[MyAppleMenu] Jun 17, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Stardust Studios: Banking On Imagination
<http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/stardust/>
Barbara Gibson, Apple

*** Felicia Collins: The Best Gig In Town
<http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/collins/>
Bija Gutoff, Apple

When Felicia Collins goes onstage to tape "The Late Show with David Letterman," she carries her Hamer electirc guitar and her 17-inch PowerBook G4 loaded with Logic Pro. And while the seven other musicians in the CBS Orchestra place sheet music on their stands, Collins opens her laptop.

*** Manuel Aregullin: Prospecting For Botanical Gold
<http://www.apple.com/science/profiles/aregullin/>
Nancy Eaton, Apple

Whether he's in the laboratory or in the classroom, Dr. Aregullin relies on Macintosh computers and applications such as CambridgeSoft's ChemDraw to help streamline his workflow.

[Opinion]

*** Why Is Apple Not Jumping In?
<http://akatsuki.co.uk/article/287/why-is-apple-not-jumping-in>
Akatsuki

There is one area which Apple has continuously lagged hugely, and that is the .Mac service.

*** Hyperbolic Apple iPod Factory Woes
<http://www.chinatechnews.com/index.php?action=show&type=news&id=4085>
Perry Wu, ChinaTechNews.com

I'm no fan of big corporations bullying workers. But I am also no friend to shoddy, sensationalist journalism.

*** Swinging And Missing At An AM iPod Add-On
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/ipodblog/2006/06/amipod/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Philip Michaels, Playlist

Why hasn't someone figured out how to make a workable antenna fit easily onto an iPod accessory?

[Review]

*** Apple's New MacBook May Be The Perfect Computer For Many
<http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA061706.macguy.EN.91d7ced5.html>
Paul Vaughn, San Antonio Express-News

[Sidetrack]

*** Puzzle Weekend
Heng-Cheong Leong

"There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word -- from nine letters right down to a single letter."

What is this word <http://www.snopes.com/language/puzzlers/9letters.asp>?

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** The Un-Google
<http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7064434>
The Economist

Google dominates the lucrative market for web-search, but its rivals are setting out to change that.

*** Zen And The Art Of Classified Advertising
<http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115049840863382886-9QyN65ef6meo_D2UlLOxAdRmbN0_20070616.html?mod=rss_free>
Brian M. Carney, Wall Street Journal

By almost any measure, Craigslist is a phenomenal success.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Behind The Scenes At Disney World
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/16/AR2006061600504.html>
Steve Hendrix, Washington Post

Let's just get this out of the way: They're chipper even when nobody's looking.

*** In China, Dreams Of Bright Ideas
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/16/AR2006061602060.html>
Edward Cody, Washington Post

Instead of millions of Chinese youths assembling somebody else's inventions, the party leadership has concluded, the time is right for China to come up with its own ideas and sell them to everyone else.

*** The Long Ride
<http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/06/17/leonard_fathers_day/index_np.html>
Andrew Leonard, Salon

With telephone poles whizzing by, the Beatles blaring on the stereo, and my kids strapped in the back seat, I learned to be a father on the road.

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Life in the city

[Opinion]

*** The Local Music Scene: Now Bigger And Better
<http://my-last-days.blogspot.com/2006/06/local-scene.html>
Xbang

*** There Must Be Distinction Between State And Party
<http://mysingaporenews.blogspot.com/2006/06/there-must-be-distinction-between.html>
My Singapore News

How blind and misguided this kind of thinking can be.

*** White Elephants In Singapore Art
<http://www.substation.org/magazine/issue04/ft_WhiteElephants.html>
Vernon Chan, The Substation Magazine

Why was last year's most important public art installation not done by an artist?

*** Chatterbox Says Sorry
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:c9e7fb1e74ddb010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Pauline tay, Meritus Mandarin Singapore, Straits Times

*** Entrapment Necessary For Law Enforcement
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:535e378f81edb010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Ong-Chew Peck Wan, For Permanent Secretary (Home Affairs), Straits Times

*** No TV Set But Fine Stays
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:eb08378f81edb010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
N. Stanley Jeremiah, Straits Times

Is this how our government departments work? They penalise you for not telling them what you don't have.

*** Upgrading Is A Unique Programme By Government
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:a58e378f81edb010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Mah Bow Tan, Minister For National Development, Straits Times

The upgrading of our older public-housing estates is over and above the basic obligations of the government.