[MyAppleMenu] Oct 6, 2007

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**** Apple In Business: Riding The iPhone Wave <http://www.informationweek.com/hardware/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202201165>
by Elena Malykhina, InformationWeek
Macs and new software get a second look from IT departments nudged by iPod-toting employees.

**** California <http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/10/05.html>
by Joel Spolsky, Joel On Software
The iPod slogan /Designed by Apple in California/ triggers a flood of emotional responses that just make you happy to have selected this MP3 player.

**** Pro Tools 7.4 Adds Elastic Time <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/10/05/protools/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

**** On-Campus Mac Users Quadurple <http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2007/10/05/news/18871.shtml>
by Doug Eshleman, Daily Princetonian
40 percent of Princeton students and faculty use Macs as their personal computers.

**** Apple iPod Nano Catches Fire, Burns Man's Pants <http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202300101>
by Thomas Claburn, InformationWeek
An Apple iPod nano owner from Douglasville, Ga., claims that his iPod nano caught fire in his pocket, according to a report that aired on Atlanta's WSB-TV.

**** Apple iPhone Update 1.1.1 Has Been Hacked <http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/10/apple_iphone_up.html>
by Stephen Wellman, InformationWeek
Faster than a speeding bullet, a pair of hackers who go by the names of "dinopio" and "Edgan" appear to have successfully hacked an iPhone with the 1.1.1 software and ifrmware upgrade.

**** Bungie: When It Comes To The Mac, Never Say Never <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/10/05/bungieinterview/index.php>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Bungie Studios and Microsoft have decided to go their separate ways, answering the prayers of many Mac gamers who have wished for this day ever since Microsoft's acquisition of Bungie was first announced in 2000. WHile, at least for the short term, Bungie plans to continue focusing its development on Microsoft platforms, the company's franchising director told /Macworld/ it's possible they'll be interested in the Mac again, too.
/Did you know you can still play Marathon on your shiny new Intel Macs, thanks to Marathon Open Source <http://source.bungie.org/>?/

**** Apple Gives Hint About ZFS For Leopard <http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2192618,00.asp?kc=ZDRSS05089TX1K0001002>
by Daniel Drew Turner, eWeek
Developers have received from Apple a "ZFS on Mac OS X Preview 1.1" package, which offers preliminary support for the ZFS file system, orginally developed by Sun Microsystems for their Solaris OS.

**** France May Not See iPhone This Year - Report <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/10/05/france_may_not_see_iphone_this_year_report.html>
by AppleInsider
Orange, the wireless arm of France Telecom, is reortedly contemplating the prospect of not being able to launch Apple Inc.'s iPhone handset in time for the holiday amid growing tensions between the two companies.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Terror Of Tinyurl <http://www.wordyard.com/2007/10/05/terror-of-tinyurl/>
by Scott Rosenberg, Wordyard
Each time I see a tinyurl I think, there goes another tiny piece of web's transparency.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Worshipping Paris <http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/travel/07churches.html>
by Elaine Sciolino, New York Times
Paris ordinarily defines itself to visitors as a city of museums, monuments, neighborhoods and shopping-and-eating opportunities. But there is another way into the history, culture and daily fabric of this city's life, a voyage of discovery into a world overlooked even by Parisians themsleves: its nearly 100 churches.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Who Is A Singaporean? <http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2007/10/who-is-a-singap.html>
by mrbrown

**** Singapore Denies Money Laundering Myanmar Leaders <http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20071006/tpl-uk-myanmar-singapore-43a8d4f.html>
by Reuters
Singapore's prime minister has defended the country against accusations that it is a money-laundering centre for members of Myanmar's military regime in a CNN interview reported by local media on Saturday.
Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong also said the country could not deny Myanmar leaders who travel to the wealthy island republic for medical treatment as this would be inhumane.

**** The Singaporean Nudged Aside <http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?file=/2007/10/6/columnists/insightdownsouth/19087918&sec=Insight%20Down%20South>
by Seah Chiang Nee, The Star
Eventually, as the city heads towards a six million or seven million population, tensions are likely to increase &mdash; not to mention pollution and over-crowdedness.
When the day arrives, the foreigners will outnumber Singaporeans. That could upset Singapore's racial and community harmony which has been so carefully crafted for over 40 years.

**** "Raffles" Is Old-Fashioned? <http://www.zaobao.com/yl/yl071006_515.html>
by Hong Yiqin, Lianhe Zaobao

**** F&amp;N CEO Quit, Citing Differences Of Opinion With Board <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/304068/1/.html>
by Loh Kim Chin, Channel NewsAsia

**** Govt Speeds Up Varsity Intake Plans <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/215288.asp>
by Loh Chee Kong, Today

**** How Should We Fly The Open Skies? <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/215255.asp>
by Prithpal Singh, Today
Could this newly-signed OSA pave the way for the birth of a long-haul, low cost carrier from Singapore and give Air Asia X a run for its money? I believe so.

**** Singapore Has An Edge In Grooming Leaders: MM <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_164573.html>
by Jeremy Au Yong, Straits Times

**** Many Keen To Put More Money In CPF, Says Dr Ng <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_164388.html>
by Lynn Lee, Straits Times
Across Singapore, many people want to put more money into their Central Provident Fund (CPF) accounts to get the higher interest rates to be given from January.
They have been asking the CPF Board how they or their family members can make such top-ups, said manpower minister Ng Eng Hen in an interview with the Straits Times.

**** Wireless at SG Users May Face Slower Surfing Speeds <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_164390.html>
by Alfred Siew, Straits Times
Strong signals from new Wi-fi gear threaten free service.

**** NUS Should Have Let Students Hold Forums <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_164583.html>
by Leow Zi Xiang, Straits Times
In our famously apathetic society, such a move ought to be encouraged as a sign that we are progressing as a people. By denying students the rights to hold what were essentially peaceful gatherings within the campuses, the university is sending out the message that undergraduates should stick to their books and remain aloof to global and regional events.