[MyAppleMenu] Mar 27, 2008

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MyAppleMenu
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**** Think: Distractions Not Included <http://macapper.com/2008/03/27/think-distractions-not-included/>
by Marius Masalar, MacApper
THink helps us rediscover the long lost art of focusing by tring to keep the myriad distractions on your screen from actually interrupting your concentration.

**** Safari Sufers On Microsoft, Flash <http://www.macworld.co.uk/digitallifestyle/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=20814>
by Eric Lai, Computerworld
According to online complaints, a number of Microsoft websites don't load at all under Safari 3.1 on Windows.
Other users say claim Safari itself isn't working properly on Windows. Some say Safari has a memory leak problem. Others say Safari does not render pages as well as claimed.

**** Some Thoughts On The Apple Store <http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/etan_on_tech/2008/03/some-tidbits-fr.html>
by Etan Horowitz, Orlando Sentinel
Josh wanted to see if his USB cell phone modem would fit in the USB port of the MacBook Air, so he rbought it with him on a trip to the Apple Store. Employees wouldn't let him try to plug it into the display model, and he told them they lost a sale because of that.

**** Chonos: SOHO Organizer And Notes V7.0 <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/27/soho.organizer.and.notes/>
by MacNN

**** Adobe Unveils Photoshop Express Online Service <http://www.macworld.com/article/132715/2008/03/photoshopexpress.html>
by Jackie Dove, Macworld
Adobe Photoshop Express, a new web service launched Thursday, gives consumers a web-based platform they can use to upload, edit, store, and share their photos.
See Also:<br/>Review: Adobe Photoshop Express <http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9904311-2.html>, by Lori Grunin, Webware.

**** Leopard Drubs Vista In Corporate Satisfaction Survey <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9072218&source=rss_topic123>
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
Corporate users of Apple's Leopard operating system are more than five times more likely to say that they are "very satisfied" with the SO than business users of Microsoft's Windows Vista, a research firm said Wednesday.
"Apple continues to sehe standard for corporate customer satisfaction," said Paul Carton, director of research at ChangeWave Research. That, and the fact that corporate buying plans for Macs remain at historically high levels, indicate that users like what Apple's doing, continued Carton.

**** Brace New World <http://www.smh.com.au/news/articles/brave-new-world/2008/03/26/1206207183626.html>
by Garry Barker, Sydney Morning Herald
For those of us who use them, Macs are very much our friends; entertaining us, working for us and leading us into the future with companion devices such as iPods, Airport wireless base stations, Apple TVs and Time Capsules.

**** Better Feed Reading <http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/03/26/Input>
by Tim Bray, ongoing
I massively reorganized my feed-reading setup, and it's helped.

**** MediaEdit 3 Supports Unlimited Layers <http://www.macworld.com/article/132700/2008/03/mediaedit.html>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld

**** Mail.appetizer Brings Better Notifications To Leopard <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/03/26/mail-appetizer-brings-better-notifications-to-leopard>
by David Chartier, Ars Technica
Mail.appetizer is very customizable, allowing you to specify exactly which mailboxes, folders, or even sub-folders to watch, as well as th style and behavior of the notification.

**** Morgan Stanley: 40% Of College Students Plan To Buy Macs <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/26/morgan_stanley_40_of_college_students_plan_to_buy_macs.html>
by AppleInsider
A recent higher-education survey cited by analyst Katy Huberty reveals that roughly 40 percent of college students say their next computer purchase will be a Mac, well ahead of Apple's current 15 percent market share n the demographic.
See Also:<br/>Mac Sales Rising In A Falling Market <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/03/26/mac-sales-rising-in-a-falling-market>, by Charles Jade, Ars Technica.

**** Review: Photoshop Elements 6 <http://www.macworld.com/article/132704/2008/03/photoshopelements6.html>
by Lesa Snider King, Macworld
If you'd like to learn image editing and start creating fun projects with your photos, yo're going to enjoy Elements 6; it was designed for nonprofessionals, and it shows.

**** Review: Safari 3.1 <http://www.macworld.com/article/132708/2008/03/safari31.html>
by Joe Kissell, Macworld
As web designers begin to add support for new elements, Safari will become progressively more useful and functional for typical users.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** With Firefox 3, Microsoft Has Reason To Worry <http://www.news.com/8301-10787_3-9903704-60.html?tag=nefd.lede>
by Charles Cooper, CNET News.com

**** Hulu Hoopla <http://www.slate.com/id/2187501/?from=rss>
by Michael Agger, Slate
Is a new site the future of television?

