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[News]

*** Griffin Rolls Out iVault For iPod Shuffle
<http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/griffin_rolls_out_ivault_for_ipod_shuffle/>
Macsimum

*** HP Adds 'Apple iPod Shuffle From HP' To Digital Music Player Line
<http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/6168/>
MacDailyNews

*** iPod Mini Everywhere
<http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/laptops-pcs/apple/ipod-mini-everywhere-110815.php>
Gizmodo

This intereting piece of patent marginalia shows a potential iPod mini stuck inside a potential PowerBook.

*** Apple Co-Founder Woz Owns Six iPods
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=11979>
Macworld UK

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has six iPods loaded with different types of music.

*** Apple Executive: Updated iPods Still '4th Generation'
<http://ipodlounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-executive-updated-ipods-still-4th-generation/>
Larry ANgell, iPodlounge

One can now safely assume that Apple is saving the "fifth-generation" moniker for an all-new iPod yet to be revealed, perhaps conveniently at the same time as version 5.0 of iTunes.

*** IBM To Apple: Watt Me Worry?
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1833126,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
John G. Spooner, eWeek

Apple's worries about wats are unfounded, according to IBM. The company could build PowerPC chips that satisfy the needs of the entire range of Apple's product lines, including portables such as the PowerBook, said Rod Adkins, vice president of development for IBM's Systems and Technology Group, which produces IBM's PowerPC chips.

*** Mac Mini Automative Dock For Apple's Tiny Mac Debuts
<http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/mac_mini_automotive_dock_for_apples_tiny_mac_debuts/>
MacDailyNews

*** Free iPod Mini For Student Mac Buyers
<http://news.com.com/2061-10793_3-5770140.html?part=rss&tag=5770140&subj=news>
Michelle Meyers, CNET News.com

*** Shuffle Extension Cable Has 'The Look'
<http://news.com.com/2061-10793_3-5770513.html?part=rss&tag=5770513&subj=news>
Michelle Meyers, CNET News.com

For those extreme iPod shufffle users who want all related accessories to havve that same white, clean look, Digital Lifestyle Outfitters today launched a 4-foot USB extension cable designed specifically to match your music player.

*** iTunes Podcast Subscriptions Top One Million In First Two Days
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/06/30/podcasting/>
MacMinute

[Opinion]

*** Talkin' 'Bout 4th Generation
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/todayatplaylist/2005/07/talkingbout4thgen/index.php?lsrc=plrss>
Dan Frakes, Playlist

*** Dominance Of iPod Leaves Microsoft Player In Dust
<http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwendland1e_20050701.htm>
Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press

You just know that Microsoft has to be working overtime these days to make its Media Player more podcast friendly.

*** Naming The New iPod
<http://backstage.ipodlounge.com/index.php/backstage/comments/editorial-naming-the-new-ipod/>
Jeremy Horwitz, iPodlounge

[Review]

*** X2 - The Threat
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=620>
Bryan Clodfelter, Inside Mac Games

X2: The Threat is a very enjoyable game, with extremely satisfying, flexible gameplay and a plethora of career possibilities that should induce most sim fans to foam at the mouth. That said, the primary drawback to X2 is the mountainous learning curve, which is compounded by a confusing and illogical menu system and useless tutorial.

*** New Version Of iTunes Won't Run Alongside ProTools
<http://www.boingboing.net/2005/07/01/new_version_of_itune.html>
Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing

"The latest versions of iTunes prevents you from using Pro Tools or other peripheral-based audio apps."Update: "Digidesign, the makers of ProTools, are notoriously bad driver writers -- and their writers for their audio interfaces are the culprit."

[Wintel]

*** Singapore Creative To "Stay Focused" On Ops -- CEO
<http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/050701/15/3t9bx.html>
Dow Jones

"If you can survive... you will one day hit the jackpot," he said, without elaborating.

*** Microsoft Opens Desktop Search
<http://news.com.com/Microsoft+opens+desktop+search/2100-1012_3-5769997.html?part=rss&tag=5769997&subj=news>
Martin LaMonica, CNET News.com

Enlisting developers to help combat Google's search dominance, Microsoft has quietly released documentation to extend its desktop search tool beyond the browser.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Rip. Mix. Burn.
<http://www.economist.com/printedition/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=4128994>
The Economist

Media companies are jubilant at a Supreme Court judgment, but Congress should take them on.

*** Sun 'Distorts' Definition Of Free Software
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39206659,00.htm>
Ingrid Marson, ZDNet UK

Jonathan Schwartz's claim that the best thing about free and open source software is the price has raised hackles.

*** ESR: "We Don't Need The GPL Anymore"
<http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/06/30/esr_interview.html>
Federico Biancuzzi, O'Reilly Network

"We don't need the GPL anymore. It's based on the belief that open source software is weak and needs to be protected. Open source would be suceeding faster if the GPL didn't make lots of people nervious about adopting it."

*** U.S. To Retain Control Of Internet Domain Names
<http://news.com.com/U.S.+to+retain+control+of+Internet+domain+names/2100-1028_3-5770937.html?part=rss&tag=5770937&subj=news>
Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com

The Bush administration announced Thursday that the U.S. government will not hand over control of the internet to any other organisation, a surprise move that coupld presage an international flap.

*** BitTorrent Whiz Extolled Piracy?
<http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,68046,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
Katie Dean, Wired News

BitTorrent programmer Bram Cohen may be in legal jeopardy after the discovery on Wednesday of an old agenda buried on his website saying he creates programs to "commit digital piracy."

*** The Awkward Smart Phone Grows Up
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/30/technology/circuits/30pogue.html?ex=1277784000&en=fafa7655d687f54b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
David Pogue, New York Times

*** Now Playing On Google: 'Matrix,' 'Family Guy'
<http://news.com.com/Now+playing+on+Google+Matrix%2C+Family+Guy/2100-1032_3-5770212.html?part=rss&tag=5770212&subj=news>
John Borland and Elinor Mills, CNET News.com

Google's new video search tool is turning out to be a little more expansive than the company planned, with users uploading copyrighted content ranging from the last "Matrix" movie to the "Family Guy" cartoons.

*** WiMax Begins To Gel At Sprint
<http://news.com.com/WiMax+begins+to+gel+at+Sprint/2100-1034_3-5770354.html?part=rss&tag=5770354&subj=news>
Ben Charny, CNET News.com

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** A Philosopher's Humanity
<http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=wuzihij9d80ovotj5yxtxu2ft8dsikvd>
Carlin Romano, Chronicle Of Higher Education

The desire to portray great thinkers as disembodied argument machines remains a powerful force in analytic philosophy.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** DPM Tan To Retire At End Of August
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/59249.asp>
Christie Loh, Today

Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan plans to step down around the end of August, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

*** Singapore Takes Centre Stage For 2012 Vote
<http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=sportsNews&storyID=2005-07-01T110828Z_01_MOR137317_RTRUKOC_0_OLYMPICS-SINGAPORE-CITY.xml>
Geert De Clercq, Reuters

Royalty, heads of state and sporting celebrities are flooding into Singapore for the International Olympic Committee meeting on Wednesday that will choose the host city for the 2012 Summer Games.

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Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** Metro Picture
<http://www.mendozaline.com/recordings/>
The Mendoza Line
<http://www.mendozaline.com/songs/metro_pictures.mp3>