Does the New York Times plan on releasing a Mac version of the New York Times Reader?

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They will do it as soon as microsoft gets off their ass and ..... as soon as microsoft gets off their ass and make a mac version of the windows presentation foundation (wpf) on which the Times Reader is based on. The only people right now who can use times reader are those with windows XP and who have .net installed. Obviously microsoft wants people to upgrade to xp, so I suspect microsoft won't be moving as fast on doing a mac version anytime soon.

What is the difference between Times Reader and TimesSelect? TimesSelect was a subscription service that provided access to news and opinion columnists, the archive and a set of tools and services on the Web site. Times Reader is an application that enhances the onscreen reading experience.

TimesSelect is no longer available by subscription; all TimesSelect articles are now freely available on NYTimes.com and in Times Reader. Hasn't this been done before by companies like Newsstand and Zinio? The technology in Times Reader is unique and distinct from previous news experiences in that it uses Microsoft's new presentation platform (WPF) to delivery highly readable text that is formatted perfectly to fit any size screen.

There are no scrollbars, no panning and zooming, for example. And the news is not static - it is continuously updated via a feed from NYTimes.com. Why is it available only for Windows XP users?

Times Reader uses the new Windows Presentation Foundation technology. This technology is built into the new Windows Vista operating system and is available as a service pack for Windows XP. The service pack, known as .

Net Framework 3.0 beta, takes about ten minutes to download and install using a broadband connection. Once the framework is installed, the installation of Times Reader takes just a minute. http://www.nytimes.com/membercenter/faq/timesreader.html .

It is planned...but we don't have details on when. From the FAQ: Will Times Reader be available on the Mac? Times Reader is currently available only for Microsoft Windows(R) or Windows Vista (TM) operating systems.

A version for Macintosh users is planned. Mac users who are Home Delivery subscribers can still sign up to receive free access to TimesSelect and Premium Crosswords content on NYTimes.com. (You don't need to actually download or use Times Reader.) According to Paid Content as of Sept 07 " -- The Mac version of the digital reader designed with Microsoft is still a few months away.

The first version won’t have all the Windows features so will be a free beta. The paper plans a 2008 version that will offered as a subscription service and—as is the case wh the Windows version—included with home delivery subscriptions.(Sorry, Rob, as a home sub with a recent price increase, getting hard for me to think of it as “free.") Times Reader currently runs $14.95 a month" Sources: http://www.nytimes.com/membercenter/faq/timesreader.html#timesreaderqa11 .

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I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.