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[News]

*** On A Merry Dance With iTunes
<http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/on-a-merry-dance-with-itunes/2005/10/26/1130302837503.html>
Garry Barker, The Age

Apple's newly launched iTunes Music Store for Australia will change the face of the local music market, says Dominic Carosa, chief executive of Destra Corporation.

*** Pornographers Embracing iPod
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2002585656_iporn27.html>
Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Knight Ridder Newspapers

Yes, iPod porn has arrived, Mom and Dad. You need to know how to deal with it -- just in case.

*** Net Heads Ponder iPod Video
<http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6277990.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=supp>
Ben Grossman, Broadcasting & Cable

"The challenge to all of us is to create good content and let the distribution sources fight it out."

*** iPods Invade Capitol Hill
<http://www.detnews.com/2005/technology/0510/27/0tech-362750.htm>
Arnie Parnes, Scripps Howard News Service

Lawmakers tune in to Apple's portable music player.

*** Apple Worms Its Way Into The Music Industry
<http://news.ft.com/cms/s/2e766cf2-4639-11da-8880-00000e2511c8.html>
Cody Willard, Financial Times

While Apple shares have soared on iPod's effect, the impact is only beginning to be felt. You ain't heard nothin' yet.

*** Washingtonpost.com Is Adding Video To The iTunes Inventory
<http://www.paidcontent.org/pc/arch/2005_10_26.shtml#052064>
PaidContent.org

*** Apple Relaxes Return Policy On 5G iPod, Reason Unclear
<http://ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-relaxes-return-policy-on-5g-ipod-reason-unclear/>
Larry Angell, iLounge

*** Creative: Apple To Blame For MP3 Player Memory Shortage
<http://playlistmag.com/news/2005/10/26/creative/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Martyn Williams, IDG News Service

*** Ambrosia's Maelstrom Ported To Mac OS X
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/10/26/ambrosias-maelstrom-ported-to-mac-os-x/>
Damien Barrett, Unofficial Apple Weblog

*** 'I Use My iPod To Store Medical Images'
<http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/10/20/medical.imaging/index.html>
Osman Ratib, CNN

Osman Ratib, professor and chief of nuclear medicine at the University Hospital of Geneva, has co-created a computer software program called Osirix. It enables medical professionals to view medical images on their iPods, saving them and the hospitals they work for thousands of dollars in expensive equipment.

[Opinion]

*** In The Face Of Flickr, Whither Dot Mac?
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/8220>
Tom Bridge, O'Reilly Network

.Mac is the same service it was in the late 1990s, and that's concerning.

*** Creative Plays Shifting Goal Posts
<http://iheartapple.org/archives/2005/10/26/creative-plays-shifting-goal-posts/>
iheartapple.org

*** iPod Nano Lawsuits: Who Wins?
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2005/tc20051027_665544.htm>
Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek

The only real beneficiaries of a class action over scratched screens on Apple's tiny music player may be the attorneys.

*** Apple iPod's Amazing Video Feat
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1877071,00.asp>
Lance Ulanoff, PC Magazine

Say what you will about Jobs' ego. I think he just saved the portable-media-center market.

*** Which Company Should The CE Vendors Fear The Most? Microsoft Or Apple?
<http://www.technologypundits.com/index.php?article_id=219>
Tim Bajarin, Technology Pundits

By using this more subtle approach and gently moving the market towards a Mac world where everything is easy to use and works together seamlessly, Apple could become one of the most important, if not the most powerful CE company someday.

*** Is It Time To Wait For Intel?
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/8212?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550>
Chris Adamson, O'Reilly Network

I suspect that Leopard is the end of the line for PowerPC, and that 10.6 will be Intel-only.

[Review]

*** The Secrets Of Safari
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/10/features/safarisecrets/index.php>
Dan Frakes and Rob Griffiths, Macworld

[Sidetrack]

*** Congrats, Shawn & Lesa
Heng-Cheong Leong

Wedding news <http://shawnloveslesa.blogspot.com/> from Your Mac Life.

*** Creative Admits Defeat
Heng-Cheong Leong

Well, this is anti-climatic. Creative admits it will never get anywhere near its publicly stated goal of achiving 40% market-share of MP3 players, and is now aiming to be just a niche player <http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000340065155/>.

