[MyAppleMenu] Aug 31, 2004

Tue Aug 31 13:15:00 EDT 2004

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Tuesday, August 31, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[The All-New iMac G5]

*** Where Did The Computer Go? 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/08/31/#20040831bg000004>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
<http://www.apple.com/imac/>

So, which Mac fan don't want this?

*** Apple Puts The Squeeze On New iMac
<http://news.com.com/Apple+unveils+new+iMac/2100-1042_3-5330829.html?part=rss&tag=5330829&subj=news.1042.20>
by John G. Spooner, CNET News.com
"I think what Apple is recognizing is that at least right now the iPod is going to drive its brand and they want to take advantage of htat. Why does this look like the iPod? Because it's clearly positioned as the consumer PC for people who own iPods but don't own an Apple desktop."

*** Initial iMac Availability To Be Limited, Sources Say
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2004/08/31.4.shtml>
by Brad Gibson, Mac Observer
Apple dealers are being told that flat-panel iMac G5s will be in very limited supply until late-November, early-December.

*** Rapturous Applause Greets New iMac
<http://www.pcpro.co.uk/?http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/news_story.php?id=62646>
by PC Pro
There's a single power cable which comes out of the back, and so long as you're using AirPort or Bluetooth (neither of which, unforgivably, is fitted as standard) no further connections are needed.

*** New iMac: No Horticultural Inspiration
<http://wiredblogs.tripod.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=428523>
by Leander Kahney, Cult Of Mac
It looks like Apple has returned to the original ideas of its head designer, Joanthan Ive.

*** iMac G5: Good Bye Arm, Hello Slab!
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/webx?14@151.bWzQa9lkOSy.0@.3c4f5c5c!discloc=.3c5126ae>
by Jeff Carlson, TidBITS
Given Apple's difficulty in getting PowerPC G5 chips from IBM, I think it's safe to double those estimated-shipping numbers as a realistic timeframe for delivery.

*** The New iMac: One Thing Too Many
<http://www.applematters.com/comments.php?id=165_0_1_0_C>
by Apple Matters
I don't mean to put a damper on the wonderful new iMac, but Apple needs to look far back to the tradition of the Performa line.

*** Apple Expo: New Flat-Screen iMac G5 Revealed
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9503>
by Macworld UK
"It's the world's tinnest desktop. It's just two-inches thick."

[News]

*** Apple Stock Rises On iMac Refresh
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9512>
by Macworld UK

*** PodBoard
<http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/podboard-020554.php>
by Gizmodo

*** Apple Expo: Europe Buys 5 Million iTunes Tracks
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9497>
by Macworld UK

*** Virex 7.5 Pulled From .Mac Due To 'Technical Issues'
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/08/31/virex>
by MacMinute
"Due to customer feedback and technical issues currently under investigation, we have temporarily discontinued distribution of Virex 7.5 from McAfee until further notice."

*** 'Cult Of Mac' Covers 'The Apple Underground'
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/08/30/cultofmac/index.php/?lsrc=mcrss-0804>
by Brad Cook, MacCentral
Leander Kahney's "The Cult of Mac" introduces readers to Mac fans who get Apple tattoos, build aquariums out of old Macs, wake up well before dawn to be first in line at an Apple Store opening and do other things that show their deep loyalty to their favorite computer.

*** FileMaker Unveils Advanced Server Edition At Devcon
<http://www.crn.com/sections/breakingnews/breakingnews.jhtml?articleId=46200188>
by Barbara Darrow, CRN
The advanced server, which brings better Web support to the product line, is the last of several FileMaker family members to ship this year.

*** P Diddy's iPod Rocks
<http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=18166>
by Nick Farrell, The Inqurier
Very reassuringly expensive.

*** Making A Strong Case For The iPod
<http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/health_and_fitness/article/0,1299,DRMN_26_3148899,00.html>
by Lisa Ryckman, Rocky Mountain News
Go ahead -- drop your Apple iPod on the gym floor. Smush it with a weight. Take it with you while you're kayaking or kickboxing or running in the rain. But first -- get an oPod.

