Tonight on the Tech Night Owl LIVE--Extra Special Show--Apple, OS X Gripes, Windows XP on a Mac mini and French iPod-Buster Law

This week host Gene Steinberg and his irreverent son and co-host Grayson will welcome Laura Metz from Apple Computer, who will be discussing the Intel-based iMac. Owen Linzmayer, author of "Apple Confidential 2.0," will speak about the Mac OS X features that continue to annoy him. Macworld's Rob Griffiths will be on hand to explain how he installed Windows XP on his new Mac mini. In addition, author Kirk McElhearn will reveal the truth behind those efforts to pass a law in France that threatens to force Apple to open its iPod copy-protection scheme, or close the iTunes Music Store in that country. Tune in the broadcast tonight from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Pacific, 9:00 to 11:00 PM Eastern. [Bill Fox]