[MyAppleMenu] Mar 3, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Library Shuffles Its Collection
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,66756,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
Cyrus Farivar, Wired News

Checking out a new iPod now applies to more than shopping trips or web browsing. This week the South Huntington Public Library on Long Island, New York, became one of the first public libraries in the country to loan out iPod shuffles.

*** iTunes Walks With The Dead
<http://news.com.com/iTunes+walks+with+the+Dead/2100-1027_3-5596572.html?part=rss&tag=5587315>
David Becker, CNET News.com

The long, strange trip of acid rock icons the Grateful Dead has made a pit stop in cyberspace, with the band now selling digital downloads of key live recordings.

*** iTunes' Margins Seen Surging In 2006 And Beyond
<http://www.forbes.com/technology/2005/03/02/0302automarketscan13.html?partner=rss>
Forbes

"We believe the profitability of iTunes will begin to increase throughout 2005 as fixed costs are spread across greater volumes."

[Opinion]

*** Apple Addiction
<http://www.evhead.com/2005/03/apple-addiction.asp>
Evan Williams, evhead

Steve has got me in his clutches, and I have a feeling he won't let go until I'm dead.

*** Apple Gains Need To Be Digested
<http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/comment/richardsuttmeier/10211275.html>
Richard Suttmeler, The Street

*** The iPod Arrives
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/todayatplaylist/2005/03/ipodarrival/index.php>
Christopher Breen, Playlist

Proof that the iPod has reached iconic status comes not from the media, but from my most reliable source. My mother.

*** The "i" Behind iPod -- Innovation, Integration, Or Inertia?
<http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000770034175/>
Ross Rubin, Engadget

After so much time competing with a master monopolist, Apple is acting as if it has learned the tricks of the thread -- get it right, brand pervasively, steal opportunistically, enable diversity, and occasionally move the needle ever so gradually under the guise of not messing with success.

*** iPod, Therefore I Am Missing Something
<http://daily.stanford.edu/tempo?page=content&id=16391&repository=0001_article>
Emily Wood, Stanford Daily

Please -- take off the headphones. Live your life, and I promise that the soundtrack will follow.

[Review]

*** A Snappy iWork Package
<http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/03/02/1109546881008.html>
Garry Barker, The Age

*** Complete Guide To The iPod Shuffle
<http://www.ipodlounge.com/articles_more.php?id=6563_0_8_0_C>
Jerrod Hofferth, iPodlounge

*** Burning Monkey Mahjong Solitaire 2
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=559>
Michael Philips, Inside Mac Games

With its addictive gameplay, rich graphics, customizable interface, wide variety of tile layouts and of course, monkeys, BMMS2 is sure to delight Mahjong veterans and neophytes alike.

*** Shopping For An Inexpensive PC? Make It A Mac Mini. You Won't Regret It.
<http://www.detnews.com/2005/techcolumns/0503/02/techcolumn-105208.htm>
Tom Gromak, Detroit News

I realized that I could be a switcher. And I'd like it.

*** Keynote 2: Overdue Upgrade To Presentation Program Brings Many Welcome Features
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/02/reviews/keynote2/index.php?lsrc=mcrss-0305>
Franklin Tessler, Macworld

Despite its limitations, Keynote 2 is a greatly improved application that lets you design presentations that look better than the best that PowerPoint has to offer.

*** Pages: New Page-Layout App Shows Promise, But It's Not Quite Ready For Prime Time
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/02/reviews/pages/index.php?lsrc=mcrss-0305>
Jeffery Battersby, Macworld

If you want to create standard text documents and beautiful, one-off newsletters, resumes, and brochures, you won't be disappointed. But if you're expecting to inexpensively satisfy all your page-layout needs, I suggest that you wait for the next version to ship.

[Wintel]

*** Court Overturns Eolas Browser Judgment Against Microsoft
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1771931,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
John Pallatto, eWeek

The U.S. District Court of Appeals on Wednesday called for a new trial on a key aspect of the $520 million jury verdict that found that Microsoft had infringed on Web browser technology patents held by Eolas Technologies.

*** MP3 Maker Hoists Taegukgi In Battle With Apple
<http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200503/200503010010.html>
Chosunilbo

"Big companies like Samsung Electronics and LGE could fend off Apple's offensive, but small and medium-sized companies will be in trouble if the situation continues."

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Had It With Pint-Size Keyboards? A Full-Size ALternative Beams In
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/03/technology/circuits/03keyb.html?ex=1267592400&en=02f459d9f6dfd3f2&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Michel Marriott, New York Times

*** Google's Secret Of Success? Dealing With Failure
<http://news.com.com/Googles+secret+of+success+Dealing+with+failure/2100-1032_3-5596811.html?part=rss&tag=5596640>
Martin LaMonica, CNET News.com

The technical wizardry behind Google's successful search engine may come down to a blindingly obvious insight: PCs crash.

*** Hydrogen: The Next FUel For Laptops?
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/11030972.htm>
Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News

A small New Jersey company is working on a hydrogen-fueled battery that it hopes will eventually provide eight hours of power for laptop computers.

*** Bodcasting
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/Gillmor/index.php?p=60>
Steve Gillmor, ZDNet

The RSS Bubble is here.

*** Will Restricting File-Sharing Slow Innovation?
<http://insight.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,39020463,39189760,00.htm>
John Borland and Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com

Some leading figures in tech are worried that legal restrictions on peer-to-peer software could cause lasting damage to the tech industry as a whole.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** To Know Science Is To Love It
<http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050221/full/050221-8.html>
Helen Pearson, Nature.com

The more a person knows about science, the more he or she tends to support scientific endeavours.

