[MyAppleMenu] May 25, 2007

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**** ConceptDraw 7 Ships <http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=18134>
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK

**** Apple Security Update Fixes iChat Issue <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/05/24/security/index.php>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
Apple on Thursday released Security Update 2007-005 that tackes several issues with the company's Mac OS X operating system. Among the issues fixed in this update are ones that could allows users to cause a denial of service or arbitrary code execution in iChat.

**** Where Are The Third-Party MagSafe Accessories? <http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2007/05/magsafe/index.php>
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
Why the dearth of third-party MagSafe products? Because the MagSafe connector is a patented technology and, according to a Kensington representative, Apple has thus far not licensed the use of that technology to other vendors.

**** Analyst: Apple To Demo New MacBook Pros At WWDC, But No iPhone <http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/05/24/Apple-at-WWDC_1.html>
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld

**** Adobe Premiere Pro CS3: Adobe's Video Editing App Delivers A New Look In Its Upcoming Return To The Mac <http://www.macworld.com/2007/05/firstlooks/premierec3/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Antony Bolante, Macworld
With the substantial changes from the last Mac version, Premiere Pro CS3 is no mere sequel &mdash; it's a complete remake, and one that should generate some good buzz.

**** RapidWeaver 3.6 Released <http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/24/rapidweaver-3-6-released/>
by David Chartier, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Realmac Software today has released the much-anticipated new version of RapidWeaver, their powerful WYSIWYG software that does a great job of filling the gap between iWeb and Dreamweaver.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** How To Keep Hostile Jerks From Taking Over Your Online Community <http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199600005>
by Cory Doctorow, InformationWeek

**** E-Mail Reply To All: 'Leave Me Alone' <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/24/AR2007052402258.html?nav=most_emailed>
by Mike Musgrove, Washington Post
The supposed convenience of electronic mail, like so many other innovation of technology, has become too much for some people.
Those declaring bankruptcy are swearing off e-mail entirely, or, more commonly, deleting all old messages and starting fresh.

**** Facebook's New Face <http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/24/technology/fastforward_facebook.fortune/>
by David Kirkpatrick, Fortune
The social networking company now wants to become a place for anyone to build applications for social computing.
See Also:
Facebook Aims To Be Social OS <http://gigaom.com/2007/05/24/facebook-aims-to-be-social-os-waiting-for-f8-the-big-launch/>, by Liz Gannes, GigaOM.

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**** This Really Is The End (Of My Manuscript) <http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/05/this_really_is_the_end_of_my_m.html>
by Sam Jordison, The Guardian
I've spent months working to reach this point, but finishing my book is a strangely ambivalent experience.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Singapore Court Rules Bigger Pay For Pilots Of Airbus A380 <http://www.hemscott.com/news/latest-news/item.do?newsId=43853763777536>
by XFN
THe world's first pilots to fly the super jumbo Airbus A380 will be paid more than those flying conventional jumbo jets, an arbitration court ruled.
The Industrial Arbitration Court judgement settled a pay dispute between Singapore Airlines Ltd, the launch customer for the double-decker A380, and its pilots.

**** Rare Twister Seen Off East Coast Park, Singapore <http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2007/05/rare_twister_se.html>
by mrbrown
Typhoon seen twisting on the sea off East Coast Park.
See Also:
Water Spout Sighted Off Singapore's East Coast <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/278343/1/.html>, by Gamar Abdul Aziz, Channel NewsAsia.

**** UNSW Closing: It's Mostly Their Fault <http://diodati.omniscientx.com/2007/05/24/unsw-closing-its-mostly-their-fault/>
by Elia Diodati, E Pur Si Mouve
EDB appeared to have wanted an all-or-nothing venture, in the sense that EDB was not satisfied with a compromise offer of a smaller student body overall. This sounds awfully like the rationalizations provided during the Johns Hopkins episode of last year. To date, no explanation has been given publicly for the rejection.

**** Uncle, Now Study Where? <http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2007/05/uncle_now_study.html>
by mrbrown

**** Temasek To Join In China Eastern Bid With Singapore Airlines <http://www.cnbc.com/id/18852375>
by Reuters
Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings will join Singapore AIrlines to acquire a stake of up to 25% in China Eastern Airlines, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post reported on Friday, citing unnamed people familiar with the deal.

**** Batik: The ASEAN Identity? <http://hermawan.typepad.com/blog/2007/05/batik_the_asean.html>
by Re:thinking Marketing
In a country where the Batik is not commonly worn, Singapore Airlines' brand is almost synonymous with its Singapore GIrl in a Batik sarong.

**** PM: No Meddling By Singapore <http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/5/25/nation/17834259&sec=nation>
by Saodah Elias, The Star
Prime minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has brushed aside fears expressed by some quarters of Singapore meddling in the development of the Iskandar Development Region (IDR).
He said the fears arose after Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong inadvertently used the word consultative committee at a press conference in Langkawi last week.

**** On A Wing And A Prayer... <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/190499.asp>
by Prithpal Singh, Today
If Singapore Airlines' track record of management and investment deals with other airlines is anything to go by, the sceptics among us are going to throw up their hands and say "here we go again".

**** Primary Lessons From Uni's Exit <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/190463.asp>
by Calvin Fong and Ho Kong Loon, Today
Both the Economic Development Board and UNSW must shoulder the responsibility for the closure.

**** Khaw: Treat Hospital Bed Shortage With Care <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/190472.asp>
by Tan Hui Leng, Today
The current high occupancy rate at some public hospitals is stressng doctors to discharge their patients, admitted health minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday.

**** UNSW Follows Warwick University Out <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2007/yax-748.htm>
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
One cannot separate financial feasibility from socio-political geography.

**** Pleasure Factory <http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933760.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&nid=2562>
by RUssell Edwards, Variety
Neither sexual nor audience satisfaction is guaranteed in "Pleasure Factory" a shoddy Singapore-set HD product masquerading as a meller-cum-social expose.

**** Another One Bites The Dust <http://next-stop-wonderland.blogspot.com/2007/05/another-one-bites-dust.html>
by Next Stop Wonderland
This whole fiasco has shown that our reputation as an educational hub isn't as fantastic as some people believe and that we have a long long way to go before Singapore cna profit from being such a hub.

**** EDB's Refusal To Disclose Lost UNSW Money Is An Outrage <http://singaporeelection.blogspot.com/2007/05/edbs-refusal-to-disclose-lost-unsw.html>
by Chee Soon Juan, Singapore Election Watch
Its funds come from the toil and sweat of Singaporeans, not money it has privately earned. Its refusal to make a full and public disclosure of the money lost is outrageous and unacceptable.