[MyAppleMenu] Aug 30, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Monday, August 30, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** Can Microsoft Stomp iTunes With A Store Of Its Own?
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/30/technology/30music.html?ex=1251604800&#38;en=96f083f6a26c3557&#38;ei=5088&#38;partner=rssnyt>
by Laurie J. Flynn, New York Times
One way Micrsofot will do to get people's attention is by promoting the fact that song files from its service can be played on a wide range of portable music players, in contrast to iTunes, which works only with the iPod.

[News]

*** Battle Brewing On The Digital Music Front
<http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2004/08/30/battle_brewing_on_the_digital_music_front/>
by Robert Weisman, Boston Globe
Microsoft's online song store may pose the most serious threat yet to Apple's domination in niche.

*** Apple Airs New iPod Ad
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/08/29/appleipodad>
by MacMinute
Apple began airing a new iPod/iTunes television commercial featuring "Walkie Talkie Man" by Steriogram tonight during the MTV Video Music Awards.

*** 'iPod+HP' TV Spot Airs
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/08/29/hpipodad>
by MacMinute
"You have all your favorite music living happily together in one place."

[Opinion]

*** Powerbook: 1, God: 0
<http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/powerbook-1-god-0-020473.php>
by Gizmodo
In a kickboxing match between Jesus and Jobs, Steve would win.

[Review]

*** TiVo And The Mac
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/5504>
by Nathan Torkington, O'Reilly Network
For some things, the Mac doesn't "just work". Windows might be buggy malware-infested crapware that is impossible for me to depend on for a living, but when it comes to things that make the RIAA and MPAA twitch reflexively, buggy and filled with an infinite number of teenage monkey hackers beats stale and used by crusty old farts like myself.

[Sidetrack]

*** What Is Longhorn? 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/08/30/#20040830bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Dave Winer<http://archive.scripting.com/2004/08/30#When:8:05:01AM>: WHen you ask a Microsoft person to say what Longhorn is supposed to do, you get rambly hand-wavy words that mean nothing. A product with a purpose has a two-sentence description that gets everyone so excited they can't wait. Longhorn isn't designed to solve anyone's problems. I think they all know it, but they can't say it out loud because they've all drunk the Kook Aid on this.

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

[News]

*** Supercomputer Seeks Comeback
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64701,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
by Nancy Gohring, Wired News
Vector supercomputers -- the original mega-machines built for crunching massive quantites of data -- are once again widely available in the United States. But it's unclear how long they'll be in demand.

[Internet]

*** Sky's The Limit As Internet Climbs Aboard
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2004/08/30/ccair30.xml&sSheet=/money/2004/08/30/ixcoms.html>
by Telegraph

[Linux]

*** Linux Not Getting It All Its Own Way, Says Microsoft
<http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/998080C832917954CC256EFF00180111?OpenDocument&pub=Computerworld>
by David Watson, Computerworld New Zealand
Linux converters sometimes quietly switch back to Windows, executive tells Microsoft partners.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** Singapore's Moment
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/30/opinion/30mon2.html>
by New York Times
If Lee Hsien Loong continues taking only half-steps toward a more tolerant and democratic society, Singapore's vaunted prosperity will very likely suffer.

[News]

*** Singles Can Buy HDB Flats Of Any Size
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,269926,00.html?>
by Lydia Lim, Straits Times
Lee Hsien Loong said the restriction could now be lifted because of new demand and supply patterns.