[MyAppleMenu] Jan 15, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Macworld Aftershock
<http://www.forbes.com/technology/2006/01/12/apple-macworld-analyst-reactions-cx_mr_0113macreact.html>
Maya Roney, Forbes

Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster was surprised that Apple maintained their higher-than-average prices, since Intel is typically a cheaper chip.

*** Apple Files For iPod Hi-Fi, iPod Boombox Trademarks
<http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1468>
Kasper Jade and katie Marsal, AppleInsider

[Opinion]

*** iLife 06 Kudos
<http://crispierry.typepad.com/applepie/2006/01/ilife_06_kudos.html>
Applepie

My hat is off to Apple for having had the courage to release iLife in a small, environmentally friendly box.

*** Apple Benchmarks
<http://www.macintouch.com/sf2006/applebench.html>
Henry Norr, MacInTouch

We won't know what Apple's processor switch really means, in real-life terms, until we can test the machines with more actual applications.

*** Apres Le Keynote, Le Gulp
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/12/apple_macbook_analysis/>
Andrew Orlowski, The Register

The early launch of the MacBook gives Apple's iSVs a strong incentive to accelerate their plans to introduce x86 native software.

*** Why "MacBook" Is A Weak Name
<http://scripting.wordpress.com/2006/01/13/why-macbook-is-a-weak-name/>
Dave Winer

Apple could have a new position, instead of the snotty one they chose.

*** Apple Needs To Fix Their PowerBook DL Trackpad Software
<http://tuaw.com/2006/01/14/apple-needs-to-fix-their-powerbook-dl-trackpad-software/>
David Chartier, Unofficial Apple Weblog

*** Apple: Why Not Set .Mac Free?
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=2392>
Dan Farber, ZDNet

[Review]

*** Apple Computer iPod Radio Remote
<http://ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/comments/apple-computer-ipod-radio-remote-ipod/>
Jeremy Horwitz, iLounge

The iPod Radio Remote makes FM tuning easier than ever before for iPod owners, and is worthy of our high recommendation.

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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** China, Still Winning Against The Web
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/15/weekinreview/15zeller.html>
Tom Zeller Jr, New York Times

Yahoo, Cisco and Google have all been accused of helping China maintain what has been called "the most sophisticated internet control system in the world."

*** Betting Again On Tech's Potential
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-earnings14jan14,1,1754646.story?coll=la-headlines-technology>
Tom Petruno, Los Angeles Times

Money has been pouring into the sector's stocks this year amid expectations for healthy fourth-quarter results and similar gains in '06.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** It's Raining In Seattle... No, Really, This Is News
<http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-na-rain14jan14,0,1278681.story?track=hpmostemailedlink>
Lynn Marshall, Los Angeles Times

The stretch of wet weather is currently the second-longest on record for the Emerald City -- behind 33 straight days in 1953. Forecasters think that record may be in jeopardy, with more tain expected in Seattle over the next 10 days.

*** Plucking Hell
<http://observer.guardian.co.uk/woman/story/0,16929,1684090,00.html>
Polly Vernon, The Observer

More complex removal methods will evolve. It'll all hurt more too. And cost more.  And of course, I already know that I'll willingly comply.

*** Seeking Our Sages
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw01152006/coverstory.html>
Paula Bock, Seattle Times

In a scattered society, we turn to others in search of ourselves.

*** The Pressure To Cover
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/15/magazine/15gays.html>
Kenji Yoshino, New York Times

Now a subtler form of discrimination has risen to take its place. This discrimination does not aim at groups as a whole. Rather, it aims at the subset of the group that refuses to cover, that is, to assimilate to dominant norms. And for the most part, existing civil rights laws do not protect individuals against such covering demands.

*** Crusty Macaroni And Cheese
<http://www.slate.com/id/2134290/>
Sara Dickerman, Slate

What's wrong with the New York Times' weirdly popular recipe.