[MyAppleMenu] Feb 15, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[Top Stories]

*** iPods At The Gate
<http://www.campus-technology.com/print.asp?ID=10201>
Mikael Blaisdell, Campus Technology

Like little armies dragging their downloadable ammunition behind them, Apple's iPods are poised at the juncture of teenworld and your campus, just waiting to invade. Can this be a good thing?

[News]

*** Apple And Kudlian Expand iLife
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=10841&Page=1&pagePos=9>
Macworld UK

*** Teens Know Cost Of Apples But Not Milk
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1415138,00.html>
Sandra Haurant, The Guardian

British teenagers are experts when it comes to luxury gadgets, but know little about the cost of daily life, according to a survey published today.

*** Podcasting: The People's Radio
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07986>
Andy J. Williams Affleck, TidBITS

Look how far podcasting has come in a short time!

*** Apple's Subpoenas Challenged In Court
<http://news.com.com/Apples+subpoenas+challenged+in+court/2100-1030_3-5576037.html?part=rss&tag=5575731&subj=news.1030.20>
Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com

Lawyers for news Web sites targeted by Apple asked a California court on Monday to block subpoenasa seeking to identify who leaked information about unreleased products.

*** HP Exec Leaves For Apple VP Position
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/02/14/hp-apple/>
MacMinute

*** Apple Computer's 'Valuation Not Outrageous'
<http://www.forbes.com/markets/2005/02/14/0214automarketscan06.html>
Forbes

Piper Jaffray maintained an "outperform" rating for Apple and said valuation of the stock is "not outrageous based on three-year historical average."

*** Stars Take A Shine To Apple
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,66580,00.html>
Leander Kahney, Wired News

Apple has four retail stores in the Los Angeles area, which give the sales associates ample opportunity to rub elbows with Hollywood celebrities. It isn't always pleasant.

*** Kevin Smith Defends Character (His)
<http://wiredblogs.tripod.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=632727>
Leander Kahney, Wired News

"If I looked pissed, it's only because I don't burst into a room, a'la Robin fucking Williams, trying to make everybody laugh."

*** Melanie Griffith Freaks Out At LA Apple Store
<http://www.boingboing.net/2005/02/14/melanie_griffith_fre.html>
Boing Bong

"The uncorroborated account of the store clerk in this piece is just that. The characterization doesn't jive with what I witnessed."

*** BPI Urges iTunes To 'Get THe Indies'
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=10845>
Macworld UK

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) today launched a campaign to help independent labels get their music into online music services.

*** Apple Partners With Euro Telecom Firm Teleca
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/02/14/teleca/index.php?lsrc=mcrss-0205>
Brad Cook, MacCentral

European telecom services company Teleca on Monday announced a partnership with Apple that will enable the services provider to use Apple's hardware and software in its creation, delivery and multimedia playback solutions.

*** Motorola Unveils First iTunes-Capable Cell Phone
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/02/14/motorola/index.php?lsrc=mcrss-0205>
Brad Cook, MacCentral

Dubbed E1060, the new model will feature a mobile version of iTunes music player capable of carrying a limited, but as yet undefined, number of songs.

[Opinion]

*** Why Apple Keeps On Shining
<http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BE384BFB3-60D5-4A83-B2B5-D86B704BBF2F%7D&siteid=google&dist=google>
Babmi Francisco, CBS MarketWatch

New rivals help polish its brand.

[Review]

*** Little Shuffle Lives Up To iPod Family Name
<http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/3040006>
Bob LeVitus, Houston Chronicle

The bottom line is that the iPod shuffle is the best $99 digital audio player I've ever used. It would be hard not to love it.

*** Don't Trust Your Eyes Or URLs
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07983>
Glenn Fleishman, TidBITS

A poorly implemented method of allowing internationl language encoding within domain names allows a malicious party to display what appears to be one domain name in the Location field of a browser while connecting you to another.

*** Mac Mini Fan Noise
<http://www.russellbeattie.com/notebook/1008309.html>
Russell Beattie

The mini turns on the fan on whenever it thinks it might get hot, and that's annoying.

*** RSS- And Atom-Feed Readers
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/02/reviews/rssreaders/index.php/?lsrc=mwrevrss-0205>
Mathew Honan, Macworld

PlupFiction 1.1.1 is our favorite, thanks to its highly customizable interface, easy-to-use subscription-management features, and top-notch automatic sorting of feeds into groups. We also recommend Shrook 2.12 for its fantastic interface and iPod syncing.

*** iWork Pages Is Nearly A Dream Come True
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002179287_paul14.html>
Paul Andrews, Seattle Times

For anyone who writes, Apple's new iWork Pages program is a provocative software bellwether.

*** Singing THe Priases Of Backup
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/02/backup/index.php>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

As an offsite or even as a basic whole-system archival solution, Backup is worth its weight in gold, boosting the overall value of a .Mac subscription tremendously.

[Sidetrack]

*** IMG Is 12
Heng-Cheong Leong

Congratulations to Inside Mac Games <http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ID=10866>, who is turning 12 years young this month.

*** Reminds Me Of TomorrowLand
Heng-Cheong Leong

An interesting NEW <http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/ipod/gosh-the-future-032909.php> product from THE APPLE COMPUTER COMPANY.

*** Free Trial? Free Music!
Heng-Cheong Leong

Here's one way you can, er, "take advantage" <http://blog.kordix.com/marv/archives/000400.html> of Napster's 14 day free music trial. End result: 252 full 80 minute CDs of free music, yours to keep forever.

