[MyAppleMenu] Dec 1, 2005

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MyAppleMenu
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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple Out To Protect iPod Design
<http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/biz/200512/kt2005120118543611890.htm>
Cho Jin-seo, Korea Times

Apple has accused a minor Korean portable music player manufacturer of illegally copying the design of its mega-selling iPod mini portable music player.

*** Japan Abandons 'iPod Tax' Idea
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700AP_Japan_iPod_Tax.html>
Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press

Japan is forgoing a copyright law revision to charge royalties on digital music players -- a proposal dubbed the "iPod tax" -- after discussions in a government panel produced no consensus on ways to police violations.

*** Investors Bet On Google, Apple Pullbacks
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1894889,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Herbert Lash, Reuters

Investors in two of the year's hottest stocks -- Google and Apple -- suffered some pain this week, but several big holders said it wasn't enough to make them want to sell. They are betting that the setbacks are only short-term and that the companies' rapid growth prospects will continue to propel the stocks much higher over the long run.

*** Apple Releases Update For iPod Shuffle
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/11/30/shuffle/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

*** Indie Podcasting: Not So Independent Anymore
<http://businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2005/tc20051130_220713.htm>
Heather Green, BusinessWeek

As the online audio market crowds, solo podcasters hoping to make a buck -- or just stay afloat -- are banding together.

[Opinion]

*** Why Not Allow The User To Rename An Open File?
<http://miksovsky.blogs.com/flowstate/2005/11/why_not_allow_t.html>
flow|state

Unless customers complain about this, no one wants to tackle the problem -- and by now most people have grown too used to working around the problem.

*** "Your Music Is Valuable..."
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/8624>
Robert Daeley, O'Reilly Network

DRM opponents will of course raise the question: is this really My Music now?

[Review]

*** Almost Perfect Wizardry
<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/Features/20051129170330/Article/indexb_html>
Jeremy Mahadevan, New Straits Times

*** Apple's New PowerBook: Picture-Perfect Package
<http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/story/0,10801,106620,00.html?source=x68>
Ken Mingis, Computerworld

*** Checking Out Firefox 1.5 For Mac OS X
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/8610?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550&ATT=Checking+out+Firefox+1.5+for+Mac+OS+X>
Giles Turnbull, O'Reilly Network

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Economy Of Scale Might Inspire Companies To Ditch IT Departments
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/29/AR2005112901096.html>
Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post

Instead of each company buying, maintaining and upgrading its own hardware and software, it will buy computing services from a utility-type company, paying for only what it uses while enjoying the lower costs that come from scale economies.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Our Brilliant Blues
<http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-bluecheese30nov30,1,1300624.story?coll=la-headlines-food>
Regina Schrambling, Los Angeles Times

Creamy, rich and intense, the new American farmstead blue cheeses are uniquely linked to the land.

*** Cocktails: Raising The Bar
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2002654251_cocktailrevised30.html>
Providence Cicero, Seattle Times

Are you ready for a Pumpkin Martini? How about an Evil Banana -- or a Qince Mustard Margarita? Imbibers of the world, raise your glasses to the new golden age of the American cocktail.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Nguyen And Mother To Hold Hands
<http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/12/01/1133311133346.html?from=top5>
Sydney Morning Herald

Condemned Australian drug trafficker Nguyen Tuong Van and his mother will be allowed to hold hands, but not to hug, before he is put to death. Singapore officials today said they would grant Kim Nguyen an exemption from a total ban on physical contact with death row inmates.

*** Lawyers Refused Permission To Witness Hanging
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/items/200512/1520859.htm?act>
ABC

*** Australia Divided Over Drug Runner's Execution
<http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=12125>
Reuters

The looming execution of a young Australian drug smuggler in Singapore on Friday has seemingly polarised Australians, many of whom still support capital punishment.

*** Singapore Denies Qantas Merger Talks
<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17421525%255E23349,00.html>
Katharine Murphy, The Australian

Singapore Airlines has flatly rejected a claim from former deputy prime minister John Anderson that it held merger talks with Australia's national carrier, Qantas, last year.

*** I Know You Are Angry - Singapore Ambassador
<http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,17423690-5001021,00.html>
Daily Telegraph

*** Singapore Death Row Man Denied Hug With Family
<http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2005/11/30/singapore_death_row_man_denied_hug_with_family/>
Mia Shanley, Reuters

An Austrlaian drug courier who is due to be hanged in Singapore on Friday has not been allowed to embrace his mother or twin brother and will not donate his organs for transplant, his lawyer said on Wednesday.

*** Glitch At Changi Leaves Passengers Without Bags
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/12/1/asia/12736947&sec=asia>
Straits Times

*** 'Accounting Inconsistencies' In NKF's 2004 Financial Statements
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/181256/1/.html>
Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia

Going forward, Ng Boon Yew, chairman of NKF Audit Committee, the NKF has put in place the proper procedures so that it would not commit itself to unnecessary projects.

*** Decision On Last Hug Expected Today
<http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/decision-on-last-hug-expected-today/2005/12/01/1133311126522.html>
AAP

It is understood the decision is being made at a very senior level at Singapore's Home Affairs Department.

[Opinion]

*** Power98FM's Cool Club Clan: Is It A Play On Ku Klux Klan? It's Distasteful
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,356001,00.html?>
Thomas Sim Wai Tat, Straits Times

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Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** Piece Of Sky
<http://www.karmyntyler.com/Download.html>
Karmyn Tyler
<http://www.karmyntyler.com/downloads/KT_Piece_of_Sky.mp3>

*** Sleepy Sunday Morning
<http://www.michellemalone.com/newsite2/frame.html>
Michelle Malone
<http://www.michellemalone.com/sounds/sleepysundaymorning.mp3>