[MyAppleMenu] Feb 6, 2007

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Corel Unveils Painter X
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/02/05/painter/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

In addition to being Universal Binary, the new version of Painter adds many new features aimed at blurring the lines between traditional and digital art.

*** Apple Ad Lets Rip At Vista Security
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=17139>
Jonny Evans, Macworld UK

Apple has unleashed an all-new 'Get a Mac' ad, and this one hits Windows where it's weakest -- security.

*** Apple And The Beatles Give Peace A Chance
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=17129>
Jonny Evans, Macworld UK

The long-standing dispute between Apple Inc and The Beatles' company Apple Corps over usage of the Apple trademark has been resolved, the companies announced today. Apple Inc (the computer company) will own all of the trademarks related to 'Apple' and will license certain of those trademarks back to Apple Corps for its continued use.

*** What To Expect With Lightroom 1.0
<http://www.macworld.com/2007/02/firstlooks/lightroompreview/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Rick LePage, Macworld

Adobe isn't planning on putting out another public beta, but the company gave Macworld a copy of the latest beta to us to play with, so we could get a sense of what the final product will look like when it ships on February 19.

[Opinion]

*** iPod Will Be The New CD
<http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,72656-0.html?tw=rss.technology>
Leander Kahney, Wired News

Imagine a whole range of inexpensive, special-edition iPods branded with popular bands containing a new album, or their whole catalogs.

*** Mac Acquired
<http://juliogarcia.org/2007/02/06/mac-acquired/>
Julio Garcia

It seems like Microsoft is more concerned about the OEM's & channels & VARs & corporate customer's users first and then individual end user second. But Apple seem to care more about you, the individual user, first, right from the start.

*** Cube Again
<http://iammattthomas.com/journal/cube-again>
Matt Thomas

Last week, my G4 Cube was returned to me after a year's absense, looking and working quite a bit worse for the wear.

*** Apple's Linkblog And Its PR Influence
<http://www.micropersuasion.com/2007/02/apples_linkblog.html>
Steve Rubel, Micro Persuasion

By linking to something on a corporate web site, you're basically making a statement without uttering a word. And that's almost like blogging.

*** 3 Ways The Beatles May Change iPods And Apple
<http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/3-ways-the-beatles-may-change-ipods-and-apple/>
Jeremy Horswitz, iLounge

Apple could sell CDs and bundle music with iPods.

*** Does Using A Mac Get You To Think Differently?
<http://www.mipsscan.com/2007/02/does_using_a_ma.html>
Mip's Scan

The value of using a Mac goes beyond the physical use of the hardware and software. It exposes us to a new way of thinking.

*** On Apple And Anonymity: Who Was That Masked Man?
<http://www.macuser.com/people/on_apple_and_anonymity_who_was.php?lsrc=murss>
Dan Moren, MacUser

So what is it about anonymity when it comes to the Mac community?

[Review]

*** Apple AirPort Extreme
<http://reviews.digitaltrends.com/review4331_main21663.html>
Digital Trends

Signal strength and wireless range are stellar. The overall results in computer-to-computer data transfer tests show that the 802.11n protocol come close to half the speeds of wired networks. That's an impressive feat.

[Sidetrack]

*** Cancel Or Allow?
Heng-Cheong Leong

I really like the new Security Get A Mac <http://www.apple.com/getamac/> ad.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Are Social Networks Just A Feature?
<http://gigaom.com/2007/02/05/are-social-networks-just-a-feature/>
Om Malik, GigaOM

It is time to rethink the whole notion of social networking, and start thinking of it as a feature for other online activities.

*** Internet Boom In China Is Built On Virtual Fun
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/05/world/asia/05virtual.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>
David Barboza, New York Times

While America's internet users send e-mail messages and surf for information on their personal computers, young people in China are playing online games, downloading video and music into their cellphones and MP3 players and entering imaginary worlds where they can swap virtual goods and assume online personas.

