[MyAppleMenu] Jul 17, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Apple Earnings Show Rising Mac Sales
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1837847,00.asp>
Daniel Drew Turner, eWeek

Industry analysts examining Apple's Wednesday earnings statement concurred that the most interesting information revealed was the strong growth of Macintoshc omputer sales.

*** Celebrations Continue For Apple's 6.3 Million iPod Sales
<http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news.php?newsId=1388>
Kenneth Henry, Pocket-lint.co.uk

It just shows the benefit of getting a package right and pioneering in the market with it.

[Opinion]

*** Dear Microsoft, I Am Dumping You
<http://www.micropersuasion.com/2005/07/dear_microsoft_.html>
Steve Rubel, Micro Persuasion

[Review]

*** iPod Photo 60 Gig MP3 Player
<http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33675.asp>
Bella Online

[Sidetrack]

*** Bring Your Swimming Costumes, 'Cause We Don't Allow Skinny-Dipping
Heng-Cheong Leong

A travel tip <http://observer.guardian.co.uk/travel/story/0,6903,1529990,00.html> from Captain Lloyd Cromwell Griffiths, British Airways: If you are flying via Singapore to Australia a top tip is put your swimming costume in your hand luggage, as Singapore airport has a pool and it is a great way to exercise and stretch out for a short while while the aircraft is refuelled for its next leg.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** A Pass On Privacy
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/17/magazine/17WWLN.html?ex=1279252800&en=6aa0d44b263846f1&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Christopher Caldwell, New York Times

In more and more walks of life, if what you want to do is not trackable,  you can't do it.

*** A Future Full Of Hopes And Fears
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4685231.stm>
Jo Twist, BBC News

Science and technology have powered huge leaps in understanding but our biggest challenges lie ahead.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** Fighting Words
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/13/AR2005071300569.html>
David Von Drehle, Washington Post

Take two bloggers from opposite ends of the overheated political debate, put them on a Washington tour bus together, then ponder the fate of an increasingly uncivil society.

*** The Framing Wars
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/17/magazine/17DEMOCRATS.html?>
Matt Bai, New York Times

Do Repulicans win elections because they know how to turn issues into stories? Can Democrats learn the same trick? And can they find the magic words to win the coming battle over the Supreme Court?

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Opens Landfill To Tourists
<http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/world/12155189.htm>
Associated Press

*** Tiny Singapore Is Big On Greening
<http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=145428>
Jackson Sawatan, Bernama

In Singapore to date, there will be a lot of people enjoying the shade under the trees because a someone who is none other than modern Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew had planted or, rather, rounded up Singaporeans to embark on greening the island state a long time ago.

*** Fast And Furious Reaction To NKF Revelations
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/7/17/focus/11500072&sec=focus>
Seah Chiang Nee, The Star

The controversial corporate culture that crept into Singapore's biggest charity, the National Kidney Foundation, has provided many lessons on accountability and transparency.

*** The Taxman Checks NKF's Books
<http://www.asiaone.com/st/st_20050717_329016.html>
Sarah Ng, Straits Times

*** Singapore Building World's First Island Made Of Ash
<http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050716/kyodo/d8bcgcko0.html>
Kyodo News

Singapore is building the world's first man-made island created almost entirely from ash from the country's garbage incinerators and has turned part of it into a nature haven.

[Opinion]

*** Bloggers.SG
<http://yuhuibc.blogspot.com/2005/07/bloggerssg.html>
Yuhui's World of Wonder

*** For Sticking To Its Guns, ST Can Wave Its Flag -- Carefully
<http://www.asia1.com.sg/st/st_20050717_329053.html>
Andrew Duffy, Straits Times

What mattered was the way [Mr Durai] fought off the press for doing its job, for shining a light into matters he'd preferred to be kept dark.

*** What We Learned From NKF
<http://threezframe.blogspot.com/2005/07/what-we-learned-from-nkf.html>
Threez Frame

The longer you hold on to the hurt, the longer you let it hurt you.