[MyAppleMenu] Oct 10, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Wait For New Office
<http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20539611-8362,00.html>
John O'Brien, Reuters

First the good news: Microsoft Office 2007 for Mac will feature an all-new look and feel to match Mac OS X's interface evolution, and enhanced features, while running natively on the new Intel Macs. Now for the bad news: It won't be available till the latter half of 2007.

*** Apple Posts 3 New Get A Mac Ads
<http://www.tuaw.com/2006/10/09/apple-posts-3-new-get-a-mac-ads/>
Scott McNulty, Unofficial Apple Weblog

*** Apple Files For 'Time Tunnel' Trademark In Europe
<http://www.macnn.com/blogs/?p=116>
MacNN

*** App Builds iTunes Playlist Better Than You Can
<http://news.com.com/2061-10799_3-6123968.html?part=rss&tag=6123968&subj=news>
Erica Ogg, CNET News.com

[Opinion]

*** Why Does Apple Mistrust Asia?
<http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business5_oct10_2006>
Chin Wong, Manila Standard Today

Start treating buyers here with the same respect that you give your customers elsewhere in the world. Stop redlining Asia with vague talk about piracy. If you have a piracy problem in this region, why not at least say so and level with us? Let's speak plainly.

*** Why Cha-Ching Is Everything Wrong With Mac Software
<http://velvetsmog.vox.com/library/post/why-chaching-is-everything-wrong-with-mac-software.html>
JakeZ's Adventures In UX

It's a real shame we're starting to see the simplicity pendulum swing too far to the no-features-for-$16.95 zone.

[Review]

*** iBiz 2.5.3: Billing And Invoicing App Keeps Track Of Your Time
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/10/reviews/ibiz253/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Chris Barylick, Macworld

A strong performer with a difficult learning curve, iBiz 2.5.3 achieves what it sets out to do by putting projects, clients and tasks in a logical order, allowing for easy billing and invoicing.

*** Vortex For iPod
<http://playlistmag.com/reviews/2006/10/vortex/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Playlist

Vortex adapts a proven arcade game concept to the iPod with great results, though it may prove too difficult to hold your attention indefinitely.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Pirating Songs Of Priase
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-et-christian10oct10,1,3026326.story?track=rss>
Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times

Some Christian music fans believe digital downloading is a way to spread the Word. Other voices tell them: Thou shalt not steal.

*** Smart-Phone Sales Are Soaring
<http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-6124049.html?part=rss&tag=6124049&subj=news>
David Meyer, CNET News.com

Demand for smart phones and personal digital assistants is continuing to grow rapidly, according to the latest statistics from Gartner.

*** Google Makes Video Play With YouTube Buy
<http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6124094.html?part=rss&tag=6124094&subj=news>
Tom Krazit, CNET News.com

YouTube will operate independently, and the companies will work together on building new features for independent users as well as for aspiring directors, they said in a press release.

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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** The Last Word On Last Breath
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/10/health/10dnr.html?ex=1318132800&en=e752251bacdb8460&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Jan Hoffman, New York Times

The question of who has final say over whether CPR should be attempted on a gravely ill patient -- the doctor, the patient or hte patient's representative -- is live and unsettled in law and medicine.

[Life]

*** Hustle And Grow
<http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1543951,00.html>
Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates, Time

Big publishers discover that entrepreneurial street-lit authors have written the book on reaching an untapped market.

[Expressions]

*** The Photograph
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/articles/061016fi_fiction>
Roddy Doyle, New Yorker

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore's Sling At The Unknown
<http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/singapores-sling-at-the-unknown/2006/10/10/1160246128031.html>
Mark Chipperfield, Sydney Morning Herald

While arts administrators around the world no doubt look enviously at Singapore's $540 million annual arts budget, there are lingering doubts about how far this dalliance with artistic expression will be allowed to go.

*** Singapore Arrests Bankrupt Opposition Leader
<http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=113485>
DPA

Singapore's bankrupt opposition party chief, Chee Soon Juan, has been charged with trying to leave Singapore without official permission, news report said on Tuesday.

*** Monetary Authority Of Singapore Sticks To Policy On Singapore Dollar
<http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2006/10/09/afx3077973.html>
AFX News Limited

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is sticking to its policy of allowing slight, gradual appreciation of the Singapore dollar despite expectations of weakness in the economy, deeming the policy appropriate for containing inflationary pressures, the MAS said.

*** JB Folk Want Monorail To Singapore
<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Tuesday/National/20061010075612/Article/local1_html>
Ravi Nambiar, New Straits Times

Please extend the Johor Baru monorail service to Woodlands in Singapore. This is what 76 per cent of the 500 people polled in a recent survey said.

*** Study On KL-Singapore Air Route For Budget Carriers Completed, Says Chan
<http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=223946>
Bernama

The Transport Ministry has completed a study on opening the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore air route to the budget airlines in Malaysia and Singapore, Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said Monday. However, Chan declined to reveal details.

*** Singapore Estimates Economy Grew 6% In Third Quarter From Second
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/10/10/apworld/20061010120401&sec=apworld>
Associated Press

*** Singaporeans 'Not Well-Prepared For Early Retirement'
<http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=6fadbe120b93a010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:987dad99e4e2e010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Arthur Poon, Straits Times

Most surveyed by AXA think their CPF savings are enough, but it may not be so.

[Opinion]

*** Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS)
<http://tankinlian.blogspot.com/2006/10/supplementary-retirement-scheme-srs.html>
Tan Kin Lian

*** The Power To Change Is In The People
<http://pitchmarketing.blogspot.com/2006/10/power-to-change-is-in-people.html>
The Pitch

The perception that technology is driving change in communications is wrong -- it is the audience that is changing, says Aedhmar Hynes CEO of independent PR firm Text 100 International.

[Technology]

*** All Singaporeans To Enjoy Free Wireless Broadband Access In Public Areas For 2 Years
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/234742/1/.html>
Asha Popatial, Channel NewsAsia

Singaporeans will be able to surf all over downtown, major town centres, recreational areas like East Coast Park, and maybe even at libraries and fast food outlets.

[Entertainment]

*** Singaporean Makes Chicken Rice Popular In Japan
<http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,115242,00.html?>
Joyce Lim, The New Paper

And she started it with just $50,000 instead of the usual $500,000.

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[Tunes]

*** Rock And Roll Doctor
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Little Feat
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