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NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH JERSEY MAC APPLE USER GROUP, INC. SEPTEMBER 2003 iPod is best Internet Audio Device
By Macworld staff Apple's iPod has received the accolade of best Internet Audio Device in European Imaging and Sound Association's (EISA) annual awards. EISA credit the iPod as: "A standard-bearer for the future of Internet music." The iPod received the award based on the success of Apple's iTunes Music Store, described as: "The first successful paid-for Internet music service". The Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) codec, employed by the store and the iPod, is also highlighted. AAC is described as: "Superior" and "Giving better sound quality for a given data rate". The annual awards recognize new products that combine "the most advanced technology, the most desirable features, the ultimate expression of design, the most satisfying ergonomics and the greatest value for money," according to EISA. The Internet Audio category was last included in EISA's European Audio Awards in 2000 - won by Samsung's Wingo S-P2450. Last year the Internet category wasn't included, but the Thomson Lyra PDP 2800 was awarded the Personal Audio accolade. Other devices in this years Audio category include: the Mission Volare V63 loudspeaker, Martin Logan Clarity electrostatic panel speakers, the Denon DVD-2900, Sony's S-Master technology, and Rotel's RA-02 stereo amplifier.

In this issue.

Committee Members..2 Program Schedule.2 Meeting Information..2 Editors Note. 3 Special Report. 3 Quiz/Brainteaser. 4 Members Info.. 4 Apple News.. 5 MUG Discounts.. 6 FYI.7 AppleScript Explained.8 Classifieds.. 10
The MAUGER, is the official publication of the North Jersey Mac Apple User Group, Inc., and is published monthly from September through May each year with one summer issue. The newsletter is included in the annual membership dues. The MAUGER is constructed with AppleWorks 6.2.3 on a Power Macintosh Blue & White G3/350. It is then printed on a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 2200 printer, collated, stapled and distributed to the general membership.

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Program Schedule.

September October November December Annual Holiday Party iLife Unraveled AppleScript by Dan East of Benjamin S. Waldie MaMUGS Automated Workflows September 2003 Page 2

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Special Report

Editors Note

Hello Everyone! I hope you enjoyed all your summer activities. I dont recall the last time my garden looked so lush and tropical. I enjoyed eating breakfast in the screen house. Listening to the sounds of rippling water, the hum of insects and watching the birds tussle for food at the feeder. So relaxing. Im gong to miss that when it gets really cold. Oh well, look on the bright side, at least we dont have mudslides.
Apple will not participate in Boston Macworld By Tony Smith
Macworld Expo organizer IDG World Expo has confirmed its decision to site next summer's show in Boston rather than New York, the event's home for the past few years. The announcement came this past Friday, just ahead of the self-imposed 1 September deadline revealed by company chief David Korse in August. Apple was quick to confirm its own decision not to attend the show if it moved away from the Big Apple. Early last month, Korse told the Boston Herald that he was reconsidering the decision made by a predecessor, Charlie Greco, to move the summer Macworld Expo from New York back to Boston, the show's original home. Fans and exhibitors applauded: the show was going back to its roots, and - more to the point - accommodation in Boston is rather cheaper than it is in New York. The main dissenter was Apple, which believes the bigger city is more suitable for such a key event in the Mac calendar, attracting as it does media and visitors from around the world. At the time of the original news of the move to Boston, Apple said it would not participate in the show if such a change of venue took place. And sure enough: "Our position stands and Apple will not be participating in Macworld Boston," the company said in statement. That follows a statement from Korse announcing that, having weighed up the merits of both locations, he's gone for Boston. That, he says, is what vendors and attendees want. Not to mention Boston's own local administration, which has been building new conference facilities during the past few years. "After research and discussions with key stakeholders, including vendors, consultants and attendees, it is clear that [holding the] Macworld Conference & Expo in Boston will provide great value to the Mac community," said David Korse. How much value it will provide without Apple's participation remains to be seen. Increasingly, Apple CEO Steve Jobs' show keynote has proved the main draw for both the summer event and its Winter West Coast counterpart in San Francisco - which Apple says it still supports, incidentally. With the keynotes streamed on the Internet, supported by reams of Net-based coverage, there's simply less reason for Mac users to attend the show. That, in turn, makes it less attractive to exhibitors. Remove Apple entirely from the picture and that trend is more likely to be exacerbated Presumably IDG World Expo believes there's still sufficient interest from large East Coast publishers to warrant running a second show for a platform whose market share really warrants one only.

