[MyAppleMenu] Apr 20, 2004

Tue Apr 20 13:15:00 EDT 2004

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Tuesday, April 20, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** Mac Voyeurs In A Windows World
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,63104,00.html>
by Leander Kahney, Wired News
Microsoft is a hotbed of secret Apple fans. Just ask Lenn Pryor, a Microsoft director who transformed his Sony Vaio into a pseudo-PowerBook.

*** New Base Station Offers Power Over Ethernet, More
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/04/19/basestation/index.php?redirect=1082387766000>
by Peter Cohen, MacCentral
Although the device comes equipped with an AC connector, it can draw current from an Ethernet switch that supports Power over Ethernet capability.

[News]

*** Apple Breaks Into Storage Area Networks
<http://cio-today.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Apple_Breaks_into_Storage_Area_Networks&story_id=23753>
by Jason Lopez, NewsFactor
Apple's entry into networked storage represents an evolution in its enterprise strategy.

*** iPod Smart Car On Sale In UK
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=8468>
by Macworld UK
The limited edition Smart fortwo i-move comes with a 20GB iPod.

*** Europe Demands Open-To-All DRM Tech
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/20/european_union_drm/>
by Tony Smith, The Register
The European Commission wants to see legislation to force the rules of the unified internal market on content licensing agencies and copyright holders. The EC's demand should come as music to the ears of Apple, Napster and any other digital download provider currently attemping to license music for sale in multiple EU member states.

*** Apple Demos New High-Quality Video Codec At NAB
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/04/19/videocodec/?lsrc=mcrss-0404>
by Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral
Apple demonstrated at its booth an advanced HD video codec, dubbed h.264 or MPEG-4 Part 10 by the MPEG LA governing body.

*** CMRRA Points Finger At Apple Over iTMS Canada Delays
<http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=429>
by Kasper jade, AppleInsider
The association said that they are presently in negotiations with Apple to license the iTunes Music Store for activity in Canada, and hope the negotiations lead to an agreement soon, but noted that the timing and manner of the service launch remains entirely in Apple's hands.

*** Real 10 Export Plug-In, RealProducer Plus 10 Released
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/04/20/realbasicshowcase>
by MacMinute
RealNetworks today released a beta version of the new Real 10 Export Plug-in for Mac OS X, which enables video editors to export high-quality RealAudio 10 and RealVideo 10 formats directly from Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, Avid Xpress Pro and more.

*** Apple iTunes Europe Debut 'May Be Delayed'
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/19/apple_itunes_euro/>
by Tony Smith, The Register
"This is going to be so important for the future that a few months' dealy is not essential."

*** Apple Goes After Notebook Sales
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3639825.stm>
by BBC News
Apple is aiming to capitalise on the trend towards portable computing with a series of upgrades to its notebooks.

*** BBC Integrates Final Cut Pro HD Into Colledia
<http://www.macnn.com/news/24289>
by MacNN

*** Apple Furthers Enterprise Plans With SAN
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1570223,00.asp>
by Ian Betteridge, eWeek

*** Apple Updates Bluetooth Firmware
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/04/19/bluetooth>
by MacMinute
Improvements in the update instllation process, better performance when waking the computer from sleep, and support for additional key commands during startup.

*** Apple Offers AirPort Management Tools 1.0
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/04/19/airportmgmt/index.php?redirect=1082387779000>
by Peter Cohen, MacCentral
AirPort Management Utility is aimed at network administrators or enterprise system managers who need to administer large groups of AirPort or AirPort Extreme Base Stations.

[Opinion]

*** Tempting Fate
<http://apple.weblogsinc.com/entry/7550113811377656/>
by Greg Scher, Unofficial Apple Weblog
While Apple hasn't responded (at least publicly) Lindows Inc has really jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire.

*** Set iSync Free
<http://www.bynkii.com/generic_mac_stuff/archives/2004_04.html#000107#more>
by Bynk Zone
Thanks to Apple not opening up the iSync and other synchronization APIs, thee's no way to easily and automatically share data between applications.

*** Apple's Designs Are Fine, But Its Build Quality Is Poor
<http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15392>
by Perry Longinotti, The Inqurier
What happens when you are promised BMW quality and are delivered a product that (from a quality perspective) has more in common with Eastern Europe's most utilitarian stamped steel people movers? An eroded fan base.

[Review]

*** A Variation On The Type/Creator "Trojan Horse": Special Character That Appears As A Period
<http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20040419065131564>
by MacFixIt
Another potentially significant flaw in Mac OS X's Finder which allows users to make any malicious application's name appear as a legit file name.

[Sidetrack]

*** Nicoll Highway in Singapore Collapsed 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/04/20/#20040420bg000004>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
If you are in Singapore, I'll advise you to avoid Nicoll Highway, East Coast Parkway, and probably the Raffles City / Bugis area tonight when you are driving home.

Update: Links at SingaporeSurf<http://www.myapplemenu.com/singapore/>.

*** 40 iPods In Your Pocket 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/04/20/#20040420bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Ok, 40 iPods will not fit. But Karl Lagerfeld<http://www.hardmac.com/niouzcontenu.php?date=2004-04-19#1951> does have 40 iPods. I'm just wondering why.

*** And Speaking Of Wondering... 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/04/20/#20040420bg000002>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Anyone want to fork out $200 for a Gucci iPod case<http://wiredblogs.tripod.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=289930>?

