[MyAppleMenu] May 21, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** In Paris, 'iPod Law' Unleashes Lobbyists
<http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/05/21/business/lobby22.php>
Thomas Crampton, International Herald Tribune

Among those registering to give their views to the Senate were top executives from Microsoft, Vivendi and Time Warner, as well as a delegation from Apple's headquarters in California led by Bud Tribble, the vice president for software technology.

*** Support Everything! The Legacy Of Apeiron
<http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2006/05/support_everything_the_legacy.html>
Joshua Scott Emmons, O'Reilly Network

Now that Apeiron has added Macintels to its list of compatible machines, it officially runs on every generation of Macintosh.

[Opinion]

*** The Pros Of Apple
<http://waffle.wootest.net/2006/05/20/the-pros-of-apple/>
Waffle

[Wintel]

*** New Media Player: Nice Features, But It's No iTunes
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/20/AR2006052000118.html>
Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post

Apple needs -- and customers deserve -- vigorous competition. But that's not going to happen if the best Apple's rival can manage is a combination of beta software of dubious reliability and a tie-in to a music TV channel that devotes most of its airtime to things besides music.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Net Neutrality Field In Congress Gets Crowded
<http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6074564.html>
Anne Broache, CNET News.com

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** When It Comes To Suffering For Your Art, Don't Duck
<http://www.latimes.com/features/magazine/west/la-tm-rules21may21,1,1913542.story?coll=la-headlines-west>
Jeremy Pollack, Los Angeles Times

Documentary filmmakers have it tough.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Never Too Young To Be Part Of The Game
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/5/21/focus/14295792&sec=focus>
Seah Chiang Nee, The Star

*** Malaysia's Confinement Help
<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Sunday/National/20060521085323/Article/index_html>
Lau Meisan, New Straits Times

The demand for Malaysian confinement nursemaids is rising across the Causeway as Singapore pushes to raise birth rates.

[Opinion]

*** Island In The Stream
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailfeatures.asp?fileid=20060521.D02&irec=5>
Simon Pitchforth, Jarkarta Post

This is the other side of Singapore, the Big Brother breathing down its citizen's necks, the autocratic nanny state that inflicts corporal punishment (caning) and imposes lists of rules and regulations in their thousands. It's this regimented social hegemony and mind-set that disturbs Westerns and Indonesians alike.

*** Fountain Of Annoyance
<http://miyagi.sg/?p=1105>
Mr. Miyagi

The sounds of water fountains are supposed to engender feelings of calm and serenity. Not the one in the basement of Raffles City, though.