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Quiz/Brainteaser

1. True of False? The word electric is derived from the Greek word for amber, elektron. 2. In the future, what is used to detect terminators? a. Dogs b. The Turing Test c. Infrared Scanners d. Urine t 3. Whos the ape? What gorilla became famous for using sign language and having a pet kitten? 4. What company produces the Zire PDA? 5. Tales from the Crypt! What does a cryptographer study? 6. What kind of broadband is faster? a. T1 b. T3 c. OC3? d. 28.8K 7. When talking about electricity, what does DC mean? 8. What element is represented on the periodic table of elements with the letters Au? 9. True of False? Ernst Siemens patented the first loudspeaker on December 14th, 1877. 10. This one is for e-bay addicts. What term describes outbidding someone at the last second? a. Swooping b. Sniping c. Ganking d. Blitzing

Members Info

In 2002 an estimated 180 million Americans used or owned cellphones. In 1970, Doug Engelbart was granted a patent for what common computer input device? Come to the meeting and find out!!!
submitted by Jim Oszucik NJMAUG Member
Bonus: On August 11, 1950, which computer revolutionary was born? Score yourself (answers can be found on the web) number right score 1 to 2 Newbee 3 to 4 Novice 5 to 6 Power user 7 to 9 Geek 10 + Back away from the computer and get a life Answers to last months quiz. Questions 1 thru 10 plus BONUS: Apple

New members

On behalf of the North Jersey Mac Apple User Group, Inc., I would like to welcome the following new members to our User Group:
Ileen Cuccaro Len Friedman
If you know any of the members whose membership is expiring, pleaset urge them to renew. Membership may be renewed by obtaining an application form at a meeting on the second Wednesday of the month. Enclose a check (see page 2 for amount) then mail to the following address: Agnes Drake Idyk Membership Chair NJMAUG, Inc. PO Box 215 (WOB) West Orange, NJ 07052-0215 AgnesMUG@comcast.net
Editor Note: Every answer to last months quiz is Apple.
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Apple News

Cool Hunters Like Apples Shine
SAN FRANCISCO -- During the summer, Apple became one of the coolest companies in America. At least that's what youth marketing experts who follow the tastes of teenagers say. Thanks to the iPod, the iTunes Music Store and the PowerMac G5, Apple is one of the hottest companies in youth culture, say so-called "cool hunters," researchers who track buying trends among young people. "Apple comes up consistently in our research," said DeeDee Gordon, co-president of Look-Look , a youth marketing and research firm in Los Angeles. "Apple is one of the top five brands for young people." To conduct its research, Look-Look queries a worldwide network of 20,000 Netconnected correspondents aged 13 to 35 years old. much as Apple are Nike, Target, VW and Sony. "Apple comes up as a favorite brand, something they're saving up to buy, even a fashion accessory," she said. Gordon, herself a Mac user, said Apple appeals to young people because celebrities they perceive as cool use their products, like musicians, filmmakers and designers. She also said Apple's slick advertising contributes to that image, as do its upscale retail stores. "(Apple) came out with the first coollooking computer that matched (young people's) sensibilities," she said. "The iMac was (Apple's) entre into youth culture. It took them to a whole other place in youth culture. The iPod is another cool product from a cool company." By Leander Kahney Barbara Coulon, vice president of trends at Youth Intelligence , a New York trendforecasting firm, said the iPod is primarily responsible for Apple's high profile among young people. Youth Intelligence also focuses on trendsetters, maintaining an online panel of about 1,000 trendsetters who are constantly quizzed about what's hot and what's not. Although many trend watchers cite Apple as hot, the Thanks, Bruce! on all company doesn't appear the indexes of cool. For example, Lucian James' American Brandstand , a weekly list of product "shout-outs" in the Billboard Hot 100, makes no mention of Apple, Macs or iPods. "Apple hasn't shown up in Brandstand because it's too nerdy," James said. "Cell phones are cool, iPods are too niche. They also don't seem to have the hip-hop appeal that is a prerequisite to get into the Billboard chart." Another index of cool is sales. Although Apple and Dell are the only two PC companies posting a profit these days, Apple hasn't shown signs of explosive growth. Unfortunately for Apple, the company's coolness will always be tied to niche market share, according to Alex Wipperfrth, principal of San Francisco marketing company Plan B and author of Brand Hijack, a forthcoming book on cult brands. "There will always be a correlation between a product's coolness and niche market share," Wipperfrth said. "By definition, being cool is the opposite of being mainstream, and as long as a brand has a cool cachet, it will remain small."