*** A Visual Look... 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/04/20/#20040420bg000003>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
at all the companies Microsoft have crushed<http://blog.evankai.com/archives/000295.html> or tried to crush.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[Top Stories]

*** Into Thin Air
<http://www.forbes.com/home/free_forbes/2004/0426/098.html>
by Scott Woolley and Quentin Hardy, Forbes
Phone calls now flit over Wi-Fi networks at little or no cost to the callers. It is the story of the telecom industry -- hundreds of billions of dollars are evaporating into the ether.

[News]

*** The RSS Bubble
<http://blog.ziffdavis.com/gillmor/archive/2004/04/18/524.aspx>
by Steve Gillmor, eWeek
I've yet to see anyone move to RSS and then abandon it. If that's a Bubble, bring it on.

*** eXtreme Programming Is Not A Silver Bullet
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/4718>
by Brian D Foy, O'Reilly Network
In fact, it can create some problems of its own if not used well.

*** Music Biz Appeals Canada File Sharing-Is-Legal Ruling
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/19/cria_appeals_p2p/>
by The Register

*** The News, One Entry At A Time
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,63120,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
by Mark Baard, Wired News
Many of the media companies have begun adding blogs to their websites, or are aping the blog format by crafting pages with unique themes and short, frequently updated entries.

[Internet]

*** AOL Plans To Revitalize Netscape?
<http://news.com.com/2100-7343_3-5195187.html>
by Ed Frauenheim, CENT News.com
In an attempt to revitalize its mostly gutted Netscape division, America Online is seeking to hire product management and business development professionals.

[Linux]

*** Linux's Achilles' Heel
<http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=18901660>
by Fred Langa, InformationWeek
New Linux distros still fail a task that WIndows 95 -- yes, 95! -- easily handles, namely working with mainstream sound cards. That sends the cost of commercial, paid versions of Linux dramatically higher.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** Saigon And Saddam
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2099168/fr/rss/>
by David Greenberg, Slate
The use and abuse of Vietnam analogies.

[Tech & Science]

*** Mathematics With A Moral
<http://chronicle.com/free/v50/i33/33b01001.htm>
by Robert Osserman, Chronicle Of Higher Education
Who bestowed the magic kiss on the mathematical frog? There may have been two kisses, one from inside and the other from outside the world of mathematics.

*** Only In The Movies: Living A Life Unencumbered By Memory
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/20/health/psychology/20ESSA.html>
by James Gorman, New York Times
People may still lose their own memories but, barring the magnetic pulse of a nuclear explosion, the data dust that accumulates under the radiators and behind the couches of modern life will be preserved.

[Life]

*** Studios Rush To Cash In On DVD Boom
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/20/movies/20MOVI.html>
by Sharon Waxman, New York Times
Just as video caused a seismic shift two decades ago, the success of the DVD is altering priorities and the balance of power in the making of popular culture. And industry players, starting with the Writers Guild, are lining up to claim their share.

*** A Picture Is Worth 1,000 (Truthful?) Words
<http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/editorial/8468854.htm>
by Edward Wasserman, Knight Rider Newspapers
The notion that photos are authentic has become especially dubious in the digital age. Now they really can't be trusted. So without power or truth, do photos still wield authority?

*** A Passion For Poetry (And Profits)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/19/books/19POET.html>
by Stephen Kinzer, New York Times
John W. Barr has moved to Chicago from New York to become president of the Poetry Foundation, with a challenge perhaps unique in the history of literature: deciding how to make use of a gift worth more than $100 million.

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Life in the city

[Cave In At Nicoll Highway]

*** Road Collapses Along Nicoll Highway
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/latest/story/0,4390,246785,00.html?>
by Straits Times
A portion of Nicoll Highway near the Golden Mile Complex where the MRT's Circle Line is being built collapsed at 3.30 pm on Tuesday. One dead body has been pulled out of the rubble so far, and rescue teams, including search dogs, are on the job.

*** Police Say No Evidence To Suggest Terrorist Sabotage Behind Nicoll Highway Collapse
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/81002/1/.html>
by Channel NewsAsia

*** Road Collapses In Singapore City Center, One Dead
<http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=4876731>
by Richard Hubbard, Reuters
A section of highway in downtown Singapore collapsed on Tuesday after an explosion at a construction site and one person was killed, authorities said.

[News]

*** Singapore To Get First Foreign, Private University In 2007
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/latest/story/0,4574,114293,00.html?>
by Business Times
Singapore's drive to become Asia's education hub gained pace on Tuesday when the government announced a prestigious Australian institution will set up the its first foreign, private university.

*** NKF Demands Apology From The Straits Times
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/17762.asp>
by Today
Straits Times' article yesterday reported that a contractor was initially told to install a gold-plated tap. In an email to the local media, an NKF spokesman said that "there is no truth to these references."

*** Equal Rights For Singapore Women To Pass Citizenship To Children Born Overseas
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/80877/1/.html>
by Hwee Goh, Channel NewsAsia
Parliament voted to amend the Constitution, granting Singapore women the same rights as men to pass citizenship to their children born overseas.

*** Singapore To Press Australia On Air Pact
<http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/04/19/bt.sing.aust.air.pact.reut/>
by Reuters
Singapore will strongly urge Australia to allow the two countries' airlines to fly to the United States via each other's airports, said the city state's transport minister.

*** Window Checks Plan No Longer A Must
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,246685,00.html?>
by Sue-Ann Chia, Straits Times
The government has relented. It said yesterday that it will not make it mandatory for high-rise home owners to hire a contractor to inspect whether their windows are safe or need to be changed.

*** Casino Decision In 6 To 9 Months
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,246692,00.html?>
by Laurel Teo, Straits Times
The government will decide in about six to nine months whether it will allow a caino here, after wide ocnsltation and careful study of its social and economic implications.