[MyAppleMenu] Mar 29, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** The Extras Of An iPod
<http://www.dailycardinal.com/news/2005/03/29/Features/The-Extras.Of.An.Ipod-904874.shtml>
Scott Williams, Daily Cardinal

Since its introduction, the iPod has added extra technology to complement its musical functions.

*** Teen Builds Linux Workaround For iTunes
<http://www.forbes.com/technology/personaltech/2005/03/28/cx_ah_0328tentech.html>
Arik Hesseldahl, Forbes

Cody Brocious likes using the Linux operating system more than he does Windows or Mac OS. But Apple doesn't make software that would let Linux users buy songs from the iTunes store, so he did what any 21st-century teen raised in the digital age would do -- he and his friends wrote a program to do so themselves.

*** Klipsch iFi iPod Dock And Speaker System
<http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/ipod/klipsch-ifi-ipod-dock-and-speaker-system-037332.php>
Gizmodo

*** Mac OS X 'Tiger' Available For Pre-Order
<http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/laptops-pcs/apple/mac-os-x-tiger-available-for-preorder-037419.php>
Gizmodo

While there's no release date, the $35 mail-in rebate shows a 'postmark by' date of May 31st.

*** A Word To The Unwise -- Program's Grammar Check Isn't So Smart
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/217802_grammar28.asp>
Todd Bishop, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

*** Apple Eats Into Korea MP3 Market
<http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/top/story/0,4136,85612,00.html>
Ian Tan, Singapore New Paper

The Shuffle took just two months to carve out a 10 per cent share in Korea's flash-memory player market.

*** Second Apple Retail Center Coming To Malaysia
<http://www.macnn.com/articles/05/03/28/apple.retail.in.malaysia/>
MacNN

*** Internet Entrepreneur Launches Battle Over Website Address
<http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4318445>
John-Paul Ford Rojas, The Scotsman

Benjamin Cohen has applied to the High Court for a judicial review of a dispute over the address itunes.co.uk.

*** BBEdit 8.1 Adds Support For Subversion, More
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/03/28/bbedit/index.php?lsrc=mcrss-0305>
Brad Cook, MacCentral

[Opinion]

*** Looking For Clues From Jobs' Jobs
<http://news.com.com/2061-10793_3-5643865.html?part=rss&tag=5643865&subj=news>
Ina Fried, CNET News.com

The job listings for Apple can provide some interesting insight as to where the company might be headed, or at least some fun reading for Mac fans.

[Review]

*** Intaglio: May The Quartz Be With You
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08035>
Matt Neuburg, TidBITS

*** The Open Source iPod
<http://playlistmag.com/features/2005/03/linuxipod/index.php>
Cyrus Farivar, Playlist

The ways and means of Linux on the iPod.

*** Free Firefox Browser Is Better Than Safari
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050328/news_mz1b28mac.html>
Al Fasoldt, Newhouse News Service

Two superior features stood out: Firefox can save entire Web pages locally and provides an outstandingly easy yet powerful bookmark system.

*** DOOM 3
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=564>
Jonathan Lowrie, Inside Mac Games

[Wintel]

*** 'N' To Mark Windows Without Media Player
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/03/28/HNwindowsn_1.html>
Joris Evers, IDG News Service

Microsoft agreed to naming convention set by EU, but debate over special version is not yet at rest.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[Top Stories]

*** Brazil: Free Software's Biggest And Best Friend
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/29/technology/29computer.html?adxnnl=1&8hpib=&adxnnlx=1112072576-escOojustzNLRoHBneZwvg>
Todd Benson, New York Times

Now Brazil's government looks poised to take its free software campaign to the masses. And once again Microsoft may end up on the sidelines.

[News]

*** Software Makers Think Inside The Box
<http://news.com.com/Software+makers+think+inside+the+box/2100-1008_3-5637916.html?part=rss&tag=5637916&subj=news>
Martin LaMonica, CNET News.com

Though far from widespread, the practice of selling boxes that combine both hardware and software engineering, instead of only software, has a bright future, proponents say.

*** Software Lets People Search VoIP Chitchat
<http://news.com.com/Software+lets+people+search+VoIP+chitchat/2100-1032_3-5643916.html?part=rss&tag=5643916&subj=news>
Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com

For the price of tailored advertisements, an Internet ad company is peddling free add-on features, including search capabilities, for conversations on Skype and other voice over Internet Protocol services.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[World]

*** A Ghost Story Turns Very Scary For Malawi Journalists
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/29/international/africa/29malawi.html?8hpib>
Sharon LaFraniere, New York Times

Two reporters face possible criminal charges after using quotes that implied Malawi's president feared ghosts.

[Life]

*** Farewell To Newspapers
<http://abcnews.go.com/Business/SiliconInsider/story?id=88655&page=1>
Michael S. Malone, ABC News

Will increased news options on the web lead to the death of newspapers?

[EOF]

*** Now, Can You Find Its Square Root?
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/29/science/29obse.html?ex=1269752400&en=d879ac472c7b16c5&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Henry Fountain, New York Times

An eye surgeon in Germany has discovered the world's largest known prime number -- or at least his computer did.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Economists Slash Singapore's Q1 Growth Forecasts
<http://www.etaiwannews.com/Business/2005/03/29/1112061849.htm>
AFP

Economists yesterday sharply slashed their forecasts for Singapore's first quarter economic growth after output in the key manufacturing sector went into a dramatic and unexpected reverse in February.

*** Singapore Wants 212 More Weekly Flights To India
<http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1064424.cms>
G Ganapathy Subramaniam, India Economic Times

This is the highest number of frequencies proposed by any country in a bilateral civil aviation consultation with India.

*** Clementi Town Centre's Makeover To Include Air-Conditioned Bus Termainal
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/139667/1/.html>
Yvonne Cheong, Channel NewsAsia

*** Tremors Felt In Many Parts Of Singapore After Indonesian Earthquake
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/139703/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

Tremors were felt in many parts of Singapore following a powerful earthquake in Indonesia on Tuesday.

[Opinion]

*** Protecting Singaporeans' Rights
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/42390.asp>
Today

How open can we be if we deny basic human rights to people who are merely suspects?

*** Proposed Singapore Blogger's Conference: Observations And Lessons Learnt
<http://ramblinglibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/03/proposed-singapore-bloggers-conference.html>
Ivan Chew, Rambling Librarian

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Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** Thriller
<http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=19199>
Perpetual Groove
<http://ia200007.eu.archive.org/hda6/audio/pgroove2004-10-22.flac16/pgroove2004-10-22d3t03_64kb.mp3>

*** Thriller
<http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=21862>
Quagmire Swim Team
<http://ia201125.eu.archive.org/hdd1/audio/qst2004-04-20.flac16/qst2004-04-20d2t4_64kb.mp3>