[MyAppleMenu] Sep 6, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple Updates iMacs, Intros 24 Inch Model
<http://www.tuaw.com/2006/09/06/apple-updates-imacs-intros-24-inch-model/>
Scott McNulty, Unofficial Apple Weblog

Apple has just updated the entire iMac line to include Intel Core 2 Duo processors in each model. In addition, they have added a gigantic 24 inch model to the line up, as well as lowering the price of the low end model to $999.

*** Apple Quietly Updates The Mac Mini
<http://www.tuaw.com/2006/09/06/apple-quietly-updates-the-mac-mini/>
Scott McNulty, Unofficial Apple Weblog

The $799 Mac mini now boasts a 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, and for $599 you get a 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo processor.

*** Students Given Free MP3 Players
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/5319258.stm>
Marie Jackson, BBC News

College students are to be given free iPods so they can catch up on missed lectures in their own time.

*** Apple Stock Soars On Sep 12 Plans
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=15777>
Macworld UK

*** Apple Discriminates Against Australians
<http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34153>
Charlie Demerjian, The Inquirier

Neglignet recall behaviour down under.

[Opinion]

*** iTunes And Sex Podcasts: My Long Conversation With Apple
<http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2006/09/itunes_and_sex.html>
Tiny Nibbles

*** Two Reasons Why The iPod Phone May Not Succeed
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/?p=1225>
Russell Shaw, ZDNet

How many budget-challenged cell phone customers will break their cell contracts to go with an iPod phone service?

[Review]

*** Aperture Vs Lightroom
<http://blog.duncandavidson.com/2006/09/aperture_vs_lig.html>
James Dncan Davidson

[Wintel]

*** Microsoft Sees Room To Challenge Apple's iPod
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2012355,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Reuters

Microsoft plans to heavily promote the wireless capabilities on its new digital music player, Zune, in order to position the device as an alternative to the iPod, which currently lacks wireless functionality.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Google Opens Up 200 Years Of News
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5317942.stm>
BBC News

*** Intrigue In High Places
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14687677/site/newsweek/>
David A. Kaplan, Newsweek

To catch a leader, Hewlett-Packard's chairwoman spied on the home phone records of its board of directors.

*** "Winning Online" - A Manifesto
<http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003086961>
Tom Mohr, Editor And Publisher

Newspapers must win online, or face a future of painful contraction.

*** Putting Patent Trolls On The Defensive
<http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17459&ch=infotech>
Eli Kintisch, MIT Technology Review

Attorney Dan Ravicher is campaigning against overly broad software patents and the companies that use them to threaten or eliminate the competition.

*** Copyright Treaty Draws Tech Industry Criticism
<http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6112532.html?part=rss&tag=6112532&subj=news>
Anne Broache, CNET News.com

An online culture built around user-generated content on web sites like YouTube and MySpace would be imperiled by a new treaty, public interest groups and some technology companies said Tuesday.

*** Digital Divide Separates Students
<http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/09/05/digital.divide.ap/index.html>
Associated Press

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The other things in life

[World]

*** How We Dummies Succeed
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/05/AR2006090501131.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns>
Robert J. Samelson, Washington Post

Why do Americans do so badly on international educational comparisons and yet support an advanced economy?

[Life]

*** The 30-Year-Old Virgins
<http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/09/06/virgins/index_np.html?source=rss>
Yael Kohen, Salon

It was once a badge of honor. But to the surprising number of adult women today who have not had sex, virginity is nothing but a curse.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Hunts For Serial Cat Killer
<http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-09-06T085429Z_01_SIN100990_RTRUKOC_0_US-CRIME-SINGAPORE-CATS.xml&archived=False>
Fayen Wong, Reuters

Singapore is on the hunt for a serial cat killer who has slaughtered at least 20 felines in the past two weeks. The cats were found dumped in bushes and drains, with their throats slit.

*** Zam: Dr M Should Have Emulated Kuan Yew
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/9/6/nation/15343477&sec=nation>
The Star

Information Minister Datuk Zainuddin Maidin said Dr Mahathir should have emulated Lee Kuan Yew, who chose to remain within the government's administration after serving as Singapore's first prime minister for 31 years.

*** Wired Singapore The Best Place To Do Business: World Bank
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/228816/1/.html>
AFP

*** AirAsia May Ply Singapore Route By Year-End
<http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BT/Wednesday/Latest/20060906020520/Article/>
Anna Maria Sasdin, Malaysia Business Times

AirAsia's dream of flying to Singapore may become a reality, and it hopes to start plying the lucrative Kuala Lumpur-Singapore route by end of the year.

*** Singapore Bid To Cash In On IMF Meeting
<http://www.bruneitimes.com.bn/details.php?shape_ID=4281>
Reuters

Singapore already has the world's busiest port and is home to the fourth-biggest currency market, but the city-state hopes hosting this year's IMF-World Bank meeting will propel it even further up the league of global financial centres.

[Opinion]

*** Sin Kee Famous Chicken Rice
<http://slurplog.blogsome.com/2006/09/06/sin-kee-famous-chicken-rice/>
Slurp!

*** Other MPs Should Take Up Blogging Too
<http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=f832758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:f0f7013720d7d010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Khoo Lih-Han, Straits Times

*** NSman Called Up For First ICT At Age 36
<http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:c57512b2c6e7d010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Tan Thiam Huat, Straits Times

How could Mindef expect NSmen to complete the full cycle of their CIT if they start only at 36?

*** How To Give Singapore That 'Whirl' Of Difference
<http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:515512b2c6e7d010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Mohamad Rosle Ahmad, Straits Times

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*** Deconstruction Of The Transitional Movement
<http://www.albinoband.com/front.htm>
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