[MyAppleMenu] Apr 26, 2006

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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** iPods Flood Onto Education Scene
<http://media.www.bgnews.com/media/storage/paper883/news/2006/04/26/Campus/Ipods.Flood.Onto.Education.Scene-1877087.shtml?sourcedomain=www.bgnews.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com>
Howard Cohen, KRT

It's education gone high tech.

*** Is It Time For A Higher Capacity Nano?
<http://news.com.com/2061-11199_3-6065001.html?part=macworld-cnet&tag=6065001&subj=news>
CNET News.com

Nothing like the prospect of a new iPod -- albeit based on pure speculation -- to get fans of the digital music player talking.

*** Getting Played By Apple
<http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/tech/gamesandgadgets/10281202.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA>
Troy Wolverton, TheStreet.com

While there's considerable money to be made from a dependence on Apple, as PortalPlayer has demonstrated, there's also a lot of danger, too.

[Opinion]

*** Apple's 'Casino Of Nerdy Virtue'
<http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/25/DDGNSGUESR1.DTL&type=tech>
Jon Carroll, San Francisco Chronicle

At the Apple store, the employees are happy. Maybe they are all so heavily caffeinated that they're hiding their misery inside a carapace of joy, but I don't think so. They're like strolling philosopher-kings, fonts of arcane wisdom. It's all so... I think they should wear togas.

*** iTunes Phases Out High School Musical...
<http://geek-works.net/article/32/itunes-phases-out-highschool-musical>
Geek-Works

*** Missing At The NY Auto Show - The iPod
<http://www.tunevroom.com/missing-at-the-ny-auto-show-the-ipod>
TuneVroom

With millions of iPods in circulation, we would have thought this would have been a no-brainer for most car makers.

[Review]

*** Free Ears For iPod
<http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,18913221%255E11869,00.html>
Dave Bullard, Herald Sun

Whether it's wired-in or wireless, one of these four iPod transmitters which we road tested could be perfect for you.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** BBC Unveils Radical Revamp Of Website
<http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1760999,00.html>
Mark Sweney, The Guardian

*** The Beginning Of AJAX Standardization
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1953853,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
Pawel Glowacki, eWeek

The first working draft of the XMLHttpRequest Object specification was published.

*** Stop The Blogging, They Need To Get Off
<http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7B3C3B353D%2D0D5E%2D43D1%2DAD62%2D6742B03F91D3%7D&dist=rss&siteid=mktw>
Frank Barnako, MarketWatch

Some of the early adopters are leaving the blog building.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Life]

*** In Praise Of Loopholes
<http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/oped/in_praise_of_loopholes.php>
matthew Baldwin, The Morning News

There's something to be said for working smarter, and not harder, and humans have been looking for -- and finding -- loopholes to enable it for centuries.

[Expressions]

*** While You Were Out Of Town
<http://www.slate.com/id/2136857/>
Robert Wrigley, Slate

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[GE06]

*** Singapore's Authoritarian Rulers Tangled In Web
<http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/HD27Ae03.html>
Shawn W Crispin, Asia Times

Democratic elections in Singapore have always brought out the worst in the People's Action Party (PAP).

*** Two Ministers Expected To Face GE Competition For First Time
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/205051/1/.html>
Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia

The coming General Election is expected to see at least two ministers face competition and contest for the first time. They are Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan in Sembawang GRC, and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Raymond Lim, in East Coast GRC.

*** Election Dept Says WP Candidate Did Not Apply For Minority Certificate
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/205065/1/.html>
Patwant Singh and Valarie Tan, Channel NewsAsia

WP's James Gomez says he has not received his minority candidate certificate. He claims he submitted his application on Monday, but the Election Department says it has no record of his application.

*** Singapore Tries To Squelch Political Blogs, Podcasts
<http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2006/04/digging_deepersingapore_tries_to_squelch_political_blogs_podcasts.html>
Mark Glaser, PBS

Jus thow serious is this new regulation, and will political speech by bloggers and podcasters be chilled now that elections have been set for May 6?

*** No Podcasts For Singapore Election
<http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=93055>
DPA

*** Singapore Democratic Party To Contest Lees' Legal Action
<http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=a5WstRper2ps&refer=asia>
Bloomberg

*** Hoping For A Chance To Take Part In Elections
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/4/26/asia/14063955&sec=asia>
Marsha Tan and Meera Vijayan, The Star

*** No 3-Way Contests In Potong Pasir And Joo Chiat?
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/free/story/0,6418,388146,00.html?>
Zakir Hussain, Straits Times

Expected third candidates in both wards out of race.

*** Promises Made On Borrowed Ideas: Dr Lee
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/114804.asp>
Jasmine Yin, Today

PAP's anchor minister shrugs off SDA's programmes for Jalan Besar GRC.

*** Workers' Party To Field 20
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/114809.asp>
Derrick A Paulo, Today

Long-term ambition is to contest more than half the seats, says chairman.

