[MyAppleMenu] Jan 18, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** iTunes MiniStore Now Asks Permission First
<http://playlistmag.com/news/2006/01/18/ministore/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Playlist

*** Is Apple Considering An iPod Phone?
<http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=177101164>
Antone Gonsalves, TechWeb

Apple's recent trademark applications hint that's where the company may be going, but a Gartner analyst gave the speculation "low priority."

*** The iPod Took My Seat
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-me-noshow17jan17,1,3883942.story?coll=la-headlines-technology>
Stuart Silverstein, Los Angeles Times

As college professors post lectures online, they're seeing a rise in absenteeism. A low-tech response to no-shows: more surprise quizzes.

*** Sony BMG Relents On iTunes
<http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,17859926%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html>
Chris Jenkins, The Australian

Music label Sony BMG has ended its online music wrangle with Apple, announcing it would make its catalogue availble through Apple's Australian music store.

[Opinion]

*** MacBook Pro Performance Analysis
<http://www.craigtheguru.com/reports/MacBook_Pro_Performance_Analysis.php>
Craig Wood, Woodware

Apple's new MacBook Pro is an improved machine in many ways.

*** Is 2006 The Year Of The Mac?
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2006/01/mwaftermath/index.php>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

*** My iPod Thinks I'm A Headbanger
<http://blogs.smh.com.au/entertainment/archives/003261.html>
Edmund Tadros, Sydney Morning Herald

Does anyone care about services that gather your data, or even mine your computer, to serve up offerings just for you?

*** The Univerrsal Question
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/expo/2006/01/universalapps/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Philip Michaels, Macworld

There was grumbling from some corners of the show floor about efforts to promote Universal-ready apps.

*** Google Eats Apple
<http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2006/commentary06011702.htm>
Rick Aristotle Munarriz, Motley Fool

Tack on the missing ingredient of Google's individual-empowering past into Apple's firm grasp on digital distribution, and it's really just a mater of time before Google and Apple are sparring over key hires and Apple is flying execs into Cupertino for its own "Google Challenge" summit.

*** The Myth Of The Overpriced Mac
<http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200601/the_myth_of_the_overpriced_mac/>
456 Berea Street

*** iPod Powering The Office?
<http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/01/17/014244.php>
Eric Berlin, Blogcritics.org

*** Downloads Will Intensfy Shine On Apple
<http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/pom/pomrmy/10262059.html?>
Cody Willard, RealMoney.com

We're looking at exponential growth. And strategically for Apple, we're looking at de facto standardization around its video platform. Oh my.

*** Apple Follows The Money
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/01/17/money/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Ephraim Schwartz, InfoWorld

The Mac maker knows which side its bread is buttered on, and it's not the enterprise.

*** Thanks For Nothing
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/ipodblog/2006/01/nothing/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Christopher Breen, Playlist

Apple could continue to bombard us with iPod ads, release new models every two months, and update the iTunes Music Store with every quarter moon, but doing so risks us getting sick of the whole thing.

[Review]

*** The iMac Gets A Brain Transplant
<http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB113754130122449024-1ejmnmrbzEPW6GiuJUKKSF7hJZo_20070118.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top>
Walter S. Mossberg and Katherine Boehret, Wall Street Journal

Apple's iMac, with its new Intel processor, is still the gold standard of consumer desktop PCs. And it stands to get better over time.

*** 7 Things I Like About Path Finder For OS X
<http://www.43folders.com/2006/01/17/7-things-pathfinder/>
43 Folders

If you're looking to fix a host of the Finder's numerous deficits, extend its functionality beyond your imagination, then Path Finder is most definitely worth a look.

*** iDVD 6
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/01/17/firstlookidvd6/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jonathan Seff, Macworld

*** iMac 17" Core Duo
<http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/imac-coreduo.ars/>
Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica

The iMac Core Duo is an impressive machine. If the rest of Apple's product line moves to Intel this smoothly, the transition should prove to be a big success.

*** iWeb: A First Look
<http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/comments/iweb_a_first_look/>
James R. Stoup, Apple Matters

iWeb is not a general purpose website creation application. Do not make the mistake of thinking it is a scaled down version of Dreamweaver, as it most definitely is not.

[Sidetrack]

*** Convergence In My Pocket
Heng-Cheong Leong

The following "gadgets" have, more or less, converged into a single thing in my "digital" life: mobile phone, alarm clock, wristwatch, calendar.

So I will not be surprised if my MP3 player merged with my mobile phone in the future. On the hand, I'd be surprised if I don't see many failed efforts before someone hits the jackpot.

*** Google Earth For Mac Is Here
Heng-Cheong Leong

It's time to earn some cash by accepting advertising <http://us.gizmodo.com/gadgets/maps/roof-wanted-for-google-maps-ad-149029.php> for your rooftop.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Internet Freeloaders
<http://www.slate.com/id/2134397/>
Adam L. Penenberg, Slate

Should Google have to pay for the bandwidth it consumes?

*** Can Murdoch Win On The Web?
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2006/tc20060117_679109.htm>
Steve Rosenbush, BusinessWeek

*** Paper-Like Electronic Displays Near Market
<http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20060116/flexdisplay_tec.html>
Tacy Staedter, Discovery Channel

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Oprah's Grand Delusion
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/16/AR2006011600912.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns>
Richard Cohen, Washington Post

Oprah finds herself incapable of seeing that she has been twice fooled -- once by Frey, a second time by herself.

*** Hardwired To Seek Beauty
<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17805214%255E16947,00.html>
Denis Dutton, The Australian

The existence of a universal aesthetic psychology has been suggested, not only experimentally, but by the fact that the arts travel outside their local contexts so easily.

[Expressions]

*** Two Million Feet Of Vinyl
<http://www.slate.com/id/2120979/>
Jim Powell, Slate

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Indonesia To Keep LCCs Ban; No Singapore Move On Garuda
<http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/060118/15/3xz5v.html>
Dow Jones

*** Singapore's Free Speech Policy Criticized
<http://news.ft.com/cms/s/d7d6f9c2-87b8-11da-8762-0000779e2340.html>
John Burton, Financial Times

The Buangkok episode would appear to bolster claims by critics that Singaore still has far to go to achieve an open society that tolerates differing views.

*** Singapore To Lift Two-Year Ban On U.S. Beef Imports
<http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aCaWSOkmglxc&refer=asia>
Bloomberg

*** Disclosure Discomfort
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/95795.asp>
Val Chua, Today

Was Kwek's CDLnot prepared to reveal all, or they did withdraw from casino race due to changed bidding rules?

[Opinion]

*** Raising Penalties For Evading NS May Be Too Smplistic A Response
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,365484,00.html?>
William Ng Tze Wei, Straits Times

*** Let Those Who Intend To Emigrate Opt Out Of NS
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,365664,00.html?>
Pavin Limanont, Straits Times

*** Open Budget Terminal To All Airlines
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/95763.asp>
Liang Dingzi, Today

Singaproe's Budget Terminal may have come a little late, when the brouhaha of budget travel is past the apex of the trend curve.

[Entertainment]

*** Mixed Singapore Spice
<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/7/story.cfm?c_id=7&ObjectID=10363717>
Jim Eagles, New Zealand Herald

If you can only visit one country in Asia, Singapore is probably the best place to get a taste of the whole of that vast, diverse continent.

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

[Tunes]

*** Parade Of Punk Rock T-Shirts
<http://www.flameshovel.com/home.php>
Maritime
<http://www.flameshovel.com/mp3/MAR04-parade.mp3>