[MyAppleMenu] Apr 23, 2004

Fri Apr 23 13:15:00 EDT 2004

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Friday, April 23, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** Apple Polishes Its Store Layout, Design
<http://www.projo.com/business/content/projo_20040423_apple23.293c1a.html>
by Timothy C. Barmann, Providence Journal
Ron Johnson headed Apple's retail strategy, and he told Jobs that he didn't want to create just another computer shop.

*** Jobs, Apple Shareholders Talk Marketshare, Real, More
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/04/22/shareholders/index.php?redirect=1082648306000>
by Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral
"Engineering -- if you're innovating and not just shipping the same product everyone else is -- isn't just a science, it's an art."

[News]

*** Micflex Twisty Mac Microphone
<http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/micflex-twisty-mac-microphone-015452.php>
by Gizmdo

*** Apple Not US-Centric, Jobs Tells Shareholders
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=8503>
by Macworld UK
"Apple ships localized versions of its products at the same time as the US version in most cases. Apple has online stores in many international markets, and a Apple reail store in Toyo Japan, and plans to open a second in Osaka and in London later this year.

*** Apple Wins Best Of Show Awards At NAB
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/04/23/nab>
by MacMinute

*** Expression 3.3 Now Available From Microsoft
<http://www.macnn.com/news/24390>
by MacNN
"Vector-based stylish drawing and illustration software."

*** Reader: G5 Freezes Plaguing Hundreds Of Users
<http://www.macnn.com/news/24384>
by MacNN

*** Apple Among Companies In Patent Infringement Suit
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/04/22/patentinfringementsuit>
by MacMinute
The patent relates to digital image compression, and fields of use include any digital still image device used to compress, store, manipulate, print or transmit digital still images such as digital cameras.

*** More Mac Voyeurs: Lots More
<http://wiredblogs.tripod.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=292201>
by Leander Kahney, Cult Of Mac
There are legions of them out there.

*** How Does A 0% Lease Sound?
<http://apple.weblogsinc.com/entry/2633176864239497/>
by Sean Bonner, Unofficial Apple Weblog
If you need a new Apple hardware, now might be the time to grab it. 0% is pretty good.

*** Apple's Jobs Says Open iPod A No-Go
<http://news.com.com/2100-1041-5198043.html>
by Ina Fried, CNET News.com
Steve Jobs publicly dismissed on Thursday an overture from RealNetworks to open up the iPod, saying such a move does not make business sense.

*** Interview: Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1572017,00.asp>
by Michael J. Miller, PC Magazine
"It doesn't make sense for us to take our resources and try to compete directly with [Apple]."

*** MP3 Player Magic Number: 1,000 Songs
<http://www.macnn.com/news/24381>
by MacNN
One thousand songs, or about the capacity of Apple's iPod mini, is "about the right size" for an MP3 player, according to a survey by Jupiter Research.

[Opinion]

*** Boardroom Despatches: Apple's Rebirth
<http://www.silicon.com/hardware/storage/0,39024649,39120198,00.htm>
by Rene Carayol, Silicon.com
The lesson to take from Apple is all about an organisation and leader that can learn from its past.

[Review]

*** 20-Inch iMac
<http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Product_Review_____inch_iMac&story_id=23794>
by James Maguire, NewsFactor
The machine is a victory of form over substance, of wide-screen real estate over actual performance. Whatever its limitations, it looks great on your desk.

*** No Limits Roller Coaster
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=464>
by Tom Burns, Inside Mac Games
While I continue to enjoy it immensely, it will probably seem to be more of a novelty to most folks.

[Sidetrack]

*** Washington Post Goes RSS 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/04/23/#20040423bg000002>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
A dozen (and one) RSS feeds from Washington Post<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-adv/rss/> is now available.

*** How To Make A Power Mac G5 Cube 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/04/23/#20040423bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Some assembly<http://www.conf.co.jp/new_folder/making/cube_1.html> required.

[Wintel]

*** Report: Why EU Socked It To Microsoft
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1572108,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
by Matthew Broersma, eWeek
The European Commission has more than doubled the fine it had originally planned because of Microsoft's considerable financial resources, according to the full text of the decision.

*** Microsoft Beats Forecasts, But Legal Costs Hurt
<http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-5198051.html>
by Ina Fried, CNET News.com
Microsoft reported on Thursday fiscal third-quarter revenue above expectations but saw its earnings dented by the costs of a fine by the European Union and its settlement with Sun.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[Top Stories]

*** Giving It Away (For Fun And Profit)
<http://www.business2.com/b2/web/articles/print/0,17925,608619,00.html>
by Andy Raskin, Business 2.0
Creative Commons encourages artists to share and distribute their work for free. And that could be the key to a new multibillion-dollar industry.

[News]

*** California Votes Against Diebold
<http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5197870.html>
by Paul Festa, CNET News.com
California election officials on Thursday recommended banning some Diebold Election Systems voting machines and referred an investigation into the company to the attorney general for possible civil and criminal sanctions.

[Internet]

*** Report: Google May Announce IPO Plan Soon
<http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=4921729>
by Reuters

[Linux]

*** GPL Gains Clout In German Legal Case
<http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-5198117.html>
by Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com
A German court has required a company to comply with the terms of the General Public License, giving some legal weight to the increasingly important document that governs Linux and innumerable other open-source programs.

*** AMD Joins Linux Lab
<http://news.com.com/2110-1001_3-5197850.html>
by Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Search For Last Missing Man Called Off
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/latest/story/0,4390,247352,00.html?>
by Straits Times
Wong Kan Seng said it was a painful and agonising decision that had to be made because further work could endanger the stability of the surrounding area.

*** Still No Sign Of Last Missing Worker
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/18017.asp>
by Loh Chee Kong, Today
Rescue teams searching in cavities filled with muddy water.

*** Bridge Section To Be Cut Off So Underpass Can Open
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,247281,00.html?>
by Straits Times
A section of the Merdeka Bridge nearest the accident site will be cut off to allow the Crawford Underpass that passes under the bridge to be reopened to traffic.

[Entertainment]

*** Esplanade's Their Play Ground Too
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,4386,247167,00.html?>
by Debbie Yong, Straits Times
Youths, from jugglers to breakdancers to yo-yo exponents, are not passing up the chance to express themselves at the underpass.