[MyAppleMenu] Aug 27, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Retail Excellence: The Apple Store
<http://www.dealerscope.com/doc/285027336632159.bsp>
Natalie Hope McDonald, Dealerscope

The Apple Store is a mecca for design-conscious consumers looking for a little lifestyle with their CE and has a standard for vendor-owned retail locations, perhaps igniting a trend.

*** When The Music Stops, iPod Owners Sing A Different Tune
<http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/when-the-music-stops-ipod-owners-sing-a-different-tune/2005/08/27/1124563064887.html>
Hannah Edwards, Sun-Herald

The Australian Consumers Association is getting an increasing number of complaints from owners of the portable music players, with problems ranging from cracked screens to poor sound reproduction.

*** Fasten Your Seatbelt, Connect Your iPod
<http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2MTImZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY3NTQ1MzcmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3>
Robert E. Calem, The Record

*** Apple, Digital Music's Angel, Earns Record Industry's Scorn
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/27/technology/27apple.html?ex=1282795200&en=e1f491cc952a0133&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Jeff Leeds, New York Times

Steve Jobs is now griding for a showdown with at least two of the four major record companies over the price of songs on the iTunes service. If he loses, the one-price model that iTunes has adopted -- 99 cents to download any song -- could be replaced with a more complex structure that prices songs by popularity.

*** Upping The iPod Accessory Ante
<http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=13358&hed=Upping+the+iPod+Accessory+Ante&sector=Industries&subsector=EntertainmentAndMedia>
Red Herring

For accessory-happy iPod owners who thought they had everything, there's a new batch of over-the-top add-ons to burn some more money on.

*** Gates Check Out Jobs In The Library
<http://www.forbes.com/facesinthenews/2005/08/26/apple-microsoft-ipod-cx_dl_0826autofacescan06.html?partner=topix>
Danit Lidor, Forbes

At least one library has chosen not to abandon the potentially huge Apple audience.

*** Ants Invade New Zealand By iPod
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/webx?14@606.xKnBamuc57v@.3c4f5c5c!discloc=.3c6d516f>
Adam Engst, TidBITS

*** Mike Shelby: Meet Me On The Ocean Floor
<http://www.apple.com/pro/video/shelby/>
Barbara Gibson, Apple

"The Mac provided a much simpler, more integrated way of doing things."

*** Soho VFX: Far Reaching Effects
<http://www.apple.com/pro/film/sohovfx/>
Joe Cellini, Apple

Mac OS X running under Shake cinches the integrated workflow. "With Mac OS X, everything integrates and plays very nicely in the same sandbox."

*** Apple Ensures G4 Supply Won't Dry Up
<http://news.com.com/2061-10793_3-5843820.html?part=rss&tag=5843820&subj=news>
Ina Fried, CNET News.com

Apple, which is in the process of switching its Mac line to Intel-based chips, has struck a deal to ensure that it gets what it needs of its existing chips to make it through the transition.

*** iPod Battery Class-Action Settlement Passes Muster
<http://playlistmag.com/news/2005/08/26/settlement/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Playlist

A San Manteo, Calif. County judge approved the settlement of a previously announced class-action lawsuit that provides owners of older iPods in the United States with some measure of relief if they're having problems related to battery charge capacity.

[Opinion]

*** Apple Or PC?
<http://www.techsapience.com/?p=3>
Tech Sapience

Not only am I realizing that I can live without Windows, I'm realizing that now's the time to do it.

*** Has Google Peaked?
<http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20050825.html>
Robert X. Cringely, PBS

What if Apple starts loading for free the current operating system version -- OS 10.4 -- on every new iPod in a version that runs on generic Intel boxes? What if they also make 10.4 a free download through the iTunes Music Store?

*** Steve Jobs Is The New "The Man" For Indie Music (Apple, iTunes And Music Podcasting)
<http://www.ewanspence.com/blog/2005/08/26/steve-jobs-is-the-new-the-man-for-indie-music-apple-itunes-and-music-podcasting/>
Ewan's Musings

Why are Apple hiding away the majority of the 'free' music shows, promoting only those that are either part of the Curry stable, or those that are already established radio stations playing the same old music time and time again?

*** I Like Apple Support
<http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/pcs/i-like-apple-support-122523.php>
Gizmodo

*** One Man's Trash...
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/08/ibookstampede/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

If you needed even more fodder on the differences between Macs and PCs, look no further than two very different public reactions to a pair of hardware giveaways.

[Review]

*** It's An Improvement But Apple's New Mouse Still Needs Polishing
<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/orl-cobbs2705aug27,0,3820716.story?coll=orl-home-entlife>
Chris Cobbs, Orlando Sentinel

There are a couple of blunders that seem to stem from a desire just to be different from other mice.

