[MyAppleMenu] Aug 18, 2007

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MyAppleMenu
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**** iWork 08 <http://www.pluggedout.com/blog/2007/08/18/iwork-08/>
by PluggedOut Blog
I have to say I am very impressed - for the price, I am astounded. The ease with which I was able to make the standard "sine / cosine" spreadsheet and turn out a production quality graph made me realise how much we have become closted by the way Microsoft Applications do things.

**** iWork '08 - No Office Killer 'Cause It's Not Supposed To Be <http://blogs.zdnet.com/Orchant/?p=549>
by Marc Orchant, ZDNet

**** Pages '08: New Word Processing Features Shine, But Still Some Room For Improvement <http://www.macworld.com/2007/08/reviews/pages08/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Jeffery Battersby, Macworld
For most individuals, it should be perfect fit for day-to-day needs. But if you want to share and edit files on a network, or if you need robust mail-merge features, Pages will not be enough to fulfill your needs.

**** Hey Eminem, Blame The System, Not Apple <http://news.com.com/Hey+Eminem%2C+blame+the+system%2C+not+Apple/2100-1027_3-6203210.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news>
by Greg Sandoval, CNET News.com
Eminem would be better off tangling with the street toughs back on the 8 Mile than mixing it up in court against Apple.

**** We're In This Together <http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/384/were-in-this-together>
by Daniel Jalkut, Red Sweater Blog
The Mac is a really attractive, trendy retail district. If the shops don't remain classy, then the customers won't keep coming. So it makes sense to support our competitors. We're in this together.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** The Software Awards Scam <http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/08/16/the-software-awards-scam/>
by Successful Software
I should be delighted at this recognition of the quality of my software, except that the 'software' doesn't even run.

**** Google Working On Social Network Aggregator <http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/2007/08/18/GoogleWorkingOnSocialNetworkAggregator.aspx>
by Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4LIfe

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Milton Friedman, Meet Richard Feynman <http://www.slate.com/id/2171898/fr/rss/>
by Tm Harford, Slate
How physics can explain why some countries are rich and others are poor.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Suicide Rate Climbs Despite Good Times <http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?file=/2007/8/18/columnists/insightdownsouth/18620136&sec=Insight%20Down%20South>
by Seah Chiang Nee, The Star
A surging economy and promise of a brighter future have done little to prevent a decline of the city's social ills, including a worsening suicide rate.
Not only are there higher rates of divorces, bankruptcies and crime against senior citizens, but in a land awash with jobs and better pay, the number of people killing themselves has surged.

**** 2 By 6 <http://www.yawningbread.org/guest_2007/guw-141.htm>
by Mitch Oldman, Yawning Bread
"How can you prosecute someone for something they did not know was wrong in the first place?"

**** Race, Religion And Negarakuku <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2007/yax-779.htm>
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
THe controversy about a rap music video now engulfing Malaysia offers Singaporeans an opportunity to think about issues related to free speech and concepts of loyalty.

**** Can A Woman Head A Muslim Family? <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/206228.asp>
by Nazry Bahrawi, Today
Refining Muslim laws should not stop at organ transplant but nclude women's roles in family.

**** Singapore Iraq: Contrasts In Water Management <http://electroniciraq.net/news/aiddevelopment/Singapore_and_Iraq_-_Contrasts_in_Water_Management-3189.shtml>
by Thalif Deen, Electronic Iraq

**** Fireworks From Mandarin Oriental Singapore <http://hyacinthus.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/fireworks-from-mandarin-oriental-singapore/>
by hya*cinthus

**** Ageing Pains: Singapore Mulls Raising Retirement Age <http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=279939>
by Jackson Sawatan, Bernama
Ageing population, higher life expectancy and rising medical costs are forcing Singapore to re-think its employment policies and may raise the retirement age of workers from the current 62.

**** Singapore Opposition Figure Declared Bankrupt - Paper <http://in.news.yahoo.com/070818/137/6jllb.html>
by Reuters
Chee Siok Chin &mdash; sister of SDP leader Chee Soon Juan, and herself a senior member of the party &mdash; was declared bankrupt together with two other party supporters after they failed to pay about S$24,000 in legal costs.

**** Shame On The Police <http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2007/08/shame-on-police.html>
by Mr Wang Says So
How did you allow yourself to be reduced to this? Harrassing peaceful, harmless joggers on a nice, sunny Saturday morning. Where are you going to do your next stakeout on gay people?

**** The New Blogger Challenge <http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2007/08/new-blogger-challenge.html>
by Mr Wang Says So
In my opinion, a disproportionately high proportion of readworthy blog content is being produced by a very small number of S'pore bloggers. The same few usual suspects.
So the health of the Singapore blogosphere is at risk. It is /constantly/ at risk.