[MyAppleMenu] Oct 9, 2007

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu
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**** A Borrower Of The iMac Becomes A Buyer <http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/silverman/5198104.html>
by Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle
Perhaps the ultimate compliment a hardware and software reviewer can pay to a product is to spend his or her own money on it.
And that's exactly what I did after just a few days of living with the latest incarnation of Apple's iMac computer &mdash; I bought one of my own.

**** Apple's Not 'Bricking' Hacked iPhones For Revenge <http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/commentary/cultofmac/2007/10/cultofmac_1003?currentPage=1>
by Leander Kahney, Wired

**** How Gaming On The iPod Nano Measures Up <http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,138200-c,mp3players/article.html>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
As with video playback (perhaps even more so), games drag down the battery charge of the iPod considerably.

**** Apple Sued Over iPhone 'Bricking' <http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/10/08/iphone.bricking.lawsuit/>
by MacNN

**** Richard Walch: "The Mountain Is My Studio" <http://www.apple.com/uk/pro/profiles/walch/?sr=hotnews?sr=hotnews.rss>
by Nicola Godwin, Apple
Apple's Aperture software running on a 15-inch MacBook Pro is the foundation of the mobile digital darkroom that Walch carries in his backpack &mdash; rain, shine or snowstorm &mdash; when he goes on a shoot.

**** Medical Visualization: Egyptology In 3D <http://www.apple.com/science/profiles/mummy/index.html?sr=hotnews?sr=hotnews.rss>
by Grant Ellis, Apple

**** I Will Keep My Mac Safe From Other Users <http://www.macworld.com/2007/10/features/lockup_others/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Joe Kissell, Macworld
We've assembled the following security manifesto for Mac users: five promises you should make to yourself to avoid compromising your security.

**** Painter Essentials 4: Corel's Friendly Painting Package For Hobbyists <http://www.macworld.com/2007/10/reviews/painteressentials4/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Lesa Snider King, Macworld
If you're the least bit creative, Painter Essential 4 could be the most fun you've had in front of a computer in years. It's affordable and the new interface makes it an absolute joy to use.

**** RocketStream Readies Mac Fast File Transfer Software <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/10/08/rocketstream/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld

**** Quark Publishing System 7 Debuts <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/10/08/qps/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
New to QPS 7 is a new open standards-based architecture that can support an unlimited number of publications in one system.

**** WordOutput Automates Microsoft Word <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/10/08/wordoutput/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** When Google Acquisitions Go Wrong: The Disappointing Story Of Urchin <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071008-when-google-acquisitions-go-wrong-the-disappointing-story-of-urchin.html>
by Ken Fisher, Ars Technica

**** Google, IBM Promote 'Cloud' Computing At Universities <http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/08/Google-IBM-promote-cloud-computing-at-universities_1.html>
by Grant Gross, IDG News Service
The program is designed to help students and researchers get experience working on internet-scale applications, the companies said.

**** YouTube: The Big Copyright Lie <http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000972.html>
by Jeff Atwood, Coding Horror
By YouTube's own rules, YouTUbe cannot exist. And yet it does.

**** Naymz Helps To Track Online Reputation <http://www.somewhatfrank.com/2007/10/naymz-helps-tra.html>
by Frank Gruber, Somewhat Frank

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Rotten To The Core <http://www.slate.com/id/2175473/fr/rss/>
by Daniel Gross, Slate
What pick-your-own apple orchards tell us about the American economy.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Looking For An Insightful And Critical Column About Singapore? Read The Malaysian Papers! <http://www.themediaslut.com/2007/10/768>
by Presenting The (New) Mediaslut!

**** Is It Time To Be Honest With Ourselves And Open The Books To Singaoreans? <http://urbanrant.blogspot.com/2007/10/is-it-time-to-be-honest-with-ourselves.html>
by Urbanrant
This is a time for us Singaporeans to do some self-reflection and ask whether profits should be pursued at all costs. Are we willing to trade ten dead monks for a few million dollars in foreign exchange?

**** Why I Am Growing To Dislike Singapore Public Transport <http://onthereddot.com/ian/2007/10/09/why-i-am-growing-to-dislike-singapore-public-transport/>
by Wanderings, Musings And Happenings From Ian On Singapore
The thing is the minister is probably right when he implies if the transport companies are not making money then service will suffer. The thing is, the companies are already making money and we feel that services are still surffering.

**** Singapore Rents Alarm Tenants, Spark Inflation <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=a5SeisXpzfa4&refer=home>
by Andy Mukherjee, Bloomberg
Singapore's landlords have already pushed their tenants into a corner; now they may be testing the central bank's patience.
If the global economy doesn't slow in 2008, the island's monetary authority may have to tighten its policy to manage the impact of skyrocketing rents on consumer prices. And that means there is a good chance of a stronger Singapore dollar.

**** India To Train Singapore Armed Forces <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/India_to_train_Singapore_armed_forces/articleshow/2440993.cms>
by Rajat Pandit, Times Of India
India will now be a regular host for the training of Singapore's small but high-tech armed forces. The two countries are poised to ink a unique five-year defence cooperation pact to allow the city-state's armed forces to exercise regularly on Indian territory and airspace.

**** A Little Bus Fare Increase Won't Hurt You! Just Like A Little Politics Won't Hurt Singapore Either <http://urbanrant.blogspot.com/2007/10/little-bus-fare-increase-wont-hurt-you.html>
by Urbanrant

**** How To Make Your CPF Money Work Harder <http://tnp.sg/columnists/story/0,4136,144298,00.html?>
by Larry Haverkamp, New Paper
There have been big changes int he CPF rules. How to make them work for you? Here are four suggestions.

**** Singapore Central Bank May Seek Stronger Currency, Survey Shows <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a2X_VGPOIwTQ&refer=home>
by Jake Lee, Bloomberg
Singapore's central bank will probably maintain a policy of seeking a stronger currency to keep inflation from accelerating, a survey of economists showed.

**** Sydney Morning Herald Article On Singapore "Disporportionate, Unbalanced... Misleading" <http://singaporepatriot.blogspot.com/2007/10/sydney-morning-herald-article-on.html>
by Singapore Patriot

**** Dear Transport Minister <http://singaporekopitok.blogspot.com/2007/10/dear-transport-minister.html>
by Singapore Kopi Tok
Allowing such transport fare increases once every 4 years is not unthinkable.

**** When Money May Not Be The Lure... <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/215683.asp>
by Rick Lim Say Kiong, Today
When two of the largest ministries use remuneration packages to attract job applicants &mdash; even as employers in the private sector are told to think of more creative ways of achieving the same goal &mdash; there seems to be some kind of disjunct.

**** Iras Gets Tough On Hawkers Who Cook The Books <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_165209.html>
by Theresa Tan, Straits Times

**** Fare Transfer Rebate Will Be Studied <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_165279.html>
by Looi Teik Soon, Public Transport Council, Straits Times
This is an area that will be studied in the on-going land-transport review.
/Maybe I'm reading too much into the phrase "on-going review", but this doesn't mean anything to me. Maybe this just means that whenever the committee sits down for meeting, they'd discuss the rebate for 5 minutes. Who knows.../