http://www.betanews.com/article/print/AOL_Preps_Image_Makeover_on_AOLcom/1119367834 AOL Preps Image Makeover on AOL.com By David Worthington and Nate Mook, BetaNews June 21, 2005, 11:30 AM America Online, acknowledging that its subscriber base is declining, is relying on its Web presence to re-brand itself and dislodge customers' mental associations that it is nothing more than an ISP. In an effort to earn a new reputation as a leading Internet destination, AOL will open up to a wider audience on the Web through AOL.com. The portal will re-launch in beta form on Tuesday, offering visitors free Web mail, exclusive audio and video content, and access to a number of AOL services previously available only to subscribers. http://startpage.aol.com/beta.adp Another point of view "'In an effort to earn a new reputation as a leading Internet destination, AOL will open up to a wider audience on the Web through AOL.com. The portal will re-launch in beta form on Tuesday, offering visitors free Web mail, exclusive audio and video content, and access to a number of AOL services previously available only to subscribers,' reports BetaNews. The new AOL.com will highlight news from the blogosphere, offer free access to 15,000 videos, 130 radio stations, and 20 XM stations. In addition, AOL is launching an RSS aggregator that aims to make RSS actually simple for normal Web users. And unlike MSN's RSS endeavor, My AOL will work in Firefox, Safari and other browsers." ****************************************************************** http://www.geekinformed.com/content/view/351/1/ Apple Drops Single Processor Power Macs Written by Administrator Tuesday, 21 June 2005 Apple Computer has officially discontinued their single-processor Power Mac G5 to make room for an all dual-chip line-up - Apple announced yesterday. Apple's online store removed listings for the 1.8GHz, single-processor computers late last week. Apple confirmed that they were selling the last of their inventory in an effort to push an all dual-chip line-up. ********************************************************************** -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/