[MyAppleMenu] Nov 13, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple Appoints former IBM Legal Cheif As General Counsel
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=16454>
Jonny Evans, Macworld UK

Donald J. Rosenberg, senior vice president and general counsel of IBM, will join Apple as its senior vice president and general counsel, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

*** Apple Fights Off Adult Toy Manufacturers
<http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35688>
Nick Farrell, The Inquirier

Entertainment outfit Apple has set its legal hounds on a purveyor of 'adult toys'.

*** Tempting iPod Fans To Change Their Tune
<http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/11/12/yourmoney/music.php>
Kevin J. O'Brien, International Herald Tribune

*** Apple's $7 Billion Christmas Quarter To Be Paced By iPod Sales
<http://ce.seekingalpha.com/article/20392>
SeekingAlpha

*** New And Improved
Heng-Cheong Leong

Thinking Rock <http://www.thinkingrock.com.au/>: Collecting and processing your thoughts following the GTD methodology.

PhotoLin 32 <http://pl32.com/>: Image processing.

[Opinion]

*** Bestbuys New Scheme To Ripoff Mac users
<http://scott-m.net/random-stuff/11-12-2006/bestbuys-new-scheme-to-ripoff-mac-users/>
Scott Mitchell

*** From Four To Zero In A Day
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2006/11/macpro4/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Rob Griffiths, Macworld

When I first saw the Mac Pro, I thought "Geez, I'll never use up four internal drive bays!" Not only are they filled, but I'm already wishing there were at least one more.

*** Xserve SAN?
<http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2006/11/xserve_san.html>
Chris Stone, O'Reilly Network

Call me slow, but I've only recently come to understand what the Xserve RAID really is, and it's not just a RAID.

[Review]

*** iTunes Remixed
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/11/features/itunesfeature/index.php>
Christopher Breen, Dan Frakes and Rob Griffiths, Macworld

Tips and tricks for iTunes 7.

*** Small And Silver: iPod Shuffle
<http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/shuffle.ars>
Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica

It's cheaper, smaller, lighter, clips to your clothing, and holds more songs. It's also pretty darn durable.

*** Scabble For The Mac: New. Improved. Smarter Than Me.
<http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2006/11/12/5933>
Mary E. Tyler, Ars Technica

[Wintel]

*** Start Me Up: The Sound Of Vista
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15656246/>
Allison Linn, Associated Press

Some musicians spend 18 months working on a whole album. At Microsoft, that's how long it took to perfect just four seconds of sound.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Identity Thief Is Often Found In Family Photo
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/13/us/13identity.html?ex=1321074000&en=e14f0e296f75978a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
John Leland, New York Times

The crime often begins at home.

*** Sun Picks GPL License For Java Code
<http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6134584.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news>
Martin LaMonica, CNET News.com

After years of requests and debates, Sun is ready to release Java source code under a Linux-friendly license.

*** Part I: Philanthropy's New Prototype
<http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17722&z=307&p=1&ch=biztech>
James Surowiecki, MIT Technology Review

The cofounder of MIT's Media Lab, Nicholas Negroponte, wants to make $100 laptops available to poor children throughout the world. The next few months will be critical in determining whether the One Laptop per Child project succeeds.

*** Web 2.0 Isn't Dead, But Web 3.0 Is Bubbling Up
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=3934>
Dan Farber, ZDNet

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Looking Good
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/08/AR2006110801477.html>
David Von Drehle, Washington Post

Our obsessio with physical appearance may not be so shallow, after all.

*** Falling-Down Funny
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/magazine/12wwln_lede.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>
A O. Scott, New York Times

In an era of meta-ironic wordplay, why do sight gags still get the big laughs?

*** Old School
<http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/13/more/index_np.html?source=rss>
Debra J. Dickerson, Salon

I'm supposed to be inspired by women my age who run marathons and go back to college, but I'm too tired to be young. It's too much work.

*** Why I'll Always Wave The Flag Of My Father
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15674984/site/newsweek/>
Tina Mihin, Newsweek

This flag isn't just decoration. It's a tribute to my dad, a proud American veteran and my hero.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Ramblings]

*** World Class Government?
Heng-Cheong Leong

The quality of a government, I feel, is not how well it is doing for the majority of the citizens. That is a basic requirement.

What constitutes a world-class government? What is the difference between a A or A* grade? It is how well the government is doing for the minority of the citizens.

For that, the PAP government failed miserably.

*** Where Are All The Silent Majority?
Heng-Cheong Leong

I know of people who do not approve of homosexuals. I know of people who think that homosexuals are not born with, but learnt. I know of people who will be very upset if their children turns out to be homosexuals.

But I do not know of anyone who wants to jail homosexuals for whatever behavior they do behind closed doors and windows.

Where is this "silent majority" conversative Singaporeans that want homosexuals to go to jail? Where is this "conservative" element in our society that want to take such non-conservative extreme actions?

[News]

*** GST To Be Raised To 7%: PM Lee
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/241058/1/.html>
Lee Foong Ming, Channel NewsAsia

The Goods and Services Tax will be increased to 7 percent, from 5 percent presently. THis was announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Parliament on Monday. However, when the rise will be implemented, will be decided later.

*** Press Digest - Singapore Newspapers - Nov 13
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/061113/3/44qpl.html>
Reuters

An 80-year-old widow has decided not to file an apeal after losing her six-month legal battle to stop the collective sale of her residential estate; The number of new individual bankruptcy petitions in the first nine months has fallen to its lowest level in six years but a rise in the number of writs of summons filed against individuals and companies could indicate that insolvency rates may start to trend up again.

[Opinion]

*** Why Are We Subsidising Singapore Cars?
<http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/59460>
Ahmad Jusoh, Malaysiakini

The ugly Singaporean is taking Malaysia for a ride, benefitting from our subsidised fuel at the expense of locals.

*** You Have 3 Choices...
<http://kitana.wordpress.com/2006/11/12/you-have-3-choices/>
Coffee And Cigarettes

*** Doing A Thaksin Deepens Singapore's Culpability
<http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/13Nov2006_news18.php>
Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Bangkok Post

Both father and son did what Mr Thanksin would have done. They insisted on what is legal on paper but illegitimate and possibly illegal in practice.

*** World-Class Transport System Needs Quality, Not Just Efficiency
<http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=f832758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:96992cd4ab1de010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Ng Yew Ming, Straits Times

Sacrificing 76 seats to squeeze in 100 more commuters is economically efficient in adding numbers, but a world-class transport system needs quality of travel too.

*** Fewer Seats For Senior Citizens
<http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:34308d3a99cde010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Kan Kok Hoong, Straits Times

*** Trains Can Take More During Peak Hours
<http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:13d08d3a99cde010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Norman Ho Meng Keat, Straits Times

Due to the removal of a few seats in each section, I observed that passengers are more willing to move into the centre of the carriage, thus allowing more to board.

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[Tunes]

*** Five O'Clock
<http://www.mayormaynot.org/>
May Or May Not
<http://www.twothumbsdownrecords.com/momn_07.mp3>