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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** MacBook pros Get Speed Boost
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/05/16/macbookpro/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

In addition to releasing the MacBook on Tuesday, Apple also increased the speed of its professional-level MacBook Pro and added an option for the new widescreen glossy display.

*** Slate To 'Textcast' For iPods
<http://www.lostremote.com/archives/008450.html>
Steve Safran, Lost Remote

It will be a text file, but in an interesting workaround, it's attached to a silent 15-minute audio file.

*** Audiophiles Become Ipodiophiles
<http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,70901-0.html?tw=rss.index>
Leander Kahney, Wired News

Old-time audiophiles must be spinning in their soundproof graves. Thanks to hardware modifications and headphone amplifiers, the humble iPod is earning a place at the heart of the most expensive and exacting sound systems.

*** Symantec CEO Advocates Fair Play And Macs
<http://news.com.com/2100-7355_3-6072540.html?part=rss&tag=6072540&subj=news>
Tom Krazit, CNET News.com

"We think more people ougth to buy them," Symantec CEO John Thompson said of Apple's Macintosh computers, in response to a question from the audience at the Future in Review conference on Monday.

*** iPod Phenomenon
<http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/jan-june06/ipod_5-15.html>
PBS

*** Apple Announces New MacBook
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=14658>
Jonny Evans, Macworld UK

The MacBook features an Intel Core Duo processor and a 13-inch widescreen dispaly. The company claims the new Mac to be "up to five times faster than the iBook and up to four times faster than the 12-inch PowerBook."

*** Creative Sues Apple Over iPod Interface
<http://news.com.com/2100-1047_3-6072488.html?part=rss&tag=6072488&subj=news>
Ina Fried, CNET News.com

Creative Technology said Monday that it has filed two legal actions against Apple, charging the popular iPod infinges on its patented technology.

*** Apple Updates iLife 06 Apps
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/05/15/ilife/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

[Opinion]

*** Dastardly Dialogs: Overcane Of Antflower Milk #2.5
<http://www.unsanity.org/archives/000456.php>
Unsanity

*** Frameworks, Kits And Caboodles
<http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/133/frameworks-kits-and-caboodles>
Red Sweater Blog

*** Why Do Consumers Accept DRM?
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=3033>
Marc Wagner, ZDNet

Maybe most consumers understand all too well that in the long run, it just doesn't matter. They are used to paying for the same content over and over again as the format changes.

[Review]

*** Benchmarks: 17-Inch MacBook Pro
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/05/firstlooks/mbp17bench/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
James Galbraith, Macworld

Model holds slight edge over 15-inch counterpart.

*** Little Snith 1.2: Security Software Fills The Gaps Left By Mac OS X's Firewall
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/05/reviews/littlesnitch12/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Mark H. Anbinder, Macworld

Little Snith 1.2.2 strikes a good balance between automatically blocking potential problems and letting users decide what connections to allow.

[Sidetrack]

*** BBC Apologizes
Heng-Cheong Leong

Sorry <http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/siliconvalley/rss/14584552.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_rss>, we've gotten the wrong Guy.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** The Four Horsemen Of Web 2.0
<http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/05/15/the-new-four-horsemen-of-web-20/>
Andrew Schmitt, Nyquist Condition

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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** Impressive New Tricks Of Light, All Within The Laws Of Physics
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/science/16ligh.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>
Kenneth Chang, New York Times

To make light go backward, hold up a mirror. Light bounces off the mirror and goes back. Robert W. Boyd, a professor of optics at the University of Rochester, however, did not choose this easy, straightforward technique.

[Life]

*** What Are Independent Bookstores Really Good For?
<http://www.slate.com/id/2141725/>
Tyler Cowen, Slate

If you don't like the superstores, it is easy enough to expand your viewing horizons through other means.

[Expressions]

*** Cinderella School
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/articles/060522fi_fiction>
Lara Vapnyar, New Yorker

*** Three Shards
<http://www.slate.com/id/2137031/>
John Skoyles, Slate

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Single Route For Passengers Within Changi's Terminal 3 To Maximise Shopping
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/208458/1/.html>
Johnsoon Choo, Channel NewsAsia

When Changi's Terminal 3 opens in 2008, it will not only sport spanking new halls with glass facade and bright interior, it will also feature a single-street passageway-shopping arcade to maximise retail and food and beverage (F&B) potential.

*** Singaporeans Travel More, Spend More On Their Trips
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/208609/1/.html>
Ng Bao Ying, Channel NewsAsia

[Opinion]

*** Singapore Prude Versus Sex Ring! Fight!
<http://harosingapore.blogspot.com/2006/05/singapore-prude-versus-sex-ring-fight.html>
Haro Singapore!

Singaporeans is bloody fucking prude like shriviveled raisin when talk topic is sex.

*** I Am Depressed. Am I The Only Libertarian From Singapore?
<http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2006/05/15/207/i-am-depressed-am-i-the-only-libertarian-from-singapore/>
The Legal Janitor

*** Is Politics All About Pursuit Of Party Interests?
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,393354,00.html?>
Jason Phan Shiaw Hwa, Straits Times

On what basis does Miss Ng make this serious and derogatory claim of alternative parties, and what exempts her own party from her apparent view of politics as ultimately the pursuit of party interests? Is politics ultimately about the pursuit of party interests, with the interests of citizens being incidental?

*** Voting Must Be seen To Be Secret
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/118617.asp>
Siew Kum Hong, Today

The serialisation of ballot slips neither prevents nor deters ballot stuffing.

[Entertainment]

*** Best Place To See An Angel: Divine Wine Extraordinaire
<http://www.time.com/time/asia/2006/boa/soul_angel.html>
Bryan Walsh, Time

Normally, the sight of a winged fairy floating several meters above the bar top bearing a bottle of Dom Perignon would be an excellent signal to stop. But at Singapore's Divine Wine Extraordinaire it means you're just getting started.