[MyAppleMenu] Jul 19, 2008

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu
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**** Distant And Remote <http://daringfireball.net/2008/07/remote_keyboard>
by John Gruber, Daring Fireball
Any time you need to type on Apple TV, if you have the Remote app open on your iPhone, the keyboard will appear and you can just type on your iPhone instead.

**** AT&amp;T Mistakenly Announces Free Wi-Fi For iPhone Users... Again <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-9994170-94.html>
by Marguerite Reardon, CNET News.com

**** Review: Apple Blows Its Chance With MobileMe <http://www.crn.com/retail/209101207>
by Edward F. Moltzen, ChannelWeb
MobileMe is not what you'd expect from Steve Jobs' Apple. The company simply overpromised and underdelivered.

**** Free Software Foundation Vs iPhone <http://rc3.org/2008/07/18/free-software-foundation-vs-iphone/>
by Rafe Colburn, rc3.org
I think it was easier for Apple to reduce its packaging and do a better job of recycing old parts than it will be for them to give up some of the controls they're exercisig over the iPhone platform.

**** Firefox Update Fixes Mac Security Issue <http://www.macworld.com/article/134580/2008/07/firefox.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Firefox 3.0.1 corrects a Mac OS X-specific issue invoving malformed GIF files.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** One Person's News, Delivered By Twitter <http://steveouting.com/2008/07/18/one-persons-news-delivered-by-twitter/>
by Steve Outing

**** Look For The Silver Lining <http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11750492>
by The Economist
Piracy is a bad thing. But sometimes companies can turn it to their advantage.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Spreading The Word, Through Pamphlets <http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-bk-tracts20-2008jul20,0,6905492.story?track=rss>
by Lisa Anne Auerbach, Los Angeles Times
Interested in changing people's lives? Forget writing a book or teaching a class. Consider being the author of a tract instead.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Singapore Does Not Take Sides In Neighbours' Domestic Politics, Says Singapore FM <http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_world.php?id=347051>
by Zakaria Abdul Wahab, Bernama
Singapore's key principle in its relations with its neighbours is not to take sides in their domestic politics, foreign affairs minister George Yeo said.