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In a Vanity Fair exclusive interview, W. Mark Felt, formerly second-in-command at the F.B.I., says “I’m The Guy They Called Deep Throat”. Deep Throat was the informant for Woodward and Bernstein that brought President Nixon down, and his true identity has been a mystery for three decades and the subject of much speculation.

“Deep Throat, the secret source whose insider guidance was vital to The Washington Post’s groundbreaking coverage of the Watergate scandal, was a pillar of the FBI named W. Mark Felt, The Post confirmed.” washingtonpost.com — Watergate, Deep Throat, Woodward, Bernstein

It is entertaining to read people’s theories on who they thought Deep Throat was. People have done college studies and written books that are all wrong and can be moved to the fiction section now.

The AdBlock extension for Mozilla and FireFox browsers is the best plug-in for blocking unwanted ads in your browser, but when I recently did a new install, I did not want to rebuild my list of ad sites to block. I found a couple of good AdBlock filter lists that are kept updated.Index of /pierceive/adblock
The Adblock Consolidation Project…

Import one of these lists into your AdBlock filter and you can instantly experience faster browsing without intrusive ads.
[Google]

The 10.4.1 Update delivers overall improved reliability for Mac OS X v10.4 and is recommended for all users.It includes improvements for:

• file sharing using AFP and SMB/CIFS network file services
• using DHCP in wireless networks
• user login when accessing LDAP and Active Directory servers
• core graphics including updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers
• synchronization with .Mac
• Address Book, iCal, Font Book, Mail, and Preview applications
• Dashboard widgets: Address Book, Flight Tracker, Phone Book, and World Clock
• compatibility with third party applications and devices

For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website: http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n301517

The Wall Street Journal reports that a software problem is causing some Toyota Prius gas-electric hybrid cars to stall or shut down while driving at highway speeds. Be sure you’re running the latest software before connecting your car to the internet.

Toyota spokesman Sam Butto told the newspaper the auto manufacturer identified a “programming error” in the computer systems of 23,900 Prius cars last year and sent owners a service notice advising them to bring the cars into dealers for an hour-long software upgrade.

Prius hybrids dogged by software [CNN]

Apple released iTunes 4.8 today. The latest version has some limited support for video files, and will now transfer contacts and calendars from your computer to your iPod without using third party applications.