[Life]

*** Here's A Switch: Tips From The Delivery Guys
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/02/dining/02guys.html>
Kim Severson, New York Times

At the end of the day New York's delivery rules are pretty basic: Watch your dog. Have your money ready. TIp well, and do it in cash. And wear your nicest boxers.

*** In New York, The World Is Brought To Your Door
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/02/dining/02delivery.html>
Eric Asimov, New York Times

Judging by the volume of menus crammed into kitchen drawers around the city, it may seem as if delivery food were as old a feature of New York as the Brooklyn Bridge. But it's a relatively recent phenomenon, becoming a significant part of the restaurant business only in the last 20 years or so.

*** Who's Killing The Great Wines Of France?
<http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-frenchwine30mar02,0,604988.story?coll=la-home-food>
Corie Brown, Los Angeles Times

Facing a crisis, the French wine industry is finally forced to loosen its grasp on tradition.

*** The Line Starts Here
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64231-2005Mar1.html>
Libby Copeland, Washington Post

Waiting 10, 20, 30 hours outside the House or the Senate, holding a place in line so some well-pressed lobbyist can sit upfront at a congressional hearing and bat eyes at all the right people -- this is democracy, or something like it. More importantly, it's a job.

*** We No Longer Need Public Television
<http://www.bergen.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzOTcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY2NjAxMDUmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxNA==>
George Will, North Jersey Record

Public television is akin to the body politic's appendix: It is vestigial, purposeless and occasionally troublesome.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** Singapore Gambles On Open Debate
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0503030253mar03,1,741530.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed&ctrack=2&cset=true>
Michael A. Lev, Chicago Tribune

Putting it in nanny-state terms, it's as if the government finally may be acknowledging that its charges are growing up.

*** Singapore's Trump Card
<http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/03/bloomberg/sxmuk.html>
Andy Mukherjee, Bloomberg

Singapore's decision appears to be a foregone conclusion.

*** Singapore's Plan For Retirees Offers Lessons For U.S.
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0503020237mar02,1,675994.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true>
Michael A. Lev, Chicago Tribune

System of private investment generates returns for workers, but not without shortcomings.

[News]

*** Singapore Plans To Regulate Pre-Paid Phone Cards To Curb Terrorism
<http://technology.news.designerz.com/singapore-plans-to-regulate-pre-paid-phone-cards-to-curb-terrorism.html?d20050303>
AFP

Wong Kan Seng said that in terrorist incidents abroad, militants had exploited the anonymity offered by pre-paid cards to carry out their deadly missions.

*** Economists Expect Costs Of Doing Business In Singapore To Rise
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/135446/1/.html>
Derek Cher, Channel NewsAsia

The cost of doing business in Singapore is expected to rise slightly over the next few years due to an expanding economy, according to economists.

*** Las Vegas Companies Bidding To Build Casinos In Singapore
<http://www.usatoday.com/travel/hotels/2005-03-02-singapore-casinos_x.htm>
Associated Press

Four major Nevada-based gambling companies are bidding to develop casino resorts in Singapore.

*** No Aussie Deal For SIA Yet
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/37848.asp>
Val Chua, Today

Putting to rest speculation that it was a done deal, the Australian government said it is at least four months away from granting SIA the lucrative trans-Pacific route.

*** No Referendum On Casino Issue
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/37866.asp>
Tor Ching Li, Today

"It is good that so many people are so actively engaged in this debate... this is what an active citizenry is about. But an active citizenry does not mean government abdicating its responsibility."

*** No Referendum On Singapore Casino
<http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=ddcfd29ebcb2ce20>
UPI

The government cannot govern by referendum, Lee Hsien Loong said. The casino is not an issue of national survival or sovereignty that deserves to be settled by a referendum.

*** Singapore Courrt Throws Out Opposition Leader's Libel Suit
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/3/2/latest/21756Singapore&sec=latest>
Associated Press

The High Court on Tuesday threw out the suit after Chee Soon Juan failed to answer questions from the court about the source of his funding, the Straits Times newspaper said.

*** PM Says Singapore Received 19 Bids For Proposed Casino Project
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/latest/story/0,4574,147244,00.html?>
Business Times

*** MFA Says Malaysian Media Report On Bridge Issue Inaccurate
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/135252/1/.html>
Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia

Singapore's Foreign Affairs Ministry has described as inaccurate a Malaysian newspaper report which says that Singapore has agreed to construct a new bridge to replace the Causeway.

[Opinion]

*** Singaproe As Globalization Model For Korea
<http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/biz/200503/kt2005030311074711910.htm>
Wan-Soon Kim, Korea Times

[Technology]

*** More Schools Expected To Swop Textbooks For Digital Ones
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/135279/1/.html>
Rita Zahara, Channel NewsAsia

More students can soon throw out their textbooks and replace them with tablet PCs.

[Entertainment]

*** Singaporeans Blitzed With Aussie Culture
<http://www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking-News/Singaporeans-blitzed-with-Aussie-culture/2005/03/03/1109700588262.html?oneclick=true>
AAP

Singaporeans will be bombarded with all things Australian this month as part of a campaign to attract big spenders down-under.

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[Tunes]

*** We Had A Deal
<http://www.jadetree.com/bands/artist/onelinedrawing>
onelinedrawing, The Volunteers
<http://64.156.1.192/onelinedrawing-We_Had_A.mp3>