[MyAppleMenu] May 23, 2006

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MyAppleMenu
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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** EMI Backs Apple On French Law
<http://www.macnn.com/articles/06/05/23/emi.backs.apple/>
MacNN

*** Quark Ships QuarkXPress 7
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/05/23/quarkxpress/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

QuarkXPress 7 is a PowerPC application, and an Intel-native version would be released this summer as a free update.

*** The Great Woz Tells All
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2006/tc20060523_522669.htm>
Hardy Green, BusinessWeek

With his memoir due out soon, Apple inventor Steve Wozniak explains how luck and passion led to creating the breakthrough personal computer.

*** iTunes To iTeach - Hallowed Halls Of Education To Grow Hollow
<http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=10031>
Gerard J. Brandon, American Chronicle

>From iTunes to iTeach, podcasting provides educators a unique opportunity to compete in a global economy rather than just their local community.

*** Unlocking The iPod
<http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/22/technology/business2_launchpad0522/index.htm>
Michael V. Copeland, Business 2.0

By the end of June, Navio plans to include software that lets its customers offer copy-protected videos that will play on iPods.

*** Intel Macs Vulnerable To 'Chip-Level' Threats
<http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2156531/chip-level-threats-largely>
Tom Sanders, vnunet.com

*** Apple Could See iPod Downside
<http://www.forbes.com/markets/economy/2006/05/22/apple-ipod-0522markets08.html#>
Maya Roney, Forbes

*** Apple Makes European Retail Manoeuvre
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=14710>
Macworld UK

[Opinion]

*** "I Use The Shuffle Feature Because I Like To Shake Things Up*"
<http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2006/05/22/publiceye/entry1640741.shtml>
Brian Montopoli, CBS News

The look-what's-on-my-iPod story is fast becoming the modern version of traditional stunts like appearning on Laugh-In, the Tonight Show, or Saturday Night Live to show folks that you're just a regular Joe or Jane. And reporters are, for the most part, eating it up without the slightest trace of skepticism.

*** Bathroom Reading And Beyond
<http://yastm.blogspot.com/2006/05/bathroom-reading-and-beyond.html>
Yet Another Small Town Moment

They did it the Macintosh Way and taught me a valuable lesson about doing what you feel is right, no matter what the consequences may be.

*** The So-Called Apple Music Monopoly
<http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/200605/msg00209.html>
Ole Jacobsen, Interesting People

The net is full of (legally) free MP3 files, MP3 files for a fee (such as audio books from audible.com), and of course there are millions of CDs to buy that can be converted and put on your iPod.

*** MacBook Has Record Wireless Range
<http://www.macgeekery.com/opinion/articles/macbook_has_record_wireless_range>
Matt Hoult, Mac Geekery

*** The iPod: I Was Wrong
<http://www.zackrippy.com/2006/05/22/the-ipod-my-personal-jukebox/>
ZackRippy.com

I went from dismissing it as hype to never leaving home without it. I was wrong.

*** How About The Black Cables, Steve?
<http://idiots.blogspot.com/2006/05/how-about-black-cables-steve.html>
Why Are You And I Surrounded By Idiots?

I'm gonna scream, yell, and throw a little hissy Mac user tantrum.

*** End Of An Era: No More Apple PowerBooks
<http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/002110.html>
Harry McCracken, PC World

*** Is Apple Still About "Insanely Great"?
<http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2006/05/is_apple_still_about_insanely.html>
Francois Joseph de Kermadec, O'Reilly Network

Even though we Mac users want Apple to put out something "bog", I am inclined to think it is not in the plans.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Games Get Serious
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/05/22/BUG7BIU4EE1.DTL&type=business>
Ryan Kim, San Francisco Chronicle

Among options are mlitary training, fighting cancer, designing a peace plan.

*** Free Broadband For The Masses
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2006/tc20060522_430352.htm>
Steve Rosenbush, BusinessWeek

Backed by VC cash, a former FCC offficial's startup is out to provide no-fee, ad-supported wireless service.

*** The One Bit Of Info Google Withholds: How It Works
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-blackbox22may22,0,376039.story>
Chris Gaither, Los Angeles Times

Advertisers, competitors and Wall Street analysts are frsturated by the company's secrecy.

*** Can You Understand Me Now?
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/rss/14639874.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_rss>
Michelle Quinn, San Jose Mercury News

Translation service teams up with Skype to reach millions.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Lost In Translation
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/germany/article/0,,1781004,00.html>
Stewart Lee, The Guardian

The Brits often assume that Germans have no sense of humour. In truth, it's a language problem. The peculiarities of German stentence construction simply rule out the lazy set-ups that British comics rely on.

[Expressions]

*** God The Novelist
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/articles/060529fi_fiction>
Henry Roth, New Yorker

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Amnesty International Report 2006
<http://singabloodypore.blogspot.com/2006/05/amnesty-international-report-2006.html>
Singabloodypore

*** Singapore Inflation Rises 1.1 Pct In April
<http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8HPD5P80.htm?campaign_id=apn_home_down&chan=db>
Associated Press

Singapore's consumer prices rose slightly in April, with a fall in transportation and communication costs offsetting a rise in food prices.

*** Rent-A-Womb Scheme In India Allows Singapore Couple To Have A Baby
<http://www.nationmultimedia.com/worldhotnews/read.php?newsid=30004700>
AFP

A childless Singapore couple's prayers for a baby have been answered, thanks to a woman in India who rented her womb to them for about 6,600 US dollars, a report said Tuesday.

*** Nanny State Singapore Shows Some Ankle
<http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/05/22/business/casino.php>
Wayne Arnold, New York Times

In many ways, the casino project is a test of Singapore's ability to transform itself once again. It is also a chance for the casino executives to prove their mettle in a new dimension.

*** Taxman Gets More From GST Errors Than Income Tax Ones
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/free/story/0,6418,394893,00.html?>
Narendra Aggarwal, Straits Times

Tax experts say one key factor explaining this surprising outcome is that a number of businesses mistakenly believe that some of their transactions are GST-exempt, when they are not.

[Opinion]

*** What's With The MC?
<http://cyclingturtle.blogspot.com/2006/05/whats-with-mc.html>
Chelonia Munnster

I just don't understand the concept (and hassle) of getting a medical certificate if one is feeling under the weather.

*** On Raising A Child
<http://aliendoc.blogspot.com/2006/05/on-raising-child.html>
The World As I Know It

Parenthood is a hands-on endeavour. This seems to be an often forgotten fact bymany Singaporeans.

*** What Is It About East Malaysians Facination With Singapore?
<http://www.myfat4.com/2006/05/21/what-is-it-about-east-malaysians-fascination-with-singapore/>
The World Of Fat4

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

[Tunes]

*** Mundane Dream
<http://www.marykateoneil.com/mp3's.htm>
Marykate O'Neil
<http://www.marykateoneil.com/MP3/mundanedreamv05.mp3>