[MyAppleMenu] Apr 16, 2008

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**** Apple Takes Home Red Dot Design Awards <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/16/apple.wins.red.dot.awards/>
by MacNN

**** PowerPoint 2008 Vs. Keynote '08 <http://www.macworld.com/article/132979/2008/04/office_presentation.html>
by Franklin N. Tessler, Macworld
PowerPoint has caught up to Keynote in many areas and surpassed it in some. But Keynote's workflow and overall feature set remain superior.

**** An Open Letter To Apple <http://www.leighlo.com/index.php?/archives/411-An-Open-Letter-To-Apple.html>
by Leigh D. Stark
Where is the choice, Apple?

**** iPod, iPhone Prices Threatened Y Seagate Suit <http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipod-itunes/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=21005>
by Dan Nystedt, Jonny Evans and Desk Edit, Macworld UK

**** Back To The Mac <http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/2008/04/ahead_of_the_cu.html>
by Tom Yager, InfoWorld
Apple is getting ever more daring in its engagement with open source.
See Also:
Corrections to "Back to the Mac" <http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/2008/04/corrections_to.html>, by Tom Yager, InfoWorld.

**** Fox Puts 'Juno' On iTunes <http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117984096.html?categoryId=13&cs=1>
by Diane Garrett, Variety
At least two more majors have joined Disneyin allowing their new releases to be sold via Apple's iTunes Store.

**** Lawyers With iPhones Might Get Burned <http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1208256432169>
by Douglas S. Malan, The Connecticut Law Tribune
The iPhone, Apple's entry into the do-it-all smart-phone market, is popular with consumers, while raising security concerns within information technology departments of some businesses and law firms.

**** BilL Buxton - Design Culture And Apple's Success <http://jeffreyveffer.com/2008/04/15/bill-buxton-design-culture-and-apples-success/>
by Jeffrey Veffer
So what did Jobs change? Buxton just mentions that Jobs became the Chief Design Officer and promoted the value of design throughout the company. And the remarkable thing to keep in mind is that he did it with lagely the same staff that was around during the previous leaders' tenure. He really just gave the existing staff the tools they needed and hte right support to be able to execute on those good ideas.

**** How Long Before Apple Does The Ultra Mac? <http://www.mymac.com/showarticle.php?do=something&id=2565>
by Roger Born, MyMac Magazine

**** Forget The Courts - Apple May Fight Mac Clones With Tech <http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/news/2008/04/apple_psystar>
by Bryan Gardiner, Wired
The problem, says lawyers contacted by Wired.com, is that breaking a EULA technically isn't illegal (it's not a signed or executable contract) and penalties tend to vary from state to state, making it very hard to stop.

**** Review: PowerMail 5.6.3 E-mail Software <http://www.macworld.com/article/132888/2008/04/powermail563.html>
by Nathan Alderman, Macworld
If you need a fast, accurate way to poer through reams of e-mails, PowerMail's superb searching could be a life-saver. But for everyday use, the current version's unpolished interface and otherwise limited features can't quite justify its relatively high price tag.

**** Promising Prospect: Funes <http://www.macworld.com/article/133005/2008/04/funesprospect.html>
by Dan Frakes, Macworld

**** So Exactly Who Or What Is Psystar? We Dig A Little... <http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/04/15/so_exactly_who_or_what_is_psystar_we_dig_a_little.html>
by Charles Arthur, Guardian
Forgive me forbeing a bit sceptical, but isn't it far, far more important whether the company has been around, ahs a reputation, and is going to deliver a machine? Isn't it?

**** Third-Party VoIP App For The iPhone - How Will Apple Respond To This? <http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1688>
by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ZDNet.com

**** Apple's Bento Keeps It Simple <http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080415/TECHNOLOGY01/171827762/1020>
by Mark Kellner, Washington Times
The computer age was supposed to reduce complexiy and organize our lives, but somehow that hasn't automatically happened. This program may be a small step in the right direction.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Larger Prey Are Targets Of Phishing <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/technology/16whale.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin>
by John Markoff, New York Times
An e-mail scam aimed squarely at the nation's top executives is raising new alarms about the ease with which people and companies can be deceived by online criminals.

**** Does 'Platform As A Service' Mean Developer Lock-In? <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9919001-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Martin LaMonica, CNET News.com
As more application development moves to hosted platforms, does data and application portability get lost in "the cloud"?

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** The Extravagant Gourmets <http://www.slate.com/id/2189234/?from=rss>
by Sara Dickerman, Slate
Why the food press rarely talks about dollars and cents.

