[MyAppleMenu] Jul 29, 2004

Thu Jul 29 13:15:00 EDT 2004

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Thursday, July 29, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** Apple Issues Official Statement On Real's Harmony
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/07/29/harmony>
by MacMinute
"We are stunned that RealNetworks has adopted the tactics and ethics of a hakcer to break into the iPod, and we are investigating the implications of their actions under the DMCA and other laws. We strongly caution Real and their customers that when we update our iPod software from time to time it is highly likely that Real's Harmony technology will cease to work with current and future iPods."

[News]

*** Apple's Online-Music Dominance Could Be Fleeting
<http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Apple-s-Online-Music-Dominance-Could-Be-Fleeting&story_id=26077>
by Erika Morphy, NewsFactor
Some analysts believe that media-content players are still in their early days of development, and new devices that store both music and video eventually could trump the iPod.

*** Hitachi Plans 6GB Slim-Drives
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9283>
by Macworld UK

*** Far East Satellite TV 'QuickTime-Bound'
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9276>
by Macworld UK
A major Japanese satellite broadcaster may adopt the Apple QuickTime-friendly H.264 format when it launches commercial broadcasts in mid-October.

*** Apple To Attend Photo Festival
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9281>
by Macworld UK
Apple is to attend an international festival of photo-journalism in France. Digital photographers will be offered the chance to test drive the Power Mac G5, the PowerBook G4 range and Apple's new line of Cinema Displays.

*** Five Town CSD Says Yes To Laptops For Freshmen
<http://camden.villagesoup.com/Education/Story.cfm?StoryID=24400>
by Lynda Clancy, VillageSoup.com
The Five Town CSD board agreed to participate in a state-promoted program to provide laptops to the high school's 185 incoming freshmen.

*** iPods More Than Music Players
<http://www.theplainsman.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/07/29/410874b223c57>
by Rebekah Rosenfeld, The Auburn Plainsman

*** The Elusive IPod Mini
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1270820,00.html>
by Ashley Norris, The Guardian
The popularity of hte player meant there weren't enough units to meet the demand on either side of the Atlantic.

*** Motorola Posts iTunes Announcement Movie
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/07/28/motoannc/?lsrc=mcrss-0704>
by Peter Cohen, MacCentral

*** Readers Weigh In On iMac Design
<http://news.com.com/Readers+weigh+in+on+iMac+design/2100-1042_3-5287302.html?part=rss&tag=5287302&subj=news.1042.20>
by Margaret Kane, CNET News.com

*** Mac Version Of The Sims 2 Coming
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ID=9902>
by Tuncer Deniz, Inside Mac Games

*** Operators Could Threaten iTunes/Motorola Tie-Up
<http://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/general/2004/07/28/generalcentaurcomm_2004_07_28_eng-centaur_nma_eng-centaur_nma_114224_2355961051318181736.html?partner=yahoo&referrer=>
by Forbes
Analysts think mobile operators will obstruct the partnership unless revenue streams are offered to them.

[Opinion]

*** Mac OS And The Music Plug-In Situation
<http://www.macsimumperspective.com/more.php?id=308_0_1_0_M>
by Dennis Sellers, Macsimum

*** Will Cellphone Carriers Lock Down Phones So They Can't Use iTunes?
<http://www.engadget.com/entry/6674682824745558/>
by Engadget

*** Apple Should Be Nothing Like Dell
<http://www.cmug.org/pulpit/Dell3.html>
by Jon Glass, CMUG
Why Apple doesn't need to appeal to everyone.

*** Apple's Real Problem
<http://money.cnn.com/2004/07/28/technology/techinvestor/hellweg/index.htm>
by Eric Hellweg, CNN/Money
My advice: Ignore Real and take your partnering efforts one step further, licensing your FairPlay technology so Apple, not Real, controls the relationshiop with the other stores.

*** Apple Plus Motorola
<http://p2pnet.net/story/2012>
by p2pnet.net

[Review]

*** Apple 4th-Generation iPod
<http://www.time.com/time/gadget/20040728/>
by Time

*** Kick The Compression Habit
<http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5540512/>
by Gary Krakow, MSNBC
The iPod has the capacity of providng true hi-fi audio; it's just not being marketed that way.

*** Apple AIrPort Express
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1628579,00.asp>
by PC Magazine
The biggest drawback is that you can't control the music plaback from the room where you're listening to the music; you have to go to the PC on which iTunes is running to do any of that. But if you view the AirPort Express as a no-hassle protable access point that also lets you play your iTunes music collection elsewhere in the house, you won't be disappointed.

*** Toon Boom Studio 2.5 For Mac OS X: An Animation Tool That's A Joy To Use And Easy To Learn
<http://www.macaudiopro.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=26745>
by Mike Caputo, Mac Audio Pro

*** AirPort Express Jack Of All Trades
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Tech%20Test%20AirPort%20Express>
by Matthew Fordahl, Associated Press
If there's a category in need of convergence and fewer boxes, wireless hardware is it. Apple has taken a step in the right direction with its AirPort Express.

