[MyAppleMenu] Sep 29, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Porn On Your Pod: Adult Podcasts Gain Popularity
<http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_270224942.html>
Diann Burns, CBS 2 Chicago

*** Apple May See Decelerating Growth In iPod Sales
<http://www.forbes.com/markets/2005/09/28/apple-computer-earnings-0928markets18.html?partner=rss>
Peter kafka, Forbes

Arguing that Apple's amazing growth streak may have set investor expectations too high, Merrill Lynch downgraded the stock to "neutral" from "buy."

*** Apple To Replace Defective iPod Nanos
<http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?siteid=mktw&guid=%7B319D041C%2DDA64%2D4F65%2D9032%2D88424AE155D1%7D&>
Rex Crum, MarketWatch

Shares fall after company confirms exchange plans.

*** Mac Mini Updates Confirmed And Shipping
<http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000023060893/>
Barb Dybwad, Engadget

*** Apple Sci-Tech Research Solution Improves
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=12746>
Macworld UK

Apple has released a new version of its Apple Workgroup Cluster.

*** Apple Attacks Taiwan On Price
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=12747>
Macworld UK

[Opinion]

*** Listening To Customers
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/7934?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550>
Giles Turnbull, O'Reilly Network

Apple's decision to come clean with the iPod nano screen problem will be welcomed by a lot of people, not least Matthew Peterson, who started the online campaign highlighting the issue.

*** Avoiding Copland 2010
<http://arstechnica.com/staff/fatbits.ars/2005/9/27/1372>
John Siracusa, Ars Technica

Here's what Mac OS X is missing today that will be very difficult to add later without causing big problems for existing software and developers: A memory-managed language and API.

*** The DRM Nightmare: Not Only Does It Get Worse, It Recurs
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=1926>
David Berlind, ZDNet

Short of having a DRM standard that all providers and playback technologies can comply with, the DRM fiasco is a mess that's only going to get worse.

*** Why Apple Won't Up-Charge Downloads
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2005/tc20050929_4235_tc056.htm>
Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek

Jobs will get what Jobs wants. In the end, that means download prices will stay right where they are.

*** 12-Inch Versus 15-Inch: More Better PowerBook
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/09/28/12-inch-verses-15-inch-more-better-powerbook/>
C.K. Sample, III, Unofficial Apple Weblog

The 15-inch Powerbook only weighs a pound more than the 12-inch and it's a better machine.

*** More Copyright Crackdowns, This Time By Government
<http://bayosphere.com/blog/dan_gillmor/20050927/more_copyright_crackdowns_this_time_by_government>
Dan Gillmor, Bayosphere

Instead of wasting the public's resources on paying lawyers to go after people who are only helping promote the transit services, the new York and Bay Area governments should grow up and serve the people.

*** The Apple Of Symantec's Eye
<http://comment.zdnet.co.uk/other/0,39020682,39223251,00.htm>
Fran Foo, ZDNet Australia

Once again, Symantec is beating the drum for security problems in OS X, but why?

[Review]

*** iPod Updater 2005-09-23: Problems With Models Other Than The iPod Shuffle
<http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20050928071747918>
MacFixIt

Although iPod Updater 2005-09-23 only contains software changes for the iPod shuffle, a number of users are experiencing issues with other iPod models after applying the update.

*** Kensington Notebook Power Adapter
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/29/technology/circuits/29adapter.html?ex=1285646400&en=d2ec7b79d59f4cd8&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Stephen C. Miller, New York Times

Kensington has a power adapter that might cause users to consider switching even if the original adapter is working.

*** Dress Up Your iPod
<http://playlistmag.com/features/2005/09/ipoddress/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Dan Frakes, Playlist

Make a fashion statement with iPod aesthetics that go way beyond cases.

[Sidetrack]

*** Need Inspiration For Your Halloween Costume This Year Round?
Heng-Cheong Leong

If you're an iPod fan, here are some existing ideas <http://news.com.com/2061-10793_3-5884808.html?part=rss&tag=5884808&subj=news> as collected by CNET that may inspire to create the next big thing. :-)

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** AI Systems May Blow Weathermen Away
<http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18725185.800>
New Scientist

Weather forecasters could find themselves pushed out of a job by an artificial intelligence system designed to write clearer, less ambiguous reports.

*** A New Wireless Order
<http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_40/b3953078.htm?chan=tc>
BusinessWeek

Nokia and others are starting to turn out phones that switch easily between various technologies.

*** The $100 Laptop Moves Closer To Reality
<http://news.com.com/The+100+laptop+moves+closer+to+reality/2100-1044_3-5884683.html?part=rss&tag=5884683&subj=news>
Mika Ricciuti, CNET News.com

Nichholas Negroponte, the co-founder of the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, detailed specifications for a $100 windup-powered laptop targeted at children in developing nations.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** Mind The Gaps
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2127054/>
Dahila Lithwick, Slate

The critics are missing the beauty of this new theory. Because the really great thing about intelligent design is that it takes all the awkward uncertainty out of science.

[Life]

*** Clouds, Silver Linings And A Mall In The Sky
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/28/nyregion/28columbus.html>
James Barron, New York Times

It began as a concept with, at best, a checkered history: a mall in the city. This one was to look different, with quartz and granite and an irregular shape, and be different, with very expensive restaurants instead of a food court.

*** Defying Terror, Filmgoers Attend A Festival In Baghdad
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/29/movies/29film.html?8hpib>
Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times

In what was perhaps as much an act of defiance as a leisurely way of spending an afternoon, more than 300 Iraqis walked into a theater this past Saturday, and without metal detectors or security guards, sat down and watched a movie.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Completion Of CIQ Complex In JB Next Year
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/9/29/southneast/12124228&sec=southneast>
Marsha Tan, The Star

*** A Broader Window Of time To Install Steel Rivets
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/75285.asp>
Tor Ching Li, Today

Building and Construction Authority gives 1,000 households an extension.

*** Closeminded Singaporeans
<http://singaporecritic.blogspot.com/2005/09/closeminded-singaporeans.html>
Yee-Wei Chai, Deep Thoughts Of A Singapore Critic

*** Singapore Looks For A Buzz
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3426186a6026,00.html>
Andrew Burrell, New Zealand Stuff

The once-booming island state has just turned 40 and is desperate to reinvent its sterile image.

[Entertainment]

*** No Claws, But The Bite Remains
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/28/dining/28mini.html>
Mark Bittman, New York Times

Substituting crab meat, lobster meat or shrimp, combined with the same kind of spice mix you find in Asia, yields a fantastic dish in less than half an hour.

The Shuffle by MyAppleMenu
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Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** My Baby Loves Me
<http://www.thewowz.com/nb.htm>
The WoWz
<http://www.thewowz.com/babylovesme.mp3>