[MyAppleMenu] Mar 5, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[Top Stories]

*** Apple Seeks Royalties, Consumer Protection With "Made For iPod" Campaign
<http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=934>
Kasper Jade, AppleInsider

Industry insiders say the world-wide MP3 accessory market is destined to become a half-billion dollar business by the close of the 2005 calendar year. Apple, whose iPod digital music player dominates the MP3 player market, is looking to reap some of the benefits of this capitalization through an iPod marketing campaign it will roll out sometime in the next two months.

[News]

*** iPod Success Leads To New SLO Business
<http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/business/11060249.htm>
San Luis Obispo Tribune

The popularity of the iPod has spawned a new enterprise in San Luis Obispo -- the iPod Shop.

*** Survey Says: Keep Laptops
<http://www.henricocitizen.com/news/news_item.2005-03-05.5460570717>
Tom Lappas, Henrico Citizen

But some parents, students favor Windows platform.

*** Laptop Program To Continue
<http://www.henricocitizen.com/news/news_item.2005-03-05.8644660338>
Tom Lappas, Henrico Citizen

Henrico County's landmark laptop computer initiative for high-school students will continue. But whether it will continue with Apple iBooks or a Windows-based platform remains to be seen.

*** New iPod Mini Already Uses New PortalPlayer Chipset
<http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/ipod/new-ipod-mini-already-uses-new-portalplayer-chipset-034931.php>
Gizmodo

Why we didn't put together the greatly increased battery life of the new iPod mini and the new chipset I'll never know.

*** Apple PowerMac LED Clock Hack
<http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/laptops-pcs/apple/apple-powermac-led-clock-hack-034937.php>
Gizmodo

Those punched holes in the front of the Apple G5 PowerMac's aluminum case just happen to be the perfect size to hold standard-issue LEDs.

[Opinion]

*** The Rexblog (You Won't Believe This) Is Boycotting Apple
<http://www.rexblog.com/2005/03/04#a6070>
Rex Hammock, rexblog.com

While it will have absolutely no impact on anyone's bottomline, I am removing the iTunes affiliate link from this weblog. In fact, I suggest all bloggers who have one do the same.

*** Judge: Bloggers Aren't Journalists
<http://www.newmediamusings.com/blog/2005/03/judge_bloggers__1.html>
JD Lasica, New Media Musings

Sometimes all it takes is one jusge with no vision to set us all down a dangerous path.

*** Is Apple The New Microsoft?
<http://www.forbes.com/technology/personaltech/2005/03/04/cx_ld_0304aapl.html?partner=rss>
Lisa DiCarto, Forbes

It's ironic that a company as innovative as Apple could have such a regressive view of the changing world of Americna media.

*** Apple's Shame Continues
<http://donatacom.com/archives/00000745.htm>
Terry Heaton, Donata Communications

Steve Jobs' problem is with his employees, not these bloggers.

*** Nerve Touching
<http://daringfireball.net/2005/03/nerve_touching>
John Gruber, Daring Fireball

It's an unfounded fear that as the iPod succeeds, the Macintosh will -- somehow, in some unspecified but surely dreadful way -- suffer.

[Review]

*** Muscle Up Your Mac FTP
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/03/04/ftp.html>
Glenn Fleishman, O'Reilly Network

Let me tell you about a much, much better and vastly easier and safer way to operate FTP on the Mac.

*** Podcasting With Your iPod Photo
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/03/04/podcasting.html>
Wei-Meng Lee, O'Reilly Network

With the iPod photo, you can view slideshows of photos, as well as play music in the background.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Too Many Open Source Licenses?
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/03/04/10OPopenent_1.html>
Neil McAllister, InfoWorld

License proliferation puts a burden on software vendors, integrators, and customers alike.

*** Tracking PCs Anywhere On The Net
<http://news.com.com/Tracking+PCs+anywhere+on+the+Net/2100-1029_3-5600055.html?part=rss&tag=5598782>
Renai LeMay, CNET News.com

A University of Caliornia researcher says he has found a way to identify computer hardware remotely, a technique that could potentially unmask anonymous Web surfers by bypassing some common security techniques.

*** Is IT Ready For A Shakeup?
<http://news.com.com/Is+IT+ready+for+a+shakeup/2010-7341_3-5599461.html?part=rss&tag=5598782>
Charles Cooper, CNET News.com

Intel CEO Craig Barrett says there's no end in sight for Moore's Law. That's fabulous news for Intel, but is it necessarily so wonderful for the rest of us?

[Internet]

*** Chinese Censors And Web Users Match Wits
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/04/international/asia/04censor.html?ex=1267765200&en=9ffd19e38923c2ae&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Howard W. French, New York Times

For many China watchers, the holding of a National People's Congress beginning this weekend is an ideal occasion for gleaning the inner workings of this country's closed political system. For specialists in China's Internet controls, though, the gathering of legislators and top political leaders offers a chance to measure the state of the art of Web censorship.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Going Global At A Small-Town Canadian Drugstore
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/05/international/americas/05strempler.html>
Clifford Krauss, New York Times

Setting up shop at the intersection of global capitalism, Internet arbitrage and America's health care problems was controversial.

*** Taking A Big, Fat Chance (For The Time Being)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/05/arts/television/05kirs.html?8hpib>
Nick Madigan, New York Times

It was not a good time in Kirstie Alley's life. A little over a year ago, she owed the taxman all sorts of money, the paparazzi were laying siege by the gate, and she was fat. Very fat. So she went to bed for seven days and cried under the covers. Byt he time she emerged, bedraggled but clear-headed, she knew what to do: make a sitcom about being fat. And -- why beat around the bush? -- call it "Fat Actress."

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Workers' Party Wants Casino Decision To Be Put To Vote At Next Election
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/135790/1/.html>
Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia

The Workers' Party wants the casino decision to be put off till the next general election -- so that people can decide on the issue at the ballot box.

*** Singapore PM: Unemployment Could Rise
<http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D88KPPHG1.htm?campaign_id=apn_tech_down>
Associated Press

Singapore can expect higher unemployment as it faces competition from China and India, and the government will alunch a program to make jobs more attractive for its citizens, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Saturday.

*** Maxtor Cutting Jobs In Singapore But Is Hiring Rapidly In China
<http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/11059397.htm>
Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News

The company is moving its desktop drive manufacturing to China to slash costs in a cutthroat market for disk drives.

*** Singapore Reiterates One-China Policy: FM
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/04/content_2651353.htm>
Xinhua

Singapore sticks to its one-China policy and has no official relations with Taiwan, said Foreign Minister George Yeo on Friday.

[Opinion]

*** Singapore Embassy Responds
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20050305.F07&irec=6>
Adrian Chung, Singapore Embassy Jarkata, Jakarta Post

It is puzzling how Abdillah Toha came to the conclusion that the recently held negotiations between Singapore and Indonesia officials on the extradition treaty issue "did not yield much". Both the Indonesia and Singapore governments are pelased with the progress of the extradition treaty negotiation.

*** Not Wanted In Singapore
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/38336.asp>
Jolene Lim, Today

Narrow mindsets drive citizens abroad for employment, education.

[Entertainment]

*** Singapore Orchestra Celebrates With U.S. Tour
<http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/today/lifeentertainment/stories/li030505s1.shtml>
Rebecca Rothbaum, Poughkeepsie Journal

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra, which was founded in 1979 in part to bridge the cultural divide between the East and West, has toured extensively through Europe and the United Kingdom. To celebrate its 25th anniversary last year, the 96-member orchestra is making its first trip to the United States.