[MyAppleMenu] Jan 26, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[Top Stories]

*** .Mac Maintenance Causes iDisk Problems
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/01/25/idisk/>
MacMinute

Apple's .Mac system maintenance this weekend has caused widespread problems with iDisks, according to MacMinute readers and reports on the .Mac discussion boards.

[News]

*** Kubrick iPod Mini iBear
<http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/ipod/kubrick-ipod-mini-ibear-031177.php>
Gizmodo

Designed to match the now ubiquitous five colors of the iPod mini.

*** Ancient Macs Make Modern Art
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66397,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
Jason Walsh, Wired News

Apple may have quietly killed its easy-to-use programming tool, HyperCard, but it has an afterlife -- in art.

*** Sue Different: Apple Threatens Inside Sites After Leaks
<http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/050125glaser/>
Mark glaser, Online Journalism Review

Apple, the king of building buzz, has sued and threatened news sites that spilled product information early. But the sites are fighting back, with pro bono legal help.

*** Huh? Apple Doubles Price Of Mini RAM, Admits Mistake
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=10706>
Macworld UK

*** Target Pulls Mac Mini From Online Store
<http://appleinsider.com/article.php?id=856>
AppleInsider

Target cited availability concerns as the sole factor that prompted it to remove the product from its store.

*** Apple Releases New Mac OS X Security Update
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/01/25/security-update/>
MacMinute

The update for 10.3.7 client includes updated versions of ColorSync, libxml2, Mail, PHP, and Safari.

*** Apple's U2 Silhouette Spot Named 'Smartest Ad Campaign'
<http://www.ipodlounge.com/ipodnews.php?id=P6227>
iPodlounge

*** The iPod: Apple's Saving Grace
<http://www.startribune.com/stories/789/5203159.html>
Steve Alexander, Star Tribune

*** Apple Drops BTO Mac Mini Prices
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/01/25/mac-mini-bto/>
MacMinute

Apple has quietly cut prices on build-to-order components for its new Mac mini.

[Opinion]

*** What If? An Alternative History Of Tech
<http://news.com.com/What+if+An+alternative+history+of+tech/2010-1071_3-5550138.html>
Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com

What if Apple Computer had licensed the Mac OS?

*** Engadget Investigates: Is It "iPod Shuffles" Or "iPods Shuffle"?
<http://portableaudio.engadget.com/entry/1234000300028143/>
Peter Rojas, Engadget

It tooks us a few days of harrassing Apple's PR department, but we were finally able to answer one of hte most burning questions of the past seven days: Is it "iPod shuffles" or "iPods shuffle?"

*** Creative CEO Sim Wong Hoo Softens Up?
<http://portableaudio.engadget.com/entry/1234000407028248/>
Peter Rojas, Engadget

For a company that's supposedly at war, Creative hasn't been drawing much blood lately.

*** Mini In Perspective
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/intelligence/05/01/25/index.html>
Philip Machanick, MacOPINION

[Review]

*** iPodderX Adds To iPod's 'Gotta-Have' Status
<http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/freshly_squeezed_reviews_ipodderx_adds_to_ipods_gotta_have_status/>
Frank Petrie, Macsimum

*** Wireless Media Server Without The Mini
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/wlg/6309>
Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network

For now, my TiBook is serving my entire music collection, plus a ton of photographs... all using hardware and software I already had.

*** Apple's New Products Are Revolutionary In Their Own Way
<http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6865772/>
Gary Krakow, MSNBC

*** How To Record A Podcast
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/01/25/podcast.html>
Glenn Fleishman, O'Reilly Network

*** How-To: Turn Your Mac Mini Into A Media Center
<http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000057028826/>
Barb Dybwad, Engadget

We'll cover the various aspects you'll need to think about when planning your Mac mini media center system, plus show you how to control your Mac mini headlessly from any computer in your house.

