[MyAppleMenu] Sep 23, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple Sues Steve Jobs! (20 Years Ago...)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=12706>
Macworld UK

Twenty years ago today Apple actually sued co-founder and former chairman Steve Jobs -- just days after he resigned from the company.

*** The Old New
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4265374.stm>
Susannah Cullinane, BBC News

WHy should a transistor radio from 1954 be causing a buzz online? Could it be part of a relization that, amid talk of invention, no novelty is completely new?

*** Security Update 2005-008
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/09/22/security-update-2005-008/>
C.K. Sample, III, Unofficial Apple Weblog

*** Apple Releases iPod Updater 2005-09-23
<http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/apple_releases_ipod_updater_2005_09_23/>
MacDailyNews

*** How Will Apple-Samsung Deal Impact DRAM?
<http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=171100244>
Nam Hyung Kim, EE Times

The biggest short-term impact from Apple's iPod nano introduction will not be on the DRAM market -- but on Apple's competitors in the MP3 player business, iSuppli believes.

*** Mac BU In Microsoft Reorg
<http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/005714.html>
Todd Bishop, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A representative of the Macintosh unit says the company doesn't expect the reorganization to affect the group other than making it part of the larger overall division.

[Opinion]

*** .Mac's Best New Feature
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/09/dotmac/index.php?lsrc=editorsblog>
Jonathan Seff, Macworld

For some people there's something even more important: Bandwidth.

*** Dell DJ Ditty And The Numbers Game
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/todayatplaylist/2005/09/delldjnumbers/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Christopher Breen, Playlist

In essence, all Dell's done is work the numbers.

[Review]

*** Mac RSS Readers
<http://arstechnica.com/reviews/apps/newsreaders-mac.ars>
Brian Warren, Ars Technica

I'm completely sold on browsing my news from all within one application, and NetNewsWire's implementation of tabbed browsing and other robust browser functionality stands out from the competititon. In addition, its efficient use of space distinguishes it from the others.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** A Sci-Fi Future Awaits The Court
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,68911,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_3>
Bruce Schneier, Wired News

*** Need Answers? Ask Anybody
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/22/technology/circuits/22answer.html?ex=1285041600&en=397172777b9d24ac&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Peter Wayner, New York Times

Google Answers is one of several services creating an online commons for impromptu research.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[World]

*** China's Press Crackdown
<http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2304/>
Jehangir Pocha, In These Times

The broadening of economic reforms in China has been met with greater restrictions on journalists.

[Life]

*** The Assassin
<http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/cover/2005/cover0923.html>
Huan Hsu, Washington City Paper

One world championship. Three gold slams. 33 national championships. 36 straight victories. One 82-year-old woman.

*** The Rise And Fall Of Kate Moss
<http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/09/23/moss/index_np.html>
Rebecca Traister, Salon

The skeletal model's coke-fueled plunge from grace has exposed some ugly truths about the fashion industry -- not least its world-class hypocrisy.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Kuan Sues MP Inderjit Singh
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/74199.asp>
Derrick A Paulo, Today

Andrew Kuan told Today he filed the suit last week. He is accusing Mr Singh of defamation.

*** Tiger Is Only Carrier Set For Low-Cost Terminal
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/free/story/0,6418,342411,00.html?>
Arthur Poon, Straits Times

Other budget airlines yet to sign up for new Changi site, to be ready early next year.

[Opinion]

*** Why Were Checks Not Made On Caucasians?
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,342532,00.html?>
Samuel Oh Chee Ooi, Straits Times

I noticed that checks were carried out on locals or nationals from South-east Asia. No check was done on Caucasian tourists. Why the discrepancy in treatment?

The Shuffle by MyAppleMenu
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<http://www.myapplemenu.com/podcast/>
Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** Long Hard Journey Home
<http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=25676>
Radiators
<http://ia201132.eu.archive.org/0/audio/rad1994-02-11.flac16/rad1994-02-11D1T07_64kb.mp3>

*** Take Me Back
<http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=26419>
Jon Nicholson
<http://ia201137.eu.archive.org/3/audio/jnicholson2005-04-29.shnf/jnicholson2005-04-29t05_64kb.mp3>