[MyAppleMenu] Mar 14, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple Squashes It With 24's Louis Lombardi
<http://www.movieweb.com/tv/news/44/11544.php>
MovieWeb

Recently, in our interview with Louis Lombardi, deceased computer whiz Edgar Stiles from the Fox hit show 24, the actor expressed his displeasure with his newly bought Macintosh computer. Here is an update from the actor himself on how Apple has handled his computer woes.

*** More Details On Ultrawideband (UWB) Speed
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08454>
Glenn Fleishman, TidBITS

*** Macs A Big Presence At Computer Using Educator's Conference
<http://lowendmac.com/lab/06/0313.html>
Jeff Adkins, Low End Mac

*** French Plan Would Open iTunes To Other Devices
<http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2006/03/13/french_plan_would_open_itunes_to_other_devices/>
Astrid Wendlandt, Boston Globe

France is pushing through a law that would force Apple to open its iTunes online music store and enable consumers to download songs onto devices other than the computer maker's popular iPod player.

*** Citigroup Ups Apple To Buy
<http://www.thestreet.com/tech/hardware/10273196.html>
TheStreet.com

Apple is being hamstrung by product transitions, but should start beating earnings estimates again later this year, Citigroup said in upgrading the stock to buy from hold Monday.

*** Apple Again Pays Jobs $1 Salary
<http://news.com.com/2100-1047_3-6049166.html?part=rss&tag=6049166&subj=news>
Ina Fried, CNET News.com

Apple chief Steve Jobs once again took home a $1 salary, although his net worth got a boost as the company's share price continued to soar.

*** Apple Releases Second 2006 Security Update
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2006/03/13.12.shtml>
Mac Observer

[Opinion]

*** Time To Get An iLife - An Apple A Day Keeps Creativity Away
<http://www.brandrepublic.com/bulletins/design/article/546098/time-ilife-apple-day-keeps-creativity-away/>
Tim Greenhalgh, Brand Republic

Let's all more better do our job, rather than letting Jobs do it for us.

*** Customer Experience Files - Taking A Bite Out Of Apple
<http://livepath.blogspot.com/2006/03/customer-experience-files-taking-bite.html>
Livepath

I spent some time at the Apple Store in tyson's Corner virginia recently. While I'm a huge Mac fan, I must say that our experience was surprisngly underwhelming... In fact, it was bad, folks.

*** The iPod
<http://www.shahine.com/omar/TheIPod.aspx>
Omar Shahine

Designing a good user experience across hardware and software is hard. There are very few companies which are capable of making the necessary level of investment to make something that's arguabl a work of art, but also a functional music player.

*** I Lost Something Every Time I Travel
<http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2006/03/i_lose_somethin.html>
A Whole Lotta Nothing

I should force myself to change my routine more often (there's probably a life lesson in there somewhere).

*** From iPod To MacBook Pro: A Switcher's Tale
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08455>
Robert Movin, TidBITS

Everything from Apple or built for Mac works perfectly and easily, but be prepared for pain if you fall into the middle. I agree with Steve Jobs' mantra of simplification, but not when simplification increases complexity.

*** All Work And No Play Makes A Quiet MacBook Pro
<http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/105/all-work-and-no-play-makes-a-very-quiet-macbook-pro>
Red Sweater Blog

Running the above-linked tool quiets my MacBook Pro, yet allows compiles and any other ordinary tasks that want to harness my MBP's power to complete at full-speed.

[Review]

*** Elgato Eyehome
<http://macsupport.ca/2006/03/13/review-elgato-eyehome/>
Craig Reidel, Macsupport

*** LightZone 1.0: Image Editor Effectively Simulates Zone System Control And Darkroom Processes
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/02/reviews/lightzone1/index.php>
Abigail Rudner, Macworld

*** Apple's iWeb Simple, But Not Very Flexible
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/computing/personaltech/20060313-9999-mz1b13macint.html>
David L. Hart, San Diego Union-Tribune

*** A Maximum Look At A Mini Mac, Part One
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/03/firstlooks/minitome/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Rob Griffiths, Macworld

A week living with the Core Duo.

