[MyAppleMenu] Dec 19, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** New Media WIl Get Emmy Of Their Own
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-et-emmy19dec19,1,4969207.story?coll=la-headlines-technology>
Matea Gold, Los Angeles Times

Daytime awards adds a category for podcasts, video blogs, even original content created for cellphones.

*** Apple Will Rule The Notebook Roost: Study
<http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2005/12/19/2003285097>
Jason Tan, Taipei Times

Among all brand-name notebook-computer makers, Apple is set to take center stage next year, mainly bolstered by its new light-weight models as well ashte iPod effect, a recent study found.

*** DJs Change Their Tune On Computers
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/17/AR2005121700098.html>
Seth Hamblin, Washington Post

Built with the consumer in mind, iPods lack the sophisticated cuing, beat-matching and mixing functions that are standard on DJ gear. But their portability and tie-ins with online music stores have captured the imagination of many devotees who see the potential for the gadget to be a DJ tool.

*** End Near For Mac Version Of IE
<http://www.theage.com.au/news/breaking/end-near-for-mac-version-of-ie/2005/12/19/1134840779266.html>
Sam Varghese, The Age

Microsoft will cease support for the Mac version of Internet Explorer from December 31 and stop development of the program, the company says on its website. No further security or enhancement updates will be provided.

*** Apple Finds New Digs
<http://www.nypost.com/business/58965.htm>
Lois Weiss, New York Post

Apple net-leased the entire 30,000-foot five-story building opposite the Empire State Building.

[Opinion]

*** The Story Of The Lost Finder
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/8756?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550&ATT=The+story+of+the+lost+Finder>
Francois Joseph de kermadec, O'Reilly Network

The Finder as it is has to appeal to the geekiest of users as well as to the least advanced, which gives it an impossible task, the one to please everyone. In that, it is necessarily stuck in a middle point that remains very hard to navigate.

*** Apple Shoud Plant A Palm In Its Garden
<http://business.bostonherald.com/technologyNews/view.bg?articleid=117693>
Brett Arends, Boston Herald

There's one easy step Jobs could take right now that would take advantage of his saring share price to open up whole new fields of growth. Buy Palm.

[Review]

*** You, Too, Can Replace An iPod Battery With A Few Tools And Patience
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/lifestyle/sfl-ipodbatterydec19,0,6957685.story?coll=sfla-features-headlines>
John M. Moran, Hartford Courant

[Sidetrack]

*** Rights And Responsibility Of An Internet Citizen
Heng-Cheong Leong

Phil Jones <http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/johnrobb/2005/12/wikipedia_in_co.html#comment-12174272>: I'm inclined to think that people who complain about wikipedia but don't correct the mistakes they find are a bit like people who complain about government but don't vote. Wikipedia gives you rights and responsibilities. The two go together.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** In Computer Science, A Growing Gender Gap
<http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2005/12/18/in_computer_science_a_growing_gender_gap/>
Marcella Bombardieri, Boston Globe

Women shunning a field once seen as welcoming.

*** Microsoft's Vision Of The Future
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/4534674.stm>
Dan Simmons, BBC News

*** How Google Woos The Best And Brightest
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/12/18/GOOGLE.TMP>
Verne Kopytoff, San Francisco Chronicle

Free cafeteria food, annual ski trips to the Sierra and free laundry are just some of the fringe benefits of working at Google. Getting hired is the trick.

*** Valley Start-Ups' Cubicles Thousands Of Miles Apart
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/rss/13435690.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_rss>
John Boudreau, San Jose Mercury News

There's a new breed of start-up in Silicon Valley: the mini-multinational, launched from the get-go as a global business.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Life]

*** They Can't Just Refill The Chairs
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-ca-yeargold18dec18,1,2349055.story?coll=la-headlines-technology&ctrack=1&cset=true>
Matea Gold, Los Angeles Times

Raging technology has forced the networks to rethink anchors' roles and the concept of nightly news.

*** Worlds Collide
<http://www.southflorida.com/travel/sfl-mexfrenchdec18,0,3642494.story?coll=sfe-travel-wire>
Jim Benning, Sun-Sentinel

Who needs duck a l'orange when there are fajitas, and a Frenchman in a cowboy hat, just around the corner?

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Report Finds Extravagance, Lack Of Governance At Singapore's NKF
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/184427/1/.html>
Asha Popatilal, Channel NewsAsia

The findings by MPMG are startling, from revelations that only 10 cents of every charity dollar went to subsidize patients' direct treatment costs, to wasted opportunities by regulators to commence investigations earlier.

*** New PAP Faces Likely In Marine Parade Race
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/91000.asp>
Jose Raymond, Today

*** The Falungong Eyesore?
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/90953.asp>
Tor Ching Li, Today

Many complaints have been lodged against the group's activities in public areas.

*** Workers' Party Eyeing East Coast?
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/90998.asp>
Christie Loh, Today

Walkabouts in Bedok North, but party chief says election focus areas still undecided.

*** Shocker Over Private Armies Patrolling Straits
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/12/19/maritime/12869745&sec=maritime>
Sira Habibu and Nik Khusairir Ibrahim, The Star

Private armies comprising Gurkhas and commandos are plying the Straits of Malacca armed with machine guns and combat equipment. The private security companies based in Singapore have engaged the troops to provide security for merchant vessels transiting the Straits. The revelation of such operations in the Straits during the recent Lima International Maritime Conference 2005 came as a surprise even to the Ministry of Defence officials.

*** Embracing Otherhood In Singapore
<http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2005/12/19/200512190011.asp>
Straits Times

Singapore prides itself on being multi-racial. But not many are aware of how multi it really is.

[Opinion]

*** Could The Walt Disney Company Now Be Setting Its Sights On Singapore?
<http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/articles/showarticle.php?ID=1786>
Jim Hill

Given the stigma and negative publicity that's usually associated with gambling, I've heard that the Singapore government is also interested in building something that's much more family-friendly. To counter-act this casino resort, so to speak.

*** Public Trust Matters More Than Reserves, Says NKF
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,359714,00.html?>
Goh Chee Leok, National Kidney Foundation, Straits Times

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[Tunes]

*** Podsafe Christmas Song
<http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/11/30/thing-a-week-11-podsafe-christmas-song/>
Jonathan Coulton
<http://www.jonathancoulton.com/music/thingaweek/PodsafeChristmasSong.mp3>