[MyAppleMenu] Feb 25, 2005

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MyAppleMenu
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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Downloaded And Ready To Rock
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51639-2005Feb24.html?nav=rss_technology>
Jose Antonio vargas, Washington Post

iPod nights turn amateurs into digital DJs at D.C. club.

*** Apple's Transformation Upstages RealNetworks
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002189705_goldman25.html>
Brier Dudley, Seattle Times

Digital media is hot, but RealNetworks apparently is not, at least in comparison with Apple.

*** Firefox Gets Major Security Makeover
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1770010,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Ryan Naraine, eWeek

The new Firefox 1.0.1 was rushed out to provide a temporary fix for the IDN (International Domain Name) bug that was first flagged earlier this month.

*** Hello Kitty iPod Mini
<http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/ipod/hello-kitty-ipod-mini-034024.php>
Gizmodo

*** R.I.P. Gold iPod Mini
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4294061.stm>
BBC News

Gold is destined only to survive in the collective memory of eBay listings.

*** New iPod Mini Holds More Tunes
<http://www.cio-today.com/wrldwd/story.xhtml?story_title=New-iPod-Mini-Holds-More-Tunes&story_id=30650&category=wrldwd>
CIO Today

The bigger picture is the "game of chess" Apple is playing with competitors. "Every time he makes these moves with pricing, he makes it more difficult for them to catch up."

*** Apple Buyout Of TiVo 'Highly Unlikely'
<http://www.forbes.com/markets/2005/02/24/0224automarketscan10.html>
Forbes

"First, it appears as though Apple want to stay focused ons elling select proven products rather than gambling on unknown initiatives... Second, Apple indicated that the DVR market seems to be a commodity."

*** Steve Jobs Tunrs 50
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/02/24/jobs/>
MacMinute

*** EU Investigation Of iTunes Pricing At Early Stage
<http://playlistmag.com/news/2005/02/24/eu/index.php?lsrc=mcrss-0205>
Peter Cohen, Playlist

Apple is being investigated by the European Union's Executive Commission after a British consumer watchdog group claimed the compnay has unfairly priced songs from its iTunes Music Store.

[Opinion]

*** iPods Are The New Woman's Best Friend
<http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=28589>
Liz Kinsley, Yale Daily News

*** FireWire Hysteria
<http://daringfireball.net/2005/02/firewire_hysteria>
John Gruber, Daring Fireball

The a la carte accessory pricing seems reasonable with the low-cost iPod mini; it seems stingy with the high-cost iPod photo.

[Review]

*** System Pumps Music Around House
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51164-2005Feb24.html>
Alex Veiga, Associated Press

The stylish, well-conceived Sonos Digital Music System is designed for audiophiles with a large digital music collection that they want to access in high fidelity through something other than PC speakers.

*** Apple iPod Mini 4GB/6GB (Second-Generation)
<http://www.ipodlounge.com/reviews_more.php?id=6524_0_6_0_M>
Jeermy Horwitz, iPodlounge

Many people who seriously consider the iPod minis alongside Apple's other options will find even more to like in the company's bigger and better offerings.

*** Faking From
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/mac911/2005/02/fakefrom/index.php>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

"This is easier in other email clients, but it can be done in Mail with some minor inconvenience."

*** First Look: iPod Mini (Second Generation)
<http://playlistmag.com/features/2005/02/1stlook2gmini/index.php?lsrc=mcrss-0205>
Christopher Breen, Playlist

I'm impressed with the look and the performance of the new mini but sorry that Apple cut corners on the FireWire cable and power adapter.

[Sidetrack]

*** KCRW To Begin Podcasting
Heng-Cheong Leong

Great news for radio fans...

KCRW <http://www.kcrw.org/podcast/> is putting out a whole bunch of podcasts on, I think, all of the shows that it produces.

My iPodder program is going to get really busy. (Oh, and Apple better have podcasting functionality built into iTunes 5.)

