[MyAppleMenu] Mar 13, 2008

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu
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**** At Apple Thin Is In, Sometimes Too Much <http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9891947-56.html?tag=nefd.pop>
by Ina Fried, CNET News.com
It's not the first time the thinness of Apple's products has wreaked havoc in my household.

**** Too Much Computer For Me? I Don't Think So <http://www.edwardsburgargus.com/articles/2008/03/12/columnists/vacolumn02.txt>
by Jo-Ann Boepple, Edwardsburg Argus
When I told him I really liked the looks of the new computer, he told me that what I had was enough computer for me. Now I know that! But to have a young "genius" tell me so was very humbling.

**** The iPod Touch: Apple's Sleeper Device <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2008/tc20080312_217513.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_top+stories>
by Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek
The new flagship of the iPod line could be the harbinger of new products that blur the line between computers and consumer electronics.

**** How I Became An Apple Fanboy <http://steverosebush.com/2008/03/12/how-i-became-an-apple-fanboy/>
by Steve Rosebush

**** ZapMedia Sues Apple For iTunes Patent Infringement <http://www.macworld.com/article/132501/2008/03/zapmedia.html>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
ZapMedia on Wednesday sued Apple alleging the company's iTunes Store is using patented technologies for distributing digital media over the internet.

**** iPhone Software 2.0 Already Jailbroken? <http://www.macworld.com/article/132486/2008/03/jailbroken.html>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

**** Spaces, Expose, Dashboard <http://www.macworld.com/article/132474/2008/03/leopardsurvival3.html>
by Macworld
Here are a few of the tricks and tips we've learned for using Spaces&mdash;along with Expose and Dashboard&mdash;as efficiently as possible.

**** Breakaway 1.5 <http://www.macworld.com/article/132479/2008/03/breakaway.html>
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
When running, this nifty utility automatically pauses iTunes whenever your headphones are unplugged from your laptop's headphone jack&mdash;on purpose or accidentally.

**** iPhone SDK: One At A Time? <http://www.macworld.com/article/132429/2008/03/sdk_background.html>
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
Whatever the reason, it's vital that Apple consider allowing developers to take advantage of this feature, at least on a case-by-case basis.

**** TSA Steps In To Address MacBook Air Security Issues <http://www.macuser.com/huh/tsa_steps_in_to_address_macboo.php?lsrc=murss>
by Aaysush Arya, MacUser

**** More Evidence Of Apple's iPhone Eventually Going Intel <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/12/more_evidence_of_apples_iphone_eventually_going_intel.html>
by Katie Marsal, AppleInsider
There's some more anecdotal evidence this week to suggest that Apple Inc.'s iPhone will eventually abandon its Samsung-based roots and make the jump to Intel's freshly-coined Atom architecture.

**** Transgaming: Puzzle Quest Arrives For Mac <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/12/puzzle.quest.for.mac/>
by MacNN

**** Apple's iTunes Store Has Sold 4 Billion Tracks - But Is It Profitable? <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i174d24f4a4bd6a9273308815a9663bfc>
by Ed Christman, Billboard.biz

**** Disney: $123 Million From iTunes Since 2006 <http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/3/disney_123_million_from_itunes_since_2006>
by Peter Kafka, Silicon Alley Insider

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** A Glimpse Inside Google's Secret Sauce <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9892734-7.html?tag=nefd.top>
by Elinor Mills, CNET News.com

**** Video Road Hogs Stir Fear Of Internet Traffic Jam <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/13/technology/13net.html?_r=1&ex=1363147200&en=08c7b46f377c8f16&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin>
by Steve Lohr, New York Times

**** The Future Is Web Services, Not Web Sites <http://www.micropersuasion.com/2008/03/the-future-is-w.html>
by Steve Rubel, Micro Persuasion

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** The Global Rose As Social Tool <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/13/opinion/13cohen.html?ref=opinion>
by Roger Cohen, New York Times
The view persists that a rose is a rose is a rose. But that's so 20th century! In this new era a rose is a global product vested with the power to bring social and environmental change.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Singapore Given 'Severe Lesson In Complacency' <http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/13/asia/sing.php>
by Seth Mydans, International Herald Tribune
In Singapore, words like that amount to marching orders, and government agencies seem to be rushing to demonstrate that whatever else they are, they are anything but complacent.

**** Singapore Is Humid And... Hot? <http://philpham.com/blog/?p=50>
by Life Of PeePee
I had no idea that your body could adjust this much.

**** What's In A Vote? <http://stuckinivorytower.blogspot.com/2008/03/whats-in-vote.html>
by Journals Of A Philosophic Inquisitor
Is your vote supposedly a /representation/ of your values? Or is your vote simply a means to an ends?

**** The Generosity Of Singaporean Education <http://scientific-child-prodigy.blogspot.com/2008/03/generosity-of-singaporean-education.html>
by The Boy Who Knew Too Much

**** Pardon My "PAP Supporter" Face! <http://thinkingbetterthinkingmeta.blogspot.com/2008/03/pardon-my-pap-supporter-face.html>
by Sam's Thoughts

**** Confessions, Transcendence And The Rhetoric Of Leadership <http://mollymeek.livejournal.com/182445.html>
by Mollymeek

**** Street Work Ain't For Us <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2008/yax-852.htm>
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
If you are broke, perhaps it's easier to just queue up at your member of parliament's weekly clinic and ask him for a handout.

**** Jams Put Brakes On Road Trips To Malaysia <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_216229.html>
by Jessica Lim and Lee Pei Qi, Straits Times
Road travel to Johor has taken a hit since security was stepped up at the country's two border checkpoints - the result of a massive manhunt for fugitive Jemaah Islamiah terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari.

**** Hiring Bus Drivers From China Not The Answer <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_216251.html>
by Jackie Lau Wai Wan, Straits Times
If bus operators want Singaporeans to take up the bus captain's job, they should offer more attractive working conditions, rather than resort to the cheap solution.
See Also:<br/>: Why Singaporeans Aren't Bus Captains <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_216264.html>, by Png Eng Huat, Straits Times. For some strange reason, the job pays only $5.33 an hour.