[MyAppleMenu] Dec 17, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** As iPod Sales Slow, Apple Looks To Next Big Thing
<http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/business/16251559.htm>
Rex Crum, MarketWatch

Money managers who own shares of Apple -- and the Wall Street analysts who follow the company -- believe firmly that Steve Jobs has more iPod magic up his sleeve.

*** iPod Most Sought Gift For Kids
<http://news.galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=a88a33d87e7782b4>
TJ Aulds, Galveston County Daily News

[Opinion]

*** Your iPod Says Plenty About You
<http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061217/VALLEY/612170332>
Amy Brenner-Fricke, Worcester Telegram

What does my iPod say? I like to think that it tells the age-old story of marriage: of two distinct souls joining together to begin a family, merging a melody and a harmony into one unique and never-before-heard song.

*** Farewell iPod Halo Effect - Hullo, iPhone Bliss Effect
<http://homepage.mac.com/lesposen/blogwavestudio/LH20051229203824/LHA20061216155249/index.html>
Les Posen

How an Apple phone will bring home to millions the essential difference between Apple and 'the rest.'

*** OK, Apple Really Needs To Fix The Mighty Mouse Scroll Ball
<http://macthoughtcrime.blogspot.com/2006/12/ok-apple-really-needs-to-fix-mighty.html>
Mac Thought Crime

In my case, it has come to the point where I'm rubbing my mouse's scroll ball after every three to fifteen minutes of use.

*** Dueling Fools: Apple
<http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2006/12/14/dueling-fools-apple.aspx>
Rick Aristotie Munarriz, Motley Fool

*** Dueling Fools: Apple Bull
<http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2006/12/14/dueling-fools-apple-bull.aspx>
Alyce Lomax, Motley Fool

I think Apple's stubborrn refusal to compete much on price is finally going to work in its favor.

*** Dueling Fools: Apple Bear
<http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2006/12/14/dueling-fools-apple-bear.aspx>
Rich Smith, Motley Fool

Unless it does grow at 20%, Apple is overpriced.

*** Dueling Fools: Apple Bear Rebuttal
<http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2006/12/14/dueling-fools-apple-bear-rebuttal.aspx>
Rich Smith, Motley Fool

Putting Windows software on a Mac doesn't solve Apple's market-share problem. All it does is turn a Mac into an overpriced PC.

[Review]

*** Organizing's A Snap With Apple's iTunes
<http://www.nj.com/columns/ledger/hoffman/index.ssf?/base/columns-0/116633530695930.xml&coll=1>
Allan Hoffman, New Jersey Star-Ledger

The program's ease of use is one of its main draws, but iTunes' simplicity also masks a number of features able to gove you a fair amount of control of your music collection.

*** A Little Look At Newest iPod Nano
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003480445_ptgett16.html>
Linda Knapp, Seattle Times

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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Person Of The Year: You
<http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html?aid=434&from=o&to=http%3A//www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C1569514%2C00.html>
Lev Grossman, Time

Yes, you. You control the Information Age. Welcome to your world.

*** From The Lips Of Children, Tips To The Ears of Investors
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/technology/17venture.html?ex=1324011600&en=b874baba2aea6cd4&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Matt Richtel, New York Times

In a nod to the wisdom of youth, many wealthy, highly connected and well-educated technology investors are taking counsel and investment tips from their children, summer interns and twentysomething receptionists.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** Why They Deny The Holocaust
<http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-ali16dec16,0,2351518.story>
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Los Angeles Times

On top of nearly constant anti-Semitic propaganda, much of the Muslim world hasn't even heard of it.

[Life]

*** The High C And The Low Rumble
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/weekinreview/17wakin.html?ex=1324011600&en=eb1c24a482078c30&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Daniel J. Wakin, New York Times

Among the dedicated, much of the debate revolved around whether these performances justified the boos, not whether booing in general is acceptable.

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Life in the city

[Opinion]

*** Elitism Revisited
<http://aaron-ng.info/blog/elitism-revisted.html>
Aaron Ng, Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

*** Singapore Is Environmentaly-Friendly! (Until You Look Closely Enough)
<http://kitana.wordpress.com/2006/12/15/singapore-is-environmentally-friendly-until-you-look-closely-enough/>
Coffee And Cigarettes

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Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** The Fan Dance
<http://www.samphillipsmusic.com/music.html>
Sam Philips
<http://www.samphillipsmusic.com/music/fandance.mp3>