Rocks in the River

THE TIMES

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:05:16 GMT

U.S. Loosens Its Control Over Web Address Manager. Experts called the move by the Commerce Department a big step toward private-sector control. By VICTORIA SHANNON. [NYT > Technology]

Whatâs Online: A File Sharer Fights Back. LimeWireâs counterclaim against the record industry accuses it of a ãmodern conspiracyä to aquire a monopoly over copyrighted music. By DAN MITCHELL. [NYT > Technology]

Books of The Times: A Portrait of Bush as a Victim of His Own Certitude. In Bob Woodwardâs highly anticipated new book, a passive leader presides over a grossly dysfunctional war cabinet. By MICHIKO KAKUTANI. [NYT > Home Page]

Thirsty Giant: India Digs Deeper, but Wells Are Drying Up, and a Farming Crisis Looms. With a driving need to boost agricultural production, Indians are tapping their groundwater faster than nature can replenish it. By SOMINI SENGUPTA. [NYT > Home Page]

MAC DAILY NEWS

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:05:37 GMT

Podcaster of the year Laporte wants to change ‘podcast’ to ‘netcast,’ looks for Microsoft’s help. The podcaster of the year told an audience of 1,000 at the Podcast Expo in Ontario, California... [MacDailyNews]

Apple’s iTV will be much more like an upscaled iPod than a downscaled PC. Steve Jobs described the iTV as Apple's entry into the living room, as if it were a strategic move... [MacDailyNews]

New in Mac OS X 10.4.8: ‘Zoom using scroll wheel’. There�¥ús a new feature in the Mac OS X 10.4.8 Keyboard & Mouse's "Mouse" System Preferences panel... [MacDailyNews]

CBS orders up ‘Genius Bar’ TV comedy pilot. CBS has committed to shoot a comedy pilot called 'Genius Bar,' written by two former producers of... [MacDailyNews]

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:03:48 GMT