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[News]

*** Apple Seeks Staff For Canada's First Apple Store
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=10966>
Macworld UK

*** Apple Introduces Web Chat Tech Support
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=10955>
Macworld UK

Apple is testing a new Web chat support service for iMac customers.

*** Apple Bumps Up To Third Most Admired Computer Company
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2005/02/28.8.shtml>
Mac Observer

Fortune's 23rd annual Most Admired Companies ranks Apple Computer third among computer companies, while IBM and Dell captured the top two spots.

*** Who Can Really Take Credit For The Mac?
<http://www.forbes.com/work/entrepreneurs/2005/02/28/cx_ah_0228raskin.html>
Arik Hesseldahl, Forbes

Personal computers were practically non-existent at the time, yet Raskin obsessed on their possibilities.

*** Apple To Open Tiger
<http://www.devxnews.com/article.php/3486261>
Michael Singer, DevX

Apple said it will let developers get as close as they want to its next-generation Mac OS X, code-named Tiger, as part of its annual summer forum.

*** The iPod Factor
<http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,100006,00.html>
Mark Hall, Computerworld

Apple's recent emphasis on consumer gadgets and services such as the iPod and iTunes are boosting its position in the home computing market.

*** SA Snaps Up Apple Minis
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200502280844.html>
Paul Vecchiatto, ITWeb

Mac minis enjoyed a sell-out launch at three Apple centres in South Africa on Saturday, when the entire shipment of about 80 units was sold in three hours.

*** iPod Experiment
<http://www.chronicle.duke.edu/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/28/42230159a01ba>
Steve Veres, Duke Chronicle

As the year-long "experiment" of providing 20-gigabyte Apple iPods to all freshmen winds to an end and the media frenzy slowly dies down, administrators have begun to evaluate the future of the project.

*** Georgia Looks At Maine Laptop Program, Tops It
<http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/1401607.shtml>
Colin Hickey, Morning Sentinel

The Cobb County School District entered into a nearly $70 million deal with Apple that will supply about 63,000 iBook G4 laptops for students and teachers in Grades 6-12.

*** Macs In Business To Stay
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/02/28/business/index.php?lsrc=mcrss-0205>
Mark Hall, Computerworld

Apple still remains a dominant player in verticla market segments such as publishing and digital media. And with the growing popularity of its low-cost Xserve Unix servers, Apple has an opportunity to compete head-to-head with industry leaders like Dell inside the data center for general-purpose applications such as e-mail and Web serving.

[Opinion]

*** Raskin's Moment
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/02/raskin/index.php>
Jason Snell, Macworld

There is little doubt that he was one of the key, if not the key figure in the creation of the technology that became the Mac.

*** Apple Needs To Advertise
<http://schwarztech.us/articles/schwarzminisell.shtml>
Eric Schwarz, SchwarzTech

The Mac mini is being ignored.

[Review]

*** Mobile Mac: No Files Left Behind
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/02/secrets/marmobilemac/index.php>
Rob Griffiths, Macworld

Whether you need access to files or to your Mac's desktop, you can probably get both -- using tools built right into OS X. And if those aren't enough, you've got a couple of good for-pay alternatives.

*** Apple Remote Desktop 2.1: Improved Remote-Management App Says Good-Bye To OS 9
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/02/reviews/ard/index.php>
Andrew Laurence, Macworld

Apple Remote Desktop 2.1 has matured nicely but could stand some improvement.

*** 23-Inch LCDs: These Big Displays Give You More Room, Great Performance
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/02/reviews/23inchlcd/index.php>
James Galbraith, Macworld

The HP L2335 is our Editors' Choice for its very good performance in our tests, as well as for its outstanding value.

*** 30-Inch Cinema HD Display: Mammoth Apple Monitor
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/02/reviews/30inchcinemahd/index.php>
James Galbraith, Macworld

*** Starry Night 5.0: Astronomy Program Reveals The Wonders Of The Night Sky
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/02/reviews/starrynight/index.php>
Henry Bortman, Macworld

*** Route USA 2004 3.6: GPS Trip-Planning Software Guides You On Your Way
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/02/reviews/routeusa/index.php>
Mat Honan, Macworld

*** Ivory 1.0: Virtually Flawless Virtual Pianos Sound Superb
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/02/reviews/ivory/index.php>
David Leishman, Macworld

*** Eye Candy 5 - Textures: Photoshop Plug-In Upgrade Targets Specific Projects, Adds New Patterns
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/02/reviews/eyecandy5/index.php>
Jackie Dove, Macworld

*** Cleaning House In iTunes
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08003>
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS

Call me a neat freak, but I can't stand a messy database, and the iTunes Library is essentially database of track information. It was time to clean house.

