[MyAppleMenu] Oct 15, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Podcasters Prepare To Launch Video Era
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051013/wr_nm/podcasting_video_dc>
Pascal Pinck, Reuters

Podcasting is on the verge of setting off a video revolution and users of Apple's new video iPod can expect a deluge of outspoken commentary, religious sermons and pornography.

*** Message, Music Comes Through Via Podcasting
<http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2005/102005/10152005/136967>
Jessica Allen, Free Lance-Star

Godpods are getting people spiritually plugged in.

*** Hollywood Unions Call For Cut Of Video iPod Pie
<http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9699900/>
Associated Press

In a show of unity, five unions representing actors, writers and directors issued a joint call for talks to make sure their members get a cut of revenue generated by the sale of TV shows on Apple's iTunes software.

*** New iPod Inquiries Growing
<http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051014/BUSINESS/510140308/1005>
Amy Sowder, Pensacola News Journal

Expecting to buy Apple's latest iPod off a local shelf is like sending a letter by snail mail -- that's so 1990s.

*** Griffin Announces iFM With Dock Connector
<http://playlistmag.com/news/2005/10/14/ifm/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Playlist

Griffin said the iFM with dock connector works with all "click wheel" and video iPods, iPod nano, iPod mini and iPod photo models.

*** Apple Names A New iPod Chief And A COO, Too
<http://news.com.com/Apple+names+new+iPod+chief%2C+COO/2100-1041_3-5895685.html?part=rss&tag=5895685&subj=news>
Alorie Gilbert, CNET News.com

Tony Fadell, head of iPod engineering, will succeed Jon Rubinstein as senior vice president of the iPod division next year. Rubinstein plans to retire in March. Apple also announced the appointment of a chief operating officer, assignging Tim Cook, its chief of sales, to the post.

*** Another Apple Announcement Coming
<http://news.com.com/2061-10793_3-5895841.html?part=rss&tag=5895841&subj=news>
Ina Fried, CNET News.com

In an invitation to reporters, Apple said it will hold a press conference on the eve of next week's PhotoPlus Expo 2005. The company promises to "unveil Apple's latest pro innovations."

[Opinion]

*** The Iger-Pod
<http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6273134.html?display=Max+Robins&referral=SUPP>
J. Max Robins, Broadcasting & Cable

This deal is more Hollywood than Silicon Valley.

*** iTunes 6 Didn't Fix Anything
<http://www.berko.tv/archives/2005/10/itunes-6-didnt-fix-anything/>
Beautifully Letdown

Here is my list of improvements that iTunes desperately needs.

*** How Bob Iger Saved Network TV
<http://www.blogmaverick.com/entry/1234000617063228/>
Mark Cuban, Blog Maverick

On the iTunes Store, you can buy the latest episode to Lost and some other shows the day after they air on network TV, in this case ABC, for $1.99. Sounds simple and reasonable. Not anything earth shattering right?

*** The Life
<http://daringfireball.net/2005/10/the_life>
John Gruber, Daring Fireball

It ought to work out well for everyone.

*** If Mark Cuban Says It, It Might Be So
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/8100?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550>
Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network

Is it really a niche when you're a billion dollar company? Man, this is a high stakes game.

*** Why iPod Video Is No Big Deal
<http://www.lostremote.com/archives/006298.html>
Steve Safran, Lost Remote

It's a reasonable, incremental move by Apple to add video playback to an iPod. It's just not going to be that big a deal.

[Review]

*** A Simple Mac OS X Libpng Example With OpenGL
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/10/14/texture-maps.html?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550>
Michael J. Norton, O'Reilly Network

*** Handhelds Compared: Video iPod Vs. PSP
<http://playlistmag.com/news/2005/10/14/ipodpsp/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Playlist

Both of these devices rule their own respective roots.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Merely Following A Megatrend
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/15/technology/15interview.html?ex=1287028800&en=4e9fe675f72bd0aa&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Zubin Jelveh, New York Times

Is your job at risk? If it's the type of work that can be done over a wire, then probably yes, says Nandan M. Nilekani, the chief executive of Infosys Technologies.

*** Open Source Movement Gets A Lobby
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1871417,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Chris Preimesberger, eWeek

The national Center for Open Source Policy and Research is a non-profit organi9zation promoting the use of open source software solutions within government IT enterprises.

*** Coping With A Flood Of Memories
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/14/technology/poguesposts/14pogue-posts.html?ex=1286942400&en=83052f7456c6905c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
David Pogue, New York Times

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** When Only Slabs Of Pink, Jellied Byproduct Will Do
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/la-fg-spam15oct15,0,5240720.story?coll=la-home-headlines>
Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times

If you're looking for a gift that bespeaks elegance and taste, you might try Spam. The luncheon meat might be the subject of satire back home in the U.S., but in South Korea, it is positively classy.

*** Reopening New Orleans: B & B's See A Future
<http://travel2.nytimes.com/2005/10/16/travel/16bnbs.html>
Stephen P. Williams, New York Times

New Orleans B & B owners assess the damage and plan their comebacks.

*** Classes In Chinese Grow As The Language Rides A Wave Of Popularity
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/15/national/15chinese.html?8hpib>
Gretchen Ruethling, New York Times

The future of foreign language study in the United States might be glimpsed here at Louisa May Alcott Elementary School, in a classroom where lanterns with cherry blossoms and pandas dangle overhead, and a paper dragon, an American flag and a Chinese flag hang from the wall.

*** Diaper Genie
<http://www.slate.com/id/2128061/>
Emily Bazelon, Slate

Babies without diapers? No, thanks.

*** A Lost House, A Lost Life
<http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/10/15/bug/index_np.html>
Ann Bauer, Salon

A bloggger's words took me back to that rainy day when everything began to fall apart.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** In Search Of Elusive Domestic Demand
<http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=5025883>
The Economist

The region still depends on exports, which can be fickle.

*** MP Defends What He Said About Kuan
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/free/story/0,6418,346807,00.html?>
Aaron Low, Straits Times

Businessman and MP Inderjit Singth says statements he made about former presidential hopeful Andrew Kan's employment record and work performance were both true and amounted to fair comment.

[Opinion]

*** MediaCorp Series Didn't Breach Films Act
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,346901,00.html?>
K. Bhavani, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, Straits Times