[MyAppleMenu] Jul 21, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Wednesday, July 21, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** Inside Look At Birth Of The iPod
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,64286,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
by Leander Kahney, Wired News
Ben Knauss is a former senior manager at PortalPlayer, the company Apple Computer approached to help develop an MP3 player that would eventually become the wildly popular iPod.

[Announcement]

*** Privacy Policy 
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by Heng-Cheong Leong
MyAppleMenu's Privacy Policy</privacy/> has been updated.

[News]

*** GUI Now Too Complex -- Longhorn
<http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/FDB969B32D802DB3CC256ED80019912B?OpenDocument&pub=Computerworld>
by Stephen Bell, Computerworld New Zealand
The classic graphical user interface was well suited to an early Macintosh with 128kB of RAM that ran a few applications and about 50 files, "but it doesn't scale", says usability design specialist Don Norman.

*** Apple At New Digital Lifestyle Expo
<http://www.macnn.com/news/25553>
by MacNN
Apple will be featured at the Digital Lifestyle Expo, a new education and direct buying symposium series intended to show educators and the public how to harness the latest in digital technology.

*** iPod Mini Plays 'Hard To Get'
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9210>
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
The sheer demand for the product has caused some readers to report longer-than-anticipated waits for their new music players.

*** Mac Users Petition For Russian Localization In 'Tiger'
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/07/21/russian-petition>
by MacMinute

*** School Gives Students Apple iBooks
<http://news9sanantonio.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=14000>
by News 9 San Antonio
East Central High School is giving 100 of their students Apple iBooks to be used for class work. The computers will allow students to create digital projects using video, audio and digital music compositions.

*** DJs Defensive At iPod Assault
<http://www.nypost.com/business/25421.htm>
by John Mainelli, New York Post
Two prominent radio programmers told The Post they've got what computers don't -- and never will.

*** iPods
<http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/lifestyle/stories.nsf/Life+&+Style/Everyday/D2D5D1365E681FF486256ED70080BAF0?OpenDocument&Headline=iPods+>
by Michael Sorkin, St Louis Post-Dispatch
The iPod is expensive, the software can be a pain to use for those with PCs instead of Macintosh computers, and battery life has been nothing to brag about. Not that any of that has slowed sales.

*** Apple Settles Rendezvous Trademark Dispute
<http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=558>
by Kasper Jade, AppleInsider
Sources say that, as part of the deal, Apple ahs agreed to phase out its use of the "Rendezvous" name.

*** Sculley Named 'Honorary President' Of Newton Group
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/07/20/johnsculley>
by MacMinute
Former Apple CEO John sculley has been named "Honorary President" of the Worldwide Newton Association, which was founded to promote the Newton computing platform.

*** Apple, Microsoft Sued Over Online Software Updates
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/07/20/lawsuit/index.php?redirect=1090342647000>
by Peter Cohen, MacCentral
Both companies have been named as defendants in a lawsuit recently. Teleshuttle Technologies LLC alleges that Apple and Microsoft are infringing a patent that covers online software updates.

[Opinion]

*** Is It Dot Mac Time Again?
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/5215>
by Michael Brewer, O'Reilly Network
There is one pernicious detail that will probably be the key reason people decide not to renew this year. It's Google.

*** Scaled-Back Macworld Endures Apple Absence
<http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=5187>
by Dennis Pierce, eSchool News

*** Are The New iPods Really Cheaper? Depends On What You Want
<http://www.macsimumperspective.com/more.php?id=289_0_1_0_M>
by Dennis Sellers, Macsimum
The touted price cuts of US$100 are true only if you don't mind the lack of some items that were included along with previous full-sized iPods, but are no longer.

*** Time For Apple To Take A Chance Financially
<http://www.powerpage.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/powerpage.woa/wa/story?newsID=12221>
by O'Grady's PowerPage

*** Apple Must Work To Keep iPod Hot
<http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/9204803.htm>
by Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News
Apple has a monster hit on its hands today. But it'll have to keep innovating to maintain that status.

*** New iPods: Exclusive Non-Review!
<http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/000118.html>
by Harry McCracken, PC World
Apple makes a terrfic, but imperfect and not-quite-revolutionary, product, and then Steve Jobs' reality-distortion field causes folks to forget that A) Apple didn't invent the category that the product falls into; and B) the product isn't necessarily the best in its class simply because it hails from Cupertino.

*** Macworld Expo In Boston: Past, Present, And Future
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07746>
by Tonya Engst, TidBITS
I'd count this Macworld Expo a success, at least on its own terms, and if that means that these mid-year shows are significantly different from both previous shows and Macworld Expo in San Francisco in January, so be it.

*** Rating Macworld Expo Boston 2004
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07747>
by Adam C. Engst, TidBITS

*** Macworld Expo Boston 2004 Superlatives
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07748>
by Adam C. Engst, TidBITS
Despite Macworld Expo's small number of exhibitors and reduced attendance, there was no lack of superlatives, both interesting products and notable observations.

[Review]

*** Can't Sing. Can't Dance. But I Make Music
<http://www.mac360.com/index.php/mac360/more/cant_sing_cant_dance_but_i_make_music/>
by Alex kayhill, Mac360
What's impressive about GarageBand is that it works.

*** Digital Hub: Create Your Own Music Video
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/07/secrets/augustdigitalhub/>
by Jim Heid, Macworld

*** Web Mail Supersizes: As Storage Capacikty For Web-Based E-Mail Expands, So Do Choices
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/07/features/webmail/>
by Glenn Fleishman, Macworld

*** IPNetMonitorX 1.4: Network Management App Adds Power To OS X's Free Tools
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/07/reviews/ipnetmonitorx1x4/>
by Douglas Heestand, Macworld
If you spend a lot of time troubleshooting network connections, IPNetMonitorX will be a valuable addition to your bag of tricks.

