[MyAppleMenu] Apr 29, 2005

Fri Apr 29 13:15:00 EDT 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** iPod Bag, Shoulder Bag With Integrated Speakers
<http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/ipod/ipod-bag-shoulder-bag-with-integrated-speakers-101576.php>
Gizmodo

I can see these replacing boomboxes, especially since one of them has a shoulder strap.

*** Apple Takes Tiger By Tail With Free Installation
<http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2005-04-28-apple-usat_x.htm?csp=34>
Jefferson Graham, USA Today

To woo customers to pay $129 to upgrade to its new Tiger operating system, Apple is testing an offer that may be a first in computer retailing: free installation or a one-on-one training session with a Macintosh specialist showing personalized tips and tricks.

*** Apple's QuickTime 7 Available For Panther
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/04/29/quicktime7/>
MacMinute

Apple has released QuickTime 7 for Mac OS X 10.3.x Panther via its Software Update utility.

*** TuneJuice Offers Battery Boost To iPod, iPod Mini
<http://playlistmag.com/news/2005/04/29/tunejuice/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Playlist

TuneJuice provides up to 8 hours of additional power if your iPod's own battery has any charge left. An iPod that's been completely drained will work for another four hours, according to Griffin.

*** .Mac Gets Tiger Overhaul
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/04/29/mac/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

Seamless data synchronization using .Mac is a major feature of the new operating system, and .Mac's home page has been redesigned to leverage this functionality.

*** Hebrew On iPod Flap
<http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/ipod/hebrew-on-ipod-flap-101385.php>
Gizmodo

It seems a developer has created a program to allow Hebrew support on the iPod but Apple's distributor in Israel won't support or repair any devices that have been updated in such a grave and Hebraic manner.

*** Bare Bones Software Release BBEdit 8.2 With Integrated Automator Actions For Mac OS X Tiger
<http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/bare_bones_software_releases_bbedit_82_with_integrated_automator_actions/>
MacDailyNews

*** Apple Files For "Jam Box" Trademark
<http://www.appleinsider.com/news.php?id=1040>
AppleInsider

Apple on April 18th filed for a trademark on the phrase "Jam Box," which seemingly refers to the controversial FireWire-based Asteroid breakout box that has become the center of an ongoing lawsuit.

*** Automator World Provides Clearinghouse Workflows And Actions For Mac OS X Tiger's Automator
<http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/automator_world_provides_clearinghouse_workflows_and_actions_for_mac_os_x/>
MacDailyNews

*** Apple Sued Over 'Tiger' Trademark, Injuction Sought
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/04/28/tiger-direct/>
MacMinute

Online retailer Tiger Direct today filed a lawsuit against Apple claiming that the company infringed on its trademark with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.

[Opinion]

*** Confused Over Tiger & Tiger Direct? So Am I
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/justathought/2005/20050428.shtml>
Yern Seward, Mac Observer

*** The Strange Pleasure Of Upgrading Software
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/29/opinion/29fri4.html?ex=1272427200&en=b9f982dbcbdd8626&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Verlyn Klinkenborg, New York Times

I can think of nothing i owned at the time that was capable of taking in new instructions and using them to improve its operation substantially. The only thing that could do so was not a machine at all. It was a human being.

*** Things That Are Annoying Me About iTunes
<http://www.neilturner.me.uk/2005/Apr/28/things_that_are_annoying_me_about_itunes.html>
Neil's World

I want to love iTunes because of its nice interface and iPod support, but these things have been bugging me for some time now.

*** Why Won't Nokia N91 Kill iPod
<http://news.softpedia.com/news/Why-won-t-Nokia-N91-kill-iPod-1543.shtml>
Softpedia

One of iPod's main secrets is keeping things as simple as possible.

*** Ed Bott Makes An Excellent Point About Playing Favorites
<http://microsoft.weblogsinc.com/entry/1234000710041724/>
Marc Orchant, Unofficial Microsoft Weblog

Either cut Microsoft a break for Windows' flaws or stop forgiving Apple for OS X's.

*** Walt Mossberg Reviews Tiger
<http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000679.html>
Ed Bott

How would you feel if there was a "noticeable lag" in every single operation of your e-mail program? And this will be fixed within a few months???

*** Thank You For Beta Testing Our Products
<http://dangillmor.typepad.com/dan_gillmor_on_grassroots/2005/04/thank_you_for_b.html>
Dan Gillmor, Grassroots Journalism

That's what Apple should say to its paying customers about its software releases, which are known to have bugs severe enough to warrant a fast and critical update.

