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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple Lauches 17" iMac For Education
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=15161&Page=1&pagePos=1>
Jonny Evans, Macworld UK

Apple has launched a new configuration of the 17-inch iMac that's designed specifically for education customers.

*** Presure On iTunes May Spread
<http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=17468&hed=Pressure+on+iTunes+May+Spread&sector=Industries&subsector=EntertainmentAndMedia>
Red Herring

Other European countries question the legality of Apple's business model.

[Opinion]

*** Apple Phones Home, Too
<http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/153/apple-phones-home-too>
Red Sweater Blog

[Sidetrack]

*** Get Out Of The Office, Now!
Heng-Cheong Leong

Remember the good old days of DOS? Once you are done with your work, you just remove your floppies, and you hit that big red button, and you are out of your office immediately.

Today, there's no longer a big red button. Instead, you search for that men item called "Shut Down", select it, and...

... well, you wait. And wait. You'll have to wait for all your applications to shut down. Your Microsoft Office. Your e-mail client. Your IM client. Your RSS client. Your iTunes. And then, you'll have to wait for all your background applications to shut down.

5 minutes later, it finally powers off. <http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/07/why-windows-takes-so-long-to-shut-down.html>

Someone should do a study on all the lost productivity -- leisure time productivity -- that we lost due to the longer and longer shutdown sequences. And Steve Jobs can use that number to tout the great OS X, when it finally gets a proper hibernation feature.

:-)

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** The Internet Knows What You'll Do Next
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/05/business/05leonhardt.html?ex=1309752000&en=8be0be92819a6f8f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
David Leonhardt, New York Times

*** Angry Customers Use Web To Shame Firms
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/04/AR2006070401119.html>
Kim Hart, Washington Post

Blogs, videos are tools of retribution.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Fun With Gravity
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/03/AR2006070301084.html>
Anita Huslin, Washington Post

A wooden roller coaster designer doesn't go for the cheap thrills of steel giants.

*** Authors Take A New Approach To Audio Books: Do It Yourself
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/05/books/05audi.html>
Motoko Rich, New York Times

Some authors are takking a pro-active role in developing audio versions of their books, recruiting talented friends to add a sense of show biz.

*** A Dissident's Holiday
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/03/AR2006070300925.html>
E. J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post

Have you ever noticed a certain hesitant quality to the experssions of patriotism by progressives or left-wingers?

[Expressions]

*** Over Drinks
<http://www.slate.com/id/2139487/>
Stanley Moss, Slate

[EOF]

*** Everyone On Earth Has Royal Roots
<http://www.livescience.com/history/ap_royal_roots.html>
Matt Crenson, Associated Press

Even without a documented connection to a notable forebear, experts say the odds are virtually 100 percent that every person on Earth is descended from one royal personage or another.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** JB Drawing Singapore Brides
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/7/5/nation/14724711&sec=nation>
The Star

Singaoreans not only flock to Johor for shopping and food, but also for bridal packages.

*** Bullet To Singapore: From KL In 90 Minutes
<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Wednesday/Frontpage/20060705074652/Article/index_html>
Rajan Moses, New Straits Times

Imagine zipping in a bullet train from the KL Sentral station into the heart of Singapore in 90 minutes flat. That is something that will become a reality if tycoon Tan Sri Francis Yeoh's plan to build and operate such a train service at a cost of up to RM8 billion takes off.

[Opinion]

*** Farewell To My Capitol
<http://addictedtofilm.blogspot.com/2006/07/farewell-to-my-capitol.html>
Addicted To Film

Let's take a minute or two to remember the grand old dame of Singapore cinemas -- the Capitol.

*** Bridge: Malaysia Has Been Outfoxed
<http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/53461>
Abdul Kader Abdul Razak, Malaysiakini

Singapore was very clever and waited for the project to mature and then pounced on Malaysia with quid pro quo demand for airspace and sand in return to agreeing to a straight bridge.

*** Operation Hush Up Is On
<http://mysingaporenews.blogspot.com/2006/07/operation-hush-up-is-on.html>
My Singapore News

*** Warts And All
<http://www.vickiho.com/blog/2006/07/warts-and-all/>
Vicki Ho

If we can't be patient with ourselves, no one's going to stick around till the end.

*** Going Down The Malaysia Road?
<http://mysingaporenews.blogspot.com/2006/07/going-down-malaysian-road.html>
My Singapore News

Would Singapore go down this road, conceiving of a project because there is money to be made?

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

[Tunes]

*** Forgot To Get High
<http://www.damonandnaomi.com/mp3/beautifulclosedouble.mp3>
Damon And Naomi
<http://www.damonandnaomi.com/mp3/forgottogethigh.mp3>

*** Beautiful Close Double
<http://www.damonandnaomi.com>
Damon And Naomi
<http://www.damonandnaomi.com/mp3/beautifulclosedouble.mp3>