[MyAppleMenu] Nov 20, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** iPod Users Remain Music-Focused, Despite Video
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipod-itunes/news/index.cfm?newsid=16522>
Macworld UK

Most iPod users mainly listen to music using the device, claims Nielsen Media Research.

*** Meet Me At The Apple Store
<http://www.silive.com/news/advance/index.ssf?/base/news/1163952968110450.xml&coll=1>
Melissa Anelli, Staten Island Advance

Walk by the Staten Island Mall's Apple Store on any given night, and the scene is similar: inside are just as many young teens mugging for the digital cameras as hip elders learning how to edit their own movies and cut their own podcasts. It's a place where computer geeks and the tech-savvy download, surf and shop in harmony.

[Opinion]

*** Jackass Of The Week: Larry Seltzer
<http://daringfireball.net/2006/11/jackass_larry_seltzer>
John Gruber, Daring Fireball

The explanation that makes sense is the obvious one: that Mac OS X really is more secure and better designed. Not that it's totally secure. Not that it's perfectly designed. Not that it is utterly impervious to attack because it's protected by magic leprechauns. Just that it's better.

*** Content Is King Lesson Lost On Microsoft And Zune
<http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/7276/983/>
Stan Beer, ITWire

Some might ask the question: if Apple can do it with iPod and iTunes, why can't Microsoft do it with Zune and Zune Marketplace? The answer to that is obvious. Apple were first!

*** Two Weeks With A MacBook Pro
<http://www.gavinshearer.com/weblog/archives/2006/11/two_weeks_with.html>
Gavin Shearer

It's fabulous. Easily the best Mac I've ever owned.

*** Why I'm An Apple Fan
<http://www.geekzone.co.nz/lowededwookie/1736>
Loweded Wookie

Apple doesn't sell machines, it sells an experience like nothing that is in the market today.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Using A Wiki: A Textbook Case
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2061136,00.asp>
Stan Gibson, eWeek

Wikis are craving out a niche for themselves in enterprises as the best tool for sharing knowledge to create a common product. So it should come as no surprise that creating textbooks might be an ideal application.

*** Wikis Are Alive And Kicking In The Enterprise
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2061135,00.asp>
Stan Gibson, eWeek

*** Goodbye Mono, Hello Java?
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/11/20/47OPopenent_1.html>
Neil McAllister, InfoWorld

Sun's decision to open source the JDK could kill the momentum of Novell's .Net clone.

*** 176 Newspapers To Form A Partnership With Yahoo
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/20/technology/20yahoo.html?ex=1321678800&en=dde86062ebee191f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Miguel Helft and Steve Lohr, New York Times

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Return Of The Press Barons
<http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2006/11/19/return_of_the_press_barons/>
Drake Bennett, Boston Globe

As a new breed of aspiring press moguls talk of buying big city dailies, there's more than just an industry at stake.

*** Art Of The Feud
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/19/books/review/Donadio.t.html?ref=books>
Rachel Donadio, New York Times

At their best, literary feuds show something at stake beyond personal vanity. At their worst, feuders can become like so many gorillas, pounding on their chests and marking their territory in the literary jungle.

*** Another Way
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/14/AR2006111400979.html>
Joel Achenbach, Washington Post

A band of idealists in the mountains of North Carolina is trying to build a low-energy lifestyle. But must we all live like hippies in the woods to make a difference?

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Life in the city

[Ramblings]

*** It's In The Newspaper So It Must Be True
Heng-Cheong Leong

Straits Times wrote an article <http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=6fadbe120b93a010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:f9710b615a00f010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD> about why SingTel's entry into the pay television market is an "uphill battle."

Of course, nowhere in the entire article was it disclosed that SPH, the publisher of Straits Times, is one of the top twenty shareholders of StarHub <http://www.listedcompany.com/ir/starhub/images/shareholdings.gif>, SingTel's major competitor in pay TV market. SPH also owns a major chunk <http://www.sph.com.sg/news/latest/press_061110_001.html> of the television operation business in MediaCorp at least since the "merger", which is also entering the pay TV market with its MobTV initiative.

Why does Straits Times think that it has any real sense of credibility?

[News]

*** Richard Li Gets A Lesson In Singapore
<http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=271&Itemid=32>
Steve Vines, Asia Sentinel

Singapore doesn't normally spring to mind when democracy is under discussion but in terms of democracy for shareholders the island state has something to teach its financial center rival Hong Kong.

*** Unionists Call For Wage Rise, Better Bonuses In Light Of Economic Growth
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/242496/1/.html>
Pearl Forss and Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia

*** Press Digest - Singapore Newspapers - Nov 20
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/061120/3/44y2h.html>
Reuters

Singapore companies still need to do more to improve their information security systems and procedures in an increasingly globalised business environment, a new global survey by Ernst & Young shows.

*** Singapore's 3rd-Quarter Growth Slower Than Expected
<http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a0uoziVzPupI>
Shamim Adam, Bloomberg

*** SingTel's Pay TV Foray May Come At High Cost
<http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=6fadbe120b93a010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:f9710b615a00f010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Grace Ng, Straits Times

It will face hefty bills for pay TV content, marketing and network upgrading.

[Opinion]

*** Public Facilities In Singapore
<http://steffithenumbnut.blogspot.com/2006/11/public-facilities-in-singapore.html>
Life Of A Numbnut

*** Spotted On A Singapore Bus: Racial Tension Or Drunk Troublemaker?
<http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=1396>
Theory.IsTheReason

*** NS Stint May Hinder Job Prospects For Singaporeans
<http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:7d5d0b615a00f010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Sylvester Lim Tech Hee, Straits Times

The survivability of the company may force us to pick PRs the next time we look for an employee.

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[Tunes]

*** All Gone Wrong
<http://www.thespecials.com/sounds.php>
The Specials
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