[MyAppleMenu] Aug 30, 2005

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[News]

*** Creative Claims Music Player Patent Covers iPod, Too
<http://playlistmag.com/news/2005/08/30/creative/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Playlist

Creative on Tuesday announced that it has been awarded U.S. Patent 6,928,433, which it's calling the "Zen Patent" for short. The Zen Patent describes how files on a digital music player are organized, and covers not only its own Zen and Nomad jukeboxes, but also Apple's iPod and iPod mini, according to a statement released by the company.

*** Reports: iTunes Phone Coming, Deal With Cingular Struck
<http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/5308/>
Larry Angell, iLounge

The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has reached an agreement with Cingular to offer the first iTunes-compatible Motorola mobile phone. In addition, the paper said that Apple is on the verge of releasing new flash memory-based iPod minis.

*** An iPod Cellphone Said To Be Imminent
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/technology/30apple.html>
Matt Richtel, New York Times

Apple and Motorola plan to unveil a long-awaited mobile phone and music player next week that will incorporate Apple's iTunes software, a telecommunications industry analyst who has been briefed on the announcement said on Monday.

*** FileMaker Pro 8, FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced Available
<http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/filemaker_pro_8_filemaker_pro_8_advanced_available/>
Dennis Sellers, Macsimum

*** Jobs Makes 'Greatest Business Leaders' List
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2005/08/29.5.shtml>
Mac Observer

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been listed as one of the top 30 Greatest Business Leaders of the 20th Century according to the September issue of Fast Company magazine.

*** Safari 2.0.1 And 1.3.1 Released
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/08/29/safari-2-0-1-and-1-3-1-released/>
Scott McNulty, Unofficial Apple Weblog

*** Apple Hints At Big Music Announcement
<http://news.com.com/Apple+hints+at+big+music+announcement/2100-1041_3-5844112.html?part=rss&tag=5844112&subj=news>
John Borland, CNET News.com

Apple is preparing a major announcement next week, dropping hints of something as critical to the company's future as the release of the original iPod in 2001.

[Opinion]

*** iPod Came And Broke Your Heart
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1072-1755835,00.html>
Michael Crowley, The Times

Rock snobs' days are numbered when their collections can be downloaded in minutes.

*** The Ball Is In Apple's Court
<http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/applepeels/2005/08/the_ball_is_in_.html>
Applepeels

The reality is that Apple does not work well with most partners.

*** Apple Dissent (Gasp!)
<http://www.mikelandman.com/mikelandman/2005/08/apple_dissent_g.html>
Mike Landman, Here's The Thing

Take stock now, Apple, and invest in making your service the best it can be.

*** Behind Apple's Strategy: Be Second To Market
<http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4970&t=technology>
John Boddie, HBS Working Knowledge

Apple smartly surveyed the marketplace and discerned that any competitive software platforms would win or lose based on ease of use.

[Review]

*** Big Bang Board Games
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=597>
Michael Phillips, Inside Mac Games

Big Bang Board Games is the pinnacle of classic gaming bliss.

*** Moving GarageBand
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macgems/2005/08/garagebandanywhere/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Dan Frakes, Macworld

If you'd like to be able to stick your GarageBand installation somewhere else, the easiest solution is David Hodge's free GarageBand Anywhere 5.0.1.

[Sidetrack]

*** We Know Blogging Has Made It To The Big Time...
Heng-Cheong Leong

... when blogging is featured as a question to a Singapore junior college's 'A' Level preliminary examination paper <http://runawaygetlost.blogspot.com/2005/08/blog-on-prelim-on-blog-you-know.html>.

(For those who are not familiar with the British system, 'A' Levels is an examination one would take at around age 18 before one enters universities.)

*** Another Win For iPods
Heng-Cheong Leong

Just as we await Steve's next big thing -- iPod movie? iPod phone? -- we discover yet another advantage of using iPods: no viruses.

Yes, sir. There is a virus <http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000447056446/> in the latest Creative MP3 player. "Looks like somebody turned off the virus scanner at the Creative production plant," said Engadget.

[Wintel]

*** Windows 42nd
<http://www.nypost.com/business/51877.htm>
Louise Kramer, New York Post

Microsoft is on the prowl for a store in Times Square. The move would be the software giant's first big stab at retail and may be an attempt to play catch-up with archrival Apple, which has hit a home run with its own branded stores.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Study: Teachers Coming To Terms With Computers
<http://news.com.com/Study+Teachers+coming+to+terms+with+computers/2100-1032_3-5844057.html?part=rss&tag=5844057&subj=news>
Dinesh C. Sharma, CNET News.com

Teachers are increasingly incorporating computers into their workdays, but more for administrative record-keeping than as teaching tools, according to a study released Monday.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** The Water Cooler, A Font Of Good Medicine
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/health/30essa.html?ex=1283054400&en=f0a6e5377c248ac3&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Abigail Zuger, New York Times

Some old notions of medical privacy in doctors' offices and hospitals are out of style.

*** In Bangalore, India, A Cuddle With Your Baby Requires A Bribe
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/international/asia/30bangalore.html>
Celia W. Dugger, New York Times

Just as the painful ordeal of childbirth finally ended and Nesam Velankanni waited for a nurse to lay her squalling newborn on her chest, the maternity hospital's ritual of extortion began. If you want to see your child, families are told, the price is $12 for a boy and $7 for a girl, a lot of money for slum dwellers scraping by on a dollar a day.

*** Anybody There?
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1558899,00.html>
Oliver Burkeman, The Guardian

'I am lonely, will anyone speak to me' pleaded the message on the website. Within minutes someone did -- and soon thousands of total strangers were sharing their emotions.

*** My Son, The Doctor
<http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=20050905&s=nuland090505>
Sherwin B. Nuland, The New Republic

Why is it, in fact, that so many Jews have become doctors? Here follows a twice-told tale that bears telling once again.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** KL To Go Ahead With Causeway Replacement
<http://www.asia1.com.sg/st/st_20050830_337527.html>
Straits Times

Malaysia has decided to build a bridge to replace the Causeway, Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar has said.

*** Tie Up The Flag When Entering Singapore
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/8/30/nation/11901183&sec=nation>
The Star

Malaysians travelling into the island republic are given the option to remove or tie up the Jalur Gemilang attached to their vehicles.

*** LTA To Decide On Buangkok
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/69480.asp>
Tor Ching Li, Today

Transport Minister Yeo Choew Tong stressed that the LTA would be "looking very carefully" if their requirement set down in 2003 for there to be at least 2,000 households within a 400m radius had to be "so precise."

*** HDB Relaxes Rules On Buying Of Studio Apartments
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/165564/1/.html>
Yvonne Cheong, Channel NewsAsia

[Opinion]

*** Are Singaporean Girls To Blame For Dressing Alike?
<http://fashionsingaporestyle.blogspot.com/2005/08/are-singaporean-girls-to-blame-for.html>
Fashion, Singapore Style

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