**** Google, Intel And Cable Companies Ponder Nationwide WiMAX JV <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080326-google-intel-and-cable-companies-ponder-nationwide-wimax-jv.html>
by Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica

**** Online Media Company CNET Cutting 120 Jobs <http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSWEN467220080326>
by Paul Thomasch, Reuters
See Also:<br/>CNET Reorganization: Internal Memo From Neil Ashe, CEO <http://www.paidcontent.org/page/cnet-reorganization-internal-memo-from-neil-ashe-ceo/>, by PaidContent.org.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Resist The Princesses <http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-brooks27mar27,0,4715216.column>
by Rosa Brooks, Los Angeles Times
Mothers of America, Disney wants to destroy you.

**** The Art Of Literature And The Science Of Literature <http://www.theamericanscholar.org/sp08/literature-boyd.html>
by Brian Boyd, The American Scholar
The delight we get from detecting patterns in books, and in life, can be measured and understood.

**** We Were Never Meant To Read <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/03/23/bowol123.xml>
by William Leith, Telegraph
If I tell you that this book is about reading, that doesn't sound very interesting, does it? It conjures up the impression of somebody sitting on a chair, holding a book or newspaper, not appearing to do very much.
But this book is, at least in parts, blindingly fascinating. Its point is that, when you sit on a chair and pick up a book, a huge amount of stuff is happening.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Is Kembangan Bicycle Theft Central? <http://cyclinginsingapore.blogspot.com/2008/03/bicycle-theft-central.html>
by Sivasothi, Cycling In Singapore

**** Repositiong US Engagement In Southeast Asia <http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=18794>
by Mely Caballero-Anthony, RSIS
Southeast Asian officials and analysts have complained about the waning US interest in the region due to the US preference for a bilateral approach to Southeast Asia. This US approach is out of sync with the rapidl changing security environment of the region, which can be redressed by looking at non-traditional security threats.

**** Temasek's Fund Says Investors Crossed 'Maximum Fear' <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=ac2sQ.SKxlCE&refer=asia>
by Jean Chua and Simeon Bennett, Bloomberg
Temasek Holdings Pte's fund management unit said  investors have passed "the point of maximum fear" amid the global credit squeeze and it expects to meet a target of $3 billion in assets by June.

**** NTU Economists Say Singaporeans Will See Fewer Jobs Creted This Year Than 2007 <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/337640/1/.html>
by Ng Baoying, Channel NewsAsia
Singapore will see fewer jobs created this year compared to last year and economists from Nanyang Technological University said this will happen regardless of whether the United States goes into a recession or not.

**** NEA Confirms That It Was Raining Hailstones In Central Singapore During Afternoon Downpour <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/337625/1/.html>
by Satish Cheney, Channel NewsAsia
Hailstones were raining down in some parts of Singapore, according to callers to Channel NewsAsia's hotline. They were seen mainly in Bishan, Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio.

**** Higher Housing Grant For Singles Who Live With Parents <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_220983.html>
by Straits Times
See Also:<br/>Profile: 35, Successful, Single, Lives With Parents <http://cowboycaleb.liquidblade.com/index.php/archives/2008/03/27/profile-35-successful-single-lives-with-parents/>, by Cowboy Caleb. In other words, if you can't get hitched by the time you're 35 then you can decrease your chances of finding a mate even further by the fact that you're living with your parents for good.

**** Main Culprit For Latest HFMD Cases More Deadly <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_220992.html>
by Judith Tan, Straits Times

**** Singapore's Best Kept Fast Food Secret <http://harmlessbananas.blogspot.com/2008/03/singapores-best-kept-fast-food-secret.html>
by Brian Koh, Harmless? Bananas!
Waffletown and I have quite a bit of history together. I basically grew up eating Waffletown as a kid, when mom would buy back fried chicken, mashed potatoes and the awesome waffles with ice-cream hom for lunch.
/I enjoyed going to Waffletown when I was younger, simply because this is no McDonald's./

**** AirAsia Boss: This Year We Will Fly More Passengers Than Singapore Airlines <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,160260,00.html?>
by Joyce Lim, New Paper
Laugh all you want, but one day, AirAsia will be bigger than Singapore Airlines (SIA).
This is the brash claim of the Malaysian budget airline's chief, Mr Tony Fermandes, who added: "We are already carrying more passengers than SIA."

**** Show Time At Dhoby Ghaut <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/244969.asp>
by 938Live
The Urban Reevelopment Authority has unveiled plans for the vacant state land above Dhoby Ghaut MRT station to be home to a new open space that will play host to community events and performances.

**** The Old Voice Of MRT <http://deadpoetscave.com/2008/03/the-old-voice-of-mrt/>
by Deadpoet's Cave
"Please mind the platform gap."

**** Old Woodlands Checkpoint Reopened To Ease Lorry Jams <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_220863.html>
by Teh Joo Lin and Diana Othman, Straits Times
An ICA spokesman confirmed that the old checkpoint was being used on a trial basis when lory traffic is especially heavy.

**** $50 Notes With 'KF' Mark: Defaced Bills 'Command No Value' <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_220849.html>
by Esther Tan, Straits Times