[MyAppleMenu] Oct 11, 2005

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[News]

*** glasgow Boasts Biggest Outdoor Banner
<http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=details&nnewsID=521378>
Media Week

The largest single-piece outdoor banner site in the UK has been unveiled in glasgow with the new Apple iPod nano signed up as the first advertiser.

*** iBuzz: Apple Works Its 'Bombshell' Magic
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/rss/12871897.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_rss>
Theresa Poletti, San Jose Mercury News

Apple is practicing its stagecraft once again.

*** Staten Island Apple Store Opens This Weekend
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/10/11/staten/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

Apple will open its newest retail store at the Staten Island Mall in Staten Island, New York on Saturday, Oct 15, 2005.

*** Mac Sales May Juice Apple's Earnings
<http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/10/technology/apple_preview/index.htm?section=money_latest>
Amanda Cantrell, CNN/Money

Apple is expected to turn in strong numbers when the company reports earnings Tuesday, but with a twist -- for once, it may not be all about the iPod.

*** Apple To Slug Partners 10% Of All Revenue
<http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Entertainment/MP3/?article=/Entertainment/MP3/News/A9X6C3R5>
David Richards, Smarthouse

iPod accessory manufacturers are set to be slugged a massive 10% of all revenue if they want to connect with an Apple iPod port.

*** School Laptops: Save Or Delete?
<http://mainetoday.com/iHerald/051010laptops.shtml>
Giselle Goodman, Portland Press Herald

Some cheer the end of this ear. Others -- including some parents, kids, teachers and policymakers -- aren't ready to see them go.

*** Apple Secures iPod Retail Scoop In Japan
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=12841>
Macworld UK

Apple has secured a major retail coup in Japan, with news that 7-11 stores there will start selling iPods later this month.

[Opinion]

*** The Recording Industry's New Clothes
<http://www.affbrainwash.com/archives/020414.php>
Tim Lee, AFF's Brainwash

Dear Recording Industry, when you renew your contract, you should demand that Apple remove the digital rights management (DRM) technology from the iTunes Music Store. Yes, you read that right: you need to stop letting Apple use DRM technology with your songs.

*** Why I Hate My iPod
<http://www.investors.com/breakingnews.asp?journalid=32146112&brk=1>
Herb Greenberg, Investors.com

My iPod is terrible if I use it while running for any longer than 20 minutes or so.

*** Trends To Watch From 800 Issues Of TidBITS
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08279>
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS

I wanted to set it all down here because it can be difficult for those of us who have spent much of our adult lives participating in the Macintosh community to wrap our minds around how completely our world has changed.

*** R.I.P. WYSIWYG
<http://www.useit.com/alertbox/wysiwyg.html>
Jakob Nielsen, Useit.com

Macintosh-style interaction design ahs reached its limits. A new paradigm, called results-oriented UI, might will be the way to empower users in the future.

*** For Those Who Dare
<http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/special/2005/nano100705.html>
Constantine Caloudas, Washington City Paper

Thanks to an iPod, a birthday party gets crazy.

[Review]

*** Find The Perfect iPod For You
<http://playlistmag.com/features/2005/10/pickingipod/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Christopher Breen, Playlist

[Sidetrack]

*** Black UI
Heng-Cheong Leong

There have been people asking for black earphones to match their black iPod nano, but this is the first time I see people asking for a black UI <http://www.leehord.com/2005/10/11/black-ipod-ui/>.

*** Me And My Mini
Heng-Cheong Leong

Dear Diary <http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/10/nyregion/10diary.html>: While jogging in Central Park on a recent morning, I found myself following closely behind a man, also out for a run, pushing one of those fancy, three-wheeled sports strollers and listening to his iPod. We were going at the same speed and, as I kept pace behind him, I began to realize that the runners passing us in the opposite direction were doing a double-take as they looked into the stroller and then at the man pushing it. What curiosity was there to see? ...

*** How To Survive In This New Economy
Heng-Cheong Leong

Tod Maffin <http://radio.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2005/10/10/1291941.html>, iLoveRadio.org: Listen. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you are not a well-respected, branded "public radio station." In today's media enviornment, you are simply an option to add to the assembly line. Or not.

[Wintel]

*** A Game Console For The Rest Of Us
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/11/technology/11soft.html>
Matt Richtel, New York Times

Note to hard-core video game players: Microsoft says it is aiming for your mothers and wives.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** With 'Free' Lure, Will Google Tap More Markets?
<http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB112898700635064956-Z42YKj06Z66RixZ_tjzBHceapKg_20061011.html?mod=rss_free>
Kevin J. Delaney, Wall Street Journal

Companies in a broader set of industries are grappling with how Google's ad-fueled expansion could potentially make it harder for them to charge for consumer services and products.

*** Software Companies Seen Overcoming Stormy Third Quarter
<http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/siliconvalley/rss/12866612.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_rss>
Dow Jones/AP

Despite difficult macroeconomic conditions, U.S. software makers are expected to post solid, if unspectacular, results for the third quarter.

