[MyAppleMenu] Feb 24, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[Top Stories]

*** IDC Likes What It Sees Inside iPod Shuffle
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=10926>
Martyn Williams, Macworld UK

Apple makes a healthy 35 to 40 per cent profit on each player sold, and stands to make even more from iTunes music purchases and expected drops in flash memory pricing.

[News]

*** Extras Make iPod More Versatile
<http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1109250021123290.xml>
Ron Harris, The Oregonian

The world's favorite digital hip-hugger, though prized by the music-porting crowd, often feels incomplete. That's why there are add-ons. Lots of them.

*** Silhouette iPod Ads Win Prize For Unseen Costumes
<http://wiredblogs.tripod.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=643656>
Leander Kahney, Wired News

"Only fellow costume designers could appreciate how difficult a job that was."

*** A Novel Use For iPods
<http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/story.jsp?story=614031>
Claire Allfree, The Independent

Audio books have shaken off their image as something to listen to when you're ill in bed. Now the MP3 generation is driving a revolution in stories that can be enjoyed on the go.

*** You Can Use An iPod For Much More Than Music
<http://www.courant.com/business/hc-moran0224.column,0,6161564.column?coll=hc-utility-business>
John M. Moran, Hartford Courant

*** Is There A Cell Processor In Apple's Future?
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1768416,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
John Rizzo, eWeek

*** Tables Turn In Campus Mac Vs. Windows Feud
<http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=28553>
Daniel Holevoet, Yale Daily News

With a reinvented, cutting-edge operating system and a cool sleek design, Apple is clawing its way to technological equality on campus.

*** New iPod Launches Solidify Apple's Position
<http://www.forbes.com/technology/2005/02/23/0223automarketscan06.html>
Forbes

"Apple clearly holds the leadership position on this market and we believe these changes will widen the gap between Apple and potential competitors that are trying to chip away at iPod market share."

*** Adobe Versus The World
<http://news.com.com/Adobe+versus+the+world/2008-1082_3-5586294.html?tag=nl>
Mike Ricciuti, CNET News.com

Does Bruce Chizen know something that other software executives don't?

*** TiVo Shares Rise On Takeover Speculation
<http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh60398_2005-02-23_20-25-41_n23627852_newsml>
Reuters

"What we hear on the street is that Apple is interested in [Tivo's] business and that they are a takeout target."

*** Apple Shames Itself Again Over Security
<http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=3198>
Matthew Broersma, Techworld

Critical hole in Mac OS X patched three months late.

[Opinion]

*** Apple Enables iPod Addictions
<http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2005/mft05022314.htm>
Alyce Lomax, Motley Fool

Recent Apple euphoria leaves no room for missteps, and investors should tread carefully.

*** Don't Get Ripped Off: Go With A Windows PC
<http://www.southend.wayne.edu/modules/news/article.php?storyid=994>
Adam Steinberg, South End

Sure, it's easy to rag on Microsoft, with their lack of innovation and buckets of hard, cold cash reserves. But they're the global leader of operating systems and software for a reason: versatility.

*** Bars Hold iPod Nights For iDrunk DJs
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/23/ibar_ipod_iheadline/>
Ashlee Vance, The Register

The point is that the iPod is breaking permanent ground, and [Dell CEO] Rollins is either in denial or out of touch.

*** Farewell To 40GB
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/02/ipodchanges/index.php>
Philip Michaels, Macworld

Although I do like having options, turning fundamental parts of a product into add-on options isn't what I had in mind.

*** Apple Knifing Its Own FireWire Baby By Pushing USB 2.0 As iPod's Primary Connectivity Option
<http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/apple_knifing_its_own_firewire_baby_pushes_usb_20/>
MacDailyNews

[Review]

*** Accessories Dress Up Your iPod
<http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=130473>
Red Nova

*** Lugaru: The Rabbit's Foot
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=555>
Ian Beck, Inside Mac Games

This is a developer well worth supporting, and Lugaru is a game that is well worth playing.

[Sidetrack]

*** Me So Jealous
Heng-Cheong Leong

I so want the new iPod mini -- just because of its 18-hours play-time.

:-)

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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[Top Stories]

*** The 2005 Wired Rave Awards
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.03/rave.html>
Wired News

They're amazing. They're Incredibles. They're reinventing TV and technology, music and medicine, buildings, books, and blogs. They're 15 mavericks and dreamers, winners of the Wired Rave Awards.

[News]

*** Whither The Wall Street Journal?
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66697,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
Adam L.Penenberg, Wired News

Because you have to subscribe to acces both current news articles and the archive, the Journal is leaving only a faint footprint in cyberspace.

*** No Encryption For E-Passports
<http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,66686,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
Ryan Singel, Wired News

Despite widespread criticism from security experts that a proposed high-tech upgrade to Americans' passports actually introduces new security risks, the government is declining to encrypt data on new high-tech e-passports, according to proposed new rules published last week.

*** WiMax May Reach Rural Areas First
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/wireless/0,39020348,39189051,00.htm>
Dan Ilett, ZDNet UK

In a rare twist, a broadband technology may be launched out in the sticks before it reaches urbanites.

*** Study: Paid Search To Continue Climbing
<http://news.com.com/Study+Paid+search+to+continue+climbing/2100-1032_3-5587364.html?part=rss&tag=5587315>
Dinesh C. Sharma, CNET News.com

In addition, the search market is expected to become more specialized, as search focuses more on specific categories, such as retail, financial services, media and entertainment, and travel.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Southern France Makes Pizza Its Own
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/23/dining/23fren.html?>
Daniel Young, New York Times

Pizzas from Provence highlight not only the local cheeses, but local sauces and custom-made ovens.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Drivers To Be Warned; Speed Trap Ahead
<http://www.straitstimes.com.sg/sub/topstories/story/0,5562,302317,00.html?>
Tanya Fong, Straits Times

After receiving a barrage of feedback and some stinging brickbats, the traffic police agreed to ease up on the surprise element of their speed checks by listing on their website the roads where officers, armed with laswer speed cameras, will be deployed.

*** New 'Fare Changes' Formula Proposed
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/topstories/story/0,5562,302318,00.html?>
Christopher Tan, Straits Times

The new formula goes beyond a mathematical equation to take into account two key factors: affordability of fares to the commuter; and the profitability of transport companies.

[Entertainment]

*** So, How's Your Singlish?
<http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11250-1497088,00.html>
Carol Lewis, The Times

This is one of the cleanest, safest cities that you can visit. Admittedly this is because the penalities for breaking the law are harsher than harsh, but it still makes for a pleasant place for a short stay.

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[Tunes]

*** Zoot Walks In
<http://www.jazzconnect.com/mp3/>
Pam Bricker, Lookin' Good
<http://www.jazz-on-demand.com/mp3/pam/zootwalksin.mp3>

*** Programme
<http://www.plainsunset.com/main.htm>
Plain Sunset, Runaway
<http://www.plainsunset.com/sounds/Programme.mp3>