**** Expat Comfort Food: The Quirky Mix At L.A.'s Hong Kong-Style Coffee Shops <http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-hongkong16apr16,1,6223823.story?track=rss>
by Linda Burum, Los Angeles Times
Over the years, Hong Kong coffee shops began serving Chiense food and reflecting British influences. The jolt-inducing, triple-strength, Hong Kong-style milk tea and sandwiches trimmed of their crusts are essential coffee shop fare.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Contagious Diseases On A Crowded Little Island <http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2008/04/contagious-diseases-on-crowded-little.html>
by Mr Wang Says So

**** Speakers Cornered Rated NC16 By Censors <http://singaporerebel.blogspot.com/2008/04/speakers-cornered-rated-nc16-by-censors.html>
by Martyn See, No Political Films Please, We're Singaporeans
It took the Board of Film Censors more than four months to come to a decision, but finally, /Speakers Cornered/ has been passed clean and rated NC16.
However, this does not mean that it is cleared for public screening as that would require a separate application.

**** Singapore To Enjoy Full Mobile Number Portability From 13 June <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/341736/1/.html>
by Channel NewsAsia
Come 13 June, cellphone subscribers in Singapore will enjoy full mobile number portability.
The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) says the new solution will replace the current one where a mobile subscriber holds two numbers so that calls to his old number are call-forwarded to a new one.
See Also:
Singapore To Enjoy Full Mobile Number Portability From 13 June <http://www.ida.gov.sg/News%20and%20Events/20080416085608.aspx?getPagetype=20>, by IDA, Singapor Government.
/Singapore finally joins many other countires with this "full mobile number portability" deal./

**** Breaking News: MDA Approves Martyn See's Film For Screening <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/04/16/breaking-news-mda-approves-martyn-sees-film-for-screening/>
by theonlinecitizen
TOC has just been informed that the Media Development Authority (MDA) has approved Martyn See's film Speakers Cornered for screening, with a NC 16 rating.

**** Comparison Of Grocery Prices <http://www.sha.tc/singapore/sheng-shiong-cold-storage-ntuc-fairprice>
by Anak Melayu Boleh Blog

>From now on I'll just stick with Sheng Shiong.


**** What Goes On Here... Helps Singapore Against JI <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_227665.html>
by Zakir Hussain, Straits Times
The Whitley Road Detention Centre has been the site of countless investigaive interrogations and detentions since 1966. These examples provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs highlight various terrorist and espionage threats that they helped to curb.

**** Raise Income Ceiling On HDB Flats Over $500K <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_227675.html>
by Song Yee Soon, Straits Times
A couple earning $8,000 combined should not commit to a new HDB flat valued at more than $500,000.
/Or, quit one's job, statisfy the income ceiling, then go back to work. :-)/

**** Delicious Boneless Chicken Rice: Best Value For Money Chicken Rice <http://ieatishootipost.blogspot.com/2008/04/delicious-boneless-chicken-rice-best.html>
by ieatishootipost

**** SLA's Map.gov.sg Vs StreetDirectory.com <http://cobaltpaladin.blogspot.com/2008/04/slas-mapgovsg-vs-streetdirectorycom.html>
by A Long And Arduous Road Of An Entrepreneur

**** One Can Get Away With Assaulting Stranger In Singapore <http://blog.alicecheong.com/?p=278>
by Alice Cheong In Wonderland

**** Singapore Monetary Policy Criticized <http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/15/business/rtrinvest16.php>
by Vidya Ranganathan, Reuters
As the dust settles, market participants are increasingly worried about the side effects of what was effectively a revaluation of the currency and the pitfalls of the peculiar Singaporean policy settings.
Critics argue that by endorsing an appreciating trend in the Singapore dollar, the central bank is opening the door to more capital inflows and more cash in the local market. The result could be downward pressure on domestic interest rates and so more inflationary pressure.

**** Hop On The Bandwagon <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/248632.asp>
by Nicholas Guan Yong Sheng, Today
The government's willingness to adopt new media as an alternative communication channel seems to be overly cautious. I find this a pity as new media has so much to offer.

**** Biomed Talent War <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/248618.asp>
by Tan Hui Leng, Today
The rapid growth of Asia's biomedical sciences industry has fuelled an increasing demand not ust for senior staff, but also for junior and mid-level scientists and executives.

**** Is This View Worth $30? <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,162178,00.html?>
by New Paper
Tourists love it but locals are harder to please.
/This article will be more interesting if /New Paper/ asked the same question to tourists and locals at the London Eye./

**** I've Got My Feet On The Ground: Shanmugam <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/248656.asp>
by Loh Chee Kong, Today
He might be the first backbencher in more than two decades to be parachuted into the post of a full-fledged cabinet minister, but law minister-designate K Shanmugam is keen to play down the hype over his fast-track political career.

**** Singapore Journalism In Stasis <http://extrascoop.blogspot.com/2008/04/singapore-journalism-in-stasis.html>
by The Extra Scoop
Unless PAP amends its media policies and unless the liberal minority becomes the majority, Singapore journalism looks set to remain in stasis for a long while more.