[MyAppleMenu] Mar 28, 2008

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**** Apple Releases Aperture 2.1 <http://www.macworld.com/article/132743/2008/03/aperture.html>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
The new version includes an open plug-in architecture that will allow photographers to use third-party imaging software in Aperture.

**** Apple Seeks Handwriting Engineer For iPhone <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/28/apple.seeks.engineer/>
by MacNN

**** Apple Updates Mac Pro Firmware, Tiger Airport Drivers <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/27/mac.pro.tiger.airport/>
by MacNN

**** Aiphone Permits 'iPhone' To Be Used In Japan <http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20080326/149524/>
by Yukiko Kanoh, Nikkei Electronics

**** No Flash Vs No Photography <http://alvinology.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/no-flash-vs-no-photography/>
by Alvinology
Kudos to this bunch of civil servants!

**** Freeway 5 Adds CSS Menus, Blogger Templates <http://www.macworld.com/article/132720/2008/03/freeway5.html>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld

**** Checkout 2.0 Adds Credit Card Processing <http://www.macworld.com/article/132722/2008/03/checkout.html>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld

**** Final Cut Studio Saves Filmmaker Thousands In Costs <http://www.macworld.com/article/132711/2008/03/fcpmovies.html>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
"Final Cut Pro was a godsend."

**** Apple Releases iPhone SDK Beta 2 <http://www.macworld.com/article/132727/2008/03/iphonesdk.html>
by Jim Dalrymple and Dan Moren, Macworld

**** BLack Hat: Who Patches Security Holes Faster, Microsoft Or Apple? <http://www.macworld.com/article/132730/2008/03/zero_day_blackhat.html>
by Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service
What researchers found is that, contrary to popular belief that Apple makes more secure products, Apple lags behind in patching.

**** Gone In 2 Minutes: Mac Gets Hacked First In Contest <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9072699&source=rss_topic123>
by Robert McMillan, IDG News Service
Charlie Miller, best known as one of the researchers who first hacked Apple's iPhone last year, didn't take much time. Within 2 minutes, he directed the contest's organizers to visit a web site that contained his exploit code, which then allowed him to seize control of the MacBook Air.

**** It Should Be Free <http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/481/it-should-be-free>
by Daniel Jalkut, Red Sweater Blog

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**** Google's Wi-Fi Dreams <http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20482/>
by John Borland, MIT Technology Review

**** Finding Political News Online, The Young Pass It On <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/us/politics/27voters.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>
by Brian Stelter, New York Times
It is not news that young politically minded viewers are turning to alternative sources like YouTube, Facebooko and late-night comedy shows like "The Daily Show." But that is only the beginning of how they process information.

**** Piracy And PC Gaming <http://draginol.joeuser.com/article/303512/Piracy_PC_Gaming>
by Brad Wardell, Opinionated Techie
Blaming piracy is easy. But it hides other underlying causes.

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**** Those Americans Falling From The Sky <http://www.all-story.com/issues.cgi?action=show_story&story_id=360>
by Fiona McFarlane, Zoetrope
When I tell our husbands the story of the bad-luck Americans, I begin with Edith because whent he Americans came, moving into the airstrip out of town, expanding it with new buildings and sheds and hangars, bringing with tme a brass band that practiced in the streets of a Saturday, I thought of the planes that hummed over our newly crowded sky as tiny Ediths with their parrot faces pointed toward the sun.

**** "How Do You Like Your World?" <http://www.poetryfoundation.org/journal/feature.html?id=180933>
by Travis Nichols, Poetry Foundation
The zen of Philip Whalen.

**** Has Reading About Books Replaced The Real Thing? <http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/03/freeman_blog.html>
by John Freeman, Guardian
The sheer amount of reviews we can now access has taken some of the joy out of books.

SingaporeSurf
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**** More Bus Stops To Carry Real-Time Arrival Info Panels <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_221347.html>
by Straits Times

**** Expert Says Singapore Will Be Challenged By New Wave Of Corruption <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/337673/1/.html>
by Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia
Despite a push toward greater transparency in the marketplace, Dr Robert Kiltgaard said the process is getting more difficult as financial products become more complex.

**** Caning Error: Now His Family Files Suit <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/245166.asp>
by Loh Chee Kong, Today

**** Many Refuse Routine HIV Test At CGH <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_221186.html>
by Judith Tan, Straits Times
Lack of anonymity cited as main deterrent, but hospital still hopeful.

**** Don't Want To Get My Name Attached To It
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
Are we glad that &mdash; based on experiences such as this <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_221107.html> &mdash; we didn't name our brand new Budget Terminal some fancy name like "Lee Kuan Yew Terminal"? :-)
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