[MyAppleMenu] Apr 15, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[Top Stories]

*** Music Moguls Trumped By Steve Jobs?
<http://news.com.com/Music+moguls+trumped+by+Steve+Jobs/2100-1027_3-5671705.html?part=rss&tag=5671705&subj=news>
John Borland, CNET News.com

Nearly two years after Apple's iTunes launch, record executives have become worried that they have inadvertently ceded too much power over their industry to Steve Jobs.

[News]

*** The Plasticsmith Debuts Mini Shack For Mac Mini
<http://www.macnn.com/articles/05/04/15/mini.shack.for.mac.mini/>
MacNN

*** Apple To Open New Florida Store Next Week
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/04/14/apple-store/>
MacMinute

*** Apple's Shares Get Bruised
<http://money.cnn.com/2005/04/14/news/fortune500/apple_stock/index.htm>
CNN/Money

Shares of Apple tumbled nearly 6 percent a day after the maker of iPods and Macintosh computers reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings but a weak revenue forecast raised concerns among investors.

*** Stocks Of iPod Suppliers Fall After Sales Disappoint
<http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/business/11396990.htm>
Associated Press

Shares of companies that supply parts to Apple's iPod were hammered Thursday after shipments of the music player failed to meet lofty expectations.

*** Apple's Disappointing iPod Unit Demand
<http://www.forbes.com/markets/2005/04/14/0414automarketscan02.html>
Forbes

*** Apple's Rendezvous Renamed 'Bonjour'
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/04/14/bonjour/>
MacMinute

*** Apple Updates iDVD, iMovie HD And iPhoto
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/04/14/ilife/index.php?lsrc=mwrss-0405>
Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral

[Opinion]

*** Does The OS Still Matter For Graphics Pros?
<http://www.publish.com/article2/0,1759,1786110,00.asp>
Andreas Pfeiffer, Publish

Apple's Tiger delivers solid features, but the system is less of a factor if the software compensates for OS weaknesses.

*** Taking A Bite Out Of Apple
<http://www.alwayson-network.com/comments.php?id=P7804_0_1_0_C>
Tony Perkins, AlwaysOn

Yes, Apple creates super cool products, but the insular mindset of Steve Jobs et al is causing it to fall behind in the race to provide video over the internet.

*** Damn, That's A Lot Of iPods...
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/todayatplaylist/2005/04/damnipods/index.php?lsrc=mwrss-0405>
Christopher Breen, Playlist

Apple got it right to the point where other companies are in an unenviable position similar to Grok,t he prehistoric transportation designer, who learns that Ubgack, the competitor across the swamp, has just invented the wheel.

*** Does iPod Shufle Foreshadow Hope?
<http://www.microsoftmonitor.com/archives/007757.html>
Joe Wilcox, Microsoft Monitor

I'm wondering if when looking back a few years from now, iPod shuffle will turn out to be the first mistake and also the model for what competitors need change to beat back the onslaught of iPod sales.

*** Bright Days Ahead For Apple
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1785912,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000611>
David Coursey, eWeek

Hopefully Apple will leverage its consumer success into growth in business market too.

*** Should Apple's Shareholders Worry?
<http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2005/mft05041416.htm>
W.D. Crotty, Motley Fool

The same market newness that's opened the door for the iPod's growth has invited competition into Apple's arena -- an arena with fickle tastes, to boot.

[Review]

*** Apple iPod Camera Connector
<http://reviews.macnn.com/review.php?id=82>
Ed Noonan, MacNN

This is an elegant Apple solution at a great price.

*** iPod Shuffle: Life Is Random, But Your Digital Music Doesn't Have To Be
<http://gear.ign.com/articles/604/604389p1.html>
Gear

It's going to be hit-or-miss for just about everyone; some people will love it for its price and simplicity while others will hate it because it doesn't exactly offer many optiosn (or a screen).

*** KnightShift
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=565>
Jonathan Lowrie, Inside Mac Games

KnightShift is a resonably fun and humorous title, yet it does not break out as a spectacular title.

[Sidetrack]

*** The Beeb On Your Pod
Heng-Cheong Leong

More podcasts <http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/04_april/14/pod.shtml> from the BBC is coming soon...

*** Yet Another Weekend Is Upon Us...
Heng-Cheong Leong

... so, what have you done this week for the goodness of the world? :-)

[Wintel]

*** Microsoft More Open About Longhorn Features
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/04/15/HNlonghornfeatures_1.html>
Joris Evers, IDG News Service

Longhorn will be easier to use, more secure, and less costly to manage, execs insist.

