[MyAppleMenu] Jun 12, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Inside Apple's iPod Factories
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=14915>
Macworld UK

*** Despite Doubters, Maine Renews Laptop Program
<http://www.bizjournals.com/masshightech/stories/2006/06/12/story7.html?from_rss=1>
Catherine Williams, Mass High Tech

The Maine Legislature recently voted to renew a 2002 initiative to provide laptops leased from Apple for all seventh- and eighth-grade public school students. With a price tag of $40 million over four years, and no tangible returns and budget cutbacks in other areas, some Maine tech executives are questioning the economic wisdom of the program.

*** Dress Up Your iPod
<http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/TechNews/Gazin/2006/03/01/1468204.html>
Canoe

[Review]

*** Apple's MacBook Leaves Its Predecessors In The Dust
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/10/AR2006061000137.html?nav=rss_technology>
Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post

Glitches such as the MacBok's erratic WiFi reception and almost painfully hot surfaces undercut the appeal. Apple has taught its users to expect better, and it ought to be able to deliver as much before long.

[Sidetrack]

*** Er... Microsoft Is Doing Something...
Heng-Cheong Leong

Robert Scoble <http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/06/11/the-joy-on-her-face/>: I can't break wind about it, but when Microsoft comes into [the portable media player] market it'll create new opportunities.

[Wintel]

*** Big Microsoft Brother
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1974911,00.asp>
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, eWeek

It turns out that Microsoft's Genuine Advantage anti-piracy program is also keeping daily tabs on Windows users. Who knew?

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Are Virtual Worlds The Future Of The Classroom?
<http://news.com.com/2009-1041_3-6081870.html?part=rss&tag=6081870&subj=news>
Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com

*** Coming Soon (Maybe): Even More TV Channels
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/business/yourmoney/11frenzy.html?ex=1307678400&en=71665078bcca0e72&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Richard Siklos, New York Times

The first question one might rightly ask is this: Who cares about multicasting when there are already hundreds of cable channels available in millions of households, and a bewildering array of new download services and Webby ways of getting video material?

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Life]

*** A Cup Of Tea Transformed
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw06112006/2003043443_pacificptaste11.html>
Greg Atkinson, Seattle Times

As ice cream, it's as refreshing as a summer breeze.

*** The Hold-'Em Holdup
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/magazine/11poker.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>
Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times

With the spread of internet gambling, running up debts in the dorm room has become a college pastime. Trying to cover his losses, one sophomore at Lehigh University went so far as to rob a bank.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Judgment Reserved OnA ttorney General's Petition To Dismiss Chee's Suit On GE
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/213241/1/.html>
S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia

*** Singapore's Foreign Minister Reiterates One-China Policy
<http://english.people.com.cn/200606/12/eng20060612_273247.html>
Xinhua

*** Singapore PM To Visit Australia For Trade Talks: Howard
<http://au.news.yahoo.com/060612/19/zcbl.html>
AFP

Aviation routes are likely to figure prominently in discussions between the two leaders.

*** Wah! So Grainy!
<http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,108045,00.html>
Faith Teo and Kor Kian Beng, New Paper

Why mess with my RTM 1 channel? That was the question that some irate Singapore viewers asked when they switched on their TV sets and found grainy, shaky pictures on the Malaysian channel.

[Opinion]

*** Why Charge Extra To Phone For A Cab?
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/123824.asp>
Ng Swee Ching, Today

Instead it's roadside flagging which should incur surcharge to defray fuel cost of cruising.

*** HDB Hall Should Not Be Just For 'Happy' Events
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:3e7f664b783cb010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Tan-Wee Yin Ping, Straits Times

[Technology]

*** Have Laptop Will Travel
<http://www.asianewsnet.net/stech.php?aid=2118>
Jean Loo, Straits Times

The notebook computer is increasingly becoming the ideal essential travel companion -- whether to cure boredom on the plane, to blog or simply to surf the net.

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

[Tunes]

*** You're Pitiful
<http://www.weirdal.com/>
"Weird Al" Yankovic
<http://media.thechrispirilloshow.com/mp3/yourepitiful.mp3>