[MyAppleMenu] Nov 1, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Writer Told To Take This Jobs And Shove It
<http://www.nydailynews.com/10-31-2005/news/gossip/story/360722p-307363c.html>
Lloyd Grove, New York Daily News

On Friday, Steve Jobs lashed out at author Fredric Alan Maxwell after he sent Jobs a 4,000-word article he wrote for Fast Company magazine about the untold story of Jobs' biological father. "Are you a nut case?" Jobs demanded.

*** Usability At The Core Of iPod Emotion
<http://www.theage.com.au/news/platform/usability-at-the-of-ipod-emotion/2005/10/31/1130717779105.html>
Gerry Gaffney, The Age

When products are not differentiated primarily by features and prices are already competitive, factors such as ease-of-use and emotional response can provide a real edge.

*** iPods Users Hit Snags With Hookup To Cars
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/rss/13044066.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_rss>
Matt Nauman and Michael Bazeley, San Jose Mercury News

iPod owners have trouble using their trendy music players in their cars, according to an unscientific survey released last week.

*** Dressing Up As The iPod Lineup
<http://cultofmac.com/index.php/2005/10/31/dressing_up_as_the_ipod_lineup>
Leander Kahney, Cult Of Mac

*** Halloween iDog
<http://cultofmac.com/index.php/2005/10/31/halloween_idog>
Leander Kahney, Cult Of Mac

Even dogs dress up as iPods on Halloween.

*** Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.4.3
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/10/31/1043/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

Among the changes in the update are improvements to Safari, Mail, iChat, and Apple's desktop searching tool, Spotlight.

*** iTunes Store Counts 1 Million Video Downloads
<http://news.com.com/iTunes+store+counts+1+million+video+downloads/2100-1026_3-5923743.html?part=rss&tag=5923743&subj=news>
Dinesh C. Sharma and Ina Fried, CNET News.com

Apple said on Monday that it has sold more than 1 million videos in the 19 days since it launched its video iPod and started selling TV shows, short films and a wider assortment of music videos.

*** Belkin Battery keeps iPod Movin'
<http://news.com.com/2061-10793_3-5924220.html?part=rss&tag=5924220&subj=news>
Michael Singer, CNET News.com

[Opinion]

*** Praising Apple Support!
<http://www.fchouse.com/archives/praising-apple-support/>
FCHouse

*** I Want My Video iPod
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2005/tc20051101_614904.htm>
Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek

Apple hasn't yet said how many of the new players it has sold since the units started shipping Oct 17, but clues are mounting that there simply aren't enough around. It's taking Apple between five and seven business days to fill online orders for the video iPod, according to the company's web site.

*** Why It Makes Sense For Apple To Build A Smart Phone
<http://www.fungifred.com/wp/2005/10/31/why-it-makes-sense-for-apple-to-build-a-smart-phone/>
Fungifred

Address Book, iCal, iTunes, iPhoto, heck, even Mail and Safari. Those are the reasons why.

*** On The Mertis Of Partitioning
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/10/partitionsave/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Rob Griffths, Macworld

[Review]

*** Comparing Three AC Adapters
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08312>
Travis Butler, TidBITS

*** Encyclopedia Software: World Book And Britannica Prove That Even The Internet Can't Beat A Good Encyclopedia
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/10/reviews/encyclopedias/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jason Cranford Teague and Jocelyn Teague, Macworld

We were extremely impressed by World Book 2006's easy-to-use interface, as well as its in-depth search functions.

*** Take Automator For A Trial Run
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/10/features/automatortrialrun/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Adam Goldstein, Macworld

Think Auomator seems cool, but don't know where to get started? Here are five useful workflows you can try right now.

[Sidetrack]

*** No More Dirty Monitors
Heng-Cheong Leong

Chris Pirillo has assembled an army of cats and dogs to clean your screen <http://chris.pirillo.com/blog/_archives/2005/10/31/1333056.html>.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Technology And The New Class Divide
<http://news.com.com/Technology+and+the+new+class+divide/2010-1028_3-5924758.html?part=rss&tag=5924758&subj=news>
Paul Lamb, CNET News.com

The current trend of trickle-down technology, or letting the marketplace determine who gets technology and who doesn't, isn't the answer.