*** TUAW Photo Of The Day
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/04/28/tuaw-photo-of-the-day/>
Laurie Duncan, Unofficial Apple Weblog

I am going to go out on a limb and say Apple did not pay Laura Bush $15,000 to stand behind a Powerbook for this photo op.

[Review]

*** iMic By Griffin Technology
<http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/04/27/imic-by-griffin-technology/>
Tony Korologos, Apple Blog

The quality and convenience you get is worth every penny.

*** Safari And RSS
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/28/technology/circuits/28pogue-email.html?>
David Pogue, New York Times

It's Safari's RSS feature that has changed my daily routine the msot. It's turned me into a fan of RSS -- something that, because of the hassle and overhead, I never stuck with before.

*** Managing With AppleScripts And Entourage: Secets Of Mac Superheroes
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/04/features/tipsmanaging/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Dan Frakes and Merlin D. Mann, Macworld

*** Searching In The Spotlight: Tiger's Built-In Search Technology Takes Center Stage
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/04/features/tigerspotlight/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

Spotlight's future looks very bright indeed.

*** Discovering The Dashboard: Alternative Desktop Offers Access To Mini-Apps
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/04/features/tigerdashboard/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Dori Smith, Macworld

*** Expanding Your Chats: Tiger Introduces Multi-Person Video Conferences To iChat
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/04/features/tigerichatav3/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jason Snell, Macworld

*** Surfing The Safari, Tiger-Style: RSS Support Headlines Changes In Safari 2.0
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/04/features/tigersafari2/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Dan Frakes, Macworld

By adding features users have been requesting for some time, and including other new features many people will appreciate, Apple just may bring users back into the Safari fold.

*** Sharpening The Picture: QuickTime 7 Comes With Tiger
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/04/features/tigerquicktime7/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jonathan Seff, Macworld

*** Overhauling The Inbox: Revamped Mail Gets New Interface, Spotlight Integration
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/04/features/tigermail/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

Tiger introduces a dramatically improved Mail, chiefly in the way the built-in application integrates with the rest of OS X 10.4.

*** Adding To The Core: Core Image Technology Arrives In Tiger
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/04/features/tigercoreimage/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jonathan Seff, Macworld

*** Exploring Under The Hood: Tiger's Enhancements Are More Than Skin Deep
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/04/features/tigerunix/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
John C. Welch, Macworld

*** Delegating The Grunt Work: User-Friendly Automation App Tackles Repetitive Tasks
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/04/features/tigerautomator/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jason Snell, Macworld

*** Syncing Things Up: Tiger's Sync Services Go Far Beyond Panther's
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/04/features/tigersync/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Chuck Toporek, Macworld

While Tiger's synchronization is better than it was in Panther, it falls short of everything it could be.

*** Installing The Update: Six Steps To Ensure A Smooth Move To Tiger
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/04/features/tigerinstallation/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Ted Landau, Macworld

[Wintel]

*** Microsoft Q3 Earnings Nearly Double
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/11517846.htm>
Associated Press

Microsoft said Thursday that its fiscal third-quarter earnings nearly doubled from last year, driven by growth in the software company's server and tools business and lower legal costs, but revenue fell shy of Wall Street expectations.

*** Microsoft Looks To Create More 'Standard' Users
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/04/28/HNstandardusers_1.html>
Scarlet Pruitt, IDG News Service

For security's sake, Microsoft wants more desktop business users to be "standard."

*** Longhorn: Now You See It, Now You Don't
<http://news.com.com/2061-10805_3-5688533.html?part=rss&tag=5688533&subj=news>
Mike Ricciuti, CNET News.com

Microsoft has asked several Windows enthusiast sites to remove screen shots of an early version of Longhorn.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Bringing The Internet To The Whole World
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/28/AR2005042801673.html>
Jonathan Krim, Washington Post

Rather than a stand-alone item that users customize with separately purchased software and other features, AMD's Personal Internet Communicator is a sealed box, sold through Internet providers in much the same way that cell phones are sold by wireless companies.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** Thirty Years At 300 Millimeters
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/29/opinion/29van_es.html?ex=1272427200&en=3c8b8a37d67ff10e&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Hubert Vanes, New York Times

Perhaps the most recognizable photograph of the fall of Saigon is not exactly what it seems.

