[MyAppleMenu] Mar 15, 2008

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

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**** Does The iPhone 2.0 Have What It Takes For The Enterprise? <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=mobile_and_wireless&articleId=9068738&taxonomyId=15&intsrc=kc_top>
by Matt Hamblen, Computerworld
There are lingering doubts about security and Apple's readiness to deal with large corporations.

**** Apple's New Mac Pro Is A Speed Demon <http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/14/Apples-new-Mac-Pro-is-a-speed-demon_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/14/Apples-new-Mac-Pro-is-a-speed-demon_1.html>
by Michael DeAgonia, Computerworld
The mac Pro is aimed first and foremost at professionals &mdash; although well-off speed demons will want it, too &mdash; and Apple's latest revision to the lineup is more than worth the price of admission.

**** Behind Google's FUD Campaign Against Apple <http://www.news.com/8301-10787_3-9894336-60.html?tag=nefd.lede>
by Charles Cooper, CNET News.com
Apple may yet screw this up but there's powerful momentum behind the device.

**** Speculation Explodes Over WWDC '08 Mailing <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/03/14/speculation-explodes-over-wwdc-08-mailing>
by Jeff Smykil, Ars Technica

**** BIAS Ships Peak Pro 6 <http://www.macworld.com/article/132540/2008/03/peakpro6.html>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
BIAS is now shipping Peak Pro 6, a major new release of its pro audio editing, processing, mastering and delivery software.

**** Leopard: A Third Opinion <http://www.macworld.com/article/132543/2008/03/leopardmoren.html>
by Dan Moren, Macworld

**** Apple's iPhone SDK Prohibits Real Mobile Innovation <http://whydoeseverythingsuck.com/2008/03/apples-iphone-sdk-prohibits-real-mobile.html>
by Hank Williams, Why Does Everything Suck?
The issue of background processing is /the/ issue for a mobile device because it is key to two things: telling the world about your stats in some ongoing way; reciving notification of important events. These two things are the key to most new real innovations in the mobile space.
See Also:<br/>The Flip Side Of The Multitasking Argument <http://daringfireball.net/2008/03/iphone_flip_side>, by John Gruber, Daring Fireball.
/It will not solve all problems, but wouldn't a proper notification API system solve some of the problems regarding the no-background-app rule?/

**** Knapsack 'Personal Travel Organizer' Released <http://www.macworld.com/article/132481/2008/03/knapsack.html>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Knapsack includes tools to help you plan, organize and catalog your travel experience.

**** Apple To iPhone App Store Applicants: Just Hang Tight <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/03/14/apple-to-iphone-app-store-applicants-just-hang-tight>
by David Chartier, Ars Technica

**** Command &amp; Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars <http://www.macworld.com/article/132499/2008/03/commandconquer3tw.html>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Command &amp; Conquer 3 is an awesome addition to EA's franchise and a solid Mac offering. It's just a shame that PowerPC-based Mac users can't play it too.

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**** Left Behind <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/12/AR2008031202907.html>
by Anna Jane Grossman, Washington Post
A fond farewell to 209 once-common things that are either obsolete or well on the way.

**** Wild And Crazy Guys <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/books/review/Weiland-t.html?_r=1&ref=books&oref=slogin>
by Matt Weiland, New York Times
The 1970s saw the emergence of a new hero: the stand-up comic.

**** The Atheist Delusion <http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/politicsphilosophyandsociety/story/0,,2265446,00.html>
by John Gray, Guardian
The problem with the secular narrative is not that it assumes progress is inevitable (in many versions, it does not). It is the belief that the sort of advance that has been achieved in science can be reproduced in ethics and politics.

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**** Singapore As Innovation Nation <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-kao/singapore-as-innovation-n_b_91653.html>
by John Kao, Huffington Post
Singapore is interesting precisely because the public sector leads; in fact one could argue that the bulk of the innovation and entrepreneurship in the country resides in the public sector.

**** Singapore Police Round Up Opposition Party Members For Protest Against Rising Prices <http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/15/asia/AS-GEN-Singapore-Protesters-Arrested.php>
by Associated Press
Singapore police rounded up six people at an opposition party rally Saturday for holding an authorised protest against the rising cost of living in the city-state.
See Also:<br/>Breaking News: Protestors Arrested For World Consumers Rights Day Event <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/03/15/breaking-news-protestors-arrested-for-world-consumers-rights-day-event/>, by Andrew Loh, theonlinecitizen.<br/>Photos: Singapore Police Manhandle &amp; Drag Away Peaceful Protesters <http://pseudonymity.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/photos-singapore-police-manhandle-drag-away-peaceful-protesters/>, by Pseudonymity.<br/>What's So Dangerous About Placard-Carry Citizens? <http://wayangparty.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/whats-so-dangerous-about-placard-carry-citizens/>, by The Wayang Party Club Of Singapore.

**** So Here I Am At Seletar <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/03/15/so-here-i-am-at-seletar/>
by Eddie Choo, theonlinecitizen
It is clear that quiet, "ulu" Seletar is transforming; change is everywhere as we speak.

**** Causeway Gridlock Drives Up Business Costs <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_217007.html>
by Alvin Foo and Lee Pei Qi, Straits Times
Time is money, with businesses on both sides of the straits feeling the pinch as costs rise by about 25 per cent, according to some.

**** When Outstanding Is Just Average <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_216917.html>
by Sandra Davie, Straits Times
See Also:<br/>When Perfect Scores At A Level Is Just Average <http://www.ignorantsoup.com/2008/03/15/when-perfect-scores-at-a-level-is-just-average/>, by The Ignorantsoup.

**** Officer Had No Choice, Say Police <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_217036.html>
by Audrey Ang, Singapore Police Force, Straits Times
In the circumstances, considering there was imminent dnger of death or grievous hurt, the officer had no choice but to open fire.