[MyAppleMenu] Feb 19, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Tired Of TiVo? Beyond Blogs? Podcasts Are Here
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/19/technology/19podcasting.html?ei=5088&en=cfc2a0c631e27986&ex=1266555600&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&adxnnlx=1108823452-c2e2/1pYSmJ0K7SxbAJUcQ>
Kate Zernike, New York Times

*** Apple PowerBook 100 Named Top Gadget Of All Time
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/02/18/powerbook-100/>
MacMinute

Apple has four products in Mobile PC's "Top 100 Gadgets of All Time" list, including the No. 1 position.

[Review]

*** Apple Dots Some More 'i's
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37119-2005Feb19.html?nav=rss_technology>
Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post

Both iLife and iWork show some unsettling signs of haste -- bugs and usability mistakes Apple should know not to make.

*** Scripting Dot Mac
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/02/18/scripting.html>
Matthew Russell, O'Reilly Network

*** Porductivity Apps Get The Apple Treatment
<http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119671,00.asp>
Rebecca Freed, PC World

With just a presentation app and a word processor, it's not quite a suite -- but the apps are slick and come at a nice price.

[Sidetrack]

*** Rumor Today: iPod Mini Moves To Color Screens
Heng-Cheong Leong

Think Secret <http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0502ipodmini.html> believes that the next revision of iPod mini, real soon now, will have color screens, ahead of the iPods.

Apparently, no iPod photo capabilities though.

*** Rumor Today: Apple To Rename Rendezvous Technology "Bonjour"
Heng-Cheong Leong

AppleInsider <http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=891>: "OpenTalk" was a little too 'techie' sources said."

*** Spam Is Everywhere
Heng-Cheong Leong

Brent Simmons is now getting spam in his bug tracking software.

[Wintel]

*** The Boss In The Machine
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/19/opinion/19ullman.html?ex=1266555600&en=7168531cacb778d8&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Ellen Ullman, New York Times

I was surprised to read that Microsoft researchers now feel confident that they can figure out when it's all right to interrupt me.

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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Google's Tool Bar Links Stir Debate
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1766764,00.asp>
Matt Hicks, eWeek

A Gogole tool bar feature introduced this week is rekindling a debate over who should control what appears on a Web page -- the site's creator or the software used to view it.

[Linux]

*** Red Hat: Fedora Will Engage Customers
<http://news.com.com/Red+Hat+Fedora+will+engage+customers/2100-7344_3-5582945.html?part=rss&tag=5575731>
Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com

Top Linux seller Red Hat acknowledged on Friday a misstep in its relations with technology enthusiasts but said the profit motive is helping it to mend its ways.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Revenge Of The Right Brain
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.02/brain.html>
Daniel H. Pink, Wired

Logical and precise, left-brain thinking gave us the Information Age. Now comes the Conceptual Age -- ruled by artistry, empathy, and emotion.

[Expressions]

*** The Norton Anthology Of Lost D.C. Poetry
<http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/cover/cover.html>
Mike DeBonis, Washington City Paper