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Claire Brooks, executive research director of the Lambesis Research Group, which Asked recently what company they would publishes the L Style Report , a quarterly most like to endorse (if they were a celeb- tip sheet, also said Apple is mentioned rity), the correspondents nominated Apple consistently in its research. the most popular choice, followed by Coca-Cola, Levi's and Nike. "(Apple) is a core trendsetter brand," she said. "It's a lifestyle thing. Apple just Look-Look also asked its network about comes up all the time." "cool new gadgets." Picture-taking cell phones topped the list, followed by the Like Look-Look, Lambesis maintains a iPod and Sony's PlayStation. But when it network of in-the-field researchers, but came to "extremely well-designed concentrates on young people deemed products," Apple's iMac and iPod were trendsetters, or "urban pioneers." Aged 15 voted No. 1. to 34, though most are in their mid-20s, these trendsetters make the key brand This fall, the iPod is the No. 2 "must choices that influence everyone else, have" item for the back-to-school season, Brooks said. right after new shoes, according to LookLook's August youth culture newsletter. A Brooks said Apple is one of the top new computer or laptop comes third on brands among trendsetters, along with the list, specifically an iMac or PowerMac Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Nike. In the G5. last four editions of the L Style Report, Apple products have been covered twice, According to Gordon, the only other com- "which is a lot," Brooks said. panies mentioned by young people as
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Good Apples, Bad Apples Reunite
By Leander Kahney The biggest reunion to date of ex-Apple employees will converge on Silicon Valley next month. Company co-founder Steve Wozniak will be going, but his former partner Steve Jobs will not. The AppleLore gathering at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, on Saturday, Sept. 13, is expected to attract more than 1,000 ex-Apple employees. Steve Wozniak, the electronics genius behind Apple's first computers, has promised to attend. However, Wozniak's expartner and the company's current chief executive, Steve Jobs, will be tied up in Paris for Apple Expo , organizers said. "Mingle with old friends and adversaries," promises the event's website, in recognition of the oft-stormy atmosphere at the company. "Names on badges will be really BIG so you can remember everyone's name!" One name no one will need to remember is Steve Jobs, famous for being an absolute nightmare to work for -- at least in Apple's early days. "I think if Jobs were going he'd be wellreceived," said Owen Linzmyer, author of Apple Confidential, a history of the company. "He's certainly been responsible for bringing Apple back from the brink, and strange as it may seem, many former employees think he's swell." It's not the first reunion of Apple employees, but the AppleLore event promises to be the biggest yet. Previous reunions in 1989 and 1994 attracted about 650 ex-employees. Again, Woz attended both events but Jobs did not, organizers said. The AppleLore event is open to all employees who worked at Apple between 1976 and 1993, as well as alumni of Claris, Apple's software subsidiary. (Museum organizers chose 1993 as the cutoff date because anything newer than a dec ade old "isn't history.") Mike Markkula, Apple's original angel investor, is likely to attend, as is Apple's best-selling marketing executive, Guy Kawasaki. Jean-Louis Gasse, one of the most colorful Apple executives, will not, but he has promised to record a video interview, Graham said.

