[MyAppleMenu] May 16, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Mac Mini And iPod Boost Apple's UK Sales
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,39020351,39198234,00.htm>
Dan Ilett, ZDNet UK

Analyst firm IDC says that the iPod 'halo effect,' the launch of the Mac mni have helped to grow Apple's market share in Britain.

*** Teenager's iPod Goes Boom
<http://www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking/iPod-explodes/2005/05/13/1115843351825.html?oneclick=true>
Adam Morton, The Age

Don't put your iPod through the washing machine. And if for some reason you do, don't try to fix it with a screwdriver.

*** Judge Backs Tiger Against Tiger
<http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=23250>
Nick Farrell, The Inquirer

Computer retailer TigerDirect's claim that Apple nicked its name for its operating system has failed at the first hurdle.

[Review]

*** 20 Cool Tiger Features You Might Not Have Heard About
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/05/13/tiger_tips.html>
Scott Knaster, O'Reilly Network

Even if you've had the opportunity to play with Tiger yourself, I bet you'll discover some new tricks herein.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Hey Google, Map This!
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,67514,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
Daniel Terdiman, Wired News

Inventive web developers are taking Google's online map service to a new level, layering in house sales and apartment rentals, real-time traffic stats and Flickr photo tags.

*** Digital Home In The Spotlight
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1815548,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Libe Goad, eWeek

The Connections Digital Home Conference & Showcase has covered a potpourri of topics -- IP television capabilities, telephone companies' struggle to offer the same bundled TV-internet-phone services as cable companies, and how the general public will respond to the ongoing battle for the living room.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Life]

*** To Infinity And Beyond
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/10/AR2005051001265.html>
Joel Achenbach, Washington Post

Can a band of true believers blast America's manned space program out of low Earth orbit into a stellar future?

*** Let The Music Play
<http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2005/05/15/let_the_music_play/>
James Sullivan, Boston Globe

Tracy Chapman, Shawn Colvin, Joan Baez. They all performed here. Street musicians can turn a drab city block into an impromptu concert. After 100 years of being badgered or silenced by an uptight city, they are finally free to play. So why aren't they celebrating?

*** Russian Icons
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/15/magazine/15MOSCOW.html?>
Nicolai Ouroussoff, New York Times

Soviet architecture of the 20th century began with utopias and ended with kitsch. Soon the best of it may be gone altogether.

*** A Really Big Idea
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7857151/site/newsweek/>
Bret Begun, Newsweek

Burger King's CEO has turned around the chain with a radical notion: give people what they want.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** School Link To Eating Disorders Possible
<http://www.asia1.com.sg/st/st_20050516_317066.html>
Sandra Davie, Straits Times

Study finds that a third of at-risk girls had been on Trim and Fit programme.

[News]

*** Singapore's Presidential Elections To Be Held As Soon As Next Month
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/latest/story/0,4574,155701,00.html?>
Business Times

Singapore will hold presidential elections between June and August, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng told parliament on Monday amid expectations that incumbent SR Nathan would retire.

*** Report: Wynn Slams Singapore's Casinos
<http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8A2OGP80.htm?campaign_id=apn_home_down>
Associated Press

Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn said the Singapore government's direct involvement in designing the city-state's first two casinos was "unsophisticated" and could compromise the outcome.

*** Singapore 1st-Quarter GDP Probably Shrank At Annual 5.8% Pace
<http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aHcYcvyfnOSQ&refer=asia>
Bloomberg

Singapore will probably say its economy in the first quarter shrank at a 5.8 percent annual pace after pharmaceutical companies cut production, economists said.

*** Singapore's Arts Ambitions Caught Up In Rights Debate
<http://news.ft.com/cms/s/66445e1c-c418-11d9-a56d-00000e2511c8.html>
John Burton, Financial Times

The issue of human rights in Singapore has received increased attention in recent weeks after the government appeared to be curbing free speech on the internet, while a local film-maker could face imprisonment for making a documentary about a leading opposition leader.

[Opinion]

*** Rules Always 'Strike A Balance' ... Except When They Don't
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/50741.asp>
Sunny Goh, Today

The civil service's obsession with the notion of "striking a balance" combined with the fear of "opening a can of worms" has contributed to structural inertia where civil servants uphold one valued principle over that of a principle value.

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Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** Put It Out For Good
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Amy Ray
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Amy Ray
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