*** Tiny iPod Shuffle Chock-Full Of Pleasant Surprises
<http://www.suntimes.com/output/worktech/cst-fin-andy25.html>
Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times

The biggest advantage of the Shuffle over all other RAM-based players is the simple fact that it's an Apple product and relies on iTunes instead of Windows Media Player. It works, period.

*** Lemonade Tycoon 2: New York Edition
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=550>
Marcus Albers, Inside Mac Games

[Sidetrack]

*** Will We See iMac Colors Again?
Heng-Cheong Leong

Remember the wacky iMac colors, and the polka dots? Apparently, it wasn't really successful, probably because even Mac-heads cannot afford to upgrade their computers just because there's a new color out there.

But now that iPods are really fashion statements, will we see a return of the iMac colors?

:-)

[Wintel]

*** Microsoft To Require Windows Piracy Check
<http://www.infoworld.com//article/05/01/26/HNpiracycheck_1.html>
Joris Evers, IDG News Service

Windows XP and 2000 users will have to validate their copy of OS before downloading software.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** The Firefox Explosion
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.02/firefox.html>
Josh McHugh, Wired

It's fast, secure, open source -- and super popular. The hot new browser called Firefox is rocking the software world. (Watch your back, Bill Gates.)

*** AOL Shutting Down Newsgroups
<http://news.com.com/AOL+shutting+down+newsgroups/2100-1032_3-5550036.html?part=rss&tag=5550036&subj=news.1032.20>
Jim Hu, CNET News.com

America Online on Tuesday confirmed that it will stop supporting access to newsgroups, a once-popular feature on the Internet that has since become overshadowed by message boards and blogs.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** Martyr Complex
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/26/opinion/26spence.html?ex=1264482000&en=e80b65b59d12fdb0&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Jonathan Spence, New York Times

China's history houses an elaborate and emotionally powerful martyrology of bold, visionary reformers.

[Life]

*** Print In Sands Of Time
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36831-2005Jan25.html?nav=rss_print/style>
Peter Carlson, Washington Post

The Local Man behind all those headlines.

*** Married To The Mall
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/26/dining/26time.html?oref=login>
Frank Bruni, New York Times

A critic addresses some lingering questions about the upscale food court in the vertical world of the Time Warner Center in Manhattan.

*** Taking Liberty To Revise Famous Speeches
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34037-2005Jan24.html>
Hanna Rosin, Washington Post

But then morning always comes, and with it the responsibility to, as Ali G would say, check yo-self.

*** Unpardonable Interruptions
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2112657/fr/rss/>
Stephen Rodrick, Slate

How television killed the newspaper sports column.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** AirAsia May Give Up Expansion Into Singapore
<http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/1/26/business/9996000&sec=business>
The Star

Having undergone a tough time to launch its latest flight from Jakarta to Singapore, AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes says he has had enough of Singapore's tactics and the airline may give up completely its interest to expand there.

*** No Police Uniforms For New Cisco
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/singapore/story/0,5562,297635,00.html?>
Straits Times

This de-linking of the Cisco's identity from that of the police is part of a move to allow fairer competition in the local armed security industry, which was liberalised last year.

[Opinion]

*** HDB Is Building New Flats Strictly On Demand Basis
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/33315.asp>
Desmond Wong, HDB, Today

Our current unsold stock is unable to satisfy the demand for four-room and smaller flats in other towns like Sengkang and Punggol.

[Technology]

*** Law Change Paves Way For Cellphone TV
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/singapore/story/0,5562,297653,00.html?>
Bryan Lee, Straits Times

IDA can now order telcos to share infrastructure with broadcasters.

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Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** Starting The Car
<http://joi.ito.com/archives/2005/01/25/starting_the_car.html>
Eric Haller and Joi Ito

Lawrence Lessig, with beats.
<http://joi.ito.com/music/startingthecar.mp3>

*** One And The Same
<http://www.drowning.org/tracks.shtml>
Erik Ostrom, TK
<http://www.drowning.org/tracks/Erik%20Ostrom%20-%20One%20and%20the%20Same.mp3>