*** Where's That Windows Media Player Update?
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1786030,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Ryan Naraine, eWeek

Microsoft's inability to ship a timely update for users of its Windows Media 9 Series has triggered new questions about Microsoft's handling of a legitimate security threat to consuemers.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Can The U.S. Still Compete?
<http://news.com.com/Can+the+U.S.+still+compete/2010-1071_3-5672106.html?part=rss&tag=5672106&subj=news>
Charles Cooper, CNET News.com

Al together now: "We're No. 17. We're No. 17."

*** Beating Bill Gates At His Own Game
<http://news.com.com/Beating+Bill+Gates+at+his+own+game/2010-1012_3-5671594.html?part=rss&tag=5671594&subj=news>
Dan Farber, CNET News.com

Salesforce.com wants to become more of a development platform for business and enterprise resource planning, or ERP, applications. So how will the company manage that transition?

*** Linux Programmer Wins Legal Victory
<http://news.com.com/Linux+programmer+wins+legal+victory/2100-7344_3-5671209.html?part=rss&tag=5671209&subj=news>
Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com

A Linux programmer has reported a legal victory in Germany in enforcing the General Public License.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** A Stick To Beat Cuba
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/cuba/story/0,11983,1460388,00.html>
Ian Gibson, The Guardian

US bullying of the UN human rights group must stop.

[Life]

*** A Bevy Of Teeny Beauties, Minds Set On Being Queens
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/international/americas/15venezuela.html>
Juan Forero, New York Times

In a country where vanity is, well, everything, and Venezuelans readily admit wanting to look more beautiful, the race to become the fairest of them all starts young. And it begins at glamour factories like Herman's, in business 34 years, or at the finishing programs offered by Venezuela's numerous beauty pageants.

*** Do Art Critics Still Matter?
<http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11759>
Marc Spiegler, The Art Newspaper

Today's frenetic art world pushes criticism to the sidelines -- and many critics are not helping matters.

[EOF]

*** Librarians Fuming Over Intel Magazine Bounty
<http://news.com.com/Librarians+fuming+over+Intel+magazine+bounty/2100-1006_3-5671169.html?part=rss&tag=5671169&subj=news>
Michael kanellos, CNET News.com

A day after Intel said it would offer $10,000 for a copy of a magazine in which Moore's Law was first announced, a University of Illinois engineering library noticed that one of its two copies had disappeared.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** IRAS Steps Up Audit Of Tax Payers
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/news/story/0,4574,152188,00.html?>
Michelle Quah, Business Times

*** Amendments To Parliamentary Elections Bill Tabled For House Sitting
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/142816/1/.html>
Joanne Leow, Channel NewsAsia

*** MOM To Mums-To-Be: Know Your Rights
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/45359.asp>
Jasmine Yin, Today

Acknowledging that some eployers may be unclear about their obligations under the law to women workers who become pregnant, the Ministry of Manpower says it will work with unions and employer organisations to increase public awareness of the legal rights of pregnant staff.

*** Singapore's Exports Probably Shrank 5% In March
<http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=asjnEyAlUkT8&refer=asia>
Bloomberg

Singapore's exports probably sharnk for a second month in three in March as companies shipped fewer computer chips and drugs, a survey of economists showed.

[Opinion]

*** No One Is Guilty, So Everyone Is Guilty
<http://slmjd.blogspot.com/2005/04/no-one-is-guilty-so-everyone-is-guilty.html>
Gilbert Koh, Singapore Legal Mumbo Jumbo Demystified

Everyone has blood on their hands, but only a little.

*** Steps Taken To Fix Tax E-Filing Problems
<http://www.asia1.com.sg/st/st_20050415_311456.html>
Patricia Mak, Inland Revenue Authority Of Singapore, Straits Times

We are pleased to inform that we have fine-tuned our system and we believe that the problems have been addressed. We have more than doubled the leased line bandwidth from last year's since April 4.

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[Tunes]

*** My Own Fake Blood
<http://www.sursumcorda.com/make_believe/>
Make Believe, Unto The Moist Blue-Ever
<http://www.sursumcorda.com/make_believe/songs/make_believe_my_own_fake_blood.mp3>

*** Big Dumb Thinker
<http://www.sursumcorda.com/make_believe/?>
Make Believe, Unto The Moist Blue-Ever
<http://www.sursumcorda.com/make_believe/songs/make_believe_big_dumb_thinker.mp3>