[MyAppleMenu] Jan 7, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Motorola Previews iTunes Phone
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1749056,00.asp>
Matt Hicks, eWeek

It syncs with a computer and the iTunes Music Store like an iPod does, and incorporates the iPod interface for navigating and playing digital music, said Ron Garriques, a Motorola executive vice president.

*** Listeners Are Broadening Tastes And Benefiting Artists
<http://www.azcentral.com/ent/music/articles/0107musictech07.html>
Jim Farber, New York Daily News

Forget guitars, basses and drums. Ignore singers, rappers and deejays. As we enter 2005, and cast our eyes back at 2004, it seems like the real revolution in music hasn't come from a musician, but from a piece of technology. Namely: the almighty iPod.

*** Sweet Music As iTunes Comes To Town
<http://www.examiner.ie/pport/web/ireland/Full_Story/did-sgxC9nq8d0kiYsgHuTLc4nqWo2.asp>
Eddie Cassidy, Irish Examiner

Apple's director of product development in Ireland, Chris Bell, said last night the introduction of the online music store to Ireland was a significant development. "We watched with great excitement as the iTunes service swept across Europe and, finally, welcomed its arrival in Ireland."

*** Jobs' Incredible Tale As Apple Triumphs
<http://news.independent.co.uk/business/analysis_and_features/story.jsp?story=598461>
Damian Reece, The Independent

Technology tycoon beats cancer to see through a record year at computer giant.

*** Pod People
<http://www.fresnobee.com/lifestyle/story/9710847p-10592327c.html>
Jody Murray, Fresno Bee

Got a new portable MP3 player? Plug in to a world of music that goes far beyond radio.

*** Apple Store Coming To Woodland
<http://www.mlive.com/news/grpress/index.ssf?/base/news-19/110502823588710.xml>
Mary Radigan, Grand Rapids Press

Woodland Shopping Center soon will be home a highly coveted Apple Computer Store.

*** Car Adapters Keep iPod Rocking
<http://news.com.com/Car+adapters+keep+iPod+rocking/2100-1041_3-5515145.html?part=rss&tag=5515145&subj=news.1041.20>
John G. Spooner, CNET News.com

iPod music players are getting out on the highway, thanks to the efforts of car stereo makers.

*** Blinkx Launches Desktop Search For Mac
<http://news.com.com/Blinkx+launches+desktop+search+for+Mac/2100-1032_3-5515467.html?part=rss&tag=5515467&subj=news.1032.20>
Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com

Blinkx will introduce a version of its desktop-search software for the Macintosh next week, making it one of the first specialists to cater to Apple's loyalist audience. Still, the San Francisco-based company must compete with Apple itself.

*** Apple's Jobs To Be Stanford Commencement Speaker
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/01/06/stanford/>
MacMinute

*** Boingo For Mac Launches
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/webx?14@927.gRWIaWB2Sjx.0@.3c4f5c5c!discloc=.3c56c790>
Glenn Fleishman, TidBITS

Boingo Wireless has finally, finally, finally released their Mac OS X client for hotspot access.

*** Notebooks From Apple Enjoy Solid Fan Base
<http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/39302.html>
Verena Wolff, Deutsche Presse

*** Report: No Live Webcast Or Satellite Broadcast Of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' Macworld Expo Keynote
<http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/report_no_live_webcast_or_satellite_broadcast_of_apple_ceo_steve_jobs_macwo/>
MacDailyNews

*** Think Secret Responds To Apple Suit
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/01/06/think-secret/>
MacMinute

"We're confident that Think Secret's reporting is consistent with the right and privileges granted by the First Amendment."

*** iTunes Music Store Now Open In Ireland
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/01/06/ireland/>
MacMinute

Apple has quietly opened an iTunes Music Store for users living in Ireland.

[Opinion]

*** CES: The iPod's Long Shadow
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/todayatplaylist/2005/01/cesshadow/index.php>
Christopher Breen, Playlist

It seems that any company capable of surrounding a circuit board in plastic has released an MP3 player, and nearly every one had this in common: In comparison to the iPod, their interfaces stink to high heaven.

*** The Rumor Game
<http://daringfireball.net/2005/01/the_rumor_game>
John Gruber, Daring Fireball

There's a reasonable case to be made that Think Secret has a right to publish these rumors. But it is unreasonable to believe that they don't cause Apple any harm, simply because you enjoy reading the rumors.

[Sidetrack]

*** Those Crazy Japanese...
Heng-Cheong Leong

You want some iMac fingernails <http://www.boingboing.net/2005/01/06/imac_fingernails.html>?

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[Top Stories]

*** Taking Tsunami Coverage Into Their Own Hands
<http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=76520>
Steve Outing, Poynter

The world turns to citizen journalists for eyewitness accounts and more as the crisis continues to unfold.

[News]

*** Shan't!
<http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3535732>
The Economist

Though the spectrum is open, the microprocessor chips that drive the devices which use it are not... The result could be a lot less innovation in the open wireless world than in the open wired one.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[World]

*** Promoting Torture's Promoter
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/07/opinion/07herbert.html?ex=1262840400&en=bd1eece6fd7de6c0&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Bob Herbert, New York Times

If the United States were to look into a mirror right now, it wouldn't recognize itself.

[Tech & Science]

*** Foul Play
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2111939/fr/rss/>
Daniel Engber, Slate

How a Slate scientist changed the NBA forever -- or at least a week.

[Life]

*** Up A Tree, For The Fun Of It
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/07/travel/escapes/07RITU.html?ex=1262840400&en=3dfe8539581b64f6&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Gary Andrew Poole, New York Times

It takes about $400 worth of equipment to climb a tree -- arborist ropes, helmet, climbing saddle, branch protectors, metal loops called carabiners. But when you're 100 feet up or so and your perch is swaying in the wind, you'll be glad you came perpared.

*** The Rating Says PG, But Is That Guidance Enough?
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/07/arts/07sala.html?oref=login&oref=login>
Julie Salamon, New York Times

Parents have always had a hard time drawing the line between hypocrisy and responsibility, and never more than at the present moment, when prurience and prudishness are both operating at high voltage.

*** Matters Of Life And Death
<http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2005/01/06/matters_of_life_and_death/>
Don Aucoin, Boston Globe

Caring for their aging parents inspires artists to examine mortality through their work.

*** Angry With God
<http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/01/06/angry_with_god/>
Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe

Online polls are not scientific, of course, but the belief that God was uninvolved in the greatest natural calamity in years is being widely expressed.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Ramblings]

*** Maturity Vs. Maturity
Heng-Cheong Leong

Mr Brown <http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2005/01/sne_part_104.html>: [I've learnt] that Singaporeans are mature enough to have a casino, but not mature enough to veto a casino.

[News]

*** Thinking About Social Security Singapore Has Some Useful Answers
<http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1614&dept_id=161058&newsid=13697797&PAG=461&rfi=9>
Steven Schlosstein, Tullahoma News

Individual workers deserve individual accounts, protected against imprudent investment decisions by means of a prudent, enforceable menu that ensures diversification. THey also deserve the option of borrowing against savings for legitimate reasons.

*** A Step Closer To Bugis Revival
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/singapore/story/0,5562,294314,00.html?>
Tan Hui Yee, Straits Times

Plans for an entertainment centre in the Bugis area moved one step closer to reality yesterday when the government announced that a 0.89ha site earmarked for such a project will be put up for tender soon, now a developer has committed to bid at least $39.2 million for it.

[Opinion]

*** Jiffy Not First To Bid To Sell Food From Vans
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/32373.asp>
URA, Today

The URA had received many similar requests prior to Jiffy Food's request.