[MyAppleMenu] Sep 13, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Mac Mini Robot Prototype Revealed
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=12607>
Macworld UK

*** Buzzle Lawsuit Slams Apple Oz
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=12603>
Macworld UK

Apple Australia faces a A$57 million lawsuit from the liquidator of a former Apple dealership, Buzzle.

*** Getting Bad With Apple
<http://news.com.com/Getting+Bad+with+Apple/2008-1082_3-5861493.html?part=rss&tag=5861493&subj=news>
John Borland, CNET News.com

Michael Robertson's reputation rests on the string of companies he's started, from MP3.com to Linspire. His latest target is Apple.

*** A New Direction
<http://heraldnet.com/stories/05/09/13/100hea_wally001.cfm>
Victor Balta, The Herald

When Bob Fink discovered the power of computers and a program on his work-issued Apple Powerbook laptop called iMovie, the wheels began turning.

*** More Headphone Use Leading To Hearing Loss
<http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9314984/>
Associated Press

Young people, in particular, face increased risk of damage to ears.

*** download QuickTime Without iTunes
<http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/09/12/download-quicktime-without-itunes/>
Jason Clarke, Download Squad

*** The iPod And The Bathtub: How Products Shape Our Perceptions
<http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable/frog-design-mind-124912.php>
Luke Williams, Gizmodo

*** Apple Cuts Kanye West Performance From QuickTime Stream Of Special Event
<http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/apple_cuts_kanye_west_performance_from_quicktime_stream_of_special_event/>
MacDailyNews

[Opinion]

*** Cranky Nano Noates
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/7789?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550>
Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network

I've read comments by others citing various nits about Apple's diminutive music player. I thought I'd pull those gripes together here and list them in the top ten format.

*** Sad Tales From A School System That Went From Macs To Dells
<http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/7331/>
Dennis Sellers, Macsimum

*** Apple Misses A Beat By Outsourcing iTunes Phone
<http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000039&cid=gilbert&sid=aypHDcIwWhn0>
Mark Gilbert, Bloomberg

The world doesn't want an iPhone made by Motorola any more than it wanted an iPod sporting HP's logo.

*** Media Feast
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/09/opinion/octobereic/index.php>
Jason Snell, Macworld

My life is already saturated with media options. And now my Mac has added two more options: Podcasts and TV shows.

*** Microsoft And The iPod Nano
<http://texturadesign.com/archives/microsoft_and_the_ipod_nano.htm>
DL Byron, Textura Design

I thought that Microsoft should issue all of its employees a nano and then have them report back a week later on why they can't make a product like that.

[Review]

*** Renewal With .Mac Priceless
<http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/3351288>
Bob LeVitus, Houston Chronicle

The feature I find most compelling is the way .Mac is seamlessly integrated with iPhoto.

*** ShowMacster Improves iChat Video
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08245>
Jeff Carlson, TidBITS

*** iPod Nano
<http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/nano.ars>
Jacqui Cheng, Clint Ecker, Ars Technica

The nano is nearly perfect; it is amazingly small and packs almost all of the features of the iPod photo and a few more. If it weren't for its lack of Firewire, lack of compatibility with older accessories, and no current support for video output, I don't think we'd hesitate to give the nano a perfect ten.

*** So Long, iPod Mini; Nano's Sleek And Lighter, With More Features
<http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwendland12e_20050912.htm>
Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press

I am holding in my hand a brand-new iPod nano, and all I can say is... oh boy. I need this.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** With PayPal Backing, Will Micropayments Work This Time?
<http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1397,1857615,00.asp?kc=CTRSS02129TX1K0000534>
Evan Schuman, Ziff Davis Internet

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The other things in life

[World]

*** I'm A Hopeaholic. There's Nothing George Bush Can Do About It
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1568586,00.html>
Gloria Steinem, The Guardian

We have imposed our disastrous president on the world -- but America's finest quality is already turning the tide at home.

[Life]

*** Artists On The Run, Their Art Left Behind
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/13/arts/design/13arti.html?ex=1284264000&en=b34b85f7726fab6c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Carol Vogel, New York Times

New Orleans' displaced community of artists have been left to wonder about the condition of their homes, their studios and their art.

*** When Happy And Birthday Don't Mix
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/09/nyregion/09nyc.html>
Clyde Haberman, New York Times

Someday, says his mother, he will understand why his birthday is more subdued than most. Unbridled happiness is not automatic, not now and perhaps not for a long while, when it comes to those who entered the world on Sept. 11, 2001.

*** Beyond Comforting The Afflicted
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/12/arts/design/12reme.html?8hpib>
Caryn James, New York Times

On the wall of a new exhibition called "A Knock at the Door..." is a politically charged, eye-catching work: an American flag shaped as a straitjacket. Although the concept sounds as ham-fisted as its title - "(un)Patriot(ic) Act" - the sculpture by Lisa Charde has a simple eloquence. It is also the perfect symbol of the important issues the exhibition considers, and of the scary cultural flap surrounding its opening.

*** Back To School At 52
<http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/09/13/freshman_year/index_np.html>
Corrie Pikul, Salon

Anthropology professor Cathy Small went undercover to find out why her students kept sleeping in her class. She learned some very strange lessons.

*** Why People Hate Fat Americans
<http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000CAD43.htm>
Daniel Ben-Ami, Spiked

This obsession with obese Americans is about more than body fat.

*** Nutty Professors
<http://chronicle.com/free/v52/i04/04b00701.htm>
Mikita Brottman, Chronicle Of Higher Education

Candidates' disabilities should not prevent them from getting hired. But, at the same time, we are all affected by our experiences.

*** What Are We Waiting For?
<http://www.newmusicbox.org/article.nmbx?id=4356>
Daniel Felsenfeld, New Music Box

They just helped, for whatever reason, and I am certain those artists might be shocked to hear it. It's a beautiful coincidence, nothing more.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Plans Giant Ferris Wheel To Promote Tourism
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20050913142456&irec=0>
Associated Press

Singapore seeks to boost tourism with a giant Ferris wheel that planners say will be 43 meters taller than the London Eye, a similar attraction besides the River Thames.

*** Singapore Home Prices Play Catch-Up
<http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/09/12/bloomberg/sxckhome.php>
Linus Chua and Bernard Lo, Bloomberg

Home prices in Singapore have been slow to pick up compared with other Asian markets.

*** Building Of Singapore Flyer To Start In Two Weeks
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/167989/1/.html>
Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia

[Opinion]

*** How Liberty Dies
<http://www.voxiuvenium.org/?p=29>
Vox Luvenium

While I have no sympathy for racists and bigots, I believe that they should be free to hold their opinions as I am free to criticize them.

*** Keep National Library Open At All Times
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,340390,00.html?>
Derek Wong Kok Hoong, Straits Times

*** An Icon Or A Costly Mistake?
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/72030.asp>
Charles Tan Meah Yang, Today

To some, the Esplanade may be an icon. To me, it was an expensive mistake.

*** The Arrests - A Legal Interpretation
<http://aleej.com/?p=229>
Shades Of Sepia

Freedom of speech is a tool that must be exercised judiciously and with great caution, as with any tool of great power. It is not a shield that one should be able to cower under should comments be made that it does not cover.

*** The Personal Is Political
<http://www.toomanythoughts.org/blog/2005/09/personal-is-political.html>
TYM Blogs Too

Be personal, be political, certainly be responsible, and pray very hard that no one finds you seditious.

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Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** I Wanna Know Girls
<http://www.portastatic.com/sounds.html>
Portastatic
<http://www.portastatic.com/mp3/I_Wanna_Know_Girls.mp3>