[MyAppleMenu] Feb 12, 2007

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Mac news for Mac people

[Top Stories]

*** Stained Glass?
<http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2007/02/11/stained_glass/?page=full>
Rachel Strutt, Boston Globe

Boston's first Apple flagship store is coming soon to the Black Bay -- a smooth, clear jewel box of a building -- and it promises to be the Hub's most exciting piece of retail architecture in years. Its arrival shows that Boston wants contemporary design to blend in with the historic. But there may be a flaw -- not in Apple's vision, but in the city's.

[News]

*** IBM Aims To Lower Cost Of Using Linux, Apple PCs
<http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2007-02-12T071550Z_01_N11304375_RTRUKOC_0_US-IBM-LINUX.xml&src=rss>
Eric Auchard and Michael Kahn, Reuters

IBM said on Sunday it will offer an open desktop software system for businesses that puts the cost of managing Apple or Linux computers on a more equal footing with Microsoft's Windows software, improving the economiscs of Windows alternative.

*** VMWare On (Not) Virtualizing OS X: "Oh Yeah, Us Too."
<http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/2/11/6995>
Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica

Neither VMWare nor Parallels is willing to risk angering the deities that reside at Apple corporate just for a few extra software sales.

[Opinion]

*** Understanding Palm: What Ed Colligan Really Said
<http://mobileopportunity.blogspot.com/2006/12/understanding-palm-what-ed-colligan.html>
Michael Mace, Mobile Opportunity

I sympathize with reporters sometimes. If you attend an event, you're expected to write about it -- even if there isn't any news.

*** Hosing OS X With Apple's iDea Of 'Expected Behaviour'
<http://www.rixstep.com/2/20070211,00.shtml>
Rixstep

A demonstration of how a fully up-to-date Apple OS X computer can be destroyed.

*** Microsoft And Apple Agree: Blanket Virtualization Is A No-No
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=252>
Mary Jo Foley, ZDNet

Parallels executives have been quoted as being angered by Microsoft's policy to allow only the pricier versions of Vista to be used with Parallels without an additional license. But the Parallels brass don't seem overly upset by similar licensing restrictions allegedly imposed by Apple.

*** Can A PC Guy Become A Mac Guy?
<http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/02/11/223456.php>
Bruce Kratofil, Blogcritics.org

Why, after nineteen years of using PC products would I consider a Mac? Well, it isn't because I believe in being trendy. It's a mix of business reasons and technology reasons.

*** Why The "i" In iTunes Should Stand For "Indy"
<http://macvoip.com/stn/?p=418>
Ted Wallingford, Signal To Noise

The last frontier for iTunes isn't music, and it certainly isn't merely video. It's got to be community-generated content.

*** Where The Heck Is The Mac News?
<http://www.macuser.com/speculation/where_the_heck_is_the_mac_news.php?lsrc=murss>
Dan Moren, MacUser

The dearth of meaty Mac news means that I spend far too much time speculating about the iPhone and talking about Vista.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Hyperbole Trumps Journalism
<http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/02/11/hyperbole-trumps-journalism/>
Dan Gillmor, Center For Citizen Media

The second quote gets to the real agenda of the story. The law-enforcement sources probably want to stamp out open networks, period.

*** Intel Details Teraflops-Capable Chip
<http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/INTEL_TERAFLOPS_CHIP?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT>
Jordan Robertson, Associated Press

Intel has designed a computer chip that promises to perform calculations as quickly an entire data center -- while consuming as much energy as a light bulb.

*** WiFi Turns Internet Into Hideout For Criminals
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/10/AR2007021001457.html>
Jamie Stockwell, Washington Post

Authorities said an increasing number of criminals are taking advantage of the anonymity offered by the wireless signals to commit a raft of serious crimes -- from identity theft to the sexual solicitation of children.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** The Needle And The Damage Done
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/magazine/11injection.t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine&oref=slogin>
Elizabeth Weil, New York Times

Lethal injections are often botched and sometimes painful. Doctors don't want to administer them. Is it time to kill this form of execution?

