[MyAppleMenu] May 28, 2004

Fri May 28 13:15:01 EDT 2004

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Friday, May 28, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[News]

*** An Apple Grows At Carousel?
<http://www.syracuse.com/business/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/business-5/1085733814232001.xml>
by Bob Niedt, Syracuse Post-Standard
Apple and Carousel aren't confirming it, but apparently talks are serious again and might mean an Apple-owned store at the mall is imminent.

*** iLife Crucial Piece Of Mac Purchase Puzzle
<http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/34076.html>
by Blane Warrene, MacNewsWorld
"Usability is an Apple hallmark. [Apple] will sacrifice openness and on price to insure that superior usability."

*** Ground Force: Final Cut Pro Has Changed Our Lives
<http://www.apple.com/uk/pro/video/groundforce/>
by Apple
"Final Cut Pro has changed our lives -- it's always been a dream of ours to work together from home and Final Cut Pro has given us the means to do it."

*** Microsoft: We'll Offer $50 Player With iPod 'Look And Feel'
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/05/27/microsoftipod>
by MacMinute

*** PowerBook G4 Wins D&AD Award
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/05/27/powerbookaward>
by MacMinute

*** Veteran Laptop Users Nonchalant
<http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031775728123&path=!news&s=1045855934842>
by David Ress, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Now that the class of 2004 is about to graduate, many students don't see what all the fuss is.

[Opinion]

*** Starting To Regret Picking On The Mac
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/4969>
by Justin Gehtland, O'Reilly Network
I was not trying to single out hte Mac. It just happened to be the experience I'd just had.

*** Music Companies Getting My Money Again
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/archives/000200.php>
by Jim Darlymple, Macworld
Record companies are once again getting my hard earned dollars, $0.99 at a time, but it's adding up.

*** Beyonce, Your Mix Tape Sucks
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2101245/>
by Dan Kois, Slate
The perils of iTunes celebrity playlists.

*** How iPod Changed My Life
<http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/34054.html>
by Alejandro Ramirez, MacNewsWorld
The most revolutionary thing about my iPod is how it has changed my CD purchasing.

*** iPod: Leader, But Not Ruler
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2004/tc20040527_8900_tc056.htm>
by Alex Salkever, BusinessWeek
A quick look at the big picture shows that Apple has yet to achieve dominance in the sector, despite the hype.

[Review]

*** The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=496>
by Greg Turner, Inside Mac Games
With its excellent mix of sound and graphics, as wwell as button-mashing, sword-slinging fun, Lord of the Rings delivers on many levels.

[Sidetrack]

*** iTunes For Europe Next Month 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/05/28/#20040528bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Reuters<http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/040527/media_sony_1.html>: [Apple] may have the necessary licensing contracts to launch in Europe by the middle of next month, according to sources.

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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[News]

*** Wicked Innovation
<http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/schrage0604.asp>
by Michael Schrage, MIT Technology Review
We can lament the mischief of hackers, thieves, and tricksters -- or we can learn lessons in innovation from them.

[Linux]

*** Slow Going For Linux In Iraq
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63638,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
by Amit Asaravala, Wired News
With more than 24 million people, most of whom can't afford to buy a copy of Microsoft Windows, Iraq seems like the ideal place for open-source software to take root. But a variety of challenges may keep that from happening.

*** Lindows Can Keep Company Name, Judge Rules
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/05/27/HNlindows_1.html>
by Joris Evers, IDG News Service

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The other things in life

[World]

*** To Tell The Truth
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/28/opinion/28KRUG.html>
by Paul Krugman, New York Times
Why did the press credit Mr. Bush with virtues that reporters knew he didn't possess? One answer is misplaced patriotism. Another is the tyranny of evenhandedness.

[Life]

*** How Can I Sex Up This Blog Business?
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.06/blog.html?tw=wn_tophead_3>
by Steven Levy, Wired
Hot gossip! Cool gadgets! Gawker & Gizmodo, Fleshbot & Wonkette! Inside Nick Denton's plan to become the nanopublishing media mogul.

*** How Widescreen Won
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2101354/fr/rss/>
by Bryan Curtis, Slate
The way we watch movies at home has changed. What happened?

*** Inventing A Menu To Provide Food For Thought
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/27/nyregion/27profile.html>
by Jan Hoffman, New York Times
Chef Jorge, 54, has just been named executive chef for the New York City public school, a position new for the city and possibly the first such post in the country. He is charged with making recommendations to help a cast of thousands feed 1.1 million students meals that look good, taste good and will be good for them.