[MyAppleMenu] Jul 12, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple Specialists Expect 'Mactels' To Grow Mac Business Market
<http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/5918/>
Dennis Sellers, Macsimum

A network of Apple Specialist dealers meeting in Boston at the Macworld Conference and Expo this week say they expect Apple's move to Intel chips to bring more business users to the platform.

*** Apple Website Dominates PC Industry Pack
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=12060>
Macworld UK

Apple attracted the most traffic of all manufacturers, with Dell in second place.

*** Smith Micro Acquires Allume
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08165>
Geoff Duncan, TidBITS

*** Thief-Wary iPod Users Using Subterfuge
<http://tech.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1033029.php/Thief-wary_iPod_users_using_subterfuge>
UPI

New York iPod users have begun trying to hide or disguise their music players from muggers.

*** With Free Napster At Hand, Students Still Turn To iTunes
<http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/M3sBEIsk1lMwu5/With-Free-Napster-at-Hand-Students-Still-Turn-to-iTunes.xhtml>
Keith Regan, E-Commerce Times

*** Apple Computer Set For Upside Q3
<http://www.forbes.com/markets/2005/07/11/apple-ipod-earnings-0711marketscan07.html>
Forbes

Piper Jaffray said based on recent checks, Apple's sales are expected to come in slightly above the Street consensus of $3.3 billion on upside revenue for the iMac.

*** Apple Releases iSync 2.1 for Mac OS X Tiger
<http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/apple_releases_isync_21_for_mac_os_x_tiger/>
MacDailyNews

iSync 2.1 supports compatibility for more devices.

*** TinkerTool Adds More Tiger Tweaks
<http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/tinkertool_adds_more_tiger_tweaks/>
Macsimum

*** Apple's South Africa Pricing Unlikely To Change
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/07/11/southafrica/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Sean Bacher, Macworld

[Opinion]

*** Macworld Is Here!
<http://irgeek.net/archives/2005/07/12/macworld-is-here/>
ingeek.net

So there was no line for the keynote, here it is 9.15am, 45 minutes til it starts, and there is probably 20-30 people here in total.

*** As if It Were A Swarm Of Bees
<http://www.drunkenblog.com/drunkenblog-archives/000569.html>
DrunkenBlog

Someone [at Apple] deserves a pat on the back for eeking that through. Yay, swarm of bees!

*** Movies Seem Ready To Roll On iPod
<http://www.theage.com.au/news/next/movies-seem-ready-to-roll-on-ipod/2005/07/11/1120934156869.html>
Robert Padbury, The Age

How long before Apple releases a video iPod? This is the question that many of hte company's watchers have been asking since its competitors started releasing portable digital video players with hard drives.

*** iPod Shufffle Survey By Apple -- Car Equipment Coming Soon?
<http://www-users.rwth-aachen.de/Julia.Heller/blog/?p=39>
Julia Heller

I gathered that Apple is probably planning to release some car adapter-thingy for their iPod line.

*** Still No iTunes Love
<http://www.communityguy.com/index.cfm?commentID=323>
Jake McKee, Community Guy

[Review]

*** ChronoSync 3.0: Powerful Backup Tool Makes File Synchronizing Easy
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/06/reviews/chronosync3/index.php>
Nathan Alderman, Macworld

For small offices or big households that need to keep far-flung data safe and organized, ChronoSync is an outstanding value.

*** OmniOutliner 3 Professional: Top-Of-The-Line Outlining Program For Compulsive Organizers Adds Terrific New Features
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/06/reviews/omnioutliner3pro/index.php>
William Porter, Macworld

*** Media Rage 1.9.3: Media Organizer And Editor Sorts Your Digital-Audio Files In A Snap
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/06/reviews/mediarage19/index.php>
Mathew Honan, Macworld

If you have thousands of files from a variety of sources in various formats, it is an excellent resource for wrangling all of that media into one convenient corral.

*** Reason 3: Virtual Rack Of Music Gear Gets Sweeter Sounding
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/05/reviews/reason3/index.php>
Peter Kirn, Macworld

Expanded presets, great mastering effects, and improved integration with newer keyboards and instruments are great, but the Combinator justifies upgrading.

*** Web Browsers For Kids: KidsBrowser 3.2 And BumperCar 2.0 Keep The Internet Simple And Safe
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/05/reviews/kidbrowsers/index.php>
Jason Cranford Teague and Jocelyn Cranford Teague, Macworld

While BumperCar provides more flexibility with its safety settings and more robust browser controls, KidsBrowser provides a simpler web experience for very young children who might need more of a helping hand.

