[MyAppleMenu] Apr 1, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple Turns 29 Today
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=11201>
Macworld UK

The company was initiated on April 1, 1976, when Steve Jobs was just 21, and co-founder Steve Wozniak was 25.

*** Apple Computer Improves Product Availability
<http://www.forbes.com/markets/2005/03/31/0331automarketscan02.html>
Forbes

Piper Jaffray said that over the last several weeks, the estimated time to ship every Apple product either remained the same or was reduced except for the iPod U2.

*** Apple, Microsoft Prepare For War With New Systems
<http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwendland31e_20050331.htm>
Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press

[Opinion]

*** Biting At Apple
<http://news.com.com/2061-10793_3-5649168.html?part=rss&tag=5649168&subj=news>
Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com

[Review]

*** A Quick Look At Apple's QuickTime
<http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/story/0,10801,100762,00.html>
Yuval Kossovsky, Computerworld

QuickTime is a mature, stable and extensible technology for content developers and consumers on many platforms and devices.

*** Darwinia
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=566>
Mark Sabbatini, Inside Mac Games

Darwinia deserves a place among this year's mor enoteworthy releases, but also screams for a sequel to please both fans and those put off by its current faults.

[Sidetrack]

*** Happy Birthday, And We'll Double Your Mail Storage
Heng-Cheong Leong

You know, last year, when Google announced free 1GB of e-mail storage for everyone, almost everyone thought it was an April Fool's joke.

This year, Google announces they are doubling that to 2GB <http://news.com.com/Google+plans+to+double+Gmail+capacity/2100-1032_3-5649571.html?part=rss&tag=5649571&subj=news>, after which a "yet-to-be-determined amount of extra storage" will also be added daily.

Oh, and Apple announces the iPotty <http://www.ipodlounge.com/ipodnews_comments.php?id=6836_0_7_0_M>.

*** Loyalty Is A Two-Way Street
Heng-Cheong Leong

... whether the company is an insurance company <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/42962.asp>, or network television <http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/31/business/media/31cnd-koppel.html?hp&ex=1112331600&en=35313e1494255e75&ei=5094&partner=homepage>.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Satellite Radio: Coming Soon To... Everywhere
<http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/04/wo/wo_040105hellweg.asp?trk=top>
Eric Hellweg, MIT Technology Review

While it's a foolish bet to think satellite radio everywhere will happen soon, it's equally questionable to bet against it entirely.

[Linux]

*** Subscriptions Lift Red Hat Revenue
<http://news.com.com/Subscriptions+lift+Red+Hat+revenue/2100-1014_3-5649376.html?part=rss&tag=5649376&subj=news>
Martin LaMonica, CNET News.com

Red Hat's revenue increased by more than half in the fourth quarter, lifted by a rise in subscriptions to its Linux operating system.

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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** Not Intelligent, And Surely Not Science
<http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-shermer30mar30,0,6816062.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions>
Michael Shermer, Los Angeles Times

Intelligent-design theory is not science. The proof is in the pudding.

*** Proof And Beauty
<http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3809661>
The Economist

Just what does it mean to prove something?

[Life]

*** Abandoning The News
<http://www.carnegie.org/reporter/10/news/index.html>
Merrill Brown, Carnegie Reporter

The future course of the news, including the basic assumptions about how we consume news and information and make decisions in a democratic society are being altered by technology-savvy young people no longer wedded to traditional news outlets or even accessing news in traditional ways.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Muscling Into Media
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/life/story/0,4574,150595,00.html?>
Jaime Ee, Business Times

What MDA chief Christopher Chia has to say about the potential of the media industry despite criticism about the way the organisation is promoting the industry.

*** Boost For Sarawak Tourism
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/4/1/nation/10564278&sec=nation>
The Star

SilkAir will use its international links and the extensive network of its parent company Singapore Airlines to promote Sarawak as a tourist destination.

*** Singapore Ponders New Plans For Retirement Savings
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3233786a6026,00.html>
New Zealand Stuff

Wealthy Singapore, where citizens have poured about a third of their income into the state-run savings fund for decades, is struggling to come up with a viable market for private retirement funds.

*** JBJ Claims Casino Protest March Application Turned Down
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/42968.asp>
Channel NewsAsia

He said the refusal to grant the permit showed that, contrary to many ministerial statements, the government was not ready to listen to citizens who stand up and speak out.

*** Singapore Denies Permit For Casino Protest
<http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050331-045822-6492r.htm>
UPI

*** Tharman On Why Single-Entrance Exercise Put Off
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/42953.asp>
Sheralyn Tay, Today

"The reason why we held off is because we know it is within our reach to go for a better long-term solution."

[Opinion]

*** Loyalty At Work Is A Two-Way Street
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/42962.asp>
Dorian Goh, Today

A company that uses the "penalty for early resignation" method just suggests that it is unable to retain employees based on positive factors.

[Entertainment]

*** HBO Rolls Out More Channels In Asia
<http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=HBO331.htm>
World Screen News

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[Tunes]

*** Coonhound
<http://www.morwennalasko.com/music1.htm>
Morwenna Lasko
<http://www.morwennalasko.sweetleafmusic.com/music/3-coonhound.mp3>