Type of Article: MacMinute Web Site

Apple has officially gone on the record regarding a US$40 million discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee, calling the claim “baseless”.

If you’ve been worried about how former Apple chief executive Gil Amelio is getting along since his ouster in 1997, worry no more.

Apple has published a feature on Jeff Elmassian, whose Endless Noise studio creates audio for advertisements and soundtracks for films. Elmassian, whose most recent credits include the 2002 Dodge “Truckville” ad and a Nike spot, uses Macs throughout the creative process.

Tech Superpowers Inc. has opened its new Macintosh Training Center on Newbury Street in Boston, Massachusettes. The center offers classes in Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, DV, and ColorSync, which begin at US$99 with the promotion code “tsp99.”

Apple has released a utility for their new iPod music player that has two simple functions — update and restore. iPod Updater 1.0 will restore your iPod to what Apple calls “factory fresh” condition, while the updater feature will download new software to your iPod if it is not currently up-to-date. This utility will work under Mac OS 9.2.1 or Mac OS X 10.1.