[MyAppleMenu] Oct 14, 2005

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[News]

*** The Barriers To Video On The Move
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4338508.stm>
BBC News

The unveiling of the latest iPod with an inbuilt video player has given rise to visions of watching TV on the move. But what are the realities of mobile TV and film?

*** 'New iMacs Will Sell As Well As PCs' - Analyst
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=12891>
Jonny Evans, Macworld UK

*** Free del.icio.us Videos In iTunes
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/10/14/free-del-icio-us-videos-in-itunes/>
Dave Caolo, Unofficial Apple Weblog

Here is a great tip for getting some free video content into iTunes.

*** Apple Reclaims Shine, Rises 9%
<http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B90ACAAF4%2D3C43%2D4D67%2D8910%2D12977DCBAB62%7D&dist=rss&siteid=mktw>
Rex Crum, MarketWatch

Shares of Apple rose more than 9% Thursday as investors shook off what some analysts called irrational selling of the stock and flocked back to the company, following the release of its new iPod video player.

*** New iPod Causes Rumblings In Entertainment Industry
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/244567_applefolo14.html>
Todd Bishop, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Apple introduced a departure from the TV industry's traditional business model -- generating revenue not by embedding advertising in the shows but by charging a small amount to download them.

*** Dis-Apple Pact Upsets Affiliates
<http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001305403>
Andrew Wallenstein and T.K. Arnold, Hollywood Reporter

The prospect of the new device distracting Nielsen-measurable eyeballs from its own over-the-air programming is generating some anxiety from stations all over the country about how their business will be affected by the download-on-demand availability of two of the network's biggest hits.

*** Launch Of Video iPod Shines Light On Jobs, Disney Drama
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-apple13oct13,1,2209831.story?coll=la-headlines-technology>
Kim Christensen and Terril Yue Jones, Los Angeles Times

The pact is a sign that the riff with Pixar may be mending.

*** Adobe's Acquisition Of Macromedia Receives DOJ Approval
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/rss/12895705.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_rss>
Associated Press

*** ABC Afffiliates Complain About 'iPod' Videos
<http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/topnews/wpn-60-20051013ABCAffiliatesComplainAboutiPodVideos.html>
David Utter, WebProNews

*** NBC "In Talks" With Apple
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/10/13/nbc-in-talks-with-apple/>
Dave Caolo, Unofficial Apple Weblog

*** New iPods Record In Stereo
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/10/13/new-ipods-record-in-stereo/>
Dave Caolo, Unofficial Apple Weblog

*** Samsung To Pay $300M Fine For DRAM Price Fixing
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/10/13/samsung/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Grant Gross, Macworld

[Opinion]

*** I Take It All Back
<http://www.backupbrain.com/2005_10_09_archive.html#a004740>
Dori Smith, Backup Brain

In the name of all that's holy, are there any Mac-savvy women out there willing to talk in public?

*** Video iPod: Where's Discussion Of Free Video?
<http://www.newmediamusings.com/blog/2005/10/video_ipod_wher.html>
New Media Musings

*** Yes, But When Can I Download Manimal?
<http://www.teevee.org/archive/weblog/2005/10/12/202249.html>
Nathan ALderman, TeeVee

Suppose that Apple and Arrested Development's producers put up a whole new season on iTunes for preorder, promising to crank out the episodes if enough folks pay up to see it.

*** They're Not Reruns, They're iReruns!
<http://time.blogs.com/tuned_in/2005/10/theyre_not_reru.html>
Time

Why not take it further? Why not let people pay $1.99 -- or more -- to watch a show the day before it airs?

*** The Apple Polishers
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2127924/?nav=fix>
Jack Shafer, Slate

Explaining the press corps' crush on Steve Jobs and company.

