Gadget Links: Not What We Expected Edition

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Mac Automation: listen to a text document on TUAW: “Don’t have time to read that Word, Pages, or TextEdit document at your desk? Why not listen to it on your iPod instead? In this Automator how-to, I am going to show you how to create an audio file using text that you have in an open document, then sync that using iTunes to your iPod or iPhone.” This is similar to a how-to published in Macworld last month.
Reliance Digital to Open 60 iStores Across India on Tech2.com: “Reliance Digital… plans to open 150 digital stores and 60 iStores or Apple stores across {India}. While {typical Reliance Digital} stores offer a wide range of consumer durables, iStores are exclusively for Apple’s products for professional and consumer segments.”
Time Machine Now Works with Airport Extreme USB Drives on MacRumors.com: “After the release of today’s Time Machine and Airport update, several readers report that Time Machine now supports backups to USB drives connected to your Airport Extreme basestation. This configuration essentially reproduces the functionality of Apple’s Time Capsule product.”
Shimano buys clothing company Pearl Izumi from Nautilus on VeloNews: “Bringing premium sports apparel and footwear to its offering of industry-leading cycling and fishing products, Shimano has completed its purchase of DashAmerica, Inc. (dba Pearl Izumi USA, Inc.) from Nautilus, Inc.” This actually happened a month ago, but I just noticed it.
The Feedzone with Monique Ryan: Protect your heart this season on VeloNews: This is a great article which focuses on eating the right kind of fats and other smart food choices as part of an athletic lifestyle.
When to Stay With Windows in Mossberg’s Mailbox on AllThingsD: Walt Mossberg talks about when it’s OK to stay with Windows when upgrading home computers. A couple in their 70s asked if they should upgrade to a Mac although no family members have Macs, so family support wouldn’t be available to them. He points out that it’s OK to stay with Windows now, but the question will need to be re-evaluated sometime this sommer, when Microsoft stops selling Windows XP to OEMs for installation on new machines.