[MyAppleMenu] Apr 19, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Braking The News, Apple Style
<http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,70687-0.html?tw=wn_index_5>
Leander Kahney, Wired News

Apple's mastery of rumor and speculation has become the keystone of its strategy for new product launches. But this savvy tactic has a cynical, exploitative side that this week sees one of the company's biggest fans and supporters in court for engaging in the very guessing game that Apple sets up.

*** Analyst: Demand For Mac Strong, iPod Weakening
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/04/18/demand/index.php>
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

Market research firm Cowen & Co. recently completed a consumer survey that shows despite cautiious PC demand, the outlook for the Mac looks strong; the potentially bad news is thereport shows a significant slowing in growth of the iPod.

*** Apple Investors Look For Intel Effect
<http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/18/technology/apple_walkup/>
Amanda Cantrell, CNN/Money

When Apple reports its second-quarter earnings Wednesday, investors and analysts will watch closely for evidence of how the company's switch to Intel chips is panning out.

*** Apple Posts Firmware Update For Intel Macs
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/04/18/firmware/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

*** Apple Plugs iPod Loophole Discovered By Clever Resellers
<http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1679>
Kasper Jade, AppleInsider

Apple has decided to indefinitely bar the majority of its authorized resellers from placing direct orders for engraved iPods.

*** Apple Releases Bonjour For Windows 1.0.3
<http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/apple_releases_bonjour_for_windows_103/>
MacDailyNews

*** Apple Releases Java Update For Mac OS X Tiger
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/04/18/java/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

[Opinion]

*** Swimming Upstream: Using Macs In The Law Office
<http://lowendmac.com/fishkin/06/0418.html>
Andrew Fishkin, Low End Mac

*** Is The Halo Slipping At Apple?
<http://www.invbiznews.com/2006/04/is-halo-slipping-at-apple.html>
Investment & Business News

With the news that two top execs are bailing out, some are asking exactly what is it these Apple old timers know?

[Review]

*** Aperture 1.1 -- Apple Listens
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2006/04/18/aperture.html>
Scott Bourne, O'Reilly Network

Version 1.1 is a big leap forward in productivity. And combined with the new lower price, Aperture now is a serious contender for top honors in the digital photography software arena.

*** DROD: Journey To Rooted Hold
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/04/reviews/drod/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

DROD is really appealing for gamers who recognize the game Daleks or who are looking for puzzle fun that doesn't involving matching three of anything.

[Sidetrack]

*** iTunes To Sell You Your Home Videos For $1.99 Each
Heng-Cheong Leong

The Onion <http://www.theonion.com/content/node/47468>: "As soon as you record that precious footage of your daughter's first steps," says Steve Jobs, "you'll be able to buy it right back from iTunes and download it directly to your computer and video iPod."

Apple currently owns an average of 20 gigabytes of digital footage per American family, and it has also acquired an enormous library of the tens of millions of analog-format home movies dating from the early decades of the 20th century through 2001.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Can Bloggers Make Money?
<http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB114502394663826104.html>
Wall Street Journal

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Your IM Status Can Say It All
<http://www.calendarlive.com/printedition/calendar/cl-et-messaging19apr19,0,6977096.story?coll=cl-calendar>
Yuki Noguchi, Washington Post

You don't have to actually send a note to communicate by instant message. Availability icons or away messages can be quite revealing.

*** How Much Do Chefs Really Make?
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/18/AR2006041800376.html>
Judith Weinraub, Washington Post

Celebrities aside, the short answer is: less than you might think.

[Expressions]

*** Diastole
<http://www.cortlandreview.com/issue/31/salvatore.html?ref=home>
Christine E. Salvatore, The Cortland Review

*** I Hold You Harmless
<http://www.all-story.com/contest_first_prize.html>
August Tarrier, Zoetrope: All-Story

*** Bush's War
<http://www.aprweb.org/issues/current/hass.html>
Robert Hass, American Poetry Review

*** Eating The Peach
<http://www.slate.com/id/2136856/>
Henri Cole, Slate

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[GE06]

*** Singapore Polls Could Be Held In Early May - Paper
<http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060419/3/2j9mu.html>
Reuters

[News]

*** Suffering Singapore's Slings, Arrows
<http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/suffering-singapores-slings-arrows/2006/04/18/1145344082712.html>
Michael Backman, The Age

Does Singapore have a sound legal system or is Singapore just another autocracy with a leadership that subverts the law to preserve its own power? Should its court orders relating to commercial and other matters be enforced in countries that do have excellent legal systems? These are maters over which a Canadian court has been asked to rule in a case that is hugely embarrassing to Singapore's government, particularly in an election year.

*** The Scenic Bridge Saga: On Unfamiliar And Shifting Ground, Leaders Disagree With DR M's Views
<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Wednesday/National/20060419080439/Article/index_html>
Wan Hamidi Hamid, New Straits Times

Several MPs found themselves in unfamiliar territory yesterday: Having to disagree with a man they had either served or had grown up admiring.

*** Ex-S'pore Premier Goh Expressed Support For New Bridge
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/4/19/nation/13992732&sec=nation>
The Star

*** Water And CPF Talks With Singapore Dropped
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/4/19/nation/13992879&sec=nation>
The Star

Talks with Singapore on issues such as water tariffs and the return of Central Provident Funds money to Malaysian workers are now off.

*** The Hidden Player In NKF
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/113456.asp>
Ansley Ng, Today

NKF manager who 'ran the purchasing show' runs from the media.

[Opinion]

*** Rules Are, Apparently, Meant To Be Broken
<http://www.toomanythoughts.org/blog/2006/04/rules-are-apparently-meant-to-be.html>
Tym Blogs Too!

Obviously, the world is coming to an end.

*** A Bridge Too Far - Act Of Wise Monkey
<http://ktemoc.blogspot.com/2006/04/bridge-too-far-act-of-wise-monkeys.html>
Ktemoc Konsiders...

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[Tunes]

*** Sunshine
<http://www.mattcosta.com/audioList.asp>
Matt Costa
<http://www.mattcosta.com/music/outtakes/Sunshine.mp3>