*** Apple iSight
<http://reviews.cnet.com/Apple_iSight/4505-6502_7-31297839-2.html?tag=glance>
Lara Luepke, CNET

The Apple iSight is hands down one of the best webcams we've seen. Its sleek style, great image quality, sensitive microphone, and flawless integration with iChat and iMovie make it the perfect complement for any Mac computer.

*** Delve Into DEVONthink
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/08/26/devonthink.html?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550>
Giles Turnbull, O'Reilly Network

*** Adding A USB-To-Ethernet Adapter To A Mac
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/webx?14@606.xKnBamuc57v@.3c4f5c5c!discloc=.3c6d5457>
Adam Engst, TidBITS

*** Internet Cleanup 3: Security Utility Works Well But Has Interface And Performance Problems
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/08/reviews/internetcleanup3/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld

Now, the program suffers from feature-bloat.

*** Star Wars Battlefront
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/gameroom/2005/08/swbf/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

The wonky cross-platform multiplayer support is the Achilles' Heel in this otherwise terrific Mac conversion.

[Sidetrack]

*** Speculation Today: PodShow On Your Google-Powered Mobile Phone?
Heng-Cheong Leong

Dave Winer <http://archive.scripting.com/2005/08/27#When:6:17:01AM>, Scripting News: Enter Podshow, which gets a sweet deal with Google to provide the first apps and content for their iTunes me-too, all the while in bed with Uncle Steve on iTunes. Instant mini-bubble.

*** Who Said This?
Heng-Cheong Leong

"To create a new standard, it takes something that's not just a little different. It takes something that's really new, and really captures people's imgination. And the Macintosh, of all the machines I've ever seen, is the only one that meets that standard."

Why, Bill Gates <http://www.justinteague.com/blog/media/Gates-Praising-the-Macintosh.mov>, of course. Why else would he ordered his troops to 'Make [Windows] just like a Mac."

And, of course, they are still trying. :-)

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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Why Good Programmers Are Lazy And Dumb
<http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2005-08-24-n14.html>
Google Blogoscoped

I realized that, paradoxically enough, good programmers need to be both lazy and dumb.

*** Legal Argument Could Hamper High-Tech Job-Changers
<http://news.com.com/Legal+argument+could+hamper+high-tech+job+changers/2100-1022_3-5843773.html?part=rss&tag=5843773&subj=news>
Ed Frauenheim, CNET News.com

Controversial argument says some workers should be kept from moving to a rival, whether they've signed a noncompete agreement or not.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** I Invaded The White House Press Corps
<http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/27/briefing/index.html>
Cintra Wilson, Salon

I had front row seats at the media's Great Slave Rebellion over Karl Rove. No wonder our democracy's in trouble.

[Life]

*** The Taste Of Fear
<http://news.ft.com/cms/s/973084c0-1610-11da-8081-00000e2511c8.html>
Fuchsia Dunlop, Financial Times

There are many delicious perks to being a food writer. But the job also has its disadvantages, and one of these is that people are afraid to ask you round for dinner.

*** A Comprehensive Rethink
<http://news.ft.com/cms/s/916c222e-145d-11da-9df1-00000e2511c8.html>
Rob Blackhurst, Financial Times

Was mixed-ability school a noble ideal or an educational disaster?

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Life in the city

[News]

*** MM Lee, Participants Of 1968 NDP Recount Heavy Downpour Experience
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/165288/1/.html>
S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia

What has a heavy downpour at the National Day Parade in 1968 got to do with Singapore's success story?

*** PM Lee Reshuffles Singapore Cabinet
<http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=152512>
Bernama

Following Dr Tony Tan's retirement, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng will be appointed Deputy Prime Minister and continues to hold the home affairs portfolio.

*** Singapore Encourages Learning Of A Third Language
<http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=152460>
Bernama

Bilingual Singapore is gearing up towards "trilingualism" among its population by encouraging students to learn a third language, apart from English and their own mother tongue, even if it is only for conversational purposes.

See Also: Mr. Sandman, Bring Me A Beach
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/27/nyregion/27beach.html?8hpib>
Shadi Rahimi, New York Times

Manhattan remains an island without beaches, real or artificial. Yet resourceful residents have for years shunned long rides to the seashore, adapting the idea of "going to the beach" to mean stretching out wherever they can strip down and oil up.

Editor's Note: Podcast


*** Singapore Investigates Film
<http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/08/27/2003269351>
Associated Press

A film director who could face charges over his documentary about an opposition politician said yesterday that police have asked him to surrender all remaining copies of the film and the equipment used to make it.

*** Singapore Rejects Plot Report
<http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=8&theme=&usrsess=1&id=87831>
Associated Press