[MyAppleMenu] Oct 16, 2007

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**** TextExpander 2.0 Adds New Sharing Features <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/10/16/textexpander/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

**** Apple, France Telecom Settle iPhone Contract For End-Nov Launch - Report <http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/10/16/afx4223909.html>
by Thomson Financial

**** OS X Leopard Available For Pre-Order <http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=19394>
by Mark Hattersley, Macworld UK
Apple is taking orders for the next iteration of its operating system, OS X 10.5 Leopard, on the Apple Store.
Apple states that the software will be ready to ship on 26 October.

**** Apple Says iPhone Complies With Eco Standards <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/10/15/appleiphone/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
The iPhone meets the restrictions placed on hazardous substances, Apple said in the wake of a Greenpeace report published on Monday.
"Like all Apple products worldwide, iPhone complies with RoHS <Restriction of Hazardous Substances>, the world's toughtest restrictions on toxic substances in electronics," an Apple spokesperson, told /Macworld/. "As we have said, Apple will voluntarily eliminate the use of PVC and BFRs by the end of 2008."

**** Will Apple Open The iPhone? <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2007/tc20071015_258257.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_top+story>
by Arik Hesseldahl and Olga Kharif, BusinessWeek
Sources familiar with the company's plans tells BusinessWeek.com that Apple will release a software-development kit for the iPhone in early 2008, enabling programmers to create games, business-productivity tools, and countless other applications for the device. Few details are known, but sources say an announcement will come in January, which suggests it may be slated for Jan. 15, when chief executive officer Steve Jobs takes the stage at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco.

**** iTunes Plus DRM-Free Tracks Expanding, Dropping To 99 Cents <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/10/15/itunes-plus-drm-free-tracks-expanding-dropping-to-99-cents>
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica

**** Apple Faces Potential Environmental Lawsuit <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/10/15/ceh/index.php>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
The Center for Environmental Health on Monday said that it has given Apple 60-days legal notice &mdash; a step required by California law before a lawsuit is launched. Th eaction is based ont he report by environmental group Greenpeace, released earlier today, that found hazardous materials in Apple's iPhone.

**** October 26 "Confirmed" To Be Leopard Day <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/10/15/october-26-confirmed-to-be-leopard-day>
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica

**** PIcasa 1.1. Gets iPhoto '08 Support <http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/10/15/picasa.11.and.iphoto.08/>
by MacNN

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Five Reasons Why A Pay Per Click Recession Looms <http://www.micropersuasion.com/2007/10/five-reasons-wh.html>
by Steve Rubel, Micro Persuation

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Why Be Pro-Life? <http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-goldberg16oct16,0,4617544.column?track=rss>
by Jonah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times
If you're unsure of whether human life begins at conception, why not give the unborn the benefit of the doubt?

**** Death Valley <http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/2007-11/death-valley/cahill-text.html?fs=canyon>
by Tim Cahill, National Geographic Magazine
In America's hottest and lowest place&mdash;its largest national park outside Alaska&mdash;dust can turn day into twilight, and rocks move unseen across the desert.

SingaporeSurf
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**** One Country, Two Systems - Part II <http://singaporerebel.blogspot.com/2007/10/one-country-two-systems-part-ll.html>
by Martyn See, No Political Films Please, We're Singaporeans
One law for them... another for the rest of us.

**** In Singapore Even One Person Cannot Hold A Protest <http://singabloodypore.rsfblog.org/archive/2007/10/16/in-singapore-even-one-person-cannot-hold-a-protest.html>
by Singapore Democratic Party, Singabloodypore
It looks like as long as it's political in nature and not favorable to the PAP, it is banned.

**** IBA Delegates Aware Of Repression In Singapore <http://singabloodypore.rsfblog.org/archive/2007/10/16/iba-delegates-aware-of-repression-in-singapore.html>
by Singapore Democratic Party, Singabloodypore
Some International Bar Association (IBA) delegates, now attending their annual conference at Suntec City came to see for themselves how ridiculous the restrictions on protests are in Singapore.

