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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple Euro iTunes Stores Sell 50m Songs Year One
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/23/apple_euro_itunes_sales/>
Tony Smith, The Register

Apple's European iTunes Music Stores have together sold more than 50m songs in their first 12 months in business, the company said today.

*** The New Apple: Just A Pretty Unix Face?
<http://www.newsfactor.com/news/New-Apple--Just-a-Pretty-Unix-Face-/story.xhtml?story_id=11300CTNYG1P>
Elizabeth Millard, NewsFactor

The Mac user interface and its slick casing likely will be more than enough in the future.

*** Coming Soon: MS Office Alternatives For Mac
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1830588,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Daniel Drew Turner, eWeek

Major milestones were recently announced for two Mac OS X-compatible software suites that could provide an alternative to the near-ubiquitous Microsoft Office.

*** A First Look At Apple's Intel Mac
<http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0506intelmac.html>
Ryan Katz, Think Secret

Apple's Intel-based Mac development kits have started trickling into developer's hands.

[Opinion]

*** Can Apple Afford To License OS X?
<http://www.fortune.com/fortune/fastforward/0,15704,1076198,00.html?promoid=rss>
David Kirkpatrick, Fortune

While Dell's interest is newsworthy, I doubt Jobs will let him sell OS X anytime soon.

*** Someone Else's Honey Pot
<http://tvt.blogspot.com/2005/06/dipping-your-finger-into-someone-elses.html>
The Hallway

Something I've found a great deal of enjoyment doing since I got my iPod shuffle at WWDC is just hook it up to someone else's computer and set the iTunes to autofill onto my Shuffle from the other person's music collection.

[Review]

*** Kensington Stereo Dock For iPod
<http://ipodlounge.com/index.php/reviews/comments/kensington-stereo-dock-for-ipod-ipod/>
Jeremy Horwitz, iPodlounge

Kensington's Stereo Dock is very close to the ideal implementation of its concept -- a great dock with all the cables and power you'll need, plus a good but not great remote control.

*** Cutting The Cord From Your iPod
<http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05173/526657.stm>
Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal

For now, keep detangling those wires until a better product comes along.

*** An iPod For Your Favorite Grad
<http://www.smartmoney.com/dealoftheday/index.cfm?story=20050622>
Kelli B. Grant, Smart Money

Is it possible to find a meaningful bargin? The answer is yes -- if you're willing to be creative. Here's a buyers guide.

[Wintel]

*** Users Overloop XP's Non-Admin Security
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1830637,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Ryan Naraine, eWeek

Microsoft is sparing no expense to spread the Least-privileged User Account security gospel ahead of next year's Longhorn launhc, but a little-known fact -- especially among IT administrators and end-users -- is that the technology is already available in the Windows operating system.

*** Bill Gates And The Next Holy War
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=11921>
Howard Anderson, Macworld UK

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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Microsoft Will Pay Legal Costs If Technology Partners Are Sued
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/23/technology/23soft.html?ex=1277179200&en=945bf28699134306&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Steve Lohr, New York Times

Microsoft plans to announce today that it will pay the legal costs for any personal computer maker or software company that may be sued over patents, trademarks or trade secrets, based on claims against it.

*** Lawmakers Question If Biometric Passports Will Work
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/06/22/HNbiometric_1.html>
Grant Gross, IDG News Service

*** Study Finds Too Few Women And Minorities In Tech
<http://news.com.com/Study+finds+too+few+women%2C+minorities+in+tech/2100-1022_3-5758177.html?part=rss&tag=5758177&subj=news>
Ed Frauenheim, CNET News.com

Tech is becoming ever more the province of testosterone, according to a new report.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** What Native Peoples Deserve
<http://www.commentarymagazine.com/article.asp?aid=11905056_1>
Roger Sandall, Commentary Magazine

What should be done about endangered enclave societies in the midst of a modern nation?

[Life]

*** Flight Suits
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/23/fashion/thursdaystyles/23airport.html?8hpib>
Eric Wilson, New York Times

It's the beginning of another summer travel season, and passengers at some of the busiest airports look little different than if they were shopping at a mall, their increasingly casual wardrobe of T-shirts and shorts have eclipsed any remnants of the golden era of travel, that time before airline deregulation led to cheap tickets, when dressing for the airport meant dressing up.

*** Exploring Inroads For Tysons Foot Traffic
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/22/AR2005062202097.html>
Peter Whoriskey, Washington Post

Refashioning North Varginia hub into a downtown faces a major roadblock: Route 7.

*** Reader, I'm A He
<http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,1511591,00.html>
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian

When novels by 'Yasmina Khadra' first appeared, literary France thought it had at last found the authentic voice of the Arab woman. But then she turned out to be a man -- and not just a man but a veteran Algerian army officer.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Maid To Sweat In Singapore
<http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/GF24Ae03.html>
Kalinga Seneviratne, Asia Times

A rare, passionate public debate on a social issue is raging here on how this tiny, affluent Southeast Asian nation treats the thousands of maids or foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in the city-state.

*** Malaysia Not Competing With Singapore To Be Financial Hub
<http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_business.php?id=141265>
Bernama

Malaysia is not competing with Singapore in efforts to become a financial hub, Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said Thursday.

*** Howard Gives Wings To Qantas Merger Plan
<http://finance.news.com.au/story/0,10166,15703188-462,00.html>
Katharine Murphy, News.com.au

John Howard revealed yesterday he had discussed the merger idea with his Singapore counterpart, Lee Hsien Loong, in a private conversation two weeks ago.

*** Singaproe Casinos May Spur Gaming Growth
<http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/business/11957767.htm>
Gillian Wong, Associated press

Singapore's recent decision to lift its ban on casino gambling will likely lead more Asian countries to follow suit, gaming companies said Wednesday.

*** Now, A Clearer Way To Pay
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/57617.asp>
Christie Loh, Today

Government agencies putting new measures in place after PAC report.

[Opinion]

*** For Bikers And Motorists
<http://jyaisu.blogspot.com/2005/06/for-bikers-and-motorists.html>
UnReaL

*** Singapore, Michigan
<http://www.kewinn.com/blog/?p=233>
A Stranger In A Strange Land

It's intesting how two places separated by time and space could end up with exactly the same name.