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[Top Stories]

*** Cocoa And The Emerging Software Market
<http://blog.x180.net/2005/02/cocoa_and_the_e.html>
James Duncan Davidson, x180

The story of Cocoa is about small software shop where people are busting out incredible software with small teams.

[News]

*** Japanese Companies Ride iPod Success
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=10882&Page=1&pagePos=11>
Macworld UK

*** Custom Engraving Gives iPods A Personal Touch
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifestyle/212318_ipodpersonal.html>
Andrew Clevenger, Columbia News Service

With custom engraving, Apple has found a way to make its cutting-edge technology even more personal.

*** iPod Shuffle Hits Taiwan's 7-11 Stores
<http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2005/02/17/2003223422>
Amber Chung, Taipei Times

*** Students Get Their Own iBooks
<http://www.springfieldnews.com/articles/2005/02/16/local/news04.txt>
Ben Raymond Lode, Springfield News

*** Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Packaging Revealed
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/02/16/tiger-box/>
MacMinute

The new black packaging shows a platinum "X" that gives the perception that it is extending off the front of the box.

*** Apple Agrees To Hold Subpoenas Against Web Sites
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1765697,00.asp>
Daniel Drew Turner, eWeek

Apple has agreed to hold off on serving subpoenas until after the Uperior Court of Santa Clara County, California, has held a hearing on the EFF's request for a protective order for its clients. A date for the hearing has not yet been set, but it may be held in early March.

*** Apple Computer Shares Crack $90 To Hit New Intraday All-Time High
<http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/apple_computer_shares_crack_90_to_hit_new_intraday_all_time_high/>
MacDailyNews

*** Apple To Open New Southern California Store
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/02/16/la-apple-store/>
MacMinute

ifo Apple Store reports that Apple is planning to open a new retail store at the posh Beverly Center mall in Los Angeles.

*** Panic Releases Transmit 3 FTP Client For Mac OS X
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/02/16/transmit3/index.php?lsrc=mcrss-0205>
Peter Cohen, MacCentral

[Opinion]

*** The Naked Truth About iTunes
<http://www.cavalierdaily.com/CVArticle.asp?ID=22335&pid=1257>
Lindsay McCook, Cavalier Daily

Music is such a good way to get to know someone, because most people are passionate about the music they listen to.

*** iPods Make Being A Nerd Cool
<http://www.vermontcynic.com/news/2005/02/15/StudentLife/Ipods.Make.Being.A.Nerd.Cool-867879.shtml>
Julian Brizzi, Vermont Cynic

The line between nerd and cool has blended to a point where it is almost nonexistent.

*** Who Will Make The iPod Phone? And When?
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1765998,00.asp>
Andreas Pfeiffer, Pusblish.com

Nokia's plans to bundle Windows Media Player with future cell phones begs the question: Is an iPod phone in the works?

*** While Switching To Mac Will Improve Security, It Isn't For Everybody
<http://ptech.wsj.com/ptech.html>
Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal

The best candidates for a switch to the Mac are those who use their computers overwhhelmingly for common, mainstream consumer tasks.

*** Steve Jobs, Napster Nemesis
<http://news.com.com/Steve+Jobs%2C+Napster+nemesis/2061-1027_3-5578827.html?part=rss&tag=5575731&subj=news.1027.10>
John Borland, CNET News.com

According to sources at major record labels, Steve Jobs himself sent top music executives a link to a blog explaining how to turn copy-protected songs from Apple rival Napster into unprotected, freely burnable music files.

[Review]

*** Faux Manual Shuffle Management
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/todayatplaylist/2005/02/fauxshuff/index.php>
Christopher Breen, Playlist

Is it impossible to update the shuffle with music scattered across multiple computers? No. It can be done via networking.

*** Easy DVD Archives
<http://www.machtpc.com/archives/2005/02/16/easy-dvd-archives/>
Mac HTPC

THe easiest tool to use for the task is MacTheRipper.

