[MyAppleMenu] Apr 5, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Podcasting Roils NPR Fund Raising
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/media/0,70583-0.html?tw=rss.index>
Steve Friess, Wired News

*** New Apple Software Lets Intel Macs Boot Windows
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/04/05/bootcamp/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

Apple today introduced Boot Camp, new public-beta software for Mac OS X that lets users of Intel Macs boot directly into Microsoft Windows XP. "Apple has no desire or plan to sell or support Windows, but many customers have expressed their interest to run Windows on Apple's superior hardware now that we use Intel processors," Philip Schiller said in a statement.

*** iPod Bike Mount Triggers Safety Debate
<http://news.com.com/2061-10793_3-6057743.html>
Michelle Meyers, CNET News.com

Some wonder if there is every a time when it's safe to bike with headphones on.

*** Apple Boss 'Admitted' Taking Name From Beatles
<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18715205%255E36375,00.html>
Nikki Tait and Roger Blitz, The Australian

*** Apple's Greatest Hits: 30 Significant Products
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/04/features/30applelist/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Macworld

[Opinion]

*** The iPod Revolution
<http://www.visionmagazine.com/4_06/innerart.htm>
Michael Saltzman, Vision Magazine

The sonic wave of the future or the loss of music's soul?

*** Intel Macs: Doublethink Different
<http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,70590-0.html?tw=wn_technology_4>
Leander Kahney, Wired News

*** Podcast Lectures Promote Laziness
<http://www.thepolypost.com/story.php?story=3203>
Mike Norys, The Poly Post

Teachers, please don't podcast your lectures. It's a waste of your time and it would end up being a waste of mine.

*** iPods Changing Class Dynamic?
<http://www.thepolypost.com/story.php?story=3202>
Daniel Tedford, The Poly Post

If the lecture is condensed and made available for students to learn on their own time, classroom time could be spent on applying their newfound knowledge to real world scenarios according to their trade.

*** Mac OS X For Business: Too Little, Too Late
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=2820>
David Berlind, ZDNet

Apple's best chane to "make a dent" came about two years ago when Windows looked completely hopeless on the security front. Things are very different today.

*** Wherefore Mac In The Enterprise?
<http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2006/04/wherefore_mac_in_the_enterpris.html>
Giles Turnbull, O'Reilly Network

Maybe the challenge is more of an opportunity.

*** Downloadable Movies Done Wrong
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/ipodblog/2006/04/moviedown/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Christopher Breen, Playlist

[Sidetrack]

*** This Industry Sure Outdates Things Really Fast
Heng-Cheong Leong

David Pogue wrote an article <http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/05/technology/techspecial4/05pogue.html?ex=1144382400&en=ed31a8e63a7f64fd&ei=5087> about hacking your Intel-based Macintosh so that one can boot into Windows... and the article is sorta obsoleted on the very same day it is published in the Times.

*** Want A Slightly-Used Desktop Computer?
Heng-Cheong Leong

Note: Do not drive your car over your PowerBook <http://theocacao.com/document.page/251>. It will turn your laptop to your desktop. :-)

[Wintel]

*** Creative Confirms Heavy Losses
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=14291>
Macworld UK

*** Microsoft Says Recovery From Malware Becoming Impossible
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1945782,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Ryan Naraine, eWeek

In a rare discussion about the severity of the Windows malware scourage, a Microsoft security official said businesses should consider investing in an automated process to wipe hard drives and reinstall operating systems as a practical way to recover from malware infestation.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Can A New Hard Drive Meet The Flash Challenge?
<http://cnet.com.au/desktops/storage/0,39029473,40061708,00.htm>
Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com

Hard-drive manufacturers are contemplating a new-size hard drive to counter the challenge presented by flash memory.

