[MyAppleMenu] Jan 17, 2006

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MyAppleMenu
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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Fake iPod Shuffles Flood China
<http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20060117A7035.html>
DigiTimes

*** Apple Denies iTunes Tax Plans
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=13613>
Jonny Evans, Macworld UK

Apple has roundly denied reports that it plans to set up for business in the Channel Islands.

*** The iPod And The Fury
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/16/AR2006011601100.html>
Gregory Mott, Washington Post

A reality check of the recent reports on mobile music and hearing loss.

*** A (New) Chip On His Shoulder
<http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10853916/site/newsweek/>
Steven Levy, Newsweek

*** Apple Bets Its Chips
<http://www.informationweek.com/hardware/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=177100344>
Tomas Claburn and Darrell Dunn, InformationWeek

Intel chips will give Macs some new zip. But Jobs still cares more about your living room than your office.

[Opinion]

*** Macworld Exp SF 2006: Exuding Confidence
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08391>
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS

It's instructive, I think, to mark the resurgence of Apple Computer by what happens at the annual Macworld Expo in San Francisco, both in terms of Apple's keynote announcements and the mood on the show floor.

*** Apple Develops Microsoft Vista Of Opportunity
<http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29016>
Doug Mohney, The Inquirier

The real winner in all of this is Intel.

[Review]

*** Macworld Expo 2006 Superlatives
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08394>
TidBITS

It's time once again for our annual look at the best, the worst, and the weirdest products from Macworld Expo.

*** Lightroom: First Thoughts
<http://digitalphotography.weblogsinc.com/2006/01/16/lightroom-first-thoughts/>
Jay Savage, Digital Photography Weblog

*** iWork '06 - Nice Improvements To Apple's 'Suite'
<http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060116065054352&lsrc=osxh>
MacOSXHints

[Sidetrack]

*** Why Virtual PC/VMWare/Wine For Intel Mac Excites Me
Heng-Cheong Leong

Because my salary is derived from me creating Windows applications and libraries. An emulation environment that "runs natively" will be very exciting to me, as I only really need to run Visual Studio in Windows, leaving the rest of my digital life on the Mac.

I only need to carry one laptop while I was relaxing on my sofa to both debug my program and edit my iMovie.

Of course, the performance of Visual Studio in the emulation environment is likely to be not so great... Let's hope there's still some magic yet to be realized in research labs.

(P.S. In my entire working life so far, I've only written one Mac OS X application, and one class Mac library.)

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** AJAX Is No Overnight Success
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1911115,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Peter Coffee, eWeek

This one-year-old label intensifies interest but obscures options and burdens.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[World]

*** Why Mecca's Pilgrims Need Engineering, Not Just Prayer
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/17/international/middleeast/17mecca.html>
Hassan M. Fattah, New York Times

Each year, pilgrims pelt three columns at the site, known as Jamarat, to re-enact the moment in a symbolic rejection of temptation. But the site, where an imposing two-story overpass was built to carry the waves of pilgrims, has also been the scene of catastrophes.

[Life]

*** When 'Natural' Seems Too Risky
<http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-csection16jan16,0,4607276.story?coll=la-homepage-calendar-widget>
Susan Brink, Los Angeles Times

More women are choosing cesareans -- with support of doctors and research. But some say nature has its reasons for vaginal delivery.

*** The Lottery
<http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060123fa_fact>
Dan Baum, New Yorker

Once you have a green card, what's next?

[Expressions]

*** Sundowners
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/articles/060123fi_fiction>
Monica Ali, New Yorker

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Ready To Cane World ban/IMF Protestors
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/060117/3/3xxvj.html>
Reuters

Singapore's government said it is prepared to cane or imprison protesters who commit violent crimes during the annual World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings, to be held in the city-state in September.

*** Singapore Overtakes HK As Busiest Container Port
<http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BT/Tuesday/Corporate/20060117014246/Article/>
Bloomberg

Singapore has benefited from increased shipments from other South-East Asian nations that go through the city state before reaching their final destinations.

*** CityDev Withdraws From Sands' Singapore Casino
<http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2006-01-16T154557Z_01_SIN309663_RTRUKOC_0_US-LEISURE-SINGAPORE-SANDS.xml&archived=False>
Reuters

*** Johor Crme Rate Increases By 4.9%
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/1/17/southneast/13118546&sec=southneast>
Teh Eng Hock, The Star

The statistics came at a time when the state's crime rate was being closely scrutinised because of a drop in the number of tourist arivals, especially from Singapore.

*** Terrorist Attack May Strain Racial Ties, Says Lee
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/1/17/world/13127203&sec=world>
Associated Press

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said race relations would come under strain if there is a terrorist attack in the city-state, local media reported yesterday.

*** Singapore Seeing More Start-Ups
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/95591.asp>
Lin Yanqin, Today

An increasing number of people are taking the plunge and starting their own businesses.

[Opinion]

*** Govt Cannot Claim That It Was "Misled" In NKF Scandal
<http://www.singaporedemocrat.org/articlecheenkfspeech.html>
Singapore Democratic Party

*** Terror Drill Kept Under Wraps To Evoke Realism
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,365359,00.html?>
SCDF, SBS, SMRT, Straits Times

In order to evoke a sense of realism, it was necessary that commuters were not informed of the specific date, time, and locations of the exercise.

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

[Tunes]

*** The Search Party
<http://www.skybucket.com/release/cicada_reissue>
13ghosts
<http://www.skybucket.com/audio/the_search_party>