[Sidetrack]

*** This Mini Didn't Work
Heng-Cheong Leong

ifoAppleStore <http://www.ifoapplestore.com/rants/rant11.html> noted the four-month anniversary of Apple's mini-stores, and note that these stores do not live up to their promises.

*** Another Switcher
Heng-Cheong Leong

Sicked and tired of problems with Windows, TiVo Chairman <http://www.gigaom.com/2005/02/16/tivo-chairman-loves-his-mac/> recently switched to Macintosh.

Maybe now there will be better Macintosh support coming from TiVo?

*** Be Prepared
Heng-Cheong Leong

Nowadays, if you are a software developer, you always must have a plan for when the company that sells the platform for which your application runs on -- be it Microsoft or Apple -- becomes your biggest competitor.

Especially if the whole reason for the existence of your product (read: Symantec <http://news.com.com/Symantecs+Microsoft+problem/2061-12_3-5579208.html?part=rss&tag=5575731&subj=news.12.20>) is due to the lousniess of the platform (read: Microsoft).

(Microsoft is buying anti-virus and anti-spamware products to, er, fix Windows for being virus and spamware-friendly. And these products ain't from Symantec.)

*** Rumor Today: Final Cut Pro 5 To Debut At NAB
Heng-Cheong Leong

Mid-April, i.e. And the article from Think Secret <http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0502fcp5.html> strongly implied that Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger will also be available by then.

*** Bill Gates Not An iPod User
Heng-Cheong Leong

As highlighted by iPodlounge <http://www.ipodlounge.com/ipodnews.php?id=P6454>, Bill Gates actually uses a Creative Zen. (Well, at least that's what he claims.) Of course, Bill Gates doesn't necessary have good taste. :-)

[Wintel]

*** One-On-One With Bill Gates
<http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=506354>
Peter Jennings, ABC News

Microsoft chairman talks about innovation, competition, and goals.

*** Napster Says It Hasn't Been 'Hacked'
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/security/60401457>
TechWeb

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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[Demo]

*** Standout Gadgets From Demo
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10914173.htm>
Mike Langberg, San Jose Mercury News

*** A Sneak Peek At Tomorrow's Tech
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2005/tc20050216_1355_tc062.htm>
Stephen H. Wildstrom, BusinessWeek

Innovations take the stage at the annual DEMO conference. Here are some of the most promising -- and dubious.

[News]

*** Philadelphia Hopes For A Lead In The Wireless Race
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/17/technology/17wired.html?ex=1266382800&en=bb1f1ec72e75489b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
James Dao, New York Times

*** Time To Regulate The Software Industry?
<http://news.com.com/Time+to+regulate+the+software+industry/2100-7348_3-5579963.html?part=rss&tag=5575731>
Dawn Kawamoto, CNET News.com

A panel of security experts on Wednesday debated the merits of regulating the software industry to curtail software flaws -- and hence reduce the volume of virus attacks.

*** Researchers: Digital Encryption Standard Flawed
<http://news.com.com/Researchers+Digital+encryption+standard+flawed/2100-1002_3-5579881.html?part=rss&tag=5575731>
Robert Lemos, CNET News.com

An encryption standard widely used in digitally signing documents and programs has a flaw in it that could allow for the creation of forgeries, sources said Wednesday.

*** Researchers Band Together For Solar Fabric
<http://news.com.com/Researchers+band+together+for+solar+fabric/2100-7337_3-5579562.html?part=rss&tag=5575731>
Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com

In a new twist on the concept of the power suit, solar energy startup Konarka has linked up with a Swiss scientific institute to develop a woen fabric that can harvest energy from the sun.

*** Skype Looks More And More Like A Baby Microsoft
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/6491>
Ted Wallingford, O'Reilly Network

*** Gadget Or Plaything? Let A Child Decide
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/17/technology/circuits/17toys.html?ex=1266296400&en=7f6a68fd56a62ea1&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Michel Marriott, New York Times

Toy industry analysts and toymakers have made note of a major shift to toys that not only incorporate more advanced electronics than before, but also blur the distinction between toys and electronic items typically marketed to older consumers.