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The other things in life

[Expressions]

*** Major Third
<http://www.slate.com/id/2157225/fr/rss/>
Jeffrey Bean, Slate

Jeffrey Bean is the 2006-08 Axton Fellow in Poetry at the University of Louisville.

*** A Tranquil Star
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/articles/070212fi_fiction_levi>
Primo Levi, New Yorker

Translated, from the Italian, by Ann Goldstein.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Says No Rethink Of Biomed Policy After Criticism
<http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP145623.htm>
Mia Shanley, Reuters

The Singapore government shot back on Tuesday at recent criticism of its biomedical policy by the Word Bank and a member of the country's top political family, saying that it was not rethinking its research strategy.

*** Dialogue With Dr Amy Khor
<http://www.womenmakeadifference.org/index.php/2007/02/06/dialogue-with-dr-amy-khor/>
Women Make A Difference

To almost every question Dr Khor could think of a government programme that a Singaporean could apply for. However, it became quickly apparanet that the programmes may be available but due to lack of publicity, they are not used where they could help.

*** In Theory, You've Got Cheaper Mail
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/170240.asp>
Christie Loh, Today

The promising numbers may remain on paper as long as only SingPost has full access to letterboxes, said interested entrants.

*** Singapore To Liberalise Postal Service From April 1
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/256744/1/.html>
Wong Siew Ying and Jeana Wong, Channel NewsAsia

Soon, your letters and postcards could be collected and delivered by another operator.

[Opinion]

*** Single Mothers In Singapore
<http://jollypuddle.com/?p=419>
Flying Low

If two-parent families are best for children, then does it not imply that children from single-parent families are at a disadvantage? If so, wouldn't they need more help instead of less? So why are we punishing them even more?

*** Education News In Singapore
<http://jollypuddle.com/?p=418>
Flying Low

Would teachers be able teach Net safety effectively? I am not sure.

*** Nigeria: Ebuka - Singapore Or 'Si Nga Puo'?
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200702051123.html>
Lagos, AllAfrica.com

I think it is only fair like their name says in my Igbo version, that we all get out of Singapore and let them live their lives alone. Maybe then they would drink their fuel and consume their exports all alone!

*** Nigeria: Reflections - The Other Singapore
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200702050994.html>
Isaa Aremu, AllAfrica.com

THe likes of Tochis that we allowed to waste in Nigeria first for football and eventually drug trafficking are the engines of growth of Singapore.

*** Building On Sand
<http://statestimes.wordpress.com/2007/02/06/building-on-sand/>
The States Times

"One of the reasons why sea sand quarrying and exports from Riau were closed down is the issue of the borderline between Singapore and Indonesia," said Minister ro Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Rohmin Dahuri. He explained that the government had asked Singapore to hold talks on the position of the border but the offer was refused.

*** Tiger Has Awakened To Needs Of The Disabled
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/170236.asp>
Leo Chen Ian, Today

Tiger Airways have since initiatied efforts to work hand-in-hand with us to better meet the needs of people with special needs.

*** Why Single Mums Don't Get Govt-Paid Leave
<http://www.straitstimes.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:b2b7e4dd55290110VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Lee Kim Hua, Ministry of Community Development, Straits Times

The Government-Paid Maternity Leave Scheme is an incentive scheme and not an assistance scheme. Single unwed mothers are entitled to 12 weeks of maternity leave under the Employment Act, of which eight weeks are paid for by the employer for the first and second births.

*** It's How We Respond That Counts
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/170228.asp>
Norman Vasu and Yolanda Chin, Today

Choosing to see beyond the racial tenor of a video prank is healthier than an over-zealous reaction.

*** Over-Reaction
<http://aaron-ng.info/blog/over-reaction.html>
Aaron Ng, Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

If the government is sending out its men to understand and engage the internet community, I welcome them with open arms. Unfortunately, it seems more like a knee jerk reaction to try and even up the disproportionate numbers of anti-establishment views online with pro-establishment ones.