[MyAppleMenu] Aug 8, 2007

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**** Apple's Stealth Campaign For Business? <http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=765>
by David Morgenstern, ZDNet

**** Apple's Mac Set To Soar <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2167874,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03079TX1K0000585>
by Lance Ulanoff, PC Magazine
The word of mouth for any Macintosh is remarkably good, and with the negative press that Vista is getting, the shine on Apple only gets better and better.

**** Open Apple No More <http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/07/open-apple-no-more/>
by Scott McNulty, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
The Apple logo has been banished from the keybaord, replaced with the muc more useful label 'command.'

**** Apple's iMovie Goes YouTube <http://scobleizer.com/2007/08/07/apples-imovie-goes-youtube/>
by Robert Scoble, Scobleizer

**** A Great, Free OS X Text Editor? Look No Further Than TextWrangler <http://lowendmac.com/reviews/rev07/textwrangler.html>
by Dan Knight, Low End Mac

**** Apple Event Features Rare Q&amp;A With Jobs And Other Executives <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/08/07/apple-event-features-rare-qa-with-jobs-and-other-executives>
by Justin Berka, Ars Technica
Apple wants to make the best product; Jobs added that "we can't ship junk" and that "we don't offer stripped-down products."

**** iWeb '08 Sites Freed From .Mac Thrall <http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=18760>
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK

**** Apple Adds Gigabit Ethernet To Airport Extreme Base Station With Draft 802.11N <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/08/07/apple-adds-gigabit-ethernet-to-airport-extreme-base-station-with-draft-802-11n>
by Iljitsch Van Beijnum, Ars Technica

**** .Mac Webmail Now Does Server-Side Spam Filtering <http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/07/mac-webmail-now-does-server-side-spam-filtering/>
by David Chartier, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
.Mac webmail offers an option to filter out junk mail right on the server, giving you at least some sort of a break from the stream of junk you mgiht inevitably encounter.

**** iWork '08 30 Day Demo Available <http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/07/iwork-08-30-day-demo-available/>
by Scott McNulty, The Unofficial Apple Weblog

**** Pages '08 Opens Word 2007 Documents <http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/07/pages-08-opens-word-2007-documents/>
by Scott McNulty, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
It doesn't just open them either, Apple says that styles, tables and other parts of the document are intact as well.

**** How Apple's Small Things Influence Their Big Things <http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/565-how-apples-small-things-influence-their-big-things>
by Michael Long, 37signals
The iPhone design has influenced the new iMac design just as the widescreen iPod influenced the pervious iMac design.

**** Apple Silently Updates Mac Mini With Core 2 Duo <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/08/07/macmini/index.php>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld

**** .Mac Expands Storage, Adds Personal Domains <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/08/07/dotmac/index.php>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
.Mac members now receive ten times the amount of storage space they had: 10 GB of combined storage space for their .Mac e-mail account and their "iDisk." What's more, the data transfer limit has been increased tenfold as well, to 100GB per month.

**** Spreadsheet App Numbers Joins iWork '08 <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/08/07/iwork08/index.php>
by Philip Michaels, Jim Dalrymple and Peter Cohen, Macworld
Apple CEO Steve Jobs described Numbers as a spreadsheet application "done in the style of Keynote and Pages." Among its features are "intelligent tables," that allow users to sort and filter by clicking on headers, as well as chart creation, image management, text labels, and the ability to add photos and diagrams. A flexible canvas feature lets users put multiple sheets on a canvas and tie tiem together in formulas but not in formatting.

**** Apple Ushers In iLife '08 Suite <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/08/07/ilife08/index.php>
by Jim Dalrymple and Philip Michaels, Macworld
All five applications underwent an update for the new version of the suite.

**** Apple Updates iMac Offerings <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/08/07/imac/index.php>
by Philip Michaels, Macworld
Apple announced an overhaul of its iMac line Tuesday, replacing the white enclosure of its all-in-one desktop with a new aluminum-and-glass design. In addition to its new look, the updated iMac also comes in 20- and 24-inch versions, eliminating the entry-level 17-inch offering.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Making Phones Polite <http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/19196/?a=f>
by Kate Greene, MIT Technology Review
Privacy-sensitive software could minimize interruptions.

**** Identity Crisis In The Land Of Social Networks And Platforms <http://www.anshublog.com/2007/08/identity-crisis-in-land-of-social.html>
by Anshu Sharma

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** When Cooks' Dreams Outgrow Their Ovens <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/dining/08incu.html?ex=1344225600&en=feee222f759afc6d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
by Indrani Sen, New York Times
Incubators, or community kitchens for entrepreneurs, have been sprouting across the country.

