Linked List: September 8, 2004

Wednesday, 8 September 2004

Jobs Back at Apple 

Dawn Kawamoto reporting for CNet News.com:

Jobs, who underwent successful surgery to remove cancer from his pancreas, is attending some company meetings and plans to return to full-time work later this month, Apple spokeswoman Katie Cotton said.

Happy Cog Redesigns Amnesty International USA 

Nice write-up from Zeldman and company on the thinking behind the design decisions.

Cornell and Napster 

Cornell has a one-year deal to provide students with free downloaded music from the new Napster — but it’s unpopular because Napster’s music doesn’t play on iPods, and over half the students with digital music players have an iPod.

(Via Nick Matsakis, via email.)

Rich Siegel on ‘Your Mac Life’ Tonight 

Talking about BBEdit 8.

The Register: iTunes Japan Hits ‘Inadequate DRM’ Hurdle 

Tony Smith in The Register reports that Japanese music labels don’t want to allow downloaded music to be burned to CD, and want the prices raised.