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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[Demo]

*** Six Minutes To Stand Out
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,66600,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
Daniel Terdiman, Wired News

Companies whose new technology is on display at this influential conference get just six minutes to make their case to an audience of hundreds of journalists, investors and fellow technologists.

*** Demo at 15 Show Focuses On Secure Networks
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/02/14/HNdemosecure_1.html>
Ephraim Schwartz, InfoWorld

If the new products presented at Demo at 15 are a bellwether for what drives innovation, then the challenge to keep networks secure appears to be the biggest driver of all.

*** DEMO 2005: A Sneak Peek
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1764158,00.asp>
Sebastian Rupley, PC Magazine

*** Demo at 15 Highlights Unqiue New Products
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/02/14/HNdemoshow_1.html>
Ephraim Schwartz, InfoWorld

Virtual keyboard is early hit of the show.

[News]

*** Second Start-Up Tackles Open-Source Hygiene
<http://news.com.com/Second+start-up+tackles+open-source+hygiene/2100-7344_3-5576201.html?part=rss&tag=5575731&subj=news.7344.20>
Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com

A second start-up has begun selling software aimed at making sure open-source and proprietary software don't intermingle.

*** BlackBerry Growth Fuels PDA Bonanza
<http://www.vnunet.com/news/1161232>
Robert Jaques, vnunet.com

*** Blind Student 'Hears In Colour'
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4257961.stm>
Geoff Adams-Spink, BBC News

A blind student has developed software that turns colours into musical notes so that he can read weather maps.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** The Collar Of Money In New York Dog
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24726-2005Feb14.html?nav=rss_print/style>
Peter Carlson, Washington Post

At first, I figured New York Dog was an over-the-top parody of dog magazines, perhaps published by the folks who put out the Onion.

*** Gospel's Got The Blues
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/15/opinion/15darden.html?ex=1266210000&en=8c23f547186bc035&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Robert Darden, New York Times

It would be more than a cultural disaster to forever lose this music. It would be a sin.

*** The Comeback Of A Cutlure Of Rivalry
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/02/14/baoh12.xml&sSheet=/arts/2005/02/14/ixartright.html>
Andrew O' Hagan, Telegraph

We are becoming addicted to the concept of winners and losers.

*** A Reality Waiting To Happen
<http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA503556.html?display=Feature&referral=SUPP>
Deborah Starr Seibel, Broadcasting & Cable

The ultimate stunt: avoiding a genre-killing accident.

*** Arthur Miller: Death Of A Legend
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/14/opinion/14mon3.html?ex=1266123600&en=287527fe35bd1117&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Adam Cohen, New York Times

Mr. Miller's career had its share of misfires, but on the strength of his best plays, he seems as destined for immortality as his most famous character was for obscurity.

*** Brute Force For Brain Teasers
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66578,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
Daniel Terdiman, Wired News

Puzzle contests are becoming less a solitary pursuit and more a group-think challenge. Is it fair? That depends.

*** Olmsted Vs. Christo
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2113445/fr/rss/>
Witold Rybczynski, Slate

Why the architects of Central Park woul dhave vetoed "The Gates."

[Expressions]

*** Eggrolls
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2112937/fr/rss/>
Alan Shapiro, Slate

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Life in the city

[News]

*** MPs Restless As Singapore Gets Half Nod
<http://www.smh.com.au/news/Business/MPs-restless-as-Singapore-gets-half-nod/2005/02/15/1108230002421.html?oneclick=true>
Scott Rochfort and Kate Askew, Sydney Morning Herald

Trnasport Minister John Anderson is facing stiff opposition from within his own Coalition ranks after agreeing with his Singapore counterpart to draw up a "road map" which will give Singapore Airlines access to Qantas's golden Australia-to-Los Angeles route.

*** Give Housewives A Cut Of Spouses' CPF, Say Report
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/singapore/story/0,5562,300846,00.html?>
Lynn Lee, Straits Times

Housewives should be given a cut of their working spouses' CPF contribution so that they, too, can build up a nest egg to rely on in their golden years, Tsao Foundation and Aware noted in a report yesterday.

[Opinion]

*** Food For Thought From Singapore Muslims
<http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/33588>
Shaukat Ali, Malaysiakini

What the Muslim community in Singapore is trying to do, as part of its "Singapore Muslim identity" project should be observed closely by the appropriate institutions in Malaysia.

[Entertainment]

*** Changi Villiage Nasi Lemak
<http://www.theage.com.au/news/Epicure/Changi-Village-Nasi-Lemak/2005/02/14/1108229893625.html?oneclick=true>
Matt Preston, The Age

Nazar Khan has moved here and opened Changi Village Nasi Lemak opposite Melbourne Central.

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[Tunes]

*** Seventeen
<http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2005/02/15/keren_ann/index.html?source=RSS>
Keren Ann, Not Going Anywhere
<http://anon.salon.speedera.net/anon.salon/mp3s/2005/Feb/Seventeen.mp3>

*** Girl #3
<http://agsfb.ranchoweb.com/mp3.html?>
All Girl Summer Fun Band, All Girl Summer Fun Band
<http://agsfb.ranchoweb.com/mp3s/Girl_3.mp3>

*** Video Game Heart
<http://agsfb.ranchoweb.com/mp3.html>
All Girl Summer Fun Band, "2"
<http://agsfb.ranchoweb.com/mp3s/Video_Game_Heart.mp3>