[MyAppleMenu] Feb 24, 2007

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Is Apple In Alcatel-Lucent's Crosshairs?
<http://www.macnn.com/blogs/?p=269>
MacNN

Apple's licensing of MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology from Fraunhofer IIS and THOMSON multimedia could spell trouble for Apple if the Alcatel-Lucent vs. Microsoft verdict yesterday stands after appeal by Microsoft.

*** Steve Jobs Angers Teachers
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=13808>
Alan Saracevic, SFGate

*** AirPort Extreme On USB Device Support
<http://www.macuser.com/hardware/airport_extreme_on_usb_device.php?lsrc=murss>
Scott Silverman, MacUser

It supports drives formatted as HFS+, FAT16, FAT32. AirPort's NAS will not work with multiple partitiions on a single drive.

*** Cisco, Apple Quiet On Future Collaborations
<http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2007/02/23/cisco_apple_quiet_on_future_collaborations/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Technology+stories>
Associated Press

Cicso Systems and Apple have agreed to share the "iPhone" name, but both companies are tightlipped about what future products might come from the resulting deal to collaborate on "interoperability" between the companies' products.

*** Study; Consumers Balking At iPhone's Price
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/02/23/iphoneprice/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service

Consumers aren't willing to pay what Apple may ask for the iPhone, but if the price drops they'll switch their mobile service to AT&T in order to get it, according to a results of a survey.

[Opinion]

*** Supporting Shareware Developers - Grumblers And Recalcitrants
<http://www.mcelhearn.com/article.php?story=20061005105554909>
Kirk McElhearn, Kirkville

Support your local shareware developer. He or she is the one who makes the programs the big guys will never release; the one who rolls in the features you request without having to get a focus group together; the one who provides the little ideas that make your Mac do so much more. He or she is the future of Mac software, and the person who makes the Mac such a useful computer.

*** Can't Hear Your Utopian Vision Over The Sound Of My iPod
<http://www.macalope.com/?p=179>
The Macalope

Doctorow's strident war against DRM certainly has a goal the Macalope agrees with. But while the horny one is not naive about the motivations behind Jobs' statement, he also doesn't think Doctorow helps his own case by stretching the truth to try to scare the kiddies about Apple's DRM.

*** Apple TV: Why It Matters
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2097871,00.asp>
Tim Bajarin, PC Magazine

Apple TV could make moving computer content around the house another mainstream digital activity.

*** From The iPod To HDTV
<http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2007/02/my_high_def_life_from_the_ipod.html>
Erica Sadun, O'Reilly Mac DevCenter Blog

It was "watchable."

[Sidetrack]

*** Groovy Man!
Heng-Cheong Leong

When iTunes first appeared on everyone's Mac, one of the features touted by Apple was the visualization effects. Now, more than half a decade later, are you still using this feature? I'd admit I'm still turn on visualization once in a while, and I do feel rather bumped occasionally that Apple hasn't really updated this feature for a long time...

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Emotion Robots Learn From People
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6389105.stm>
BBC News

Making robots that interact with people emotionally is the goal of a European project led by British scientists.

*** As Values Rise, High-Tech Entrepreneurs Grapple With Build-Or-Sell Dilemma
<http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2007-02-23-facebook_x.htm?csp=34>
Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Long Iraq Tours Can Make Home A Trying Front
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/23/us/23military.html?ex=1329886800&en=b5ae350e8d5ba92a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Lizette Alvarez, New York Times

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and loved ones have endured long, sometimes repeated separations that test the fragility of their relationships in unforeseen ways.

*** Chefs Are Putting New Accents On Sushi
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/22/AR2007022202036.html?nav=rss_artsandliving/foodanddining>
N. C. Aizenman, Washington Post

non-Japanese workers feed popular demand in learning iconic craft.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Thai PM Says Govt Won't Interfere In Shin Satellite
<http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=248391>
Yong Soon Heong and D. Arul Rajoo, Bernama

Despite a flurry of fiery statements by a number of Thai leaders, including coup leader Gen Sonthi Boonyaratkalin, on the need to regain control of four Thai satellites now owned by Singapore's Temasek Holdings, Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont coolly said the government would not interfere in the matter. He said it was up to the private sector to decide whether to buy these national assets.

*** Navy Seizes 13 Sand Ships Heading To Singapore
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailgeneral.asp?fileid=20070224160951&irec=3>
Antara

West Navy Fleet Commander Col. Denny Noviandy said Saturday the Indonesian Navy has seized 13 ships when they were heading to Singapore to smuggle sands.

*** Air Force Holds Singapore Base Deal Secret
<http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=117028>
TNA

Amid angry protests and rising nationalist sentiment against Singapore, the Royal Thai Air Force is under pressure to clarify Singapore's use of its airfield in northeastern Thailand. The service continued to stonewall requests for details of the bilateral agreement.

*** The Science And Secretive Ways Of Building Assets
<http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?file=/columnists/2007/2/24/insightdownsouth/16962633&sec=Insight%20Down%20South>
Seah Chiang Nee, The Star

Some people are demanding more information and accountability on the use of the reserve, not necessarily a bad thing considering they are known to be an apathetic lot.

*** Peak-Hour Cab Woes At Ngee Ann City: No Solution In Sight
<http://www.straitstimes.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=6fadbe120b93a010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:24bf86e080fe0110VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
T Rajan & Melissa Tan, Straits Times

LTA says requests to widen road and move traffic light, bus stop not possilbe.

*** New HDB Rule Leads To Higher Monthly Payments For Some
<http://www.straitstimes.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=6fadbe120b93a010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:699b86e080fe0110VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Tan Hui Yee, Straits Times

A change in the Housing Board's rules has caused a steep jump in monthly repayments for some flat-buyers.

*** ICT Minister Says Temasek Might Sell All Of Shin
<http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southeastasia.asp?parentid=64338>
Komsan Tortermvasana, Bangkok Post

Temasek Holdings may not only look to divest its indirect stake in Shin Satellite, but also its holdings in parent company Shin Corp, Information and Communication Technology Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom said yesterday.

*** Singapore Firms Keen On Operations In Nusajaya
<http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/2/24/business/16965931&sec=business>
Nelson Benjamin, The Star

Five Singaporean advanced technology companies are among a number of foreign firms that are keen to set up their operations in Nusajaya.

[Opinion]

*** Global City - Reviving The Singapore Spirit
<http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/02/24/global-city-reviving-the-singapore-spirit/>
Eddie Choo, The Online Citizen

The key question with regards to the future is whether or not the dominant party is willing to loosen its grip on the people, and trusting the people in making the decisions for themselves in securing their own future, in their own terms.

[Entertainment]

*** Super Dog
<http://food.rumspace.com/2007/02/24/superdog/>
Quest For Food

The enigma of why hotdogs are not more popular in Singapore escapes me. I have a few theories of my own.