[MyAppleMenu] Dec 16, 2006

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MyAppleMenu
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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** How An iPhone Could Rock Wireless
<http://money.cnn.com/2006/12/15/technology/pluggedin_mehta_iphone.fortune/>
Stephanie Mehta, Fortune

Nokia, Motorola, Samsung and LG might be secretly rooting for the iPhone to be a (minor) hit.

*** Brian Terwilliger: Runway Romance
<http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/terwilliger/>
Joe Cellini, Apple

[Review]

*** The Mac's Got Some Game, Too
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003480447_ptmacc16.html>
Jeff Carlson, Seattle Times

It's true that the Mac doesn't run anything remotely near the number of games available for Windows, a situation we've had to deal with for several years now. But that doesn't mean there isn't a healthy gaming market for the Mac.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[Linux]

*** First Linux Cellphone Could Offer Music Possibilities
<http://blog.wired.com/music/2006/12/first_linux_cel.html>
Eliot Van Buskirk, Wired News

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** Smart Elevators
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/10/magazine/10section3b.t-1.html?ex=1323406800&en=d5c5c23e960bbbd2&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Clive Thompson, New York Times

Instead of a button to call the elevator, there's a keypad. Punch in the number of the floor you want, and the computer will direct you to a particular elevator.

[Life]

*** At $300 A Bottle, Do You Have To Tip?
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/16/business/16alcohol.html?ex=1323925200&en=1a1f4e67cab49e81&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Alexei Barrionuevo, New York Times

The liquor industry looks  alot like the perfume business these days, with dramatic packaging and rich price tags that often have little direct connection to the liquid inside.

*** Men Who Do Breakfast
<http://www.ft.com/cms/s/034a7df2-8bac-11db-a61f-0000779e2340.html>
Fuchsia Dunlop, Financial Times

If the old-fashioned Hong Kong teahouse is on the wane, the dim sum tradition itself is flourishing.

[EOF]

*** Are iPod Shrinking The British Vocabulary?
<http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061215-8431.html>
Nate Anderson, Ars Technica

A new study finds that most British teens don't have a large vocabulary -- 12,682 words. By comparison, those aged 25 to 34 know more than 21,000 words. The cause, at least in part, can be chalked up to the use of too much technology that isolates teens from interacting with real people.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Frees Jailed Opposition Leader
<http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=115173>
DPA

Singapore's most vocal opposition politician was freed from prison on saturday two weeks early after human rights groups abroad slammed the city-state for jailing critics.

*** NTUC Calls For Employers To Raise CPF Contribution
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/161172.asp>
Sheralyn Tay, Today

*** Amnesty International Says Singapore Government Using Laws To Muzzle Critics
<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/15/asia/AS_POL_Singapore_Opposition_Amnesty.php>
Associated Press

Amnesty International said civil defamation suits continue to "stifle freedom of expression" and may deter Singaporeans from expressing their views.

[Opinion]

*** M1's Unlimited Broadband Service Comes With A Catch
<http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=f832758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:61c1980cbe48f010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
New Zheng Lei, Straits Times

M1, as a responsible serivce provider, should not mislead consumers and advertise its service as unlimited when there is an obvious restriction to it.

The Shuffle by MyAppleMenu
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Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** All Night
<http://www.samphillipsmusic.com/music.html>
Sam Philips
<http://www.samphillipsmusic.com/music/allnight.mp3>