[MyAppleMenu] Jul 24, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Saturday, July 24, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** OS 9, Mine, All Mine
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/07/23/os9.html>
by Giles Turnbull, O'Reilly Network
Lots of people are using old systems and old software. Some are quite happy with their existing setup; others have made a deliberate effort not to follow the upgrade path.

[News]

*** iPod Mini Launches, But Not In Norfolk
<http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED23%20Jul%202004%2019%3A13%3A02%3A667>
by Steve Downes, EDP24
Many electrical stores were not intending to stock the tiny Apple music player because they had deals with other suppliers.

*** Japanese Music Fans Rush To Buy New iPod Mini Players
<http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/news/20040724p2a00m0dm005000c.html>
by Mainichi Shimbun
Thousands of people lined up outside electronics stores in Japan on Saturday as Apple launched sales of its iPod mini digital music player.

*** Superintendents Face Deadline For High School Laptop Program
<http://news.mainetoday.com/apwire/D840LHDO1-204.shtml>
by David Sharp, Associated Press
Enough schools must agree to participate by July 30 to account for 8,400 computers -- the minimum threshold for Apple to agree to the same low price for laptops in Maine's 241 public middle schools.

*** The (Not So Big) Apple iPod Mini Goes On Sale
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1268048,00.html>
by Tania Branigan, The Guardian
Small is beautiful -- all the more so when it comes in a rainbow of colours. So the new iPod mini is expected to fly off the shelves when it launches in Britain today.

*** iPod Mini Sparks Major Battle In Portable Audio Player Market
<http://www.asahi.com/english/business/TKY200407240178.html>
by Asahi Shimbun
Can disks overtake discs in Japan's portable audio player market?

*** iPod Dominates, But For How Long?
<http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/35317.html>
by Elizabeth Millard, MacNewsWorld
Although the digital music arena is getting more crowded, Apple is distinguishing itself in a number of important ways, say analysts. Not only is the company continually innovating, but also it is apply marketing muscle to every new effort.

*** Shedding Light On Apple's Enterprise Movements
<http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/35316.html>
by Blane Warrene, MacNewsWorld
A closer look at Apple's past four years unveils the assembly of an enterprise-ready portfolio of hardware and software. Yet, just how has the companyd one in turning its capability into unit sales and market penetration?

*** The Race To Catch The iPod
<http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2957991>
by The Economist
Apple's portable iPod music player has revolutionised the way in which music is delivered to consumers. However, as Apple launches its iPod mini worldwide, the brand is under attack on two fronts: from copycat products from the likes of Sony, and from subscription services, which will soon be helped by software from Microsoft.

[Opinion]

*** Just A Thought -- iPod And Me
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/justathought/2004/20040723.shtml>
by Vern Seward, Mac Observer

*** PowerBook Setup App -- I Want This Utility!
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/5226>
by Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network
This utility dramatically reduced set up time.

*** My New Mac!
<http://www.russellbeattie.com/notebook/>
by Russell Beattie

*** Is Apple Making The Grade?
<http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AnchorDesk/4520-7298_16-5144901.html?tag=adts>
by Eliot Van Buskirk, ZDNet
I decided to take a closer look at Apple's progress to see where it's succeeding and where it could stand to innovate even further.

[Sidetrack]

*** Dot Com Crash Continues? 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/07/24/#20040724bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Two very good things that came out of the dot com era are Slate<http://slate.msn.com/> and Salon<http://www.salon.com/>. One has deep pockets, and the other has, well, a knack for finding last-minute funding, and both seems to have survived the dot com crash.

Or have they?

Well, reports are out that Microsoft is looking to sell Slate<http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/07/23/HNmshires_1.html>. Looks like the recent cost-cutting measures at Microsoft has now trickled down to this particular product. I wish all the best to the people behind Slate, and hope that the online magazine will not suck after being bought over.

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

[News]

*** It Should Be So Simple
<http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5499069/>
by Timothy Roberts, San Jose Business Journal
Throughout the technology industry, simplicity and ease-of-use are becoming the yardsticks of product quality.

*** Repeating History With RSS
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/5228>
by Marc Hedlund, O'Reilly Network
All the arguments against adoption of RSS remind me nearly verbatim of the objections to adoption of the Web ten years ago.

*** Blog's The Word In Big Business
<http://news.com.com/Blog%27s+the+word+in+big+business/2100-1038_3-5281894.html?part=rss&tag=5281894&subj=news.1038.20>
by Paul Festa, CNET News.com
Long heralded as a way for the masses to wrest the Internet back from corporate control, the Web log has emerged as the hottest new enterprise tool.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** My Beef With Big Media
<http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2004/0407.turner.html>
by Ted Turner, Washington Monthly
How government protects big media -- and shuts out upstarts like me.

*** Rewriting History
<http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/07/23/fox_dui/index_np.html>
by Eric Boehlert, Salon
Ever eager to prove it's fair and balanced, the Fox News Channel brags that it broke the Bush DUI story in 2000. Warning: You've entered the spin zone.

[Life]

*** Beauty And The Bicycle: The Art Of Going The Distance
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10570-2004Jul23.html>
by Sarah Kaufman, Washington Post
Follow the Tour de France for any amount of time and it becomes clear that this bicycle race is not just a sport and a science -- it is also an art.

*** Seeing Double On Ballot: Similar Names Sow Confusion
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/24/nyregion/24names.html?ex=1248408000&>
by Jonathan P. Hicks, New York Times
A curious novelty is increasingly being seen in New York City politics: two candidates with the same name, running for the same office.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Wants To Double Arts And Media
<http://www.forbes.com/business/healthcare/feeds/ap/2004/07/24/ap1469194.html>
by Associated Press
The Singapore government wants to double the size of hte country's media, design and arts industries to 6 percent of the economy by 2012, a minister said Saturday.

*** Next Singapore PM Facing Diplomatic Test With China
<http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/content.asp?y=2004&dt=0723&pub=Utusan_Express&sec=World&pg=wo_08.htm>
by Reuters
Singapore's future prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, is facing a critical diplomatic test just weeks before he takes power in August, as the wealthy island seeks to quell China's fury over his trip to Taiwan.

*** Singapore Mitigates Cross-Straits Situation
<http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2004/07/24/2003180241>
by Liu Kuan-Teh, Taipei Times

*** Health Ministry Refutes FT Report On Shorvon
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,263127,00.html?>
by Laurel Teo, Straits Times
It rebuts facts in Financial Times report which said Briton was fired so Dr Lee Wei Ling could replace him.