[MyAppleMenu] Aug 9, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Monday, August 9, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** Mac Keeps Lead On Linux
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,64504,00.html>
by Leander Kahney, Wired News
"In emerging markets like China, Russia and Latin America, many locally assembled PCs are sold without an OS or with Linux," Gartner reports. "On 90 percent to 95 percent of these PCs, a pirated version of Windows is installed within the first few days."

[News]

*** FileMaker To End Upgrade "Amnesty" Program In Sept
<http://www.macnn.com/news/25763>
by MacNN
FileMaker today announced that its FileMaker Pro 7 upgrade "amnesty" program -- available for versions of FileMaker Pro dating as far back as 1993 -- will end on September 17, 2004.

*** Is There Life After Jobs?
<http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,10369644%5E15309%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html>
by David Frith, The Australian

*** Who'll Do Jobs' Job?
<http://www.fortune.com/fortune/ceo/articles/0,15114,678529,00.html>
by Brent Schlender, Fortune

*** Lacklustre Tablet PC Sales Suggest No Mac Version
<http://www.pcpro.co.uk/?http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/news_story.php?id=61566>
by PC Pro
The chances of Apple introducing a tablet-style Mac appear to be slim to nothing, following the latest figures to show how the Windows-powered version has failed to make much of an impression.

*** Online War For Danish Music Sales
<http://www.cphpost.dk/get/80665.html>
by Copenhagen Post
Microsoft and Apple are vying for the growing Danish market for online music sales, with the two rivals planning simultaneious debuts of legal music downloading services in Denmark.

*** Apple The Fashion Brand
<http://www.japanconsuming.com/apple_ipodmini.html>
by JapanConsuming.com
The iPod mini demonstrates that what will differentiate consumer technology use in the future will not simply be the functions. It will be about how you implement and package those functions.

*** Consumer Reports Rates Apple Tops In Reliability And Support
<http://www.macsonly.com/index.html#91>
by Macs Only!

[Opinion]

*** iPod Hooks Another Victim Of Consumerism
<http://www.registerguard.com/news/2004/08/08/ol.ipod.0808.html>
by Winston Ross, The Register-Guard
Suddenly, I realized in a zombie-like trance: Everyone in the world owns an iPod. Without it, I was nearly extinction. iPod, therefore I am. I was sans pod. Who was I?

*** Apple Enterprise, Please!
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/justathought/2004/20040809.shtml>
by Vern Seward, Mac Observer

*** How About A .Mac Type Service For Developers?
<http://www.macsimumperspective.com/more.php?id=332_0_1_0_M>
by Dennis Sellers, Macsimum
A .Mac for ADC members seems to be a logical addition to the developer services.

[Review]

*** BT-500 Mobile Mouse
<http://www.macaddict.com/issues/0408/rev.bt500.html>
by Niko Coucouvanis, MacAddict

*** BumperCar
<http://www.macaddict.com/issues/0408/rev.bumpercar.html>
by Niko Coucouvanis, MacAddict
If you want to let your kids explore the Internet at times when you can't provide direct supervision, BumperCar is a must have -- it's easy to set up and quite a vigilant watchdog.

*** InCopy CS
<http://www.macaddict.com/issues/0408/rev.incopy.html>
by John Cruise, MacAddict
Adopting InCopy will require some changes to any established workflow, but the benefits -- smoother production cycles and peace between artists and editors -- can be huge.

*** InDesign CS PageMaker Edition
<http://www.macaddict.com/issues/0408/rev.pagemaker.html>
by John Cruise, MacAddict
All in all, you get a solid list of features that make an already powerful program even more so.

*** Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King
<http://www.macaddict.com/issues/0408/rev.lotr.html>
by John Lee, MacAddict
Even if you're too cool for the Dungeons and Dragons or hobbit rigmarole, Return of the King's fast-and-furious combat, gorgeous eye candy and immersive sound make for some truly enjoyable aracde-style action.

*** Office 2004
<http://www.macaddict.com/issues/0408/rev.office.html>
by Cathy Lu and Rik Myslewski, MacAddict
Sure, it's got its share of annoying quirks, bunglesome solutions, less-than-snappy performance, and weird behavior, but it's still the king of productivity.