Never confuse marketshare with profitability. Always add value, not features. And always fight a battle on your terms.

[Wintel]

*** Judge Blasts MS Bid To Monopolize Music Devices
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/27/accidental_music_monopoly_bid/>
Thomas C Greene, The Register

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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Doubts Over Biometric Passports
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4381160.stm>
Jane Wakefield, BBC News

Biometric passports alone will not be enough to counter terrorism threats, a leading expert has warned.

*** Now Showing, On A Computer Near You
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-et-database26oct26,1,2349066.story?coll=la-headlines-technology>
Chris Kaltenbach, Baltimore Sun

Intenret Movie Database, the brainchild of a film fanatic, has its 15th anniversary.

*** 'Angel' Investors Shifting Away From Startups
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/rss/13004052.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_rss>
Dow Jones/AP

Angel investors still constitute the largest source of funding for seed and startup-stage companies, but they appear to be making an increasing amount of follow-on investments in their existings companies, as well as opting for post-seed, later-stage deals in new companies.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** Curse Of The Second Term Leaves US Presidents As Lame Ducks
<http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article322553.ece>
David Usborne, Independent

Part of what has vanished since last year is the famed discipline of the Bush White House and the Republican Party.

*** Shipwrecked
<http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/10/27/bush_fall/index_np.html>
Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

Bush has so thoroughly destroyed the Republican establishment that no one, not even his dad, can rescue him now.

[Tech & Science]

*** On Science And Religion
<http://www.science-spirit.org/webexclusives.php?article_id=557>
Albert Einstein, Science & Spirit (Reprinted)

The priest must become a teacher if he wishes to do justice to his lofty educational mission.

[Life]

*** You Know What? Just Shut Up
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,68921,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
Tony Long, Wired News

The world is noisy enough without adding completely useless aural pollution to the mix.

*** Where Cooks Learn, Eat And Dance Together
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/26/dining/26fall.html>
Rebecca Skloot, New York Times

The Pigpen's rules: Stop by any time unannounced. Bring friends and something to cook. Expect to feed 2 to 40 mouths and teach everyone your recipes.

*** For Oyster Lovers, It's Ready, Set, Shuck
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/25/AR2005102500312.html>
Russell Cronkhite, Washington Post

Oyster shucking is serious business. And the pros who compete do so with all the bravado of seasoned athletes.

*** Portion Distortion
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2002583427_proportions26.html>
Julie Deardorff, Chicago Tribune

Your breakfast bagel might have looked perfectly normal this morning, but during the past 30 years it has grown freakishly large.

*** Budget Airline Aims For A Taste Of 1st Class
<http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2005/10/26/budget_airline_aims_for_a_taste_of_1st_class/>
Peter J. Howe, Boston Globe

In an age when passengers are lucky if "airplane food" means a bag of pretzels and a half-cup of diet cola, Song is trying to carve out a niche as the carrier that actually offers some decent food.

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*** Zen News
<http://www.slate.com/id/2128888/>
Timothy Noah, Slate

The art of reporting that nothing happened.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Racist Blogger Convicted In Singapore
<http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=115&art_id=qw1130393701485B252>
IOL

*** Singapore Firm On Death Sentence
<http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/singapore-firm-on-death-sentence/2005/10/27/1130382512835.html>
The Age

The Singapore government today said today it could not make an exception for former businessman Nguyen Tuong Van, 25, after rejecting his appeal for clemency last Friday. It said Nguyen had been given a fair trial and the decision to execute him was consistent with past cases involving Singaporeans and foreigners alike.

*** NTUC Proposes Tweaking Foreign Worker Quota
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/free/story/0,6418,349149,00.html?>
Aaron Low, Straits Times

*** 'Non-Core' NKF Services Scaled Back
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/80690.asp>
Derrick A Paulo, Today

*** Blogger's Racist Posts Fuelled By 'Traumatic Incident In Childhood'
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/80640.asp>
Today

[Opinion]

*** Proposal A Non-Starter From The Word Go
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,349167,00.html?>
Murali Sharma, Straits Times

For the present, maids will have to live with the empty consolation that the public is now more aware of their plight. They will just have to grin and bear it.