[MyAppleMenu] Dec 28, 2007

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MyAppleMenu
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**** What Mac Apps Will Get 'Sherlocked' At Expo? <http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=1137>
by David Morgenstern, ZDNet.com

**** Eleven Go-Anywhere Mini Applications For The Mac <http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/27/eleven-go-anywhere-mini-applications-for-the-mac/>
by Smauel Dean, Web Worker Daily
These are quick-in, quick-out programs that you can keep with you on a keychain.

**** Why iTunes Is In Jeopardy <http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13506_1-9837982-17.html?part=rss&subj=TheDigitalHome>
by Don Reisinger, CNET News.com
As Amazon's service grows and people realize they can do much more with those songs than iTunes', how long will it be before Amazon becomes the downloading service of choice?
/I doubt it; so long iPod maintains its lead, the iTunes Store is going to be a significant player./

**** An Apple A Day <http://qgyen.net/technology/an-apple-a-day/>
by Ken Robertson, qgyen.net
One nice thing with the community of software around the Mac is there really is a good amount of cheap, high quality software for the Mac.

**** Need For Speed: Carbon <http://www.macworld.com/article/131309/2007/12/nfscarbon.html>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Carbon is a welcoming new addition to the Mac fold, and one of EA's most playable and fun titles of its new corp of Mac games.

**** Lies, Lies And Adobe Spies <http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/12/12789/>
by Uneasy Silence

**** Override Dock Magnification Settings In 10.5 <http://www.macworld.com/article/131308/2007/12/dockmagnify.html>
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
Leopard adds a new feature to this magnification effect&mdash;the ability to temporarily reverse the on/off status by holding down a couple of modifier keys.

**** Dear Santa: What I Want By Next Christmas <http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2007/12/dear-santa-what.html>
by Guy Kawasaki, How To Change The World
Santa, do you see the irony of a former Macintosh software evangelist using two clients to handle email?

**** 2007 In Review: The iPhone And iPod Dominate <http://www.macworld.com/article/131312/2007/12/iphone_ipod07.html>
by Dan Moren, Macworld

**** Inside Apple Stores, A Certain Aura Enchants The Faithful <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/27/business/27apple.html?ex=1356498000&en=53992848617e8e2f&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink>
by Katie Hafner, New York Times
The popularity of the iPhone and iPod and the intended halo effect those products have had on sales of Apple computers are behind Apple's vigor. But the company's success in retailing, as other competitors struggle to eke out sales growth, has been the bonus.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Shifting Coupons, From Clips And Save To Point And Click <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/27/business/media/27adco.html?ex=1356411600&en=cfdede3310c54dda&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
by Dan Levin, New York Times
Coupon lovers, take heart. The era of waiting, scissors in hand, for the Sunday nespaper circular is over.

**** What Is The ROI Of Requiring User Registration To Access Online Content? <http://publishing2.com/2007/12/27/what-is-the-roi-of-requiring-user-registration-to-access-online-content/>
by Scott Karp, Publishing 2.0

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** The Last Empire: China's Pollution Problem Goes Global <http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2008/01/the-last-empire.html>
by Jacques Leslie, Mother Jones
Can the world survive China's headlong rush to emulate the American way of life?

SingaporeSurf
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**** A Year Of Extraordinary Inflation - Singapore 2007 <http://bleongcw.typepad.com/simple_is_the_reason_of_m/2007/12/a-year-of-extra.html>
by Bernard Leong, Simple Is The Reason Of My Heart

**** Food For Thought: Hotelier Who Refused To Give Free Meals Loses His Hotel <http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2007/200712/20071228/article_343147.htm>
by Wu Jiayin, Shanghai Daily
A Singaporean hotelier has been forced out of business for failure to respect "local practice" - free hotel meals for officials in Fujian Province.

**** Radio All Day And All Night <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/319548/1/.html>
by Christopher Toh, Today
Come Tuesday, all MediaCorp Radio's 13 stations will broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
/Hmm.... I cannot remember the last time I seriously sat down and listened to the radio. Podcasts on my iPod &mdash; that's the way to pass time on my daily commute./

**** Do You Reply By Clapping? <http://www.zaobao.com/yl/yl071228_501.shtml>
by Liu Xuemin, Lianhe Zaobao

**** Clarifying The Liberal Arts Education In Singapore <http://www.singaporeangle.com/2007/12/clarifying_the_liberal_arts_ed.html>
by Singapore Angle
Could the government be trying to achieve too many goals with the fourth university, thus potentially placing too much expectations and responsibilities on a potential liberal arts college?

**** Singapore Old Town Cafe: A Real Melting Pot In Dublin <http://www.contracostatimes.com/movies/ci_7821788?nclick_check=1>
by Nicholas Boer, Contra Costa Times
You've never had satay like this. Moist, fat chunks of dark meat pebbled with coarse-ground spice. Sweet, vanilla-banana aromas mingled with sharp scents of pepper. Oily peanut sauce, amde from caramelized coconut milk, richly coats your mouth, while a touch of sour tamarind commands your salivary glands to action.

**** Here's How Elderly Can Ease The Pain <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/229456.asp>
by Michael Chua Kheng Hwee and Tan Meng Lee, Today
Perhaps we could take a leaf from South Korea's en bloc laws, which manadate a one-for-one exchange as a first option.

**** Happy To Eat Apart <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2007/yax-829.htm>
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
Looking at how food courts increasing to without a halal-certified Malay-Muslim stall, I'd say the trend towards separation continues unabated. Will this lead to further invisibility of Malay-Muslims in Singapore?

**** Singaporeans Disadvantaged By Policy Of Hiring Non-English Speaking Foreigners In Service Sector <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_190479.html>
by Goh Bee Lian, Straits Times
I believe most Singaporeans recognise the need for skilled foreign talent. But based on the anecdotes we have been reading and on my personal experience, many of these foreign workers deployed in the service sector do not even speak basic English, and yet in some cases have the gll to tick off customers for not being able to speak Mandarin.

**** National Museum Visit Spoilt By Fashion Shoot <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_190634.html>
by Krison Tan Kok Guan, Straits Times
I hope, in future, the management will be more sensitive to the artistic and cultural education and appreciation of the public, let alone the negative publicity to generous sponsors of exhibitions.
/I wonder how much money the museum is getting from the fashion shoot. Enough for them to ignore sponsors and patrons?/

**** Wrong Time To Raise Property Tax On HDB Flats <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_190631.html>
by Ridzwan Abdullah, Straits Times