[MyAppleMenu] Aug 29, 2007

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**** Corporate E-Mail On The iPhone <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2007/tc20070828_761079.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_businessweek+exclusives>
by Rachael King, BusinessWeek
Security concerns have led some employers to forbid corporate e-mail access on Apple's iPhone, but third parties are stepping in to bridge the gap.

**** iPhone Unlocking Video Hits Web <http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/08/29/iPhone-unlocking-video-hits-Web_1.html>
by Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service

**** Roxio Releases Popcorn 3 <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/08/29/popcorn3/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld

**** TV Shows Come To UK iTunes Store <http://playlistmag.com/news/2007/08/29/uktv/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Peter Cohen, Playlist
It's the first time an iTunes Store outside of the US has offered television content.

**** Deutsche Telekom Confirms iPhone Talks <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/08/29/deutsche/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by John Blau, IDG News Service

**** iMovie '08: As Easy As Sliding Down A Hill? <http://www.smays.com/default/2007/08/imovie-08-as-ea.html>
by smays.com
THis is probably what the Apple folks had in mind when they redesigned iMovie.

**** Risks As My Office Goes Mac <http://www.davidrdgratton.com/blog/risks-as-my-office-goes-mac>
by David RD Gratton

**** My Adventures With My New Mac <http://blogs.sun.com/ChinaExperience/entry/my_adentures_with_my_new>
by Amiram Hayardeny, Sun
If the Mac is a foolproof device, I believe it just met a very ingenious fool to work with...

**** The Steve Jobs Master Plan: iPhone Hacking <http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9767325-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Don Reisinger, CNET News.com
To say that Apple has too much to lose in allowing iPhones to be hacked is a severe misconception.

**** Managing Fonts With FontExplorer X <http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20070828102934169>
by MacFixIt

**** Unlocked iPhones Highlight DMCA ABsurdities <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070828-unlocked-iphones-highlight-dmca-absurdities.html>
by Nate Anderson, Ars Technica

**** Legal Or Not, iPhone Hacks Might Spur Revolution <http://www.wired.com/politics/onlinerights/commentary/circuitcourt/2007/08/circuitcourt_0829>
by Jennifer Granick, Wired

**** Apple's iPhoto 7.0.2 Improves .Mac Integration <http://www.macobserver.com/article/2007/08/28.15.shtml>
by John Martellaro, Mac Observer

**** Apple Sells More Than One In Six Laptops In U.S. <http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/08/28/Apple-sells-more-than-one-in-six-laptops_1.html>
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
With refreshed MacBook lines driving demand, Apple moves up to third-place tie with Gateway on list of notebook sales leaders.

**** Apple Announces Sept. 5 Special Event <http://ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-announces-sept-5-special-event/>
by Jeremy Horwitz, iLounge
With a Cover Flow-themed widescreen graphic for its invitation, Apple has invited selected members of hte media to a September 5, 2007 "Special Event" in San Francisco.
/WIth a Cover Flow-themed widescreen graphic for its invitation, how can there not be a wide-screen iPod at the event? :-)/

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Why "Good Enough" Is Good Enough <http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_36/b4048048.htm?chan=search>
by Stephen Baker, BusinessWeek
Imperfect technology greases innovation&mdash;and the whole marketplace.

**** Free Software Foundation To Microsoft: You Are Not Above The Law <http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9767420-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Matt Asay, CNET News.com

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** To Be Or Not To Be? <http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/booksmags/chi-becomingbw25aug25,1,3042635.story?ctrack=1&cset=true>
by Art Winslow, Chiacgo Tribune
Death seems to have provided William Shakespeare the best route to superstardom.

**** Wake Up, Manhattan <http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/architecture_and_design/article2335515.ece>
by Tom Dyckhoff, The Times
New York's skyline is one of the most distinctive in the world. But the city should stop trading on past glories.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Lee Kuan Yew, Founder Of Singapore, Changing With Times <http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/29/asia/lee.php>
by Seth Mydans and Wayne Arnold, Internationa Herald Tribune
This sense of vulnerability is Lee's answer to all his critics, to those who say his country is too tightly controlled, that it leashes the press, suppresses free speech, curtails democracy, tramples on dissidents and stunts entrepreneurship and creativity in its citizens.
Paradoxically, he said, if Singapore had not been so poor it might never have transformed itself and prospered as it has. His warnings about vulnerability and collapse are a constant theme to persuade his people to accept limits on their freedoms.

**** Vulnerable To Rising Seas, Singapore Envisions A Giant Seawall <http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/29/asia/Dikes.php>
by Wayne Arnold, Internationa Herald Tribune
Surrounded by sea and almost pancake flat, Singapore is without doubt vulnerable to the rising sea levels many scientists predict global warming will cause.
Faced with the prespect of a long, slow submersion into the very waters that serve as the lifeblood of this maritime trading hub, Singapore has reached out to the world's greatest experts on the subject of battling back the sea - the Dutch.

**** Questions About Pensions, HDB, CPF, Transport, Jobs, Charities, Etc <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/08/29/questions-about-pensions-hdb-cpf-transport-jobs-charities-etc/>
by Leong Sze Hian, theonlinecitizen

**** Rest In Peace <http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2007/08/rest-in-peace.html>
by Mr Wang Says So
For those of you who don't know what the Intelligent Singaporean is, well, you obviously don't know the Singapore blogosphere very well.

**** Spy And Dieeeeeeee <http://cogitoergosucez.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/spy-and-dieeeeeeee/>
by Cogito, Ergo Sucez
Are we protecting the ruling class too much? By protecting them from prviate scrutiny, we are preventing the general public from digging up potential issues within the politician.

**** Today: Minister Reticent On Alfian Case <http://charmthebear.blogspot.com/2007/08/today-minister-reticent-on-alfian-case.html>
by Charm The Bear
I am sure that the reason why I wasn't hired is because they ran background checks and it came up that I am gay and that I was one of the people whose names are listed to attempt to register People Like Us as a society.

**** Uni Used Singapore Laws To Stop FOI Bid <http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/uni-used-singapore-laws-to-stop-foi-bid/2007/08/28/1188067111404.html>
by Harriet Alexander, Sydney Morning Herald
The University of NSW has used the secrecy laws of an authoritarian foreign regime to justify its decision not to release documents under freedom-of-information laws.
The university quoted the Official Secrets Act of Singapore in its refusal to release information about its failed UNSW Asia campus, which collapsed in June, stranding nearly 150 students and costing the university millions in compensation and lost revenue.

**** How To Get People To Shut Up <http://mollymeek.livejournal.com/163743.html>
by Mollymeek
Who can guarantee that there are no politically motivated employment decisions in the civil service, especially when someone can be rejected from a job application with no clear reason?
Why the obvious refusal to provide concrete reasons for rejecting Alfian Sa'at's application? Does this very refusual give the game away eventually?

**** OPQ 27 August 2007: Recruitment Of Teachers And Relief Teachers <http://siewkumhong.blogspot.com/2007/08/opq-27-august-2007-recruitiment-of.html>
by Siew Kum Hong

**** Some Thoughts On Intellectual Property Rights <http://siewkumhong.blogspot.com/2007/08/some-thoughts-on-intellectual-property.html>
by Siew Kum Hong

**** Yippee! No Rise In Hawker Prices Despite GST Hike!!! <http://mollymeek.livejournal.com/163861.html>
by Mollymeek

**** Stricter Laws For Private Investigators: Want To Spy On Politicians Or Their Families? Get Permit Or You Could Be Jailed <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,140194,00.html?>
by Low Ching Ling, New Paper
/This just means that you either have to DIY, or get someone really good that is not licensed in Singapore./