[MyAppleMenu] Sep 24, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** iPod Fans Go Nuts For Nano
<http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=48999>
Anna Molin, San Mateo Daily Journal

Despite some early market watch reports of lackluster demand for Apple's new iPod nano, local sales of the ultra-thin music player seem to have picked up speed after more than two weeks in stock.

*** Make Mine A Dell!
<http://www.richmond.com/education/output.aspx?Article_ID=3896721&Vertical_ID=127&tier=1&position=9>
Tom lappas, Henrico Citizen

Dells land in Henrico schools.

*** First Aid On Your iPod Launched
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4269434.stm>
BBC News

St John Ambulance has launched first-aid tips that can be downloaded onto MP3 players, phones and CDs.

*** iPod Nano Owners Complain Of Cracked Screens
<http://www.ipodobserver.com/story/23665>
Bryan Chaffin, iPodObserver

Reports of cracked screens on iPod nanos are apearing on the internet.

*** Forbes: Steve Jobs Is 67th Richest Person In US
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2005/09/23.5.shtml>
Mac Observer

*** Warner Chief Calls Apple iTunes Price "Unfair"
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=12716>
Macworld UK

*** Radio Has Its Eye On Podcasters
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4267690.stm>
Jo Twist, BBC News

Podcasters have already inspired conventional radio station to evolve.

[Opinion]

*** Helpless... And Proud Of It
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/09/helpless/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Dan Frakes, Macworld

my real beef is with the genius who many years ago decided to put such a "destructive-to-workflow" button next to one of the msot frequently used keys on the keyboard.

*** DRM Nightmare: Why $20,000 Worth Of Gear Won't Play My 99 Cent Songs
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=1890>
David Berlind, ZDNet

How ridiculous is it that today, I can buy a song for 99 cents that I can't just go and play on my $20,000 system?

[Review]

*** Quirks Of The New .Mac Groups Feature
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/09/23/quirks-of-the-new-mac-groups-feature/>
David Chartier, Unofficial Apple Weblog

*** Whip Up A Widget
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/09/secrets/octgeekfactor/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Dori Smith, Macworld

I'll show you how to build a widget that counts down to an event that's as far as a year away.

*** Create Customized Terminal Command Windows
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macosxhints/2005/09/savedterms/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Rob Griffiths, Macworld

We're going to look at a couple ways to make your use of the Terminal more efficient.

[Wintel]

*** Microsoft's Nightmares Inches Closer To Reality
<http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-5877197.html>
Jim Karstetter and Elinor Mills, CNET News.com

Just about the only thing that's changed over the last decade is that Microsoft's amorphous nightmare has a name: Google.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Notebooks Set To Double Up Processors
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1862611,00.asp>
John G. Spooner, eWeek

*** A Generation Of Game Boys, Girls
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,68964,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
Associated Press

More and more, video game-related courses are being offered in colleges around the country in response to the digital media industry's appetite for skilled workers and the tastes of a new generation of students raised on Game Boy and Xbox.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** 50 Years On, 'Lolita' Still Has Power To Unnerve
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/24/books/24loli.html?ex=1285214400&en=73a1b67dca78a012&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Charles McGarth, New York Times

"Lolita" is unlike most controlversial books in that its edge has not dulled over time. Nabokov's masterpiece is, if anything, more disturbing than it used to be.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore's Cleanliness Obsession
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailcity.asp?fileid=20050924.G02&irec=1>
Damar Harsanto, Jarkarta Post

Since the outbreak of SARS in 2003, personal and environmental hygiene has become an even more serious issue in an already cleaniliness-conscious Singapore.

*** Lim Swee Say To Serve Full Time As NTUC Deputy Chief
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/170038/1/.html>
Dominique Loh, Channel NewsAsia

*** Breakfast Vans To Be Phased Out After Next Year: URA
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/74378.asp>
Lee Ching Wern, Today

No new permits will be issued as the authority wants to focus on managing the car parks for motorists.

[Opinion]

*** Singapore Flyer Will Offer Panoramic View Up To 45km
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,342563,00.html?>
Muhd Rostam Umar, Singapore Tourism Board, Straits Times

While the concept of a giant observation wheel is not new, the Singapore Flyer will be different from other similar projects.

*** Ez-Link System Highly Reliable
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,342734,00.html?>
Han Liang Yuan, Land Transport Authority, Straits Times

*** Code 11! Code 11!
<http://harosingapore.blogspot.com/2005/09/code-11-code-11.html>
Haro Singapore!

*** Civil Disobedience: A Government On The Defensive
<http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2005/yax-486.htm>
Yawningbread.org

No commentator in any mainstream medium will dare say it, but opposition politician Chee Soon Juan's tactic of raising the possibility of civil disobedience, may have worked.