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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Peacock Preening With iTunes Presence
<http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117935395?categoryid=1009&cs=1&s=h&p=0>
Josef Adalian, Variety

While the Peacock's still pretty plucked in primetime, net is having a far easier go on Apple's iTunes musicstore. Just a month after launching, NBC Universal programming now dominates the service, all but erasing Disney's early advantages as the first conglom to pact with Apple.

*** Schools Ask Parents To Pay Up Before Kids Log On
<http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2006-01-02-school-laptops_x.htm>
William M. Welch, USA Today

The Fullerton program has created a storm of controversy for the school system. It also has raised broader questions about how far public schools here and elsewhere can go in using costly technology in the face of tight school budgets and limited funding.

*** Apple Releases Bluetooth Firmware Update For Mac OS X 10.4.3
<http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/apple_releases_bluetooth_firmware_update_for_mac_os_x_1043/>
MacDailyNews

*** South Park Turns To Apple For New Storage Setup
<http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/storage/story/0,10801,107401,00.html>
Lucas Mearlan, Computerworld

The cartoon studio plans to install a full SAN to ease backup headaches.

*** Apple's Tiger Is Infoworld 'OS Of 2006'
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=13481>
Jonny Evans, Macworld UK

*** Belkin Intros Cable-Free USB Hub
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/01/03/belkin/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

The four-port hub uses Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology. Devices are plugged into the hub, which doesn't require a wire to communicate with the computer.

*** Wearable iPod Headset Displays Video
<http://www.philoneist.com/50226711/wearable_ipod_headset_displays_video.php>
Philoneist

eMagin Corp, a company that makes video imaging technology for military and industrial uses, has adapted its expertise to create a first of its kinds headset accessory for the 5G iPod which displays video in front of one eye.

[Opinion]

*** Quicken Little
<http://blogs.salon.com/0000014/2006/01/02.html#a962>
Soctt Rosenberg, Salon

Intuit charges twice as much for the Mac version of Quicken -- and, for your extra dough, throws in only half the features.

[Sidetrack]

*** SNL Coming To MWSF
Heng-Cheong Leong

No, it's not the famous iPod invista -- but a real nano iPod <http://wrblog.com/stories/?p=11>.

:-)

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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Media Gadgets Flirt With 'Convergence'
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/31/AR2005123100081.html>
Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post

*** Right To The Top
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10663353/site/newsweek/>
Brad Stone, Newsweek

Young, creative comics are using digital video and the internet to launch careers -- sometimes overnight.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** The Cute Factor
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/03/science/03cute.html?pagewanted=all>
Natalie Angier, New York Times

Scientists who study the evolution of visual signaling have identified a wide and still expanding assortment of features and behaviors that make something look cute.

*** Going To Extreme Measures
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-et-time2jan02,1,112638.story?coll=la-headlines-technology>
Steven Barrie-Anthony, Los Angeles Times

Even as digital countdowns and televised timers fill our waking hours, does anybody really know what time it is?

[Expressions]

*** The Cryptozoologist
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/articles/060109fi_fiction>
Tony Earley, New Yorker

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Life in the city

[News]

*** We All Have A Lot To Learn
<http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10684652/site/newsweek/>
Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek

Singapore's students do brilliantly in math and science tests. American kids test much worse but do better in the real world. Why?

*** Singapore Swing: Casino's Not Worth The Gamble
<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17723698%255E16941,00.html>
The Australian

The expected returns were insufficient to justify the higher capital costs.

*** Elections Department To Revise Registers Of Electors By Feb 28
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/186388/1/.html>
S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia

*** Johor Baru Auto Accessory Shops Drawing Singaporeans
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/1/2/nation/13006131&sec=nation>
The Star

On long weekends, Singaporeans stream across the Causeway to here for their grocery shopping but many car owners are also making a beelne to auto accessory shops.

[Opinion]

*** Going Chinese
<http://www.baileywong.com/wp/?p=11>
B&W BlogSpot

*** Back From Overseas, Child Can't Get Place In School
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,362500,00.html?>
Jeff Chang Meng Fook, Straits Times

[Entertainment]

*** Ch 5 Winners & Lowers 2005
<http://sgtvratings.blogspot.com/2005/12/ch-5-winners-losers-2005.html>
Singapore TV Ratings

Tiramisu episode breaks record for lowest prime time ratings.