The Command-Tab web site has the info:

Apple’s “Black Stick”

In all the official Apple Service Source guides, where detailed take-apart information for every Apple product is listed, they make references to a tool called only the “black stick.” It’s used for prying open plastic cases without chewing up the edge like a metal screwdriver would. [...]

Here, Ars Technica answers an old-new qustion:FatBits: John Siracusa’s chirping-G5-of-Doom

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Anyway, that’s all in the past. In my original lament about the chirping, I expressed my hope that the “revision 2” Power Mac G5 would come with a silent power supply. Since then, Apple has released three more revisions of the Power Mac G5. [...]

Ars has a follow-up article on that: Steve Wozniak criticizes Apple for iPod, Intel? (Updated)

The idea that switching to Intel represents “consorting with the enemy” has been largely dismissed by most Macintosh fans, but the fact that Apple no longer provides differentiating hardware inside their machines is undeniable. While most welcome the change, and profess [...]

Looking for a gateway to MSN and others without having multiple online chat applications? use iChat A Jabber account will stand as man-in-between and provide the interface. Better – you can get a free Jabber account for the asking!

An interesing profile ofJabber Australia is to be found on wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

Founded in May 2003 [...]

A great feature atMacinTouch:
List of Universal Binaries and Intel-Native Mac Applications

“The programs listed below have been released – or promised – in “Universal Binary” versions compatible with both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macintosh computers, or in specific Intel Mac versions.

“More products are being released in Mac Intel-compatible versions on a regular basis, so we expect updates [...]

Download details: Windows Media® Components for quicktime

OverviewWith Windows Media® for quicktime, by Flip4Mac™, you can play Windows Media files (.wma and .wmv) directly in quicktime Player and view Windows Media content on the Internet using a Web browser.

Optimized for High-Definition Playback:

Windows Media® Components for quicktime has been highly optimized for Power Mac G4 and G5 [...]