[MyAppleMenu] Sep 17, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Dent-de-Lion Du Midi: Golf As Art
<http://www.apple.com/pro/video/dumidi/>
Bija Gutoff, Apple

"There's no way we could do what we're doing without Apple tools. They're what let me, as an indie media producer, turn myself into Dandi Light and Magic!"

*** Deutsch Inc.: Command, Control And Creativity
<http://www.apple.com/pro/design/deutsch/>
David Levy, Apple

"The new Apple system brings our creative minds and eyes closer to the final product. This empowers our teams to operate with grace under pressure and create to higher standards of aesthetic quality."

*** IDG Pulls Plug On Macworld Boston
<http://news.com.com/IDG+pulls+plug+on+Macworld+Boston/2100-1016_3-5869536.html?part=rss&tag=5869536&subj=news>
Ina Fried, CNET News.com

Two years after the East Coast version of the Macworld Expo made a controversial move to Boston, IDG World Expo is pulling the plug on the event.

*** How Do You Like Them Apples?
<http://www.diamondbackonline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/09/16/432a6675d1d08>
Tom Howell Jr., Diamondback

Endless tech upgrads overwhelm students.

*** Apple Supports Video Podcasting
<http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050915-5313.html>
Ken "Caesar" Fisher, Ars Technica

*** More Sad Tales From Schools That Have Gone Wintel
<http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/more_sad_tales_from_schools_whove_gone_wintel/>
Dennis Sellers, Macsimum

*** Apple Files Patent For A Unique Camera Built Into Laptop
<http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/apple_files_patent_for_a_unique_camera_built_into_laptop/>
Macsimum

[Opinion]

*** iPod nano Breaks Easily
<http://www.forceagainstsomething.com/index.php/ipod-nano-breaks-easily/>
Force Against Something

People are saying that simple usage like putting the nano in their coat pockets are breaking the screen.

*** Microsoft Rips Off Widgets As Gadgets
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/webx?14@522.c077au7g6Rz@.3c4f5c5c!discloc=.3c6f9e8d>
Glenn Fleishman, TidBITS

gadgets do't have to display just on the desktop. Instead, they are designed under the Vista interface to work on any attached peripheral or subsystem. A laptop maker could design a Gadget that displays in a small LCD when the lid is closed. Or that displays on a cell phone connected via Bluetooth. Or on a keyboard.

*** Requiem For An Expo
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/09/mwexpobosrip/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Philip Michaels, Macworld

For one thing, massively-attended tech trade shows appear to be an artifact of the past. The Macworld Expo held each January in San Francisco is one of the few trade shows to still retain a semblance of its marquee event status.

*** Walkman's An Also-Ran In MP3 Foot-Race
<http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117929136?categoryid=1979&cs=1>
Jonathan Bing, Variety

With the campaign for the iPod nano, which follows similar campaigns for the original iPod, the iPod mini and iPod shuffle, Apple has persuaded consumers to buy multiple versions of the same device. Think of it as the fourth iteration of a special edition DVD. How has Apple achieved this competitive advantage? Cutting-edge design and engineering -- and perhaps more important, brilliant marketing.

[Review]

*** Great Technology Is About More Than Features
<http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2005-09-15-technology-features_x.htm>
Andrew Kantor, USA Today

The iPod quality is about form, not just features.

*** Superstar Chefs
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/gameroom/2005/09/chefs/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

With Superstar Chefs, MacJoy has produced a delightful and addictive arcade game that's suitable for the whole family.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** A Fuel Cell To Gas Up Your MP3 Player
<http://news.zdnet.com/A+fuel+cell+to+gas+up+your+MP3+player/2100-1040_22-5869515.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn>
Michael Singer, CNET News.com

Toshiba is gearing up to release a fuel cell cartridge powered by methanol that could keep an iPod running for an additional two and a half days without a recharge.

*** The Soul Of Your Machine
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1859069,00.asp>
John R. Quain, PC Magazine

Copying a few essential files onto a flash memory USB key is fine in a pinch, but wouldn't you rather take your whole computer with you? That may soon be possible, via an IBM Research project called SoulPad.

*** Microsoft Scraps Old Encryption In New Code
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1859751,00.asp>
Paul F. Roberts, eWeek

Microsoft is banning certain cryptographic functions from new computer code, citing increasingly sophisticated attacks that make them less secure, according to a company executive.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** Bush's Second Second Inaugural Address
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2126384/fr/rss/>
John Dickerson, Slate

The president tries to start this term all over again in New Orleans.

