[MyAppleMenu] Oct 13, 2005

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[News]

*** Apple Pulls New Eminem TV Spot
<http://www.ipodnn.com/news/05/10/12/apple.pulls.eminem.ad/>
ipodnn

*** Apple Bloggers Hot For iMac, Not For iPod
<http://news.com.com/Apple+bloggers+hot+for+iMac%2C+not+for+iPod/2100-1041_3-5894360.html?part=rss&tag=5894360&subj=news>
Jennifer Guevin, CNET News.com

Bloggers were quick to report the news coming from Apple's highly anticipated event on Wednesday, but if early reaction are any indication they may be slower to buy the new products.

*** Analysis: Taking The Apple Experience To Video
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/10/12/ipodvideoanalysis/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

Analysts see Apple's strategy of upgrading the iPod to also play video as a way of getting into the video market.

*** Record Labels Bank On iPod For Video Sales
<http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/12885466.htm>
ALex Veiga, Associated Press

Apple's iPod and iTunes online music store made paying for music downloads cool, but can they fuel a similar revenue-boosting boom for record labels with music videos? That's the hope for the major record companies, who took steps this year to do what they hadn't done in more than two decades of shelling out millions of dollars to produce music videos -- get paid for them.

*** The Many Faces Of Steve Jobs
<http://news.com.com/2300-1041_3-5894137-1.html?part=rss&tag=5894137&subj=news>
Ina Fried, CNET News.com

*** When's The Next Train? Check Your iPod
<http://news.com.com/2061-10793_3-5894161.html?part=rss&tag=5894161&subj=news>
Alorie Gilbert, CNET News.com

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has made its train schedule and system map available as a free iPod download.

*** Apple Cuts The TV Out Of TV Programming
<http://news.com.com/Apple+cuts+the+TV+out+of+TV+programming/2100-1026_3-5894239.html?part=rss&tag=5894239&subj=news>
John Borland, CNET News.com

Leave it to Steve Jobs to elevate "Desperate Housewives" from a pandering prime-time soap opera hit to harbinger of digital media's future.

*** eMac Gone For Consumers But Available For Schools
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/10/12/emac/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

"The eMac is no longer available at the online Apple Store or Apple's retail stores, but we are continuing to offer the eMac on the online education store for institutional customers."

*** Apple Is Tough Foe For Microsoft And Real, Analysts Say
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1870473,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Elizabeth Millard, eWeek

In targeting Apple, Microsoft will have to deal with new challenges. Most notably, it will have to balance the needs of multiple partners.

*** Apple Finally Kills Gil Amelio's Legacy By Numbers
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/12/apple_2005_financials/>
Charles Arthur, The Register

Best ever financials stuff 1995 figures.

*** New iMac Serves As Digital Entertainment Hub
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/10/12/imac/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

The new iMac ships with a remote control that allows users to view video content, listen to music and view videos without needing to be right in front of the computer. It also ships with a built-in version of Apple's iSight, a video webcam that up to now has been available only as an add-on peripheral.

*** Apple Introduces iPod That Plays Videos
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/12/technology/12cnd-apple.html?ex=1286769600&en=0f0ad71e237f09a6&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
John Markoff, New York Times

Having conquered the world of consumer digital music, Apple's Steve Jobs set his sights on television today, announcing products and services to deliver TV shows, short films and music video for viewing on personal computers and iPods.

*** FAQ: Some Details Behind Apple's Announcement
<http://news.com.com/FAQ+Some+details+behind+Apples+announcement/2100-1041_3-5894131.html?part=rss&tag=5894131&subj=news>
Scott Ard, CNET News.com

*** Apple Releases iTunes 6
<http://playlistmag.com/news/2005/10/12/itunes6/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Mathew Honan, Playlist

New features includes downloadable TV shows and music videos and the ability to send music and videos as gifts.

*** Universal iPod Dock
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/10/12/universal-ipod-dock/>
Scott McNulty, Unofficial Apple Weblog

Besides embracing all iPod models, this dock works with the new Apple Remote control.

*** iTMS: Just For You Beta
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/10/12/itms-just-for-you-beta/>
C.K. Sample, III, Unofficial Apple Weblog

[Opinion]

*** New Beginnings
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/8076?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550>
Giles Turnbull, O'Reilly Network

With the creation of the Front Row remote control interface, Apple has turned the iMac into an appliance, a mission that Jobs has taken on personally for years now.

*** Steve Jobs' 3-Act Play (With Photos)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/8077?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550>
Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network

Today's presentation was a lesson in how to launch a product.

*** Apple's Telegraphed Punch
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/8078?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550>
Chuck Toporek, O'Reilly Network

If you thought today's media event was about "One More Thing...", think again people. This is just the beginning. Speculate, postulate, hypothesize... whatever.. but you can bet that the new iMac is just "The First Thing" we'll see that has Front Row inside.

