[MyAppleMenu] Jul 24, 2005

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Mac news for Mac people

[Opinion]

*** Tuned Out Or Tuned In, Father Knows Best
<http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/news/local/12207763.htm>
Steve Hannah, Pioneer Press

I am an iPod addict, and last week I hit rock bottom.

*** NY Times' Latest Flub On Podcasting
<http://www.newmediamusings.com/blog/2005/07/ny_timess_lates.html>
JD Lasica, New Media Musings

[Wintel]

*** Why Does Windows Have To Be So Stupid!
<http://www.jimdalrymple.com/2005/07/23/windows/>
Jim Dalrymple

Do they make the Windows OS stupid on purpose?

*** Windows Vista Draws Jokes, Scorn, Approval
<http://news.com.com/Windows+Vista+draws%2C+jokes%2C+scorn%2C+approval/2100-1016_3-5801300.html?part=rss&tag=5801300&subj=news>
Michelle Meyers, CNET News.com

Reaction to the name for the next version of Windows runs the gamut. No, it doesn't stand for virses, infections, spyware, trojans and adware.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** Words On Paper
<http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/magazine/la-tm-constitution30jul24,1,3465716.story?coll=la-headlines-magazine>
John Balzar, Los Angeles Times

Sometimes that's all a constituion is.

*** The Story Behind A New York Billboard And The Interests It Serves
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/24/opinion/24sun3.html?ex=1279857600&en=b69001924427dee3&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
Verlyn Klinkenborg, New York Times

When you hear someone howling about freedom, it is worth asking whose freedom he means.

[Tech & Science]

*** What's The Big Idea?
<http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,1534821,00.html>
Carole Cadwalladr, The Observer

Dinosaur jets, eternal life, the end of poverty; the world's biggest brains met in Oxford last week to pitch schemes that really could change the world.

[Life]

*** Hong Kong's Poet Of Regret
<http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/cl-ca-wong24jul24,0,4689587.story?coll=cl-home-more-channels>
Scott Timberg, Los Angeles Times

Witness to relentless change, director Wong Kar-Wai contemplates memory and missed opportunities.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore's Valuair, Jetstar Asia Agree To Combine
<http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aJSYQlfXYfqk&refer=asia>
Bloomberg

Valuair and Jetstar Asia, two Singapore-based discount airlines, have agreed to combine their operations, in the first merger of its kind among the region's 16 low-fare carriers.

*** Emotions Remain High Over NKF Scandal
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/7/24/focus/11567783&sec=focus>
Seah Chiang Nee, The Star

The controversy has moved across Singaporeans like a mini-tsunami, undermining their enthusiasm for charity, at least for the moment.

*** Student Volunteers Abused, Flag Day Sales Fall By 30% After NKF Saga
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/159500/1/.html>
Pearl Forss and Ken Teh, Channel NewsAsia

[Opinion]

*** On The Singapore Sports School
<http://coupdegras.zenguerrilla.org/?p=10>
Coup De Grace

Huge flaws remain.

[Entertainment]

*** Not Your Usual Cuppa
<http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2005/7/24/tvnradio/11355267&sec=tvnradio>
Melody L. Goh, The Star

Well-known personalities on Najip Ali's provocative talk show certainly don't expect to be served just plain Kopi O Teh Tarik.