[MyAppleMenu] Sep 9, 2005

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[News]

*** Mac Community Must Wake Up To Security
<http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Mac_community_must_wake_up_to_security/0,2000061744,39210762,00.htm>
Munir Kotadia, ZDNet Australia

*** Apple Corners Korean MP3 Players
<http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/biz/200509/kt2005090919201311880.htm>
Kim Sung-Jin, Korea Times

Leading Korean MP3 player brands expressed concerns over Apple's low price policy although they abstained from giving their official stances on Apple's latest move.

*** Domestic MP3 Firm Sulk At Apple's New Player
<http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200509/200509090022.html>
Digital Chousunilbo

The South Korea domestic MP3 player industry is sulking, saying the iPod nano owes its exceptionally low price to Samsung Electronics.

*** iPod-Equipped ROKR A Great Decoy
<http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B39BB7D63-AAAF-4EFD-86F5-A254593BC0AC%7D&siteid=google>
John Stinal, MarketWatch

But Apple may someday need a phone of its own?

*** Clothing Makers Latch On To iPod Craze
<http://news.com.com/Clothing+makers+latch+on+to+iPod+craze/2100-1041_3-5855861.html>
Reuters

With no end in sight to the iPod craze, everyday clothing makers are offering a growing selection of apparel designed so consumers can easily carry their digital music players without getting their wires tangled.

*** Critics Slam New iTunes Phone
<http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=02100000H5S6>
NewsFactor

*** Apple Shares Surge To All-Time High
<http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B6D49477F-0DAB-405F-8433-B0B3EC3A3F13%7D&siteid=google>
Gabriel Madway, MarketWatch

Apple shares hit a fresh all-time high Thursday, a day after the company unveiled an expected iPod phone with Motorola and surprised Wall Street with a new version of its market-leading music player.

*** The iPod Nano: Accessories Addressed
<http://playlistmag.com/reviews/2005/09/ipodnanoaccessories/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Dan Frakes, Playlist

As the initial excitement passes,t he question many people are likely to be asking is this: "Will the iPod accessories I already own, or the ones currently on the market, work with the nano?" Playlist has spent the past couple days with a new nano, and here's what we can tell you.

*** QuickTime 7 For Windows Released
<http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/09/08/quicktime-7-for-windows-released/>
Download Squad

*** Kanye Likes Steve's Hair
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/09/08/kanye-likes-steves-hair/>
Jay Savage, Unofficial Apple Weblog

*** Inside The iPod Nano
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/09/08/inside-the-ipod-nano/>
C.K. Sample, III, Unofficial Apple Weblog

It appears that the 4GB iPod nano features two 2GB flash chips while the 2GB features only one.

*** Kensington Offers New iPod Accessories
<http://playlistmag.com/news/2005/09/08/kensington/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Playlist

[Opinion]

*** Not The iPhone
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/7761?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550>
Robert Daeley, O'Reilly Network

As far as Apple's reputation is concerned, there's a big differece between a Motorola ROKR (with iTunes) going down the drain and an Apple iPhone going down the drain.

*** iDevelopers! iDevelopers! iDevelopers!
<http://www.bynkii.com/generic_mac_stuff/archives/2005/09/idevelopers_ide.html>
bynii.com's Mac Matters

The iPod's no longer a player, it's a platform. The others? Just players.

*** Putting It Together
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/09/itunesanalysis/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jim Dlarymple, Macworld

Just as the competition gets a lock on the iPod mini, Apple completely changed the game -- that's what it takes to continue to lead this type of fast flowing market.

*** Schizo Interface
<http://sean.typepad.com/ditto/2005/09/schizo_interfac.html>
ditto

Why Apple? Why? Why do you torture us so?

*** Why An iTunes Phone Instead Of Software?
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/09/08/why-an-itunes-phone-instead-of-software/>
David Chartier, Unofficial Apple Weblog

Apple probably wouldn't have made a whole lot of headway into this mobile phone music market without coming up with something they could sell to both a wireless provider and a hardware manufacturer.

