[MyAppleMenu] Aug 21, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Saturday, August 21, 2004

MyAppleMenu
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Mac News for Mac Users

[News]

*** Freshmen Receive Long-Awaited iPods
<http://www.chronicle.duke.edu/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/08/20/412620dfa7d23>
by Seyward Darby, Duke Chronicle
"Cool" was the word of the night as eager members of the Class of 2008 gathered en masse on the East Campus Quadrangle Thursday to receive their long-awaited and highly-publicized welcome gifts: 20-gigabyte Apple iPods.

*** Upperclass Students Ask, 'Why iPods?'
<http://www.chronicle.duke.edu/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/08/20/4126232db678f>
by Alex Garinger, Duke Chronicle

[Opinion]

*** Hypocrite, Thy Name Is Real
<http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/001831.php>
by Fred von Lohmann, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Real's record for promoting the "healthy, open competition" made possible by reverse engineering for interoperability is less than inspiring.

[Review]

*** The State Of Mac Browsing: An Embarrassment Of Riches
<http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,117439,00.asp>
by Rebecca Freed, PC World
For me, Safari comes out on top. I'll stick with it, because the navigation and security tools are convenient and easy to use.

[Wintel]

*** What's Next On Microsoft's Security Agenda?
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1638454,00.asp>
by Mary Jo Foley, eWeek
Even though the Windows XP Service Pack 2 bits are done and in the midst of being disseminated, there's no rest ahead for Microsoft's security team.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[Linux]

*** Red Hat: Walking The Linux Tightrope
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39164119-2,00.htm>
by Andrew Donoghue, ZDNet UK
European marketing director Paul Salazar admits there have been plenty of screw-ups along the way but that Red Hat is now working hard to please the open-source community and investors alike.

*** Cherry To Launch Keyboard For Linux Users
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/20/HNlinuxkeyboard_1.html>
by John Blau, IDG News Service
Keyboard features 29 'hot keys' configured for the Linux OS and Linux desktop apps.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Ramblings]

*** What Kind Of Policy is This? 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/08/21/#20040821bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
The Ministry of Manpower replied on waiver of levy for foreign domestic worker<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/24422.asp>.

In this single letter, the Ministry said that:

1. For foreign workers, except when the worker is from Malaysia: if the foreign workers can produce documentary evidence that they have not entered Singapore during an extended period of time, the employers can get a waiver of levy.

2. For foreign workers who are from Malaysia, even if the foreign workers can produce documentary evidence that they have not entered Singapore during an extended period of time, the employers *cannot* get a waiver of levy.

Why the difference? "Many Malaysian who work here commute regularly or daily to Singapore. They do so even if they are on leave. As such, it is difficult to ascertain if they are indeed on home leave."

Apparently, the documentary evidence is not enough if the worker is from Malaysia. Either the Ministry is admitting that the policy is stupid, or they are saying that Malaysians can regularly come in and out of Singapore without generating evidence that they have entered Singapore. 

[News]

*** Ho Ching Ranked 6th Most Powerful Woman In Asia
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,268247,00.html?>
by Lorna Tan, Straits Times
Forbes magazine also lists Temasek Holdings chief executive as most powerful businesswoman in region.

*** Former Singapore PM Officially Begins Central Bank Post
<http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/8/20/business/20040820144829&sec=business>
by Associated Press

*** Singapore's History To Be Scattered At Sea
<http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/20/1092972755888.html>
by Sebastien Berger, Sydney Morning Herald
One of Singapore's biggest graveyards, the final resting place of much of the island's Christian population for most of the 20th century, is in the final stages of being emptied.