As a teacher, you’re always on the lookout for great educational resources. And you’ll find a rich supply of content on iTunes U. Take, for example, the free digital library available at teachers’ domain. Brought to you by WGBH, Boston’s award-winning PBS station, teachers’ domain offers downloadable videos and educator guides. Ranging from A Night in the Coral Reef to Homo Sapiens versus Neanderthals to Mitochondrial Flyover, they offer an invaluable addition to your science curriculum. And they’re just a tiny portion of the content waiting for you on iTunes U.,Free digital library awaits at teachers’ domain, itms://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/wgbh.org.1415114254?sr=hotnews, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,

“We’ve earned a reputation for innovation, so we get to do incredibly fun stuff for great brands,” says Big Spaceship CEO Michael Lebowitz. “We like making people laugh, and we like making people scared,” he adds. And they like working on the Mac. “The Mac is the only platform that understands one of our key principles: How you engage with something has a direct impact on the results. I truly believe that working with thoughtful, human-oriented, creative technology makes you create more, and better, work.”,Big Spaceship: All Fun and Games, http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/bigspaceship/?sr=hotnews?sr=hotnews.rss, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,

That’s what Stephen Shankland (c|net news) wants to know, and he’d like your help. “With the new Aperture 2 now available and Lightroom just celebrating its first birthday, I thought it opportune to survey readers. What would you buy? What would you advise somebody else?” The polls are open.,Which is better: Aperture or Lightroom?, http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9875221-39.html?part=dht&tag=nl.e703, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,

“Downloading and watching recent movies — in high-definition, from the comfort of your living room — is a stupendous experience,” writes Gary Krakow (thestreet.com)in his review of Apple TV. Krakow “chose the fabulous Disney/Pixar feature Ratatouille to test the system. All I can say is wow! Apple TV video quality is spectacular. The audio is pretty special, too. All in all, video rental has never been this quick and easy.”,New Apple TV — “fantastic”, http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/newsanalysis/technology-stories/10404417.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,

Science Bulletins — high-definition visualizations that play on 12-foot video screens — help visitors to the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York understand highly complex processes affecting the earth and its inhabitants, such as the retreat of Arctic Sea Ice, the erosion and recovery of the ozone layer, or the impact of changing seasons on plant growth worldwide. To create the Bulletins, the team at AMNH depend on an all-Mac production pipeline to process raw satellite and other data, transforming it into interactive 3D animations that let people watch the earth change right before their eyes.,The Mac helps bring science down to earth, http://www.apple.com/science/profiles/amnh/?sr=hotnews?sr=hotnews.rss, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,

According to Jim Dalrymple (macworld.com), one of the goals for Xsan 2 was to make it easier for customers to set up a storage area network (SAN). “One of the ways Apple has accomplished this is with the SAN Setup Assistant, which is integrated into Mac OS X Leopard Server or as an application that can be run on its own.” “The setup assistant, Dalryple explains, does ”all the heavy lifting for you, setting up everything including Open Directory permissions.”,Xsan 2 makes SAN setup simpler, http://www.macworld.com/article/132150/2008/02/xsan.html, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,

It’s the world’s most wearable music player, and the 1GB iPod shuffle — just $49 — is now the most affordable iPod ever. It also has a new 2GB sibling that costs just $69 and allows customers to wear even more music on their sleeves. Or belts. Or lapels. While the 1GB iPod shuffle is available immediately, the 2GB will be available later this month. Both models come in five colors — silver, blue, green, purple and a (PRODUCT) RED special edition) — weigh just half an ounce, and are just half a cubic inch in volume.,1GB iPod shuffle now $49; 2GB model, just $69, http://www.apple.com/ipodshuffle/?sr=hotnews.rss, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,

Among the “pretty sweet new features“ that distinguish Xsan 2, Chris Foresman (arstechnica.com) points to the new MultiSAN feature, which “gives simultaneous access to multiple volumes that are hosted by separate controllers.” Xsan 2 “also allows file copies from one SAN volume to another directly over FibreChannel for a significant speed boost.” In addition, Foresman points to the redesigned admin tools that simplify setup and to Xsan 2’s tighter integration with Open Directory, Mac OS X Leopard, and Server Assistant on Leopard server.,Xsan 2 offers “sweet new features”, http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/02/19/coming-to-a-storage-area-network-near-you-apples-xsan-2, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,

Apple today introduced Xsan 2, the first major upgrade to its easy-to-use, high-performance, enterprise-class Storage Area Network (SAN) file system for Mac OS X. Xsan 2 combines enhanced performance with Apple’s legendary ease of use, allowing even first-time users to set up and quickly deploy a SAN. It introduces MultiSAN, which allows users on a single workstation to access multiple SANs at the same time. Fully integrated with Mac OS X Leopard and Mac OS X Server Leopard, Xsan is also now qualified to work with third-party RAID storage.,Introducing Xsan 2, http://www.apple.com/xsan/?sr=hotnews.rss, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,

“Bento,” reports Dan Moren (macworld.com), “FileMaker’s new consumer-level database, aims to do for the database what Numbers and Pages did for the spreadsheet and the page layout program, respectively: make them easy and accessible for the rest of us.” The new consumer-level database “provides an approachable interface that appeals to the general consumer and a feature set that’s suitable for a single user to manage data. Bento easily handles data that’s too cumbersome for a spreadsheet, yet doesn’t require the complexities of a professional-level database.”,Four Mice to Bento, http://www.macworld.com/article/132121/2008/02/bento.html, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,