[MyAppleMenu] Dec 7, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** iPod Jacking: A True Love Story
<http://cultofmac.com/index.php/2005/12/06/ipod_jacking_a_true_love_story_1>
Cult Of Mac

iPod jacking is when two strangers swap headphone jacks to sample each other's music.

*** iPod Museum
<http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2005/12/were_all_pod_pe.html>
Sal Pizarro, San Jose Mercury News

The coolest thing about the San Jose Museum of Art's new exhibition had nothing to do with the art. It had everything to do with the iPod.

*** iPods Increasingly Incorporated In College Classrooms
<http://www.diamondbackonline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/12/06/439546d288aa9>
Megha Rajagopalan, Diamondback

*** Apple's Video iPod Seen Lifting 1Q Profit
<http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8EAPSNO3.htm?campaign_id=apn_home_up&chan=db>
BusinessWeek

Apple shares rose in permarket activity Tuesday after a Wall Street analyst said the technology giant should cash in during the holiday season as it peddles video iPods to consumers.

*** Apple To Open Sheffield This Saturday
<http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/12/06/apple_sheffield_store_opening/>
Tony Smith, Channel Register

Apple has confirmed it will open its latest UK Applestore this weekend, in Sheffield's Meadowhall Centre.

*** No MW Debut For Intel Macs?
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=13296>
Macworld UK

DigiTimes reports "sources" in Taiwan who say the new Intel-powered Macs will debut as iBook, iMacs and Mac minis -- but not until June 6.

*** Podcast Is 2005 Word Of The Year
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/12/06/podcastword/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Mathew Honan, Macworld

The word was chosen by New Oxford American Dictionary based on its phenomenal rapid growth in 2005, which saw it grow from relative obscurity to one of the hottest trends in media.

[Opinion]

*** Buy, Play, Trade, Repeat
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/06/opinion/06kulash.html?ex=1291525200&en=8f95ed31d4548c37&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss>
Damian Kulash Jr., New York Times

This technoogical disaster aside, Sony BMG and the other major labels need to face reality: copy-protection software is bad for everyone, consumers, musicians and labels alike. It's much better to have copies of albums on lots of iPods, even if only half of them have been paid for, than to have a few CD's sitting on a shelf and not being played.

*** iTunes Gets More TV
<http://news.com.com/Commentary+iTunes+gets+more+TV/2100-1025_3-5984517.html?part=rss&tag=5984517&subj=news>
Josh Bernoff, Forrester Research, CNET News.com

The lesson here is this: Start with some popular content and prove the business model. Once the money starts flowing, the rest of the content will follow.

*** The Highs And Lows Of iTunes Videos
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/ipodblog/2005/12/vidhilo/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Christopher Breen, Playlist

Beyond price, what's the advantage or disadvantage of procuring old television shows the new-fangled way? Let's take a look.

*** Where's Apple?
<http://www.redlien.com/blog/?p=35>
Business On The Mac

Like probably 80% of the samll to medium sized business out there, my friend had no idea that the Mac could actually be used in a "real" business sense and not just for making pretty pictures or storing your iPod's music. Where's Apple telling him, and other companies like his, that this "old-school Mac image" just isn't true?

[Review]

*** Dissecting A Dashboard Virtual Earth Widget
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/12/06/dashboard.html?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550&ATT=Dissecting+a+Dashboard+Virtual+Earth+Widget>
Luke Burton, O'Reilly Network

*** Apple's Latest iMac A Winner
<http://www.washingtontimes.com/technology/20051205-094915-5971r.htm>
Mark Kellner, Washington Times

[Sidetrack]

*** Thank You, Microsoft
Heng-Cheong Leong

As discovered by Chris Pirillo <http://chris.pirillo.com/blog/_archives/2005/12/6/1438035.html>, when you search for start something windows commercial <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=start+something+windows+commercial> in Google, the first result actually goes to Apple's Switch campaign <http://www.apple.com/switch/>.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Face It: Privacy Is Endangered
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,69771,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
Jennifer Granick, Wired News

New facial-recognition technology is moving us toward surveillance that is unnoticeable, distributed, persistent, searchable and cheap.

*** The Costs Of Asymmetry
<http://doc.weblogs.com/2005/12/06#theCostsOfAsymmetry>
Doc Searl

How fast would economies grow if every consumer had unlimited powers to produce?

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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** A Scientist, Gazing Toward Stockholm, Ponders 'What If?'
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/06/health/06docs.html?adxnnl=1&8hpib=&adxnnlx=1133933291-wJRaejN6yLaA0BvKGQS7IQ>
Lawrence K. Altman, New York Times

"What ifs" are as plentiful in medicine as any other field. In conducting research, doctors are guided by a number of philosophical questions: is the aim to create a new paradigm? To try to disprove a well-accepted theorem? Or to refine existing understandings? Most scientists say they settle on making minor advances.