The get-together is seen as the easiest way to gather as much lore about the company as possible, explained the Computer His"It looks like it's going to be a really nice tory Museum's executive director and CEO mix of people, going all the way back to John Toole. 1976," Graham said. "It's part reunion, and it's part information gathering," Toole said. "I think it's going to be a big deal."
Attendees will be interviewed by roving "reporters" (museum employees and volun"There was a lot of emotional involveteers) armed with video cameras. ment, a lot of passion involved in what we were doing," she said. "But people reThere will also be videotaped round-table member the past fondly, even if it was discussions with dozens of former employpainful at the time. I was the marketing ees. The employees will be encouraged to manager for the Apple III," she said, reminisce about key events like the launch laughing. The Apple III was a disaster. of the Macintosh, or working on QuickTime, Apple's pioneering multimedia plat"It was very painful, but I fondly recall the form. The museum is also taping the recoltimes. There may have been tough times, lections of key employees, some of which but they were also amazing times. We got will air at the event. to do a lot of things. We got to invent an industry." Toole hopes Apple alumni will bring, in addition to their stories, artifacts and memorabilia to donate to the museum. Copyright 2003, Lycos, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Maxine Graham, an ex-Apple marketing executive and a member of the planning committee, estimated that about half of Apple's upper management will either attend or record a video interview for the museum's archives. Graham said former CEOs John Sculley and Mike Scott are both coming, and Michael Spindler may also attend, though that's not confirmed yet, she said.
Graham acknowledged that a lot of infighting happened at the company, and not everyone got on. Jobs, especially, earned a reputation as being difficult to work for.
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AppleScript Explained

In this months column, Ill show you how to use repetition to effectively perform a fairly complex task calculating pi. If you remember back to your high school math class, you might recall that pi can never be calculated exactly. Most methods of calculating pi (which is about 3.14) repeat a certain operation thousands (even millions or billions) of times in order to get a more accurate answer. One of the most popular (and simplest) ways of calculating pi follows a pattern like this: (1 - (1/3) + (1/5) - (1/7) + (1/9) - (1/11) + (1/13) - (1/15).) *4 The pattern repeats infinitely. In this column, Ill show you how to create an AppleScript that approximates pi using this system. First, open up Script Editor (in the AppleScript folder of the Applications folder). Then type the following lines: set denominator to 1 set addNextTurn to true set acc to 0 These three variables represent the three things that change from fraction to fraction in the pattern. The denominator variable stores the current denominator (which increases by 2 each time). The addNextTurn variable stores whether the next fraction should be added (this alternates each time). Finally, the acc variable holds the current sum of all the fractions. Now, the meat of the script: repeat if addNextTurn is true then set acc to (acc + (1 / denominator)) set addNextTurn to true else set acc to (acc - (1 / denominator)) set addNextTurn to false end if display dialog (acc * 4) as string set denominator to (denominator + 2) end repeat In most scripts, youd write repeat <some number> times to have the lines inside the repeat statement only run for a finite period. However, pi cant be calculated over a finite period, so just writing repeat makes the lines run indefinitely. Each time the script runs, the addNextTurn variable is checked. If its true, then the next fraction is added; If its false, the next fraction is subtracted. Then the variable is

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switched (if its true, it becomes false; If its false, it becomes true), so that the next fraction is dealt with appropriately. Next, a dialog box is displayed with the current approximation of pi, based on four times the current accumulation of fractions. Finally, the denominator variable is increased by two, and the repeat statement runs again. Click the Run button in Script Editor to get your script going. Keep clicking OK, and the number displayed will get closer and closer to pi. But the script uses an infinite repeat statementhow can you get it to stop? Easyclick Cancel instead.

MacHack

This year I was lucky enough to attend MacHack, a quirky gathering of more than 100 Mac programmers in Detroit. Unlike Apples Worldwide developers conference (which occurred only a day after MacHack ended), MacHack focuses on the undocumented, hidden, and obscure capabilities of the Mac (mostly on OS X). Quirky is a bit of an understatement for the conference held in an everyday Holiday Inn; Lunatic might be more appropriate. MacHacks attendees view sleep with great hostility (as evident from the ubiquitous Double-caffiene Jolt); Every conference room had a sign with the quote 72 Hours! No Sleep! No Mercy! The people at MacHack were varied in interest, age, and experience. Among the attendees were Jon Gotow (the creator of the re nowned Default Folder), Adam Engst (the publisher of the weekly TidBITS newsletter), and Andy Ihnatko (the entertaining MacWorld columnist). The biggest even, marking the end of MacHack, is the Hack Contest, where attendees demonstrate their work of the past three days to others, who then vote on the best. Hacks are immediately shunned if they are considered useful in any way. This years winners were Jon and Ben Gotow (father and son), whose Hack made progress bars overflow once they filled up. For a QuickTime demonstration, take a look at http://gotow.net/GotowWerks/Projects/hackmovie.html
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