[MyAppleMenu] Aug 24, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** How To Set Up Google Talk On Your Mac
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/08/23/how-to-set-up-google-talk-on-your-mac/>
C.K. Sample, III, Unofficial Apple Weblog

There is no Mac client,  it does work in both iChat and Adium.

*** Apple To Buy 40% Of Samsung's Flash Chips -- Analyst
<http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=9456569&src=rss/technologyNews>
Reuters

Apple plans to buy as much as 40 percent of Samsung Electronics' flash memory output in the secod half for its new flash-based iPod mini MP3 player, research firm isuppli said on Wednesday, quoting unidentified industry sources.

*** Apple Launches Its Podcast Directory Service In Taiwan
<http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2005/08/24/2003268988>
Jason Tan, Taipei Times

"We are working with 10 radio stations here and consumers will be able to listen to them over at iTunes within a month."

*** Intel Plans To Test Mac Development Tools
<http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5842363.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed>
Ina Fried, CNET News.com

Intel on Tuesday said that it plans later this year to offer test versions of software tools aimed at allowing Mac developers to improve the performance of programs that run on its chips.

*** Apple's iTunes Sold Albums For 50 Yen
<http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200508230375.html>
Hiraku Toda, Asahi Shimbun

Apple must be singing the blues after discovering its Japanese iTunes web site sold albums last week for just 50 yen each. The cost was a fraction of the intended 1,500-yen price, sources said.

[Opinion]

*** What Happened To My Safari?
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/7644?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550>
Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network

I've noticed little things in the Safari browser (v2.0) lately that are worrying me.

*** The Intel Way
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/08/inteldevcon/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jonathan Seff, Macworld

If nothing else, Intel's candor could increase the odds of Mac rumor sites getting things right.

[Review]

*** Tiger Not Yet A Roaring Success
<http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/tech/weekly/3321001>
Bob LeVitus, Houston Chronicle

If you haven't already upgraded to Tiger, you might want to consider waiting just a little bit longer.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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<http://www.myapplemenu.com/tomorrow/>
Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Relax, Bill Gates; It's Google's Turn As The Villain
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/24/technology/24valley.html?ex=1282536000&en=344e9c5a3c3981ac&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Gary Rivlin, New York Times

For years, Silicon Valley hungered for a company mighty enough to best Microsoft. Now it has one such contender: the phenomenally successful Google.

*** Search Engine Spam?
<http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2005/08/search_engine_s_2.html>
Tim O'Reilly, O'Reilly Radar

In business and life, things are rarely simple.

*** Google Unveils Instant-Messaging Entry
<http://news.com.com/Google+unveils+instant-messaging+entry/2100-1032_3-5842254.html?part=rss&tag=5842254&subj=news>
Elmor Mills, CNET News.com

Google has launched an instant-messaging program that allows text chat and computer-to-computer voice connections, a move that highlights the search giant's increasing competition with Yahoo, Microsoft and America Online.

*** 7-Eleven Stocks Up On Tech Savvy
<http://news.com.com/7-Eleven+stocks+up+on+tech+savvy/2100-1022_3-5841919.html?part=rss&tag=5841919&subj=news>
TheDeal.com

The hundreds of millions of dollars 7-Eleven has invested in technology over the past 10 years appear to be paying off.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[World]

*** They Will Change Us
<http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=6965&AuthKey=875ca4fec9c2b5177985a662ca7877e1&issue=508>
Michael Lind, Prospect

If our way of life makes us vulnerable to terrorism, we need another way of life.

[Life]

*** Reinventing Television
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.09/stewart.html?tw=wn_tophead_2>
Thomas Goetz, Wired

We interrupt this broadcast to bring you a Special Report from Jon Stewart.

*** Extinction Long Seen, Video Stores Hang On
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/23/business/media/23place.html?ex=1282449600&en=8c61ddab6c09d1f5&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss>
Lorne Manly, New York Times

Ever since Blockbuster and Movie gallery opened their first video stores 20 years ago, predictions of their imminent demise have been as common as late fees.

[Expressions]

*** Echoes
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2120972/fr/rss/>
Louise Gluck, Slate

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Opinion]

*** Random Searches
<http://living-to-learn.blogspot.com/2005/08/random-searches.html>
Learn From Yesterday For A Better Tomorrow

There are rights to a citizen, and they're not there for fun, terrorism or not.

The Shuffle by MyAppleMenu
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Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** Movin' To Florida
<http://www.buttholesurfers.com/fortworth.html>
Butthole Surfers
<http://buttholesurfers.org/FortWorth-x/Movin'%20to%20Florida.mp3>

*** Psych Jam
<http://www.buttholesurfers.com/casoraro.html>
Butthole Surfers
<http://www.dethkorps.com/bhsfan/files/audio/casoraro/Butthole%20Surfers%20-%20%a1Caso%20Raro!%20or%20American%20Tornados%20-%2009%20-%20Psych%20Jam.mp3>