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File Buddy 6.1.3 is a high-level file utility for the Macintosh. This latest maintenance release offers several bug fixes and is available for download now.

ResExcellence has posted Part Two of their tutorial that shows you how to create a stock ticker using the REALbasic programming environment.

Belkin today announced that it will be introducing its re-designed line of OmniCube keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switches next week. The KVM switches will be ship in various configurations with two- and four-port models available. The SOHO series features PS/2 and USB ports, while the E-series features only PS/2 ports and requires a Mac adapter for Mac compatibility. Pricing starts at US$79 for the two-port E-series model and ranges up to $179 for the four-port SOHO model.

Apple’s dual-processor G4 servers are no longer available from the Apple Store. The Register speculates that new servers, based on the recently introduced Quicksilver G4 systems, will ship on September 26 in single-733MHz and dual-800MHz configurations.

A Morningstar article takes a close look at Apple’s retail strategy, weighing the pros and cons of the venture and concluding the move is a smart one for the company. “Sure there are risks, but Apple’s biggest risk would have been to do nothing at all, and to continue to just muddle along on the margins.”