*** FrontRow Seems Custom Made For The Mac Mini
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/10/13/frontrow-seems-custom-made-for-the-mac-mini/>
Dave Caolo, Unofficial Apple Weblog

*** Forget Minidiscs: Take Your iPod Into The Field!
<http://radio.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2005/10/13/1298016.html>
Tod Maffin, iLoveRadio.org

*** One Word: Tivo
<http://news.com.com/5208-1041-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=10390&messageID=76589&start=-1>
Ej Passeos, CNET News.com

Why doesn't Apple purchase TiVo, incorporate their technology, continue the computer/iPod as Tivo/home entertainment system, and put another nail in the coffin of the clueless in Redmond.

*** Apple's iPod Pricing Strategy Has Never Made Sense, Except To The Marketplace
<http://www.rexblog.com/2005/10/13#a8458>
Rex Hammock, Rexblog.com

I know why I'm happy to keep my nano and don't feel ripped off by Apple this time.

*** Why Bother Being An Apple VAR?
<http://www.thechannelinsider.com/article2/0,1759,1870881,00.asp?kc=CZRSS03129TX1K0000627>
Pedro Pereira, eWeek

Is it worth being an Apple partner, considering the shabby treatment from the vendor? Unfortunately, making a complete switch to PCs is a challenging proposition.

*** A Streamlined Remote From Apple
<http://37signals.com/svn/archives2/a_streamlined_remote_from_apple.php>
Matt Linderman, 37 Signals

Dell Media Experience remote = 60 buttons you'll never use. Apple Remote = Just the six buttons you need.

*** The New Guns In Apple's Arsenal
<http://yahoo.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2005/tc20051013_582672.htm>
Ark Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek

If Apple can't do it right -- and make billions of dollars in the process -- I don't see who can.

*** Mac Mini Needs A Front Row Seat
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/10/macminimedia/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Dan Frakes, Macworld

Who wants to put an iMac G5 next to their TV?

[Review]

*** iTunes 6
<http://digitalmusic.weblogsinc.com/entry/1234000483063202/>
Brad Hill, Digital Music Weblog

*** Set Identical iCal Window Sizes
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macosxhints/2005/10/icalwindowsizes/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Rob Griffiths, Macworld

If you use iCal, you're probably familiar with one of its annoying quirks features -- as you switch between day, week, and month view, the calendar window itself will physically change sizes.

*** Video Quality: What $1.99 Will Buy You
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/10/13/video-quality-what-1-99-will-buy-you/>
C.K. Sample, III, Unofficial Apple Weblog

Full-screen is much more like watching a VHS tape. Actually, it's more like watching an old VHS tape that has been watched one too many times.

[Sidetrack]

*** Rumor Today: Still "One More Thing"...
Heng-Cheong Leong

AppleInsider <http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1320>: New PowerBooks, Power Macs due shortly.

*** Password Lock
Heng-Cheong Leong

The password-protected screen lock totally make sense now that you can place your entire collection of porn on your pod. :-)

*** iPod Boing Boing?
Heng-Cheong Leong

Lester Haines <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/13/mp3_breast_implant/>, The Register: Here's an appealing thought: an mp3 breast implant which allow surgically-enhanced girls to store and play back their entire music collections from their 36DD assets.

Since it is now known that Steve Jobs lied through his teeth about playing videos on the iPod, it will be fun for some reporter to go ask if Apple is going into the breast-implant-MP3 market, and see how Steve replies. :-)

[Wintel]

*** Twenty Years Of Windows
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1868435,00.asp>
Michael J. Miller, PC Magazine

With its 20 anniversary approaching, I visited Microsoft's headquarters recently to talk with the team behind Windows -- to get reflections on the key moments in its evolution, its position in the market today, and what lies in store for its future.

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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Behind Artificial Intelligence, A Squadron Of Bright Real People
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/14/technology/14artificial.html>
John Markoff, New York Times

The work of a small team of researchers at the Stanford Artificial Inteligence Laboratory is helping to restore credibility to the field.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** More Than Tsunami Damage Keeps Tourists Away From Phuket
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/traveloutdoors/2002557347_phuketghosts16.html>
Jeff Hodson, Seattle Times

By all accounts, the ghosts should be gone. But as hard as they tried, some ghosts "probably fell through the cracks," according to my wife.

