[MyAppleMenu] Mar 14, 2007

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Plunkett Hoping For iPod Edge
<http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/285171.html>
Cricinfo

Liam Plunkett, the England fast bowler, hopes the use of modern technology can help his team-mates prepare for their World Cup opener against New Zealand.

*** Apple Won't Face EU Action On iTunes-iPod Tie-In
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=17479>
Jonny Evans, Macworld

European regulators will not take legal action against Apple to cause it to sell music through iTunes in such a way that it can be played on any device.

*** EU Commissioner's Consumer Plan Not So Apple-Focused After All
<http://www.betanews.com/article/EU_Commissioners_Consumer_Plan_not_so_AppleFocused_After_All/1173813379>
Scott M. Fulton, BetaNews

*** Miglia Speaks On Elgato Fall Out
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=17474>
Karen Haslam, Macworld

Miglia will ship its own software with products from next week.

*** Macworld Expo Attendance Breaks Records
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/03/13/macworldexpo/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

IDG World Expo said that 45,572 attendees visited the show in 2007, compared to 38,441 in 2006, an increase of 19 percent.

*** MacBook Burns, User Says Battery At Fault
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/03/13/macbookburns/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Gregg Keizer, Computerworld

A MacBook user reported Monday that his Apple laptop burst into flames, apparently because of a bad battery. He said that the laptop battery had not been on last year's recall list.

*** Apple Releases Mac OS X v10.4.9
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/03/13/1049/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

*** iPhoto Update Fixes EXIF Data Compatibility
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/03/13/iphoto/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

*** Apple Posts Security Update For Mac OS X v10.3.9
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/03/13/security/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

*** Huge iPhone Ad Dawns On Apple's 32-Foot Glass Cube
<http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=2565>
Aldan Malley, AppleInsider

Apple on Monday transformed its 32-foot glass cube in Midtown Manhattan into an enormous teaser advertisement for its upcoming iPhone handset.

[Opinion]

*** Working With A Mac To Increase Productivity: How Valuable Is Your Time?
<http://www.it-enquirer.com/main/ite/more/mac_problem/>
IT-Enquirer

*** Mac Sense And Nonsense
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/03/14/12OPcurve_1.html>
Tom Yager, InfoWorld

A Windows professional finds the Mac to be irresistible until she launches applications.

*** Thoughts On The New Windows Vista And Apple Ads
<http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/gartenberg/archives/2007/03/thoughts_on_the.html>
Michael Gartenberg, Jupiter Research

[Review]

*** OmniPlan 1.0: Project-Management Software Starts Strong But Has Room For Improvement
<http://www.macworld.com/2007/03/reviews/omniplan1/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jason Cranford Teague, Macworld

Project managers with multiple, complex projects should look elsewhere for software that will help shoulder their burden.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** I Blame The Handheld Calculator
<http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,72961-0.html?tw=rss.index>
Lore Sjoberg, Wired News

Don't you hate it when things get dumbed down? There was a time when you needed two years of engineering classes and a month of free time to make a web page, but now any troglodyte with a library card can put up a monstrous tribute to Overkill and Scarlett Johansson.

*** Blogging's Not The Enemy, Says Dan Rather
<http://news.com.com/2008-1025_3-6166774.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news>
Daniel Terdiman, CNET News.com

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** A Place To Turn When A Newborn Is Fated To Die
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/13/health/13hospice.html?ex=1331438400&en=93d372f23b77089c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Neela Banerjee, New York Times

Families whose babies suffer from fatal conditions are turning to specialized hospice programs for help.

*** Has Success Spoiled NPR?
<http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/mediapolitics/3603.html>
Drew Lindsay, Washingtonian

forty years after public broadcasting was born, National Public Radio has it all -- fame, money, and a powerhouse news operation. But has it lost what made it special?

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Can Start New Cooperative Relationship With Malaysia
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/263945/1/.html>
S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia

Senior minister Goh Chok Tong believes Singapore can start a new cooperative relationship with its closest neighbour Malaysia.

*** Social Security: Singapore System Starts To Creak
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/ft/20070313/bs_ft/fto031320070710077997>
John Burton, Financial Times

Doubts are emerging about whether Singapore can stick to its current policies or be forced to extend the social safety net.

*** Singapore Falls Behind Hong Kong In Fight To Diversify Economy
<http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aaXrSx3LS2H4>
Yoolim Lee, Bloomberg

While the city-state has made progress toward becoming a more vibrant financial hub, it's still falling behind perennial rival Hong Kong.

*** Libraries Headed For The Void
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/177180.asp>
Lee U-Wen, Today

High costs, dwindling loans may spell end to community libraries.

*** Changi Gets A Wake-Up Call
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/177182.asp>
Leong Wee Keat, Today

Pipped by KL airport in honours list as competition hots up.

*** Indonesia Still Discussing Granite Export Ban: Ambassador Wardana
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/263743/1/.html>
Satish Cheney, Channel NewsAsia

The Indonesian government is still discussing whether to ban the sale of granite, says the Indonesian ambassador to singapore.

[Opinion]

*** On Extradition Treaty With Singapore
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20070314.F08&irec=7>
Yukio D. Soepari, Jakarta Post

Clearly Lim's veiled epithet contains a warped view of who needs whom.

*** Keeping In Step With Private Sector
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/177155.asp>
Ong Toon Hui, Prime Minister's Office, Today

As private sector wages rise, the wages of civil servants cannot remain stagnant.

*** Parliament Format Restricts Debate, Resolutions
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/177178.asp>
Chia Hern Keng, Today

Time constraints in parliament keep debate to a bare minimum, and perhaps parliament is no longer a sufficient vehicle for MPs to express their views.

*** Cool Singapore?
<http://siewkumhong.blogspot.com/2007/03/cool-singapore.html>
Siew Kum Hong

There's precious little to do here in the way of entertainment, and that's likely to remain so for the long term simply because of market limitations. And we should stop pretending otherwise.