[MyAppleMenu] Sep 16, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Thursday, September 16, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[News]

*** Symantec Plans New Web-Based Console For Mac Clients
<http://www.securitypronews.com/news/securitynews/spn-45-20040916SymantecPlansNewWebbasedConsoleforMacClients.html>
by SecurityProNews
Symantec today announced plans for a Web-based console to centrally administer Macintosh clients licensed for Symantec's Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh 9.0

*** SimCity 4 Rush Hour To Hit Stores Oct 1
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/09/16/aspyr/>
by MacMinute

*** Spider-Man 2 Demo, Discount For .Mac Members
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/09/15/spidey/>
by MacMinute

*** Mac-To-BlackBerry Synchronization App Launched
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/09/15/HNpocketmac_1.html>
by Ephraim Schwartz, Infoworld
In what may someday be nicknamed the MacBerry, Information Alliance Associates announced this week a product called PocketMac BlackBerry, a synchronization application that will give RIM BlackBerry users the ability to do two-way synching of Mac and RIM data.

[Opinion]

*** Why Jobs Should Heed VoIP's Call
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2004/tc20040916_1040_tc056.htm>
by Alex Salkever, BusinessWeek
Apple already has the pieces in place to do what Skype is doing -- and it actually has a better chance of success.

*** The Real World Of Online Music
<http://www.technewsworld.com/story/36605.html>
by Jon Newton, TechNewsWorld
Sometimes soon, the labels will be forced to start using P2P to market, distribute and sell their offerings.

*** Considering Microsoft's iTunes Store
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/16/technology/circuits/16POGUE-EMAIL.html>
by David Pogue, New York Times
The MSN Music store does, however, have or plan a few cool features that Apple ought to consider.

*** A Computer With The iPod's Bloodlines
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/16/technology/circuits/16stat.html>
by David Pogue, New York Times
The MacPod may not have the radical design of the first two iMac generations. But with its appealing combination of power, portability and panache, the iMac G5 may be just radical enough.

[Review]

*** A Tale Of Two iPods: iPod Vs hPod
<http://playlistmag.com/features/2004/09/hpodvsipod/index.php>
by Dan Frakes, Playlist
We don't see much reason for Mac users to purchase an HP-branded iPod unless that iPod is sold at a significant savings and the Mac user is comfortable troubleshooting software issues on their own. Similarly, owners of HP-branded Windows PCs will probably want to go for a matching HP iPod.

*** Four Shareware Programs Every Mac Designer Should Try
<http://lowendmac.com/designer/07.html>
by Jason Walsh, Low End Mac

*** Shake, Rattle And Roll
<http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/15/1095221649016.html>
by Garry Barker, Sydney Morning Herald

*** CopyPaste Saves Your Work, One Clipboard At A Time
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/webx?14@55.xlC8a2eXPpI.0@.3c4f5c5c!discloc=.3c51a9f8>
by Adam Engst, TidBITS

[Sidetrack]

*** How To Protect Yourself From Vandals And Viruses 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/09/16/#20040916bg000003>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Walter S. Mossberg<http://ptech.wsj.com/ptech.html>, in Wall Street Journal: The single most effective way to avoid viruses and spyware is to simply chuck Windows altogether and buy an Apple Macintosh... There has never been a successful virus written for Mac OS X, and there is almost no spyware that targets the Mac.

*** The Rest, As They Said, Was History 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/09/16/#20040916bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
A Microsoft manager has recounted what he has told his MSN Music developers. "Apple set the bar very high. We're trying to match that. We told our developers, 'Look at how Apple does it<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/16/technology/circuits/16POGUE-EMAIL.html>.'"

Now, when did we hear this before? (Hint: Apple sued because someone copied too closely.)

*** Rumor Of The Day: Final Cut Pro To Support HDV Format 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/09/16/#20040916bg000002>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Kasper Jade<http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=654>, AppleInsider: The HDV format allows for recording and playback of high-definition video on a DV cassette tape.

[Wintel]

*** Firefox Drawing Fans Away From Microsoft IE
<http://news.com.com/Firefox+drawing+fans+away+from+Microsoft+IE/2100-1032_3-5368302.html?part=rss&tag=5368302&subj=news.1032.20>
by Robert Lemos, CNET News.com
Open-source browsers Mozilla and Firefox have won over a significant number of defectors from Microsoft's Internet Explorer int he past nine months, Web site metrics suggest.

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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[News]

*** Supercomputers Aid Hurricane Forecasting
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25677-2004Sep16.html?nav=rss_technology>
by Matthew Fordahl, Associated Press
Working through complex mathematical equation that describe the atmosphere's behavior across the globe, hundreds of microprocessors perform billions of calculations each second on observations collected by sensors dropped by aircraft and other monitors.

*** Police Videos End Live ID Parades
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/northamptonshire/3660450.stm>
by BBC News
Technology is to bring end to the traditional police identification parades in Northamptonshire.

[Linux]

*** Microsoft To Take Direct Shots At Linux Rivals
<http://news.com.com/Microsoft+to+take+direct+shots+at+Linux+rivals/2100-1016_3-5368450.html?part=rss&tag=5368450&subj=news.1016.20>
by Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com
Microsoft is refining its "Get the Facts" Linux attack, taking specific aim at Red Hat, Novell and IBM rather than the broader movement around the open-source operating system.

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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** They're Robots? Those Beasts!
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/16/technology/circuits/16robo.html?ex=1252987200&#38;en=65c82e175c0e8cbe&#38;ei=5088&#38;partner=rssnyt>
by Scott Kirsner, New York Times
Researchers developing robotic lobsters, flies, dogs cockroaches believe that machinese inspired by bilology will be able to operate in places where today's robots cannot go.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Air Wage Pact "Only The Beginning" -- Lee Kuan Yew
<http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/040916/15/3n5kv.html>
by Dow Jones

*** Should We Switch To Taxing Current Income, Asks MOF
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/26024.asp>
by Derrick A Paulo, Today
The government is considering a switch to a current-year basis of assessment, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday. This would result in companies and workers having to pay income-tax on what they earn currently, rather than on income from the previous year.

*** SingTel Sells Stake In Today
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,272906,00.html?>
by Straits Times
Less than a month after transport operator SMRT Corp sold its stake in the company that puts out the Today newspaper, telecommunications company SingTel did likewise yesterday.