[MyAppleMenu] Aug 18, 2004

Wed Aug 18 13:15:00 EDT 2004

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Wednesday, August 18, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** It Doesn't Have To Be This Way
<http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/story.jsp?story=552489>
by John Doddsd, Independent
You take a different journey on an Apple. If you're not a techie, it's a slight morass at first. However, it's a journey worth making. The initial expense was quite high, but I can't see myself needing more power or capabilities for years. PCs now seem positively clunky. I, for one, won't be struggling to peer through any Windows any more.

[News]

*** Glaser: Harmony Is The Way Forward
<http://insight.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020466,39163886,00.htm>
by John Borland, CNET News.com
"We thought there's a real emerging problem here and rather than just line up in a format war, let's try to rise above that."

*** 70,000 Expected At 21st Apple Expo
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9420>
by Macworld UK

*** RealNetworks Versus Apple. War Report
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9417>
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
RealNetworks has seen the first fruit of its self-declared war against Apple -- declining stock values nad a deluge of anger from Mac, iPod and iTunes fans.

*** The iPod And Its Ilk Will Not Stop At Music
<http://news.ft.com/cms/s/19683a84-f0b8-11d8-a553-00000e2511c8.html>
by Rhymer Rigby, Financial Times
"As the pods go up in gigabytes," says Jakob Nielsen, "it's inevitable that they will become general purpose storage devices. Add a colour screen and they become photo viewers."

*** Making Free iPods Pay Off
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,64614,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
by Leander Kahney, Wired News
Unless you're extremely gullible, the promise of getting a free iPod from FreeiPods.com looks extremely dubious. But surprsingly, the site appears to be legitimate.

*** OnlyMac Announces Release Of MacFamilyTree 4
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/08/18/macfamilytree4>
by MacMinute

*** Music Fans Sound Off
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/186748_real18.html>
by Dan Richman, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"We felt there was a vocal minority coming to the site that would intimidate others from actually learning about the freedom of choice in music," RealNetworks spokeswoman Erika Shaffer said.

*** Player Penetration By The Numbers
<http://www.streamingmedia.com/article.asp?id=8757>
by Geoff Daily, Streamingmedia.com
250 million and 93%. Those are just two of the figures by Microsoft, Apple, Real, Macromedia, and others in reference to the number of people who have downloaded their media players. This is a realistic look into what those numbers actually mean.

*** Mac Version Of Doom 3 Sees Setback?
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ID=9990>
by Eddie Park, Inside Mac Games
The id folks responded that, due to optimization problems, Activision has no plans to publish the port themselves.

*** Apple Computer "Outperform"
<http://www.newratings.com/new2/beta/article_457694.html>
by Piper Jaffray, New Ratings
Industry data suggests that the creative professional computer market has rebounded.

*** Apple Expo 2004 To Focus On European Marketplace
<http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/35897.html>
by Blane Warrene, MacNewsWorld

*** Real's Petition Backfires Thanks To Apple Fans
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/08/17/petition>
by MacMinute

*** Spring Cleaning 7.0 Adds System Snapshot, More
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/08/17/springcleaning/?lsrc=mcrss-0804>
by Brad Cook, MacCentral
The upgrade to the company's uninstaller and system clean-up tool adds several new features, including System Snapshot, which allows you to see exactly what changed on your Mac after installing or updating software.

[Opinion]

*** Watching A Windows User Trying To Bum Free Wireless Access Off Of An Apple Store
<http://billpalmer.net/com000254.html>
by Bill Palmer
The list of reasons why the majority of the public should immediately switch to the Mac platform continues to grown, and on some days the list seems endless.

*** Feature Creep: The Real World
<http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/feature-creep-the-real-world-019837.php>
by Sanford May, Gizmodo
I really have to hand it to Glaser. Steve Jobs may someday permit licensing Fairplay technology to competing music services, but Real's CEO, almost assuredly a dedicated Apple worshiper, has single-handedly insured that his own company won't be one of them.

*** Apple's Real Rivalry
<http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2004/mft04081716.htm>
by Ayce Lomax, Motley Fool
I'm not convinced Real's plan will further its long-term agenda much -- or take a very big slice of the Apple pie.

[Review]

*** Few Extra Programs Needed If Switching
<http://www.syracuse.com/news/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1092734518304900.xml>
by Al Fasoldt, Syracuse Post-Standard
If you're considering switching to a Mac, you're probably wondering if you'll need to buy a lot of new software. Maybe not. Apple's OS X computers might not need extra software to do the tasks you want.

*** OmniWeb 5.0: The Powerful Web Browser
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07775>
by Adam C. Engst, TidBITS
The Omni Group deserves support for raising the standard of how a Web browser can go beyond -- far beyond -- the basics of rendering pretty pages.

[Sidetrack]

*** Rumor Today: iWork, ProBand, Pods 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/08/18/#20040818bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Those observers at, well, The Mac Observer<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/devilsadvocate/2004/20030817b.shtml>, discovered that Apple has just filed a bunch of trademark applications. Is iWork the next release of AppleWorks? Perhaps ProBand and Pod are the professional (read: expensive) version of the GarageBand and iPod?

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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[News]

*** This Headline Is Not For Sale
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,64611,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
by Adam L. Penenberg, Wired News
News sites may be tempted by an advertising scheme that lets them profit from ads linked to selected words within an article. But publishers who value a separation of editorial and advertising content should steer clear.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** Bag It
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/18/opinion/18bovard.html?ex=1250568000&#38;en=b45391bb8ccd0793&#38;ei=5088&#38;partner=rssnyt>
by James Bovard, New York Times
Is it wise to trust the T.S.A. to make air travel safe when it has a hard time protecting Americans from its own agents?

[Tech & Science]

*** We Own What You Think
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/08/18/evan_brown/index_np.html>
by Jeff Nachtigal, Salon
For seven years, programmer Evan Brown has been fighting his former employer for ownership of an idea he came up with.

[Life]

*** What Julia Really Taught Us
<http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-child18aug18,0,4284006.story?coll=la-headlines-food>
by Russ Parsons, Los Angeles Times
For those who had the privilege of knowing Julia Child, her life was a grand lesson in how to live.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** PM Lee To Unveil 'Practical Moves' For More Babies
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/latest/story/0,4390,267794,00.html?>
by Associated Press
Lee Hsien Loong will offer a slew of tax breaks, longer leave and other 'practical measures' to encourage Singaporeans to have more children when he addresses the nation this weekend, a top minister said on Wednesday.

*** Not So Unique, Singapore?
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/24210.asp>
by Tor Ching Li, Today
Tourism tagline says nothing: Marketing guru.