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Macworld’s Andy Gore takes his new iBook home for a spin and does some quick comparisons in part one of his iBook Diary.

There has been a great deal of attention in the last few months on the high-tech sector job losses and how people are dealing with the changing economy. One segment of the market that seems to have slipped through the cracks is the class of graduating students, some of which have already accepted lucrative positions after being interviewed last fall. These students are now being told not to bother showing up for work. Get all the details in a New York Times article posted to Arizona Central.

In the June 2001 issue of Smart Business, writer Robert Strohmeyer examines the PDA market and how it has changed since the release of the original PalmPilot. Palm has come under intense competition in the past couple of years from some industry heavyweights including Compaq, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft — can the company that started a revolution hang on to its market?

The Mercury News is reporting that Apple is expected to spend at least US$500,000 a month rent for their new retail store, opening in McLean, Virginia on May 19. The article explores some of the reasons why Apple would spend that kind of money, not the least of which may be to strengthen their brand to consumers.

If you’re a business traveler and you miss getting your email and surfing the Internet while you’re on an Airplane, there may be hope on the horizon. SiliconValley.com reports that a handful of companies are trying to bring the Internet to travelers via satellite. A server on the plane will update email every five minutes and Web pages every 15 minutes.