[MyAppleMenu] Feb 10, 2005

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MyAppleMenu
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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Plug An Instrument Into An iPod And Play Along With The Band
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/10/technology/circuits/10jamm.html>
Marc Weingarten, New York Times

A product called the JamPod can turn an iPod into a portable private amplifier.

*** Apple Releases Mac OS X v10.3.8
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/02/09/1038/index.php?lsrc=mcrss-0205>
Peter Cohen, MacCentral

The key updates in this release include improved OpenGL technology and updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers; improved file sharing and directory services for mixed Mac and PC networks; improved compatibility for third party applications and devices; and previous standalone security updates.

*** Karmazin: No Satellite Radio For iPod
<http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/09/news/midcaps/sirius_ipod/>
CNN/Money

Apple CEO Steve Jobs tells Mel Karmazin, new CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio, there is no plan for satellite radio in iPod music player.

*** Radio To The MP3 Degree: Podcasting
<http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2005-02-09-podcasting-usat-money-cover_x.htm?csp=34>
Byron Acohido, USA Today

Apple is in a prime positioin to make podcasting significantly easier -- but probably won't.

[Review]

*** Mac Mini An Amazing $499 -- Until You Add Essentials
<http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Technology/03TechTECH02020905.htm>
Tony Briggs, Daytona Beach News-Journal

*** Apple Pages
<http://www.macmine.com/more.php?id=37_0_4_0_C>
Jason Boyle, MacMine

*** A Fast But Hot Notebook
<http://www.forbes.com/technology/personaltech/2005/02/09/cx_ah_0209tentech.html>
Arik Hesseldahl, Forbes

Apple's PowerBook G4's performance comes with a price, paid in heat.

*** iPod And PC Making Beautiful Music Together
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,,1762989,00.asp>
PC Magazine

We've put together a collection of programs that will help you use your PC to get the most out of your iPod.

[Sidetrack]

*** Aluminum iPod Shuffle Case
Heng-Cheong Leong

Gizmodo <http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/ipod/aluminum-ipod-shuffle-case-032536.php> discovers a DIY aluminium iPod shuffle case that, well, costs more than the iPod shuffle. But, gosh, it looks so sexy!

*** Lack Of Updates...
Heng-Cheong Leong

In case you were wondering about the lack of updates on this site these few days... well, I just want to let you knwo that I've just survived the first day of Chinese New Year.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** School Tracks Students With Radio ID Tags
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10856940.htm>
Dana Hull, San Jose Mercury News

Brittan Elementary School near Yuba City is the first in California to make some of its students wear ID badges equipped with a new technology capable of tracking their movement on campus.

*** The Dilemma Of CNET's Success
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2005/tc2005029_2673_tc024.htm>
Sarah Lacy, BusinessWeek

It gets top dollar for online ads, most tech-oriented. Problem is, mainstream marketers aren't jumping to pay for this geeky-heavy audience.

*** E-Mail Is The New Database
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4167633.stm>
Joia Shillingford, BBC News

Web-based e-mail services like Hotmail, Yahoo!, Gmail and AOL Mail on the Web are becoming databases by default as a growing number of people use them, to store data and photos so they can retrieve them from anywhere.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Life]

*** The Well-Tempered Wok
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/09/dining/09wok.html?>
Julia Moskin, New York Times

Wok hay is what happens when excellent ingredients -- like ginger, noodles shrimp, walnuts or Chinese chives -- meet a wok crackling with heat. It is both a taste and aroma and something else, too, a lively freshness that prickles yournose and makes you impatient for that first tste, like the smell of steak just off the grill or a tomato right off the vine in August.

*** Photos That Look Good Enough To Eat
<http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-foodphoto9feb09,1,2469920.story?coll=la-headlines-food>
Regina Schrambling, Los Angeles Times

A camera is just a visual notebook to me, but I see more and more amateur eaters and serioius cooks also using it to preserve their food memories in a digital age.

[Expressions]

*** The Vise
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2112959/fr/rss/>
Mary Baine Campbell, Slate

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Airlines Accused Of Interference
<http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2005/02/09/ap1816983.html>
Associated Press

Singapore Airlines' invitation to Australian lawmakers to fly as its guests to its city-nation base provoked accusations of undue political interference Thursday.

*** AWAIR To Seek Redress Over Cancelled Jakarta-Singapore Flight
<http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/2/8/business/10114542&sec=business>
Sidek Kamiso, The Star

AirAsia's associate Indonesia company, AWAIR, will seek legal redress, including monetary compensation, from the Singapore government for blocking the airline from flying to the island state from Jakarta.

*** Holiday Crowd Spurs Some Businesses In Singapore To Remain Open During Lunar New Year
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/131662/1/.html>
Hoe Yeen Nie, Channel NewsAsia

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Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** Demi Moore
<http://www.raymondandscum.com/mp3s.htm>
Raymond And Scum, Touch It
<http://www.raymondandscum.com/mp3/raymond_and_scum_demi_moore.mp3>