[MyAppleMenu] Mar 8, 2006

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[News]

*** One In Eight Would Switch To A Windows-App Compatible Intel Mac
<http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/84566/one-in-eight-would-switch-to-a-windowsapp-compatible-mac.html>
Simon Aughton, PC Pro

Analyst Needham & Co has found that if the new generation of Intel Macs can run Windows applications then Apple could see a sharp rise in the number of PC to Mac switchers.

*** Chinese Apple Users Launch National Mac Site
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=14024&Page=1&pagePos=13>
Macworld UK

*** Use Of Podcasts Spreads To All Of U. Michigan
<http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/03/07/1439033.htm>
Comtex Business

The ubiquitous iPods seen around the University of Michigan campus will soon be blasting lectures along with the latest Coldplay album.

*** iPod Finds A Home In The Living Room
<http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=406246>
Stanley Miller II, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Whether it's Apple's speaker system or one from a competitor, the result is a more tech-happy living room, more convenience and a higher fun factor.

*** In Storage, Apple Is Shining
<http://gigaom.com/2006/03/07/in-storage-apple-is-shining/>
Om Malik's Broadband Blog

*** Can Apple Make A Campus Comeback?
<http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=XrvyvnkWvCXhsWxYSzKhjtq9pGcfy5Tn>
Jeffrey R. Young, Chronicle Of Higher Education

Popularity of iPods could lead more students to buy Macs.

*** MacBook Supply Could Affect AAPL
<http://www.macnn.com/articles/06/03/07/aapl.target.at.103/>
MacNN

*** PCs Twice As Expensive To Maintain As Macs
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=14032>
Macworld UK

*** Apple Sets August Date For Developer Conference
<http://news.com.com/2110-1046_3-6046984.html?part=rss&tag=6046984&subj=news>
Ina Fried, CNET News.com

*** Short Student Film Created With iMovie Gets Nationwide Coverage
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2006/03/07.12.shtml>
Brad Cook, Mac Observer

*** In iPod We Trust
<http://www.thejournal.com/articles/18040>
Mikael Blaisdell, THE Journal

Beloved by students worldwide, the ubiquitous little MP3 player is becoming a presence in the classroom as teachers discover its many educational uses.

*** iPod Craze Invades Campus
<http://www.royalpurplenews.com/disarticle.php?id=1373>
Katherine Moreno, Royal Purple

Waves and "hellos" from friends are increasingly lost in the white ear buds connected to a seemingly endless supply of music known as the iPod.

*** Apple Criticised For Persistent Trojan Flaw
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/mac/0,39020393,39256044,00.htm>
Joris Evers, CNET News.com

A patch last week hasn't solved the fundamental problem behind the malware-disguising flaw, according to some experts.

[Opinion]

*** iMac, Now With Apple Porn
<http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2006/03/06/imac-now-with-apple-porn/>
Binary Bonsai

*** Five Reasons Why There Will Be No Macs In 2010
<http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/comments/875/>
Chris Seibold, Apple Matters

*** iPod Firmware And Apple's Edge
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/ipodblog/2006/03/firmware/index.php?lsrc=todayatpl>
Christopher Breen, Playlist

There's a sympathetic relationship between the iPod and Hi-Fi -- one where each device brings a little something to the party. This is an intriguing relationship, and one that could be of conern to iPod accessory makers.

[Review]

*** So Near, Yet So Far For Apple's Hi-Fi
<http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,18368898%255E21669,00.html>
Chris Oaten, The Advertiser

It does the whole wall of sound thing so well, it's easy to overlook its shortcomings, and here comes the whimper.

*** Intel-Powered Mac Mini Might Make You Switch
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0603070333mar07,1,3368544.column?coll=chi-business-hed>
Eric Gwinn, Chicago Tribune

For most people, the well-behaved, low-maintainance Mac mini will run circles around a Windows-based system.

*** Apple Speaker iPod-Worthy
<http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060307/NEWS09/603070356>
Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press

[Sidetrack]

*** Create!
Heng-Cheong Leong

Apple has pushed this year's WWDC to a later date in August.

