[MyAppleMenu] Jul 29, 2008

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**** Red Marble Games Releases Democracy 2 Game <http://www.macworld.com/article/134731/2008/07/democracy2.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Democracy 2 puts you in the role of the elected head of a country. You must implement policies and resolve your nation's problems, all to improve your nation's standing in the world without disenfranchising the voters that put you in a position of power.

**** SonicMood 4.8 <http://www.macworld.com/article/134225/2008/07/sonicmood4.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
Playing a combination of moody synthesized instruments and digitized nature sounds, the highly configurable SonicMood generates the kind of relaxing audio ambience that will soothe even the most restless insomniacs.

**** Adobe Releases Photoshop Lightroom 2 <http://www.macworld.com/article/134729/2008/07/lightroom2.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
Among the changes made in the new version of Lightroom is the ability to visually organize images across multiple hard drives.

**** Steve Jobs Walks Into The Rap <http://www.cnbc.com/id/25886355>
by Jim Goldman, CNBC
Calling New York Times columnist Joe Nocera with an "off the record" health update was a big mistake, completely unnecessary, and serves only to fan the flames.

**** The Promise Of Apple Storage <http://www.enterpriseitplanet.com/storage/features/article.php/3761631>
by Drew Robb, Enterprise IT Planet.com
A few weeks ago, Apple decided that it was no longer cost effective to continue to manufacture its own storage hardware. Instead, it has opted for an OEM agreement with storage vendor Promise Technology.

**** Anti-DRM Protest At Apple Stores; Verizon On iPhone 3G's Impact <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/28/anti_drm_protest_at_apple_stores_verizon_on_iphone_3gs_impact.html>
by Aidan Malley, AppleInsider
The Free Software Foundation is asking supporters to book a Genius Bar appointment at an Apple retail store on Friday or Saturday and ask the technicians questions about the company's broader corporate policy regarding iPhone 3G and its software under the belief that any copy-protected hardware or software is "defective."

**** The Seal On Apple's iPhone SDK Is Leaking, Even Within Apple <http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/2008/07/the_seal_on_app.html>
by Tom Yager, InfoWorld
Apple tolerates discussion among iPhone developers as long as they know it's wrong.

**** Apple Updates Apeture <http://www.macworld.com/article/134724/2008/07/aperture.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
According to Apple, the Aperture 2.1.1 "update supports general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, and addresses a number of other minor issues."

**** iPhone NDA: Doing More Harm Than Good <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080728-iphone-nda-doing-more-harm-than-good.html>
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica
The NDA has become a source of frustration for the growing development community.

**** Troubleshooting MobileMe Calendar Syncing <http://www.macworld.com/article/134718/2008/07/troublemobilemecalenda.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld

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**** How Cool Is Cuil? <http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/07/how_cool_is_cuill.html>
by Rory Cellan-Jones, BBC

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**** For Marriage, The Honeymoon's Over <http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=gJkySwVpX3sjHNgccYtkpRcvDfYGThFY>
by Carlin Romano, Chronicle Of Higher Education
Till death does the confusion last.
Can anyone, in or out of a marriage, explain what it is?

**** Swifts <http://www.slate.com/id/2196235/?from=rss>
by Dan Chiasson, Slate

**** Anything But Clear <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/29/science/29glass.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>
by Kenneth Chang, New York Times
Philip W. Anderson, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist at Princeton, wrote in 1995: "The deepest and most interesting unsolved problem in solid state theory is probably the theory of the nature of glass and the glass transition." He added, "This could be the next breakthrough in the coming decade."
Thirteen years later, scientists still disagree, with some vehemence, about the nature of glass.

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**** Pulau Batu Puteh: We Never Yielded To Singapore Before The ICJ, Says Deputy Foreign Minister <http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/NewsBreak/20080729172950/Article/index_html>
by New Straits Times

**** A Personal Baby Insight From Mr Wang <http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2008/07/personal-baby-insight-from-mr-wang.html>
by Mr Wang Says So
Many women say that they do not want children because they want to focus on their careers. You must have heard that quite often. What you'll rarely hear in Singapore is a woman saying that she truly loves her job and is passionate about it.

**** Record Number Of Older People Working In June 2007 <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/363503/1/.html>
by Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia
A record number of older Singaporeans were employed in June last year, according to the latest report by the Ministry of Manpower.
Most sought empoloyment because of financial considerations and found jobs in administrative as well as support services such as in the cleaning, security and F&amp;B industries.

**** Worker Loses Appendage In Singapore Every Three Days <http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/business/news/article_1419983.php/Worker_loses_appendage_in_Singapore_every_three_days>
by DPA
A worker in Singapore loses a hand or finger every three days, a startling statistic revealed at a forum on protecting limbs at the workplace, news reports said Tuesday.

**** Singapore's Temasek Confirms Investment In Merrill <http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7684945>
by Saeed Azhar and Kevin Lim, Reuters
Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings said on Tuesday it had increased its investment in Merrill Lynch as part of the U.S. broker's latest fund-raising effort.

**** A Matter Of Interpretation <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/07/a-matter-of-interpretation/>
by Benjamin Cheah, The Online Citizen
Nothing in the law states that the Law Society must wait for the government to submit anything to it before acting.
/Of course, as with almost anything else, there's the law, and then there's the unwritten law./

**** Overworked And Understaffed <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_262322.html>
by Arlina Arshad and Teh Joo Lin, Straits Times
Overtime hours pile up and the number of unclaimed leave days is mounting among officers of the Immigration &amp; Checkpoints Authority (ICA).
It does not help that about 600 ICA officers quit last year, twice as many as in 2003 - and finding replacements has been tough.

**** Senior Library Officer-In-Charge Had No Authority To Be Compassionate? <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/267582.asp>
by Today
If the second officer had no authority to make a simple decision, why was she given the task of taking charge of the library that morning?

**** Escalator And Other Paralyses <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2008/yax-909.htm>
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
Are Singaporeans waiting to be served?