[MyAppleMenu] Jun 25, 2004

Fri Jun 25 13:15:00 EDT 2004

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Friday, June 25, 2004

MyAppleMenu
==================================================
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/index.html>
Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** Prelude To A Fake Complaint
<http://www.eff.org/IP/Apple_Complaint.php>
by Electronic Frontier Foundation
Senator Orrin Hatch and his colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee have introduced the Inducing Infringements of Copyright Act this week. They want us to think the Act is no big deal, and that it targets only the bad guys while leaving the good guys alone. They say that it doesn't change the law; it just clarifies it. But they're wrong. And this legal complaint ins the proof.

[News]

*** The Dawn Of The Apple Supercomputer
<http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/34734.html>
by Blane Warrene, MacNewsWorld
"There are still and will always be reasosn to use big iron like the Cray systems. However, Apple can surely make some money and have some fun in this market."

[Opinion]

*** FairPlay: Another Anticompetitive Use Of DRM
<http://blogs.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/001557.php>
by Fred von Lohmann, Electronic Frontier Foundation
FairPlay is a great barrier to entry that keeps the iPod as the exclusive device for the Music Store.

*** Secrecy Eating At Apple
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9005>
by Mark Hall, Computerworld
Apple's "loose lips sink ships" attitude works well for its consumer market. But in the serious world of corporate IT, CIOs seldom make infrastructure investments without a deep understanding of a vendor's long-term strategy. And Apple refues to reveal much, if anything, about its plans.

*** Apple's Options: How Much Pain?
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2004/tc20040625_7906_tc056.htm>
by Alex Salkever, BusinessWeek

*** Customers Call The Tune
<http://www.vnunet.com/comment/1156154>
by Roger Howorth, vnunet.com
The iPod's success at the expense of a complacent music industry should serve as a warning to any vendor that ignores its customers.

*** iPod: Where The Money Is
<http://p2pnet.net/story/1748>
by Peter White, p2pnet.net
Apple has some way to go yet before it can claim a final victory as the Amazon of the industry, but at the same time, it has plenty of revenue growth to come if that level of penetration is the aim.

[Sidetrack]

*** Rumor Today: RealPlayer 10 For Mac OS X 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/06/25/#20040625bg000002>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Mac Observer<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2004/06/24.2.shtml>: RealPlayer 10 for Mac OS X incorporates many of the same features found on Apple's QuickTime and QuickTime Pro 6.5... but adds a large number of new features and advantages.

*** Rumor Today: WWDC Speculation Continues 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/06/25/#20040625bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Think Secret<http://www.thinksecret.com/news/wwdc04apple.html>: New displays? Yes; New iMacs? No.

The Tomorrow Weblog
==================================================
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/tomorrow/index.html>
Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[News]

*** Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie, And Technology
<http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=22101881>
by Tony Knotzer, InformationWeek
The San Francisco Giants' use of technology, especially at their home ballpark, is serving as a prototype for other teams.

[Linux]

*** Element's Linux Desktop Runs Windows Apps
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1616947,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, eWeek

MyAppleMenu Reader
==================================================
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/reader/index.html>
The other things in life

[Life]

*** The Cold Shoulder
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2102884/fr/rss/>
by Sara Dickerman, Slate
Why food snobs shouldn't snub the freezer.

*** Unhappy Meal
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2102906/fr/rss/>
by Daniel Gross, Slate
What's wrong with Burger King?

SingaporeSurf
==================================================
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/singapore/index.html>
Life in the city

[News]

*** U-Turn On Penalty For Cloning Humans
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,258183,00.html?>
by Chang Ai-Lien, Straits Times
Ministry reacts to second round of feedback and calls for more severe penalties.

[Opinion]

*** No Kids Allowed At Post Office Secure Area
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,4386,258242,00.html?>
by Janine Mathieu, SingPost, Straits Times
Visitors to this part of the building are screened and have to register and exchange their identity cards for visitor passes.