[MyAppleMenu] Mar 17, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Laptop Legs And Mac Feet Keep Portables On Their Toes
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/17/technology/circuits/17legs.html?ei=5088&en=e99df442b91df908&ex=1268715600&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&adxnnlx=1111071700-gmCbjmbBa/FFgNLwmEBvDQ>
Ian Austen, New York Times

*** iTube: Tube-Based Amp For iPod
<http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/ipod/itube-tubebased-amp-for-ipod-036316.php>
Gizmodo

*** Another iTunes Restriction: iPhoto Slideshows With AAC Tracks
<http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20050317012733686>
MacFixIt

Apple's DRM protection also disallows iPhoto slideshows with embedded iTunes-purchased tracks to play when distributed to other systems.

*** Too Many Choices May Slow Consumer Electronics Spending
<http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,120077,00.asp>
Johan Bostrom, IDG News Service

*** iPod Shuffle All-In-One Headphones Hack
<http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/ipod/ipod-shuffle-allinone-headphones-hack-036164.php>
Gizmodo

Jim Younkin has completed this fun (if simple) hack to cram an iPod shuffle inside of a pair of $1 thrift-store headphones.

*** 2,000 Talmud Tapes, Or One Loaded iPod
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/17/technology/circuits/17tora.html?ex=1268715600&en=d13189667eb7fe18&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Alex Mindlin, New York Times

The ShasPod is a solution to a vexing question: how does a commuter study a 2,711-page book?

*** Apple Seeks 'Tax' On iPod Accessories
<http://news.com.com/Apple+seeks+tax+on+iPod+accessories/2100-1041_3-5620959.html?part=rss&tag=5620959&subj=news>
Ina Fried, CNET News.com

As part of a "Made for iPod" logo program, Apple has been angling for a slice of the revenue from the growing array of third-party add-ons that connect to the iPod, sources said.

*** Wikis In Schools
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/index.php?p=1156&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog>
Chris Jablonski, ZDNet

Students working on writing projects are accessing their teacher's wiki from their Safari bookmark toolbar on their Macs via Apple's Rendezvous.

*** Apple To Gain PC Market Share Over Next 2-3 Years
<http://www.forbes.com/markets/2005/03/16/0316automarketscan03.html>
Forbes

Piper Jaffray cited the iPod halo effect, "continuous innovation leading to highly functional products at realistic price points," and security and perfromance issues for PCs based on Microsoft Windows.

*** Gillmor's Readers Chastise Him For Mac Attacks
<http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/story1301.shtml>
Jemima Kiss, Journalism.co.uk

[Opinion]

*** Lose Friends And Disenfranchise People, The Apple Mac Way
<http://digital-lifestyles.info/display_page.asp?section=business&id=2022>
Mike Slocombe and Simon Perry, Digital-Lifestyles.info

It does seems strange that a company that prides itself for 'thinking differently' seems to have embarked on a mission to appear as unpleasant, as ruthless and as willing to crush the little fella as its Redmond neighbours.

*** My Security Blanket... Er, iPod
<http://www.fairfieldmirror.com/news/2005/03/17/Commentary/My.Security.Blanket.er.Ipod-896546.shtml>
Ryan Blair, Fairfield University Mirror

I am an addict. Yes,  I am addicted to my iPod.

*** Memo To Apple: Lay Off Your Fans
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2005/tc20050317_3647_tc120.htm?campaign_id=rss_techn>
Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek

*** Apple's Advantage
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/03/opinion/aprileic/index.php>
Jason Snell, Macworld

The Mac mini's price may have spurred interest in a Mac, but what really made the Mac a contender was a change in how it is viewed: not as a PC, for working with word processors and databases, but as an appliance for managing all the digital photos and music.

*** The Customer Owns The Customer
<http://www.thefeature.com/article?articleid=101487>
Mike Masnick, The Feature

Traditionally, the battle for customer ownership in the mobile space was between the operators and the handset makers. The battle is about to get a lot more crowded.

*** Who Needs A Video iPod?
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/03/opinion/aprilfeedback/index.php>
Macworld

*** Few Hot Rivals To Apple's iPod
<http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/krantz/2005-03-16-ipod-rivals_x.htm>
Matt Krantz, USA Today

Until Dell or Creative can prove me wrong, I must admit it's starting to look as if the iPod is unstoppable.

*** It's An iPod Mini, Not A Mini iPod
<http://apple.weblogsinc.com/entry/1234000570036402/>
Laurie Duncan, Unofficial Apple Weblog

I know it's pedantic of me to get so riled up over such a minior infraction but it really annoys me!

*** Enlightment Through Eavessharing
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/todayatplaylist/2005/03/eavessharing/index.php>
Christopher Breen, Playlist

I'm not sure that eavessharing is the most practical (or ethical) way to go about it, but it may help expand your musical horizons when other means fail. If you'd like to do your part, leave iTunes running and its sharing switched on when you're connected to the Web in a public place.

