tech.memeorandum

Tech Web, page A1 … for 4:30 PM ET, October 14, 2005
Current Tech Page     Also:   Politics

Top Items:

oodle.typepad.com:
Where's Craigslist?  —  We are no longer adding new Craigslist listings to our index.  We received a request from them to do so and we honored that request.  We'll miss Craigslist.  They are clearly a good service and we're big fans.  We are working to understand and address their concerns.
RELATED ITEM:
John Battelle / John Battelle's Searchblog:
CRAIGSLIST BLOCKS OODLE
Apple - Hot News:
Apple Introduces the New iMac G5  —  The new iMac G5 features a built-in iSight video camera for out-of-the-box video conferencing and Apple's new breakthrough Front Row media experience.  Front Row gives users a simple, intuitive and powerful way to play their music, enjoy their photo slideshows …
RELATED ITEMS:
Apple - Hot News:
Apple Announces iTunes 6  —  iTunes 6, the next generation of the world's most popular music jukebox and online music store, lets fans purchase and download over 2,000 music videos and six short films from Academy Award-winning Pixar Animation Studios for just $1.99 each.
Dan Frakes / Macworld:
Mac mini needs a Front Row seat
Discussion: MacSlash and one digital life
Jack Shafer / Slate:
The Apple Polishers  —  Explaining the press corps' crush on Steve Jobs and company.  —  Download the iPod-ready audio version of this story here, or sign up to get all of Slate's free daily podcasts.  —  I don't hate Apple.  I don't even hate Apple-lovers.
RELATED ITEM:
Peter Lewis / Fortune:
The Video iPod: It Rocks
John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
The Life  —  I suspect that many Mac users — as well as some aspiring developers — have only a half-conceived notion of the economics involved with becoming a successful indie Mac developer.  —  The basic idea is that a developer comes up with an idea for an app, implements it, ships it …
Mark Cuban / Blog Maverick:
How Bob Iger Saved Network TV … Content has been available for download for years and years.  That content could be played on any number of devices, from computers to DVD players to PDAs.  Being able to playback a video from the new Video Ipod just like you can play a song from a current IPod, certainly is not a technical marvel.
ubuntu.com:
Ubuntu 5.10 Released  —  The Ubuntu team is proud to announce Ubuntu 5.10.  This is the official Ubuntu 5.10 release, and includes installation CDs, live CDs, and combination DVDs for three architectures.  —  Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy install …
Discussion: Ted's Radio Weblog
Katy Duke / Guardian:
Paper view technology  —  Cheap, paper-thin TV screens that can be used in newspapers and magazines have been unveiled by German electronics giant Siemens.  —  The firm says the low production costs could see the magazine shelves in newsagents come alive with moving images vying …
Mike Ricciuti / ZDNet:
Xbox plays starring role in Windows update … Microsoft on Friday delivered new software that will more closely link its forthcoming Xbox 360 gaming console into the company's plans for delivering digital entertainment.  —  The company said that as part of an update to its Media Center Edition of Windows …
RELATED ITEM:
Anil Dash:
What it's like at Web 2.0  —  A couple years ago, when I was on the other side of the continent from all the Silicon Valley/San Francisco events, I wanted to know what it was like to attend the West Coast conferences.  Now that I've been to a bunch, I figured it might be a good chance to fill everybody else in.
Matt Haughey / Lifehacker:
How to set up a home FTP server  —  If you've been following the the Lifehacker Home Server Series of articles, you know how to do things like reach your home computer from anywhere in the world thanks to dynamic DNS services.  Gina wrote about how to set up a personal home web server …
Jeff / The Jeff Pulver Blog:
WARNING: The FCC Extends CALEA's reach to the Internet  —  If you recall, back on August 5th, the FCC adopted its First Report and Order on Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act and Broadband Access and Services.  We finally saw the text of the Order some 7 weeks later on September 23.
Discussion: EuroTelcoblog, Rough Type and Werblog
Stefan Lovgren / National Geographic:
One-Fifth of Human Genes Have Been Patented, Study Reveals  —  A new study shows that 20 percent of human genes have been patented in the United States, primarily by private firms and universities.  —  The study, which is reported this week in the journal Science, is the first time that a detailed map …
John Borland / CNET News.com:
Mystery donor gives Stanford free Yahoo music  —  Students at Stanford University will get a year of free digital music, thanks to a gift from an anonymous donor to the college.  —  Beginning next week, Stanford will join a growing number of other colleges around the country in promoting …
Discussion: PaidContent.org
Equitymind / Joseph Morin:
Danny Sullivan and Brett Tabke Embrace SPAM  —  Just returned a few days ago from Ad:Tech and PubCon in London.  I couldn't resist the opportunity when I saw all three parties in close proximity so I seized the moment... ;)  —  GoogleDude said...
RELATED ITEM:
Matt Cutts:
Welcome to the mosh pit!
Discussion: Threadwatch.org

About This Page:

This is a snapshot of tech.memeorandum at 4:30 PM ET, October 14, 2005.

View another snapshot:

About tech.memeorandum:

The Web is humming with reports and opinions on technology.  tech.memeorandum is page A1 for these discussions.  Auto-updated every 5 minutes, it uncovers the most relevant items from thousands of news sites and weblogs.

Site News:

See blog.memeorandum.com for all site news.

Subscribe:

Add tech.memeorandum to:
XML

More Items:

Christophe Kagotani / next-gen.biz:
Japanese Console Plans Revealed
Discussion: Joystiq and Kotaku
Business Week:
C'mon, Baby, Light My Brain Cells
Discussion: business2blog
Sandy Brown / TheStreet.com:
Yahoo! Joins AOL Chase
Reuters:
Freeze! That's not your mobile
Dave Winer / Scripting News:
Kottke reports that Apple has an RSS feed for movie trailers.
Discussion: The RSS Blog
Amit Agarwal / Digital Inspiration:
How to access Yahoo Blog Search directly
Michael J. Miller / PC Magazine:
Twenty Years of Windows
Discussion: OSNews.com
Ahmed ElAmin / foodnavigator.com:
Thin electronic labels could help brand positioning
Discussion: PaidContent.org

Earlier Picks:

Stuart Elliott / New York Times:
With Fewer Paying Up, AOL.com Shifts to Free
Discussion: Between the Lines
Mark Frauenfelder / Boing Boing:
Archiving email on Gmail
AVI / A Jolly, Socratic Science:
Storyboard Your Life  —  A storyboard is a sequence of images …
Reuters:
Yahoo Japan steps up mobile content distribution
Discussion: textually.org
Joris Evers / CNET News.com:
Symantec quietly hikes Norton renewal prices
Peter Rojas / Engadget:
The Clicker: Apple's real plan for iPod video?
Mick Stanic / The Podcast Network:
Media Release - MOTOROLA ANNOUNCES MARKETING AGREEMENT WITH THE PODCAST NETWORK
prweek.com:
10 media trends to watch
 
© 2005 Memeorandum