[MyAppleMenu] Mar 7, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple Computer "Overweight," Target Price Raised
<http://www.newratings.com/new2/beta/article_720984.html>
New Ratings

*** Is Apple About To Become An Industry Giant?
<http://www.it-director.com/article.php?articleid=12606&SESSID=23e115a317350f103efcad8578e4d4a1>
Robin Bloor, IT-Director

Apple is beginning to look like it is going to fulfil its commercial potential.

*** Passionate Owners Of Apple's Digital Music Player Snap Up A Plethora Of Accessories
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20050307-9999-mz1c7ipod.html>
James Hebert, San Diego Union-Tribune

With the gadgets becoming a fetish of Pet Rock proportions, the implications of such cuddly apparel items -- not just the socks, but fuzzy mohair slipcovers, stick-on tattoos, iPod-sized "hoodie" sweat shirts and more -- are hard to ignore.

*** Demand For iPod Outstrips Supply
<http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12473046%5E15316%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html>
Chris Jenkins, The Australian

*** Developer Cracks iTunes Encoding Format
<http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/70103/developer-cracks-itunes-encoding-format.html>
PC Pro

Apple may have kept details of the lossless encoding format introduced in recent versions of iTunes to itself, but that hasn't stopped one developer from reverse engineering an encoded file, to compile his own decoder.

*** Apple May Succumb To Subscriptions
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=11011>
Macworld UK

An analyst is predicting that subscription music services will outpace downloads by 2009, leading some to speculate that Apple will succumb to offering a subscription service.

*** At A Suit's Core: Are Bloggers Reporters, Too?
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/07/technology/07blog.html?ex=1267851600&en=deb54542a728ffaa&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Jonathan Glater, New York Times

Apple's lawsuit is being closely followed in the world of online commentators, but it could have broad implications for journalists working for traditional news organizations as well.

*** Waiting To Topple IT Cart: Is Apple Going Mass?
<http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=84561>
Indranil Chakraborty, India Financial Express

With a marketing push, Apple may emerge a winner.

[Opinion]

*** Pod People Invading Campus
<http://www.dailyorange.com/news/2005/03/07/Opinion/Pod-People.Invading.Campus-887188.shtml>
Julie Lozinski, Daily Orange

There is a proper time and place for them, like plane rides or workouts. Walking around constantly with voices in your head not only irritates the people trying to get your attention, but it's borderline schizophrenic.

*** Apple Goes To The Source
<http://news.com.com/Apple+goes+to+the+source/2010-1071_3-5601664.html?part=rss&tag=5600533>
Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com

Apple's attempts to strong-arm Web publishers into divulging their confidential sources illustrates how bloggers, Internet journalists and other online scribes remains econd-rate citizens.

[Review]

*** iPod Headphones Lack Bass, Comfort
<http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/E.php?article=E4&date=030705>
Cory Walsh, U-Wire

*** Maximize Your iPod
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5703-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_technology>
Washington Post

Here, we've highlighted the most functional gadgets to help you discover the hidden benefits of Apple's white wonder.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[Top Stories]

*** Taming Your Tech
<http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/050314/tech/14taming.htm>
David Lagesse, U.S. News

The simple approach to taking the bite out of unfriendly devices.

[News]

*** Radio Tags Can Find Stray Bags, But Can Airlines Afford Them?
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/07/technology/07baggage.html?ex=1267938000&en=18c992a6a5195f02&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Barnaby J. Feder, New York Times

*** Software Patent Directive Adopted
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020651,39190497,00.htm>
Ingrid Marson, ZDNet UK

Opponents are furious that the EU Council has approved the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive. The future of software patenting in Europe now lies in the hands of hte European Parliament.

*** History Is Going, Going, Gone
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7101036/site/newsweek/>
Steven Levy, Newsweek

We risk losing the thrill of viewing and touching the actual papers handled by geniuses.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Life]

*** At Home, I Am A Tourist
<http://travel.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,7445,1432013,00.html>
Gwyn Topham, The Guardian

Strap on the travel goggles and Oswestry can exist in the same exotic sphere as Phuket.

*** Showing Off A Little (Inner) Cleavage
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7103349/site/newsweek/>
Geralyn Lucas, Newsweek

Who are we, the women who have traded breasts for the chance to live? We are the true beauties.

*** Queer Eye For Straight TV
<http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1034725,00.html>
James Poniewozik, Time

They're gay. But these writers are producing some of today's most compelling, and popular, series about heterosexuals.

*** The Rich Are Different, And So Is Their TV Network
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/06/arts/television/06kenn.html?8hpib>
Randy Kennedy, New York Times

Plum TV is television for the rich, or at least the comfortably vacationed. In direct contrast to every other television network, Plum derives its appeal largely from its exclusivity.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Tharman Apologises Over Joint Admissions Exercise Problem
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/136029/1/.html>
NewsRadio 93.8

Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has apologised to students for his ministry's mishandling of the Joint Admissions Exercise for post-secondary education.

*** MPs Ask About Limits Imposed On Parliamentary Debate Questions
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/136033/1/.html>
S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia

*** Singapore Women Say They Are Not Paid Enough Compared To Male Counterparts: Survey
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/136102/1/.html>
Rita Zahara, Channel NewsAsia

*** Codeshare Deal Between Malaysian, Singapore Carriers Baffles AirAsia
<http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=33013>
Malaysia Daily Express

AirAsia questioned how the deal would help the Malaysian government's ambitions of making Kuala Lumpur International Airport a major regional hub and supplant Singapore's Changi Airport.

*** Women MPs Urge Singapore Women To Venture Into New Areas Of Work
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/135925/1/.html>
Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia

*** Singapore Braces For Higher Joblessness
<http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/06/bloomberg/sxsing.html>
Netty Ismail, Bloomberg

Singapore's jobless rate may climb from 3.7 percent as Maxtor and other companies shift production out of Singapore to take advantage of lower costs elsewhere in Asia, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said.

MyAppleMenu Shuffle
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Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** Gotta Be This Or That
<http://www.thejudyroom.com/songs.html>
Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland, The Danny Kaye Show, 1945
<http://www.thejudyroom.com/songs/gottabe.mp3>

*** Over The Rainbow
<http://www.thejudyroom.com/songs.html?>
Judy Garland, Ford Star Jubilee, 1955
<http://www.thejudyroom.com/songs/55otr.mp3>