**** Singapore Gives Phones A Tryout For Contactless Payments <http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/16/Singapore-gives-phones-a-tryout-for-contactless-payments_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/16/Singapore-gives-phones-a-tryout-for-contactless-payments_1.html>
by Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service
Singaporean operator Starhub Mobile will allow some subscribers to use their cell phones to pay for bus and subway rides,a nd purchases of convenience stores.

**** The Harshest (Dumbest) Yet <http://blueheeler.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/the-harshest-dumbest-yet/>
by BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits
Going by logic, MM Lee must be in the same league as the generals when it comes to business acumen, no?

**** Time To Repeal Penal Code Section 377A <http://harishpillay.livejournal.com/71578.html>
by Harish Pillay

**** Why Are We Still Being Led By One Man's Philosophy? <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/10/16/why-are-we-still-being-led-by-one-man%e2%80%99s-philosophy/>
by Andrew Loh, theonlinecitizen
MM Lee's pre-occupation with the economic may itself be the biggest stumbling block to what may be truly possible for Singapore &mdash; a nation which places equal importance and value on both economic progress and a dynamic, inspiring human spirit afforded by freedom of expression and human rights.
Thus, perhaps what is most telling about MM Lee's speech is not that he defended the government but that he continues to wield much influence over the government by his thinking.
/How can we be surprised that the current government largely reflects Lee Kuan Yew's views? It is, after all, led by a person that should be most directly influence by the view points of Lee Kuan Yew./

**** Singapore's Role In Counter-Terrorist Financing Cannot Be Taken For Granted <http://www.terrorfinance.org/the_terror_finance_blog/2007/10/singapores-ro-1.html>
by Ganesh Sahathevan, The Terror Finance Blog
It appears that Lee now speaks for new found friends amongst the ruling elite of the Middle East.

**** Myanmar Could Delay Landmark Charter - ASEAN Chief <http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2007/10/15/afx4219260.html>
by Thomson Financial

**** Lust, Caution: A Look At 16 Years Of Film Classification <http://www.zaobao.com/yl/yl071016_502.html>
by huang Longxiang, Lianhe Zaobao

**** Race, Religion And Media <http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2007/10/race-religion-and-media.html>
by Mr Wang Says So
Singapore's multiracial, multi-religious nature is hardly unique among modern cities.

**** What Price? Democracy. <http://leounheort.blogspot.com/2007/10/what-price-democracy.html>
by Benjamin Cheah, Words Of The Lionheart
<The GRC system> was probably a measure to further strengthen the government's hold on political power, given that the opposition now has to find minority candidates, field a team, and raise sufficient funds to contest any given GRC.

**** Singapore's Export Growth Probably Slowed As Drug Output Eased <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aHNfqXXjDQzM&refer=asia>
by Shamim Adam, Bloomberg

**** Straight Thoughts On 377A <http://www.yawningbread.org/guest_2007/guw-144.htm>
by Ho Chi Sam, Yawning Bread

**** Will More Varsity Grads Mean Fewer Entrepreneurs? <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_167383.html>
by Teo CHee Hean, Straits Times
In the emerging economy, success turns more on skill, motivation and creativity than on elite credentials. For an education to be any good, it must nurture people who are venturesome, resilient and able to define things for themselves. Not everyone will run his own business, but we must produce people with an entrepreneurial mindset.

**** No Police Permit For 'Peace Concert For Burma' At Timbre <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/216830.asp>
by Ansley Ng and Christpher Toh, Today

**** A Hazy Map On Public Property Rights <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/216796.asp>
by Siew Kum Hong, Today
There is a strong case for arguing that government agencies should not view their intellectual property as revenue-generating asset, but as public property held on trust for Singaporeans and hence to be used only in ways that benefit the public.