[MyAppleMenu] Apr 6, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** iPod #1 With American Teens, Survey Shows
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2005/04/06.4.shtml>
Brad Gibson, Mac Observer

*** The Unofficial iDVD FAQ
<http://apple.weblogsinc.com/entry/1234000857039092/>
C.K. Sample, III, Unofficial Apple Weblog

The site looks to be a great resource for iDVD users and has recently relaunched.

*** Apple To Open Store At Eastview
<http://www.rochesterdandc.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050406/BUSINESS/504060343>
Mary Chao, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Apple is to open its Rochester-area store this summer at Eastview Mall.

*** Component Makers Set To Get Boost From iPod Sales
<http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2005/04/06/2003249370>
Lisa Wang, Taipei Times

Demand for the iPod has not yet peaked and firms that make components for the music player remain attractive investment targets, a brokerage said.

*** Hearing In "Think Secret" Case Postponed
<http://news.com.com/2061-10793_3-5655611.html?part=rss&tag=5655611&subj=news>
Ina Fried, CNET News.com

Apple had asked for more time to respond to the site's motion to throw out Apple's lawsuit.

*** Apple's COrporate Share Grows
<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10118862>
Adam Gifford, New Zealand Herald

Apple's building up a dedicated sales force and taking on new resellers. Its new server and storage products have given it competitive options, and the new Mac mini is a credible option for many organisations' next PC refresh.

*** Invasion Of The Pod People
<http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=362962005>
Craig Brown, The Scotsman

This is the sound of the world's first iTour. A digitally downloadable guide to Glasgow's creative hotspots, well off the beaten path and with a soundtrack to die for.

*** Night Of The Pod People: Bar's New Promotion Keeps Musical i On Allston
<http://theedge.bostonherald.com/lifeNews/view.bg?articleid=76726>
Heather V. Eng, Boston Herald

*** Research Firm Hints At Possible Apple Innovations
<http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=979>
Kasper Jade and Katie Marsal, AppleInsider

*** Apple Store Mobile Launches In Japan
<http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/laptops-pcs/apple/apple-store-mobile-launches-in-japan-038174.php>
Gizmodo

"Apple Store Mobile" has opened for Japanese AU and NTT DoCoMo handset users.

*** iPodlounge Q&A: Odeo's Evan WIlliams Talks Podcasting
<http://www.ipodlounge.com/ipodnews_comments.php?id=6872_0_7_0_M>
Larry Angell, iPodlounge

*** Apple Announces Earnings Webcast, Shareholder Meeting
<http://www.macnn.com/articles/05/04/05/earnings.webcast/>
MacNN

*** Apple Enables Gore's Current
<http://apple.weblogsinc.com/entry/1234000933038944/>
C.K. Sample III, Unofficial Apple Weblog

*** Best Buy To Carry mac Minis
<http://news.com.com/Best+Buy+to+carry+Mac+Minis/2100-1041_3-5655593.html?tag=nefd.top>
Ina Fried, CNET News.com

Apple's Mac mini is finding its way to more store shelves, with Best Buy planning to carry the $499 computer nationwide.

*** Mac Emulator CherryOS "On Hold"
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/04/05/cherryos/index.php?lsrc=mwrss-0405>
Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral

[Opinion]

*** Getting Downgraded
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/04/downgrade/index.php>
Jason Snell, Macworld

Is the government coming to take away your iPod? Of course not. But your iPod is already less functional than it should be, and if cases such as MGM v. Grokster don't go the way of the technology companies, you can expect more compromised, crippled hardware and software in the future.

*** Under Mac Attack
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/03/29/14OPconnection_1.html>
Chad Dickerson, InfoWorld

Call off the dogs -- we really do support Macs at InfoWorld. It's just not a religious thing.

*** Taking Time To Task
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/todayatplaylist/2005/04/timetask/index.php?lsrc=mwrss-0405>
Christopher Breen, Playlist

I might suggest that the first way to peel that Apple is to stop looking for mythical chinks in the iPod's armor and design a truly original and attractive music player that outperforms the iPod in meaningful ways.

[Review]

*** Tax Preparation Software
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/03/reviews/taxprep/index.php>
Jeffery Battersby, Macworld

Intuit's TurboTax Deluxe 2004 is hands-down the easier of the two applications to use.

*** Xsan And You
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/04/05/xsan.html>
Scott Murphy, O'Reilly Network

This product will change the way many of us work, and save us money while doing so.

*** Apple iPod Shuffle Add-Ons
<http://playlistmag.com/reviews/2005/04/shuffleaddons/index.php?lsrc=mwrss-0405>
Christopher Breen, Playlist

Got $29 to spare? Apple has an iPod shuffle accessory for you.

*** Spartan
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=563>
Joseph Cadotte, Inside Mac Games

The bugs and excruciating gameplay makes longer games a chare.

[Sidetrack]

*** iPod Killers, On Your Mark, Get Set, Checked!
Heng-Cheong Leong

All the "iPod killers" out there promises more features than iPod: Here's a list of features not found on iPods. FM radio, check. Support for Microsoft music rental service, check. Microphone, check.