[Review]

*** Mac Mini Delivers Big Results
<http://business.bostonherald.com/technologyNews/view.bg?articleid=73605&format=&page=1>
Tom Rose, Boston Herald

Good looks aide, the Mac mini delivers a software suite that by itself is worth the purchase price.

*** Mac Gems: Digital Hotspotter; Jiggler; RePorter; CLIX
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/03/reviews/macgems/index.php>
Dan Frakes, Macworld

*** Inside The Mac OS: A Look At AppleTalk And Zones
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/03/16/appletalk/index.php>
Ryan Faas, Computerworld

[Sidetrack]

*** Getting Ready For Halloween
Heng-Cheong Leong

A few months ago, the wall clock in my living room mysteriously dropped onto the ground from where it's hanging, right at the stroke of midnight. (Or thereabout.) Closer examination shows no damage to the  nail in the wall that hanged the clock. Anyway, that clock broke, and we replace it.

This morning, I woke up to discover my watch has stopped and one of the snaps broken. You guessed it -- the watch stopped;at just around midnight. (12.01 am)

Coincidence? I don't think so. :-)

[Wintel]

*** Microsoft Yielding To IE Standards Pressure?
<http://news.com.com/Microsoft+yielding+to+IE+standards+pressure/2100-1032_3-5620988.html?part=rss&tag=5620988&subj=news>
Paul Festa, CNET News.com

After a year-long drumbeat of developer complaints, Microsoft may finally be budging on its support for standards and on key missing features in its Internet Explorer browser.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** As File Sharing Nears high Court, Net Specialists Worry
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/17/technology/17soft.html?ex=1268715600&en=542d86fa83befb4c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
John Markoff, New York Times

Some technologists warn that if the court decides in favor of the music and recording industries, the ruling could also stifle a proliferating set of new Internet-based services that have nothing to do with the sharing of copyrighted music and movies at issue.

*** Overworked -- And Angry About It
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/11149624.htm>
Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News

As the boundaries between office hours and off hours continue to blur, one in three American employees report being chronically overworked, according to a survey released Tuesday.

*** Yahoo Service Combines Blogging, Social Networking
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1776918,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
John Pallatto, eWeek

Yahoo on Tuesday confirmed that it will start beta testing a new comunity service this month that will let users share blogs, photos, music and other ocntent with their friends.

*** Meet You At The Photo Kiosk
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/17/technology/circuits/17kios.html?ex=1268715600&en=48579466516601ba&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Marcia Biederman, New York Times

Change is afoot in the kiosk industry, as manufacturers and retailers aim to please both the customer in a rush and the one who likes to play.

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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** Human X Chromosome Coded
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41919-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_nation/science>
Rick Weiss, Washington Post

Sequence confirms how sex evolved and explains some male-female differences.

*** Charity Begins At Homo Sapiens
<http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg18524901.600>
Mark Buchanan, New Scientist

There appears to be something deep within us that drives us to help others -- even strangers.

[Life]

*** Shake Wine, And Look What's Stirred Up
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/dining/16wine.html>
Eric Asimov, New York Times

If you want to start a fight, mention the documentary "Mondovino" to people in the wine business and step back.

*** What $3 Billion, More Or Less, Buys: A Hotel Fit For Kings
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/17/international/middleeast/17dhabi.html>
Otto Pohl, New York Times

At roughly $3 billion, the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, which just opened to the public, is said to be the most expensive hotel ever built. A billion won't buy what it used to, of course, but three seems to do just fine.

*** One Show's Unexpected Lessons In Reality
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/arts/television/16swap.html?8hpib>
Jacques Steinberg, New York Times

The two women featured in tonight's episode say that perhaps their most valuable lesson concerned the creative liberties involved in assembling a show that is in the vanguard of the latest wave of so-called reality television.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Death Row Assuie Helps Singapore Police
<http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Death-row-Aussie-helps-Singapore-polices/2005/03/17/1110913730159.html>
AAP

An Australia man jailed in Singapore for drug trafficking may escape execution by helping police nab the bosses of an international drug syndicate.

*** Singapore Employers Face Jail Over Maids' Unpaid Salries
<http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=3&story_id=30797>
AFP

Employers in Singapore may be jailed if they fail to pay their maids' salaries promptly under a new law aimed at protecting the rights of foreign domestic workers, the Ministry of Manpower said Thursday.

*** Singapore Air May Delay A380 For Pacific Route
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3220296a6026,00.html>
Reuter

Singapore Airlines may agree to delay the introduction of new superjumbo planes on flights from Sydney to Los Angeles in return for access to the sought-after trans-Pacific route, it said yesterday.

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

[Tunes]

*** Heirloom
<http://www.theuppercrust.org/music_mp3.html>
The Upper Crust, Entitled
<http://www.theuppercrust.org/Heirloom.mp3>