Briefly: MacBook BTO, Darwin 8.8.1

In Brief: Apple has added several new build-to-order options for the new Core 2 Duo-based MacBook (released yesterday), including drives up to 200GB (4200rpm), up to 2GB DDR2 SDRAM, an Apple USB Modem, and pre-installed copies of iWork ‘06, Logic Express 7, Final Cut Express HD 3.5 and Aperture 1.5.... Mac OS X Forge has announced the release of Darwin 8.8.1, corresponding to Mac OS X 10.4.8 for both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs--representing the first full release supporting both architectures.... MacSpeech has released a new ScriptPak for iTunes 7 ($15), which adds over 150 commands to iListen ($100) that allows the user to do virtually anything in iTunes they would normally do using keyboard shortcuts or menus.... Total Training today announced Total Training for Adobe Creative Suite 2.3 Premium Bundle ($500), which includes 102 hours (14 DVDs) of helpful tips and tricks and adds tutorials for Acrobat 8 Professional software as well as lessons for Dreamweaver 8; it also introduced Total Training For Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional ($130).... Brainwave today announced that it is offering pzizz, its power napping and sleep software, to students for just $10 per module.

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