[MyAppleMenu] Jul 5, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Monday, July 5, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[News]

*** US Glitch For Euro iTunes
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9066>
by Macworld UK
Some users of the iTunes Music Store in the UK, Germany, and France are receiving New Music Tuesday mailings from the US.

*** Apple UK Final Cut Express 2 Promo Launched
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/07/05/appleukpromo>
by MacMinute
Apple UK has launched a new promotion that allows customers to save up to 130 pounds on Final Cut Express 2 with the purchase any Mac.

*** Work The Phones To Get An iPod Mini
<http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/personal_technology/9083288.htm?ERIGHTS=6302625776175701730mercurynews::webmaster@myapplemenu.com&KRD_RM=1ikpnmklmphlhhhhhhhhijlonh|Heng-Cheong|Y>
by San Jose Mercury News
Short of raiding Steve Jobs' personal stash (we're assuming he has one), what's your best bet for getting hold of a mini? Work the phones.

[Opinion]

*** Glasnost At Apple?
<http://blog.ziffdavis.com/rothenberg/archive/2004/07/03/1406.aspx>
by Matthew Rothenberg
The new openness about the latest iMac changeover proves that at some level, even Apple recognizes the futilty of its old jihad against "rumor and speculation."

[Sidetrack]

*** Wishful Thinking 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/07/05/#20040705bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Solar iPod<http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/wishful-thinking-solor-ipod-017204.php>

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

[Top Stories]

*** Knowing Their Politics By The Software They Use
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/05/technology/05systems.html?ex=1246766400&#38;en=3069f1ddd00e9e2d&#38;ei=5088&#38;partner=rssnyt>
by Steve Lohr, New York Times
It is perhaps not surprising that the parties find themselves on different sides in the politics of software as well.

[News]

*** Can VoIP Survive Congress?
<http://news.com.com/Can+VoIP+survive+Congress%3F/2010-1028_3-5256334.html?part=rss&tag=5256334&subj=news.1028.20>
by Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com
Washington politicos are about to kick off what will be a long and exhausing process aimed at deciding the future of phone calls made over the Internet.

*** RFID A Retail Revolution?
<http://news.com.com/RFID+a+retail+revolution%3F/2030-1069_3-5254246.html?part=rss&tag=5254246&subj=news.1069.20>
by Knowledge at Wharton, CNET News.com
Experts at Wharton and elsewhere say that RFID is a potentially powerful technology that several organizations -- including retailers and government organizations -- are seriously looking at implenting to ramp up the efficency of their supply chains.

[Internet]

*** Paid Inclusion Losing Charm?
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,64092,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
by Chris Ulbrich, Wired News
Microsoft and Ask Jeeves have thrown paid inclusion links out of their search engines in recent moves that could bring new pressure on Yahoo to reconsider its fee-based indexing policies.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** A Vacation From My Past
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/05/opinion/05SELV.html?ex=1246766400&#38;en=9a5312f7cea92683&#38;ei=5088&#38;partner=rssnyt>
by Shyam Selvadurai, New York Times
I lost one holiday home in osuthern Sri Lanka, but found another in northern Ontario.

[Expressions]

*** Miracle
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/?040712fi_fiction>
by Judy Budnitz, New Yorker

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore -- Through The Lens
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2962641a2181,00.html>
by Andrew Gorrie, New Zealand Stuff
On a mission to capture the images of an energetic, multi-ethnic city.

*** An Island Getaway -- For Monkeys
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,259895,00.html?>
by Jane Ng, Straits Times
To save them from caging or culling, 15 animal lovers propose a haven-cum-attraction on Pulau Tekukor.

*** Singapore TV Show Encourages Baby-Making
<http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/9080264.htm>
by Jake Lloyd-Smith, Associated Press
Baby-short Singapore was to get a glimpse of the highs and lows of pregnancy and childbirth Saturday with the premiere of a television series that follows a couple through the entire baby-making process.