[MyAppleMenu] Jun 3, 2005

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MyAppleMenu
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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** The World In The iPod
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/06/03/portalplayer/index_np.html>
Andrew Leonard, Salon

The microchip that runs Apple's popular music player is made in India, Taiwan, China and Silicon valley. In this an example of how globalization works to everyone's benefit -- or a sign that the world economy is about to roll over America?

*** Apple Settles iPod Battery Class Action Suit
<http://playlistmag.com/news/2005/06/02/ipodsuit/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Playlist

Apple is offering a US$50 coupon and extended warranties to consumers who can produce a receipt.

[Review]

*** Getting The Boot
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/06/usbharddrives/index.php?lsrc=editorsblog>
James Galbraith, Macworld

You can't boot OS X from a USB hard drive.

[Sidetrack]

*** That's Hot
Heng-Cheong Leong

If you have one of Apple's brick-like power adapter/plug, you'd notice that it can get quite warm on that little equipment. So, why not turn that into a feature, and call it a "coffee/tea warmer <http://www.tuaw.com/2005/06/02/flickr-find-wifi-and-piping-hot-tea/>" too?

*** The Difference $29 Makes
Heng-Cheong Leong

Just to help Apple clarifies a little detail about QuickTime 7...

QuickTime 7 is free. The standard Apple-issued QuickTime Player 7 is shareware. To get more features <http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/mac911/2005/06/quicktimeavcont/index.php?lsrc=mwrss> for your QuickTime Player 7, you'd need to pay $29. Or you can go find another player. But, QuickTime 7 is free.

That concludes MyAppleMenu's public service announcement today.

*** The Difference Between Artist And Thief
Heng-Cheong Leong

Apple designed new things. Luxpro slapped other people's design on a standard chipset and add a screen <http://playlistmag.com/news/2005/06/02/luxpro/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>. <http://playlistmag.com/news/2005/06/02/luxpro/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>

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

[News]

*** Google Sitemaps Offer Fast Track To Indexing
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39201801,00.htm>
Ingrid Marson, ZDNet UK

Google Sitemaps lets webmasters tell Google about all the pages on their web site, rather than leaving it to web crawlers to find them.

*** Digital Divide Has Not Disappeared
<http://news.com.com/No+more+digital+divide...not/2010-1071_3-5730088.html?part=rss&tag=5730088&subj=news>
Paul Lamb, CNET News.com

If you read only the big picture statstics, you might be fooled into believing that the digital divide has indeed been bridged.

SingaporeSurf
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<http://www.myapplemenu.com/singapore/>
Life in the city

[Opinion]

*** By Bus, By Train, But Is That How We Travel?
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/54045.asp>
Siew Kum Hong, Today

Assumptions behind fare hike may not have been accurate.

The Shuffle by MyAppleMenu
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<http://www.myapplemenu.com/podcast/>
Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** Smells Like Teen Spirit
<http://www.mandragoratango.com/downloads.html>
Mandragora Tango Orchestra
<http://www.mandragoratango.com/sounds/TeenSpirit.mp3>