*** PodFreq
<http://www.macaddict.com/issues/0408/rev.podfreq.html>
by Niko Coucouvanis, MacAddict
The PodFreq has just about everything we could as for in an FM transmitter. But it looks like a protective case and does indeed cover the iPod's back and sides, but not the highly scratchable lCD screen or anything else on the iPod's front.

*** QuickStreamDV
<http://www.macaddict.com/issues/0408/rev.quickstream.html>
by Niko Coucouvanis, MacAddict
We hate waiting. That's why we dig DV-caputing hard drives such as the QuickStreamDV.

*** SketchUp
<http://www.macaddict.com/issues/0408/rev.sketchup.html>
by Andrew Tokuda, MacAddict

*** Tom Clancy's Rainbox Six 3: Raven Shield
<http://www.macaddict.com/issues/0408/rev.rainbowsix.html>
by Helmut Kobler, MacAddict
It's realistic approach to battle made for some totally immersive moments. But its difficult learning curve will definitely be a stumbling block if you just want to open the box and have fun from the get-go.

*** Toon Boom Studio 2.5
<http://www.macaddict.com/issues/0408/rev.toonboom.html>
by Mike Caputo, MacAddict
If you're creating or converting traditional animation into any digital format, Toon Boom should be a part of your palette.

*** Xserve G5 Dual 2GHz
<http://www.macaddict.com/issues/0408/rev.xserve.html>
by Niko Coucouvanis, MacAddict
If you have high-performance computing needs or are looking to set up a render farm, the Xserve is the perfect solution, with its rackability, connectivity, affordability, and raw power.

[Sidetrack]

*** Walkman? That's So 1980s 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/08/09/#20040809bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
I am not sure why Sony -- and a lot of other people -- thinks that the Walkman is such a great brand name. To me, the brand Walkman means casette-tape player. Big, bulky, and sequential access to my tunes. In fact, if I am not wrong, Sony's portable CD-player was marketed under the name Discman.

So, I am not entire sure there's wisdom in re-using the brand Walkman in Sony's latest MP3... er, well, digital music player.

[Wintel]

*** IBM Tells Users Not To Install Windows XP Update
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/09/HNdontinstallxp_1.html>
by Joris Evers, IDG News Service
While developers at Microsoft may be celebrating that they finished work on Service Park 2 for Windows XP, IT departments around the world now face the question on whether they should update their systems, or not.

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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[News]

*** Blogging Grows Up
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/08/09/six_apart/index_np.html>
by Farhad Manjoo, Salon
Mena and Ben Trott thrilled the world of bloggers with their Movable Type software. Then their company, Six Apart, received venture financing and they decided it was time to get serious.

*** A Digital World With Analog As Its Workhorse
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/09/technology/09texas.html?ex=1249790400&>
by Barnaby J. Feder, New York Times
It turns out the digital revolution is driving strong demand for advances in analog electronics.

[Linux]

*** Developing Nations See Linux As A Savior From Microsoft's Grip
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fg-linux9aug09,1,166750.story?coll=la-headlines-technology>
by Henry Chu, Mark Magnier and Joseph Menn, Los Angeles Times

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Flag Relay
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48948-2004Aug7.html>
by Peter Carlson, Washington Post
For Olympians in training, flexibility is everything. Especially when it comes to citizenship.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Celebrates Independence As It Prepares For New Leader
<http://www3.cjad.com/content/cp_article.asp?id=/global_feeds/canadianpress/worldnews/w080923A.htm>
by Associated Press
Government officials have pleged to be more open and seek greater public input into the country's future.

*** DPM Lee: Economy Will Be All Right This Year
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/latest/story/0,4390,266118,00.html?>
by Straits Times
But he acknowledged that despite the recovery, Singaporeans would continue to have anxiety about their jobs for some time.

[Opinion]

*** Will Singapore's Heir Turn The Ship Of State?
<http://www.iht.com/articles/533166.html>
by Philip Bowring, International Herald Tribune
Tidy but dull on the surface, Singapore has a deep vein of entrepreneurial and artistic talent itching to emerge from the chrysalls that Lee Kuan Yew created. But it remains to be seen whether his son wants to break an institutionalized mold fashioned so many years ago.