*** Stop Time
<http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/health/features/14719/>
Sarah Wildman, New York

It's the ultimate New York careerist dream: Work (and play) now, conceive later. Has science finally made it possible? The promises and pitfalls of putting your eggs on ice.

*** The Kids Are All Right
<http://www.seattleweekly.com/features/0541/051012_arts_cornish.php>
Roger Downey, Seattle Weekly

Cornish comes back from the brink of mediocrity.

*** Crash Course
<http://www.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=11002>
Lacey Phillabaum, Baltimore City Paper

Shaun Matlock's death dealt local motorcycle stunters a hard lesson. But did anyone learn anything?

*** The Ass Master
<http://www.ocweekly.com/ink/06/06/news-douglas.php>
Theo Douglas, OC Weekly

Levi's Fit Experience knows exactly what size jeans you wear.

*** Surfing Whodunit
<http://www.latimes.com/travel/outdoors/la-os-neoprene11oct11,0,4992496.story?coll=la-home-outdoors>
David Eisenstadt, Los Angeles Times

Who created the neoprene wetsuit? That's long been a sore point among the two entrepreneurs and a professor who each claim to be the inventor.

*** Britain's Secret Service Indeed! Spy On It On Its Web Site
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/14/international/europe/14secret.html>
Alan Cowell, New York Times

At midnight, Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6, introduced its first publicly accessible web site, raising the hem of its cloak (if not its dagger) to just a modicum of scrutiny.

*** Southern California's Offshore Wilderness
<http://travel2.nytimes.com/2005/10/14/travel/escapes/14channel.html>
Catherine Billey, New York Times

Since 1980, the Channel Islands, off the Califronia coast, have been a national park, but despite their great beauty and abundant wildlife, they remain one of the country's least-known.

*** How Do You Steal A Plane?
<http://www.slate.com/id/2127976/>
Daniel Engber, Slate

Open the door and get in.

*** Hard Times
<http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/10/14/times/index_np.html>
Farhad Manjoo, Salon

Under fire from all sides, will the paper of record finally come clean on Judy Miller's role in Plamegate?

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Life in the city

[News]

*** 'We're Not Out For Sympathy Money'
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/10/14/asia/12312967&sec=asia>
Straits Times

The family of Nepalese twins Ganga and Jamuna are upset by suggestions that they are out to take advantage of Singaporeans' generosity.

*** SIA Looks Set To Be The Only One In New Terminal 3
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/free/story/0,6418,346592,00.html?>
Karamjit Kaur, Straits Times

Singapore Airlines will likely be the only carrier to move into Changi Airport's new Terminal 3 when it opens its doors in 2008.

*** Buses To Allow Guide Dogs
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/78156.asp>
Vinita Ramani, Today

[Opinion]

*** Citibank Telemarketer Used Information On Cheque To Get Business
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,346510,00.html?>
Teo Chiang Chai, Straits Times

*** Films Act: Did MediaCorp Run Foul Of The Law?
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,346617,00.html?>
Kelvin Lau Jit Hwee, Straits Times

Earlier this year, MediaCorp screened a series on PAP leaders.

*** Errant Drivers' Actions Were Not Anticipated
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/78123.asp>
Han Liang Yuan, Land Transport Authority, Today

We acknowledge that we could have done a more thorough assessment and anticipated this possibility, and regret that we did not put in measures earlier to deter motorists from Robinson Road from making such illegal and unsafe movement to access D'Almeida Street.

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[Tunes]

*** My Back's Achin... My Bra's Too Tight!
<http://www.thepodule.com/MYBACKSACHIN>
Stepford Wives
<http://www.thepodule.com/sounds/BACK.mp3>