[MyAppleMenu] Aug 23, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Inside The iPod Generation
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=12422>
Macworld UK

Apple's iPod has defined a generation, but its a generation in crisis, according to a new report from independent think tank Reform.

*** Apple Trademarks 'Made For iPod' Scheme
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=12417>
Macworld UK

The application also suggests further extensions for the iPod family.

*** iTunes Phone Inches Closer
<http://news.com.com/2300-1041_3-5841784-1.html?part=rss&tag=5841784&subj=news>
CNET News.com

Motorola has received FCC approval to start selling the E790, a cell phone which, according to its user manual, supports a mobile version of iTunes.

*** SpeakerCraft MODE Controls iPod In Up To Six Rooms
<http://playlistmag.com/news/2005/08/22/mode/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Playlist

The device is a full-color wall-mounted screen that lets well-heeled audio enthusiasts access and control their multimedia equipment, including their iPod, in up to six rooms of their home.

*** Toast 7 To Allow One-Step DivX Disc Creation, More
<http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/toast_7_to_allow_one_step_divx_disc_creation_more/>
Dennis Sellers, Macsimum

*** Apple To Open Retail Store In Annapolis, MD This Saturday
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/08/22/apple-to-open-retail-store-in-annapolis-md-this-saturday/>
Dave Caolo, Unofficial Apple Weblog

[Opinion]

*** Can Apple Build Intel's Dream?
<http://www.vnunet.com/itweek/comment/2138156/apple-build-intel-dream>
Kelvyn Taylor, IT Week

Apple is exactly the kind of partner Intel needs to help it promote its vision for new uses of computing. Apple also has a foothold in every area that Intel sees as important for its next generation of processors -- medical and scientific computing, consumer electronics, servers, laptops and desktop PCs.

[Review]

*** Give QuickTime Previews More Volume
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macosxhints/2005/08/qtpreviewvolume/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Rob Griffiths, Macworld

Just hold the Shift key down before clicking on the volume level icon. When you do so, you'll see that the volume slider has more range than it does normally.

*** Mac To School 2005
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08216>
Jeff Carlson, TidBITS

*** Versatile, Fun Laptop Is The Apple Of My Eye
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002446496_ptgett20.html>
Linda Knapp, Seattle Times

*** Fast Formatting
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macgems/2005/08/quickerase/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Dan Frakes, Macworld

*** Full Screen For Free
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/mac911/2005/08/fullscreen/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

"Is there a way to have QuickTime 7 play in full screen without paying for the pro version?"

[Wintel]

*** Windows Got Ya Down? Try A Remix
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,68589,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
Joel Johnson, Wired News

Pirated copies of Microsoft's operating system have existed as long as chintzy PC owners themselves. But now pirates are doing more tha just cracking Windows -- they claim to be improving it.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Google To Deliver Instant Messages
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-google23aug23,0,2496100.story?coll=la-tot-promo&track=morenews>
Chris Gather, Los Angeles Times

The internet search giant plans to launch an instant messaging program called Google Talk as early as Wednesday, according to people familiar with the service.

*** Online Librarian Is 'Overwhelmed'
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4173382.stm>
BBC News

The founder of an online book-sharing library says the interest in his scheme has been "beyond his wildest dreams."

*** Japan Wants Its 3DTV
<http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1850808,00.asp?kc=ETRSS02129TX1K0000532>
Reuters

*** Why People Don't Use Information
<http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/management/story/0,10801,104025,00.html>
Bruce A Stewart, Computerworld

Why is it that information technology is so good at the technology part and can't seem to get the information part going?

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** A Tourism Plan's Itsy-Bitsy, Teeny-Weeny Miscalculation
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/23/international/asia/23bikini.html>
Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times

Local officials promoted skimpy attire as a way to lure visitors to a stretch of sand on South Korea's west coast, but beachgoers were shy.

*** A Book To Read Carefully, With A Physical Therapist Near
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/23/books/23big.html?8hpib>
Edward Wyatt, New York Times

"Hunger's Brides," Paul Anderson's debut novel, is certain to be one of the biggest books of the fall. The question is how many readers will want to do the heavy lifting required to read it.

*** Price Was Right
<http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110007145>
Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal

Want a Picasso? Shop at Costco!

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** 'Johor's Crime Rate Not As Serious As Perceived'
<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/NewsBreak/20050823163615/Article/indexb_html>
Ravi Nambiar, New Straits Times

Johor's crime rate is lower than that of Singapore. This is Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman's answer to Singaporean investors who have doubts about doing business across the Causeway.

*** Singapore, Australia To Co-Operate
<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16360090%255E1702,00.html>
The Australian

Australia must co-operate more closely with countries such as Singapore to defeat the long-term security challenges posed by terrorism, ministers from each country said today.

*** Singapore's Housing Costs Increase Consumer Prices
<http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/23/bloomberg/sxsing.php>
Bloomberg

Consumer prices in Singapore rose in July, after declining in June for the first time in two years, because of higher costs for housing, food and education, the government said Tuesday.

*** LTA Must Pay, Says Paralysed Cyclist's Family
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/68182.asp>
Loh Chee Kong, Today

The family of hte 40-year-old cyclist who was paralysed from the neck down after crashing into a metal barrier at a pedestrian bridge in Tampines, is demanding compensation from the Land Transport Authority (LTA).

[Opinion]

*** Why PM Lee Cried When Mentioning 1968 NDP?
<http://singaporealternatives.blogspot.com/2005/08/why-pm-lee-cried-when-mentioning-1968.html>
Meng Seng Goh, Singapore Alternatives

*** All The Hoo-Ha
<http://atypicalsingaporean.blogspot.com/2005/08/all-hoo-ha.html>
Atypical Singaporean

Talkis cheap. Let's see the results in this coming year(s).

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Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
<http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=27341>
Scarecrow Collection
<http://ia300832.eu.archive.org/1/items/scc2005-06-24.shnf/scc2005-06-24d02t06_64kb.mp3>

*** Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover
<http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=28052>
Cornmeal
<http://ia300841.eu.archive.org/1/items/crnml2005-02-10.flac16/crnml2005-02-10d2t04_64kb.mp3>