[MyAppleMenu] Feb 28, 2007

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple Bearing Fruit At UVa
<http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP%2FMGArticle%2FCDP_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149193428853&path=!news>
Matt Deegan, Daily Progress

Most students own products from electronics giant.

*** Music Executives Lament State Of Industry
<http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6162729.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news>
Greg Sandoval, CNET News.com

The discussions at a music conference here in New York Tuesday started with an all-around bashing of Apple CEO Steve Jobs before moving to the plethora of issues plaguing the music industry.

*** Teachers Put iPod To Work
<http://media.www.dailyillini.com/media/storage/paper736/news/2007/02/28/News/Teachers.Put.Ipod.To.Work-2747399.shtml>
Jonathan Wroble, Daily Illini

iPod incorporated as mobile learning aid for classrooms.

*** Mac OS Being Infused With The Tools Of The Corporate IT Trade, But Can It Catch On?
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/022707-mac-os-going-corporate.html?page=1>
John Fontana, Network World

Apple, long a ghost in the corporate-infrastructure mainstream, is beginning to cast a shadow as IT departments discover Mac platforms that are being transformed into realistic alternatives to Windows and Linux.

*** Apple COO: iPhone On Track For June Launch
<http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2007/02/26/daily36.html>
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal

Apple's chief operating office,r Tim Cook, told conference-goers Tuesday that the iPhone is on track to release in June.

*** BookMaker 2.0 Lets You Make Books Using Photos
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/02/27/bookmaker/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

Books are printed using MyPublisher's book printing service.

*** Ms Pac-Mac Comes To The iPod
<http://playlistmag.com/news/2007/02/27/mspacman/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Playlist

Namco Networks on Tuesday announced the release of Ms Pac-Mac for the fifth-generation (video) iPod.

[Opinion]

*** Using Safari Can Slow Your System Down As Much At 76% vS Firefox
<http://macenstein.com/default/archives/540>
Macenstein

*** Closing Thoughts On My MacBook Pro Experience
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=288>
Adrian KingsleyHughes, ZDNet

The initial sexiness wore off, but the stylishness remained.

*** Where's The iPod GPS Receiver?
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=284>
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ZDNet

The GPS receiver market is enormous and growing rapidly and it's a market I am surprised that Apple hasn't ventured into.

*** One Possible Reason For The Apple TV Delay
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2007/02/one_possible_re.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_blogspotting>
Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek

The one that sticks out to me is FCC approval.

*** Chris Pirillo, Time To Get A Mac
<http://thomashawk.com/2007/02/chris-pirillo-time-to-get-mac.html>
Thomas Hawk

Make the switch. I should have done it years ago. You will not regret it.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Two Visions For Delivering PCs To Emerging Nations
<http://news.com.com/2100-1005_3-6162696.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news>
Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com

*** Patent Reform Tops List Of Tech Concerns
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/02/27/HNpatentreform_1.html>
Robert Mullins, IDG News Service

Technology industry executives are pushing the U.S. Congress to reform the way patents are issued in order to process them more quickly while also making sure they are legitimate.

*** Firefox 3.0 Opens Door To Web Apps, Mozilla Says
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070227/tc_infoworld/86376>
Jeremy Kirk, IDGNS

Mozilla engineers are aiming for an integration between the browser and web-based services that is as smooth-running as a desktop application, said Mike Schroepfer, vice president for engineering.

*** Duh! Microsoft 'Wakes Up' To Google Ad Success
<http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/27/technology/msft.reut/index.htm?section=money_latest>
Reuters

The success of Google served as a "wake-up call" for Microsoft to the financial power of web advertising, Microsoft's chief technologist, Ray Ozzie, said on Tuesday.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** In My Own Words
<http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/generalfiction/story/0,,2023105,00.html>
Mark Lawson, The Guardian

Stephen King, Agatha Christie and Evelyn Waugh have all put fictional authors into their works. Is it escapism or egotism?

*** Kitchen Chemistry Is Chic, But Is It A Woman's Place?
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/28/dining/28avan.html?ex=1330318800&en=ca9baea9353e4dfc&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Laura Shapiro, New York Times

Gender differences in professional cooking probably go back to the hunters and gatherers -- more precisely, to the day it first occurred to the hunters to award four stars to themselves and none to the gatherers. But rarely have the differences seemed as stark as they do now, when the chefs winning some of the most bedazzled press coverage in memory belong to a breed of culinary artists who are overwhelmingly male.