*** Still Eating Our Lunch
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/16/opinion/16friedman.html?ex=1284523200&en=ddb4ee9d6c2f0b01&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times

Math and science are the keys to innovation and power in today's world, and American parents had better understand that the people who are eating their kids' lunch in math are not resting on their laurels.

[Life]

*** The Scientist's Pursuit Of Happiness
<http://www.cis.org.au/Policy/spring05/polspr05-2.htm>
Johan Norberg, Policy

Free socieites provide the conditions for happiness.

*** The Battle For Babylon
<http://www.villagevoice.com/art/0538,saltz,67953,13.html>
Jerry Saltz, Village Voice

More artists, gallerists, and curators are taking matters into their own hands.

*** Ziyi/Icon
<http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0538,essay,67962,20.html>
Graham Fuller, Village Voice

Thrillo f the still: How an image from Wong Kar-wai's art-house hit keeps you gazing.

*** Forget Star Chef; Think Professional Eater
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/17/arts/television/17bour.html?ex=1284609600&en=611f88caab647410&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
David Carr, New York Times

After years of staring into a rack of mounting food orders and the faces of impatient waiters, Anthony Bourdain has left the cooking line entirely.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** PM Lee Says Racist Remarks Will Not Be Tolerated In Multi-Racial Singapore
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/168789/1/.html>
May Wong, Channel NewsAsia

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the government would take action against anyone who makes remarks that threatened Singapore's multi-racial harmony.

*** Is Singapore Hitting The Skids As Electronics Hub?
<http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=170704039>
Jonathan Hopfner, EE Times

Despite this city-state's loss of some manufacturing operations to cheaper destinations such as China and Malaysia, officials and analysts insist Singapore can still count on its skilled workforce, first-rate infrastructure and pro-business policies to maintain its status as an Asian electronics hub.

*** All HDB Estates To Have Centralized Recycling Depositories By 2007
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/168773/1/.html>
Dominique Loh, Channel NewsAsia

*** FinanceAsia.com Apologizes To Current, Past Singaporean Leaders
<http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/9/16/business/20050916142520&sec=business>
Associated Press

The apology, posted on the web site Thursday, said that parts of an Aug. 19 report "may have been understood to have meant" that Singaporean leader Lee Hsien Loong, his father and other family members "corruptly and improperly caused Temasek to be owned and managed for the benefit of their family."

*** More In store To Promote Use Of Public Transport In Singapore
<http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=155798>
Bernama

*** Singapore Software Piracy Crackdown
<http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,16622258%255E1702,00.html>
Herald Sun

*** NKF Lays Off 92 Non-Clinical Staff To Contain Costs
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/168581/1/.html>
Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia

[Opinion]

*** Singapore's Dual Personality
<http://bayosphere.com/blog/dan_gillmor/20050916/singapores_dual_personality>
Dan Gillmor, Bayosphere

Admiration of Singapore should be tempered by another reality -- the dictatorial control of the government exerts on its citizens.

*** Ban Retaining Of IC And Limit Records To 4 Digits
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,341137,00.html?>
Koh Gaik Joo, Straits Times

Although identity theft is not a huge problem here, simple prevention is way better than having to fight fires later.

*** Still Eating Our Lunch
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/16/opinion/16friedman.html?ex=1284523200&en=ddb4ee9d6c2f0b01&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times

Math and science are the keys to innovation and power in today's world, and American parents had better understand that the people who are eating their kids' lunch in math are not resting on their laurels.

*** Hold That Vomit, Please
<http://noconceptofliberty.blogspot.com/2005/09/hold-that-vomit-please.html>
No Concept Of Liberty

Everyone should read it because it will offer a glimpse into the dark and farcicial mental universe of the people who run this country.

[Entertainment]

*** Shopping In Sentosa
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/9/17/lifetravel/12030422&sec=lifetravel>
The Star

*** The Scarlet In Singapore
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/18/travel/18check.html>
Jennifer Gampell, New York Times

The Scarlet is an intimate romantic getaway or a place for hip young travelers in the creative arts to see and be seen. But right-brained business types who demand functionality will be happier elsewhere.