[MyAppleMenu] Apr 14, 2007

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MyAppleMenu
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**** New Get A Mac Ad: Stuffed <http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/13/new-get-a-mac-ad-stuffed/>
by Scott McNulty, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
PC is feeling a little bloated thanks to all the trial software PC manufaturers cram onto their machines.

**** Don't Panic
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
Don't panic when, on your next flight to New Zealand or Los Angeles, that you hear your plane's engine shutting down in the air. It's an all-new planet-saving cost-cutting glide descent <http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-nz15apr15> approach.
Only panic when you see a monster sitting on the wing of the aircraft, okay?
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**** Martyn Hollingworth: Documenting Courage <http://www.apple.com/uk/pro/profiles/hollingworth/>
by Simon Kent, Apple

**** Jake Kasdan: TV - The Movie <http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/kasdan/>
by Joe Cellini, Apple
"Final Cut Pro supports HD in a really great way, because the HD workflow process is right at the heart of its design."

**** The iPhone Isn't A Distraction, It's The Point <http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2007/04/iphone_leopard/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
At the end of the day, Apple's goal here is to present a product that's got the fit and finsih we've come to demand from Apple. It's one of the few companies out there that can really deliver what it has promised, even if the deadline slips.

**** SpamX 3.0 <http://www.macworld.com/2007/04/reviews/spamx3/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
SpamX 3.0.2 is far difficult and unpleasant to use than any spam utility should be. A good manual and a decent interface would go a long way towards making SpamX an acceptable option for Mac users.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Researchers Explore Scrapping Internet <http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1610306,00.html>
by Anick Jesdanun, Associated Press
Although it has already taken nearly four decades to get this far in building the internet, some university researchers with the federal government's blessing want to scrap all that and start over.

**** Google Buys DoubleClick For $3.1 Billion <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/14/technology/14DoubleClick.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>
by Louise Story and Miguel Helft, New York Times

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** A Do-It-Yourself Quantum Eraser <http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=DD39218F-E7F2-99DF-39D45DA3DD2602A1&ref=rss>
by Rachel Hillmer and Paul Kwiat, Scientific American
Using readily available equipment, you can carry out a home experiment that illustrates one of the weirdest effects in quantum mechanics.

SingaporeSurf
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**** We Could Learn From Singapore's Solutions <http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoasthomes/story.html?id=4c453c5d-a82c-4961-b59b-0f3a8410d20a>
by Michael Geller, Vancouver Sun
Here the British tradition of public housing has continued in a significant way; here, a large percentage of the population resides in housing developed by the government, many of them in homes they own.

**** Fatigue And Deja Vu <http://charissaishere.blogspot.com/2007/04/fatigue-and-deja-vu.html>
by A Little Fish Finding Her Way In The World
I am not sure about all of you, but I feel a sense of fatigue and deja vu about this whole issue of ministerial pay.

**** OK For Foreigners To Praise The PAP But Not Criticise? <http://www.singaporedemocrat.org/articleALDECALDforum5.html>
by Singapore Democratic Party
What is wrong with foreigners sharing their views on democracy, freedom of speech, and freedom of association with us. These noble ideas are not something strange but are found in our constitution and in the national pledge that our children are made to recite everyday.

**** Singapore Opposition Party Says Banning Speeches Counterproductive <http://jurnalo.com/jurnalo/storyPage.do?story_id=29154>
by Jurnalo
An opposition party which held a public forum despite the government's banning of speeches by six European parliament lawmakers and a Filipino said Saturday that Singapore "kicked itself in its own foot."
Three local speakers including party secretary-general Chee Soon Juan criticized the 60 per cent pay increase given to ministers last Monday which brings them to an average salary of 3.1 million singapore dollars, among the world's highest.

**** Singapore Defends Decision To Gag EU Legislators <http://www.bakutoday.net/view.php?d=36253>
by AFP
Singapore has defended banning some members of the European parliament from speaking at a democracy forum, a move the foreign legislators said proved the country was an "authoritarian" state.
Singapore's foreign ministry said that the legislators were "free to express their views in the European parliament or post them on the internet. But they should not come to Singapore to participate in a domestic political event."

**** SDP Forum Was Well Attended <http://singaporeelection.blogspot.com/2007/04/sdp-forum-was-well-attended.html>
by Singapore Election Watch

**** It Pays To Be In Government <http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/14/focus/17423190&sec=focus>
by Seah Chiang Nee, The Star
A hefty ministerial pay rise has drawn widespread outcry from Singapore's middle-class, who are already angry at the government's lavishness on itself.

**** The Ministeral Salaries Are Going Up... And Away <http://whispersfromheart.blogspot.com/2007/04/ministerial-salaries-are-going-up-and.html>
by Whispers From The Heart

**** By Reason Not By Force? <http://antineodem.wordpress.com/2007/04/13/by-reason-not-by-force/>
by The Anti Neo-Democracy Theorist
By banning the SDP's initiative, it is giving the SDP a moral victory.

**** Europe MPs 'Gagged' By Singapore <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6553319.stm>
by BBC News
Singapore has been accused of acting like an "authoritarian state" after refusing to allow European parliament members to speak during a visit.

**** Are Top Global Companies Really Dying To Hire Our Ministers? <http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2007/04/are-top-global-companies-really-dying.html>
by Mr Wang Says So
I could not find a single PAP minister who, after quitting politics, was hired by any remotely "top" or "global" company that wasn't in Mrs Lee Hsien Loong's collection.