**** All THe News That Seemed Unfit To Print <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/06/AR2007080601293.html?nav=most_emailed>
by Peter Carlson, Washington Post
Somewhere in Kalamazoo, Elvis weeps: The Weekly World News is folding.

**** Adjectives Of Order <http://www.slate.com/id/2167799/>
by Alexandra Teague, Slate

**** Blood ANd Bile ANd Phlegm, Oh My! <http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/08/08/humors/index_np.html>
by Andrew O'Hehir, Salon
Before germ theory, humoral medicine &mdash; based on magical thinking and ignorant of human anatomy &mdash; dominated for 2,000 years. So why are today's doctors guided by some surprisingly principles?

**** Weekly World News Meets God! <http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-miller8aug08,0,523205.story?track=rss>
by Mark Miller, Los Angeles Times
Well, the WWN is soon to be gone, and for that, we are all diminished. OK, maybe just I am diminished. I know my bank account is diminished.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Picking On A Picnic <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2007/yax-772.htm>
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
Who would have thought that as a public park, one couldn't have a social picnic in the Botanic Gardens?

**** Celebrating What "Works" During National Day <http://www.singaporeangle.com/2007/08/celebrating_what_works_during.html>
by Singapore Angle

**** Took Me 20 Years To... Happy National Day! <http://bleongcw.typepad.com/simple_is_the_reason_of_m/2007/08/took-me-20-year.html>
by Simple Is The Reason Of My Heart
As a Singaporean, here are a few things which I hope to see in the coming year.

**** Singapore's Temasek Hits Hard Going <http://www.asiasentinel.com/?option=com_content&task=view&id=613&Itemid=32>
by Philip Bowring, Asia Sentinel
The point for foreigners is how far to allow SIngapore to practice free markets overseas but not at home. And if times get tough, for whatever reason, assets owned by foreign states may be more vulnerable than most to a nationalist backlash of the sort seen in Thailand.

**** Another MRT Death... Notice The Media Treatment <http://www.choongyong.com/2007/08/08/another-mrt-death-notice-the-media-treatment/>
by Choongyong.com
The scary thing is that does this mean that MRT deaths now are common occurences that don't deserve even a mention?

**** The Significance Of National Day Celebrations <http://aaron-ng.info/blog/the-significance-of-national-day-celebrations.html>
by Aaron Ng, Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

**** Straits Times Readers Are So Smart <http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2007/08/straits-times-r.html>
by mrbrown
They can read the papers upside down.

**** High Living Costs May Cost Singapore Its Competitive Edge <http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=278022>
by Jackson Sawatan, Bernama
Singapore may lose its competitive edge due to rising living costs for expatriates, coupled with rapidly increaisng rentals, according to the latest cost of living survey conducted by ECA International, a leading human resource firm.

**** On Quantifying National Leadership <http://kwayteowman.blogspot.com/2007/08/on-quantifying-national-leadership.html>
by The Kway Teow Man
There isn't even a consensus on what is a good government to begin with.

**** Are These 'Public' Venues? <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/204512.asp>
by Teo Kian Lam Christopher, Today
Does the Singapore Sports Council need funds so badly that it must resort to renting out entire sports facilities, especially on weekends?

**** Public Transport Model Needs A Rethink <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2007/yax-771.htm>
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread

**** Don't Let The Slow Set The Pace: PM <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/204554.asp>
by Nazry Bahrawi, Today
See Also:
Speech By Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister, At ASEAN Day Lecture <http://app.sprinter.gov.sg/data/pr/20070807995.htm>, by Singapore Government.

**** Time To Do Away With The Stigma Of 'Race' And Pride Ourselves In Our Ethnicities <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_146438.html>
by Sharmeen Donna Husain, Straits Times
In line with Singapore's image of a tolerant society, it is time to replace the term 'race' with ethnicity. It is our ethnicities we keep alive when we celebrate holidays and learn our mother tongue.

**** Why Is Gay Forum Against Public Forum? <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_146526.html>
by Ho Chi Sam, Straits Times

**** A Little Red Dot Worth Fighting For <http://singaporepatriot.blogspot.com/2007/08/little-red-dot-worth-fighting-for.html>
by Gerald Giam, Singapore Patriot
Unfortunately, we sometimes forget to count the many blessings we have received as Singaporeans. Here are some of the top thing I love about Singapore.

**** Singapore Military Officials Embrace Drone Aircraft <http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9756395-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Anne Broache, CNET News.com
Singapore may not occupy much more than a tiny dot on the world map, but it's counting on drones and other remote-controlled vehicles to make its military mighty.