USF joins iTunes U, "boom"

In brief: The University of South Florida has partnered with Apple's iTunes University to offer students constant access to video as well as audio content from professors, joining other educational institutions such as Stanford and UC Berkeley.... One user has posted a compilation video of Apple CEO Steve Jobs repeatedly saying "boom" while speaking during presentations and special events, which continues for over a minute.... M-Audio today announced a price reduction across its entire line of Oxygen MIDI keyboard controllers, which include the Oxygen 61 (now $250), Oxygen 49 (now $190), and Oxygen 8 v2 (now $150).... D-Link today released numerous high-speed 802.11n Wi-Fi devices, including its Xtreme N Gigabit Router ($200) -- a three-antenna network switch that connects at up to 14 times the real-world speed of the current 802.11g standard.... Peachpit Press has released "Real World Mac Maintenance and Backups" ($30), offering users instruction on how to keep a Mac running smoothly with a set of daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly tasks. [corrected]

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