[MyAppleMenu] Feb 6, 2008

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MyAppleMenu
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**** MyAppleMenu Going On Hiatus
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
This website is going on hiatus for the rest of Feb. Updates will be minimal and irregular, as I celebrates Chinese New Year, followed by 2.5 weeks of reservist duties in the army. (No, I am not celebrating the latter.)
Regular updates will resume on 1 March 2008. See you then.
<p class="permlink">Permanent Link to This Post <http://www.myapplemenu.com/2008/02/06/id0017/>

**** Analysis: Are The New iPhones Worth The Price? <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2256513,00.asp>
by Tim Gideon, PC Magazine

**** SuperDuper! 2.5 Intros Side-By-Side Backup <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/05/superduper.25.update/>
by MacNN

**** Virtual TimeClock Pro 5.6 <http://www.macworld.com/article/131859/2008/02/timeclockpro56.html>
by Jeffery Battersby, Macworld
Time logging program offers easy setup but lacks good admin features.

**** Mac Pro Eight-Core 2.8GHz <http://www.macworld.com/article/131949/2008/02/macproeight28.html>
by Rik Myslewski, Macworld
Many refinements provide potent power and upgrade opportunities.

**** Apple Updates iPhoto, Braille Display, More <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/05/iphoto.more.updated/>
by MacNN

**** From The Lab: The Fastest Mac Ever <http://www.macworld.com/article/131971/2008/02/32ghzmacpro.html>
by James Galbraith, Macworld
Built-to-order 3.2GHz Mac Pro turns in top score in our Speedmark tests.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** The Tomorrow Weblog Going On Hiatus
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
This website is going on hiatus for the rest of Feb. Updates will be minimal and irregular, as I celebrates Chinese New Year, followed by 2.5 weeks of reservist duties in the army. (No, I am not celebrating the latter.)
Regular updates will resume on 1 March 2008. See you then.
<p class="permlink">Permanent Link to This Post <http://www.myapplemenu.com/tomorrow/2008/02/06/id0020/>

**** Google, Yahoo Going After Outlook <http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search/Google-Yahoo-Going-After-Outlook/>
by Reuters
Google and Yahoo are rolling out web software on steroids to compete with Outlook, another clue why Microsoft is shelling out $45 billion and going into debt for Yahoo.

**** Yahooligans At The Window <http://www.newsweek.com/id/107671>
by Steven Levy, Newsweek
By taking over Yahoo, Microsoft instantly makes itself the world's biggest online power, with the ability to amplify the reach of its other properties, including the "cloud" applications that many consider the future of software.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** MyAppleMenu Reader Going On Hiatus
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
This website is going on hiatus for the rest of Feb. Updates will be minimal and irregular, as I celebrates Chinese New Year, followed by 2.5 weeks of reservist duties in the army. (No, I am not celebrating the latter.)
Regular updates will resume on 1 March 2008. See you then.
<p class="permlink">Permanent Link to This Post <http://www.myapplemenu.com/reader/2008/02/06/id0019/>

**** Judy Blume's Lessons In Love <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/02/03/st_judyblume.xml&page=1>
by Melissa Whitworth, Telegraph
For an author who has been so matter-of-fact about life's most embarrassing subjects, Judy Blume is surprisingly sentimental. Her mould-breaking novels Deenie, Tiger Eyes, Blubber, Forever and Are You there God? It's Me, Margaret may have taught four decades of schoolgirls what they really needed to know about sex, masturbation, bras and menstruation, but she is anything but no-nonsense in person.

**** Whatever Happened To "One Person, One Vote"? <http://www.slate.com/id/2183751/fr/rss/>
by Richard L. Hasen, Slate
Why the crazy caucus and primary rules are legal.

SingaporeSurf
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**** SingaporeSurf Going On Hiatus
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
This website is going on hiatus for the rest of Feb. Updates will be minimal and irregular, as I celebrates Chinese New Year, followed by 2.5 weeks of reservist duties in the army. (No, I am not celebrating the latter.)
Regular updates will resume on 1 March 2008. See you then.
<p class="permlink">Permanent Link to This Post <http://www.myapplemenu.com/singapore/2008/02/06/id0018/>

**** Sin Chow Mi Fen <http://caramelcorn.blogspot.com/2008/02/sin-chow-mi-fen.html>
by Caramel Corn
My first brush with Singapore food happened when I was only 18.

**** Harvey's Singaproe At Risk From "Horrendous" Rent Rises <http://www.current.com.au/2008/02/06/article/FZQCANDCBG.html>
by Chris Nicholls, Current
Gerry Harvey, Harvey Norman co-founder and executive chairman, has warned high rents are putting its Singapore operation at risk, along with the operations of its two major competitors.
/Online stores may be the way forward, I think./

**** Why Junior Had To Pay Full Fare / Staff Tired To Help: SMRT <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/236219.asp>
by Kathryn Lau, TransitLink, Kuek Chor Ling, SMRT, Today

**** PM Confident Of Another Good Year For Singapore <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_203853.html>
by Lydia Lim, Straits Times
Mr Lee Hsien Loong assured Singaporeans, in his traditional message to mark the Chinese New Year, that the country is 'in a strong position to weather any storm'.
/To a lot of people, the Year of the Pig is probably not a very good year./
See Also:<br/>PM Lee Calls On Singaporeans To Brace Themselves For Further Uncertainties <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/327181/1/.html>, by S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia.

**** Why Is Town Council So Hung Up About Dryng Clothes Along Corridors? <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_203846.html>
by Tan Chui Hua, Straits Times
Could the town council explain why aesthetics is a good reason to remove these washing lines as compared to convenience and practicality for the residents?

**** How Does MOE Ensure Edusave Is Used Wisely? <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_203928.html>
by Tan Poh Cheng, Straits Times