[MyAppleMenu] Jan 3, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Independent Mac Stores Doing Well, Thanks To iPod Boom
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/206210_theinsider03.html>
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Apple isn't the only company benefiting from the popularity of its trendy iPod portable music player. Also seeing the effect is Computer Stores Northwest Inc., an independent Apple reseller that owns five Mac Stores in Oregon and one in Seattle's University District.

[Opinion]

*** Can The Zealous Zen Overtake Cool iPod?
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/bizit/story/0,4574,140735,00.html?>
Roland Lim, Business Times

The bottomline is emotion -- consumers buy the style, not the device. It is not price that matters, but the premium.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** The Future In Your Pocket
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4110555.stm>
Mark Ward, BBC News

If you are a geek or gadget fan, the next 12 months look like they are going to be a lot of fun.

*** A Final Newspaper Column, And My Thanks
<http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/011151.shtml>
Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News

I moved to Silicon Valley a little over 10 years ago. I've been constantly amazed by what has happened here since then -- a furious rush of innovation and change.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Endings Are A Catharsis. They Give Meaning To What Comes Before, And Change Us From The Way We Were.
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/01/01/DDG7VAJAL81.DTL>
Steven Winn, San Franciso Chronicle

Endings, by their nature, are exquisitely torturous. We're all psychologically primed to crave resolving climaxes, and simultaneously inclined to doubt, mistrust, reject and even fear them.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Tech Cycle The Key For Singapore's Economy In 2005: Economists
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/125480/1/.html>
Frederick Lim, Channel NewsAsia

Experts told an industry conference on Monday that the tech sector, more than economic factors, will decide how well Singapore's economy does this year.

*** Government Puts Caps On Size Of Proposed Casino
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/singapore/story/0,5562,293621,00.html?>
Kelvin Wong and Glenys Sim, Straits Times

Surcharge imposed if takings exceed half of resort's total revenue.

*** Public Universities To Be Given More Freedom
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/topstories/story/0,5562,293646,00.html?>
M. Nirmala, Straits Times

Singapore's two public universities are to be corporatised to give them more flexibility and boost their ability to compete for talent and become world-class institutions. Announcing this yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan said there were many benefits in giving universities autonomy.