[MyAppleMenu] Oct 27, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple Escapes Nasdaq De-Listing For Now
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=16305>
Macworld UK

A company filing with the US Securities and exchange on 24 October reveals Apple has two months to resolve its current predicament regarding a number of dodgy options grants.

*** Apple Hides 802.11n In New MacBook Pros
<http://crunchgear.com/2006/10/26/apple-hides-80211n-in-new-macbook-pros/>
Matt Hickey, CrunchGear

*** Apple's Move To Intel Puts In The Spec War
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/rss/15859336.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_rss>
Troy Wolverton, San Jose Mercury News

For the first time, Apple's customers can now directly compare the specifications of the company's Macintosh computers -- and their prices -- with those offered by Dell or Hewlett-Packard.

*** Mac Expo London - End Of Day One
<http://geekanoids.blogspot.com/2006/10/mac-expo-london-end-of-day-one.html>
Geekanoids

Wow, what a busy day.

*** Greenpeace Thrown Out Of MacExpo
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=16291>
Mark Hattersley, Macworld UK

security staff and event management forcibly ejected Greenpeace members and closed down their stand during the first day of the MacExpo in London.

*** Apple Bolsters Leopard Interface, Security
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2041220,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Daniel Dew Turner, eWeek

Apple's Mac OS X 10.5 operating system upgrade, code-named Leopard, will feature a new application performance measuring tool named Xray, new security enhancements and a long-rumored resolution-independent user interface.

*** The New, Improved .Mac Webmail Is Here
<http://www.macuser.com/internet/the_new_improved_mac_webmail_i.php?lsrc=murss>
Derik DeLong, MacUser

*** The Boss Puts The iPod To Work
<http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116173887200102825-u6E2elCR8OOVB6LUsdyY_0RdTvs_20061101.html?mod=blogs>
Anjali Athavaley, Wall Street Journal

Companies give the device to employees for business use.

*** MacBook Firmware Update Fixes Shutdown Issue
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/10/26/macbookfirmware/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

Apple on Thursday released a firmware update for its MacBook like of computers that fixes a problem that caused the MacBook to shutdown without warning.

*** New And Improved
Heng-Cheong Leong

iShowU <http://shinywhitebox.com/home/home.html>: Capture and record anything you can see on your screen, along with audio from a compatible source (like a microphone).

ProfCast <http://www.humbledaisy.com/>: Recording and publishing your live presentation.

Ishmael <http://www.megaptera.com/products.html>: Narrate over still photos or PDF files to create QuickTime video footage.

Audiobook Builder <http://www.splasm.com/audiobookbuilder/>: Tool for moving your audiobook collection to your iPod.

[Opinion]

*** iTunes Movie Store? Thanks But No Thanks.
<http://www.macuser.com/ihnatko/itunes_movie_store_thanks_but.php?lsrc=murss>
Andy Ihnatko, MacUser

So thanks for the effort, Apple... but frankly, I'm hard-pressed to spot a gap in my regime that an iTunes Movie Store can truly spackle.

*** DoubleTwisting iTunes' DRM
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/ipodblog/2006/10/doubletwist/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Christpoher Breen, Playlist

[Review]

*** Inside iTunes 7
<http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=663086&rl=1>
Ryan Faas, Informit.com

*** First Look At .Mac Webmail
<http://www.micropersuasion.com/2006/10/first_look_at_m.html>
Micro Persuasion

The new .Mac mail is an improvement -- but a disappointing evolutionary one for a company that has been so revolutionary.

*** Omnidazzle
<http://www.macobserver.com/review/2006/10/26.1.shtml>
Jeff Gamet, Mac Observer

OmniDazzle makes a versatile addition to any presenter or teacher's arsenal.

*** Apple's New Xserve -- Now With With Dual-Core Xeon Goodness
<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9004432>
Yuval Kossovsky, Computerworld

Design, performance improvements will make data center managers happy.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Championing True Equal Access
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2040978,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Peter Coffee, eWeek

With its September release of WAI-ARIA, the Web Accessibility Initiative road map for Accessible Rich Internet Applications, the World Wide Web Consortium sends developers an implict mandate to restore equal web content access for all.

[Internet]

*** Should ICANN Become Autonomous?
<http://www.wired.com/news/wireservice/0,72017-0.html?tw=rss.index>
Associated Press

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The other things in life

[World]

*** Reality TV Programs Show A Different Iraq
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-reality27oct27,1,7373698.story?track=rss>
Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times

In a host of new shows, unity wins out over background differences.

[Tech & Science]

*** All Creatures Great And Small
<http://www.economist.com/printedition/displayStory.cfm?story_id=8074843&fsrc=RSS>
The Economist

How homosexuality, widespread in the animal kingdom, may have evolved.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Lawyer M Ravi Suspended For A Year Over Charges Of Improper Court Behaviour
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/237937/1/.html>
Rita Zahara, Channel NewsAsia

Lawyer M Ravi has had his licence suspended for a year over charges of rude and disrepectful behaviour to a district judge three years ago.

*** singapore's VivoCity Lures Millions Of Mall Rats
<http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlebusiness.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2006-10-27T050010Z_01_SIN217389_RTRUKOC_0_UK-LIFE-SINGAPORE-SHOPPING.xml>
Sara Webb, Reuters

To go by the numbers, the big event in Singapore this year was not the International Monetary Fund meeting or the city-state's first big international art show, but the opening of its largest shopping mall.

*** Singapore's Temasek Pulls Plan To Hire Thai Royal Aide
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/061027/3/44cee.html>
Reuters

*** Press Digest - Singapore Newspapers - Oct 27
<http://asia.news.yahoo.com/061027/3/2rxxu.html>
Reuters

Employment expectations have drifted down for the fourth quarter of this year.

*** Day 2, Delays Too...
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/151028.asp>
Ansley Ng, Today

Chee's trial held up again as prosecution's witness was in court without permission.

[Opinion]

*** Why The Internet Is The Most Powerful Voice We Have
<http://kitana.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/why-the-internet-is-the-most-powerful-voice-we-have/>
Coffee And Cigarettes

I am of the firm opinion that the government is not stupid or unaware or ignorant. All the issues that we have, all the policies that we question or want reviewwed, all the laws that we want implemented, modified or removed; they already know about them.

*** Child Prank Or Cold Sore?
<http://mysingaporenews.blogspot.com/2006/10/child-prank-or-cold-sore.html>
My Singapore News

*** Another Elitist Face
<http://singabloodypore.blogspot.com/2006/10/another-elitist-face.html>
Singabloodypore

*** What Pregnant Pause? It's A Full Stop
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/151002.asp>
Today

Despite family-friendly policies, not all bosses are supportive of working mums.

*** Don't Miss The Sense For The Dollars
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/151039.asp>
Siew Kum Hong, Today

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