[Review]

*** So You Wanna Get To Know iTunes 5.0
<http://www.ipodgarage.com/article.php?id=331>
Stephan Fassmann, iPod Garage

iTunes 5.0 feels a lot more integrated and sleeker than iTunes 4.9, particularly when it comes to podcasts.

[Sidetrack]

*** My iPod Is Sad
Heng-Cheong Leong

This morning, my iPod mini -- my trusted companion on trains, bus, and at work -- tells me that she is sad.

Why I ask? Even though you are discontinued, you'll still be around for a long long time. There will be music. There will be podcasts. There will be Adam Curry playing the latest podsafe tunes.

No, she replied. I'm still sad. There will be no more accessories that fit my figure. No more beautiful stuff that I can wear to make me more beautiful.

And so both of us are sad.

:-)

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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Plan By 13 Nations Urges Open Technology Standards
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/09/technology/09open.html?ex=1283918400&en=917207e8744ec245&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss>
Steve Lohr, New York Times

In a report to be presented at the World Bank today, a group that includes senior government officials from 13 countries will urge nations to adopt open-information technology standards as a vital steps to accelerate economic growth, efficiency and innovation.

*** California Still Golden In Tech Job Creation
<http://news.com.com/California+still+Golden+in+tech+job+creation/2100-1022_3-5855453.html?part=rss&tag=5855453&subj=news>
Ed Frauenheim, CNET News.com

California remained dominant in August when it came to new tech jobs posted online.

*** BBC Opens TV Archive To Remixers
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4225914.stm>
BBC News

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[Life]

*** Rail Line To Tibet Is A Marvel, But China Is Mum
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/09/international/asia/09golmud.html>
Howard W. French, New York Times

China plans a railroad line to Tibet that will operate at altitudes higher than many small planes can fly.

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Life in the city

[Ramblings]

*** Rumor Today: Who Called The Police About The White Elephants?
Heng-Cheong Leong

According to "sources" of Lianhe Zaobao <http://www.zaobao.com/sp/sp050909_520.html>, it's SBS Transit who called the police to complain about the protest materials.

*** Mrs Goh Chok Tong Has Company
Heng-Cheong Leong

Barbara "Working Very Well For Them" Bush <http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/barbara2.asp>.

[News]

*** Woman's Head, Limbs Found In Bag Near Orchard MRT Station
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/167369/1/.html>
Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia

*** Singapore To Study Proposal
<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/National/20050909074756/Article/indexb_html>
New Straits Times

Singapore today indicated willingness to study Malaysia's proposal of a bridge to replace the Causeway. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said the republic also agreed to study the economic feasibility of the project.

*** Singapore Tightens Banking GOvernance
<http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/09/08/bloomberg/sxrules.php>
Chan Sue Ling, Bloomberg

Singaporean banks, financial holding companies and large direct insurers will have less than two years to ensure that directors appointed to their boards meet new central bank rules aimed at improving corporate governance.

*** NEA To Collect Blood, Saliva Samples In Sims Avenue To Test For Dengue Cases
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/167242/1/.html>
Dominique Loh, Channel NewsAsia

[Opinion]

*** Cockles
<http://thirtypounces.blogspot.com/2005/09/cockles.html>
Thirty Pounces

I remember cockles as a childhood treat. My mom would buy them from the market, we'd scald them in boiling water, and eat them plain.

*** Did Caller Misuse 999 Hotline?
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/71435.asp>
Fui Mui Chang, Today

I am amazed to learn that the police had responded to a 999 call on the small matter of the "white elephants" case in Buangkok. My question is: Can I call 999 if I see any inappropriate paper or poster hanging in a public place?

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[Tunes]

*** Take Me Home (Remington Super 60 Remix)
<http://www.donjuandracula.com/jukebox.html>
Don Juan Dracula
<http://mirror.islife.org/djd/don_juan_dracula_take_me_home_remington_super_60_remix.mp3>