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[News]

*** End Of The Mac GUI Supremacy?
<http://www.toptechnews.com/news/End-of-the-Mac-GUI-Supremacy-/story.xhtml?story_id=0310035BLQCG>
Elizabeth Millard, Top Tech News

*** Apple Surges, Bucks Tech Losing Trend
<http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B02769E27%2D0C09%2D4269%2DB8B8%2D4A0353CBAFDE%7D&dist=rss&siteid=mktw>
Rex Crum, MarketWatch

Apple shares reached a 52-week high in late-afternoon trading Friday, as the iPod and Mac maker bucked broad tech losses that were spurred on by Dell's weaker than expected sales forecast.

*** Phelios Releases New 'Rock And Roll' Game
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/08/12/rock-and-roll-game/>
MacMinute

*** SteerMouse Driver For Mighty Mouse
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/08/12/steermouse-driver-for-mighty-mouse/>
Laurie A. Duncan, Unofficial Apple Weblog

A mere 10 days after Apple released their new Mighty Mouse, Plentycom Systems has released a driver that adds a bunch of functions that Apple neglected to include in their own driver.

*** Apple Patent Documents
<http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/005499.html>
Todd Bishop, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Apple is encountering some resistance on another iPod patent application.

*** Griffin PowerJolt Juices Up iPods, Shuffle
<http://playlistmag.com/news/2005/08/12/powerjolt/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Playlist

[Opinion]

*** Day One
<http://sean.boysofsummer.ca/?p=392>
6 Or Seven

I'm jost going to write a couple of things I've noticed after my first day with my iBook.

*** Once A Leader, Apple Now Follows The Pack
<http://lowendmac.com/munger/05/0812.html>
Michel Munger, Low End Mac

How much further can Apple take the Mac towards standardization without hurting its credibility?

*** Hacked Off
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/08/passwords/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Schalle Sawyer McFarland, Macworld

It's great that schools are giving kids computers, but you'd think by now administrators would realize that computer security isn't child's play.

[Review]

*** Curio 2.4 Professional Edition: Brainstorming Tool Offers Flexibility For Out-Of-The-Box Thinkers
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/07/reviews/curio24/index.php>
Robert Ellis, Macworld

Despite some minor problems, its ability to pull together disparate items makes it a fantastic, catch-all tool.

*** FTP Client Software: Updates Of Transmit, Fetch, And Captain FTP Offer Easier, More Flexible File Transfers
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/07/reviews/ftpclients/index.php>
Joe Kissell, Macworld

Fetch is no slouch, but Transmit gets the nod for a greater breadth of features and a beautiful design that makes it a pleasure to use.

*** MacJournal 3.1: Journaling App Goes Commercial, But Offers Few Advantages Over Free Version
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/07/reviews/macjournal31/index.php>
Robert Ellis, Macworld

The added features in the commercial version are welcome additions -- and worth the upgrade price for devoted MacJournalists -- but some users may find the freeware version enough to meet their needs.

*** 3D Weather Globe & Atlas 1.1: Beautiful, Fun Program Shows Off The Mac's Graphics While Taking The World For A Spin
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/07/reviews/3dweatherglobe/index.php>
Owen Linzmayer, Macworld

If you're interested in weather or geography, you absolutely must own 3D Weather Globe & Atlas 1.1.

*** iMaginator 1.1: Poblished Application Taps Tiger's Hidden Image Capabilities
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/06/reviews/imaginator11/index.php>
Robert Ellis, Macworld

iMaginator doesn't just put a pretty face on Tiger's Core Image underbelly, it lets you accomplish serious digital imaging special effects with this exciting new technology.

*** Sturdy eMac G4s Still Attractive: Bigger Drives, Better Graphics For Last CRT Mac
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/06/reviews/emacg4s/index.php>
Henry Norr, Macworld

*** Canvas X: New Features Benefit Collaborative Workgroups
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/06/reviews/canvasx/index.php>
Greg Miller, Macworld

there are enough new features here for existing Canvas users to easily justify an upgrade.