*** Microsoft Office 2004 For Macs Does More Than Just Match The Windows Version
<http://lowendmac.com/mac2win/04/0728.html>
by Alan Zisman, Low End Mac

[Sidetrack]

*** The New Motorola iPod? 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/07/29/#20040729bg000003>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
While listening to this week's edition of Your Mac Life<http://www.yourmaclife.com> radio's interview with Motorola, one thing that strikes me as interesting is that Motorola is not ruling out the possibility that the new Motorola-iTunes phone will have the same capacity as Apple's iPod or iPod mini.

One thing that was ruled out was using tunes as ring-tones, mainly because of business considerations. (i.e. let's not cut the existing revenue stream.)

*** Let's All Learn From Each Other 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/07/29/#20040729bg000005>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Dave Winer<http://archive.scripting.com/2004/07/29#When:8:33:15AM>: The Democrats should go to a Steve Jobs event and see how they do it at Apple. There's an art to making dull announcements seem exciting.

*** Did They Really Say That? 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/07/29/#20040729bg000004>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
I feel so safe after reading this privacy policy<http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/04/Jul/cia.html>.

*** The Apple Product Cycle 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/07/29/#20040729bg000002>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
It all begins<http://www.misterbg.org/AppleProductCycle/> when"an obscure component manufacturer somewhere in the Pacific Rim announces a major order for some bleeding-edge piece of technologyt hat could conceivably become part of an expensive, digital-lifestyle-enhancing nerd toy."

[Wintel]

*** Microsoft Feels Heat Over Outsourcing
<http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/9269796.htm?ERIGHTS=7098803963204640780mercurynews::webmaster@myapplemenu.com&KRD_RM=1ikpnmklmphlhhhhhhhhijlonh|Heng-Cheong|Y>
by Kristi Heim, San Jose Mercury News
Two years after Microsoft executives began urging managers to outsource software development work to India, a Washington state technology union says the company has sent increasingly high-level jobs overseas, including some related to Longhorn, the next version of Windows.

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

[News]

*** New Laws Needed For Tiny Science
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3930179.stm>
by BBC News
New laws are needed to ensure that nanotechnology does not pose a future threat to human health, experts say.

*** A Machine With A Mind Of Its Own
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.08/robot.html>
by Oliver Morton, Wired News
Ross King wanted a research assistant who would work 24/7 without sleep or food. So he built one.

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The other things in life

[Feature]

*** Boston Week 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/07/29/#20040729bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Welcome back! Boston Week here on MyAppleMenu Reader continues the exploration of works of Boston writers. Today: Mr Steve Almond.

*** Life In Syndication
<http://www.tatlinstower.com/Life_In_Syndication.html>
by Steve Almond
Ron's girlfriend had been blunt. "You're going nowhere," she said. "And I'm not coming with you."

*** The Problem Of Human Consumption
<http://www.virginia.edu/vqr/viewmedia.php/prmMID/8930?PHPSESSID=78727642e4408440667fbf7f8ab555dd>
by Steve Almond
Paul, in this case, is a widower. His wife died thirteen years ago. He kept their daughter away as much as he could. There were relatives around to play with her, to shower her with gifts and praise. His wife grew pale in the study. Her hair fell out. The disease ate her body indelicate bites. How do you explain such things to a four-year-old?

*** The King Of Corn
<http://www.stevenalmond.com/stories/the_king_of_corn.html>
by Steve Almond
I am honored you chose to save me.

[World]

*** The New Blogocracy
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/07/28/demoblog/index_np.html>
by danah boyd, Salon
The mainstream media is doing its best to belittle Democratic Convention blogggers, but the arrival of a host of online scribblers is reinvigorating, and challenging, old-school journalism.

*** What We Learn From The Convention Blogging
<http://www.bricklin.com/conventionblogging.htm>
by Dan Bricklin
Thoughts from a long-term blogger after two days of the DNC.

[Life]

*** 80 Sirens Wailing, But Do Not Panic: This Is Only A Drill
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/29/nyregion/29surge.html?ex=1248753600&#38;en=de30091b496f5638&#38;ei=5088&#38;partner=rssnyt>
by Michael WIlson, New York Times
Since its debut about a month ago, it has quickly become one of New York City's hottest acts for those lucky enough to catch a free, unannounced performance. Call it "The Police Drive Fast! And Park!"

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Life in the city

[Entertainment]

*** Sip Wine By The Piano At This Foodcourt
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,263912,00.html?>
by Serene Goh, Straits Times
With wine by the glass and a self-playing piano at the entrance, the new foodcourt at Tanglin Mall aims for a touch of class.