[MyAppleMenu] May 19, 2007

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MyAppleMenu
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**** Lots Of Potential In iTunes Device, But Some Glitches <http://www.informationweek.com/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199601635>
by Carol Pinchefsky, InformationWeek
Apple TV is hindered by limited software and a lack of easily available high-def content &mdash; but it has the potential to go a long, long way.

**** Music, Video Phones May Ride iPhone Wave <http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1743183920070518?feedType=RSS>
by Franklin Paul, Reuters
Cell phones sporting bigger screens, music, video and web-surfing capabilities may try to steal some of the spotlight when Apple's iPhone debuts next month.

**** Is 3GB Better Than 2GB Of RAM In A MacBook? Yes And No. <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/05/18/is-3gb-better-than-2gb-of-ram-in-a-macbook-yes-and-no>
by Jeff Smykil, Ars Technica

**** Mac Enterprise Backup Options Are Looking Up <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/05/18/enterprise/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Seth Weintraub, Computerworld
While backup and recovery options for Apple's enterprise systems haven't always been a strong point of hte Mac platform, a new crop of applications and technologies is pulling Mac OS X closer to &mdash; and in some instancs, beyond &mdash; Windows and Linux.

**** Lawsuit Over MacBook, MacBook Pro Displays <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/05/18/lawsuit-over-mac-book-mac-book-pro-displays>
by Charles Jade, Ars Technica

**** Audio In Rich Media: Telling Stories With Sound <http://www.apple.com/pro/techniques/richmedia/?sr=hotnews.rss>
by Elie Malmberg, Apple
How audio can be integrated with other media to create richer, more dynamic journalistic features on news websites and beyond.

**** Reunion 9.04: Superior Genealogy Program Gets A Complete Overhaul <http://www.macworld.com/2007/05/reviews/reunion9/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Jeffery Battersby, Macworld
It's beautifully designed, easy to use, and a pleasure to work with.

**** Version Cue CS3: Subtle Improvements Make Workgroup Manager Better <http://www.macworld.com/2007/05/reviews/versioncuecs3/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Galen Gruman, Macworld
Users gain the benefits of smaller version-file sizes while large organizations that have custom workflows will be able to integrat Version Cue more easily.

**** Apple Camp Schedule Is Now Available <http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/18/apple-camp-schedule-is-now-available/>
by Dave Caolo, The Unofficial Apple Weblog

**** One-Third Of QuickTime Copies Go Unpatched, Pose Hack Risks <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9019921&source=rss_topic123>
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
Although browsers are notoriously juicy targets for hackrs, Apple Inc.'s QuickTime is actually three times more likely to pose a threat than Internet Explorer 6 &mdash; and six times more likely to be a threat than Firefox, Danish vulnerability tracker Secunia ApS said this week.
The higher risk posed by QuickTime stems from lackadaisical patching by users.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Of Bytes And Briefs <http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9200894>
by The Economist
The courts are struggling to cope with information technology.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Doctors Who Wield The Pen To Heal The Profession <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/15/health/15book.html?ei=5088&en=cf11862437860347&ex=1336881600&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1179548798-PuK5rSWYvKXtJpG7EaGChw>
by Abigail Zuger, New York Times
Some doctors turned writers want to dispel the notion of medical magic, some offer social critique and some should keep their day jobs.

**** The Writing Cure <http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/politicsphilosophyandsociety/story/0,,2083075,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=10>
by David Grossman, The Guardian
Living in a war zone, Israeli writer David Grossman turned away from recording the conflict in his work. But after his son was killed in the army, he found it was the only way to come to terms with his grief.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Singapore To Cultivate Islamic Finance Sector <http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/17/news/sxislamic.php>
by Shamim Adam, Bloomberg
Singapore's central bank said it prefers that the island's private lenders and wealth-management companies create products that comply with Islamic principles, freeing it to build an environment where such instrutments can be developed.

**** Singapore Day And PMO OSU Revisited <http://siewkumhong.blogspot.com/2007/05/singapore-day-and-pmo-osu-revisited.html>
by Siew Kum Hong
All of these things are really not quite acceptable and not becoming, especially for a unit of the PMO, which really sets the tone for the entire civil service.

**** Singapore Does Everything Better <http://www.infernalramblings.com/articles/Malaysian_Society/399/>
by Infernal Ramblings
Whether you want to stamp out corruption, or stamp out basic freedoms, it is Singapore that has a commanding lead.

**** Singapore Not Dictating On How To Manage IDR, Says Envoy <http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/state_news/news.php?id=262753&cat=st>
by Bernama
Malaysia high commissioner to Singapore Datuk N. Parameswaran today described as baseless allegations that the formation of a joint Malaysia-Singapore committee to oversee the cooperation in the Iskandar Development Region would affect Malaysia's sovereignty.
He said Singapore was not interested in meddling with Malaysias internal affairs, more so dictating on how to manage the IDR.

**** Concern From Bosses Over Hiring Law <http://www.straitstimes.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=6fadbe120b93a010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:83c953d0280a2110VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
by Sue-Ann Chia and Aaron Low, Straits Times
Flexibility of impending legislation a key issue for employers and business groups.

**** Poor Design Of New Bus Makes Things Worse <http://www.straitstimes.com/portal/site/STI/menuitem.c2aef3d65baca16abb31f610a06310a0/?vgnextoid=7532758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=vgnartid:5df453d0280a2110VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD>
by Hong Bao Kun, Straits Times

**** Langkawi's Magic On Singapore <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/189400.asp>
by Christie Loh, Today
Few Singapore companies were inspired to invest in the Iskandar Development Region (IDR) in Johor &mdash; until the recent durian feast between the two countries' leaders.

**** Yet More Reactionary Leadership <http://diodati.omniscientx.com/2007/05/18/yet-more-reactionary-leadership/>
by Elia Diodati, E Pur Si Mouve
All I see is squandered opportunity and increasing irony: irony that the government increasingly wants to take more, yet is also increasingly reluctant to give anything back, even in the intangible of leadership.

**** Tour De Singapore <http://singaporelifetimes.blogspot.com/2007/05/cycling-courtesy.html>
by Singapore Life And Times
With no recourse to complaint and the law, will cyclists now actually own the footpaths? I dread for the future of pedestrians in Singapore.