[MyAppleMenu] Sep 18, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Saturday, September 18, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[News]

*** Independent Record Labels Failed By Apple
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1307315,00.html>
by Patrick Barkham, The Guardian
Independent record labels spoke of their frustruation last night that, despite an agreement to license their music to iTunes, Apple had still not made their work available to fans.

[Opinion]

*** Should Apple Acquire Skype?
<http://www.openp2p.com/pub/wlg/5605>
by Ted Wallingford, O'Reilly Network
If Apple took the P2P approach as Skype has done, without any idea how high it can scale, they'd be taking an awful risk.

*** Strange Tales Of The Two Apples
<http://www.forbes.com/technology/2004/09/17/cx_ah_0917tentech.html?partner=yahoo&referrer=>
by Arik Hessenldahl, Forbes
Apple could make this entire thing go away by spinning off the entire iTunes Music Store as a subsidiary and stop promoting it under the Apple Computer name.

[Review]

*** iModeller 3D Professional 2.0: Create 3-D Models Without Special Skills
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/09/reviews/imodeller/index.php>
by Ben Long, Macworld
While it doesn't replace a traditional modeling app, it's great if all you need are placeholder objects taht won't be viewed in too much detail.

*** The Game Room
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/09/reviews/septgameroom/index.php>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld

*** ScrapX
<http://www.applelust.com/reviews/archives/scrapx/>
by Neale Monks, Applelust.com
ScrapX in every way exceeds the standards of the original Scrapbook, and if you find yourself using the Classic Scrapbook a lot, or miss its functionality in OS X, then the modest shareware fee for registering ScrapX will be money well spent.

*** Griffin Technology RadioSHARK
<http://www.powerpage.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/powerpage.woa/wa/story?newsID=12404>
by Jason D. O'Grady, O'Grady's PowerPage
If you listen to the radio regularly and find yourself missing shows, the radioSHARK is for you. Easy to setup and use, the radioSHARK is TiVo for broadcast radio.

*** iTunes Encoding Strategies
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/09/secrets/septemberdigitalhub/index.php/?lsrc=mcrss-0904>
by Jim Heid, Macworld
Each format offers a different compromise between file size, sound quality, and compatibilty. The key to picking the right format for your digital music library is to find the compromise that best suits the way you listen to music.

*** Music Recognition Software
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/09/reviews/musicrec/index.php/?lsrc=mcrss-0904>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld

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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[News]

*** Selling The Old In New Ways
<http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/9687022.htm>
by John Boudreau, San Jose Mercury News

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Cultivating The Cape's Famous Oysters
<http://www.boston.com/ae/food/articles/2004/09/15/cultivating_the_capes_famous_oysters/>
by Andrea Pyenson, Boston Globe
The more you talk to oyster connoisseurs, the more you hear the language of wine experts.

*** Obsoletely Fabulous
<http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/09/18/obsoletely_fabulous/>
by Christopher Muther, Boston Globe
Its fashion equal may be the polyester leisure suit, but the 8-track stays in play with collectors who love its quirks.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Ban On Import Of Poultry From Malaysia To Be Lifted Next Week
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/9/18/latest/18946Singapore&sec=latest>
by Raslan Baharom, The Star
Singapore's ban on the import of poultry and eggs from Malaysia, particularly from Johor and Malacca, is expected to be lifted next week.

*** Singapore Warns Of Deadly Illness
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3667834.stm>
by BBC News
Authorities in Singapore have expressd concern about the rising death toll from the tropical disease melioidosis.

*** Singapore Media Firms Roll Back Competition
<http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/9/18/business/8928692&sec=business>
by Reuters
The end of this experiment is not the first failed attempt at introducing media competition to the island of four million people.

[Opinion]

*** Too Early To Pull The Plug On Media Competition?
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,273198,00.html?>
by Lydia Lim and M. Nirmala, Straits Times
Media watchers here wonder if yesterday's deal between Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and MediaCorp was the best possible outcome of media competition, introduced here four years ago.