[MyAppleMenu] Nov 25, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[Sidetrack]

*** The Wait Is Over: Napster In Your Pocket
Heng-Cheong Leong

One of the most talked about feature of Microsoft's Zune is the wireless sharing of music, and the overly-strict DRM policy of 3 days or 3 plays.

Of course, deep down, we know it is a feature that is calling out for hacks. And one very simple hack has arrived. You can now trade any files wirelessly and DRM-free using Microsoft's Zune by fooling the MP3 player think that you are simply trading large photos. (Photos are exempted from the DRM scheme.)

This hack, unfortunately, stills demand considerably efforts from Microsoft's customers. But you bet other clever minds are similarly hard at work in hacking the Zune.

Maybe Microsoft has been expecting this all along? Oooh, sorry, RIAA. We didn't know our software is so easily hacked...

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Smart Homes A Reality In S Korea
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/6179868.stm>
Dan Simmons, BBC News

More than 100 homes offering smart technology have just been built in South Korea and another 30,000 are planned.

*** Relentless Upheaval In The Media
<http://english.ohmynews.com/ArticleView/article_view.asp?menu=A11100&no=330794&rel_no=1&back_url=>
Ranjit Goswami, OhmyNews

With new technology, industry faces unparalleled creative destruction.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** On Traffic-Signal Boxes, Art That Stops Traffic
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/25/nyregion/25signal.html?ex=1322110800&en=dce4d3f357d9805a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Alison Leigh Cowan, New York Times

What began four years ago as a tiny, grass-roots experiment to beautify the unsightly boxes that control traffic signals around town has become an unexpectedly impressive public art collection, with head-turning installations cropping up constnatly to transform drab streetscapes into outdoor galleries.

*** Saving The Great Wall From Being Loved To Death
<http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/11/26/travel/26explorer.html?ex=1322197200&en=91f46f9168099000&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Jim Yardley, New York Times

The wall's most inescapable problem is the burden caused by its growing popularity.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Malays Searching For sure Steps In Globalised World
<http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=232293>
Jackson Sawatan, Bernama

The media here in Singapore recently highlighted the grave concerns of some Malay professionals over the community's future as the island state moved rapidly into the mainstream of global competitiveness. They said the minority Malays might be pushed further behind and face a much worse situation than now.

[Opinion]

*** Open To Views To Keep It Relevant
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/156791.asp>
Ong-Chew Peck Wan, for Permanent Secretary (Home Affairs), Today

*** No Subsidy In New HDB Flats, Just A Discount
<http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:4fa1ae0d46a1f010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Cheong Chee Mun, Straits Times