This could either mean that the next version of OS X is late. This could mean that someone in Apple forget to book the conference halls in advance. This could also mean that Steve has already booked a holiday in May/June and don't want to change.

But to the folks at Macworld Expo, this just mean the final death nail on the Macworld Boston coffin.

*** Think!
Heng-Cheong Leong

Somebody, some third-party iPod accessory manufacturers, is probably thinking whether to maintain good relationship with Apple so that everybody profit together, or sue and get the big bucks and retire.

Apple, you really got to maintain some sort of Chinese wall between your iPod team and iPod accessories team. You really got to make sure that whatever access to the internals of iPod is available to your accessories team is also available to third parties.

As it is now, the iPod Hi-Fi just smell <http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/ipodblog/2006/03/firmware/index.php?lsrc=todayatpl> of "abuse of monopoly position."

[Wintel]

*** Intel shows Origami-Like Device
<http://news.com.com/2100-1044_3-6046793.html?part=rss&tag=6046793&subj=news>
Ina Fried, CNET News.com

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Will Music Fans Go Gaga Over La La?
<http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;907547023;fp;2;fpid;1>
Harry McCracken, PC World

Got CDs? La La is a new music service that aims to help you get rid of 'em -- and to replace them with ones you haven't heard yet.

*** Microsoft To Release Overhauled Internet Search Engine
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/262019_msftsearch07ww.html>
Todd Bishop, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Microsoft is releasing an overhauled internet search engine, under a new name, still looking for traction in a market where rivals Google and Yahoo! have been pulling ahead.

*** Google 'Planning Total Storage'
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4782108.stm>
BBC News

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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** Elephantine Theory Stirs Misty Waters Of Loch Ness
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/07/AR2006030701434.html>
Mary Jordan, Washington Post

So maybe the Loch Ness monster was actually a circus elephant.

[Life]

*** My Flight From Fantasy
<http://travel.guardian.co.uk/cheapflights/story/0,,1725976,00.html>
Rebecca Front, The Guardian

There's no getting round it: travel really does broaden the mind, but it also knackers the planet.

*** Open Adoption, Broken Heart
<http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/03/08/open_adoption/index_np.html>
Dawn Friedman, Salon

I knew it would be hard for my daughter's birth mother to give her up. I just didn't exepct to feel so guilty for taking her.

[Expressions]

*** The Worker
<http://www.slate.com/id/2120104/>
Sharon Olds, Slate

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Press To Launch Chinese Paper
<http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=AP&Date=20060308&ID=5564648>
Associated Press

Singapore Press Holdings Wednesday said it will launch a free Chinese language morning newspaper on June 1. The city-state's dominant publisher said the paper, distributed free of charge, will initially be available from Tuesday to Saturday.

*** Singapore Says High Military Budget Is 'Insurance Policy'
<http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1582294&C=asiapac>
AFP

Singapore's defense minister has defended the tiny city-state's high military spending as an "insurance policy" in a country with no buffer zone against potential aggressors.

*** Media, Ad Agencies In Fee Dispute With MediaCorp
<http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=40364>
Gabriel Chen, Straits Times

The industry body of media and advertising agencie and Singapore's dominant broadcaster are squaring up against each other in a dispute over the introduction of fees on crucial TV viewership information.

*** Singapore To Stem The Flow
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/105255.asp>
Lee U-Wen, Today

Singapore has committed itself to becoming a party to the Kyoto Protocol climate treaty by the end of this year.

*** A Practical Approach To Secondary School
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/105272.asp>
Loh Chee Kong, Today

More applied learning for students: Education Minister Tharman.

*** PAD Tells Singapore To Exit Deal Or Face Boycott
<http://nationmultimedia.com/2006/03/08/headlines/headlines_20002267.php>
The Nation

Members of the People's Alliance for Democracy rallied in front of the Singaporean Embassy in Bangkok yesterday, demanding that Temasek Holdings pull out of the Shin Corp takeover deal or face a boycott of all shin products and services.

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[Tunes]

*** This Is My Time
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3 Colours Red
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