Stan's List

The San Francisco Examiner is carrying a Bloomberg write up that sounds a familiar chord—Apple will release MacIntel hardware at Macworld San Francisco. This time ’round, however, the melody has been taken up by “seven prominent analysts,” according to the publication, though only one is quoted in the piece.

“It’s signature Jobs to pull an effort like that forward by half a year,” said Roger Kay, president, Endpoint Technologies Associates and one of the people expecting a January release.

What I find so interesting is the rise of the San Francisco Examiner as a viable news source. I was part of the transaction for the sale of both the Chronicle and Examiner. The Examiner became a stteet sheet. So it is good to see it in better form. There was a time when both papers were necessary to keep current on the news.

English chamber choir, The Sixteen, take a traditional approach to Christmas in this week’s “free” Discovery Download, Deck the Hall. Check out their album ($8.99; 21 songs), A Traditional Christmas Carol Collection, which includes a digital songbook with lyrics and sheet music.

You might know songstress Jaguar Wright for the many years she spent on tour as a vocalist with The Roots. You might also know her for her 2002 debut, Denials, Delusions and Decisions. Her slick, soulful style rivals that of contemporaries like Jill Scott and Erykah Badu. The “free” Single of the Week, Let Me Be the One comes from her 2nd effort Divorcing Neo to Marry Soul.