[MyAppleMenu] Dec 31, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** iPod Leads The Way For 21st Century Media
<http://www.heralddemocrat.com/articles/2005/12/30/local_news/community/community01.txt>
Joyce Godwin, Herald Democrat

Who would have thought Apple would surpass Microsoft and Sony in this market?

*** Family Finds Raw Meat Instead Of iPod Inside Sealed Box
<http://www.local6.com/news/5710517/detail.html#ipod>
Local 6

An investigation found that a former Wal-Mart employee apparently tampered with a shipment of iPods and put the meat into several packages.

*** Honor Goes To Apple Gadget Guru
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4569912.stm>
BBC News

Jonathan Ive, the man behind Apple's iconic iPod and imac, has become a CBE in the New Year Honours list.

[Opinion]

*** Make It A Bud
<http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/riffraff/archives/2005/12/ipod_headphones.php>
Nick Sylvester, Village Voice

This time Apple's iPod earbud headphones play fall guy.

*** An Old-School Music Collector, At Long Last, Sings Paean To iPod
<http://www.bangornews.com/news/templates/?a=126078>
Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News

I love my iPod. Oh, how I love it.

[Review]

*** Make Your Own Mac Media Center
<http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=435701&rl=1>
Emory Christensen, Peachpit Press

*** Griffin Technology iTrip FM Transmitter For iPod Nano
<http://ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/comments/griffin-technology-itrip-fm-transmitter-for-ipod-nano-ipod/>
Jeremy Horwitz, iLounge

In so many ways, its physical design makes practical sense for nano users, and its tuning system is both highly readable and generally very easy to use.

[Sidetrack]

*** Podcast, Deluxe
Heng-Cheong Leong

Do you listen to podcasts during your train commute every morning and evening, standing there inside the train, holding on to the handle bar, and try not to fall?

Or is this <http://www.flickr.com/photos/tod/79685334/> how you listen to podcast, in pure luxury?

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** The Daily Paper Of Tomorrow
<http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_02/b3966026.htm>
Jon Fine, BusinessWeek

It won't look the same. But with reimagining, the local daily ain't dead yet.

*** Web Services Thrive, But Outages Outrage Users
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051230/wr_nm/column_pluggedin_dc>
Adam Pasick, Reuters

Web sites that share blogs, bookmarks and photos exploded in popularity in 2005, but in recent weeks a number of major outages left users stranded and frustrated.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Panel By Comic Panel, A Retail Clerk Exacts His Revenge
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/31/business/media/31comic.html?8hpib>
Michael Barbaro, New York Times

Revenge comes in many forms. For Norm Feuti, it is a comic strip.

*** Bitter Brew
<http://www.slate.com/id/2132576/nav/tap1/>
Michael Idov, Slate

I opened a charming neighborhood coffee shop. Then it destroyed my life.

*** Ah, Those Innocent Days Full Of Magic
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8123-1960701,00.html>
Julie Myerson, The Times

[Expressions]

*** Long Time, No See
<http://news.ft.com/cms/s/9e5dbdbe-791e-11da-a740-0000779e2340.html>
Lionel Shriver, Financial Times

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Casino To Be World's Most Expensive
<http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BT/Saturday/Corporate/20051231022958/Article/>
Business Times Malaysia

Singapore, which olds records for the world's biggest fountain and sand painting, also plans to host the world's most expensive casino resort, though government restrictions on gaming mean it won't be the biggest.

[Opinion]

*** Letter Defending Durai Did Not Address Concerns
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,362148,00.html?>
Harvey Neo Choong Tiong, Straits Times

What is there to forgive when Mr Durai has not apologised? In fact, time and again, he has expressed the view that he has done nothing wrong.

[Entertainment]

*** Going To: Singapore
<http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/01/01/travel/01going.html?ex=1293771600&en=9cd42d9de50986ca&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Jennifer Gampell, New York Times

Visitors may miss the chaotic vibrancy of Hong Kong or Bangkok, but Singapore's green spaces, clean air and yes, even its trademark functionality, can be a refreshing change from other regional capitals. In desperately seeking its buzz, Singapore has become a surprisingly lively destination.