As students in the U.S. head back to school, college freshman Dan Pourhadi takes on a challenge: with $2,000 to spend, what computer gear would he recommend a new student buy for college? In other news, Glenn Fleishman looks at Amazon.com’s new EC2 on-demand computing service, Google CEO Eric Schmidt joins the Apple Board of Directors, and Jeff Carlson offers a free downloadable chapter from his latest book on iMovie HD 6 and iDVD 6.
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Apple has announced that Google CEO Eric Schmidt has joined the Apple Board of Directors. He also sits on Google's board of directors and Princeton University's board of trustees
I'm excited to announce that the entire first chapter of my latest book is now available as a free downloadable PDF file. "iMovie HD 6 & iDVD 6 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide," in addition to having an absurdly long title, is the latest edition of my guide for getting up and running with the latest versions of Apple's digital video tools
In the classic science-fiction movie "Forbidden Planet," an invisible, rampaging beast has killed all but two members of a colony and attacks a visiting spaceship and its personnel as well
As a student headed for college, my mind is preoccupied with gearing up for the upcoming year. I need to think ahead about what I'll need at school, because I'm on a student's budget where every dollar counts
Amazon.com Offers On-Demand Computing -- Glenn's article about Amazon.com's EC2 service brings up questions of Xserve interoperability. 2 messages
Geoff Duncan moving on -- Readers comment about last week's article by Geoff Duncan, who now assumes the mantle of TidBITS Editor at Large, and dig into questions of computer advancement