[MyAppleMenu] Jun 30, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** France Approves iTunes Rights Law
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5133754.stm>
BBC News

A law that could force Apple to share its digital download technology with rivals has been passed in France.

*** Apple Acknowledges MacBook Stains As Manufacturing Defect
<http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Acknowledges-MacBook-Stains-As-Manufacturing-Defect-28129.shtml>
Softpedia

*** Will Apple Dominate Home Entertainment?
<http://www.personaltechpipeline.com/inthelabs/189700170>
Alice LaPlante, Personal Tech Pipeline

"Apple in the living room will be the story of 2008."

*** Apple Probe Found Option Grant 'Irregularities'
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1983862,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Duncan Martell, Reuters

Apple said an internal probe uncovered irregularities related to the company's issuance of stock option grants between 1997 and 2001, and its shares fell 3 percent.

*** Attack Code Out For Apple Flaw
<http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6089630.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed>
Joris Evers, CNET News.com

Attack code that exploits a flaw in Apple's Mac OS X was publicly released Wednesday, increasing the urgency to patch.

*** iPod Software Updated For Video iPod, Nano, Shuffle
<http://playlistmag.com/news/2006/06/29/ipodupdate/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Playlist

*** One Year Later: How Apple's Intel Transition Is Going
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/06/29/inteltransition/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

[Opinion]

*** My Experience With The Video iPod
<http://whitespace.umeshgopinath.com/2006/06/my-experience-with-video-ipod.html>
White Space

People should know how to and where to find hacks and resources for it.

*** Why I Want Apple To Make An Ultralight Notebook Computer
<http://lowendmac.com/fishkin/06/0629.html>
Andrew Fishkin, Low End Mac

[Sidetrack]

*** Friday Fun Facts
Heng-Cheong Leong

Eight Ways To Kill Someone By Using An iPod Nano <http://mcsweeneys.net/2006/6/23fleming.html>, according to ex-Marine Brad Collum.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** The People Formerly Known As The Audience
<http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthink/2006/06/27/ppl_frmr.html>
Jay Rosen, PressThink

The people formerly known as the audience are simply the public made realer, elss fictional, more able, less predictable. You should welcome that, media people. But whether you do or not we want you to know we're here.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Heat, Drink, And Be Merry
<http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/0626/tv-dinners.php>
Mike Seely, Seattle Weekly

LeanCuisine, anyone? Bars are microwaving their way to a full booze license, and their skillfully prepared frozen food isn't cheap. But it's legal.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Ramblings]

*** Money Is Money
Heng-Cheong Leong

Money is money. Whether it is public or private funds, money wasted is money wasted. Doesn't matter. So, dear sir <http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:64b7c00aa302c010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>, please don't argue around this point.

[News]

*** Five JI Members Detained Under ISA Released: Home Affairs Ministry
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/216543/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

*** Thai Govt Downplay Singapore Statesman's Criticism On Thai Politics
<http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/30/headlines/headlines_30007694.php>
The Nation

*** PM Lee, MM's Lawyers Apply For Summary Judgment
<http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southeastasia.asp?parentid=48295>
Aaron Low, Straits Times

*** High-Stakes Poker Tournament Coming To Singapore
<http://www.mb.com.ph/SPRT2006063068183.html>
DPA

The first high-stakes poker tournament in Asia has received approval from the Singapore government with a projected prize pool of more than US$2 million, organizers said on Friday.

*** Singapore Seeks Silicon Valley-Style Research Community
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060629/tc_afp/singaporeresearchtechnology_060629092501>
AFP

Singapore will host a brainstorming session on ways to develop a Silicon Valley-style research community to help drive economic development, the government has said.

*** Big Boys Battle For Collyer Quay Site
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/127757.asp>
Val Chua, Today

*** 'Majority In Johor' Back Scrapping Of Bridge Project
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=6fadbe120b93a010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:b354c00aa302c010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Bernama, New Straits Times, Straits Times

*** Sabotage Claim In E-Channel Dispute
<http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&art_id=21890&sid=8639626&con_type=1&d_str=20060630>
Albert Wong, Hong Kong Standard

A publicly listed Singaporean company involved in the setting up of new e-Channel border controls secretly embedded a "token" to disable the system controlling vehicle lanes on July 1, the anniversary of the handover, it was alleged Thursday.

*** Public Transport Council Likely To Approve Plans To Revise Bus, MRT Fares
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/216385/1/.html>
May Wong, Channel NewsAsia

[Opinion]

*** Crooked Bridge Would Have Brought In Billions
<http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/53249>
Mohd Ayub, Malaysiakini

Why should we even be bothered about giving them airspace and sand? We are constructing on what is officially part of Malaysia and what has Singapore got to do with it?

*** Dr M Is Da Bomb
<http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2006/06/dr_m_is_da_bomb.html>
mr brown

*** Public Funds Not Used To Build New Mall At Fernvale
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:64b7c00aa302c010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Sim Chin Seng, Cheng San - Seletar Citizens' Consultative Committee, Straits Times

[Entertainment]

*** A Preview Of The Singapore Food Festival
<http://www.asianewsnet.net/visitasia.php?aid=2666>
Michaela Fenix, Philippine Daily Inquirer

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[Tunes]

*** Thundering Water
<http://www.laraewiley.com/dw_downloads.html>
LaRae Wiley
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