*** Will Wal-Mart Sell $398 Notebooks, Desktops?
<http://news.com.com/Will+Wal-Mart+sell+398+notebooks%2C+desktops/2100-1041_3-5924640.html?part=rss&tag=5924640&subj=news>
Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com

Wal-Mart and HP will likely celebrate this Thanksgiving season by attempting to crush their competitors with low-price desktops and notebooks, according to a web site that tracks bargains.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** Speaking In The Third Person, Removed From Reality
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/01/health/psychology/01case.html?ex=1288501200&en=90f97635b9d54d51&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Keith Ablow, New York Times

Teenagers are embracing lies on a wholesale (and retail) scale.

[Life]

*** Hotels Trot Out Perks From The Extravagant To The Restful
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/01/business/01lux.html?ex=1288501200&en=e017314ffc019110&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Abby Ellin, New York Times

Many high-end hotels realize that, by now, guests have become a bit jaded about all the extras that have been lavished on them in recent years, like free bottled water, wireless internet service, flat-screen plasma television in rooms and ubiquitous helath clubs and spas. To stand out, many of them are devising over-the-top perks to pamper guests and to make them want to come back for more.

*** Those Forgotten Mummies In The Cellar Must Be Cursed
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/01/international/africa/01museum.html>
Michael Slackman, New York Times

Egyptian archaeologists, who normally scour the desert in search of treasures of the past, have discovered that one of the greatest caches of antiquities may well be in the basement of the Egyptian Museum.

*** Women's Studies
<http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/11/01/chick_lit/index.html>
Rebecca Traister, Salon

Chick lit is often dissed for being trashy and dumb. Back off! These novels of fashion and family are recording women's history.

*** How Many Ways Can You Say "Lie"?
<http://www.slate.com/id/2129115/>
Daniel Engber, Slate

The difference between perjury, false statements, and obstruction of justice.

*** The Redhead And The Gray Lady
<http://www.newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/people/features/14946/index.html>
Ariel Levy, New York

How Maureen Dowd became the most dangerous columnist in America -- on her own, very female terms.

[Expressions]

*** The God Of War
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/articles/051107fi_fiction>
Marisa Silver, New Yorker

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Mind The Thought Police
<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17108798%255E12332,00.html>
brendan O'Keefe, The Australian

Academic freedom in Singapore had been treated with disadain since the city-state gained independence in 1965, according to a US scholar who has published several books on globalisation.

*** Petition Taken To Singapore Commission
<http://seven.com.au/news/topstories/117575>
7news

Singapore's most senior official in Australia has accepted "with both hands" a petition from parliamentarians pleading with his government to save the life of an Australian man on death row.

*** Singapore Not Ashamed Of Low Rank For Press Freedom
<http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-11-01T044619Z_01_WRI117132_RTRUKOC_0_UK-SINGAPORE-MEDIA.xml&archived=False>
Reuters

Singapore should not be embarrassed by its lowly ranking on the international press freedom index because it has achieved top ratings for economic freedom and prosperity, its senior minister said.

*** Singapore Media Must Practise Responsible Press Freedom: SM Goh
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/176298/1/.html>
S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia

Singpaore needs a media model in which the players practise press freedom in a responsible way, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has said.

[Opinion]

*** Graffiti And Dissent
<http://singabloodypore.blogspot.com/2005/11/graffiti-and-dissent.html>
Singabloodypore

*** I'm No Economsit But...
<http://atypicalsingaporean.blogspot.com/2005/11/im-no-economist-but.html>
Atypical Singaporean

What if high paying jobs (>$2000) are lost, and replaced by many $500 shit jobs?

*** Those Were The Days
<http://yellowhandman.blogspot.com/2005/11/those-were-days.html>
Yellowhandman

Those were the days when the entire nation -- from diehard fans to the grandmother in the street -- was behind the Lions, and when the boys were capable of playing some fantastic football.

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

[Tunes]

*** Supergirl (My Daughter)
<http://www.ezrareich.com/home.html>
Ezra Reich
<http://www.ezrareich.com/mp3/supergirl.mp3>