[MyAppleMenu] Jul 18, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Virtual Windows On A Mac Coming To Stores
<http://news.com.com/2100-1046_3-6095224.html?part=rss&tag=6095224&subj=news>
Tom Krazit, CNET News.com

Apple retail stores will soon start selling Parallels' virtualization software, allowing users to run Windows and Mac applications simultaneously.

[Opinion]

*** Irony Of The Day: Steve Jobs Rails Against Walled Gardens?
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=3336>
David Berlind, ZDNet

*** Another Reason To Love Apple
<http://houseofgray.blogspot.com/2006/07/another-reason-to-love-apple.html>
FutureMAN's House Of Cool

Apple stood by their products and went above and beyond the usual support given by most IT companies.

*** Did Apple's Concession Erase The Fine Line Between Bloggers And Journalists?
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=3331>
David Berlind, ZDNet

[Review]

*** Simple iPod / Auto Integration
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08606>
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS

Although all these devices provide basically the same set of features, I was somewhat surprised to find that my favorite ended up being Griffin Technology's TuneFlex.

[Sidetrack]

*** Rumor Today: iTunes Movie Rentals
Heng-Cheong Leong

You may "own" the music you purchased from the iTunes Music Store, and you may "own" the TV programs you purchased from the iTunes Music Store, but when it comes to movies -- you'd still need to buy the DVDs.

ThinkSecret's latest rumor-mongering <http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0607itunesmovies.html> indicates that Steve Jobs have compromised with the movie studios, and will offer only a rental business model come this WWDC with regards to movies.

What may be more interesting is whether indie filmmakers -- the truly indies -- will be able to sell their movies through iTunes. 

*** Asleep On The Job?
Heng-Cheong Leong

Doesn't Microsoft -- owner of both the software products Windows and Virutal PC -- feel embarrased to have been beaten to the market by Parallels?

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** HP Unveils RFID's Future Competitor
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1990168,00.asp>
Natali T. Del Conte, PC Magazine

*** Age Verification At Social-Network Sites Could Prove Difficult
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/rss/15058636.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_rss>
Associated Press

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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** What Kind Of Genius Are You?
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.07/genius.html>
Daniel H. Pink, Wired News

A new theory suggests that creativity comes in two distinct types -- quick and dramatic, or careful and quiet.

[Life]

*** They Called Me A Child Pornographer
<http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/07/18/photos/index_np.html>
Jody Jenkins, Salon

I took some photos of my kids naked on a camping trip. A drugstore employee called the police -- and my family's life became a living hell.

*** Goodbye, Mr Keating
<http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=y6frtk2l8xsnrqb9mskff9z0gkjpgb6d>
Thomas H. Benton, Chronicle Of Higher Education

To succeed as a Ph.D in English, you have to give up all of the things that attracted you to the subject in the first place.

[Expressions]

*** Folie A Deux
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/articles/060724fi_fiction>
William Trevor, New Yorker

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Tsang Hails Singapore Style But SAR Will Go Its Own Way
<http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=23104&sid=8890532&con_type=1>
Michael Ng, Hong Kong Standard

*** From Bishan To Paya Lebar Station In 17 Min
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/131232.asp>
Lee U-Wen, Today

Despite delays caused by Nicoll Highway accident, Circle Line is on track for completion by 2010.

[Opinion]

*** The Singapore Graduate... The New Poor
<http://sporeunderground.blogspot.com/2006/07/singapore-graduatethe-new-poor.html>
James Gomez, Workers Party, Singapore Underground

*** Singapore: Leave The Falun Gong Alone!
<http://ahdu88.blogspot.com/2006/07/singapore-leave-falun-gong-alone.html>
Between Heaven And Earth

*** Singapore Sold Out By China's Communist Party
<http://www.epochtimes.com/b5/6/7/18/n1389070.htm>
Dajiyuan

*** Singapore Does, While Hong Kong Discusses
<http://www.takungpao.com/news/06/07/18/LT1-594995.htm>
Ta Kun Pao