[Life]

*** Deep In The Swamp, An 'Extinct' Woodpecker Lives
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/29/science/29bird.html?hp&ex=1114833600&en=0ae94d7e7439dc7f&ei=5094&partner=homepage>
James Gorman, New York Times

The ivory-billed woodpecker, a magnificent bird long given up for extinct, has been sighted in the cypress and tupelo swamp oft he Cache River National Wildlife Refuge here in Arkansas, scientists announced Thursday.

*** Al Gore Gets Down
<http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20050516&s=berman>
Ari Berman, The Nation

Why Gore's TV network won't change much.

*** Baby Madness
<http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0517,gonnerman1,63392,5.html>
Jennifer Gonnerman, Village Voice

How one young woman's delusions cost her years of freedom.

[EOF]

*** Incoming Cloud Forces Bush Into Safe Bunker
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1472905,00.html>
Julian Borger, The Guardian

President George Bush was bundled into an underground bunker, Dick Cheney was evacuated to an "undisclosed location" and heavily armed secret servicemen took up defensive positions when a fast-moving cloud scudded towards the White House, it was reported yesterday.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** Singapore Suggests Easing Ban On Malaysian Papers
<http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=8341742&type=worldNews>
Reuters

Lee Kuan Yew, the founder of modern Singapore, suggested that Malaysia and Singapore ease a three-decade old ban on each other's newspapers. Singapore and Malaysia banned circulation of each other's papers in the 1960's following accuations that both sides were trying to influence politics across the narrow strip of sea that separates the tiny island state Singapore from mainland Malaysia.

[News]

*** Singapore Says Jobless Rate Rises
<http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2005/04/29/ap1984276.html>
Associated Press

*** Singapore Red Cross Sent Rotten Rice And Milk To Nias
<http://www.indonesia-relief.org/mod.php?mod=publisher&op=viewarticle&cid=4&artid=809>
Indonesia Tsunami Relief Portal

*** Singapore Urged To Enhance Transparency
<http://www.forbes.com/business/manufacturing/feeds/ap/2005/04/28/ap1982212.html>
Associated Press

The International Monetary Fund acknowledged Singapore's efforts to increase transparency, but urged it to do more in an annual review of the city-state issued Thursday.

*** Singapore May Have To Cap Currency To Expand
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/29/content_2892383.htm>
Amit Prakash, China Daily

Singapore may have to cap its currency's rise to support an economic expansion this year amid weaker overseas demand for its exports, the International Monetary Fund said.

*** Man Shu Sum Leaving MediaCorp For MDA
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/47902.asp>
Today

>From June 1, Mr Man will assume the role of programme director of media development. In a statement yesterday, the MDA said he would be helping local media companies reach international markets.

[Opinion]

*** The Singapore Story
<http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/weekend/2005/April/weekend_April74.xml&section=weekend&col=>
Mohammed A. R. Galadari, Khaleej Times

Singaporeans have economic freedom, but no political freedom. But Singaporeans are not complaining. The social spirit there is such that the people have time onl to work for the country; while the country does the thinking for them.

*** Donald Tsang: Singapore's Man In Hong Kong
<http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GD30Ad04.html>
Gary LaMoshi, Asia Times

There's nothing necessarily wrong -- or right -- for Hong Kong about these Singapore-style economic interventions. Calling Hong Kong laissez-faire was never fair anyway. What matters more than free-market purity is whether Tsang's hong Kong Inc can match the success of the Lee family business in Singapore.

*** Doctors Can 'Allow' Death But Not Cause It
<http://www.asia1.com.sg/st/st_20050429_314119.html>
Ian Snodgrass, Straits Times

*** Students Forced To Shut Down Blog After Libel Threat
<http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=13485&recalcul=oui>
Reporters Sans Frontieres

Reporters Without Borders today expressed support for a student in Singapore forced to shut down his blog on 26 April for fear of a libel action by the head of a government body and warned that "such intimidation could make the country's blogs as timid and obedient as the traditional media."

*** MOE Committed To Five-Day Work Week
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/47859.asp>
Wong Siew Hoong, Ministry of Education, Today

School leaders are best placed to decide on appropriate changes to their programmes and staff arrangements, to enable their staff to enjoy an effective five-day work week, even when certain activities are conducted on Saturdays.

[Technology]

*** Court Rules SCV Breached Pact But No Damages Awarded To SingTel
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/145018/1/.html>
Thomas Cho/Michael Lim, Channel NewsAsia

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[Tunes]

*** Last Good Bad Idea
<http://www.adelinerecords.net/bands/bands.html#influents>
The Influents
<http://www.adelinerecords.net/mp3s/mp3_files/influents_Last%20Good%20Bad%20Idea.MP3>