*** Today's Most Stunning Revelation
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/10/12/todays-most-stunning-revelation/>
Dave Caolo, Unofficial Apple Weblog

Steve is not wearning blue jeans!

*** Brief Observations Regarding The New Stuff Announced At Today's Special Event
<http://daringfireball.net/2005/10/brief_observations>
John Gruber, Daring Fireball

*** The Real Story Is Broadband
<http://www.robcottingham.ca/20051012/the-real-story-is-broadband/>
Rob Cottingham

The story that got buried was the fact that Apple also released a USB dial-up modem.

*** Video's In The Picture, After All
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/ipodblog/2005/10/videoipod2/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Philip Michaels, Playlist

*** eMac Getting Phased Out?
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/10/12/emac-getting-phased-out/>
David Chartier, Unofficial Apple Weblog

I don't see any eMac-related links in the store.

*** iTMS... Er, Lost My Copy Of Lost
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/10/12/itms-er-lost-my-copy-of-lost/>
C.K. Sample, III, Unofficial Apple Weblog

[Wintel]

*** Microsoft, Yahoo Will Let Users Exchange Messages
<http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=asFfMOoIVsaA&refer=us>
Bloomberg

*** Another Payoff By Microsoft
<http://bayosphere.com/blog/dan_gillmor/20051012/another_payoff_by_microsoft>
Dan Gillmor, Bayosphere

The total to date is more than $5 billion and counting. The effect on Microsoft: essential zero.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** A Marriage Of Bookshelf And Phone
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/13/technology/circuits/13pogue.html?ex=1286856000&en=d013dcfe5881c704&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
David Pogue, New York Times

Commuters, exercisers and people sitting around the jury duty gained an ingenious new audio alternative: books on phone.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Life]

*** The Lunch-Box Battle
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2002554982_taste12.html>
Nancy Leson, Seattle Times

Hey kids! It's National School Lunch Week.

*** The Contemporary Dining Scene, Est. 1985
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/12/dining/12note.html>
Frank Bruni, New York Times

How a handful of chefs and restaurateurs reinvented dining in New York.

*** Morphing Outrage Into Ideas
<http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-me-alhambra12oct12,0,87658.story?track=hpmostemailedlink>
Jia-Rui Chong, Los Angeles Times

Search for solutions is born out of anger over a student newspaper piece about the Latino-Asian academic gap at Alhambra High School.

*** Why Do We Believe In God?
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,2763,1590899,00.html>
Robert Winston, The Guardian

Faith in a higher being is as old as humanity itself. But what sparked the Divine Idea? Did our earliest ancestors gain some evolutionary advantage through their shared religious feelings?

*** I'll Have A First Impression, With A Twist
<http://www.calendarlive.com/nightlife/cl-wk-tell13oct13,0,5309454.story?coll=cl-home-more-channels>
Nicole Roberge, Los Angeles Times

If there's truth in wine, then what about tequila? Or a Cosmo? To your date, that drink order may speak volumes.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** The Charity Show Must Go On
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/77924.asp>
Elisa Chia, Today

The Cancer Charity Show 2005 will go ahead after all.

*** Singapore Press Committed To Selling Non-Core Assets
<http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/10/13/business/12306704&sec=business>
Associated Press

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd said it will sell its non-core assets including a S$1.38bil downtown shopping mall.

*** Internet Filtering In Singapore In 2004-05
<http://www.opennetinitiative.net/blog/?p=55>
Opennet Initiative

[Opinion]

*** Brickwork In Bishan Had To Be Painted
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,346440,00.html?>
Lee Boon Leng, Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council, Straits Times

*** Government Shouldn't Equate Analysis With Advocacy
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,346444,00.html?>
Cherian George, Straits Times

I tried to explain Dr Chee Soon Juan's strategy, not champion it. Unfortuantely, [the government] has chosen to equate analysis with advocacy.

*** Recovering Customer Satisfaction
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/free/story/0,6418,346446,00.html?>
Andy Ho, Straits Times

It is not just good service that matters. Equally important is how a company recovers from bad service.

*** The Price Of Ignoring Passion
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/77917.asp>
Jasmine Tay, Today

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[Tunes]

*** The Fad Machine
<http://www.coconutmonkeyrocket.com/mp3s.htm>
The Coconut Monkeyrocket
<http://www.coconutmonkeyrocket.com/mp3s/Coconut%20Monkeyrocket%20-%20The%20Fad%20Machine.mp3>

*** Bloops, Bleeps, Bongos & Brass
<http://www.coconutmonkeyrocket.com/mp3s.htm?>
The Coconut Monkeyrocket
<http://www.coconutmonkeyrocket.com/mp3s/Coconut%20Monkeyrocket%20-%20Bloops,%20Bleeps,%20Bongos%20&%20Brass.mp3>