[MyAppleMenu] Sep 5, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Mac's Gains A Boon To Microsoft
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-microsoft5sep05,1,285342.story?coll=la-headlines-technology>
Terrill Yue Jones, Los Angeles Times

As Apple enjoys rebounding popularity among computer users rejecting the dominance of Microsoft, one of the biggest beneficiaries is -- oddly enough -- likely to be Microsoft. That's because outside of Apple itself, Microsoft sells more software for Apple's flagship Macintosh computers than any other company.

*** No Keynote For Paris Expo; Jobs To Still Attend Show
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/09/04/pariskeynote/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

Apple on Monday said that there will be no opening keynote presentation at Apple Expo Paris, which is normally given by company CEO Steve Jobs. But, Apple confirmed the presence of Jobs at the event.

*** Sony, Apple In Online Music Talks
<http://www.theage.com.au/news/breaking/sony-apple-in-online-music-talks/2005/09/05/1125772449367.html>
AFP

Sony says it is in talks with Apple about a possible launch of an online music download service for Japanese users of Apple's hot-selling iPod digital music player. The Yomiuri Shimbun said the Apple-Sony music service could begin as early as this year but Sony spokesman declined to confirm the report,s aying the two firms had yet to decide on details including a price per song.

[Opinion]

*** Apple Store
<http://www.ray.us/?p=9>
ray.us

This post isn't about iPods, however. It is about how impressed I am with [Apple] stores. Competent help, no purchasing pressure, no upsells, just great products and a spiffy clean environment.

[Review]

*** Tiger And .Mac Address Book Syncing
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/7726?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550>
Tom Bridge, O'Reilly Network

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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Everyone's A Reporter
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.09/start.html?pg=2>
Lucas Graves, Wired News

A guide to grassroots journalism.

*** Software Strives To Spot Plagiarism Before Publication
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/05/technology/05plagiarism.html?ex=1283572800&en=35522b480d567b03&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Tania Ralli, New York Times

After a series of damaging newspaper scandals involving plagiarism in recent years, a new piece of software looks top help editors stop wrongdoers before their articles go to print.

*** Google To Microsoft: Watch Your Desktop
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9189611/site/newsweek/>
Steven Levy, Newsweek

If Bill Gates ever had reason to doubt that the brash young billionaires of Google were out to get him, the time for such uncertainty is now officially over.

*** For Victims, News About Home Can Come From Strangers Online
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/05/technology/05google.html?ex=1283572800&en=e0920166b18b6a74&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Katie Hafner, New York Times

By the end of last week, a grass-roots effort had identified scores of posthurricane images, determined the geographical coordinates and visual landmarks to enable their integration into the Google Eart program.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** At Last, Reporters' Feelings Rise To The Surface
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/04/AR2005090401320.html>
Howard Kurtz, Washington Post

Journalism sems to have recovered its reason for being.

*** On The Air, On Their Own: Iraqi Women Find A Forum
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/04/international/middleeast/04broadcast.html?8hpib>
Edward Wong, New York Times

With its slogan "The Voice of Iraqi Women," Radio Al Mahaba is an example of how, amid the cacophony of violence, the American experiment has prompted some Iraqis to try to build an open, democratic civil society.

*** Early Pangs Of Empty Nest Syndrome When The Children Leave Home For College
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/04/nyregion/04blues.html?ex=1283486400&en=e4ede71e38f4e99e&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times

Since Sarah Ripp began pining over the prospect that her daughter, Emily, was going away to college, her husband has taken to calling her "the weeping willow."

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Work Starts On New SAF Camp In Tekong
<http://www.asiaone.com/st/st_20050905_338750.html>
David Boey, Straits Times

Land available for military training will almost double next June, once a new field camp on Pulau Tekong and newly-reclaimed land there are added to areas where Singapore Armed Forces units can conduct battle manoeuvres.

*** Syed Hamid: We Want To Replace The Causeway
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/9/5/nation/11952913&sec=nation>
The Star

Malaysia definitely wants to build a new bridge across the Johor Strait to replace the 81-year-old Causeway, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar. He called on the Singapore government to display the same spirit of co-operation in the bridge issue as it did in settling the land reclamation issue recently.

*** New Bridge Go-Ahead
<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/Frontpage/20050904075049/Article/indexb_html>
Ravi Nambiar, New Straits Times

Malaysia will build a bridge to replace its portion of the Causeway under a plan that will allow Singapore to do likewise later.

*** Foreign Ministry Says Discussions On New Bridge To Replace Causeway Still Ongoing
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/166539/1/.html>
Hasnita A Majid, Channel NewsAsia

The Foreign Ministry said discussion on the bridge to replace the Causeway were still ongoing. As such, the outcome of the discussions should not be prejudged.

[Opinion]

*** Taxis, Taxis Everywhere, But So Tough To Flag Down
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,338768,00.html?>
Andra Leo, Straits Times

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[Tunes]

*** Master's Of War
<http://www.dealsgonebad.com/music.asp>
Deal's Gone Bad
<http://www.dealsgonebad.com/mp3/masters_of_war.mp3>