[Expressions]

*** History Of A Disturbance
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/articles/070305fi_fiction_millhauser>
Steven Millhauser, New Yorker

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Life in the city

[Ramblings]

*** Negative Feedback Loop
Heng-Cheong Leong

In the zest for harvesting one set of organs from a brain-dead patient, and creating all sorts of publicity, it turns out, probably, more sets of organs <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/174374.asp> have opted out from being harvested.

Sometimes, one just have to let go...

[News]

*** Painting Of Nude Woman Prohibited From Public Viewing In Singapore
<http://www.playfuls.com/news_10_16546-Painting-Of-Nude-Woman-Prohibited-From-Public-Viewing-In-Singapore.html>
Playfuls.com

An art gallery in Singapore has been told it cannot display a four-metre high painting of a nude woman in the public atrium of a government building, but can show it out of the public's view, a ministry said on Wednesday.

*** Malaysia Wants More Liberal Aviation Arrangement With Singapore
<http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=249055>
Bernama

Malaysia wants a more liberal aviation arrangement with Singapore, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said Wednesday. The new arrangement, he said, would benefit Malaysia as the country needed more air links in promoting tourism.

*** Lawyers Defend Singapore Conference Choice
<http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=401&Itemid=31>
John Berthelsen, Asia Sentinel

The International Bar Association says Singapore is a fine place for an annual conference. The group says holding a convention in the island republic is the best way of publicizing legal shortcomings. Others disagree.

*** Author Of Malaysia's Notorious Internal Security Act Died In Britain - Report
<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/28/asia/AS-OBIT-Malaysia-Security-Law-Author.php>
Associated Press

The same law has been used in neighboring Singapore to detain terror suspects, which was formerly part of Malaysia.

*** Suffle For Organs Sparks Donor Debate In Singapore
<http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2007-02-28T120408Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-289410-1.xml&archived=False>
Koh Gui Qing, Reuters

After the outcry over the Sim family's forced donation, the hospital and health ministry said in a statement that they would "continue to find practical solutions to minise the emotional distress of families and staff in such situations."

*** Riau Islands Sand Miners Stop Work In Response To Export Ban
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20070228.A06&irec=5>
Fadli, Jakarta Post

A number of sand mining companies in Riau Islands province have halted all work in response to a government ban on sand exports.

*** MOH Says 'No' To Sale Of Human Organs
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/261091/1/.html>
Dominique Loh, Channel NewsAsia

Singapore is standing firm against organ trading, even if it may save more lives, said health minister Khaw Boon Wan.

*** More Seek Organ Donation Opt-Out Forms After Hospital Scuffle
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/174374.asp>
Tan Hui Leng, Today

Requests for opt-out forms have gone up since the much-publicised incident at Singapore General Hospital on Feb 6.

*** Some MPs Still Questioning GST Hike
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/174398.asp>
Loh Chee Kong, Today

Some members of parliament were still unconvinced over the need to raise the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

[Opinion]

*** Good Fences: Mapping Our Borders With Singapore
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20070228.E02&irec=1>
I Made Andi Arsana, Jakarta Post

Settling the outstanding maritime boundaries between Indonesia and Singapore is an urgent matter. Collaboration between technical, legal and political experts is required to achieve a comprehensive and equitable solution. Indonesia, for its part, has to make optimum efforts to achieve the most equitable solution.

*** Dr Chee Found Guilty - Again
<http://zyberzitizen.wordpress.com/2007/02/27/dr-chee-found-guilty-again/>
zyberzitizen

Yes, I am interested in freedom of speech and all that but what I'm even more interested in is How do we get to that place?

*** The Politics Of Dr Chee's City Arrest
<http://singabloodypore.rsfblog.org/archive/2007/02/28/why-city-arrest.html>
Singabloodypore

Why is the Singapore government intent on preventing Dr Chee from leaving the country even though the opposition politician has time and again shown clear indication that he will return to the country?

*** Singapore-Thailand Spat: A Desperate Need For Level-Headedness
<http://www.bangkokpost.com/topstories/topstories.php?id=117109>
Achara Ashayagachat, Bangkok Post

*** En-Bloc Worry
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/174368.asp>
Henry Lim, Today

Senior citizens look forward to peaceful retirement, not financial gain from en-bloc sales.

*** Those Who Can't
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/174342.asp>
Marie Ho, Today

The irony is that the government is willing to spend money to persuade those who probably don't really want to have children, but not providing support to those who want to but can't.