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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** In The Classification Kingdom, Only The Fittest Survive
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/11/science/11name.html>
Carol Kaesuk Yoon, New York Times

Between 1.5 million and 2 million species have been named, and a deluge of what could be millions more appears imminent.

*** Viagra Helps Out Endangered Species
<http://www.nature.com/news/2005/051010/full/051010-1.html>
Carina Dennis, Nature

Switch to western medicine may save certain animals from slaughter.

[Life]

*** Dare To Bare
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/11/opinion/11small.html?ex=1286683200&en=215ddb213d985054&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Meredith F. Small, New York Times

The diaper-free-by-three movement -- and the three here is three weeks, not three years -- claims that babies need never wear diapers again.

*** Visitors Won't Discover Some City Areas Via Map
<http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/10/10/visitors_wont_discover_some_city_areas_via_map/>
Adrienne P. Samuels, Boston Globe

Where the heck did Dorchester go?

*** The Trouble With Films That Try To Think
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/11/movies/11cann.html>
Caryn James, New York Times

Sexual harassment, political corruption and blood for oil are a few of the weighty, star-driven themes to appear as Hollywood heads into Oscar-bait season.

*** Just Like A Woman
<http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/10/11/real_dolls/index.html>
Meghan Laslocky, Salon

Thousands of men are shelling out $6,500 for hyper-realistic dolls that answer all their needs... and don't talk back.

*** The Number That's Devouring Science
<http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=lnc2a8tjvx0k9yaug62pzknvyr2714s>
Richard Monastersky, Chronicle Of Higher Education

The impact factor, once a simple way to rank scientific journals, has become an unyielding yardstick for hiring, tneure, and grants.

*** Scattered In A Storm's Wake And Caught In A Clash Of Cultures
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/09/national/nationalspecial/09Refugee.html?ex=1286510400&en=2bfd32cda5281c31&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss>
Isabel Wilkerson, New York Times

Word spread fast after the evacuees arrived. Everyone wanted to see one up close.

[Expressions]

*** Path Lights
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/articles/051017fi_fiction>
Tom Drury, New Yorker

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Life in the city

[Ramblings]

*** Lines At Immigration
Heng-Cheong Leong

Lin Zian Wen <http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,345978,00.html?> said that we should be thankful for "all the hassle at our checkpoint... due to the stringent inspections carried out by officers of the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority."

This mean we should really be very scared of the lack of the lines at Changi Airport, eh? As Changi Airport proudly boosted <http://www.changiairport.com.sg/changi/level3.jsp?ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181062&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302024596&bmUID=1129005572192>: From the time [travellers] step off the aircraft, travellers take less than 34 minutes to clear immigration, claim their baggage and go through customs procedures.

Hello? It's possible to be both effective and efficient. The cynical side of me inside believes that the checkpoint at the Causeway is so slow because there is no money to be earned at Causeway (as compared to all the duty-free shops at Changi), and that we are all discouraged from going to Senai Airport to fly. :-)

*** Straits Times, And Blogs
Heng-Cheong Leong

Whenever you read anything about blogs in the Straits Times -- like this article <http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/free/story/0,6418,345982,00.html?>, for example, you'd have to keep this in mind: blogs can be a competitor to the newspaper. Remember: Straits Times may be scared of competition, which may caused it to report only certain news and views about blogs.

Why do you think Straits Times sorta reversed itself and started publishing some news articles <http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/free> and all the forum page articles <http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum> for free? For the social good? Ha!

[News]

*** Singapore To Maintain Current Monetary Policy
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/11/content_3604985.htm>
Xinhua

Singapore said Tuesday that it will maintain its current monetary policy of allowing a "modest and gradual" appreciation of Singapore dollar with inflation projected to rise in 2006 due to higher oil prices.

*** SIA Sweetens Bid For Aussie-US Route
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/free/story/0,6418,345955,00.html?>
Karamjit Kaur, Straits Times

SIA has promised Canberra it will pump millions of dollars into a marketing campaign to encourage North Americans to visit Australia if it is granted rights to fly the route, currently dominated by rival Qantas.

*** Poor -- And Worth $100,000
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/77481.asp>
Tor Ching Li, Today

Most Singaporeans are well off in terms of asset value, SingStat survey indicates.

[Opinion]

*** Maybe We Don't Need To Be More Creative
<http://www.serialdeviant.org/weblog/?p=900>
serialdeviant.org(y)

*** KLIA Needs To Work On Its Soft Services
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/10/11/focus/12266692&sec=focus>
Melvin Rodriguez, The Star

While KLIA is an architectural marvel, it is disappointing to find that its "soft services" are way behind the standards set by Changi.

*** Why No New Notes For This Period?
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/77484.asp>
Ishwar Mahtani, Today

During the Chinese New Year, banks are able to present the public with new notes. So why can't they do the same during Hari Raya and Deepavali?

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[Tunes]

*** I'll Never Drown
<http://www.timfite.com/songs.html>
Tim Fite
<http://www.timfite.com/sound/2minuteBlues/I%27ll%20Never%20Drown.mp3>