[MyAppleMenu] Nov 13, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** It's Like Selling Meals By The Bite. And It May Work.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/13/business/yourmoney/13frenzy.html>
Richard Siklos, New York Times

*** Get Ready For The Anti-iPod Movement
<http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20051112/ANTIPOD12/TPEntertainment/TopStories>
Ivor Tossell, Globe And Mail

A Toronto man's videotaped protest against the ubiquity of iPod culture, through SmashMyiPod.com, has struck a global nerve.

*** Gateway Mall Confirms Juicy Apple Rumor
<http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_3207751>
Lesley Mitchell, Salt Lake Tribune

In a move that showcases the state's growing popularity as a site for retail expansion, Apple plans to open within the next two weeks its first Utah store in downtown Salt Lake City's Gateway shopping center.

[Opinion]

*** Passion Is Blind
<http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2005/11/passion_is_blin.html>
Passionate

Forgiveness is relative. We diss Windows with impunity, but when our Mac does the same thing, well, geez nobody's perfect.

*** Yo, Libraries: Say No To DRM
<http://doc.weblogs.com/2005/11/12#yoLibrariesSayNoToDrm>
Doc Searl

Podcasting is a perfect example of what happens when the market supplies itself. We chose MP3 because it worked on devices like the iPod,e ven though the iPod was closed in other ways. And because it couldn't be closed in ways that matter.

[Review]

*** How To Safe Sleep (Hibernate) Your Mac
<http://www.andrewescobar.com/archive/2005/11/11/how-to-safe-sleep-your-mac/>
Andrew Escobar

Enabling Safe Sleep is essentially a hack.

*** Apple PowerBook 17-Inch
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1885905,00.asp>
Cisco Cheng, PC Magazine

there's always been much to like about the Apple PowerBook 17-inch, and the latest version is no different. In fact, it's even better.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Crunching The Metadata
<http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2005/11/13/crunching_the_metadata/>
David Weinberger, Boston Globe

The real challenge to traditional publishing today comes not from the digitizing of books, but from the very nature of the web itself.

*** Are U.S. Innovators Losing Their Competitive Edge?
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/13/business/yourmoney/13invent.html?ex=1289538000&en=beed768c8ee9a5b2&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Timothy L. O'Brien, New York Times

"The scientific and technical building blocks of our economic leadership are eroding at a time when many other nations are gathering strength."

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The other things in life

[World]

*** Wrestling With History
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/08/AR2005110801072.html>
David Von Drehle, Washington Post

Sometimes you have to fight the war you have, not the war you wish you had.

[Life]

*** Writing In The Dust
<http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/magazine/la-tm-lit46nov13,1,7637035.story?coll=la-headlines-magazine>
Alan Rifkin, Los Angeles Times

The fabulist literature that's peculiar to Los Angeles is the only American fiction that's really worth reading.

*** Iran's Transexual Revolution
<http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article326547.ece>
Caroline Mangez, Independent

An unlikely religious ruling has made Tehran the sex-change capital of the world.

*** Above The Arctic Circle, Answering The Call Of The Wild
<http://travel2.nytimes.com/2005/11/13/travel/13kings.html?ex=1289538000&en=397e0813156c194a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Nathaniel Vinton, New York Times

The vast highlands north of the Arctic Circle in Norway and Sweden are sometimes called Europe's last remaining wilderness. Across much of this lonesome landscape, mankind's only trace is a network of cross-country skiing trails.

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Life in the city

[Ramblings]

*** Presenting: Water From The Empire
Heng-Cheong Leong

Now you know why <http://www.flickr.com/photos/inju/62534826/> Sir Stamford Raffles was able to get Singapore for a song.

[News]

*** So Tech-Savvy And Smart, Yet So Dependent
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/11/13/focus/12573378&sec=focus>
Seah Chiang Nee, The Star

The Singapore teenager can send messages via SMS with lightnning speed, solve a Math problem faster than kids in most other countries -- but is helpless without his maid.

*** Mumbai Bar Girls Have Singapore In A Whirl
<http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=16153&n_tit=Mumbai+Bar+Girls+have+Singapore+in+a+Whirl>
Daijiworld

Soft lighting. Garish interiors. Smoky surroundings. Sylphlike, eighteen year olds swaying seductively to loud bollywood music. Wealthy men, generously showering money on dancers.

[Opinion]

*** No, You Misunderstand Us
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/11/13/lifefocus/12568732&sec=lifefocus>
Rizal Kadir, The Star

It is this sad game of one-upsmanship that is poisoning relations between our two countries.

*** Make It Easy For Elderly To Visit Singapore
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/11/13/focus/12564614&sec=focus>
S.W. Ho, The Star

The imposition of exorbitant passport fees for our senior citizens to travel to Singapore should be abolished.

*** Videoclip Of The Banned 'Political Film' Singapore Rebel By Martyn See
<http://tomorrow.sg/archives/2005/11/12/videoclip_of_the_banned_politica.html>
Tomorrow

*** No One Should Dictate Singapore's Laws: Forum Letter To ST
<http://singabloodypore.blogspot.com/2005/11/no-one-should-dictate-singapores-laws.html>
Singabloodypore