*** 10 AppleScripts For iTunes
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/08/secrets/septplaylist/index.php>
Jonathan Seff, Macworld

If you're an iTunes users who hasn't yet jumped on the AppleScript train, now's a great time to climb aboard.

*** Waging War With Word
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/mac911/2005/08/wordwar/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

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[News]

*** Google Deadline On Book Scanning Stuns Publishers
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/rss/12375372.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_rss>
John Boudreau, San Jose Mercury News

Google's solution to the controversy has publishers snarling even more.

*** What If VisiCalc Had Been Patended?
<http://danbricklin.com/log/2005_06_29.htm#patents>
dan Bricklin

*** Google Pauses Library Project
<http://news.com.com/Google+pauses+library+project/2100-1025_3-5830035.html?part=rss&tag=5830035&subj=news>
Margaret Kane, CNET News.com

The plan has come under fire from several groups, including publishers, who object to what they claim are violations of their copyrights.

*** Publishers Loosen Rules On E-Textbooks
<http://news.com.com/Publishers+loosen+rules+on+e-textbooks/2100-1025_3-5830640.html?part=rss&tag=5830640&subj=news>
John Borland, CNET News.com

A group of major textbook publishers has agreed to loosen restrictions in an electronic-textbook experiment beginning this month at Princeton University and other schools, following some criticism of expiration dates.

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[Life]

*** Books, Not Tales, Get Taller Before Baby Boomers' Eyes
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/12/books/12paper.html?ex=1281499200&en=879227c2a4ea8441&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Edward Wyatt, New York Times

As baby boomers near retirement, they are finding it harder and harder to read the small type of mass-market paperbacks, the pocket-size books that are the most popular segment of the publishing business.

*** The Tipping Point
<http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0533,essay,66851,15.html>
Nona Willis-Aronowitz, Village Voice

New Yorkers are great at leaving something extra. Tourists suck.

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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** No Contest For Singapore's Presidential Poll, Only SR Nathan Eligible
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/163011/1/.html>
Dominique Loh, Channel NewsAsia

The Presidential Elections Committee issued only one Certificate of Eligibility to contest the poll -- to incumbent President SR Nathan.

[Ramblings]

*** Another Round
Heng-Cheong Leong

Time to haul all the reservists and active soldiers for yet another round of propaganda...  er... national education? The Discovery Center <http://www.asia1.com.sg/st/st_20050813_334284.html> (not to be confused with the Science Center) is relaunching.

*** Clearest Sign Yet That General Election Is Coming
Heng-Cheong Leong

#1: Goodies are announced. ("Lee Kuan Yew said that the government is going to grants to CPF for HDB home purchases and Medifund.")

#2: Promises Of Better Times. ("Lee Kuan Yew said Singapore will likely do better in the next five years than it did in the last five.")

(As reported by Channel News Asia <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/162896/1/.html>)

[News]

*** Singaporeans Not The Only Ones Attending Meet The MP Sessions
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/163016/1/.html>
Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia

The MPs say up to 20 percent of the residents they see every week are foreigners, accompanied by Singaporeans, applying for permanent residence.

*** PM Lee's Year Of Reaching Out
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/66495.asp>
Tor Ching Li, Today

One year on, has Singapore changed?

*** MRT Disrupted, Stations Evacuated At Hougang
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/66532.asp>
Jasmine Yin, Today

A homemade hamper sparked off a security scare at Hougang station and disrupted train services along the North East Linee for over two hours yesterday.

*** Changing Istana
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/66536.asp>
Derrick A Paulo, Today

This office was the final check against a rogue government. Now, government wants to safeguard this office.

*** Government Looking Into Asset Top-Ups For Lower-Skilled Singaporeans
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/162896/1/.html>
Wong Siew Ying and May Wong, Channel NewsAsia

*** Singapore Plans To Tweak Casino Rules
<http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/gaming/2005/aug/12/519197571.html>
Yoolim Lee, Bloomberg

Singapore will modify some rules for the city-state's first casino-resorts after consulting bidders including Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and Las vegas Sands Corp.

[Opinion]

*** JTC -- Your Understanding Employer
<http://stardomdreams.blogspot.com/2005/08/jtc-your-understanding-employer_12.html>
Stardom Dreams