[MyAppleMenu] Aug 20, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Hon Hai: Vindicated By Apple Report?
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2006/tc20060818_301152.htm>
Bruce Einhorn, BusinessWeek

"Even though the Foxconn group has grown so fast, we try to accommodate all the needs [of our worker]. We know that we can still improve on this. But I also think that the report itself fairly presents the facts and the truth."

*** Will Apple Fall Off Nasdaq Tree?
<http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/business/15309766.htm>
Ellen Simon, Associated Press

Shareholders suffer losses when major exchanges delist firms.

*** Online Music Holdouts Give In To iTunes
<http://business.bostonherald.com/technologyNews/view.bg?articleid=153572>
Associated Press

Bob Seger turned the page, and Metallica finally found justice for online fans. Now, only a few remaining big-name musical acts refuse to make their songs available on Apple's popular iTunes Music Store.

[Opinion]

*** Is Apple Anger Behind Jobs No-Show At Paris Expo?
<http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/5331/106/>
Stan Beer, ITWire

*** Media, PR, News, And Apple
<http://www.sparkplug9.com/bizhack/index.php/2006/08/18/media-pr-news-and-apple/>
John koetsier, Sparkplug 9

*** Intel In The Middle: Wintel And Aptel
<http://www.whatisnew.com/archive/2006/08/19/Intel-in-the-middle_3A00_-Wintel-and-Aptel.aspx>
What Is New

Understanding how people can use PCs, building on it, and communicating it clearly is where Apple is where Apple excels.

[Review]

*** Why The iPod Shuffle Sucks, Part One
<http://www.gluemeat.com/2006/08/18/why-the-ipod-shuffle-sucks-part-one/>
Gluemeat

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Smart Care Via A Mouse, But What Will It Cost?
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/business/yourmoney/20info.html>
Steve Lohr, New York Times

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Can You Believe What Time It Is?
<http://www.calendarlive.com/printedition/calendar/cl-ca-time20aug20,0,3042461.story?coll=cl-calendar>
Scott Martelle, Los Angeles Times

Whether reinventing the past or envisioning a future, writers are warping the fourth dimension to help audiences travel to an altered state.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Orchard Road? $50, Get In
<http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,111960,00.html>
New Paper

Cut-throat cabbies prey on Boat Quay tourists, ignore Singaporeans at taxi stand.

[Opinion]

*** Rally Or Offensive?
<http://mollymeek.livejournal.com/120707.html>
mollymeek

*** Of Prime Ministers And Non Sequiturs
<http://zynfandel.blogspot.com/2006/08/of-prime-ministers-and-non-sequiturs.html>
in vino alcohol

I mean none of this seriously, of course.

*** Political Satire
<http://sayaetmoi.blogspot.com/2006/08/political-satire-just-saw-parts-of.html>
Me And My Thoughts

*** The Most Useless Currency In Circulation: The 1 Cent Coin - Or Is It?
<http://investing-in-singapore.blogspot.com/2006/08/most-useless-currency-in-circulation-1.html>
Investing In Singapore

[Entertainment]

*** Explore Singapore
<http://50connect.co.uk/index.asp?main=http%3A//50connect.co.uk/50c/articlepages/travel_index.asp%3Fsc%3Dguides%26aID%3D14879>
50connect.co.uk

One of only two cities in the world with a rainforest within its boundaries, Singapore is bursting with life, history and culture.