Briefly: new Apple patents; HDV seminar

In brief: The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has published Apple's newly granted patents which include a "computing device with dynamic ornamental appearance;" a "method and apparatus for forming and dispatching instruction groups based on priority comparisons;" "Depopulation of a ball grid array to allow via placement;" and two design patents for a "Media device" as well as an "Icon for a portion of a display screen".... Video 4 Musicians is joining Apple and Lowel Lighting to present a free HDV-focused seminar that will teach users the tools and techniques required to create live performance footage, music videos, and behind-the-scenes content.... RingCube claims its new MojoPac software allows users to convert free space on a removable drive -- even an iPod -- into a fully functional Windows XP environment when plugged into another XP system.... TECSoft is set to offer its "no-tears, hands-on" introductory AppleScript training for users with no prior programming experience starting this fall.... Quark today announced that the Metro International newspaper has chosen to adopt QuarkXPress 7 across its entire global network to produce free daily newspapers.

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