[MyAppleMenu] Jul 31, 2008

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**** Five iTunes 7.7.1 Bug Fixes Detailed <http://db.tidbits.com/article/9718>
by Adam C. Engst, TidBITS
Some trawling through Apple's discussion forums yeilded actual information.

**** Levelator 1.4 <http://www.macworld.com/article/134278/2008/07/levelator1.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
This free tool, optimized for speech, makes a noble effort to crrect uneven volume levels.

**** Why Cut-And-Paste Is Difficult On The iPhone
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
This post <http://daringfireball.net/linked/2008/07/31/magicpad> by John Gruber illustrates why it is not easy to do cut-and-paste on the iPhone: all the obvious gestures are already being taken and already have meaning in the iPhone touch interface.
Rumors indicate that the iPhone wil have cut-and-paste soon. I sure hope Apple didn't compromise too much.
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**** Comal ISD Teachers Enjoying Mac Experience <http://www.hillcountrytimes.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=100&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=1525&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=2264&hn=hillcountrytimes&he=.com>
by Jason Gordon, Hill Country Times
"I've always heard wonderful things about Macs, and I can't wait to use all of the available applications with my students."

**** MacBooks Are A Writer's Tool - Don't Mess With The Keyboard <http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2008/07/30.1.shtml>
by John Martellaro, Mac Observer

**** Apple Releases iTunes 7.7.1 Update <http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/30/apple-releases-itunes-7-7-1-update/>
by Arnold Kim, MacRumors.com
"iTunes 7.7.1 includes fixes to improve stability and performance."

**** A Tags-Eye View Of Apple's Changing Technology Focus <http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=2065>
by David Morgenstern, ZDNet.com
Posted in the Ci Sense company blog is widget that presents a tag cloud view of Apple's trademarks from the past 10 years.

**** MobileMe Email Complaints Continue <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/30/mobileme.mail.woes.persist/>
by MacNN
Despite Apple's pronouncement that all is well with MobileMe, user complaints continue on the company's support forums.

**** OS X Users Vulnerable - Apple Still Don't Get Security <http://www.impodcast.tv/2008/07/30/os-x-users-vulnerable-apple-still-dont-get-security/>
by Bart Busschots, International Mac Podcast
Apple's pathetic patching record means that I'd go so far as to cal it professional negligence to deploy OS X Server in a corporate environment.

**** New Life For Old Macs <http://www.macworld.com/article/134763/2008/07/oldmacs.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by James Dempsey, Macworld
What do you do with that old G4 or G5 Mac?

**** A Few Tricks, Apps For Disabling Lengthy iPhone Backups <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/07/30/afew-tricks-apps-for-disabling-lengthy-iphone-backups>
by David Chartier, Ars Technica
Thankfully there are a few simple workarounds, but as usual, they have a catch.
/Bascially, no backups anymore./

**** Secure Your DNS Since Apple Hasn't <http://db.tidbits.com/article/9714>
by Glenn Fleishman, TidBITS
Proceed at your own risk! This process worked for me, but it may not for you. You likely want to have a full backup in place.

**** Apple Warns Resellers Of Mac And iPod Drought, Says Load Up Now <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/30/apple_warns_resellers_of_mac_and_ipod_drought_says_load_up_now.html>
by Kasper Jade, AppleInsider
Apple in recent days issued an advisement bulletin to some of its channel partners hinting at a manufacturing ramp down of iPods and certain Mac notebook models, which will result in limited supplies of those products int he coming weeks.

**** iPhone 3G Owners Reporting Mysterious Cracks <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/30/cracks.on.iphone.3gs/>
by MacNN
The damage appears to consist mostly of hairline fractures, typically around the volume and vibrate controls, but also in some cases around corners, speakers or the headphone jack.

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**** How To Give Your Child An Allowance, The Mobile Way <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/technology/personaltech/31smart.html?_r=1&ref=personaltech&oref=slogin>
by Bob Tedeschi, New York Times
It only seems that the $400 surprise bill is a rite of passage for every parent naive enough hand a child "a credit card with an antenna," as one cellphone network executive describes it. Now, the major cellular networks either feel the parent's pain or have had enough of parents calling and sharing that pain with customer service representatives.

**** Google Testing "AdSense For Games" In Bid TO Shake Up In-Game Advisting <http://venturebeat.com/2008/07/30/google-testing-adsense-for-games-in-bid-to-shake-up-in-game-advertising/>
by Dean Takahashi, Venture Beat

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Double Trouble: Are Breast Enlargements Imitation Or Mutilation? <http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/features/double-trouble-are-breast-enlargements-imitation-or-mutilation-881295.html>
by Bethan Cole, The Independent
Surely, like facial wrinkles, we need to learn to love the slight imperfections that ageing bestows. These are signs that our bodies have travelled and worked and experienced emotions, not scars or disfigurements that should be erased.

**** The Great Vegan Honey Debate <http://www.slate.com/id/2196205/?from=rss>
by Daniel Engber, Slate
There is no more contentious question in the world of veganism that the one posed by honey.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Health Care In Singapore <http://takingnote.tcf.org/2008/07/health-care-in.html>
by Niko Karvounis, Taking Note
Singapore's health care experience isn't an argument for consumer-driven medicine, but for targeted government interventions and smart, timely, regulation of over-treatment.

**** Singapore's Population Up Almost 200,000 Between 2006 And 2007 <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/364095/1/.html>
by Hasnita A Majid, Channel NewsAsia

**** Pushing Up Wages To Offset Inflation Risky Move, Warns NTUC Chief <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_263115.html>
by Lee Siew Hua, Straits Times
"Instead of pushing wages up to fully offset inflation," said labour chief Lim Swee Say, "we must continue to link built-in wage increase to productivity gain and help our people through various non-wage measures."
/So, instead of bosses helping employees cope, taxpayers are to foot the bill./

**** Your Education And Other Miscellaneous Regrets <http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2008/07/your-career-and-other-miscellaneous.html>
by Mr Wang Says So
Young Singapreans don't generally grow up with the idea that they should explore and discover their own individual interests and strengths. Instead, they grow up being told that they should seek to excel in what the school wants them to excel in.
/Education should be about learning what to learn. There's always time &mdash; no matter if you are 16, 26, 36, or even 46 or 56 years-old &mdash; to pursue one's interests and calling. Just don't be too comfortable with the material stuff./

**** Singapore's Unemployment Rate Rises To 2.3% In Q2 <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/364006/1/.html>
by Channel NewsAsia
Singapore's unemployment rate rose to 2.3 per cent in the second quarter after seasonal adjustments amid economic uncertainties, according to estimates from the Ministry of Manpower.

**** Singapore's Success Not About PAP Or Opposition <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_262973.html>
by See Leong Kit, Straits Times
Politicians must make up their minds once and for all whether to continue breeding 'yes-man' citizens who will let them govern 'their country their way', or sincerely nurture thinking Singaporeans who will team up with them to govern 'our country our way'.

**** ERP Rates And Nixon's Wrong Turn <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/268067.asp>
by Today
Transport minister Raymond Lim outlined how price controls &mdash; and also wage controls &mdash; are not only short-term solutions for society as a whole, but cause underlying problems to become worse.

**** This Is Not Home Schooling <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,171999,00.html?>
by Shila Naidu, New Paper
School told to stop taking in students exempted from Compulsory Education Act. But school's founder says she's providing a place for children who can't cope in national schools.