[Expressions]

*** The Swan
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/articles/070219fi_fiction_hadley>
Tessa Hadley, New Yorker

*** The Exact Distance
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/07/AR2007020701345.html>
Ron Carlson, Washington Post

*** The Last Stop
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/07/AR2007020701352.html>
Stephen McCauley, Washington Post

*** Pita Delicious
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/07/AR2007020701354.html>
ZZ Packer, Washington Post

*** View-Master
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/07/AR2007020701350.html>
Jill McCorkle, Washington Post

*** Little Russia
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/07/AR2007020701341.html>
Melissa Bank, Washington Post

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Says To Fix Sand Price After Indonesian Ban
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/070212/3/46mlr.html>
Reuters

Singapore will fix the price of sand used in its booming construction sector to ensure stable prices after Indonesia banned all sand exports to the city-state last month, a government minister said on Monday.

*** LTA To Test Efficiency Of Linear Bus Stops
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/258074/1/.html>
David Teo, Channel NewsAsia

The Land Transport Authority is looking into the idea of linear bus stops to improve travelling speeds for buses. These are bus stops constructed along and adjacent to the road, without the inlet known as the bus bay.

*** Govt To Pay Market Value For Properties Acquired Under Land Acquisition Act
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/258085/1/.html>
Noor Mohd Aziz, Channel NewsAsia

With effect from 12 February this year, the government will pay market rates for all properties acquired under the Land Acquisitiion Act. Previously, the compensation was based on the property's use or its development potential, whichever is lower.

*** Minister Urges Rational Approach To Thailand-Singapore Spat
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/258081/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo has urged a rational approach to the current "unpleasantness" Singapore is experiencing with Thailand. Speaking in Parliament on Monday, Mr Yeo explained that Thailand was going through some tough times and Singapore needed to sit it out with the Thais.

*** Singapore Sling A Threat To Virgin
<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21208668-643,00.html>
Steve Creedy, The Australian

Virgin Blue has lashed out at politicians and others backing a Singapore Airlines bid to fly between Australia and the US, warning they could undermine its $1 billion plan to launch a new international carrier.

*** Govt 'Should Review Levy'
<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Monday/National/20070212093841/Article/local1_html>
New Straits Times

The government should review the decision to impose a RM20 levy on Singaporean vehicles entering Malaysia, Johor Baru MP Datuk Shahrir Samad said yesterday. "Since the fuel price has gone down, what are our reasons to collect the levy now?" he asked.

*** NewSand, Anyone?
<http://www.asianewsnet.net/columnist.php?aid=7860>
Chua Lee Hoong, Straits Times

Was I missing something here? With the supply of sand from Indonesia halted, Singapore was still in talks to help the latter develop the Batam-Bintan-Karimun special economic zone?

[Opinion]

*** Shipping Out
<http://www.thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?file=/columnists/2007/2/10/insightdownsouth/16836534&sec=Insight%20Down%20South>
Seah Chiang Nee, The Star

Singapore's lack of icons and heroes -- execpt Lee Kuan Yew -- has created a need among its people for global recognition.

*** Can Algebra Be Used To Solve PSLE Maths Problems?
<http://www.straitstimes.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:87e13ce8b31b0110VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Lim Boon Tong, Straits Times

The use of algebra methods may lead to loss of marks as it is not encouraged nor recommended. However, algebra is part of the Primary 6 Maths syllabus.

*** Citizen Lee Launches A Debate... And A Waiting Game
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/171478.asp>
P N Balji, Today

Will the government's responses satisfy and pacify Citizen Lee? The waiting game has only just begun.

*** Leave No One Behind, Deny No One A Chance
<http://aaron-ng.info/blog/leave-no-one-behind-deny-no-one-a-chance.html>
Aaron Ng, Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

If we truly want to close the income gap, we have to make sure that meritocracy is indeed properly executed. There's no point educating someone for a higher job to increase his or her income only to place other barriers in the way.