[MyAppleMenu] Aug 12, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple Seeks Nasdaq Hearing To Keep Stock Listed
<http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060812/BUSINESS/608120363/1003>
Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

Apple said it will ask for an administrative hearing in response to a Nasdaq letter formally warning of a possible delisting because of the company's delay in making its quarterly report to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

*** Flash Player 9 Out For Intel-Based Macs
<http://news.com.com/2110-1046_3-6104788.html?part=rss&tag=6104788&subj=news>
Martin LaMonica, CNET News.com

*** Nasdaq Puts Apple On Notice
<http://news.com.com/2100-1047_3-6104812.html?part=rss&tag=6104812&subj=news>
Ina Fried, CNET News.com

Apple, which has delayed a quarterly regulatory filing amid a stock-options accounting probe, said Friday that it has received a letter from Nasdaq warning that it's not in compliance with the exchange's rules.

*** Hans Canosa: Two-Way "Conversations"
<http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/canosa/>
Joe Cellini, Apple

*** Jeffrey Kovel: Control Freaks, By Design
<http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/kovel/>
Bija Gutoff, Apple

*** Leopard First Looks: iCal
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/08/firstlooks/leoical/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Dan Miller, Macworld

Calendaring app to crawl out of its shell.

[Opinion]

*** Classic Goes Out With Nary A Whisper
<http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2006/08/classic_goes_out_with_nary_a_w.html>
Chris Adamson, O'Reilly Network

With the Intel switch finished, Apple no longer sells a machine capable of running pre-2001 Mac software. 17 years of executable Mac history gone. Does anyone care?

*** Use "POD" In Your Trademark, Get Sued. Has Apple Gone Too Far?
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=3482>
David Berlind, ZDNet

Mr Jobs, this is simply over the top. Leave these nice people, who are in no way a threat to  you or Apple, alone.

*** Three Tantalizing Bits Of Apple News Foreshadowing Future Growth
<http://www.blackfriarsinc.com/blog/2006/08/three-tantalizing-bits-of-apple-news.html>
Blackfriars Blog

*** Will Leopard Out-Vista Vista?
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2002154,00.asp?kc=EWEWEMNL080706EPW5A>
Peter Coffee, eWeek

Steve Jobs' claims for the forthcoming Apple operating system raise questions of security, storage innovation and channel appeal.

*** As We Get Older, Type Gets Smaller
<http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/?p=116>
David Pogue, New York Times

[Review]

*** Apple's Mac Pro: A Discussion Of Specifications
<http://anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=2811>
Anand Lal Shimpl, AnandTech

Maybe we're hoping for too much, and maybe we just need to get our hands on a system for review.

*** Mac Pro
<http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/macpro.ars/1>
Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica

The Mac Pro is a very solid graphics or video editing workstation. When all the major "pro" applications have made the transition to Universal Binaries, the PowerPC years will be little more than a memory.

*** Subway Scramble
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/08/reviews/subscram/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

Subway Scramble offers a bit of train-routing fun mixed with the pleasure of fast-paced puzzle gaming. Make sure to check it out.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** You Are What You Search
<http://www.slate.com/id/2147590/>
Paul Boutin, Slate

AOL's data leak reveals the seven ways people search the web.

*** Girls Just Want To Be Plugged In -- To Everything
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-et-polltween11aug11,1,5310898.story?coll=la-headlines-technology>
Gina Piccalo, Los Angeles Times

Multi-tasking youths are constantly linked to entertainment and friends by technology.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** What America Doesn't Understand
<http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/08/11/brown/>
Andrew Brown, Salon

Homegrown U.K. terror is a growing threat, multicultural "tolerance" can't combat it, and the war in Iraq will only make it worse.

[Tech & Science]

*** At The Exploratorium And The Tech Museum, 2 Views Of Science
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/12/arts/12muse.html?ex=1313035200&en=0640686929e74021&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Edward Rothstein, New York Times

While the Expoloratorium focuses on experiment, the Tech focuses on sensation. The Exploratorium has the aura of a science fair, the Tech the aura of a sci-fi fair. But both models are in transition and confronting challenges.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Sale Of Sand Was Not Malaysia's Proposal, Reiterates Najib
<http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=213598>
Bernama

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Saturday reiterated that it had never occurred to Malaysia to sell sand to Singapore in the issue on replacing the Johor Causeway.

*** Singapore PM Seeks Quicker Asean Economic Integration
<http://www.brunei-online.com/weekend/news/aug12h32.htm>
Azlan Othman, Brunei Online

Speaking to Asean editors in a meeting held at the istana in Singapore, he said it is sensible for Asean to promote economic integration and open up more to each other.

[Opinion]

*** Chiam And Sitoh
<http://wert-sg.blogspot.com/2006/08/chiam-and-sitoh.html>
wertblog

My hope is for both for them and other MPs to remember: they are to serve the residents. Please do not pass the residents' welfare to each other as a political smashball.