[MyAppleMenu] Jul 28, 2005

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[News]

*** Harley-Davidson Puts An iPod On Your Blog
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=12200>
Macworld UK

Renowned motorbike manufacturer Harley-Davidson has added an iPod connector as standard to some of its newest models.

*** In One Stroke, Podcasting Hits Mainstream
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/28/technology/circuits/28pogue.html?ex=1280203200&en=264d5f4608091d82&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
David Pogue, New York Times

Pockets of the populace may not enjoy the transformation of podcasting into a commercial, pop-culture phenomenon, but it's too late now. The people have spoken -- or rather, listened.

*** iBook Firesale Moved Based On Expected Popularity
<http://www.macnn.com/articles/05/07/27/ibook.firesale.moved/>
MacNN

*** iPod Battery Replacement Program Raises Questions
<http://www.thebostonchannel.com/money/4777376/detail.html>
TheBostonChannel.com

You'll discover you won't get back the same thing you sent in.

*** iTunes Emasculates Crazy Frog
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/27/itunes_emasculates_crazy_frog/>
Lester Haines, The Register

Yup, Crazy Frog joined the US iTunes roster yesterday morning, but by the time he got off the plane in California, prudish WASP elements in Cupertino had chopped off the little guy's wedding tackle.

*** Apple Wins Florida School Contract For 30,000 iBooks
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2005/07/27.5.shtml>
Mac Observer

*** PortalPlayer Guidance Hints At New iPod
<http://ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/portalplayer-guidance-hints-at-new-ipod/>
Larry Angell, iLounge

iPod chip maker PortalPlayer said it expects to see "significant demand" in the second half of the year for "exciting new models" from its partners, hinting that Apple does indeed have at least one new iPod coming this fall.

[Opinion]

*** Apple Needs To Get Behind Certifications
<http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/article.php/3523341>
John Welch, Datamation

*** Reviewing The Reviews
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/07/reviewguidelines/index.php?lsrc=editorsblog>
Jennifer Berger, Macworld

As the senior editor in Macworld's Reviews department, I get questions, Oh boy, do I get questions.

*** Perils Of The Evil French Apple Keyboard
<http://zengun.org/weblog/archives/2005/07/perils-of-the-evil-french-apple-keyboard>
zengun

Over the last five days, I lost a total of three hours of work at home.

[Review]

*** All Roads Lead To COM, An iTunes Story
<http://www.marteydodoo.com/2005/07/27/all-roads-lead-to-com-an-itunes-story/>
MarteyDodoo.com

The iTunes COM documentation is interesting enough that I might make some more applications before the end of the summer.

[Sidetrack]

*** Welcome To the iMac Pod
Heng-Cheong Leong

Or is it the iPod Mac <http://www.vanschip.net/2005/07/27/the-most-awesome-mac-setup-ever/>?

*** Rumor Today: We're Still Talking About iPod Video
Heng-Cheong Leong

According to Hannibal in Ars Technica, yes, there will be an iPod video. And it will be using Sharp LH7A400 SOC <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050727-5141.html>.

*** Rumor Today: Try Jeans, Get Free iTunes Song
Heng-Cheong Leong

AppleInsider <http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1206>: Apple and clothing retailer the Gap are preparing to kick-off a promotion that will offer Gap customers free iTunes songs for trying on clothing at its retail stores.

[Wintel]

*** Is IE 7 Really Firefox Lite?
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/7445>
Preston Gralla, O'Reilly Network

The newest version of IE takes some of Firefox's better features, but for now doesn't improve on them, or even always match them.

*** Microsoft Delivers Windows Vista Beta
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/07/27/HNvistabeta1_1.html>
Ed Scannell, InfoWorld

Beta 1 chock-full with security features.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** We Are The Web
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.08/tech.html>
Kevin Kelly, Wired

The Netscape IPO wasn't really about dot-commerce. At its heart was a new cultural force based on mass collaboration. Blogs, Wikipedia, open source, peer-to-peer -- behold the power of the people.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Reading Between The Lines Of Used Book Sales
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/28/technology/28scene.html?>
Hal R. Varian, New York Times

All in all, it looks like the used book market creates a lot more value than it destroys.

*** Yes, The Kitchen's Open. Too Open.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/27/dining/27open.html?>
Frank Bruni, New York Times

There was a time when much of the point of fine dining was to be liberated from the frenetic, clangorous, sweaty making of a meal, to have it magically appear, an unlabored gift from unseen elves. Not these days. Not even close.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** New Registry To Keep Tabs On Disabled Persons
<http://www.asia1.com.sg/st/st_20050728_331235.html>
Yap Su-Yin, Straits Times

The government is setting up a central database of people with disabilities to get a clearer picture of what services are needed in Singapore.

*** Undeterred By 400m Walk
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/63818.asp>
Jasmine Yin, Today

Residents, MP poll commuters to lobby for Buangkok station.

*** Dr Balakrishnan Says Charity Sector Needs 1-2 Months To Review Practices
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/160168/1/.html>
Joanne Leow, Channel NewsAsia

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[Tunes]

*** My Tennessee Hills
<http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/index.html?item=/ent/audiofile/2005/07/22/ian/index.html>
Janis Ian
<http://toolshedmedia04.com/ts/janis-ian-my-hills.mp3>