[MyAppleMenu] Feb 7, 2008

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu
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**** Report: Apple Cuts iPod, iPhone, And MacBook Orders (Again) <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/06/report_apple_cuts_ipod_iphone_and_macbook_orders_again.html>
by Slash Lane, AppleInsider
Shares of Apple Inc. slumped further south on Wednesday amid a weakening macroeconomic outlook and reports of additional production cuts affecting not only the company's handhelds, but also its red-hot notebook business.

**** Freeverse Ships Neon Tango Game <http://www.macworld.com/article/131995/2008/02/neontango.html>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld

**** Why Is The MacBook Air Configured With Standard Power Settings? <http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2008/02/does-apple-trul.html>
by James Kendrick, jkOnTheRun

**** Aussies And New Zealanders Finally Get iPhoto Print Products <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/02/06/aussies-new-zealanders-finally-get-iphoto-print-products>
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica
/I'm still waiting, here in Singapore./

**** Audio Hijack Pro Brings Its Recording Prowess To Leopard <http://www.macuser.com/updates/audio_hijack_pro_brings_its_re.php?lsrc=murss>
by Aayush Arya, MacUser

**** Commander: Europe At War <http://www.macworld.com/article/131987/2008/02/commander.html>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
This isn't the flashiest strategy game ever, but it's a welcome respite for gamers who miss turn-based strategy games like the old Avalon Hill variety.

**** From THe Lab: Building A Better MacBook Air <http://www.macworld.com/article/131993/2008/02/18ghzmbair.html>
by James Galbraith, Macworld
Faster processor, solid-state drive bolster laptop's performance.

**** First Look: Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/06/ten.thumbs.typing.tutor/>
by MacNN

**** Apple Patches January's Critical QuickTime Bug <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9061378&source=rss_topic123>
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
Apple Inc. today patched its QuickTime media player for the second time this year, closing a critical hole that's been known for nearly a month.

**** A Tale Of Two Apps <http://theweeklyreview.ca/archives/22>
by Derek Punsalan, The Weekly Review
Can you see the difference?

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Beyond Search And Advertising <http://www.technologyreview.com/Biztech/20165/?a=f>
by Erica Naone, MIT Technology Review
If Microsoft purchases Yahoo, the popular internet property would contribute a lot more than ad revenue.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** The Hollywood Musical Done Right <http://www.commentarymagazine.com/viewarticle.cfm/The-Hollywood-Musical-Done-Right-11228?page=all>
by Terry Teachout, Commentary
As film musicals declined in popularity, they became, predictably enough, a subject of academic study.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Singapore's Anti-Corruption Framework <http://news.xinhuanet.com/theory/2008-02/07/content_7579464.htm>
by Xinhua
Singapore is "honest government first, high salary second."

**** Small Is Good For Youth Games, Says Singapore <http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-7288687,00.html>
by Neil Chatterjee, Reuters
Small is beautiful, or so Singapore hopes to convince members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) when they vote on the site of the inaugural Youth Games this month.

**** People Who Don't Know WHat They Are Talking About 2 <http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2008/02/07/people-who-don%e2%80%99t-know-what-they-are-talking-about-2/>
by The Legal Janitor
I think if there ever was a reason for censorship to exist, it would be to prevent people like you from contributing to the decline of the average Singaporean's intelligence.

**** Keeping Schools Safe From Religion <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2008/yax-838.htm>
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
Children in their formative years being particularly vulnerable to all kinds of social pressures, it is particularly important for schools to keep religious encroachment at bay. Thus, I am all for a kind of militant secularism in our schools. And it shouldn't stop at the canteen.

**** Longer You Stay On Busy Roads, The More You Pay <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_204214.html>
by Christopher Tan, Straits Times
A satellite-tracked electronic road-pricing system that could charge drivers for using congested roads anywhere in Singapore may be ready as early as 2010.