[Wintel]

*** Microsoft To Nix Some Net Product Activation
<http://news.com.com/Microsoft+to+disable+product+activation+over+Net/2100-1011_3-5589504.html?part=rss&tag=5587315>
Robert Lemos, CNET News.com

Customers who find themselves reinstalling Windows XP should be readyd for a headache: Microsoft will no longer support activating the product over the Internet for PCs which have WIndows pre-installed.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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<http://www.myapplemenu.com/tomorrow/>
Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** For A Start-Up, Visions Of Profit In Podcasting
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/25/technology/25podcast.html?>
John Markoff, New York Times

The primarily amateur Internet audio medium known as podcasting will take a small, hopeful step on Friday toward becoming the commercial Web's next big thing.

*** Report: MIT's Doomed Media Lab Europe Suffered From 'Inmates Running Asylum'
<http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/02/ap/ap_022405.asp?trk=top>
Associated Press

*** IBM Throws Weight Behind Multi-OS Push
<http://news.com.com/IBM+project+pushes+for+OS+efficiency/2100-1016_3-5588129.html?part=rss&tag=5587315>
Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com

IBM has quietly added a new option to the suddenly vogue market for "hypervisor" software that lets a computer run multiple operating systems simultaneously.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Malaysia Does Not Want Help Vs. Piracy
<http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-malaysia-sea-attacks,0,4299462.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines>
Associated Press

Malaysia does not want help from outside the region in patrolling one of the world's most strategic waterways -- the Strait of Malacca -- a government minister said Friday, despite a recent rise in pirate attacks there.

*** Civil Servants' Appraisal System To Be Revised To Include Collaborative Works
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/134461/1/.html>
Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia

It will soon take into account how well they work with departments outside their own.

*** PM: Government WIll Consider Views Of Johor People
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/2/25/nation/10257237&sec=nation>
The Star

The federal government will make the final decision regarding Malaysia-Singapore relations although it will hear and consider views given by the people of Johor on these matters.

*** Qantas Deal May Help Singapore Airlines
<http://afr.com/articles/2005/02/25/1109180088829.html>
AAP

*** Singapore A Hit With Medical Tourists
<http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/02/24/singapore.medical/>
Eunice Yoon, CNN

With its advanced medical facilities, the city state is positioning itself to compete in the growing medical tourism industry.

*** On Writing Plays And Keeping Citizenships
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/36686.asp>
Jeanine Tan, Today

Going by the number of plays that have ruffled the featuers of the authorities, it seems that no other art form in Singapore is as political as theatre.

[Technology]

*** Room For 5 New Wireless Broadband Providers This Year
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/134467/1/.html>
Derek Cher, Channel NewsAsia

There is room for at least five new wireless broadband operators to enter the market this year as the Infocomm Development Authority is giving out all available wireless broadband spectrum to successful applicants by April.

*** ST Online Beefed Up, To Charge Fee
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/topstories/story/0,5562,302515,00.html?>
Michelle Heng, Straits Times

A subscription will cost $72 for six months, or $12 a month.

[Entertainment]

*** Cosmopolitan Compsitions: Singapore Symphony Blends East And West
<http://www.nj.com/entertainment/ledger/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-2/1109312635115720.xml>
Bradley Bambarger, The Star-Ledger

Even more than most orchestras, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra is a polyglot.

*** Sleepless In Singapore
<http://news.ft.com/cms/s/71fb8b8e-8608-11d9-9d02-00000e2511c8.html>
Ken Smith, Financial Times

Ong Keng Sen may be apprehensive about flying the national flag where art is concerned, but hishighly personalised, pan-Asian, multidisciplinary works have put Singaproe on the international map.

MyAppleMenu Shuffle
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Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** Bad Moon Rising
<http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=18871>
Spacecake, St Paul's School, Oct 9, 2004
<http://ia200011.eu.archive.org/hdd1/audio/spacecake2004-10-09.shnf/spacecake2004-10-09d1t13_64kb.mp3>

*** Bad Moon Rising
<http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=13627>
Grateful Dead, Polo Field, Golden Gate Park, Nov 3, 1991
<http://ia200107.eu.archive.org/hdb1/audio/gd91-11-03.sbd.unknown.8727.sbeok.shnf/gd91-11-03d1t07_vbr.mp3>