*** Albert Einstein As A Philosopher Of Science
<http://www.physicstoday.org/vol-58/iss-12/p34.html>
Don A. Howard, Physics Today

Einstein's philosophical habit of mind, cultivated by undergraduate training and lifelong dialogue, had a profound effect on the way he did physics.

[Life]

*** When We're Treated Like Criminals, Not Victims
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1660459,00.html>
Natasha Walter, The Guardian

The tension between progress in women's equality and backlash is evident in our atitudes to sexual violence.

*** Some Advice To Katie: Look Before You Leap
<http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/columns/the_pulse_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001614689>
Ray Richmond, Hollywood Reporter

Couric's desire to move into the nightly news slot appears to be a case of chasing a dream that no longer exists.

*** Constant Travelers Wear Their All-Nighters As A Badge Of Pride
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/06/business/06sleep.html>
Francine Parnes, New York Times

Most travelers view insomnia as an affliction.

[Expressions]

*** A Myth Of Innocence
<http://www.slate.com/id/2120971/>
Louise Gluck, Slate

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Ramblings]

*** They're Just Popping Up Everywhere
Heng-Cheong Leong

Goh Min Yen, Managing Director, Eng Wah Organisation, wrote in to Today to defend her company's decision to stage the Crazy Horse show <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/88754.asp>.

To me, she was making sense until the last paragraph: "We cannot pretend to be able to protect [the family] institution simply by blocking by what we deem unsavoury. The internet is a case in point where, despite the best efforts of content filtering software, pornogaphic sites still pop up uninvited on one's personal computer screen."

Huh? When's the last time porn popped up uninvited on your computer? I must have missed all that popping on my computers. Damn. I am never there when good things pop up. :-)

Next thing you'll know, the Crazy Horse dancers will be popping out at your local kopi-tiam uninvited for free.

I better go drink more coffee.

[News]

*** Singapore: A Tale Of Two Cities
<http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/GL07Ae03.html>
Fabio Scarpello, Asia Times

Underneath there's another reality that speaks of a widening wealth gap, with most forced to work long hours to make a living.

*** Sands Says Does Not Need Singapore Ally For Casino
<http://today.reuters.com/business/NewsArticle.aspx?type=businessCompany&storyID=2005-12-07T105944Z_01_HO739560_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESSPROCO-LEISURE-SINGAPORE-CASINO-DC.XML>
Reuters

Las Vegas Sands Corp., the world's biggest casino operator by market capitalization, said on Wednesday it does not need a Singapore partner for its bid to build the city-state's first casino.

*** Maid Abuse? Or Made Up?
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/88795.asp>
Tor Ching Li, Today

MOM slams Human Rights Watch report of maid exploitation here as being 'grossly exaggerated.'

*** Former Singapore President Devan Nair Dies In Canada
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/182396/1/.html>
S. Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia

*** Singapore Won't Hang Terrorists
<http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,17482480%255E663,00.html>
Jake Lloyd-Smith, Herald Sun

While drug traffickers receive the mandatory death sentence, Singapore shies away from executing terrorists. Instead, Singapore detains would-be bombers and their backers without trial.

*** Tiger Airways Looking For Second Asian Base
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/free/story/0,6418,357282,00.html?>
Karamjit Kaur, Straits Times

*** Alpha 8 Rollercoaster Accident Not The First?
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/88776.asp>
Vinita Ramani, Today

[Opinion]

*** Singapore - Christmas Is Shocking!
<http://whanafi.blogspot.com/2005/12/singapore-christmas-is-shocking.html>
Watching Paint Dry

I noticed a new trend this year: the outdoor decorations and many displays in stores now sport signs saying "DANGER - HIGH VOLTAGE."

*** Singapore's AIDS Situation
<http://singabloodypore.blogspot.com/2005/12/singapores-aids-situation_06.html>
Singabloodypore

Collapsing this into the broad categories of "women and children" and "men", so that all women and children are "good positives" and all men are "bad positives," distorts the picture even further and reinforces stereotypes about the sexual behavior of men and women.

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[Tunes]

*** When I Grow Up (I Wanna Be A Fuckin' Stoner)
<http://www.thegenders.com/>
The Genders
<http://www.thegenders.com/music/04%20When%20I%20Grow%20Up%20(I%20wanna%20be%20a%20Fuckin%27%20Stoner).mp3>