Why, Apple, did you swap the eject and menu buttons on the Leopard version of DVD Player.app? I find myself many times ejecting a DVD when I am intending, out of habit, to go to the menu.

Secunia has issued a security advisory (SA27755) for a buffer overflow exploit in QuickTime and has labeled it as “extremely critical”.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing RTSP replies and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted RTSP reply containing an overly long “Content-Type” header.

The Refurbished iPod section of the Apple Store arrived at this end of the holiday weekend with hardly any iPods left in stock. Good news for Apple, bad news for me, as I was planning on picking up a refurbished iPod nano.

Update 1:45 pm: Apple now has some more iPods listed on their refurb page.

Are you looking for an entry level digital camera for yourself or someone else this Christmas? Here are my recommendations — Kodak EasyShare C613, Canon PowerShot A560, and Nikon Coolpix L11. The three cameras are all at least 6 megapixels, with the Canon leading the pack with 7.1 megapixels of resolution. The Canon also leads the way with 4x of optical zoom versus 3x of optical zoom for the Kodak and the Nikon. By the way, if you ever see “digital zoom” specs advertised, just ignore them. You will get your best photos by using only the optical zoom.

One reason I picked these three cameras is that they use both the readily available and economical AA batteries and SD memory cards. Other cameras use proprietary battery formats that you will have to go back to the manufacturer to find, and when you do find them, will pay up to 10x what the AA batteries cost you. The same goes for the SD memory card. You can find one almost anywhere and for very little money. The going rate for a 1GB SD card is about $9 right now. Compare that to what a 1GB memory stick would cost you if you bought a Sony brand camera — anywhere from $25 to $35.

In my opinion, you can’t go wrong with any of these three cameras.

	Kodak EasyShare C613 6.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom Buy from Amazon | Circuit City | Newegg
	Canon PowerShot A560 7.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom Buy from Amazon | Circuit City | Newegg
	Nikon Coolpix L11 6MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom Buy from Amazon | Circuit City | Newegg

Update: Due to the age of this article, please visit the Digital Point & Shoot Cameras page for more up-to-date camera listings.

I stopped by Circuit City’s website this morning and bought the Toshiba S-D4000. Not a bad deal for a name brand DVD player.

Yeah, I got up early so that I would be ready to check out the Black Friday deals that Apple said would start at 12:01 am PST. Unfortunately, it is now 12:16 am PST and the Apple Store is still down.

Update: It is 12:42 am PST and the store is now accessible.

Here is a list of top notebooks and portables. I find it interesting that the Asus Eee PC and the Nokia N810 are at the top of the list.  The Eee PC is even enticing for me, as a small-form factor notebook which runs linux.

The Apple Store is offering free engraving and $5 gift wrapping on iPods and iPhones. Be sure to take advantage of this offer.

Apple can ship your iPod, iPhone, and select Apple software and accessories in their signature gift box with a bright red ribbon and personalized greeting card.

Intego is reporting what to me is old news. See my post from October 4, 2007 for an example of this problem.

MacBooks start at $899 at the Apple Store. Check out this great deal while it lasts.

Save big on Apple-certified refurbished Macs