New and Noteworthy: Frying an egg on the MacBook; Apple exec: "We should ditch creative image"; more

Frying an egg on the MacBook TUAW reports that a user figured out that it would be possible to actually fry an egg on the bottom of his black MacBook -- complete with pictures. More.

Apple exec: "We should ditch creative image" Macworld UK reports that Apple?s UK director Mark Rogers has been quoted as saying that Apple has to take the emphasis off its creative image to attract a wider market. "There is the challenge of how you address the particular need that the customer has, rather than pitch the Mac purely as the creative tool, as I think that scares a lot of people off," explained Rogers. "A lot of people don't want to be creative, or don't think they want to be creative," he added. More.

160 GB drive for MacBook, MacBook Pro and Mac mini OWC has begun shipping two different 160 GB drives for the MacBook, MacBook Pro and Mac mini. The drives are Serial ATA and priced just under $300. Hitachi model -- Seagate model.

Apple Stops Selling $899 iMac to Individuals DailyTech reports that Apple has yanked the original $899 iMac page for an updated one that indicates the computer will no longer be sold to individuals -- whether they're a student or a teacher. According to Apple, the $899 iMac will now only be sold to education institutions only. More.

Analysts: Blu-ray looms in Apple's future Computerworld reports on analyst speculation regarding how Blu-Ray will play into Apple's future. ''Apple's past practices favor bringing new optical technologies to professional systems first,' said Jupiter Research senior analyst Joe Wilcox. 'DVD-RAM and DVD-R formats are excellent examples.' Ross Rubin, director of analysis at market-research firm NPD Group, agrees that Apple will work with the professional machines first. However, noting that Intel-based pro desktops have yet to appear, he predicts Blu-ray drives won't wind up in Apple systems for a few more months." More.

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• Audio CDs not showing up in iTunes because of Firewall settings; No way to turn off CDDB-access function
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