*** More Trouble Looms For SDP As Some Of Its Leaders Apologise
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/114797.asp>
Loh Chee Kong, Today

[Election Talk]

*** Guess Who Said This
<http://www.djourne.net/singaporeink/index.php/archives/2006/04/25/guess-who-said-this/>
Singapore Ink

*** The Economics Of Defamation And Self Censorship
<http://kelvintan73.livejournal.com/58409.html>
Kelvintan73

Perhaps in Singapore, the majority concluded that almost everything is worth sacrificing for the sake of stability, even the truth.

*** The 20
<http://chemgen.blogspot.com/2006/04/20.html>
Chemical Generation Singapore

The WP's preference to discuss accountability and the government's credentials in an unagressive even witty way strikes a populist chord among potential voters.

*** A Place For Special Interest Parties
<http://singaporelifetimes.blogspot.com/2006/04/place-for-special-interest-parties.html>
Singapore Life And Times

Is forming the alternative government necssarily the one and only politcal aim of an opposition party, as the PAP always seems to suggest and mock those that do not? I think not.

*** 3rd World Vs 1st World Politics
<http://mysingaporenews.blogspot.com/2006/04/3rd-world-vs-1st-world-politics.html>
My Singapore News

*** Is This 'Political'?
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/114781.asp>
Law Chin Soon, Today

I attended a community event at Hong Kah North Community Club [where incumbent MPs of the GRC] took turns giving speeches to the residents and said they hoped the residents would give them their support in the coming General Election. So does this cross the line?

*** Too Good For Its Own Good?
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/114794.asp>
John Yeo Seow Yong and Boon Chin Aun, Today

*** Leave The Printer Alone, Fight The SDP
<http://singaporeelection.blogspot.com/2006/04/leave-printer-alone-fight-sdp.html>
Chee Soon Juan, Singapore Election Watch

Has the PAP no shame in targeting Mr David Sum? Is there no level to which the party will not sink?

*** Meet The People Session - Seeing 2 PAP MPs In Marine Parade Futile
<http://sgpvictimise.blogspot.com/2006/04/meet-people-session-seeing-2-pap-mps.html>
Thomas Loh, Victimise By Banks And Government In Singapore

PAP MPs are supposed to help citizens in need but it appears that nothing has been done by them but merely providing lip service. Are PAP MPs worth their cents?

*** Where We Are, Came From And Would Like To Be
<http://singaporeelection.blogspot.com/2006/04/where-we-are-came-from-and-would-like.html>
Loh Kah Seng, Singapore Election Watch

I think it is important to question the PAP's ideology of economic growth and to challenge that hegemony. Because in the long run, I don't reckon it is sustainable.

*** Chee Soon Juan - Maligned, Mad Or Malicious?
<http://feynmanboson.blogspot.com/2006/04/chee-soon-juan-maligned-mad-or.html>
The Feynman Boson

Things must be done in the proper way...

*** Special Focus On GLC = TLC = GIC
<http://singaporeelection.blogspot.com/2006/04/special-focus-on-glctlcgic.html>
Mellanie Hewlitt, Singapore Election Watch

*** Huh?
<http://naughtynatx.blogspot.com/2006/04/huh.html>
My Life... My Rulez...

Why was that guy thrown into jail and declared bankrupt when he was just saying his views/speaking his mind?

*** What, Moi To Be Quuoted?
<http://temasek.blogspot.com/2006/04/what-moi-to-be-quoted-i-got-call-from.html>
Life One Degree North

*** Imagining Potong Pasir
<http://xenoboysg.blogspot.com/2006/04/imagining-potong-pasir.html>
A Xeno Boy In Sg

And so we are left to imagine Potong Pasir. That place in Singapore which we always hear about, almost like a mythical land within Singapore.

[News]

*** Pushing For Babies: Singapore Fights Fertility Decline
<http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060426/3/2jm82.html>
Reuters

It's the ruling PAP's policies on marriage and babies, with their whiff of eugenics, that have proved most controversial.

*** NKF Claims $12m From Durai & Co
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/114754.asp>
Loh Chee Kong, Today

$2.09m sought from ex-CEO, and over $9m for drop in donations, legal costs and botched contract payouts.

*** CIQ Link Can Be Ready In Six Months
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/4/26/parliament/14060783&sec=parliament>
The Star

The RM250mil eight-lane elevated link between the Bukit Chagar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine complex and the Causeway can be up in six months.

*** KL Issues Causeway Statement
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/free/story/0,6418,388182,00.html?>
Straits Times

[Opinion]

*** Rejected By NUS, NTU, Accepted By Ivy League
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,388170,00.html?>
Patrick Tan Siong Kuan, Straits Times

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[Tunes]

*** I'm Having A Total Fiasco
<http://www.aveburyrecords.com/sounds/sounds.html>
Kjehl Johansen
<http://www.aveburyrecords.com/sounds/sampler/KjehlFiasco.mp3>