[MyAppleMenu] Dec 30, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Where Are They Biting? Check Your iPod
<http://www.startribune.com/767/story/152349.html>
Star Tribune

Add iPods to the list of equipment Minnesota anglers will be taking out on the ice this winter.

*** iPod Provides Apple With A Record-Breaking Run
<http://news.ft.com/cms/s/7ddf8532-789b-11da-a356-0000779e2340,_i_rssPage=3ad4cbfc-4761-11d8-81c6-0820abe49a01.html>
John Authers, Financial Times

*** Maine Ponders Apple Deal Extension
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=13463>
Macworld UK

*** Where Did That AirPort Card Go, Anyway?
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/webx?14@659.eRlpa9iBbbv@.3c4f5c5c!discloc=.3c740e93>
Glenn Fleishman, TidBITS

The single biggest complaint I hear from Apple users that have Mac models introduced after 1999 and before 2003 is that Apple canceled production of the AIrPort Card.

[Review]

*** Paste Plain Text
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macgems/2005/12/plaintextpaste/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Dan Frakes, Macworld

[Sidetrack]

*** Yes Sir, We Do Indeed Have Too Much Time (While We Wait For You To Unveil Whatever You Are Unveiling At Macworld Expo)
Heng-Cheong Leong

So we <http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2005/12/ipod-giveaway-7-steve-jobs> create a bunch of movie posters featuring Steve Jobs.

:-)

*** Taking A Break From All That Podcasting
Heng-Cheong Leong

It's that time of the year, where people goes on holiday and radios go into rerun mode and podcasts, well, there aren't that many podcasts to listen to.

So, this past week, I've been listening to audiobooks -- specifically, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes <http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/9551> by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. (It's free.) And I've learnt something new: the word "actionable" is not <http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/9551> a modern-business creation.

[Wintel]

*** Bill Gates' Predictions About Speech Recognition: A Historical Review
<http://mpt.net.nz/archive/2005/12/30/gates>
Matthew Thomas

"Bullshit is unavoidable whenever circumstances require someone to talk without knowing what he is talking about."

*** Intel Unveils New Logo In Brand Overhaul
<http://news.com.com/Intel+unveils+new+logo+in+brand+overhaul/2100-1006_3-6012652.html?part=rss&tag=6012652&subj=news>
Reuters

Intel said Thursday that it would scrap its 37-year-old logo as part of a major rebranding that will emphasize the chipmaker's shift away from its core PC business into consumer products.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** The Perils Of JavaSchools
<http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/ThePerilsofJavaSchools.html>
Joel Spolsky, Joel On Software

Pointers and recursion require a certain ability to reason, to think in abstractions, and, most importantly, to view a problem at several levels of abstraction simultaneously. And thus, the ability to understand pointers and recursion is directly correlated with the ability to be a great programmer.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Three Generations, One Vacation
<http://travel2.nytimes.com/2005/12/30/travel/escapes/30family.html?ex=1293598800&en=2b3f13548a1adbbf&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Joanne Kaufman, New York Times

Maybe that's the secret. Maybe multigenerational vacations are one of those practice-makes-perfect things.

*** Nick's Cultural Revolution
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/29/arts/television/29nick.html?8hpib>
David Barboza, New York Times

Viacom and other media giants are betting that China will change and develop a taste for some of the same hyperactive programs that are so attractive to young people in the United States, Europe and other parts of the world.

*** Brooklyn Angel
<http://www.villagevoice.com/people/0552,taormino,71291,24.html>
Tristan Taormino, Village Voice

Joanna Angel builds a New York porn empire one sex comedy at a time.

*** In The Land Of The Brother Leader
<http://www.laweekly.com/ink/06/06/features-totten.php>
Michael J. Totten, LA Weekly

Vacation in Libya? Totalitarian tourism and the search fo truth... and a good meal.

*** Yeah, But The Book Is Better
<http://www.forward.com/articles/7043>
Thane Rosenbaum, Forward

When it comes to making a movie based on a book -- or ultimately watching that movie -- being too invested in the integrity of the novel is probably a bad idea.

*** It's Like 'Sex And The City,' Only The City Is Moscow
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/29/arts/television/29sex.html?ex=1293512400&en=f0fa926ccab00302&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Sophia Kishkovsky, New York Times

As much as modern-day Moscow can seem like New York, what with fast-paced lifestyles, pressure-cooker careers and comlicated relationships, Vera, Alla, Sonia and Yulia are not quite Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Charities And Income Tax Acts To Be Strengthened To Better Regulate Charities
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/185934/1/.html>
Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia

*** Dangling Carrots To Attract Malaysians
<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/National/20051230080717/Article/index_html>
New Straits Times

Singapore, desperate to check the decline in Malaysian visitors, is offering cash vouchers, a waiver on cover charges at bars and other inducements.

*** Hotel Room Rates Hike
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/92657.asp>
Loh Chee Kong, Today

Hoteliers may push up prices by as much as 50% to be on par with competitors.

*** In A Pickle Over A Jam
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/92636.asp>
Ansley Ng, Today

ICA says it may raise manpower and look at biometric solutions to relieve causeway jams.

*** To Survive, SIA Must Hive Off Subsidiaries, Says MM Lee
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/92684.asp>
Lee Ching Wern, Today

[Opinion]

*** Trains On One Hand, Cabs On The Other
<http://www.dominicsoon.com/blog/?p=101>
dominicsoon.com

The city that hopes to to become the New York of Asia would do well to remember that New York is the "city that never sleeps." It's hard to compete with apublic transport system that shuts down obscenely early.

*** 'No Tipping' Singpore Will Lose Out To Other Countries That Reward Service Staff
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,361840,00.html?>
Daniel Chan Wai Piew, Straits Times

*** Ghost Gag On TV Show Went Too Far
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,361902,00.html?>
Leong Kum Seng, Straits Times

MediaCorp should have an ethics committee to evaluate questionable story ideas before allowing their implementation.

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[Tunes]

*** Jubale
<http://www.manuemusic.com/music.htm>
Manue
<http://www.manuemusic.com/Jubale.mp3>