[MyAppleMenu] Sep 1, 2004

Wed Sep 1 13:15:00 EDT 2004

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Wednesday, September 1, 2004

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

[Top Stories]

*** New iMac Tries To Play It Cool
<http://news.com.com/New+iMac+tries+to+play+it+cool/2100-1042_3-5331745.html?part=rss&tag=5331745&subj=news.1042.20>
by Ina Fried, CNET News.com
One of Apple's biggest challenges with the latest iMac was making sure the machine was cool.

[News]

*** Steve Ford Quits Toshiba For Apple
<http://reseller.co.nz/news.nsf/0/91D84E003AEAEDB4CC256F010080ABA3?OpenDocument>
by Darren Greenwood, New Zealand Reseller News
Steve Ford, New Zealand country manager for Toshiba, will join Renaissance on Sept 17 as general manager of the Apple Computer Division.

*** Apple Leader Remains Best CEO -- Forbes
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9523&Page=1&pagePos=11>
by Macworld UK

*** Apple Denies Major G5 iMac Push At iPod Users
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2004/09/01.1.shtml>
by Brad Gibson, Mac Observer
Apple executives are denying any official marketing campaign is afoot to entice iPod users to buy the new slim line mac.

*** Apple Launches iTunes Affiliate Program
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/09/01/itunesap>
by MacMinute
Apple today announced the launch of the iTunes Affiliate Program, which the companys ays makes it the first download music store to offer direct links to a la carte singles and albums that generate paid commissions to affiliate Web site.

*** Ronquillo: iPod People Are Taking Over
<http://www.asuwebdevil.com/issues/2004/09/01/opinions/680810>
by John Ronquillo, ASU Web Devil
Many students have said that while the iPod is cool, it's just too expensive for their budget.

*** Longhorn? "We're Years Ahead" Reckons Apple
<http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39123596,00.htm>
by Jo Best, Silicon.com

*** Virtual PC 7 Starts Rolling Out In October
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/08/31/vpc7>
by Dennis Sellers, MacMinute
Microsoft Virtual PC 7 for Mac has been released to manufacturers, Julie Fogerson, spokesperson for Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit, said.

*** Apple Posts Apple Expo Keynote Video
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/08/31/keynote>
by MacMinute

[Opinion]

*** iTunes May Rock, But Microsoft Will Win
<http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AnchorDesk/4520-7298_16-5502778.html?tag=adss>
by Brian Cooley, ZDNet
Am I arguing that Apple needs to open an dlicense its music platform? Nah. Wouldn't matter. iTunes and iPod should stay proprietary to Apple to keep them both insanely great -- while Microsoft takes over.

*** The iMac G5: Impressions And Predictions
<http://www.macsimumperspective.com/more.php?id=387_0_1_0_M>
by Dennis Sellers, Macsimum

*** New iMac Design Looks Better For Business
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1641467,00.asp>
by David Coursey, eWeek
In fact, the low-end model would have a keyboard, a power cable, a network cable, and perhaps cables for an iPod and iSight camera dnagling from the back. Sure the machine looks sleek in the pics, but it won't looknearly so good on your desktop.

*** My Impressions Of The iMac G5
<http://www.russellbeattie.com/notebook/1008013.html>
by Russell Beattie
My toddler would knock it over.

*** iMac G5: Thinking Of Tablets And iPods And Displays
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/webx?14@239.bXD6a32TOay.0@.3c4f5c5c!discloc=.3c513350>
by Adam Engst, TidBITS
Combine a wall-mounted iMac G5 with Open Door's Envision and Apple's Bluetooth wireless keyboard and mouse and you've got one heck of a cool Mac that doubles as art when you're not using it.

*** Apple's Missed Opportunity
<http://news.com.com/Commentary%3A+Apple%27s+missed+opportunity/2030-1042_3-5331861.html>
by Forrester Research, CNET News.com
Apple presents us with a fabulous living-room-compatible unit with an excellent display and lots of storage designed for digital media -- but doesn't allow for connectivity to the broadcast network.

[Sidetrack]

*** Something Is Missing... And It's Not Just The Clothes 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/09/01/#20040901bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Gizmodo<http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/washingtoniennes-appleless-ibook-020626.php>: Do they have a special iBook with the Apple Logo removed, or are their photoshop people just that good?

Warning: not totally safe for work.

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

[Top Stories]

*** Is Encryption Doomed?
<http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/04/09/wo_garfinkel090104.asp?trk=nl>
by Simson Garfinkel, MIT Technology Review
Our entire information society rests on a fragile foundation that mathematicians are racing to dismantle.

[News]

*** New Front: Recording Of Digital Broadcasts
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51800-2004Sep1.html?nav=rss_technology>
by Alex Veiga, Associated Press
Technologies that let people record satellite and Internet radio broadcasts digitally are opening a new front in the recording industry's war on music piracy.

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

[Tech & Science]

*** Miracle On Probability Streeet
<http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&colID=13&articleID=00094511-E068-10FA-89FB83414B7F0000>
by Michael Shermer, Scientific American
The Law of Large Numbers guarantees that one-in-a-million miracles happen 295 times a day in America.

[Expressions]

*** Art's Appreciation
<http://www.futurismic.com/fiction/art.html>
by Tom Doyle, Futurismic

*** Envelope
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2105922/fr/rss/>
by Dana Goodyear, Slate

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

[News]

*** HDB May Sell Directly To Singles Again In Future
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/news/story/0,4574,127173,00.html?>
by Andrea Tan, Business Times
But Mah says for now, government wants to reserve new flats for families.

*** Civil Service To Cut 8,100 Jobs Over 3 Years
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/latest/story/0,4390,270391,00.html?>
by Straits Times
Over the next three years, government agencies must cut their staff by 3 per cent annually -- or cough up $10,000  a year for each extra officer.