[Wintel]

*** Microsoft Denies Its Antispyware Favors Claria
<http://news.com.com/Microsoft+denies+its+antispyware+favors+Claria/2100-1029_3-5782848.html?part=rss&tag=5782848&subj=news>
Renai LeMay, CNET News.com

Microsoft is moving to quash claims that its antispyware tool is now giving preferential treatment to adware maker Claria.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** AOL Plans AIM Developer Program
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/07/11/HNaimdeveloper_1.html>
Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service

America Online (AOL) plans to launch a broad program to encourage external developers to create applications for the company's AIM instant messaging platform, an AOL executive said Monday.

*** School Swaps Textbooks For Laptops
<http://news.com.com/2061-10801_3-5783880.html?part=rss&tag=5783880&subj=news>
Leslie Katz, CNET News.com

A few hundred Arizona high school studnets can cross books off their fall back-to-school lists.

*** Motorola Adds News Reader To Phones
<http://news.com.com/2061-10800_3-5783728.html?part=rss&tag=5783728&subj=news>
Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com

For those of you don't like reading long articles on smart phones, Motorola will come out with Screen3. With the software, headlines of news stories scroll across the phone's screen.

*** The Filtered Future
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2122270/fr/rss/>
Tim Wu, Slate

China's bid to divide the internet.

*** Stop Reading This Headline And Get Back To Work
<http://news.com.com/Stop+reading+this+headline+and+get+back+to+work/2100-1022_3-5783552.html?part=rss&tag=5783552&subj=news>
Ed Frauenheim, CNET News.com

Traipsing around the internet is the most popular form of loafing on the job.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Driving Upstream: A Road Trip With Stops For Salmon
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/10/travel/10salmon.html>
Sam Sifton, New York Times

The idea was to drive a cool car north from Seattle, ripped on strong coffee and the smell of rain, and eat some salmon. The idea was to eat so much salmon, in fact, that driving would become difficult.

*** A City's Traffic Plans Are Snarled By China's Car Culture
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/12/international/asia/12china.html?hp>
Howard W. French, New York Times

Enormous sums were spent on spectacular bridges, elevated highways and a brand-new subway system. But today, it is hard to escape the impression that Shanghai, at least for now, is losing its bet.

[Expressions]

*** Fireflies
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2119067/fr/rss/>
Karl kirchwey, Slate

*** Signs
<http://tech1.dccs.upenn.edu/xconnect/i22/g/dunn.html>
Stephen Dunn, Cross Connect

*** Growing Pains
<http://tech1.dccs.upenn.edu/xconnect/i22/g/galaviz.html>
Alexai Galaviz-Budziszewski, Cross Connect

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** NKF CEO's $600,000 Pay Revealed In Court
<http://www.asia1.com.sg/st/st_20050712_328079.html>
Bertha Henson, Straits Times

"The reaso you hide the truth is because you know that that this is the wrong thing to do, using people's money, and you know that is mismanagement of donations."

[News]

*** Singapore President Nathan Running For Second Term
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/157508/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

President S R Nathan has submitted his eligibility application form to run for a second term as presidnet, ending motnhs of speculation over his plans.

*** Singapore Air Weathers LCCs Threat
<http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/050712/15/3teqd.html>
Abdul Hadhi, Dow Jones

Skies are starting to clear for Singapore Airlines, the world's second biggest airline by market value, as the competitive threat from low cost carriers is easing, analysts said.

*** President Nathan Likely To Announce Bid For 2nd Term
<http://www.asia1.com.sg/st/st_20050712_327998.html>
M. Nirmala, Straits Times

Notice expected today; political watchers predict he'll be only candidate.

*** SPH Had An Agenda? NKF Chief Withdraws Claims
<http://www.asia1.com.sg/st/st_20050712_328011.html>
Straits Times

*** NKF Sues SPH Over 'Gold-Plated Tap'
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/60982.asp>
Tor Ching Li, Today

Mr Durai, who initially told the court he prefered to keep his salary private, said he earned an average of about $550,000 a year, including bonuses varying from 10 months to a year's salary. Over the last three years, he earned a total of around $1.8 million.

[Opinion]

*** Racism Rears Its Ugly Head
<http://casanova4hire.blogspot.com/2005/07/racism-rears-its-ugly-head.html>
Casanova For Hire!

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[Tunes]

*** What I Say
<http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=25118&from=browseRecent>
Los Lonely Boys
<http://ia201139.eu.archive.org/hdc1/audio/llb2005-05-04.flac/llb2005-05-04d01t10_64kb.mp3>