[MyAppleMenu] Mar 22, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple iTuunes Killed The CD Star
<http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2152441/itunes-killed-cd-star>
Robert Jaques, vnunet.com

Music downloads set to out pace sales of physical media by next year.

*** Apple Vs France
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2006/tc20060321_144066.htm>
Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek

*** Apple Says Proposed French Law Smacks Of Piracy
<http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=11605078&src=rss/technologyNews>
Reuters

Apple said on Tuesday a proposed French law that would force Apple to make sure that songs bought on its iTunes music store can work on any portable player would result in "state-sponsored piracy."

*** Apple Wins 36K Maine Laptop Contact
<http://www.macnn.com/articles/06/03/21/apple.wins.maine.laptops/>
MacNN

Apple this year has won a second significant contract for the large-scale deployment of laptops -- this time in the state of Maine's school system.

*** MP3 Sales Going Nuts
<http://www.crn.com.au/story.aspx?CIID=36062&src=site-marq>
Lilia Guan, CRN

*** Report: Apple Choosing Manufacturers For 'iPhone'
<http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/report-apple-choosing-manufacturers-for-iphone/>
Larry Angell, iLounge

*** Analyst: No Event On Anniversay
<http://www.macnn.com/articles/06/03/21/new.apple.products.coming/>
MacNN

UBS IT Hardware Analyst Ben Reitzes said that while he still expects Apple to introduce new products in the near-term, the company will not be holding a special event around its anniversary.

*** Can Anyone Topple Apple?
<http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/21/news/companies/apple_itunes/index.htm>
Paul R. La Monica, CNN/Money

Does the maker of the iPod and the popular iTunes music store finally have to start worrying about tougher competition down the road?

*** France Moves Ahead On DRM Legislation
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/03/21/france/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Sayer, IDG News Service

[Opinion]

*** How France Is Saving Civilization
<http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,70461-0.html?tw=wn_technology_2>
Leander Kahney, Wired News

There are few Mac usrers prepared to argue that Microsoft's monopoly in desktop PCs has been a good thing for the technology industry; why would an Apple monopoly of digital entertainment be any different?

*** The Future Of Microsoft Office For The Mac?
<http://groovechicken.blogspot.com/2006/03/future-of-microsoft-office-for-mac.html>
Groovechicken's Coop

*** Death To All iPods
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,,1736485,00.html>
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

Quite when it became acceptable to thrust a piece of hardware at me and ramble on about its gigabytes, shuffle facilities, twin cylinders, low-carb options or whatever it is that spews from the mouths of besottled owners into my personal space like sewage into a popular sea resort and making me want to cut their hearts out with a spoon, I do not know.

*** iPods And Teachers Make Good Match
<http://www.collegiatetimes.com/news/2/ARTICLE/6702/2006-03-22.html>
Collegiate Times

*** Will XP Melt Your Mac?
<http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/20/will-xp-melt-your-mac/>
Engadget

The fans in Macs do indeed go on regardless of which OS is running. The bad news? Your fans may whirr constantly, causing a bit of noise pollution, and possibly draining your batteries before their time.

[Review]

*** Top Ten Reasons Why I Love My MacBook
<http://www.dwblog.net/?p=833>
Desperately Wandering

Getting used to and feeling comfortable with my MacBook has been very easy to do.

[Sidetrack]

*** Warning, Macworld Expo...
Heng-Cheong Leong

Your Paris show might be in danger.

*** The Idols Are Everywhere...
Heng-Cheong Leong

... but the singing <http://mybloginthenet.blogspot.com/2006/03/you-cannot-parking-here.html> is just as bad. :-)

[Wintel]

*** What's Really Behind The Windows Vista Delay?
<http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,1940879,00.asp?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535>
Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Watch

Microsoft's decision to launch Vista in 2007 instead of this year is as much about marketing as it is about product quality. Here's why.

*** Vista Debut Hits A Delay
<http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-6052270.html?part=rss&tag=6052270&subj=news>
Ina Fried, CNET News.com

Microsoft on Tuesday announced a delay of Windows Vista that will mean PCs with the new operating system won't go on sale until January.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Wireless On The Road To Safety
<http://www.coe.berkeley.edu/labnotes/0306/sengupta.html>
David Pescovitz, Berkeley Lab Notes

*** Justices Take On Question Of What's Patentable
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/rss/14150667.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_rss>
Associated Press

Several Supreme Court justices appeared hesitant to decide a fundamental question Tuesday -- what can and cannot be patented? -- as the court wrangled over a disputed patent for determining vitamin definciency.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[World]

*** Attack Of The Pandas
<http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-fg-pandas21mar21,0,7575953.story>
Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times

Wil Taiwan's wary, pro-independence governemnt succumb to a pair of China's most adorable ambassadors? History says yes.

[Tech & Science]

*** Why You Should Choose Math In High School
<http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/views/v7i11_math.html>
Espen Andersen, ACM Ubiquity

Math is a sharp knife for cutting through thorny problems. If you want a sharp knife in your mental tool chest -- choose math!

[Life]

*** If Newspaper Markets Are So Different, Why Do Most Papers Look So Much Alike?
<http://www.brasstacksdesign.com/innovation_01.htm>
Alan Jacobson, BrassTacks Design

USAToday succeeded because it offered real innovation -- it's truly an original. The real McPapers are the ones copying each other.

[Expressions]

*** The Hole
<http://www.slate.com/id/2120981/>
Tom Sleigh, Slate

[EOF]

*** Why Cupid's Arrow Takes A year To Hit Its Target Of True Love
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1736458,00.html>
Patrick Barkham, The Guardian

Researchers have concluded that "consummate love" takes around 12 months to develop in a relationship.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Film-Maker Says Again Questioned By Police
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060321/ennew_afp/singaporepoliticsfilm_060321172505>
AFP

Martyn See told the Foreign Correspondents Association that he was questioned for about 30 minutes on Monday over his short documentary "Singapore Rebel" about Chee Soon Juan, secretary general of the Singapore Democratic Party.

*** Boon Lay Site To Have $720m Mixed Development
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/free/story/0,6418,379595,00.html?>
Joyce Teo, Straits Times

A $720 million integrated project is being planned for a site next to Boon Lay MRT Station, with a mall that will be amalgamated with the existing Jurong Point to create the largest suburban mall in Singapore.

*** Security Cameras On Most Buses, Trains Soon
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/free/story/0,6418,379654,00.html?>
Christopher Tan, Straits Times

Video surveillance system may be in place as early as next year, says LTA.

*** Report: Singapore Most Efficient Economy
<http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/03/21/1476905.htm>
UPI

Singapore is the most cost-competitive place to do business among nine industrialized countries, a big accounting firm said Tueaday.

*** More Than 65,000 Scrap Thai Trips
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/108206.asp>
Ansley Ng, Today

The Tourism Authority of Thailand said that chartered flights for 50,000 Chinese tourists and regular flight for another 10,000 have been cancelled this month.

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

[Tunes]

*** Brown-Eyed Girl
<http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=25640>
Bob Walkenhorst
<http://audio44.archive.org/2/audio/bobwalkenhorst2005-05-25.shnf/bobwalkenhorst2005-05-25d2t09_64kb.mp3>

*** Brown-Eyed Girl
<http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=32706>
Radiators
<http://audio52.archive.org/2/audio/rad1997-04-12.flac16/rad1997-04-12d3t09_64kb.mp3>