[MyAppleMenu] Mar 15, 2007

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Mac Users Not Apple Of US Airways System's Eye
<http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/85876?source=rss&dest=STY-85876>
Donna Hogan, East Valley Tribune

Soon, US Airways passengers will be able to book reservations to Singapore, the company said Wednesday. But if you use an Apple computer, you still won't be able to check in for the flights.

*** iTunes Most Well-Known Music Service
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=17496>
Jonny Evans, Macworld UK

iTunes is the dominant music download platform with the biggest recognition among US teenagers, new research claims.

*** iTunes To Everyone: Sucks To Be You
<http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/03/14/itunes-to-everyone-sucks-to-be-you>
Justin Berka, Ars Technica

It's quite the combination of iTunes 7.1 growing pains and Apple policy.

*** The Death Of The 30-Second TV Commercial
<http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/13/news/companies/tv_commercials/index.htm>
Paul R. La Monica, CNNMoney.com

Devices like the new Apple TV box and digital video recorders from TiVo, Motorola and Cisco could help bring an end to the traditional TV ad.

*** Subtitles: Deaf To The Problem
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11436226/site/newsweek/>
Steve Friess, Newsweek

*** Mac Support In An Active Directory Environment
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/03/14/activedirectory/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Ryan Faas, Computerworld

There are a number of solutions and approaches that you can take for integrating Macs into your Active Directory infrastructure, and I'll be talking about some of them here.

[Opinion]

*** Bulletproof? Um, I Don't Think So
<http://www.palermiti.org/2007/03/14/bulletproof-um-i-dont-think-so/>
Michael Palermiti

45 security fixes in one release?! Considering this is the seventh security release in three months for Apple, they aren't portraying what they advertise on TV.

*** DRM Is Dead
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2102947,00.asp?kc=ZDRSS05089TX1K0001002>
Dan Costa, PC Magazine

Since the current DRM schemes don't stop people from stealing music and actively deter legitimate shoppers from buying music, perhaps it's time for something new. Everyone who understands how digital media flows online knows this. So does Steve Jobs. If the major labels want to continue being major players in the music industry, they'd better come up with something new. Or someone else will.

*** Apple MacBook Switch Experience
<http://www.raizlabs.com/blog/?p=179>
Greg's Head

It's this emotional aspect that reminds us that we're human and having fun is part of who we are.

*** It Just Works...
<http://myappletips.com/2007/03/14/it-just-works/>
MyAppleTips

Most people take "It Just Works" to mean it is reliable (and it is). But "It Just Works" is so much more.

*** Apple's Magic Touch Screen
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2007/tc20070314_109157.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index>
Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek

The most impressive feature of the new iPhone is the sophisticated multipoint touch screen -- with enticing possible applications.

*** The Mac Comeback
<http://media.www.theprospector.org/media/storage/paper321/news/2007/03/14/ArtsEntertainment/The-Mac.Comeback-2775692.shtml>
Jordan Poe, The Prospector

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** A Modest Proposal To YHOO And MSFT: Spin Out A Search Company
<http://battellemedia.com/archives/003441.php>
John Battelle

Combine the two companies' reach and search share, their CPM advertising businesses and various other plays, and you have a behemoth that can take on Google.

*** Google To Anonymize Data
<http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/03/google_to_anony.html>
Ryan Singel, Wired News

Google is reversing a long-standing policy to retain all the data on its users indefinitely, and by the end of the year will begin removing identifying daa from its search logs after 18 months to two years, depending on the country the servers are located in.

*** Ratings System For Independent Developers Tweaked
<http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070314-ratings-system-for-independent-developers-tweaked.html>
Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica

The Independent Game Rating Systems has announcd a new simplified ratings scheme for use by independent game developers. The new system slots games into one fo three categories: Family Friendly, Teen Content, and Adult Content.

*** CEOs Grapple With Web 2.0
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/03/14/HNceosandweb20_1.html>
James Niccolai, IDG News Service

Blogs, social networking, and other web 2.0 features are expected to have a big impact on business in the coming years, but CEOs are unsure how to harness them.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Cupcakes That Click
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/13/AR2007031300405.html?nav=most_emailed>
Kelly DiNardo, Washington Post

The obstacle for online bake shops: selling customers on a leap of faith.

