[MyAppleMenu] Sep 12, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Can Apple Save The Digital Home?
<http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=18469&hed=Can+Apple+Save+the+Digital+Home%3F&sector=Industries&subsector=Computing>
Red Herring

Will Apple do for the beleaguered digital home what it did for portable digital players?

*** Insurers Get In Tune With The iPod Generation
<http://money.independent.co.uk/personal_finance/insurance/article1431422.ece>
Isabelle Kassam, Independent

Come loss or theft, you'll soon be able to claim for the music downloaded on to your gadgets.

*** Analyst: Apple's iPhone Ready In Four To Six Months
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2014477,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Scott Ferguson, eWeek

"We continue to expect Apple will announce its iPhone sometime in the next four to six months," Piper Jaffray Senior Analyst Gene Munster wrote. He is basing his conclusions on four pieces of evidence that Apple will enter the cell phone market by 2007.

*** TVBook Pro TV Tuner Card Uses MacBook Pro Slot
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/09/11/tvbookpro/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

[Opinion]

*** Apple Is Missing Out On The Lightweight Pro Market
<http://www.svgeek.com/blog/?p=12>
The Silicon Valley Geek

[Review]

*** BBEdit 8.5 Adds Function Via Form
<http://db.tidbits.com/article/8672>
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Leak Scandal Costs HP's Dunn Her Chairman's Job
<http://news.com.com/2100-1014_3-6114655.html?part=rss&tag=6114655&subj=news>
Scott Ard and Ina Fried, CNET News.com

*** Wikipedia Defies China's Censors
<http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1869074,00.html>
David Smith and Jo Revill, The Observer

*** Like Shopping? Social Networking? Try Social Shopping
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/11/technology/11ecom.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin>
Bob Tedeschi, New York Times

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The other things in life

[World]

*** Empires With Expiration Dates
<http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3550>
Niall Ferguson, Foreign Policy

Empires drive history. But the empires of the past 100 years were short lived, none surviving to see the dawn of the new century. Today, there are no empires, at least not offiically. But that could soon change if the United States -- or even China -- embraces its imperial destiny. How can they avoid the fate of  those who came before them?

[Tech & Science]

*** Mind Games
<http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060918fa_fact>
John Cassidy, New Yorker

What neuroeconomics tells us about money and the brain.

[Life]

*** In Elite Chess World, A Grandmaster's Flash
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/11/AR2006091101141.html?nav=rss_world>
Scott Wilson, Washington Post

A pawn, then another. A knight, then another.

*** Reborn
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,,1870279,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=1>
Steve Boggan, The Guardian

We have always been told there is no recovery from persistent vegetative state -- doctors can only make a sufferer's last days as painless as possible. But is that really the truth? Across three continents, severely brain-damaged patients are awake and talking after taking... a sleeping pill. And no one is more baffled than the GP who made the breakthrough.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Ramblings]

*** Leadership, And Then There's National Service
Heng-Cheong Leong

In a country where the political leaders voted to give themselves permanent huge salaries because, as the reasoning goes, otherwise there will not be 'good' and 'honest' people to lead the country...

In a country where the ruling political party uses a scheme that is supposed to ensure racial minorities in the parliament to ensure that new-comers in the political arena are 'guaranteed' a seat in the parliament because, as the reasoning goes, otherwise 'good' people will not step forward to lead...

Is it any wonder then, that discussions about National Services among netizens centered around career competitiveness, 'market-rate' renumeration, and benefits, rather than honour, sacrifices, and homeland?

The People's Action Party had always used economic benefits as a yardstick in making decisions against individual freedom and human rights. Can we expect a society, then, that will stand up and fight for freedom and rights? As many Chinese would say, don't bother me, I'm busy making money.

[News]

*** Motorists Face Extra ERP Charge If They Head To Suntec
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/230008/1/.html>
Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia

*** Temasek Denies Breaching Thai Laws In Shin Corp Takeover
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/229956/1/.html>
Loh Kim Chin, Channel NewsAsia

Temasek Holdings says it is cooperating fully with the investigation by Thailand's Commerce Ministry over its acquisition of Shin Corp earlier this year. In an email reply to Channel NewsAsia, the investment firm stressed that it had compiled with all laws of Thailand.

*** Public Transport Council Approves 1.7% Fare Increase For Bus And Trains
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/229899/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

*** Singapore Escort Agencies Love IMF
<http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=112855>
DPA

Escort agencies were on a recruitment drive Tuesday to provide companionship for International Monetary Fund and World Bank delegates in Singapore for the week-long annual meeting.

*** Shin Controversy: Direct Link To Temasek Found
<http://nationmultimedia.com/2006/09/12/headlines/headlines_30013379.php>
The Nation

Singapore investor believed to have helped two Thais to buy shares in Kularb Kaew.

*** Where Are The Shoppers?
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/141984.asp>
Jasmine Yin, Today

Less than 24 hours after the authorities secured access into Suntec on Sunday night, tenants at the adjacent shopping mall were already feeling the economic heat.

[Opinion]

*** Duty Honour Contry
<http://goodmorningyesterday.blogspot.com/2006/09/duty-honour-country.html>
Lam Chun See, Good Morning Yesterday

*** Stealing Singapore's Show
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20060912.E01&irec=0>
Jarkarta Post

Singapore may be economically stronger than Indonesia but in terms of freedom of speech, Indonesia is in a much more respectable position.

*** Kindergarten Teachers Are Driven By Passion Despite Low Pay
<http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=f832758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:be8d610b7cb9d010VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Christine Chen, Association for Early Childhood Educators, Straits Times

*** Lees' Lies
<http://singaporeelection.blogspot.com/2006/09/lees-lies.html>
Singapore Election Watch

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[Tunes]

*** Following Waves
<http://www.frenchkicks.com/audio.htm>
French Kicks
<http://www.startimerecords.com/mp3s/frenchkicks/FollowingWaves.mp3>