[MyAppleMenu] Mar 10, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Microsoft Bombshell: No EFI Support For Vista
<http://apcmag.com/apc/v3.nsf/0/E666E4A0A303D9AACA25712C008166C4>
Dan Warne, APC Magazine

Microsoft revealed today that it will not support EFI booting for Windows Vista on its launch. The news will be a shock for owners of Intel Macs who had hoped they would be able to dual-boot between Windows Vista and OS X.

*** Pope Benedict XVI Finds His iPod Irresistible
<http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=IE420060309082404&Title=Features+-+People+%26+Lifestyle&Topic=0>
ANI

The Pope is apparently so pleased with his gift that he can be frequently spotted around the Vatican using his iPod and distinctive white earphones.

*** Apple To Hire 3,000 By 2007
<http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1443762.cms>
Sujit John, Economic Times

Like its fellow global technology majors, Apple too has decided to set up a massive technical support centre in India.

[Opinion]

*** Apple TV: Wait And Sue
<http://www.theregister.com/2006/03/09/apple_tv/>
Ashlee Vance, The Register

The media companies will only have themselves to blame for allowing Apple to control their TV shows as well as their music.

*** Apple: Finding The Root Of The Problem
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2006/tc20060308_032391.htm>
Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek

The time has come for Apple to consider doing what many other companies like IBM and Oracle have: create a position of chief security officer. This person would be a well-known computer security expert, ideally from outside Apple, who would wave hte flag for all thins related to Mac security, debunking myths, correcting the record, and providing a public face when issues crop up.

[Review]

*** Your iPod Can Do More Than Play Music, Videos
<http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kimkomando/2006-03-09-ipod-power_x.htm>
Kim Komando, USA Today

*** Apple MacBook Pro
<http://www.zdnet.com.au/reviews/hardware/notebooks/soa/Apple_MacBook_Pro_1_83GHz_/0,39023407,39242369,00.htm>
Justin Jaffe, ZDNet Australia

The MacBook Pro delivers unparalleled style, a solid set of features and software, and a few transitional performance issues that keep it from rivalling the most powerful PC laptops.

*** RadioSHARK Even Better With Version 2.0
<http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/radioshark_even_better_with_version_20/>
Dennis Sellers, Macsimum

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Can Microsoft Save The Net?
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.03/posts.html?pg=7>
Lawrence Lessig, Wired

With the debut of the InfoCard identity management system, Microsoft is leading a network-wide effort to address the issue.

*** For Now, Nanotechnology Means Little More Than Better Golf Ball
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/09/AR2006030902115.html>
Rick Weiss, Washington Post

For now, it turns out, people will have to settle for odor-eating shoe inserts, livelier golf balls, age-defying nano-nutritional supplements and -- for those with a hankering for a really small treat -- nanotech chocolate chewing gum.

*** Give Us Back Our Crown Jewels
<http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1726229,00.html>
Charles Arthur and Michael Cross, The Guardian

Our taxes fund the collection of public data -- yet we pay again to access it. Make the data freely available to stimulate innovation.

*** Fuel Cell Offers 14 Hours Of Laptop Power
<http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-6047966.html?part=rss&tag=6047966&subj=news>
Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com

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The other things in life

[World]

*** The Plan To Nowhere?
<http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/0610/homeless.php>
Philip Dawdy, Seattle Weekly

The region's ambitious 10-year timetable to end homelessness is in serious trouble, undercut and underfunded. The Bush administration is sending mixed signals, and things are about to get worse.

[Life]

*** Stop The Presses
<http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=31029>
Eli Sanders, The Stranger

One of Seattle's two daily newspapers is going to die -- probably the 'P-I.' And that' snot a bad thing in the internet age.

*** Bum Wrap
<http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0610,murphy,72431,5.html>
Jarrett Murphy, Village Voice

On the night of the city's homeless census, street people count.

*** Absolution In Your Cup
<http://www.reason.com/0603/fe.kh.absolution.shtml>
Kerry Howley, Reason

The real meaning of Fair Trade coffee.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Opposition Parties Unveil Plan To Contest 57 Seats In NextGeneral Election
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/197193/1/.html>
Farah Abdul Rahim and Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia

It looks like the opposition has answered the PAP's call to contest as many seats as possible in the next general election.

*** Singapore Economists Forecast 5.9% Growth This Year
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/3/10/apworld/20060310142318&sec=apworld>
Associated Press

*** DBS 'Delays Thailand Investment'
<http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=84149>
Bangkok Post

*** We Can Do Nothing About The Deal, Says Singapore
<http://www.asianewsnet.net/level3_template1.php?l3sec=10&news_id=53471&key_word=singapore>
Nantida Puangthong, The Nation

*** Anti-Thaksin Group Launches National Boycott Of Singaporean Goods
<http://www.asianewsnet.net/level3_template1.php?l3sec=2&news_id=53481&key_word=singapore>
The Nation

The People's Alliance for Democracy will today kick off a campaign to boycott goods and services from Singapore after its government refused to interfere in the Shin-Temasek deal, calling it a private-sector matter.

*** Sale Involved A Who's Who Of Thailand, Singapore
<http://www.asianewsnet.net/level3_template2.php?l3sec=11&news_id=53483&key_word=singapore>
Thanong Khanthong, The Nation

The deal involved the biggest political and business names in Thailand and Singapore.

*** Link-Up Option For Singapore
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/3/10/nation/13623928&sec=nation>
Nelson Benjamin, The Star

Deputy Works Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed said the Singapore authorities could take their time to decie whether to have an extension to the bridge.

*** Singapore Embassy In Bangkok Says Shin Corp Deal A Commercial Deal
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/197008/1/.html>
Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia

The embassy said the deal was purely commercial, one conducted in the private sector and not between governments.

*** US Notes Some 'Significant' Rights Problems In Singapore
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/105796.asp>
Tan Hui Leng, Today

[Opinion]

*** Do Away With MRT Bum Rests
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/105738.asp>
Chiam Toon Loke, Today

Where previously the space held eight seats, now the space can accommodate only five to six standing passengers.

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[Tunes]

*** Earthworm Jim -- Banjo Race
<http://www.videogamepianist.com./index.php?id=audio>
The Video Game Pianist
<http://uglyjackass.com/media/audios/martin_leung/10.mp3>