[MyAppleMenu] Apr 10, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Japanese Swap The Sony Walkman For The Apple iPod
<http://www.abc.net.au/correspondents/content/2004/s1341687.htm>
Peter Cave, ABC News

Tokyo's so-called 'gadget city' of Akihabara, where Sony's walkmans once reigned supreme, the most prized gadget is now Apple's iPod. It was perhaps some indication of how Japan's self confidence has faltered along with its economy.

*** Web Tunes Revolution Here Soon
<http://www.smh.com.au/news/Technology/Web-tunes-revolution-here-soon/2005/04/09/1112997223744.html?oneclick=true>
Daniel Dasey, Asutralia Sun-Herald

Australians are expected to get their chance to try iTunes Music Store in the next two months.

[Opinion]

*** Music Of The Night
<http://apple.weblogsinc.com/entry/1234000370039525/>
Laurie Duncan, Unofficial Apple Weblog

In order to curtail the complaints of angry airport neighbors who have recently been subjected to noisy America West flights returning from Vegas at 1.30 in the morning, the FAA has bribed the residents with nothing more than an iPod and an apology.

*** Close, Minimize, Or Hide?
<http://inessential.com/?comments=1&postid=3065>
Brent Simmons, Inessential.com

Are you a closer, minimizer, or hider? (I'm talking about windows, of course.)

[Review]

*** Safari's Table-Copying Behavior
<http://nslog.com/archives/2005/04/09/safaris_tablecopying_behavior.php>
Erik J. Barzeski, NSLog();

Safari's table-copying sucks.

*** iPod Shuffle Music Player Amazes
<http://www.syracuse.com/news/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1112862918159080.xml&coll=1>
Al Fasoldt, Syracuse Post-Standard

My tests of the new shuffle show a surprising sophistication. Perhaps most interesting is the shuffle's audio quality.

*** An iPod Of A Better Color
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39145-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_technology>
Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post

Color now amounts to a feature you get for free if you want more than 20 gigabytes of storage in an iPod.

[Wintel]

*** Will The Next Version Of Windows Be Worth The Wait?
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/10/business/yourmoney/10digi.html?ex=1270785600&en=6e8cc17e3f29138b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Randall Stross, New York Times

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Glitches In Booking First Class Online
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/10/travel/10prac.html?ex=1270785600&en=ab31e3f69d57bb78&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Bob Tedeschi, New York Times

The Internet is perhaps the only place where first-class fliers are treated like second-class citizens.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Hard Labor
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28673-2005Apr6.html>
Reshma Memon Yaqub, Washington Post

Susan Ali was determined to give birth to a severely handicapped baby. Her husband was determined to stop her.

*** Cold Feat
<http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2005/04/10/cold_feat/>
Doug Most, Boston Globe

When you live and run in Boston, training for the Marathon takes stamina, heart, and a whole lot of Vaseline.

*** Our Ratings, Ourselves
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/10/magazine/10NIELSENS.html?>
Jon Gertner, New York Times

In Houston, a couple of thousand paid volunteers will soon start wearing Portable People Meters. Along with other advances in measuring what we watch and listen to, they may (in addition to transforming what we watch and listen to) finally answer the question: Does advertising really work?

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Tremors Reported In Singapore Following Powerful Earthquke In Sumatra
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/141925/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

The Singapore Meteorological Service put initial estimates of the quake at 6.8 on the Ritcher Scale. The epicentre of the quake was located between 600 to 700 kilometres southwest of Singapore.

*** Singapore Encourages Innovative Approachees In Chinese Language Teaching
<http://english.people.com.cn/200504/10/eng20050410_180325.html>
People's Daily

The Strategies for Effective Engagement and Development of Pupils in Learning Chinese Language, incorporating teaching strategies for character recognition, reading and oral communication, will focus on experimentation in teaching techniques at the initial stage.

*** PM To Explain Casino Decision On April 18
<http://www.asia1.com.sg/st/st_20050410_310464.html>
M. Nirmala, Straits Times

"It's an important subject and I should explain, whichever way the decision is, why we decided and how we came to a conclusion."

[Opinion]

*** The Singapore Lesson
<http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=68093>
N K Singh, India Express