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Mac news for Mac people
[Top Stories]
*** Apple Stock Probe Clears Managers
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6216825.stm>
BBC News
Apple said it had incurred an extra charge of $84m because of the scandal. But the firm reiterated that its own probe had found no misconduct by current management, including CEO Steve Jobs.
[News]
*** Apple Filing To Tell All On Options
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/29/technology/29apple.html?ex=1325048400&en=6c23ff8287289ff3&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
John Markoff and Miguel Helft, New York Times
Apple is likely to answer questions about backdated options granted to Mr Jobs and other executives in a delayed annual report that Apple said it would file with securities regulators on Friday.
*** IBM Rolls Out Lotus Notes For Mac OS X
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2077931,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Scott Ferguson, eWeek
*** Hello Kitty Gets Its Own iPod Docking Station / Stereo Clock
<http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/28/hello-kitty-gets-its-own-ipod-docking-station-stereo-clock/>
Darren Murph, Engadget
*** Top Ten Apple Rumours Of All Time
<http://crave.cnet.co.uk/0,39029477,49286508,00.htm>
CNET
*** VMware Fusion Beta For Macs Goes Public
<http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-6146140.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news>
Matt Loney, CNET News.com
VMware has made available a public beta of its desktop product that lets Windows operating systems run in a virtualized environment on Mac OS X.
*** Airport Takes Off
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/12/features/trends9/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Glenn Fleishman, Macworld
Thanks to Apple's AirPort technology, every Mac is capable of wireless networking. In 2007, that technology is going to get a significant speed boost.
[Opinion]
*** Apple Care vs. Dell Support: Dead Hard Drives
<http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2006/12/apple_care_vs_dell_support_dea.html>
Todd Ogasawara, O'Reilly Network
[Review]
*** Personal Backup X4 10.4.5: Backup Software Has Advanced Options, But Some Limitations
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/12/reviews/backupx4/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Joe Kissell, Macworld
For basic backup operations, it works well. But bugs and a poor restoration feature mar an otherwise attractive package.
The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy
[News]
*** Creative Commons Gets Business Focus
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=16806>
Martyn Williams, Macworld UK
The organization behind the increasingly popular licenses is talking to consumer electronics companies about getting the system embedded in content creation tools.
*** A Medical Open-Source Legal Hell Hole
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2077827,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, eWeek
Medsphere's open-source efforts have become mired in a lawsuit over the issue of whether the company's founders had the right to release some of its code under the GPL.
*** Bribing Bloggers
<http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/12/28.html>
Joel Spolsky, Joel On Software
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The other things in life
[Life]
*** The Collector Of Experiences
<http://www.laweekly.com/general/features/the-collector-of-experiences/15278/>
Gendy Alimurung, LA Weekly
Mark Allen and his Machine Project.
*** Clowning Around: McDonald's Takes An Arch Approach To Its Image Makeover
<http://restaurants.washingtoncitypaper.com/hungry.php?week=20061229>
Tim Carman, Washington City Paper
Welcome to the new McDonald's: Built for your comfort. Just don't get too comfortable.
SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city
[News]
*** CPF Funds May Be Invested In Singapore Govt Bonds & Gold Exchange Tranded Funds
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/249752/1/.html>
Loh Kim Chin, Channel NewsAsia
*** First 'School Of Future' Will Open In 2008
<http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=6fadbe120b93a010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:32fe9531189cf010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Sandra Davie, Straits Times
The Education Ministry is establishing a new primary school to serve as a model for how students can be prepared for a future dominated by technology and information.
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