*** Mac GEMS: Keyboard Commands, Browser History, And More
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/07/reviews/augustmacgems/>
by Dan Frakes, Macworld

*** .Mac Isn't Worth The Investment
<http://www.syracuse.com/news/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/news-0/109031270429371.xml>
by Al Fasoldt, Syracuse Post-Standard
Apple won't like what I'm going to tell you. The .Mac service is an expense you almost certainly can do without.

*** How To Fall In Love With Your iSight, Again
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/07/20/iSightLove.html>
by Nitrozac and Snaggy, O'Reilly Network

*** Twelve Inch Ibook Vs Twelve Inch PowerBook Revisited
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/roadwarrior/04/07/20/index.html>
by Charles Moore, MacOPINION

*** Cascading Style Sheet Editors: Style Master 3.5, CSSEdit 1.6 Take Drudgery Out Of CSS Coding
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/07/reviews/cascadingstylesheeteditors/?lsrc=mcrss-0704>
by David McFarland, Macworld
CSSEdit is inexpensive and great for hand-coders, while Style Master 3.5 makes creating and learning about style sheets fast and easy for both novice and advanced users.

[Sidetrack]

*** Rumor Today: Kiss And Make-Up 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/07/21/#20040721bg000002>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
New York "Kerry-Gephardt" Post<http://www.nypost.com/business/25409.htm>: Steve Jobs' Pixar Animation Studios is likely to renew a lucrative movie-making partnership with Disney, according to sources familiar with the matter.

*** For Professionals Only 
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by Heng-Cheong Leong
The swing<http://www.photojunkie.ca/archives/2004/06/23/swing_alley.php> in the alley.

[Wintel]

*** Why Microsoft Won't Change
<http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B860FE864%2D95B6%2D4FB8%2DA475%2D10D2C8AB16B4%7D&dist=rss&siteid=mktw>
by John C. Dvorak, CBS MarketWatch
Swallowing companies works well.

*** Microsoft Shareholders Rake It In
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64287,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
by Associated Press
Microsoft plans to pay out a substantial chunk of its cash hoard directly to shareholders through a combination of dividends and stock buybacks totalling up to $75 billion over four years, the software maker said Tuesday.

*** Will Consumers Tune In To Portable Video?
<http://news.com.com/Will+consumers+tune+in+to+portable+video%3F/2100-1041_3-5275675.html>
by Richard Shim, CNET News.com
Manufacturers are set to release portable digital media players, but there's little expectation they will transform the market overnight in the way that MP3 players such as the iPod changed the music industry.

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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

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*** Privacy Policy 
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[Internet]

*** Changing The Face Of Web Surfing
<http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,64253,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
by Robert Andrews, Wired News
Many who are fed up with high-profile design mess-ups are taking it upon themselves to publicly correct conspicuous corporate faux pas, right under embarrassed proprietors' noses.

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The other things in life

[Announcement]

*** Privacy Policy 
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by Heng-Cheong Leong
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[Life]

*** The Hysterical Skies
<http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2004/07/21/askthepilot95/index_np.html>
by Patrick Smith, Salon
She survived a flight with 14 harmless Syrian musicians -- then spread 3,000 bigoted and paranoid words across the Internet. As a pilot and an American, I'm appalled.

*** Even The Body Politic Has To Eat
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/21/dining/21BOST.html>
by R. W. Apple Jr., New York Times
It remains the home of the bean of the cod, to be sure, but as the Democrats and their camp followers will discover next week when they assemble in convention here, Boston is also the home of delectable lobsters and scallops, swordfish and squid, oysters and clams and mussels. Not to mention the odd shrimp and sea urchin.

[Expressions]

*** Rhododendron
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2104078/fr/rss/>
by Paul Breslin, Slate

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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** New Agency Gives Security Top Priority
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,262531,00.html?>
by Dominic Nathan, Straits Times
A government agency reporting directly to the Prime Minister will be set up to give national security concerns top priority at the highest levels of government.

[Announcement]

*** Privacy Policy 
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by Heng-Cheong Leong
MyAppleMenu's Privacy Policy</privacy/> has been updated.

[News]

*** Singapore Stays Course; Lee May Remain Finance Minister While PM
<http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/040721/15/3lui1.html>
by Kevin Lim, Dow Jones
Lee hsien Loong will probably remain Singapore's finance minister after becoming prime minister in three weeks, but he may appoint another politician to replace himself as central bank chief, analysts say.

*** Singapore's New Budget Carrier Launched
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/7/21/latest/18111Singapore&sec=latest>
by Associated Press
New budget airline Tiger Airways -- an offshoot of national carrier Singapore Airlines -- entered the already crowded no-frills market in Southeast Asia on Wednesday, saying it has a business plan to eventually "dominate the region."

*** No Talks Yet On Bridge At Causeway
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,262548,00.html?>
by Sue-Ann Chia, Straits Times
Singapore is not in any negotiations with Malaysia over a new bridge to replace the Causeway and has not received proposals from Kuala Lumpur on this or other outstanding bilateral issues, said Foreign Affairs Minister S. Jayakumar.

*** Low-Cost Airline Terminal By 2006
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,262530,00.html?>
by Karamjit Kaur, Straits Times
Changi will have a $45 million terminal for low-cost carriers by early 2006, as Singapore puts into motion plans to be the region's hub for budget airlines.