[MyAppleMenu] Oct 17, 2007

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**** Apple's iTunes Plus Now World's Largest DRM-Free Music Catalog <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/10/17/apples_itunes_plus_now_worlds_largest_drm_free_music_catalog.html>
by AppleInsider
Apple on Wednesday issued a formal announcement regarding its expanded iTunes Plus service, which now offers more than two million tracks at the reduced price of just 99 cents.

**** Glove Remote Control For iPod <http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/10/glove-remote-co.html>
by Charlie Sorrel, Wired

**** The UNIX Wars Are Over, And Leopard Won. <http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2007/10/the_unix_wars_are_over_and_leo.html>
by Jeremiah Foster, O'Reilly Mac DeveCenter Blog
Sadly, Apple seems to have neglected perl.

**** Are You Looking For Your Leopard?
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
Looking For My Leopad <http://www.rathergood.com/looking/>, :-).
<p class="permlink">Permanent Link to This Post <http://www.myapplemenu.com/2007/10/17/id0018/>

**** Security Researcher Posts iPhone Exploit Code Online <http://www.crn.com/security/202403526>
by Kevin McLaughlin, CMP Channel
A security researcher on Tuesday published exploit code for a security vulnerability in Apple's iPhone that can allow a hacker to gain complete control over the popular mobile device.

**** Cool Firms (Ahem Apple?) Promote Women To The Top <http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_7191009?nclick_check=1>
by Nicole Woolsey Biggart, San Jose Mercury News
Apple is one of 33 Silicon Valley companies with no woman in the executive suite or the boardroom.

**** Apple May Have Fired Greedy Retail Employees For Cashing iPhone Credit <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/10/16/apple-may-have-fired-greedy-retail-employees-for-cashing-iphone-credit>
by David Chartier, Ars Technica

**** Pixelmator 1.0.1 <http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macgems/2007/10/pixelmator/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by James Dempsey, Macworld
Pixelmator is about as close to Photoshop as one can get while still maintaining the elegance and ease of use that Mac users expect. I was blown away with Pixelmator's features, speed, stability, and stunning good looks.

**** Apple Reduces Prices On iTunes Songs Without Anti-Copying Software <http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB119256135983660860-lMyQjAxMDE3OTEyNjUxNjYxWj.html>
by Nick Wingfield, Wall Street Journal
Apple Inc. is reducing the price of all songs on its iTunes Store without anti-copying software to 99 cents from $1.29, bringing Apple's prices on such tracks closer to those offered by Amazon.com Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and other rivals in online music.

**** Leopard: The Wow Really Starts Now <http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/16/leopard-the-wow-really-starts-now/>
by Chris Pirillo
I wanted to call your attention to just a few of the changes that made me leap out of my seat and scream "WOW!"

**** Apple Updates ATI Radeon X1900 XT Firmware <http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/10/16/ati.radeon.x1900.xt.update/>
by MacNN
Apple today released its ATI Radeon X1900 XT Firmware Update, but did not provide any insight into the fixes.

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**** Silicon Valley Start-Ups Awash In Dollars, Again <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/17/business/media/17bubble.html?ex=1350273600&en=459d25192f30dc27&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
by Brad Stone and Matt Richtel, New York Times

**** Watching TV On The Laptop - And On The Cheap <http://www.news.com/Watching-TV-on-the-laptop-and-on-the-cheap/2100-1026_3-6213895.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news>
by Elinor Mills, CNET News.com
I know this may sound crazy, but I don't have a television.

**** House Passes Federal Journalist Shied, Includes Bloggers <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071016-house-passes-federal-journalist-shield-includes-bloggers.html>
by Nate Anderson, Ars Technica

**** Four Startups Ready To Change The Face Of Email <http://venturebeat.com/2007/10/16/four-startups-ready-to-change-the-face-of-email/>
by Chris Morrison, VentureBeat

**** U.S. House Approves Extension To 'Net Tax Ban <http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/16/US-House-extends-Net-tax-ban_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/16/US-House-extends-Net-tax-ban_1.html>
by Grant Gross, IDG News Service

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**** Local Carrots With A Side Of Red Tape <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/17/dining/17carr.html?ref=dining>
by Kim Severson, New York Times
Around the country, dozens of farm-to-school programs are trying to get local food back into the schools. But it's harder than it might seem.

**** Failure <http://www.slate.com/id/2164575/fr/rss/>
by Philip Schultz, Slate

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**** A Flawed Survey <http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2007/10/flawed-survey.html>
by Mr Wang Says So

**** Financial Times Apologies To PM Lee, MM Lee, Ms Ho Ching <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_167862.html>
by Straits Times
The Financial Times has 'unreservedly apologised' to prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, minister mentor Lee Kuan Yew and Temasek Holdings chief executive Ho Ching for publishing an article that alleged nepotistic motives in the appointment of members of the Lee family to key positions here.

**** Singapore: International Bar Association Urged To Take Action On Restrictions On Freedom Of Expression <http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?lang=e&id=ENGASA360032007>
by Amnesty International USA
Amnesty International calls on the some 3,000 lawyers from many countries, who are currently attending the 14 - 19 october International Bar Association (IBA) meeting in Singapore, to codemn the misuse of the law to silence government critics and human rights campaigners.
Amnesty International urges IBA partiicpants to express their concern about the continuing use of restrictive laws and civil defamation suits by People's Action Party leaders to silence peaceful critics of the government. Laws allowing restrictions on freedom of expression and assembly - in violation of international standards, and combined with a pattern of politically motivated defamation suits - have served to maintain a climate of political intimidation and self-censorship in Singapore.

**** 5 Years' Jail Cut To 2 Days <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/217033.asp>
by Ansley Ng, Today
Randy Chan Kum Hong was sentenced to five years in jail for cheating and forgery, but an appeal judge slashed the jail term to just two days, citing an "error" on the part of the police in their handling of the case.

**** NMP Files Petition To House On Gay Sex Law <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_167741.html>
by Keith Lin, Straits Times

**** Sharp Drop In Couples Applying To Adopt Kids <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_167744.html>
by Theresa Tan and Radha Basu, Straits Times
Fewer people are adopting children since the government introduced stricter checks on would-be parrents.