Briefly: MacNN review, Dell retail
updated 01:00 am EDT, Tue May 23, 2006
Dell takes retail shot
In Brief: MacNN has posted a review of Altec Lansing's AHP712i, its Active Digital Noise Cancellation Headphones.... Apple's newer 17-inch MacBook Pro apparently ships with a newer mouse driver that enables a right-mouse-click using a second finger on the trackpad--one user has posted an unofficial installer (and uninstaller) to enable the new feature via the preference pane.... Ars has a look at eMusic, the number two online music service (not including streaming music) with 12 percent (compared with Apple's 61 percent) that sells DRM-free music in an open-format.... Dell will break its long boycott against retail sales by opening two stores at shopping malls later this year in Dallas and West Nyack (NY), but will have shoppers order products online for delivery.... One reader has posted a list (along with details) of background processes in Mac OS X that take care of various "business behind the scenes."... Architecture students are being offered a free copy of the state-of-the-art industry standard architectural design application, ArchiCAD.
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Dell...
I was going to comment on Dell going into the retail store business, but why bother. A Dell Store opening would be about as exciting as a new Radio Shack opening. Someone, please take pictures...
[Message to Gateway, oops, I meant Dell: It's called a "store" because customers can pay money and take away product. Customers will be ticked off if all they can do is order the product for delivery.]