Hey guys, how about giving us new functions, rather than just a checklist? How about TiVo-like time-shifting of local radio programming? How about Amazon-like music and podcast recommendations based on what I like to listen? How about Newton-like personal assistant based on my dictation?

Not checked yet.

[Wintel]

*** Longhorn Delayed Again -- Who Wins?
<http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Longhorn-Delayed-Again---Who-Wins-&story_id=32091>
Elizabeth Millard, CIO Today

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Is File-Sharing Only Viable As A Parasite?
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/6795>
Spencer Critchley, O'Reilly Network

*** Microsoft Touts 'Thumb-As-Stylus' Interface Progress
<http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=FR2ZDPSINWH4SQSNDBESKHA?articleID=160500234>
Nicolas Mokhoff, EE TImes

Microsoft Research scientists, in cooperation with University of Maryland researchers, have designed two interfaces to support easier use of PDAs and cellphones.

*** Sun Criticizes Popular Open-Source License
<http://news.com.com/Sun+criticizes+popular+open-source+license/2100-7344_3-5656047.html?part=rss&tag=5656047&subj=news>
Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com

Sun President Jonathan Schwartz on Tuesday proclaimed ardent support for the open-source software realm but criticized the General Public License, a widely used foundation of the programming movement.

*** Back-Office Outsourcing Blues
<http://news.com.com/2061-10788_3-5656064.html?part=rss&tag=5656064&subj=news>
Ed Frauenheim, CNET News.com

Workers in India handling tech call-center tasks face long hours and forced, unpaid overtime, according to a report published recently on a union group's web site.

*** Some Rights Reserved
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/policy/2005/04/04/cclicenseinUK.html>
Becky Hogge, O'Reilly Network

A view of the UK Creative Commons project.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Life]

*** In Louvre, New Room With View Of 'Mona Lisa'
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/06/arts/design/06lisa.html?8hpib>
Alan Riding, New York Times

After slumming it in a far-off corner of the museum for the past four years, the "Mona Lisa" moved back this week to the 19th-century Salle des Etats, which has been elegantly refurbished and redesigned to ease the ritual of paying homage to the lady with the mystic smile.

*** The Novelist, Writ Large
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28530-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_print/style>
Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post

Saul Bellow as a literary giant who embraced the stories of the street.

*** What To Do In Shanghai...
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2116258/fr/rss/>
Henry Blodget, Slate

When you can't buy fake stuff.

[Expressions]

*** The Lace World
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2116237/fr/rss/>
Monica Ferrell, Slate

[EOF]

*** How I Lost My Job In Radio
<http://radio.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2005/4/5/556458.html>
Tom Hoibeck, I Love Radio.org

With the passing of Pope John Paul II, we now enter the period known as the "interregnum," the time between the death of a Pope and the election of his successor. And that brings to mind a little story I thought I'd share with a few friends about my last day in radio.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Minister Says Economy Will Grow
<http://www.forbes.com/business/healthcare/feeds/ap/2005/04/06/ap1927119.html>
Associated press

Singapore's economy is capable of growing despite rising oil prices, a top official said Wednesday.

*** Singapore In Favour Of Modest Currency Appreciation: Raymond Lim
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/141304/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

Second Finance Minister Raymond Lim says Singapore is in favour of a "modest" currency appreciation.

*** Illegal TO Get Genetic Material Without Consent: Proposal
<http://www.asia1.com.sg/st/st_20050406_309761.html>
Chang Ai-Lien, Straits Times

Committee issues 24 proposals to safeguard people's rights here as biomedics flourishes.

*** No Sign Of Antibiotics, So Eggs Cleared For Sale Again
<http://www.asia1.com.sg/st/st_20050406_309737.html>
Straits Times

AVA lifts two-week ban on local producer of eggs.

*** Progress Being Made In Tackling Piracy Threat In Malacca Straits: Defence Minister
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/141064/1/.html>
S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia

He believed countries were waking up to the problem and moving to coordinate action.

*** VRE Bacteria Nothing Like SARS Virus, SGH Assures Public
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/141100/1/.html>
Hanita A Majid, Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia

*** Made-By-Singapore Titles To Be Showcased At MIPTV
<http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=mda405.htm>
World Screen News

Led by the Media Development Authority of Singapore, a record 67 participants from 27 Singaporean media companies will be showcasing their titles at MIPTV next week.

*** Singapore Dollar May Rise To Seven-Year High In 2005
<http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=asAnEKctcPlQ&refer=asia>
Bloomberg

The Singapore dollar may strengthen to its highest since the Asian financial crisis ended in 1998 on expectations the country's central bank this year will bolster the currency to control inflation, a Bloomberg survey showed.

[Opinion]

*** Not Designed For The Disabled
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/43799.asp>
John T Hurst, Today

Providing access to a wheelchair-bound individual should not mean a trip to the back of the building, past the rubbish cans, up a freight ramp and into a freight elevator to access a public area.

[Entertainment]

*** A Wide Spectrum Of Films At Singapore Film Festival
<http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2005/4/6/movies/10523298&sec=movies>
Melody L. Goh, The Star

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[Tunes]

*** It Will Never Work Out
<http://shelflife.com/artists/lecoupe.html>
Le Coupe
<http://shelflife.com/mp3-bin/itwillneverworkout.mp3>