*** iPods And DVDs Top Children's Wish-Lists
<http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=14585442%26method=full%26siteid=50082%26headline=ipods%2dand%2ddvds%2dtop%2dchildren%2ds%2dwish%2dlists-name_page.html>
by The Western Mail
Mobile phones, DVDs and iPods have replaced bikes, roller-skates and footballs as children's must-have items, a poll reveals today.

*** Computer Sales
<http://www2.kval.com/x30530.xml?ParentPageID=x2649&ContentID=x46774&Layout=kval.xsl&AdGroupID=x30530>
by Jodi Unruh, KVAL 13
The University of Oregon Techno Team says the top buy this school year is the Apple Macintosh laptop computer.

*** Skype For Mac OS X Beta Available
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/08/31/skype>
by Dennis Sellers, MacMinute

*** Matias Releases Clear Hardcase For iPod Mini
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/08/31/matias>
by MacMinute

*** Bare Bones Releases BBEdit 8.0
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/08/30/bbedit/index.php/?lsrc=mcrss-0804>
by Jim Darlymple, MacCentral

[Opinion]

*** The Dramatic News From The Apple Expo: Phil Schiller Is Funny
<http://www.charlesarthur.com/blog/index.php?p=87>
by Charles Arthur
What! No Reality Distortion Field? But instead, Phil Schiller had a quite different weapon: humour.

*** Let Word Do It
<http://blogs.msdn.com/rick_schaut/archive/2004/08/31/223257.aspx>
by Rick Schaut
It makes no sense, whatsoever, to think in terms of some mythical "average" user. What does make sense is to think in terms of the defaults that will satisfy most users.

*** Microsoft Word And "Smarter Than"
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/5514>
by Marc Hedlund, O'Reilly Network
What the Word team lacks, in my view, is an awareness that, when a user is trying to get his or her own work done, the user is always smarter than the technology.

[Review]

*** BBEdit 8.0: Even More Muscular
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07795>
by Adam C. Engst, TidBITS

[Sidetrack]

*** Live Coverage 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/08/31/#20040831bg000002>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
If you are up, and is looking for live coverage of the unveiling of the iMac G5 (maybe), Mac Observer<http://live.macobserver.com/article/2004/07/paris2004_keynote.shtml> is giving you the live coverage.

*** Let's Pretend Our Reporters Don't Think At All! 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/08/31/#20040831bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Scott Rosenberg<http://blogs.salon.com/0000014/2004/08/30.html#a655>: I never understood the sort of journalistic code of ethics -- now prevalent in many American newsrooms, particularly those owned by big corporate chains -- that requires newspeople to pretend that they are not human.

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

[News]

*** Long-Distance Sports
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/26/technology/circuits/26riva.html?ex=1251691200&>
by Michel Marriott, New York Times
Using computer-generated "space" to help people is an objective as old as the Internet itself. But as online applications grow, the phenomenon of pervasive connections is both widening and deepening.

*** AOL Testing VoIP
<http://news.com.com/AOL+testing+VoIP/2100-7352_3-5330183.html?part=rss&tag=5330183&subj=news.7352.20>
by Jim Hu and Ben Charny, CNET News.com
Joining an already crowded market, America Online on Monday confirmed it is testing its own Internet phone service.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Hits Back At US Sex Slave Claim
<http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/story.jsp?story=556757>
by Jan McGirk, Independent
Singapore demanded that Washington share any evidence that placed it on a roster of 54 countries that face "significant" human trafficking problems.

*** Singapore Appoints 'Population Czar'
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3611816.stm>
by BBC News
Singapore has appointed a government minister to oversee new policies aimed at reversing its falling birth rate.

[Opinion]

*** Do Not Break Your Bonds, Worthy Investments Of Singapore
<http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2004/08/do_not_break_yo.html>
by Mr Brown
"Come back to contribute and prove yourselves as worthy investments of Singapore."

[Technology]

*** From Cargo Port To Digital Hub
<http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/083004israel.html>
by Shel Israel, Network World
Developing an Asian IT strategy can be daunting. The world's most populous continent poses many challenges. Governments are often unstable and unpredictable. Translating language -- and dialects -- can be baffling. Modern facilities are built adjacent to communities still waiting for electricity. Tiny Singapore might solve many such problems.