*** Mac Gems: TextSoap, SlimBatteryMontior; Smell-O-Mints; Solitaire Till Dawn X
<http://www.macworld.com/2005/02/reviews/macgems/index.php>
Dan Frakes, Macworld

*** Finally, BlackBerries Speak Macintosh
<http://www.forbes.com/technology/2005/02/28/cx_ah_0228tentech.html?partner=rss>
Arik Hesseldahl, Forbes

*** Making Music With GarageBand 2
<http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119821,00.asp>
Eric Butterfield, PC World

First-timers will enjoy Apple's easy-to-use app, but more seasoned musicians will likely feel stifled.

*** Custom Feed Refreshing In NetNewsWire
<http://www.43folders.com/2005/02/custom_feed_ref.html>
43 Folders

[Sidetrack]

*** Apple Phasing Out The iPod?
Heng-Cheong Leong

You can buy all sorts of Macs -- from Mac mini to Power Mac -- but you cannot buy a Macintosh anymore. The computer for the rest of us is so successful that there are now different kinds of Macintosh to cater to different groups within the "rest of us" community.

If one can call the Macintosh successful, the iPod must be very successful. And that's why I predict that Apple will not be selling iPods anymore. Currently, out of the seven models of iPods, only one carry the name "iPod". My guess is that Apple will soon drop the iPod model, concentrating the iPod photo for those who are... well, rich, and iPod mini for those who are not so rich. And maybe an iPod movie in the future for the very rich.

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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** The UnGoogle (Yes, Yahoo!)
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.03/yahoo.html>
Michael S. Malone, Wired

Which Web powerhouse was started by two Stanford geeks as a simple search page with a silly name and became the biggest thing on the Internet? Nope, not them. Try again. The invisible giant turns 10.

*** Grid Developers Work With Microsoft
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1770348,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Darryl K. Taft, eWeek

Grid computing has laregely been in the realm of Unix and Linux, but some developers are looking to bring Microsoft into the mix.

*** Digital Damage
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/11012027.htm>
Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News

Handhelds like Blackberry can be a pain in the fingers.

*** Am I Obsolete Already? Technology Runs Too Fast
<http://www.thecurrentonline.com/news/2005/02/28/Opinions/Am.I-Obsolete.Already.Technology.Runs.Too.Fast-880047.shtml>
Kate Drolet, The Current

Technology has picked up speed in the last few years, and my willingness to run with it is starting to tucker out.

*** NIST Releases Final Security Guidelines
<http://news.com.com/NIST+releases+final+security+guidelines/2100-7348_3-5593256.html?part=rss&tag=5587315>
Dawn Kawamoto, CNET News.com

*** On The Lookout For The Next Search Winner
<http://news.com.com/On+the+lookout+for+the+next+search+winner/2100-1038_3-5593058.html?part=rss&tag=5587315>
Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com

If Oscars-like obsessive analysis is the mark of an "it" industry, then Internet search has arrived.

[Linux]

*** Timing Release Schedules To Maximize Publicity
<http://business.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/22/180249>
Nathan Willis, NewsForge

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The other things in life

[World]

*** Was The War Pointless? China Shows How To Bury It
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/01/international/asia/01malipo.html>
Howard W. French, New York Times

The silence that prevails at the veterans' cemetery is fitting for a war that is deliberately forgotten in China.

*** Grounded: Millionaire John Gilmore Stays Close To Home While Making A Point About Privacy
<http://www.postgazette.com/pg/05058/462446.stm>
Dennis Roddy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Are they just bascially saying we just can't travel without identity papers? If that's true, then I'd rather see us go through a real debate that says we want to introduce required identity papers in our society rather than trying to legislate it through the back door through regulations that say there's not any other way to get around."

*** All Of A Sudden, Egypt's Taboos Begin To Crumble
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1427507,00.html>
Simon Tisdall, The Guardian

Taboo breaking in Egypt appears to be catching on at the very top.

