[MyAppleMenu] Dec 9, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple Should Pay For "Gratuitous" Legal Action Over Buzzle: Liquidator
<http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;489398989;fp;2;fpid;1>
Sarah Stokely, Computerworld Australia

Having lost its attempt to have the liquidator of Buzzle removed, Apple is now locked in battle over who will pay the legal costs for the action.

*** No iPhone At Macworld, Says Rumor Mill
<http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196602858>
W. Gardner, InformationWeek

*** Tangerine! For Mac Reaches 1.0
<http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2006/12/8/6217>
Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica

Tangerine! is an app that analyzes the BPM and intensity of your music to create automatic playlists, based on your preferences, within a certain beat and intensity range.

[Opinion]

*** Where Are The Left-Handed Mice?
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2006/12/lefthandmice/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Dan Frakes, Macworld

*** Microsoft Makes A Basic Mistake With Office 2007
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/12/opinion/microsoft/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Rob Griffiths, Macworld

Dropping support for Visual Basic scripting makes Office suite DOA.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** Why The Dead Sea Is Dying
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2495132,00.html#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=World>
Stephen Farrell and Ein Gedi, The Times

Decades of a policy to drain water from the Sea of galilee and Jordan River to turn the deserts green have inflicted a heavy cost -- the shrinking of the Dead Sea, and the alarming appearance of fissures and sinkholes on its shores.

[Life]

*** In Praise Of Chain Stores
<http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200612/postrel-generica?ca=Vtib7T9i7DVugsExKN%2BAmT9xVDyfcZ9Hn%2FBgy46NGj4%3D>
Virginia Postrel, The Atlantic

They aren't destroying local flavor -- they're providing variety and comfort.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Report: Singapore Firm Fires Worker For YouTube Videos Of "Horsing Around" In Office
<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/09/asia/AS_GEN_Singapore_YouTube_Firing.php>
Associated Press

*** More Steps Can Be Taken To Improve Transparency: Study
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/159771.asp>
Leong Wee Keat, Today

It may be the fifth least corrupt country in the world, but Singapore can still do more to improve its level of transparency and accountability, according to a study by the Singapore Insitute of International Affairs.

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Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** Angelo
<http://www.meganpalmer.com/music/>
Megan Palmer
<http://www.meganpalmer.com/music/01%20Angelo.mp3>