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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple Updates 'Switch' Campaign Pages
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=12296>
Macworld UK

Apple has published new-look 'Switch' pages on its US site. The page lists ten good reasons for users to move to Mac, alongside purchasing advice and six ways to take data from a PC to a Mac.

*** Apple To Give Levy Back To iPod Owners
<http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2005/08/08/Arts/levy050808.html>
CBC

Music lovers who paid extra for their iPods because of a levy will soon be able to get their money back, Apple Canada announced Monday.

*** Apple Continues To Hold 'Substantial Lead' Over Competitors
<http://ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-continues-to-hold-substantial-lead-over-competitors/>
Larry Angell, iLounge

*** Rush And NPR Find A New Way Into Ears
<http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-op-mediavore7aug07,1,7300210.story?coll=la-news-comment>
Chris Suellentrop, Los Angeles Times

Although podcasting triumphalists deserve to be deflated, the technology actually is a big deal.

*** Insiders: Mac OS X Developer Cashing In
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/12332088.htm>
Karl Schoenberger, San Jose Mercury News

Bertrand Serlet, the Frenchman who played a critical role in developing and creating Mac OS X, is getting his slice of the Apple pie.

*** VTV/Molinare: Pushing Broadcasting To The Limit
<http://www.apple.com/uk/pro/video/tourdefrance/>
Apple

Apple comes up trumps for Le Tour.

[Opinion]

*** Has Apple crippled iTunes 4.9 To break Podcasts?
<http://radio.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2005/8/8/1117896.html>
Tod Maffin, I Love Radio.org

iTunes has broken a key function of my iPod -- the ability to use Smart Playlists on the iPod device itself.

*** Apple On The Brink
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1845280,00.asp>
John C. Dvorak, PC Magazine

*** Let The iBook Buyer Beware
<http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031784321130&path=!flair&s=1045855936229>
Chaterine Carlock, Richmond Times-Dispatch

After four years of being tossed around in backpacks, these iBooks are not in premium condition.

*** Do Apple Still Exist?
<http://non-tech-city.com/2005/08/08/do-apple-still-exist/>
Non-Tech City

It seems that there are people out there who do not know that Apple make the iPod.

*** On Using Mighty Mouse Correctly
<http://davenetics.com/newsmonger/2005/08/08/on-using-mighty-mouse-correctly/>
Davenetics

*** Calling iTunes
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2124194/fr/rss/>
Timothy Noah, Slate

There's a direct-dial number, damn it. There has to be. I wil not rest until I find it.

*** Emerging Alternatives To Windows Vista
<http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/45264.html>
Rob Enderle, TechNewsWorld

Until Apple can addres the need for a multi-year roadmap that businesses can refer to, get a stable platform that will be deployable over a long period of time, and designate multiple hardware vendors clients can bid against one another to ensure the lowest price, enterprises simply won't buy Apple broadly.

*** Why The Market Is Wrong On Apple
<http://biz.yahoo.com/ms/050808/141110.html?.v=1>
Mike Trigg, Morningstar.com

*** Coding Humor Into Their Style Sheets
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/08/08/coding-humor-into-their-style-sheets/>
Dave Carolo, Unofficial Apple Weblog

Sosumi.

*** Insomnia And The Search For Long Songs
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/todayatplaylist/2005/08/insomnia/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Christopher Breen, Playlist

Over the weekend a variety of factors -- a bout with insomnia, a somewhat parsimonious nature, a nostalgic yearning for the comedy of my youth, and a love flr all-things-Miles -- set me to exploring the iTunes Music Store for really long tracks at a really low price.

[Review]

*** I Don't Like The Mighty Mouse
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/webx?14@803.R1GLamdE4Ac@.3c4f5c5c!discloc=.3c6cab0e>
Glenn Fleishman, TidBITS

Mighty Mouse doesn't measure up in design and function to many other mature mice. Its unique features are unique but not compelling.

*** Open Files From The Trash
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macosxhints/2005/08/openfromtrash/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Rob Griffiths, Macworld

*** Expanding The View With A Dell LCD Display
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08202>
Jeff Carlson, TidBITS

Never going back.

*** Surfing Music
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macgems/2005/08/webremote/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Dan Frakes, Macworld

If you've got the wireless network to use AirTunes, chances are good that you've also got a wireless laptop or some other wireless device. You can actually use these devices as your "iTunes remote."

*** Skip The Drip
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/mac911/2005/08/nodrip/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

*** Mighty Mouse: First Impressions
<http://woss.name/2005/08/08/mighty-mouse-first-impressions/>
Notes From A Messy Desk

[Sidetrack]

*** Rumor Today: Backup 3, .Mac Widgets Expected Soon
Heng-Cheong Leong

>From Think Scret <'http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0508dotmac.html"> comes rumors of a new version of Backup for .Mac subscribers.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Claiming To Build A Better Battery
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/rss/12331084.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_rss>
Sadia Letifi, Knight Ridder

*** What A Difference An Hour Makes
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/08/AR2005080800493.html?nav=rss_technology>
Robert MacMillan, Washington Post

Just as I started thinking that the term "Y2K" might have reached the point where it's the answer to a trivial Pursuit question, I was proven wrong.

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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** Lobster Boom And Bust
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/09/science/09lobs.html?8hpib>
Cornelia Dean, New York Times

When marine biologists think about lobsters, here is what they want to know: Why are there so many of them, and why are there so few?

[Life]

*** Setting The Live Music Free
<http://www.calendarlive.com/printedition/calendar/cl-et-garcia8aug08,0,5016677.story?coll=cl-calendar>
Steve Hocman, Los Angeles Times

Websites enable the exchange of concert recordings, a practice that has thrived around the Grateful Dead and doesn't bother the music industry.

*** They're Not Stupid -- They're Lazy
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2124163/fr/rss/>
Alexandra Starr, Slate

The real reason American high-schoolers have such dismal test scores.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore, Turning 40, Seeks New 'Buzz' To Be Mid-Life Crisis
<http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=apO._Y1vkzYA&refer=top_world_news>
Bloomberg

Singapore, today celebrating 40 years of independence with displays by mine-clearing robots, fighter jets and tanks, may be facing a mid-life crisis: slowing growth and a people more concerned with managing wealth than making it.

*** Battle Begins Early For Andrew Kuan
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/65761.asp>
Derrick A Paulo, Today

Mr Kuan has already offended a lawyer who will study if his statements are defamatory.

*** PM Lee Announces Revised 2005 Growth Forecast Of 3.5-4.5%
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/162157/1/.html>
S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia

[Opinion]

*** Can One-Party System Stand The Test Of Time?
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/65701.asp>
Derrick A Paulo, Today

*** National Day
<http://pkchukiss.blogspot.com/2005/08/national-day.html>
NSF - Pkchukiss' Conscript Life

i find it a curious social phenomenon that Singaporeans continue to find inspirational value in the National Day parade.

*** Singapore's 40th Birthday
<http://luchie.pinayexpat.com/?p=135>
The Best Thing In Life Is Free

As one of those who fell in love with Singapore, I would like to say Happy Birthday Singapore!

*** One Reason To Live In An Opposition-Controlled Constituency
<http://yuhuibc.blogspot.com/2005/08/one-reason-to-live-in-opposition.html>
Yuhui's World Of Wonder

Rustic is the new cool!

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[Tunes]

*** World To Cry
<http://www.thedbsonline.net/multimedia/worldtocry.html>
The dB's
<http://www.thedbsonline.net/audio/World_to_Cry.mp3>