[MyAppleMenu] Dec 25, 2005

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MyAppleMenu
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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** iPod Battery Suit Appeal Dismissed
<http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2005/12/24/2204>
Ars Technica

[Opinion]

*** Cursing, And Lighting Candles
<http://www.radioopensource.org/cursing-and-lighting-candles/>
Christopher Lydon, Open Source

Never was a humble footnote happier than I am to be attached to the record of a cultural revolution -- and in my case, to the "word of the year," which turns out to be: podcast.

[Review]

*** Portable Video, Just Not Always Convenient
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/23/AR2005122302058.html>
Daniel Greenberg, Washington Post

Why is it that importing video to portable devices is not nearly as easy and effortless as putting music or video games on them?

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** How Technology Is Aiding Medicine
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4555314.stm>
Jane Dreaper, BBC News

Computers and mobiles phones are playing an increasingly valuable role in helping doctors and patients monitor conditions such as diabetes on a daily basis.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Wish List: No More Books!
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/25/books/review/25queenan.html>
Joe Queenan, New York Times

Cavalierly foisting unsolicited reading material upon book lovers is like buying underwear for people you hardly know.

*** Calendar Of Dreams
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/20/AR2005122001095.html>
Washington Post

A week is too short, a season too varied. But a month, roughly spanning the progress of he moon from null to full, turns out to match perfectly the human need to divide time into psychic units.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Ramblings]

*** Welcome, Where We Nooch You A Little
Heng-Cheong Leong

You'd think that if a restaurant promises that "No Service Charge" on its menu, you will not find <http://www.flickr.com/photos/pricklyechidna/76876329/> a Service Charge entry on your bill?

[News]

*** NKF Issue Raising Questions On Long-Standing Policies
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/12/25/focus/12952050&sec=focus>
Seah Chiang Nee, The Star

The straightforward, no holds-barred revelation of the report had regained some of the government's standing with the public. It required political courage. It could have been released after the polls.