[Sidetrack]

*** Bat-o-Mac
Heng-Cheong Leong

Caped Crusader + Pismo = this <http://www.macmod.com/content/view/141/2/>.

*** Windows Mac
Heng-Cheong Leong

Despite the best non-efforts by both Apple and Microsoft, it seems that we are ever getting closer to the day of having Windows run on a Macintosh <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2006/3/13/3169>.

Personally, I'm waiting for the day where Virtual PC runs on an Intel-based Macintosh with lightning speed.

[Wintel]

*** Microsoft Puts Profit On The Line With Web-Based Focus
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-micro13mar13,1,5290025.story?coll=la-headlines-technology>
Charles Piller, Los Angeles Times

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Doubts Raised Over Wimax's Future
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4802908.stm>
BBC News

Regulatory, security and spectrum problems may limit the widespread use of Wimax.

*** Man Vs. Machine In Newsreader War
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70382-0.html?tw=rss.index>
Ryan Singel, Wired News

*** Internet Means End For Media Barons, Says Murdoch
<http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1730382,00.html>
Owen Gibson, The Guardian

*** Software Helps Develop Hunches
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70388-0.html?tw=wn_index_2>
Quinn Norton, Wired News

Researchers are readying a new suite of tools that use software to enhance and refine human intuition.

*** The Future Of Integration Is Cloudy
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1937450,00.asp>
Peter Coffee, eWeek

Microsoft's Origami doesn't push the envelope; truly portable compting doesn't tie a user to a single device.

*** Google To Offer Book Downloads
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1937203,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Ben Charny, eWeek

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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** Time Too Good To Be True
<http://www.physicstoday.org/vol-59/iss-3/p10.html>
Daniel Kleppner, Physics Today

Without wishing to cause unnecessary distress, I would like to call attention to a couple of issues concerning time. The first is merely calendraic but the second concerns the future of time itself.

*** Far Out, Man. But Is It Quantum Physics?
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/14/science/14essa.html?ex=1299992400&en=fc8e36f157fd7e2b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Dennis Overbye, New York Times

Do we have to indulge in bad physics to feel good?

[Life]

*** Rewriting Handwriting
<http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/family/article/0,2792,DRMN_107_4536159,00.html>
Lisa Ryckman, Rocky Mountain News

At a time when the computer is king and toddlers type, some educators believe it's even more imperative to teach a speedy handwriting tecnique that others can read. Enter italic, a zippy hybrid of print and cursive that Barbara Getty and Inga Dubay consider a simple,elegant solution to the massive modern handwriting malaise.

[Expressions]

*** Gleason
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/articles/060320fi_fiction>
Louise Erdrich, New Yorker

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[GE06]

*** SDP Hits Out At 'Missing' Member
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/106503.asp>
Loh Chee Kong, Today

[News]

*** Temasek Holds 96.12% Of Thailand's Shin Corp
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/197713/1/.html>
AFP

Singapore investment firm Temasek has acquired a 96.12-percent stake in Shin Corp, the telecoms giant founded by Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra, regulators said Tuesday.

*** No Long Wait To Varsity For Returning NSmen
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/106467.asp>
Loh Chee Kong, Today

New arrangement lets NSmen graduate one semester earlier.

*** Poor Support For Anti-Singapore Move
<http://www.manager.co.th/IHT/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9490000034510>
IHT Thai Day

Attempts by members of the anti-Thaksin People's Alliance for Democracy to whip up public sentiment to boycott goods and services provided by Singaporean companies do not appear to have achieved significant success yet, according to the findings in the latest opinion survey conducted by ABAC Poll that were released yesterday.

[Opinion]

*** Fishy Tale
<http://mother-superior.blogspot.com/2006/03/fishy-tale.html>
Mother Superior

Fishing areas in Singapore are so sparse that one has to pay to fish.

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[Tunes]

*** Hey, Hey
<http://www.nolaband.com/mp3s.htm>
Nola
<http://www.nolaband.com/Nola_Demo2005-03-Hey%20Hey.mp3>