*** Pig Out
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/opinion/14niman.html?ex=1331524800&en=eef4837d3dbf84e4&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Nocolette Hahn Niman, New York Times

Because we ask the ultimate sacrifice of these creatures, it is incumbent on us to ensure that they have decent lives.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Indonesia Says To Allow Singapore Granite Exports
<http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK16443.htm>
Reuters

Indonesia will allow exports of granite chips to Singapore as long as the source of shipments is verified to guard against damaging the environment, the country's trade minister said on Thursday.

*** Singapore Opens Fourth And Largest NEWater Plant
<http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=251527>
Jackson Sawatan, Bernama

Prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said the construction of a fith one iwth a capacity of 50 million gallons of water per day would be brought forward. "Hence, by 2011, our NEWater plants will have the combined capacity to meet 30 per cent of Singapore's water needs, double the original target. This puts us in the strong position to meet any future uncertainties in water supply."

*** Expanding Poly Courses Must Be Weighed Against Job Chances: Gan
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/264221/1/.html>
Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia

Minister of state for education and manpower Gan Kim Yong has responded to the anguish of some secondary school leavers who find themselves 'squeezed out' of polytechnic course. "If we expand the courses too much, then it may affect their employability when they graduate because there'll be too many graduates."

*** Singapore And Neighbors Just Can't Get Along
<http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/15/news/singapore.php>
Wayne Arnold and Thomas Fuller, International Herald Tribune

Tiffs between Singapore and its neighbors are nothing new, and anlysts say the latest dust-ups are unlikely to seriously harm relations. But the analysts say that the recent quarrels highlight the fissures that continuet o thwart the region's ability to compete collectively against the economies of India and China.

*** Singapore 2006 Jobless Rate Falls To 8-Year Low Of 2.7 Per Cent
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/15/apworld/20070315134735&sec=apworld>
Associated Press

Singapore's unemployment fell to an eight-year low of 2.7 percent last year as the city-state added a record number of new jobs, the government said Thursday.

*** Singapore, Start Your Engines
<http://www.forbes.com/facesscan/2007/03/14/f1-singapore-deal-face-cx_jc_autofacescan02.html?partner=rss>
Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Forbes

A deal is reportedly set to be announced Sunday under which the property tycoon Ong Beng Seng will win the right to stage a Grand Prix race in the famously buttoned down city state. If true, it would provide further evidence that Singapore is loosening up under prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, son of the city state's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew.

*** Singapore Tops List Of Best Cities For Aisan Expats -Survey
<http://in.today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2007-03-14T182534Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-290910-1.xml>
Reuters

Singapore's low crime rate, clean air and solid infrastructure helped the city-state top a list as the best city in the world for Asian expats to live in for the fifth year in a row, a survey showed on Wednesday.

*** Five Stops Planned For First Phase Of Downtown MRT Line
<http://www.straitstimes.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=6fadbe120b93a010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:940f96741e051110VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Christopher Tan, Straits Times

Plans for a new MRT line serving the city centre are taking shape, with tenders called for the first phase of what will be the Downtown Line. This will be a 3.4km loop linking the Circle Line's Promenade station to Chinatown station on the North-East Line.

[Opinion]

*** Why Singapore Is Superior Despite So Many faults
<http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlead/articles/20070315.aspx>
Strategy Page

Singaporeans accept all these criticisms as true, but not worth addressing. The end result has been a military force that is the best in the region.

*** Never Let School Interfere With Your Education In Singapore
<http://bleongcw.typepad.com/simple_is_the_reason_of_m/2007/03/never_let_schoo.html>
Simple Is The Reason Of My Heart

What's the importance of education? Yes, it is very important, and you should think about how you can educate yourself and not let school do the work for you.

*** Breast Milk For Sale
<http://fohl.blogspot.com/2007/03/breast-milk-for-sale.html>
Walking In The Rain

Just as we do not allow the sale of blood or organ, we should not allow the sale of breast milk for by doing so we would treat the body as a commodity.

*** Minority Owners Penalised Twice In En Bloc Sales
<http://www.straitstimes.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=f832758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:49bd96741e051110VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
Sim Kwee Kiat, Straits Times

This travesty of justice must be addressed, as Singapore strives to be an inclusive society.