[MyAppleMenu] Jun 6, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple Computer Files Second Copyright Lawsuit Against Creative
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/212281/1/.html>
Loh Kim Chin, Channel NewsAsia

Apple has filed a second copyright lawsuit and a trade complaint in the US against Creative Technology.

*** Apple Follows Its Instincts Out Of India
<http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jun2006/gb20060605_273412.htm?chan=tc&chan=technology_technology+index+page_more+of+today's+top+stories>
Manjeet Kripalani and Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek

Steve Jobs may have a soft spot for India, but the economic reality is, building a technical support center there doesn't make sense.

*** Mac SlingPlayer Delayed 90 Days
<http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-06/mac-slingplayer-delayed-90-days/>
Dave Zatz, Zatz Not Funny

*** Apple Pushing Intel In New Direcitons
<http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id%3b1700709701%3bfp%3b2%3bfpid%3b1>
Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service

"They push us to think about things that we may not always think about," said Anand Chandrasekher, senior vice president and general manager of Intel's sales and marketing group. "We were hoping for that to happen and that certainly happened."

*** Is It Time For Business To Take A Bite In Apple?
<http://canadaeast.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060605/TPMONEY10/606050316/-1/MONEY>
David Shipley, Canada East

It's time for business people to stop thinking about Macs as a tool for the "graphics people." It might just be time to move beyond total cost of ownership and to look at a new business term - competitive advantage.

[Opinion]

*** FileMaker Mobile 8 And The Future Of PDAs
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08553>
Joe Kissell, TidBITS

*** Anonymous Chatting At The Apple Store
<http://www.macuser.com/geekery/anonymous_chatting_at_the_appl.php>
Aaron Freedman, MacUser

What is a Mac user's favorite pasttime? Well, one is randomly IMing people at the Apple Store.

[Review]

*** $16K Headphones And Other iPod Necessities
<http://playlistmag.com/features/2006/06/hes2006/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Dan Frakes, Playlist

*** Easy File Sending 2
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macgems/2006/06/filechute/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Dan Frakes, Macworld

If you frequently send larger files to others across the internet, FileChute is the easiest solution I've seen.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Shanghai Starts Up
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13121969/site/newsweek/>
Steven Levy, Newsweek

A company of talented Chinese programmers is designing software that rivals Silicon Valley's best. And at about one third the cost.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Life Goes On In A Town Called -- What?
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/05/AR2006060501174.html>
David A. Fahrenthold, Washington Post

Yes, this is really Podunk. In other places, the word might be a generic put-down, a concept, a mythical map dot somewhere between Hick Town and Nowheresville. Here in Vermont, though, it's a real somewhere.

[Expressions]

*** My Parents' Bedroom
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/articles/060612fi_fiction>
Uwem Akpan, New Yorker

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Life in the city

[News]

*** One Jump Ahead, Jewel Box Goes From Peak To Peak
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/122534.asp>
Jasmine Yin, Today

*** SDP Members Served Summons For Giving Public Speeches Without LIcence
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/212113/1/.html>
Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia

Police said they were acting upon complaints from the public. In these incidents which occurred between November 2005 and April 2006, police officers "observed that Dr Chee and other SDP related persons were giving extended speeches and not merely making a sales pitch to sell their publications."

[Opinion]

*** Goh Chok Tong Speech Decoded
<http://singabloodypore.blogspot.com/2006/06/goh-chok-tong-speech-decoded.html>
Singabloodypore

*** Don't Durian
<http://orygundreamin.blogspot.com/2006/06/dont-durian.html>
Jer, Uh... Me!

Sme fruits are forbidden for a reason.

*** Ironic If Innocent Poor Has No Legal Recourse
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/122517.asp>
Errol Goodenough, Today

How could an innocent man spend months in jail and then be faced with a massive finanical burden just to have his name cleared?

*** How Many Errant Cyclists Have Been Booked This Year?
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=f832758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:ff159e582b2ab010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
John Chin Kok Weng, Straits Times

*** Give Opposition MPs And Wards Their Dues
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:b212258b025ab010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Huang Shoou Chyuan, Straits Times

To use 'upgrading' as a carrot is insulting to Singaporeans.

*** Have An Upper House To Fine-Tune Policies, Laws
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:f322258b025ab010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
George Wong Seow Choon, Straits Times

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*** Here They All Pretend
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