[MyAppleMenu] Oct 15, 2004

Fri Oct 15 13:15:01 EDT 2004

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Friday, October 15, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** Steve Jobs Unveils Apple Mini Stores
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/10/14/ministores/index.php/?lsrc=mcrss-1004>
by JasonSnell and Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral
The first six stores using the design, which Steve Jobs described as "designed to be small, and cool because [they] are small," will open this Saturday.

[News]

*** MP3 Losing Steam?
<http://news.com.com/MP3+losing+steam/2100-1027_3-5409604.html>
by John Borland, CNET News.com
After years as the unrivaled king of the digital-media world, the venerable MP3 music format is losing ground to rival technologies from Microsoft and Apple.

*** Are Hackers Now Gunning For The Mac?
<http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,118128,00.asp>
by Rebecca Freed, PC World
Mac users have to keep their OS patched -- like Windows users -- but there's no cause for alarm.

*** Synaptics Gets Strong iPod Boost
<http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BB4A28E2F-09DE-4CB4-AD0E-D2DC9373D6E8%7D&siteid=google&dist=google>
by Ciara Linnane, CBS MarketWatch
Synaptics shares surged more then 10 percent Thursday on expectations the company will benefit from higher-than-expected iPod sales by Apple.

*** .Mac Members Get 300 GarageBand Loops
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/10/14/loops/index.php/?lsrc=mcrss-1004>
by Brad Cook, MacCentral
.Mac subscribers can download a sampling of 300 loops from the three GarageBand Jam Packs currently available.

*** Apple Eyes Birmingham For Next UK Store
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/14/apple_store_birmingham/>
by Tony Smith, The Register

*** iMac, iPod, iConquered
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32114-2004Oct14.html?nav=rss_technology>
by Cynthia L. Webb, Washington Post
For Apple Computer, will 2004 be remembered as a transformative year?

*** iTunes Music Store Tops 150 Million Downloads
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/10/14/itms/index.php/?lsrc=mcrss-1004>
by Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral
iTunes users are now downloading more than 4 million songs per week, a rate of over 200 million songs per year, Apple said.

[Opinion]

*** Apple Is Not "Duping" Anyone
<http://apple.weblogsinc.com/entry/4619485415194684/>
by Laurie Duncan, Unofficial Apple Weblog
Saying that music purchased from the iTMS won't work with anything  but the iPod is very misleading and patently untrue. Buy it, burn it, play it back or copy it to wherever you please.

*** Is Apple Still A Computer Company?
<http://www.fool.com/News/Take/2004/take041014.htm#Apple>
by Tim Beyers, Motley Fool
Apple's stock may be ripe and worm-ridden from every traditional valuation method, but its business is now as golden and delicious as it has ever been.

*** iTunes At The Airport Apple Store
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2004/10/itunesmini/index.php>
by Jonathan Seff, Macworld
If Apple's going to start selling iPods in airports, it needs to create some sort of kiosk to allow people to buy music from the iTunes Music Store and load it on their iPods as they stand within the store.

*** Why The "Photo iPod" Won't Do Video: It's All About Battery Life
<http://www.charlesarthur.com/blog/index.php?p=170>
by Charles Arthur, Charles On... Anything That Comes Along

*** Licensing Fairplay Would Dilute, Not Strengthen Apple's Position
<http://www.osviews.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2517>
by Mark White, osViews

*** Downloads Up, Purchases Down. Now What?
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/todayatplaylist/2004/10/downup/index.php>
by Christopher Breen, Playlist
What should those involved in commercial music distribution do?

*** A Bitter Apple Replay?
<http://businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2004/tc20041014_9962_tc056.htm>
by Alex Salkever, BusinessWeek
Apple lost one war to Microsoft by not licensing its Mac operating system. It may repeat the error with its iPod and music software.

[Review]

*** Microsoft Program Lets Macs Run Windows, Easing Switch To Apple
<http://ptech.wsj.com/ptech.html>
by Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal
In my tests, even on the speedy G5 iMac, the virtual Windows computer ran like very slow Windows hardware, despite some speed improvements in this new version.

[Sidetrack]

*** When Web Geeks Meet Car Geeks 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/10/15/#20041015bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
The result<http://broken.typepad.com/b/2004/10/volvo_homepage.html>: cars that "roll over".

[Wintel]

*** If It's Tuesday It Must Be Patch Time
<http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B15A02F4A-1388-45BA-A209-17587D95F5F0%7D&siteid=google&dist=google>
by John C. Dvorak, CBS MarketWatch
Microsoft can't plug holes fast enough.

*** Storming The Microsoft Edifice
<http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/10/14/storming_microsoft_edifice.html>
by Sam Hiser, O'Reilly Network
Now that the leading opening source browser and office suite have blooming qualities that attract Windows users in swarms, we need not actually storm the Microsoft edifice. Moderation and having a good ear for the markets will have untold benefits as the Microsoft era itself passes into the realm of myth.

*** PlayForSure? It Had Better
<http://www.microsoftmonitor.com/archives/003930.html>
by Jupiter Research
My advice to Microsoft: Make damn sure all these pieces -- many you can't control -- really do work together. Plays for sure? It had better.

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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[News]

*** RSS Feeds Hunger For More Ads
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65347,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
by Cyrus Farivar, Wired News
No online medium is safe from advertising anymore.

*** F.C.C. Clears Internet Access By Power Lines
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/15/technology/15power.html?ex=1255579200&#38;en=218fdf790316c00a&#38;ei=5088&#38;partner=rssnyt>
by Stephen Labaton, New York Times
Clearing the way for homes and businesses to receive high-speed Intenet services through their electrical outlets, the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules on Thursday that would enable the utility companies to offer an alternative to the broadband communications services now provided by cable and phone companies.

*** Google Search Becomes Personal
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3744228.stm>
by BBC News
Google has released a preliinary version of a desktop program that will search computer hard drives, as well as the web.

[Internet]

*** EC Signs Deal For '.eu' Domain
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39170242,00.htm>
by Matt Loney, ZDNet UK
The prospect of long-awaited .eu domain names has come one step closer to reality, though details of how the domain will be intorduced have still not been spelt out.

[Linux]

*** Paris City Authority Hedges Bets On Linux Move
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/10/14/HNparislinux_1.html>
by Peter Sayer, IDG News Service
The city of Paris intends to reduce its dependence on software suppliers with "de facto monopolies," but considers an immediate switch of its 17,000 desktops to open source software too costly.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Having The Blues Lifts Hearts Of Color-Conscious Collectors
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0410150057oct15,1,1370498.story?coll=chi-leisuretempo-hed>
by Kathy Flood, Chicago Tribune
When blue crops up in nature, it startles us because nature is pretty much brown and green.

*** Big Mac's Makeover
<http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=3285898>
by The Economist
The world's biggest fast-food company has pulled off a remarkable comeback.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Haze On The Horizon?
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,278100,00.html?>
by Alexis Hooi and Radha Basu, Straits Times
El Nino's reappearance in coming months may mean hazy skies if Asean anti-haze pollution laws are not retified, enforced.

*** Carpark Closures Upset Eateries
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,278068,00.html?>
by Daryl Loo, Straits Times
Two popular Holland Village carparks will close for four years for MRT work. Restaurants fear a drop in business.