*** School Drops RFID Tag Program
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,66626,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
Wired News

The California grade school that required students to wear radio frequency identification badges has ended the program because the company that developed the technology pulled out.

*** Intel Unveils Laser Breakthrough
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4271825.stm>
BBC News

Intel has unveiled research that could mean data is soon being moved around chips at the speed of light.

*** Academics Praise Open Source Development
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39188061,00.htm>
Ingrid Marson, ZDNet UK

A study has found that the open source model can result in better code, but warns there can also be downsides.

*** It's Time To Tax The Internet
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1765486,00.asp>
Lance Ulanoff, PC Magazine

[Linux]

*** Vendors Push For Wider Linux Migration
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/02/16/HNwiderlinuxmigration_1.html>
Nancy Weil, IDG News Service

Linux is easier to deploy and maintain than its reputation might suggest, IT company executives said at LinuxWorld this week.

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[Life]

*** Activists Put Their Minds In The Toilet
<http://www.utne.com/web_special/web_specials_2005-02/articles/11548-1.html>
Alyssa Ford, Utne

Women and men urinating in the same room? Preposterous!

*** The Chefs' Club About Nothing
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25490-2005Feb15.html>
Judith Weinraub, Washington Post

Washington's unlikely, laid-back, late-night culinary crew.

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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** Singapore's Growth Stronger Than Expected
<http://news.ft.com/cms/s/8fa84234-808c-11d9-bed2-00000e2511c8.html>
John Burton, Financial Times

Singapore's economy expanded by an unexpectedly strong 8.4 per cent in 2004 from a year earlier, due to a sudden spurt of growth in the fourth quarter that reflected bouyant exports among the pharmaceutical and electronics sectors and increased private consumption.

[News]

*** Singapore Air Force Reviewing Training
<http://www.pntonline.com/engine.pl?station=portales&template=storyfull.html&id=4180>
David Irvin, Portales News-Tribune

The entire Singapore Air Force training operations in America are under review, officials from the Singapore Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Air Force said Wednesday.

*** Anderson Backs Singapore's Flight Bid
<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12271502%255E23349,00.html>
Katharine Murphy, The Australian

Singapore Airlines has secured cautious endorsement from John Anderson to fly the lucrative Australia-US route, the Deputy Prime Minister arguing that "sensible" liberalisation could help Qantas grow and create jobs in Australia.

*** SIA To Fly Australia-US In A Year
<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12280167%255E1702,00.html>
The Australian

Singapore Airlines could be flying the lucrative Australia-US route within a year, Singapore Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said in comments reported today following talks with his Australian couterpart.

*** Singapore To Commemorate Wartime Invasion, Occupation By Japanese
<http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050217f1.htm>
Japan Times

Singapore plans a series of events to remember the Japanese invasion and occupation of the island during World War II as part of its 60th anniversary celebrations for the end of the war.

[Opinion]

*** Why Are We So Afraid Of The 'R' Words?
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/forum/story/0,5562,301207,00.html?>
Jamie Han Li Chou, Straits Times

It would be a shame if Singaporeans do not make full use of the stability we are enjoying now to bring out such sensitive issues into the open.

[Technology]

*** BSA Steps Up Anti-Piracy Efforts In Singapore
<http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=6139>
Parthajit, Digital Media Asia

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[Tunes]

*** Alice
<http://www.biddies4ever.com/hear.html>
The Lascivious Biddies, Biddi-luxe!
<http://www.biddies4ever.com/MP3/TLB_Alice.mp3>

*** The Genocide Ball
<http://www.therobotateme.com/index2.html>
The Robot Ate Me, On Vacation
<http://www.therobotateme.com/files/The%20Robot%20Ate%20Me%20-%20The%20Genocide%20Ball.mp3>