Apple has announced the availability (starting May 31st) of a build-to-order Apple TV with a 160-gigabyte hard drive, priced at $399. The original Apple TV will continue to be sold for $299.
Also announced was the upcoming (mid-June) capability of Apple TV units to stream and play videos from YouTube. This feature will be added via a free software update to existing units.
Sorry for the delay in posting updates; I do MacHELP as a hobby and the “day job” has gotten in the way so to speak.
Anyway, a ton of new updates from Apple in the past couple of weeks.
Security Update 2007-005 v1.1
Security Update (QuickTime 7.1.6 Mac)
iTunes 7.2 (“iTunes Plus”, featuring DRM-free downloads from EMI)
Pro Application Support 4.0
Airport Extreme Update 2007-003
QuickTime 7.1.6 Mac
Battery Update 1.2
Airport Extreme (802.11n) Firmware 7.1
Airport Base Station Update 2007-001 for Mac
Most or all of these should be available via Software Update.
Apple has made minor updates to its MacBook lineup. Systems now range from 2.0 to 2.16Ghz, with 1G RAM now standard on all models and prices ranging from $1099 to $1499.
Over on ITToolbox, Security Monkey has a great article about Why Security Pros Use Macs.
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