[MyAppleMenu] Dec 16, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple Developing New iPod Applications For Windows?
<http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1416>
AppleInsider

Apple is shopping for software developers that can help it build "new complex" iPod applications for the Windows operating system, according to recent company job posting.

*** Bush's iPod Muddle
<http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1649151.html>
Ananova

"I get the shuffle and then I shuffle the shuffle."

*** Publisher Apologizes To Online Lyrics Tool
<http://www.billboard.biz/bb/biz/newsroom/digital/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001699607>
Bill Werde, Billboard.biz

Warner/Chappell chairman Richard Blackstone and Jane Dyball, who handles European legal affairs for the company, privately and publically apologized to Walter Ritter, the 31-year-old Austrian programmer behind PearLyrics.

*** Apple Juggernaut Shows No Sin Of Waning
<http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2005/12/15/apple_juggernaut_shows_no_sign_of_waning/>
May Wong, Associated Press

With its best-selling iPods and landmark licensing deals with music and television moguls propelling new ways of consuming digital media, Apple now is the pacesetter.

*** Key Events For Apple In 2005
<http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/business/13415122.htm>
Associated Press

*** NBC Will Add More Shows To iTunes US
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=13378>
Macworld UK

*** HBO Interested In iPod Programming
<http://news.com.com/HBO+interested+in+iPod+programming/2110-1026_3-5997051.html?part=rss&tag=5997051&subj=news>
Reuters

*** Where iPods Meet Sock Hops
<http://news.com.com/2061-10793_3-5997127.html?part=rss&tag=5997127&subj=news>
Michelle Meyers, CNET News.com

If you're an iPod accessory collector who's beyond chargers and speakers, but not quite ready for an iPod BMW, you might consider Wurlitzer's Bubbler CD jukebox, now available with an iPod dock.

*** Study: iTunes Runs Second To Napster In Branding
<http://playlistmag.com/news/2005/12/15/tempo/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Playlist

[Opinion]

*** iTunes Podcast Directory Being Mainatined By Third Grader!
<http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/005470.html>
Geek News Central

*** Two iPods Are Better Than One
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/12/ipodeddy/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Philip Michaels, Macworld

*** The Bane Of File Sharing
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/8743?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550&ATT=The+bane+of+file+sharing>
Francois Joseph de Kermadec, O'Reilly Network

Sharing files is a laudable goal but who on eart really use File Sharing for good?

[Review]

*** Mini Madness
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/ipodblog/2005/12/minimadness/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Christopher Breen, Playlist

With sellers asking nearly $600 for a 4GB iPod mini, has Apple abandoned the colorful alumninized player too soon? I compare the mini and nano to find out.

[Sidetrack]

*** Rumor Today: I Tell 'Ya, No Intel Mac At Macworld Expo SF
Heng-Cheong Leong

TechWB <http://derekpicone.blogsome.com/2005/12/16/no-intel-at-macworld/>: Apple says not to expect Intel at Macworld; in fact, don't expect any new computer hardware.

*** Remembering Myst
Heng-Cheong Leong

For reasons unknown to me, I suddenly wanted to get my hands on Myst again. Gotta go search for that CD-ROM in my "big" cupboard... and I do wonder if the game still works in Mac OS X classic mode.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Two Things That Bother Me About Google's New Firefox Extension
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/8760>
Nitesh Dhanjani, O'Reilly Network

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Finding The Perfect Tree Can Become A Perfect Outing
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/16/travel/escapes/16downtime.html?ex=1292389200&en=e2dee00536a903b2&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Leslie Land, New York Times

Even if you'd rather save the picnicking for a football game, cutting your own Christmas tree feels festive.

*** King Kong's Monkey Love
<http://www.laweekly.com/ink/06/04/holiday-bearman.php>
Joshuah Bearman, LA Weekly

Intimacy on the primate family tree.

*** The Great Xbox Shortage Of 2005
<http://www.slate.com/id/2132071/>
Tm Harford, Slate

Never attribute to conspiracy that which can be explained by incompetence.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Changi Airport Budget Terminal Opens In March
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/183814/1/.html>
Asha Popatial, Channel NewsAsia

[Opinion]

*** Asking Commuters To Tip Cabbies A Bad Idea
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,359162,00.html?>
Jeffrey Law Lee Beng, Straits Times

If tipping cabbies becomes the norm, it may lead to discriminatory picking of passengers.

*** NKF Provides More Than Dialysis Treatment
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,359201,00.html?>
Gerard Ee, National Kidney Foundation, Straits Times

*** National Service: Clarifying The Law
<http://www.dominicsoon.com/blog/?p=97>
dominicsoon.com

Trying to force someone to defend a country he has no intention of remaining in is silly on the ground of fairnes, but in a strategic sense it is also foolish.

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[Tunes]

*** twiceshy
<http://www.comfortstand.com/catalog/060/index.html>
Big City Orchestra
<http://ia300819.eu.archive.org/1/items/csr060/csr060_big-city-orchestra_boom-crash-crash_16_twiceshy.mp3>