[MyAppleMenu] Jul 31, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Saturday, July 31, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[News]

*** Apple Ships First Batch Of Liquid-Cooled 2.5 GHz Power Mac G5s
<http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=575>
by Kasper Jade, AppleInsider
Less than 24 hours after Apple began informing customers that it would miss the July ship date, the company did an about-face on its statement and is actively shipping the new computers.

*** Free Democratic National Convention Speeches Via iTunes
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/07/30/dnc/?lsrc=mcrss-0704>
by Peter Cohen, MacCentral
The content has been culled from covered produced by C-SPAN and has been presented by Audible.com.

*** Is Real's iPod "Hacking" Legal?
<http://news.com.com/Is+Real's+iPod+%22hacking%22+legal%3F/2100-1030_3-5290814.html>
by John Borland, CNET News.com
Legal experts say there's a big difference between RealNetworks' product and the work of code-crackers who have helped break through DVD copy protection, or who have previously helped strip FairPlay protection from iTunes songs.

*** Apple Is No. 2Choice Among PC Buyers
<http://www.macnn.com/news/25668>
by MacNN

*** Apple Announces Keynote Design Contest Winners
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/07/30/passion/?lsrc=mcrss-0704>
by Peter Cohen, MacCentral

[Opinion]

*** Apple - Moto 'iPhone' Deal Full Of Promise...
<http://www.phonecontent.com/bm/news/motorola/366.shtml>
by PhoneContent.com
The idea of an iPod-style interface on a phone is superbly compelling and perhaps Motorola and Apple can come up with a business model that will recompense the operators for letting the music in from the PC.

*** Real And iPods: DRM Interoperability Via Reverse Engineering
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/5338>
by Damien Stolarz, O'Reilly Network
I' mpersonally torn on this issue.

*** Apple Vs. Real
<http://www.corante.com/mooreslore/archives/005428.html>
by Dana Blankenhorn
You can patent something new based on something patented. You can build a better mousetrap -- you can't patent the idea of a mousetrap. Yet that is just what Apple is proposing to do.

*** The iPod Is A Battlefield
<http://www.forbes.com/technology/2004/07/30/cx_ah_0730tentech.html>
by Arik Hesseldahl, Forbes
The only real losers were users. Both Real and Apple know this will be the result of a prolonged battle. One hopes this fight won't last.

*** Are Real And Apple Playing Fair?
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3939263.stm>
by Bill Thompson, BBC News
In this case, I feel like I am watching Rodin and Mechagodzilla monsters battle over who can do the most damage to Tokyo, with no good monster in sight to protect us all.

[Review]

*** BIAS Peak 4
<http://www.macdesignpro.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=25475>
by Craig Stern, Mac Design Pro
For anyone involved with sound design or sample-editing, Peak is an exemplary version of a necessary tool.

*** Apple's New HD Display
<http://www.mac360.com/index.php/mac360/more/first_look_apples_new_hd_display>
by Ron McElfresh, Mac360

*** Apple Xserve Is A Tasty Server
<http://nwc.serverpipeline.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=26100536>
by Steve J. Schuchart, Network Computing
Apple still has some features to work into the Xserve, but it's a solid offering priced in the same ballpark as similarly configured Intel 1U offerings.

[Sidetrack]

*** Worldwide Lovefest 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/07/31/#20040731bg000004>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Somewhere in the world, someone is always buying the latest and greatest Apple hardware, and documenting (or boosting) it all on blogs.

And that's why I get jealous all year round. :-)

*** World Record For Bluetooth Link 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/07/31/#20040731bg000003>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Forgot to bring along your shopping list when you are at your friendly neighborhood Safeway? Well, now you can just whip up your bluetooth-enabled mobile phone and download that shopping list from your bluetooth-enabled PowerBook back at home. Here's how you can connect to a low-power Bluetooth cellphone from a distance of 1 kilometer<http://www.wifi-toys.com/wi-fi.php?a=articles&id=21>.

*** White-Out 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/07/31/#20040731bg000002>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Over here in Singapore, we call this Liquid-Paper, but the idea is still the same. Here's how you can get a truly-white<http://wiredblogs.tripod.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=389830> iPod.

*** Rumor Today: Bluetooth iPod 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/07/31/#20040731bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Cut loose<http://www.blueserker.com/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=185>, and gain cable freedom, claims this rumormonger. Bluetooth iPod with Bluetooth earphones are coming.

[Wintel]

*** Microsoft To Enter Online Music Battle
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1087374079033>
by Scott Morrison, Financial Times
Microsoft is poised to launch its long-awaited online music store late next month. People familiar with Microsoft's music site said it would offer an "a la carte" service from which consumers could buy and download digital audio tracks.

*** Microsoft: Core Longhorn Work Not Outsourced
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/07/30/HNlonghornoutsource_1.html>
by John Riberiro, IDG News Service
Microsoft denies WashTech's claims that the company is outsourcing core development to Indian contractors.

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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[News]

*** I Know Laptops, And You, PDA, Are No Laptop
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/07/30/31enterwin_1.html>
by Oliver Rist, InfoWorld
Even the newest PDAs simply aren't worth the time or investment for corporate users.

*** Now, E-Mail Without All That Writing
<http://www.iht.com/articles/531906.html>
by James Connell, International Herald Tribune

[Internet]

*** News Web Sites Court Campaign Ads
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26819-2004Jul30.html>
by Brian Krebs, Washington Post
In pursuing political advertisers, news organizations are gapplign with the difficult task of setting rules for where, when and how campaign ads will run on their Web sites, resulting in a hodgepodge of policies that some observers say could prompt campaign reformers to take action.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** Oh, That Deficit
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2104561/fr/rss/>
by Daniel Gross, Slate
Why the Democrats ignored Bush's fiscal folly.

[Life]

*** New Books In The Hood
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29121-2004Jul30.html>
by Linton Weeks, Washington Post
For good or for bad, street lit is eating up the African American book world at the moment.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Pay Too Low For Locals? 'Government Subsidies Can Help'
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,264386,00.html?>
by Joyce Teo, Straits Times
To cut overdependence on foreign workers, labour leader suggests a way to 'motivate' Singaporeans to take up domestic services jobs.