[MyAppleMenu] Mar 16, 2005

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[Top Stories]

*** Motorola Cites Apple For Non-Show Of iTunes Phone
<http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=7913543>
Sinead Carew, Reuters

Motorola did not show upcoming phones designed to work with Apple's iTunes digital music service at a recent tech show because of the pair's differing approach to launching new products, executives from Motorola said on Tuesday.

[News]

*** Incoming SoE Students To Receive Free iPods
<http://www.thetriangle.org/news/2005/03/11/News/Incoming.Soe.Students.To.Receive.Free.Ipods-892494.shtml>
Jason Gomes, Drexel University Triangle

The School of Education will provide a free iPod for each of its incoming freshman students in the 2005-2006 academic year.

*** Apple Plans Bonuses For Its Executives
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/216133_apple16.html>
Bloomberg

Apple, whose shares have more than tripled in the past year on sales of its iPod music players, wants to boost cash awards to top managers because its executive pay isn't competitive.

*** AIM TOS Updated: Looks Like iChat Is Safe Again
<http://apple.weblogsinc.com/entry/1234000630036175/>
C.K. Sample, III, Unofficial Apple Weblog

The new TOS removes any discussion of AOL owning your private chat conversations, while clarifying that content posted to any public forum may be used by AOL in any way they see fit.

*** Apple CEO Steve Jobs Again Gets $1 Salary For 2004
<http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2005-03-15T194149Z_01_N15211152_RTRIDST_0_USREPORT-TECH-APPLE-CEO-DC.XML>
Reuters

Steve Jobs was again paid $1 in salary and received no stock options or restricted stock for the company's fiscal 2004, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday.

*** Apple Execs Cash In On Stock Options
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/03/15/apple-execs/>
MacMinute

[Opinion]

*** Apple's Attack On Bloggers Carries Big Risks
<http://www.investors.com/breakingnews.asp?journalid=26478449&brk=1>
John C. Dvorak, Investor's Business Daily

*** The Mac, Merely A Safe Windows System?
<http://www.applematters.com/comments.php?id=300_0_1_0_C>
Chris Seibold, Apple Matters

*** Macs In The Wild
<http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/03/15/mac-in-the-wild/>
Nick Santilli, The Apple Blog

The Halo Effect is in motion...

*** Apple Planning Subscription Version Of iTunes? Depends On How Badly Do You Want To Believe
<http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000943036119/>
Peter Rojas, Engadget

*** The Truth About iPod Batteries
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1776362,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03129TX1K0000624>
Lance Ulanoff, PC Magazine

Apple iPods are not unique in the world of rechargeable devices. Maybe Apple made a mistake by not making them so consumers could replace their own batteries, but perhaps that's the price you pay for that much-lauded Apple industrial design. So please, enough with the wild conspiracy theories and the threats of class-action lawsuits.

*** On The discovery Ruling In 'Apple V. Does'
<http://daringfireball.net/2005/03/discovery_ruling>
John Gruber, Daring Fireball

The rumor sites, the EFF, and their attorneys apparently want to argue these cases solely in terms of the First Amendment. But Apple sees this as a matter of trade secret law, and with this ruling, the court agrees with Apple.

[Review]

*** Instant Collaboration
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/03/secrets/aprilgeekfactor/index.php>
Glenn Fleishman, Jeff Carlson and Adam Engst, Macworld

We've used SubEthaEdit to shave hours off projects -- from building outlines and ocnducting group meetings to revising articles. We think it's only the first of many programs that will promote collaborative processes.

*** Exploring The Mac OS X Firewall
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/03/15/firewall.html>
Peter Hickman, O'Reilly Network

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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Self-Install WiMax Kit Comes To Tokyo
<http://news.com.com/Self-install+WiMax+kit+comes+to+Tokyo/2100-1039_3-5618490.html?part=rss&tag=5618490&subj=news>
Peter Judge, CNET News.com

By December of this year, Tokyo residents will be able to get multi-megabit broadband wherever they live or work in the city, thanks to a WiMax router set to go on sale there, with other cities to follow suit.

[Internet]

*** MSN Vs. Google And Yahoo, Round 3
<http://news.com.com/MSN+vs.+Google+and+Yahoo%2C+Round+3/2100-1024_3-5619178.html?part=rss&tag=5619178&subj=news>
Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is expected to show off a new paid-search service on Wednesday that will eventually go toe-to-toe with rival Google and supplant partner Yahoo's advertising.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** Is The Empire Striking Back?
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/opinion/16xue.html?ex=1268629200&en=f7cc8480fe48a554&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Yong Xue, New York Times

The United States is right to be concerned with the growing military might of China, and America should honor its commitment to peace and democracy in the region. The United States is also right to encourage Japan to take a more assertive role in world affairs, as it has in Iraq. But there are parts of the world where Japan's history is too much of a burden, where it may not be in America's national interest to align itself with Japan too closely. East Asia is such an area.

[Life]

*** The Feminine Technique
<http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-tannen15mar15,0,409691.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions>
Deborah Tannen, Los Angeles Times

Men attack problems. Maybe women understand that there's a better way.

*** No Need To Stew: A Few Tips To COpe With Life's Annoyances
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/15/nyregion/15annoyances.html?8hpib>
Ian Urbina, New York Times

Life can involve big hardships, like being fired or smashing up your car. There is only so much you can do about them. But far more prevalent -- and perhaps in the long run just as insidious -- are life's many little annoyances. These, you can do something about.

*** For Airline Frills, Check Out The No-Frills Carriers
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/15/business/15entertain.html?8hpib>
Joe Sharkey, New York Times

If Delta is cutting services to the bone, you might think its low-cost subsidiary airline, Song, would be charging even faster down the no-frills path. But Song evidently has other ideas.

[EOF]

*** Don't Read Da Vinci Code, Says Cardinal
<http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,1438491,00.html>
Associated Press

If you are not among the millions who have already read The Da Vinci Code, an Italian cardinal has a plean for you: don't read it and don't buy it.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Warns Of Health Risks As Obesity Grows
<http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SIN89589.htm>
Reuters

More Singaporeans risk suffering stroke, diabetes and other diseases as obesity levels rise in the affluent Southeast Asian city-state, a new government system of measuring body fat shows.

*** Singapore Opposition Leader Defiant After Losing Battle
<http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/wed/mar16w5.htm>
AFP

Chee Soon Juan told AFP he had not paid 500,000 Singapore dollars in damages to Goh Chok Tong and Lee Kuan Yew, as ordered by the High Court.

*** Sydney Airport Backs Singapore
<http://au.travel.yahoo.com/050316/3/kfa.html>
Travelpress

Airport CEO Max Moore-Wilton told reporters Singapore Airlines should be allowed to compete with Qantas on the Sydney-Los Angeles route and said the airport would lobby the Federal Government on the issue.

*** Singapore Finalising Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan
<http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2005/3/16/features/10386763&sec=features>
The Star

[Technology]

*** Singapore Eyes National Authentication Infrastructure
<http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=idgml-f347d28b-ac36-4993-adbd-0e2c0d09d2e9&News=Global%20Newswatch>
Ee Sze Tan, Computerworld Singapore

Singapore is studying the feasibility of implementing a Naitonal Authentication Infrastructure which will enable the government and businesses to offer more secure e-services by leveraging on a common, trusted identification and authentication framework.

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[Tunes]

*** Chandelier
<http://www.tribunalrecords.net/index2.htm>
The Chase Theory
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