[Tech & Science]

*** The Next Einstein? Applicants Welcome
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/01/science/01eins.html?8hpib>
Dennis Overbye, New York Times

Einstein's modest beginnings are a perennial source of comfort to parents who would like to hope, against the odds, that their little cutie can grow up to be a world beater. Buit they haunt people like me who hanker for a ringside seat for the Next Great Ting and wonder whether somewhere in the big haystack of the world there could be a new Einstein, biding his or her time running gels in a biology lab, writing video game software or wiring a giant detector in the bowels of a particle accelerator while putting the finishing touches on a revolution in our perception of reality.

[Life]

*** Snow News Is Good News: A Blizzard Of TV Coverage
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61778-2005Feb28.html?nav=rss_print/style>
Paul Farhi, Washington Post

Before it snows, the sign on screen should read, "Snow on the Way?" If we get 1 to 2 inches, it's "Snow Emergency!" Three to 7 inches: "Killer Storm!" Anything more, we run with "Avalanches, Cannibalism Feared."

*** Here Is New York, Right Where We Left It
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/27/nyregion/thecity/27feat.html?>
David McAninch, New York Times

In a city that is constantly razing the old to erect the new, or at least slapping on new paint and jacking up the price, there are quite a few places like Rose's, places that have remained quietly, stubbornly, implausibly the same for decades.

[Expressions]

*** True Confessions
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2114182/fr/rss/>
Angie Estes, Slate

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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** Extradition Talks And Singapore's Lectures
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20050301.E02&irec=3>
Abdillah Toha, Jarkarta Post

What is particularly vexing is that rather than earnestly seeking ways to settle this extradition matter with the Indonesian government, Singaporean state leaders just seem to want to give lectures.

[News]

*** Malaysia, Lion City Renew Push To Improve Strained Ties
<http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/tue/mar1w6.htm>
AFP

A second round of talks between Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and former Singapore premier Goh Chok Tong this week will see a renewed push to boost strained ties, Malaysia's foreign minister said.

*** MP Urges Parliament To Lift Whip On Casino Debate
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/135027/1/.html>
Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia

*** Singapore Jails Man For Taking Ecstasy
<http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-03-01T075236Z_01_HOL128052_RTRUKOC_0_CRIME-SINGAPORE-DUTCHMAN.xml>
Reuters

Singapore authorities have jailed a 57-year-old Dutch businessman for nearly a year for consuming the designer drug ecstasy despite the man's lawyers pleading that he had hoped to use the drug to alleviate impotence.

*** MPs Raise Concerns About Healthcare Costs, Varsity Fees, HDB Rentals
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/134909/1/.html>
Joanne Leow, Channel NewsAsia

*** Singapore Casino Bidders Identified
<http://abcasiapacific.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_1312932.htm>
ABC

*** Qantas Fears Opening Skies To Singapore Airlines
<http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/GC01Ae03.html>
David Fullbrook, Asia Times

Having faced little competition on this lucrative route, Qantas is screaming foul, despite flying Singapore to Europe for decades.

[Opinion]

*** Budget Crunch?
<http://sg-comment.blogspot.com/2005/03/budget-crunch.html>
The Singapore Commentator

So before anyone concludes that the Singapore government is facing a budget crunch, better go crunch the numbers again.

[Technology]

*** E-Government: Singapore's Vision And Practice
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-02/28/content_2630888.htm>
Wang Jianxin, Xinhua

Ranked among the world's top three e-Governments by World Economuc Forum in 2003, Singapore adopted the visiion of e-Govermnment even some two decades ago and has since paved the way on under the direction of several action plans.

[Entertainment]

*** Singapore Symphony Makes American Debut
<http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/1494.html>
Ben Mattison, Playbill Arts

[Sidetrack]

*** Of Straits Times, Paid Subscription, And MyAppleMenu
Heng-Cheong Leong

It has been my "policy" in MyAppleMenu.com that I do not link to web pages that require paid subscription. As such, I will not be able to link to Straits Times' web site starting today because Straits Times is now requiring paid subscriptions.

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*** The Ghost Of Limehouse Cut
<http://www.epitonic.com/artists/cathalcoughlan.html>
Cathal Coughlan, Black River Falls
<http://mp301.epitonic.com/files/reg/songs/mp3/Cathal_Coughlan-The_Ghost_Of_Limehouse_Cut.mp3>