[MyAppleMenu] Apr 18, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Burst.com Sues Apple For Patent Infringement
<http://news.com.com/Burst.com+sues+Apple+for+patent+infringement/2100-1047_3-6062067.html>
Tom Krazit, CNET News.com

Burst.com has filed a countersuit against Apple claiming that the iTunes software, the iPod and the QuickTime streaming software all infringe on patents held by Burst.com, Burst announced Monday.

*** Understanding Marketing Psychology And The Halo Effect: What Apple's iPod And Motorola's Razr Can Teach Us
<http://adage.com/article?article_id=108676>
Al Ries, Advertising Age

Focusing your marketing message on a single word or concept has been our mantra for years. But taking this idea one step further can also produce dramatic results.

*** U.S. Mac Magazines Suffering Reader Drought
<http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0604magazines.html>
Think Secret

The average circulation for the two most popular Macintosh/iPod magazines in the U.S. have hit record lows never seen in either of the magazines' histories.

[Opinion]

*** Apple Needs To Make OS X Open-Source
<http://pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1950222,00.asp>
John C. Dvorak, PC Magazine

*** Spare Change For iTunes
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2006/04/coinstar/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jonathan Seff, Macworld

I decided I'd give Coinstar machines a try.

[Review]

*** Draw What's On YourMind With NovaMind
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08500>
Matt Neuburg, TidBITS

NovaMind is a fine program and a remarkable piece of work -- and a boon to those who already love mind mapping or think they might love it.

*** Apple's Ne Dynamic Core Duo
<http://www.gcn.com/print/25_8/40389-1.html>
John Breeden II, GCN

The new Intel-based, dual-core iMac is a slick machine,a nd underneath the glitz and gloss beats the heart of a heavy-duty workstation. It's the first Apple desktop we have seen in years that we can comfortably recommend for general-purpose use in the government.

*** Apple iPod Hi-Fi: Speakers For The iPod
<http://www.cooltechzone.com/Departments/Featured_Story/Apple_iPod_Hi-Fi:_Speakers_for_the_iPod_200604172290/>
Varun Dubey, CoolTechZone.com

*** Hearts Of Iron 2
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=653>
Michael Scarpelli, Inside Mac Games

This title is the bottom line for strategy gamers. Look no further.

*** Adobe After Effects 7 Professional: Latest Update Sports Overhauled Interface And Valuable New Features
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/04/reviews/ae7/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Ben Long, Macworld

*** First Look: Roxio's Popcorn 2; Second Version Of DVD Backup Software Is Handier Than Ever
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/04/firstlooks/popcorn/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

If the ability to make custom DVDs or convert video content to handheld formats or stored formats for Front Row is appealing to you, then Popcorn 2 will be a home run.

[Sidetrack]

*** Politically Incorrect Penguins
Heng-Cheong Leong

Fairy penguins are now called "little penguins" <http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18823845-1248,00.html> down under. Specifically, the managers at Sea World at Gold Coast are afraid that the word "fairy" may offend the gay community.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Ignore Bloggers At Your Peril, Say Researchers
<http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1755777,00.html>
Bobbie Johnson, The Guardian

Bloggers and internet pundits are exerting a "disproportionately large influence" on society, according to a report by a technology research company.

*** For Developers, Communication Takes Center Stage
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1950370,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Peter Coffee, eWeek

Enterprise application developers are under growing pressure to deliver innovative work -- and to do so under growing regulatory scrutiny.

[Linux]

*** Red Hat hangs On To Fedora
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1950023,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Steven J. Vauhan-Nichols, eWeek

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[World]

*** Ruined Treasures In Babylon Await An Iraq Without Fighting
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/18/world/middleeast/18babylon.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>
Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times

In this ancient city, it is hard to tell what are ruins and what's just ruined.

*** The Case Against Coke
<http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060501/blanding>
Michael Blanding, The Nation

In the past two years the Coke campaign has grown into the largest anticorporate movement since the campaign against Nike for sweatshop abuses.

