[MyAppleMenu] Mar 3, 2007

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** CLC Students Use iPods To Soak Up Knowledge
<http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/news/281240,5_1_WA03_IPODBOOKS_S1.article>
Kendrick Marshall, Lake County News-Sun

Some students at the College of Lake County no longer have to worry about reading 300-page novels before final exams. They can listen to them.

*** Mozart Would Have Love This For His iPod
<http://www.popmatters.com/pm/news/article/31341/mozart-would-have-loved-this-for-his-ipod/>
Edward Ortiz, McClatchy Newspapers

It took almost 10 years for digital technology to catch up with the riddle of how to display classical music titles correctly on MP3 players, car radios, and home stereos.

*** A Boon Or Banned: Schools Divided On Use Of iPods
<http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/schools-divided-on-use-of-ipods/2007/03/03/1172868811867.html>
Michael Lallo, The Age

A split is emerging across Victorian schools about whether the iPod should be banned or embraced as a valuable education tool.

*** Broadway Video Enterprises: Saturday Night (Remastered)
<http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/broadway/>
Joe Cellini, Apple

"We did the entire process using Macs running Final Cut Pro, Shake, Final Touch, and DVD Studio Pro, all SAN-based."

[Opinion]

*** Apple: Write Down Your Passwords
<http://news.com.com/2061-10789_3-6163968.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news>
Joris Evers, CNET News.com

Writing down your password on a sticky note and attaching that to your computer monitor or the bottom of a keyboard isn't smart, but jotting down the information and storing it in a safe place can be helpful.

[Review]

*** Apple Set Wi-Fi On Fire
<http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/2007/03/_apple_sets_wif.html>
Tom Yager, InfoWorld

AirPort Extreme is no ordinary 300 Mbps 802.11 draft-n base station, network accessible storage server and print server.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Microsoft Learns From Google: How Not To Impress The Content Industry
<http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070302-8965.html>
Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica

Instead of focusing on content filters, Microsoft plans to emphasize so-called takedown practices.

*** The Minutes Of Our Lives
<http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117278208429723816-Q_Y_xIAU_iekvYZZ7WHGPv9WUGQ_20080301.html>
Jennifer Saranow, Wall Street Journal

Small, private moments get live blog treatment.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** Equations As Icons
<http://physicsweb.org/articles/world/20/3/3/1>
Robert P Crease, Physics Web

Why is it that particular equations, formulas and expressions become icons.

*** A Prediction From String Theory, With Strings Attached
<http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=1475A684-E7F2-99DF-355B95296BE6031C&ref=rss>
JR Minkel, Scientific American

Mathematical trickery borrowed from string theory raises hopes of understanding the densest stuff in the universe.

[Life]

*** Between Two Kitchen Stools
<http://www.ft.com/cms/s/353d551e-c829-11db-b0dc-000b5df10621.html>
Raphael Minder, Financial Times

While the city of Brussels has one of the strongest reputations in Europe for traditional and very rich cuisine, food connoisseurs are concerned that a wider and more fanciful selection of establishments is endangering this.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Gas Supply To Singapore Under Review As Buyer Runs Into Contract Trouble
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailbusiness.asp?fileid=20070303.L03&irec=2>
Ika Krismantari, Jakarta Post

Indonesia is reviewing a gas export contract with a Singaporean company as several conditions precedent set out in the contract have not been satisfied by the buyer, an official says.

*** Ministries Seek Clarification From Indonesia After Granite Supply Is Disrupted
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/261809/1/.html>
Priyia Paramajothi, Channel NewsAsia

*** Ministerial, Civil Service Salaries Expected To Go Up
<http://www.straitstimes.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=6fadbe120b93a010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:18cfcf6251311110VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Zakir Hussain, Straits Times

This time round increases will depend on how far civil servants' pay has lagged behind the private sector, said defence minister Teo Chee Hean, who oversees civil service matters.

[Opinion]

*** Singapore Vs Indonesia
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20070303.F06&irec=5>
Bernard Lim, Jakarta Post

No doubt Singapore is tiny, but don't you feel ashamed that Indonesia, being so big, always needs our help?

*** Perplexing, Interesting And Incomplete
<http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2007/03/perplexing-interesting-and-incomplete.html>
Mr Wang Says So

Ah, the things they say. Shamless.

*** New Way To Report Tragic MRT Incidents!
<http://singaporemind.blogspot.com/2007/03/new-way-to-report-tragic-mrt-incidents.html>
Diary Of A Singaporean Mind

After many iterations, they have found the right way to report this type of tragic news.

*** Higher Variable Year-End CPF Interest?
<http://www.straitstimes.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:5face45894411110VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Tan Wee Ko, Straits Times

If our money with the CPF has been used to generate returns in excess of 4 per cent, wouldn't it be better to share some surplus with all CPF members in the form of higher variable interest at the end of each year?

*** Billions At Stake, So Shin Saga A National Concern
<http://www.straitstimes.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:487de45894411110VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Patrick Tan Siong Kuan, Straits Times

When you are talking about billions of dollars, is it not a matter of national concern?

*** Made In Singapore
<http://singaporelifetimes.blogspot.com/2007/02/procreating-singaporeans.html>
Singapore Life And Times

We have seen that money, on its own, cannot solve this problem.

*** Fatal Attraction: Radical Ideas Spread Through The Net
<http://mollymeek.livejournal.com/143121.html>
Mollymeek

Sorry, Molly has been rendered paranoid by History.