frustration of Scott McCarty at GraphicPower, who says he is stopping publication of his site and never buying another Mac after being black-listed by Apple. He rightly feels betrayed by Apple and his description of the incident should be required reading for those who write about Apple.
I still have no plans to turn MNJ into a rumor site. I will continue to be critical and point out problems I see with OS X and Apple strategies as time goes on, but I like to stick to the real world rather than being proven wrong every time Macworld Expo rolls along, when the inane predictions turn out to be worthless.
3:39:57 PM 
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Notable software releases
Noted on Macupdate.com:
- GraphicConverter 4.4.1 - This update to the shareware graphics editor includes bugs fixes, improvements in HTML catalog creation, and a number of tweaks in AppleScript implementation.
- Proteus X 2.0b2 - A new beta release of the multi-protocol chat client that offers a number of bug fixes, support for "idle" notification in chat protocols that use it, smoother message input and more.
- Alarm Clock Pro 5.5.3 - Shareware alarm clock software.
- FoldersSynchronizer X 3.0b6 - A shareware folder sync and backup program.
- CodeTek VirtualDesktop X 1.0 - Release version of the $20 shareware program that lets you use virtual desktops - a feature well-known to Linux and Unix users.
2:33:00 PM
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Manage TCP services with free utility
MacCentral notes the avalability of 'Check All TCP Services', a free utility from Peter Lewis that lets users manage services such as HTML, FTP, POP and others on up to two domains...
1:52:00 PM
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Microsoft updates IE to 5.2.1
Microsoft has rolled out another security update for Internet Explorer on OS X, bumping it to IE 5.2.1. There are not many details about the 7.2 megabyte update right now, but if documentation does arrive, it will be found on this Mactopia page.
1:23:37 PM
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Goodbye to a baseball great...
Boston Globe: Ted Williams Dead at 83. "The Red Sox legend, who hit .406 in 1941 to become the last player to break the 400 barrier." [Scripting News]
12:20:59 PM
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Tex-Edit Plus updated with new beta version
Tex-Edit Plus X v4.3.0b2. - Tex-Edit Plus is a scriptable, styled text editor that fills the gap between Apple's bare-bones SimpleText and a full-featured word processor. Among the changes in this version: Fixed script bug involving the "close window saving yes" command. [AppleScript Info]
8:51:23 AM
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Back after taking July 4th off
MNJ took a break yesterday, but I am back at work and using OS X today. Let the countdown to Macworld Expo New York begin...
8:37:58 AM
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