[MyAppleMenu] Sep 30, 2004

Thu Sep 30 13:15:00 EDT 2004

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Thursday, September 30, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** .Mac Bumps Up Storage Capacity, Improves Mail
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/09/29/mac/index.php/?lsrc=mcrss-0904>
by Peter Cohen, MacCentral
The service's base online storage has been increased to 250MB, e-mail service has been enhanced, and the cost of uupgrading has been reduced.

[News]

*** Analysts, Apple On Logic, GarageBand
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/09/29/analystslogic/index.php>
by Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral
Research analysts feel that Apple's overall product strategy of offering multiple products from consumer to pro is sound.

*** Apple Debuts Logic Pro 7, Logic Express 7
<http://www.macnn.com/news/26419>
by MacNN

*** Mac Mod: iMac To PC
<http://wiredblogs.tripod.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=463166>
by Leander Kahney, Cult Of Mac
The winner of MacMod.com's Great Mod Challenge is a very strange fish indeed: A Pentium III PC mounted inside a gutted iMac, running Windows XP skinned to look just like OS X.

*** Win Your Inner Suit With Microsoft Mac BU
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/09/29/suit/index.php/?lsrc=mcrss-0904>
by Peter Cohen, MacCentral

*** Apple Plans EU Expansion Of iTunes Next Month
<http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh17865_2004-09-29_14-19-18_l29159206_newsml>
by Bernhard Warner, Reuters
Apple is planning the next wave of expansion for its popular iTunes online music store with a multi-country European launch in October.

*** .Mac Web Services Down, Second Outage In Two Days
<http://www.macnn.com/news/26420>
by MacNN

*** Apple Introduces Two New Jam Packs
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/09/29/newjampacks/>
by MacMinute
The new jam packs includes dance, hip-hop, electronica, rock, alternative and country music tracks.

*** Griffin Ships RadioSHARK
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/09/29/radioshark/index.php/?lsrc=mcrss-0904>
by Peter Cohen, MacCentral
RadioSHARK is a USB-powered desktop AM/FM radio with Mac and PC-compatible software that included time-shift recording capabilities and the ability to automatically synchronize with iTunes.

[Opinion]

*** But Macs Are Slower, Right?
<http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/But-Macs-Are-Slower-Right-36964.html>
by Paul Murphy, LinuxInsider

*** John, Paul, George, Ringo... And Steve?
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2004/tc20040930_9317_tc056.htm>
by Alex Salkever, BusinessWeek
This is one suit that appears to present a strong chance for an Apple Computer win. However, it's nearly impossible to predict judicial logic -- even if the judge owns an iPod, as the one hearing this case does.

[Review]

*** I Love iPod
<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/30/tech/digitaldan/main646474.shtml>
by Dan Dubno, CBS News

*** Move Beyond Amateur Filmmaking
<http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2004/09/29/filmmaking.html>
by Susan Boyer, O'Reilly Network
Wanna be a filmmaker? Just grab your DV camera and start shooting, right? Well, if you want to produce something more professional than a glorified "home video," it's not that simple.

*** SimCity 4: Rush Hour
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=518>
by Michael Yanovich, Inside Mac Games

[Sidetrack]

*** Statistics About Installed-Base: How You Can Rebuff Your Linux Fan Next Door 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/09/30/#20040930bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
According to Gartner<http://news.com.com/Desktop+Linux+a+vehicle+for+pirating+Windows/2100-1016_3-5388863.html?part=rss&tag=5388863&subj=news.1016.20>, "about 40 percent of desktop Linux PCs (in the US?) will be modified to run an illegal copy of Windows, a bait-and-switch maneuver that lowers the cost of obtaining a Windows PC. In emerging markets... the trend is even starker. Around 80 percent of the time, Linux will be removed for a pirated copy of Windows."

That's why, according to Gartner, the installed base of Linux PC is only 1.3 percent while the percentage of shipped PC for Linux is 5 percent (10.5 in Asia).

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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[News]

*** A Caution On Kids, Technology
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60551-2004Sep29.html?nav=rss_technology>
by Valerie Strauss, Washington Post
Today's young people do not need the technology education they are receiving to be successful in the 21st century, and there are growing indications that the high-tech lifestyle promoted by government and business may be harmful to them, a new report scheduled for release today concludes.

*** Akamai Strives For A Safer, Speedier Net
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59806-2004Sep29.html?nav=rss_technology>
by Leslie Walker, Washington Post
While Akamai is hardly a household name, it handles about 15 percent of all Internet traffic, and it helps serve the Web sites of more than 1,000 government and commercial customers.

*** For Neglected Vieo, A Hollywood Touch
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/30/technology/circuits/30disc.html?ex=1254196800&#38;en=5c789838b5e748ba&#38;ei=5088&#38;partner=rssnyt>
by Rogier Van Bakel, New York Times
A growing cottage industry has sprung into action that takes customers' raw video and turn it into short movies containing highlights.

*** Google News: Beta Not Make Money
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,65106,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
by Adam L. Penenberg, Wired News
As it turns out, Google has a problem that is nearly as complex as its algorithms. It can't make money from Google News.

*** Yahoo's Redesign Embraces RSS
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1660947,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
by Matt Hicks, eWeek
"It's a powerful concept to be able to get anything on your page."

[Linux]

*** Desktop Linux A Vehicle For Pirating Windows
<http://news.com.com/Desktop+Linux+a+vehicle+for+pirating+Windows/2100-1016_3-5388863.html?part=rss&tag=5388863&subj=news.1016.20>
by Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com
PCs running Linux are growing in popularity in part because they can be loaded with a pirated copy of Windows, according to a study from analyst Gartner.

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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** Blue Screen Of Death
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2107471/fr/rss/>
by Paul Boutin, Slate
Why your computer still crashes.

[Life]

*** Entr'acte: For Arstists And Critics, Pride And Prejudice
<http://www.iht.com/articles/541179.html>
by Alan Riding, International Herald Tribune
In reality, while critics are meant to be informing the public at large, their most avid readers are usually those they are writing about.

*** How Frugal Is Gourmet?
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2107364/fr/rss/>
by Laura Shapiro, Slate
A practical new cookbook from the famously extravagant magazine.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Malaysian Poultry Back In Singapore But AVA Will Impose Stricter Checks
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/9/30/nation/9011542&sec=nation>
by The Star
Trucks carrying more than 120,000 chickens, 2,000 ducks and 1.3 million eggs a day from Malaysia will start rolling into Singapore following the city state's decision to partially lift the six-week-old ban.

*** Opposition MPs Criticise SingPower Over Vouchers
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,275287,00.html?>
by Sue-Ann Chia, Straits Times
"A scheme to help the poor had been made into a political activity."