*** Digital Rights And Restrictions
<http://www.csoonline.com.au/index.php/id;1015417807;fp;16;fpid;0>
Simson Garfinkel, CSO

*** Negroponte: 'Software Is Too Fat'
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39261232,00.htm>
Ingrid Marson, ZDNet UK

Bloated software is a growing menace and Linux is no exception, says the founder of the One Laptop Per Child project.

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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** The Evolution Of Clots
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml;jsessionid=0LTTG3UE3K3N1QFIQMFCFFWAVCBQYIV0?xml=/connected/2006/04/04/ecclots04.xml&sSheet=/connected/2006/04/04/ixconnrite.html>
Steve Jones, Telegraph

Intelligent Design is the logic of ignorance -- complex life, such as the machinery of blood clotting, can be explained by Darwinism.

[Life]

*** Do Apple Slices Make The Grade?
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/05/dining/05appl.html>
Kim Severson, New York Times

A little plastic bag filled with New York apple slices is a symbol of change in the city's school cafeterias. The question is whether it's a change for better or worse.

*** Looking For Poetry In The Newsroom, And Found It
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/05/books/05tuck.html>
Dinitia Smith, New York Times

For David Tucker, an assistant managing editor of the Metro section of The Star-Ledger of Newark, there is poetry in the maligned and grimy practice of journalism.

*** Everything Is In Sequence. So?
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/05/nyregion/05time.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>
Anthony Ramirez, New York Times

01:02:03 on 04/05/06. Eerie? Transcendental? A harbinger of fire and brimstone?

[Expressions]

*** Past Lives
<http://www.city-net.com/~tpq/pastlives.html>
Julie Platt, The Pittsburgh Quarterly

*** Resolution
<http://www.longshot.org/ls24/nwong.htm>
Nellie Wong, Long Shot

*** The Unfortunates
<http://www.slate.com/id/2133772/>
Cate Marvin, Slate

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Singapore Plans Two-Day Drill, Guidebooks To Prepare For Bird Flu Pandemic
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060405/hl_afp/healthflusingapore_060405062752>
AFP

The drill will involve a hospital, clinics and doctors where the aim is to test out infection control measures, temperature screening procedures and simulated treatment of probable cases of bird flu.

*** Singapore Dollar At Highest In More Than 7 Years
<http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060405/3/2ijqs.html>
Reuters

The Singapore dollar hit its highest level in more than seven years on Wednesday, boosted by a combination of factors including expectations for monetary tightening at next week's central bank policy review.

*** JB Malls: We Are Shocked
<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Wednesday/National/20060405082023/Article/index_html>
New Straits Times

Four shopping malls here want Singapore's Sunday Times to explain the basis of its allegation that they are hotspots for theft of cars from the republic.

[Opinion]

*** Podcast Ban Shows PAP Scared Of Even Contest
<http://singaporeelection.blogspot.com/2006/04/podcast-ban-shows-pap-scared-of-even.html>
Chee Soon Juan, Singapore Democratic Party, Singapore Election Watch

*** Entry Fee Will Hurt Malaysians, Too
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/4/5/focus/13865925&sec=focus>
Liong Tuan, The Star

About 80% of the daily travllers are Malaysians working in Singapore.

*** Go Ahead With Foreign Vehicle Entry Fee
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/4/5/focus/13866640&sec=focus>
Gopal, The Star

This move will not affect our tourism industry or any of our businesses. Since Singapore introduced the levy, Malaysians have not stoped visiting that country.

*** Bridge Will Benefit Both Nations
<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Wednesday/Columns/20060405081414/Article/index_html>
Zainul Arifin, New Straits Times

Is Singapore jerking our chain and using the bridge to delay resolution of all other issues?

*** Study The Repercussions
<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Wednesday/Letters/20060405073640/Article/index_html>
Ong S. K. Masai, New Straits Times

Their own government has imposed a three-quarter tank policy on all Singapore-registered cars. Based on this, how much do you think a Singapore-registered car can top up in Malaysia?

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[Tunes]

*** Til My days Are Through
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