[MyAppleMenu] Aug 3, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Norway Buckles Down For Long iTunes Fight
<http://www.theregister.com/2006/08/03/norway_apple_itunes/>
Andrew Orlowski, The Register

Apple isn't just breaking Norwegian consumer law -- it's breaking promises Steve Jobs once made about digital music, the country's consumer watchdog says.

*** Norway Unhappy With Apple's Concessions To Regulators
<http://www.nbc11.com/news/9618619/detail.html>
Associated Press

*** Lego Mindstorms Offers Mac Support
<http://www.macnn.com/articles/06/08/02/lego.mindstorms.on.mac/>
MacNN

The Lego Mindstorms NXT is a robotics toolset offering hobbyists the ability to build and program robots.

*** Google Launches Mac Picasa Web Albums Uploader
<http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/08/02/google-launches-mac-picasa-web-albums-uploader/>
Chris Messina, FactoryCity

*** WWDC To Be More For Apple Than A New MacPro?
<http://www.nextechnews.com/PermaLink,guid,6c34fa68-e411-472e-8c16-93aab84469b4.aspx>
NexTechNews

*** Hijacking A MacBook In 60 Seconds Or Less
<http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/08/hijacking_a_macbook_in_60_seco_1.html>
Brian Krebs, Washington Post

Jon Ellch and David Maynor will show how they can target a specific security flaw in the MacBook's wireless "device driver," the software that allows the internal wireless card to communicate with the underlying OS X operating system.

*** Study: Two Thirds Of iPod Owners Use THem In Cars
<http://playlistmag.com/news/2006/08/02/harris/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Playlist

[Opinion]

*** Apple Finally Goes With AMD
<http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/2006/08/apple_finally_g.html>
Tom Yager, InfoWorld

When Intel OEMs start their entirely coincidental synchronized exodus from ATI to NVidia and Intel integrated graphics in 3...2...1, will Apple join the march?

*** How Long Is My iPod Meant To Last?
<http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1835505,00.html>
Charles Arthur, The Guardian

*** Anybody Want To Buy An iPod?
<http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1998245,00.asp>
Jason Cross, ExtremeTech

So why the switch? Why go away from the tightly integrated iTunes/iPod experience I liked so much, and even cut my capacity down from 60GB to 30GB? I switched because of performance, organization, and subscription services.

*** Where's The Rumours?
<http://blogs.msdn.com/nadyne/archive/2006/08/02/686801.aspx>
Go Ahead, Mac My Day

I feel like the rumour sites are letting me down.

*** WWDC UI Wild Guesses
<http://inessential.com/?comments=1&postid=3327>
Brent Simmons, inessential.com

[Review]

*** Full Tilt Poker
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=732>
Roger Shriver, Inside Mac Games

*** Apple Wireless Bluetooth Mighty Mouse
<http://www.mcelhearn.com/article.php?story=20060802104110908>
Kirkville

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Researcher Creates Net Neutrality Test
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/08/02/HNnetneutralitytest_1.html>
Robert McMillan, IDG News Service

Software can tell if computers are treating some types of TCP/IP traffic better than others.

*** In Strategy Shift, AOL Makes Most Services Free
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/02/AR2006080200360.html>
Sara Kehaulani Goo, Washington Post

AOL said yesterday that it will abandon the practices that made it the gateway to the internet for millions of early users, moving to a risky strategy that relies on advertising instead of subscriptions to support the company.

*** Mining The New York Times With Machines
<http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060802-7408.html>
Nate Anderson, Ars Technica

The team's goal was to have their computers sort the New York Times' stories by topic -- without requiring any human training or intervention.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** Abraham Vs Hodgkin: Is A 16-Year-Old Wise Enough To Decide To Skip Chemotherapy?
<http://www.reason.com/cy/cy080106.shtml>
Cathy Young, Reason

Should the government intervene to save the life of a 16-year-old boy, even if it means forcing him into medical care against his and his parents' wishes?

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Judge Disqualifies Himself From Court Case Involving Chee Siblings
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/222861/1/.html>
Dominique Loh, Channel NewsAsia

*** FEER Required To Comply With Conditions For Offshore Newspaper: Govt
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/222903/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

*** Chiam, Sitoh In Spat Over Facilities
<http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=6fadbe120b93a010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:876c40d43efcc010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Aaron Low, Straits Times

"This is his baby. He did it to show voters that he is such a caring person. But now what has happened? It just shows he was doing it for the election, no more, no less."

*** Tiger Airways Repeats Desire To Fly Singapore-KL Route
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/222737/1/.html>
Asha Popatlal and Loh Kim Chin, Channel NewsAsia

[Opinion]

*** Why Singapore Should Be Gay Friendly
<http://investing-in-singapore.blogspot.com/2006/08/why-singapore-should-be-gay-friendly.html>
Investing In Singapore

*** Andy Ho Is Merely A Self-Indulgent, Opinionated Fellow Expressing His SIlly Views
<http://commentarysingapore.blogspot.com/2006/08/andy-ho-is-merely-self-indulgent.html>
Mr Wang Bakes Good Karma

I hlpe Andy doesn't start ablog. He'd give us serious bloggers a bad name.

*** Price Tags From Hell
<http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2006/08/price_tags_from.html>
mr brown

*** Absent Lives
<http://xenoboysg.blogspot.com/2006/08/absent-lives.html>
A Xeno Boy In Sg

Choice? What choice in Singapore?

*** Why Does NTUC Comfort Charge 10% Admin Fee Plus GST For Commuters Who Pay Fare With Credit Card?
<http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=f832758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:f0aab40a18ecc010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Larry Lai Chong Tuck, Straits Times

*** Letter By Singapore Islamic Organisations Relegated By Straits Times
<http://pseudonymity.wordpress.com/2006/08/03/letter-by-singapore-islamic-organisations-relegated-by-straits-times/>
Pseudonymity

*** A Look At Singapoer's Democracy Through The Plight Of Falun Gong Members 
<http://www.epochtimes.com/b5/6/8/3/n1408394.htm>
Qingxin, Dajiyuan

*** Five Questions For A*Star On John Hopkins Saga
<http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:e22a40d43efcc010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Phoon Kok Hwa, Straits Times

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*** City Lights
<http://www.eddietadross.com/home.html>
Eddie Tadross
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