[Life]

*** Weaving A Tangled Web
<http://www.calendarlive.com/printedition/calendar/cl-et-kirn18apr18,0,2176736.story?coll=cl-calendar>
Steven Barrie-Anthony, Los Angeles Times

"Thumbsucker" author Walter Kirn takes on technology in an online novel for slate. If Big Brother had a blog, he would be its webmaster.

*** The Lonely Planet Guide To My Apartment
<http://www.newyorker.com/shouts/content/articles/060424sh_shouts>
Jonathan Stern, New Yorker

WILDLIFE: The dog's name is Sadie. Don't touch her.

[EOF]

*** One Year On, 300 Miles Still To Go. 'I've Lost 130lb - That's A Whole Girlfriend'
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1755810,00.html>
Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian

What started as a personal trek across America becomes a national phenomenon.

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Life in the city

[GE06]

*** SDP To Pursue NKF Issue During Election
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/203686/1/.html>
S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia

The SDP says the Ministers for Health and Finance have a lot to answer for, as they had still endorsed the NKF despite whatever was going on.

*** Casinos? NKF? Do Voters Care At All?
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/113269.asp>
Jasmine Yin, Today

As Singapore prepares to go to the polls, it appears that the two issues that provoked the loudest outcry last year will have very little impact on the way votes are cast.

[News]

*** PM: Decision To Scrap Bridge Project Was Unanimous
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/4/18/nation/20060418151421&sec=nation>
The Star

*** Mobil Stations Making Way For Esso Under Rebranding
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/203656/1/.html>
Jeana Wong, Channel NewsAsia

*** No Discussion With Singapore For Now, Says Syed Hamid
<http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=192254>
Bernama

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said given that all negotiations on the bridge had been terminated, "I don't think we should start talking about any (other) issues as yet."

*** Public Transport Fare Revision Exercise Deferred By Three Months
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/203631/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

The Public Transport Council has deferred the annual fare revision exercise by three months. It says this is to give it time to implement changes to the PTC(Amendment) Act 2006 which came into effect on April 3.

*** Singapore Bosses Resort To Rude And Inconsiderate E-Mails: Survey
<http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2006/April/theworld_April632.xml&section=theworld>
DPA

Bosses in Singapore resort to rude and inconsiderate e-mail messages instead of face-to-face confrontations, a survey on workplace ethics said on Tuesday.

*** Former NKF CEO TT Durai Charged With Corruption
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/203622/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

Former National Kidney Foundation (NKF) CEO TT Durai has been slapped with two charges of corruption. One charge reads that Durai had deceived the NKF into making a $20,000 payment to an interior design consultancy service.

*** 'No Need For Referendum On Project Cancellation'
<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Monday/National/20060417072916/Article/index_html>
New Straits Times

*** Troubled
<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Tuesday/National/20060418081826/Article/index_html>
Farrah Naz Karim, New Straits Times

Dr Mahathir claimed that in a letter written to him by former Singapore prime minister Goh Chok Tong, "he said if we wanted to build bridge on our side, he would respect it even if it was not ideal to him. No conditions imposed."

*** Many Relieved They Can Use Family Members' Medisave
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/free/story/0,6418,386171,00.html?>
Tania Tan and Sonia Tan, Straits Times

[Opinion]

*** Censors Say Zahari's 17 Years Rated PG, But Film Fest Cancelled Screening
<http://singaporerebel.blogspot.com/2006/04/censors-say-zaharis-17-years-rated-pg.html>
Singapore Rebel

When I spoke to a festival staff yesterday, he said the screening was cancelled as the censors has yet to authorise the screening.

*** Our National Library Rocks!
<http://drozbloke.blogspot.com/2006/04/our-national-library-rocks.html>
Dr Oz Bloke

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[Tunes]

*** Colonel Bogey March
<http://wings.buffalo.edu/sa/ub-thunder/bluenoise/audio2000-2001.shtml>
"Blue Noise" Pep Band
<http://stream.buffalo.edu/shared/sa/ub-thunder/audio/2000-2001/14%20-%20Colonel%20Bogey%20March.mp3>