[MyAppleMenu] Oct 9, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Saturday, October 9, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[News]

*** Music Industry Presses For Common Standard For Downloads
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/netmusic/story/0,13368,1322797,00.html>
by Owen Gibson, The Guardian
Major record labels have vowed to take on computer giants such as Microsoft and Apple in an effort to establish a common standard for digital music and avoid a repeat of the dmaging video format wars between VHS and Betamax in the 1980s.

See Also : Discussion: Labels Push For A Unified DRM Standard
<http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/10/08/2056220>
by Slashdot


*** MacsurfShop.com Back In Business
<http://www.macdailynews.com/comments.php?id=P3607_0_1_0>
by MacDailyNews


[Opinion]

*** Adventures In Proto-Podcasting
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/todayatplaylist/2004/10/protocast/index.php>
by Christopher Breen, Playlist
Podcasting is cool -- and is bound only to get cooler.

[Review]

*** More Perfect Pictures
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/mac911/2004/10/perfpix/index.php>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
If you find ordering through the various online photo services cumbersome, you might take a look at the FotoWire Print Service.

*** A Month With A Mac: A Die-Hard PC User's Perspective
<http://www.anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=2232>
by Anand Lal Shimpi, AnandTech
What you are about to read are my impressions, as a devout PC users, of the Apple way of life.

*** Massive Assault
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=527>
by Michael Phillips, Inside Mac Games
Aside from a few minor quirks, Massive Assault is one sweet turn-based strategy game.

[Sidetrack]

*** Rumor Today: PowerBook 2004/2005 Roadmap And iSight 2 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/10/09/#20041009bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Jason D. O'Grady<http://www.powerpage.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/powerpage.woa/wa/story?newsID=12444>: The current line of PowerBook G4s is being considered for one more round of updates before the form factor is mothballed in favor of a new G5 design.





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

[Linux]

*** How Serious Is AT&T About The Linux Desktop?
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1669908,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, eWeek





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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** Cloning A Bad Idea
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/09/opinion/9sat4.html?oref=login&ex=1255060800&>
by Verlyn Klinkenborg, New York Times
The idea of cloning a kitten may somehow seem to be about the cat, but it's really only about the owner.




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