[MyAppleMenu] Feb 3, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Eyeing The iMac
<http://www.kbsd6.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=KBSD/MGArticle/BSD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031780582416&path=>
Felicia Rolfe, KWCH 12

The new iMac G5 from Apple is unlike any computer you've ever seen. And customers like the looks of it.

*** A Remote For The Times When The iPod Isn't Portable
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/03/technology/circuits/03clic.html>
Tim Gnatek, New York Times

The AirClick remote from Griffin Technology allows you to play, skip and repeat tracks from up to 60 feet away.

*** Pepsi-iTunes 'Bottle Songs' Ad To Air During Super Bowl
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/02/02/pepsi-ad/>
MacMinute

*** Apple Releases iPhoto 5.0.1
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/02/02/iphoto/>
MacMinute

The update "addresses issues with upgrading iPhoto 4 libraries, dragging albums into folders, importing MPEG 4 movies, and also includes a number of other minor fixes."

[Opinion]

*** The iPodders Of Redmond
<http://www.microsoftmonitor.com/archives/006294.html>
Joe Wilcox, Jupiter Research

When a Windows Media Player and PlayForSure music player combination starts converting these people -- earlier adopters and buying influencers -- Microsoft will finally be on the right path to dealing with iPod and iTunes.

*** Ahh, Fun On Slashdot
<http://radio.weblogs.com/0001011/2005/02/02.html#a9316>
Robert Scoble, Scobleizer

It's not about building a better player. It's about building a better end-to-end experience.

*** Wired News Conducts A Clinic In Bad Journalism
<http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000431.html>
Ed Bott

Taking an offhand remark from an unknown source (who may or may not have a hidden agenda and who may or may not know what he's talking about) and extrapolating it to the entire campus is just silly.

*** iPod Shuffle Has Teens Tuned In
<http://www.theviewnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=5109&paper=1&cat=181>
Emily Biondo, The View

[Review]

*** Shuffling Lightly
<http://sippey.typepad.com/filtered/2005/01/shuffling_light.html>
This Is Sippery

The most interesting thing [about iPod shuffle] is just how light it is.

[Sidetrack]

*** I Ate iPod Shuffle
Heng-Cheong Leong

Erasing.org <http://erasing.org/i_ate_ipod_shuffle/>: Next ime you need a snacky-treat, Think Different -- iPod appetit.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Could Cellular Be Added To MP3 Players?
<http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1759062,00.asp?kc=ETRSS02129TX1K0000532>
Mark Hachman, ExtremeTech

*** Clueless About Cookies Or Spyware?
<http://news.com.com/Clueless+about+cookies+or+spyware/2100-1029_3-5561063.html?part=rss&tag=5561063&subj=news.1029.20>
Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com

Spyware-removal tools are a fairly new commodity from Internet service providers, but some of the software may confuse people as much as it protects them, critics say.

*** RSS Feeds Attract Venture Dollars
<http://news.com.com/RSS+feeds+attract+venture+dollars/2100-1038_3-5561158.html?part=rss&tag=5561158&subj=news.1038.20>
Paul Festa, CNET News.com

As the number of blogs, news services and other syndicated sources of online information ballons, a new crop of start-ups has emerged promising to improve the signal-to-noise ratio. And venture capitalists and veteran Internet investors are right behind one of them.

[Internet]

*** It's Maybe A Bubble, But A Selective One
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/03/technology/03internet.html?ex=1265086800&en=85c35264860b6a09&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Gary Rivlin, New York Times

Is the Internet bubble half empty or half full?

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Raphael's Other Woman
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2113044/fr/rss/>
Mia Fineman, Slate

WHo is the mystery lady in La Fornarina?

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore, China Relations Warm
<http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=2d3a03a6e43551bb>
UPI

Chinese officials say they want to improve their relations with Singapore and want Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to visit China frequently.

*** U.S.-Singapore Trade Leaps 10 Percent
<http://www.forbes.com/business/healthcare/feeds/ap/2005/02/02/ap1801536.html>
Associated Press

Bilateral trade between the United States and Singapore leapt by over 10 percent in the first year of their free trade pact, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said Thursday.

[Opinion]

*** Smoking Bad, Gambling Good?
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/lifestylenews/view/130580/1/.html>
Jeremy Lim, Today

I find it very interesting that the two vices are heading in different directions; while one is proliferating, the other is heading towards extinction.

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Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** Alfred Reed Symphony No. 3, 1st Movement
<http://www.uhband.hawaii.edu/recordings.htm>
Don Hanna (Conductor), University Of Hawai'i Marching Band
<http://www.uhband.hawaii.edu/media/aba2001/track2.mp3>