[MyAppleMenu] Jul 9, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Friday, July 9, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[News]

*** Apple Store Coming To Delaware
<http://www.macnn.com/news/25388>
by MacNN
Apple will be opening a retail store at the Christiana Mall in Newark, DE -- Delaware's largest mall.

*** Get Ready, Here Comes The iPod Mini -- And A Revolution In How We Enjoy Music
<http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/story.jsp?story=539463>
by Charles Arthur, Independent
The imminent arrival of the iPod mini is set to trigger a high street music boom this summer.

*** Barry White's 'Laughing Gnome' Shock On iTMS
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9111>
by Macworld UK
Don't believe everything you see or hear on Apple's iTunes Music Store (iTMS) -- sometimes the previews and music don't match.

*** iPod's Second Coming
<http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;559734223;fp;2;fpid;1>
by Steven Deare, ARN
Local stockists expect sales of Apple's latest iPod offering, the iPod mini, will match those of its larger counterpart when it hits retailers' shelves on July 24.

*** Mike Thomas: Breaking Into Bioinformatics At ISU
<http://www.apple.com/science/profiles/thomas/>
by Barbara Gibson, Apple
When we saw the Apple Workgroup Cluster for Bioinformatics, we immediately knew that we could put a cluster together very quickly and concentrate on biology rather than computer science.

*** Apple's Reinvention Transforms Stock's Valuation
<http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=reutersEdge&storyID=5621347>
by Duncan Martell, Reuters
Once seen as a value play that traded at little above its cash value, Apple's stock is now attracting long-term and momentum investors sold on Steve Jobss' vision of the company as a high-margin style-setter at the hub of an emerging "digital lifestyle."

*** London iPod Music Club To Open Doors This Summer
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/07/08/playlist>
by MacMinute
Playlist is a new club that lets anyone bring in their favorite 15-minute playlist on an iPod and play their songs to be judged by the crowd.

*** Microsoft Rolls Out Designer, Special Edition Mice
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/07/08/msmice>
by MacMinute

[Opinion]

*** Apple Disqualifies First Person In iTunes Contest?
<http://www.engadget.com/entry/7042727737315716/>
by Phillip Torrone, Engadget
We read the rules and showed folks how to enter the Apple iTunes contest for free, then of course, someone tries to enter 3,000 times and Apple disqualifies them.

*** More On Extending HTML
<http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/hyatt/archives/2004_07.html#005938>
by Dave Hyatt

*** Tiger Primer: Automator
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/archives/000253.php>
by Jason Snell, Macworld
You may not know a lot about it yet, but trust me -- Tiger's new AUtomator feature will save you a lot of time.

[Review]

*** Note To The World: Hands Off My iPod Mini!
<http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/news/35018.html>
by Elizabeth Millard, MacNewsWorld
Nothing can compare to the iPod mini when it comes to style.

*** Hands On: Put Panther On Your Server
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/07/secrets/handson/>
by Mark Anbinder, Macworld

*** G5Jam: Internal Hard Drives Give The G5s A Performance Boost
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/07/reviews/g5jam/>
by Kristina De Nike, Macworld
The G5Jam isn't for people with full-length PCI cards or for those uncomfortable installing hardware, but it can give your computer juice by adding fast storage.

*** USB-FireWire Combo Cards: USB 2.0-FireWire 400 CardBus Cards Boost PowerBook Connectivity
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/07/reviews/usbfirewirecombocards/?lsrc=mcrss-0704>
by Owen Linzmayer, Macworld
The Orange Micro OrangeCombo card gets our vote. It performed most reliably, comes with the best manual, and includes the most generous bundle of accessories.

[Sidetrack]

*** You Still Want To Purchase A Laptop? 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/07/09/#20040709bg000002>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
If you're like me, you would have frequently logged on to Apple's online store and configure a laptop or two just to see how rich you'd have to be in order to buy your dream machine.

Well, don't be surprise if Apple starts to contact you<http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=542> to see if you really want your dream machine.

*** Rumor Today: The Days of The New iMac 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/07/09/#20040709bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
According to Think Secret<http://www.thinksecret.com/news/tsnotes15.html>, Apple will unveil the new iMac on August 31, and ship the new iMac around September 15.

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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[News]

*** Transparent Desktop Opens Doors
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64129,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_4>
by Leander Kahney, Wired News
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have designed a new system that cleverly blends a video-conference feed with a transparent image of a computer desktop into one full-screen window.

*** Whose DVD? A Debate Over Copies
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/08/technology/circuits/08copy.html>
by Dave Wilson, New York Times

*** Music Firms Warned Over Ringtones
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3874797.stm>
by BBC News
Mobile ringtones have become a surprise money-spinner for music companies but firms must not become too greedy, analysts have warned.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** 'Amazing Race': It's Travelicious
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23527-2004Jul2.html>
by John Delner, Washington Post
I'll put this as plainly as possible. Watch "The Amazing Race 5".

*** Terrible News
<http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2004/07/08/anchors/index_np.html>
by Charles Taylor, Salon
Ted Knight, Chevy Chase and now Will Ferrell have all spoofed TV news. Their real-life versions are even funnier.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** Singapore Trade Minister Yeo Set To Be Next Foreign Minister
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/latest/story/0,4574,122088,00.html?>
by Business Times
Singapore's Trade Minister George Yeo is set to become the republic's next foreign minister under incoming leader Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore and Western diplomatic sources have confirmed.

[News]

*** UCL College In Singapore's Ethics Row
<http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=544337&section=news>
by Richard Hubbard, Reuters
Singapore's medical authorities are battling to head off a damaging ethical row with a British neurologist, which threatens to cast a shadow over efforts to transform the island into a centre for scientific innovation.

See Also : Medical Group Tells Doctors Not To Work In Singapore
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1087373586066>
by John Burton, Financial Times
A medical watchdog group has suggested that foreign doctors should not work in Singapore following an ethics dispute between a UK medical researcher and the scientist daughter of Lee Kuan Yew, the city-state's senior politican.