Directly accessing the Downloads folder

This is a great tip! - Tim Godby

Directly accessing the Downloads folder: "Sure you can ask Safari to put your files on the Desktop, but with these Downloads folder shortcuts you may not need to.

(Via Macworld.)

Manage your iTunes library

This is an excellent (if short) article dealing with the advantages and complexities of storing iTunes content on multiple drives. -Tim Godby

Manage your iTunes library: "You probably have a lot of stuff in your iTunes library. Music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and audiobooks can easily add up to thousands of files. iTunes is both a media player and a database, and it’s the latter feature that helps you organize all these files.

(Via Macworld.)

Apple's Web strategy all about Me

This is being reported all over the Macintosh universe. Interesting possibilities for .Mac - Tim Godby

Apple's Web strategy all about Me: "

It's hard to believe that no one in the 'Me Generation' beat them to it, but Apple has apparently registered Me.com as a possible replacement for its .Mac service.

Could Me.com be Apples portal linking the iPhone and the Mac?

(Credit: CNET Networks)

John Gruber of Daring Fireball ...

(Via One More Thing.)

Third-party iPhone applications to arrive Monday

Third-party iPhone applications to arrive Monday: "

Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the App Store in March, and third-party applications delivered through the store should arrive Monday.

(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET Networks)

The era of officially sanctioned iPhone applications should kick off on Monday.

That's the same day Apple CEO Steve Jobs is expected to take ...

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(Via One More Thing.)

UK university puts lectures on iTunes

UK university puts lectures on iTunes: "University College London will be the first European university to put its lecture material onto iTunes for free."

(Via BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition.)

Get your Phoenix Mars Mission fix on your iPod via iTunes U

I'm a huge fan of iTunesU having listened to several university lectures, especially those from MIT. These updates from the Mars mission should be fascinating. -Tim Godby

Get your Phoenix Mars Mission fix on your iPod via iTunes U: "

If you want downloadable, iPod-ready videos of the Phoenix Mars Mission, check out University of Arizona's iTunes U. The three dozen videos posted so far should hold you over for at least a little while.

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(Via Infinite Loop.)

Apple releases handy, hefty guide to securing Leopard

ArsTechnica has article discussing Apple's new security manual for Leopard. It's 200 pages. Read on.

Apple releases handy, hefty guide to securing Leopard: "

Apple has released a new Security Configuration manual for Leopard. The manual is targeted at more experienced Leopard users, and offers over 200 pages of information and tips for securing Leopard client installations.