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Mac OS Ken: 03.14.2011

Mac OS Ken

Ken Ray

Technology

4.7997 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2011

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

iTunes Posts Red Cross Donation Page to Aid in Earthquake and Tsunami Relief / Lines Abound for iPad 2 on Day One / Macworld: iPad 2 Orders Slip from Days to Weeks / CNET: iPad 2 Orders Slip from Weeks to More Weeks / Piper Jaffray Analyst Says As Many as Half-a-Million iPad 2s Sold Friday / Creative Startegies, Gleacher and Co Call for Roughly Half-a-Million iPad 2s Sold Over Weekend / Ticonderoga Securities: Apple Could Sell One-Million iPad 2s Over Launch-Weekend / Munster Excited by Number of New Buyers of iPad / iFixIt Breaks an iPad 2 (for the Greater Good) / iSuppli Says Dell Regains 2nd Place in PC Sales from Acer Thanks to iPad / iPhone 4 Falls in Pwn2Own Competition (Not Updated to iOS 4.3) / Apple Pulls Post from Forum Calling for Continued Security Support for Older iOS Devices / Apple VP Schiller Rekindles Talk of White iPhone / Apple Opens Shop-in-a-Virgin Megastore in UAE This Wednesday 16 March / Virgin Founder Praises Apple CEO

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0:00.0

Before we begin I was correct in thinking Apple would offer a way to contribute to efforts to help those affected by Friday's earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan.

0:09.0

The unofficial Apple Web blog writes up a piece on iTunes Donation Drive for the American Red Cross.

0:14.4

The piece says 100% of donations made through iTunes go to the American Red Cross with no percentage

0:20.4

at all taken by Apple.

0:22.8

As for the recipient, the donation page says your gift to the American Red Cross

0:26.8

will support our disaster efforts to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami

0:31.9

throughout the Pacific.

0:33.5

Your support will enable the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, emotional support, and

0:37.9

other assistance to victims of all disasters.

0:41.1

On those rare occasions when donations exceed American Red Cross expenses for a specific disaster,

0:47.0

contributions are used to prepare for and serve victims of other disasters.

0:52.0

The iTunes donation page offers donation options in 5, 10, 25, 50, 100,

0:58.9

and 200 dollar denominations, with receipts for donations emailed to donors from Apple.

1:05.0

I punched one of those buttons.

1:07.0

I may do it again.

1:08.0

If you're able, I do hope you will as well.

1:12.0

And thanks. This is MacO-S-Kib.

1:25.0

Wyskin.

1:28.0

Weying a weekend of iPad too, news around Apple's iPhone,

1:32.0

and when one billionaire loves another.

1:35.0

It's Monday, March 14th, 2011.

1:38.0

I'm Ken Ray and this is news from MacoS Ken. brought to you by yours truly and supported by listeners like

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