[MyAppleMenu] Jun 22, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Tuesday, June 22, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** Apple Offers 'iPod Your BMW' Details
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/06/21/ipodyourbmw/index.php?redirect=1087830910000>
by Peter Cohen, MacCentral
Owners of select BMW automobiles can now have their Apple iPods integrated directly into their vehicle's audio system.

[News]

*** London Apple Store Recruiting
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=8973>
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
"Work at the coolest store on Regent Street."

*** Strange Flavour On Mac-Only Gaming Plans
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/06/22/strangeflavour>
by Dennis Sellers, MacMinute
MacMinute interviewed the Fothergills about their unusual decision to establish a Mac-only gaming company.

*** Apple Releases DVCProHD Components 1.1 Update
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/06/22/dvcprohd>
by MacMinute
"All users of Panasonic AJ-HD1200A VTRs should install the latest revision."

*** The Great iTunes Rip-Off
<http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/34653.html>
by Peter Zimonjic, MacNewsWorld
Music lovers in Britain are being charged 20 percent more than those across the Channel to buy songs on the Internet.

*** Apple Sells 1566 Xserves For U.S. Army Research
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/06/21/xservearmy/>
by Jim Darlymple, MacCentral
Apple will announce on Monday the sale of 1566 dual processor 1U rack-mount 64-bit Xserve G5 servers to COLSA Corp., which will be used to build what is expected to be one of the fastest supercomputers in the world.

*** Apple On A Tear
<http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/21/technology/techinvestor/hellweg/index.htm>
by Eric Hellweg, CNN/Money
"Investors are betting on Apple's music story and not the Macintosh story."

*** Mac Design Conference Pulls In Record Numbers
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/06/21/macdesign/index.php?redirect=1087830903000>
by Peter Cohen, MacCentral

[Opinion]

*** Mac OS X -- When It Doesn't "Just Work"
<http://blogs.msdn.com/mattev/archive/2004/06/21/161770.aspx>
by Matt Evans
I asked her to boot single user... Now that there's an actual operating system under the covers, people such as myself foolishly believe we can revive these machines with enough messing around.

[Review]

*** Word Up! Word 2004, That Is
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07715>
by Matt Neuburg, TidBITS
Word 2004 introduces no fundamental changes in behavior, and if you aren't having problems now, they may be no compelling reason to upgrade. But it you are running into certain limitations, Word 2004 could be a must-have. Other new features, such as Notebook View and the new animations and inline buttons, are less compelling in my opinion.

*** Speed Download 2.3: Internet Utility Fails To Boost Speed
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/06/reviews/speeddownload2x3/>
by Jackie Dove, Macworld
If you need a download manager that centralizes your Internet downloads, lets you sort them, and facilitates file sharing, then you may benefit from Speed Download 2.3.4. But don't buy it if you want only to boost download speed.

*** Virtual Rhythm Sections: Trilogy And BFD Do Sound Sampling The Right Way
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/06/reviews/virtualrhythmsections/>
by David Leishman, Macworld
The sonic quality and user control of both BSD and Trilogy are first-rate: you get great sound and seemingly endles, yet easily accessible, editing capabilities.

*** StuffIt Deluxe 8.0: Archetypal Utility Expands Compression Formats, Offers Simple Backups
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/06/reviews/stuffitdeluxe8x0/>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
If you need to routinely compres or expand a wide range of archived files, StuffIt Deluxe 8.0.2 is the tool to use.

*** PowerBook G4s: The Whole Line Sports Faster CPUs; AirPort Extreme Now Standard
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/05/reviews/g4powerbooks/>
by Henry Norr, Macworld
Our favorite PowerBook is the 12-inch Combo-drive model, because it packs so much power into such a compact and elegant design.

*** Apple PowerBook G4 (12-Inch)
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1609453,00.asp>
by Richard Fisco, PC Magazine
Though it's heavier than other ultraportables, the G4 is also less expensive, and it doesn't scrimp on features.

[Sidetrack]

*** Small, Round, And Blue 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/06/22/#20040622bg000003>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Did you notice that so many popular applications icons are blue and round? Placing them side-by-side in my dock can really be confusing.

My list of blue and round icons includes Safari, Radio Userland, Thunderbird, and NetNewsWire Lite. How about you?

*** Plagiarize! 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/06/22/#20040622bg000002>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Oh dear, for some unknown reason, I woke up with this song<http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Lobachevsky-lyrics-Tom-Lehrer/D97B21BF6516390448256A7D0024B8B9> stuck in my head.

In one word he told me the secret of success in mathematics: Plagiarize!

I wonder if my brain is telling me something that I should have know.

Remember why the good Lord made your eyes, so don't shade your eyes, but plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize...

I think I have too much worry in life. Too many rubber balls and glass balls. Maybe I should let go of some of those rubber ones<http://www.ursuline.edu/alumnae_assoc/commencement2004/pianalto_speech.pdf>. (note: this link goes to a pdf document.)

Only be sure always to call it please "research".

*** Rumor Today: The Displays Are Coming 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/06/22/#20040622bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
30-inch HD display<http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=512>, and more, are coming, claims AppleInsider.

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

[Top Stories]

*** The Open Source Paradigm Shift
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/opensource/paradigmshift_0504.html>
by Tim O'Reilly, O'Reilly Network
Rather than thinking of open source only as a set of software licenses and associated software development practices, we do better to think of it as a field of scientific and econonmic inquiry, one with many historical precedents, and part of a broader social and economic story.

[News]

*** Simpler Fuel Cell Architecture Being Readied For Portables
<http://www.eetimes.com/sys/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=TRKBO34PZ2UR4QSNDBGCKHQ?articleId=22100806>
by Junko Yoshida, EE Times

[Internet]

*** Blogging With The Boss' Blessing
<http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_26/b3889107.htm>
by Michelle Conlin and Andrew Park, BusinessWeek
More companies are helping employees to speak freely -- and bond with customers.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** A Matter Of Faith
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/opinion/22BROO.html>
by David Brooks, New York Times
More than any other leading Democrat, Bill Clinton understands the role religion actually plays in modern politics.

[Tech & Science]

*** Pilot Guides Private Plane Beyond Atmosphere, A First
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/21/science/space/21CND-SPAC.html>
by John Schwartz, New York Times
A veteran civilian test pilot today became the first human to reach space in a privately financed mission.

[Life]

*** Harry Potter: The Digital Remix
<http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2004/06/22/harry/index_np.html>
by Daniel Radosh, Salon
How one artist turned a kids movie into a poetic masterpiece J.K. Rowling never could've imagined.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** KL To Work With US On Straits Security
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/asia/story/0,4386,257660,00.html?>
by Leslie Lau, Straits Times
It stands firm against US patrols, but will accept offer to share intelligence and help to boost technical competency.

[Opinion]

*** Leaders Should Be Like Ship Captains, Last To Leave
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/21138.asp>
by Khng Eu Meng, Today
The economy is just turning around. While some Singaporeans are still afloat in the sea in lifeboats, life vests and on whatever planks they can find, the ministers and senior civil servants have already headed for the shore.

[Entertainment]

*** Singapore's 'Nanny State' Ridiculed
<http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2004/06/22/2003176119>
by AFP
A new film by Royston Tan takes the city-state's censors to task for stifling a liberal political culture.w