[MyAppleMenu] Nov 5, 2008

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MyAppleMenu
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**** Review: After Effects CS4 <http://www.macworld.com/article/136537/2008/11/aecs4.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jeff Foster, Macworld
Much improved performance and tools for serious production workflow.

**** Apple Releases Digital Camera Raw Comaptibility Update 2.3 <http://www.tuaw.com/2008/11/04/apple-releases-digital-camera-raw-compatibility-update-2-3/>
by Cory Bohon, The Unofficial Apple Weblog

**** Path Finder: A Browser For Mac Power Users <http://www.applematters.com/article/path-finder-a-browser-for-mac-power-users/>
by Bakari Chavanu, Apple Matters
It definitely has caused me to rethink how I can use its browser to better access files and other items on my computer more efficiently.
See Also: Does Path Finder Have What It Takes To Displace The Finder? <http://smokingapples.com/software/reviews/look-path-finder-review-replace-default-finder/>, by Milind Alvares, Smoking Apples.

**** What Apple Gets Right <http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/11/04/what-apple-gets-right/>
by Darien Graham-Smith, PC Pro
Despite its emphasis on consistency, Apple hates to rest on its laurels: with almost every product it debuts some unique new feature.

**** Are Smartphones Threatening Windows PC Sales? <http://advice.cio.com/shane_oneill/are_smartphones_threatening_windows_pc_sales>
by Shane O'Neill, CIO
Apple is not going to cripple Windows laptop sales by hitting them over the head with a pricey MacBook, but by sweeping the legs with that little computer in your pocket: the iPhone.

**** Forget PSP, DS: Apple Enters Handheld Gaming <http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=469>
by ANdrew Nusca, ZDNet.com
I, for one, am not entirely sure the world is ready to drop a phone, iPod /and/ handheld gaming device for one. Let's see how holiday sales work out first.

**** Why You Will Not See Opera On Your iPhone <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/03/why-you-will-not-see-opera-on-your-iphone/>
by Saul Hansell, New York Times

**** Mighty Annoyed At The Mighty Mouse <http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/appleaday/blog/2008/11/mighty_annoyed_at_the_mighty_m.html>
by David Zeiler, Baltimore Sun
I'm annoyed at Apple for designing the Mighty Mouse in such a way that the scroll ball becomes difficult to use in an appallingly brief time. Can't they figure out a way to provide scrolling without a physical rolling ball?

**** Confessions Of An iPod Touch Convert <http://db.tidbits.com/article/9843>
by Kevin van Haaren, TidBITS
I've found the purchase of the iPod touch as a PDA to be well worth the money. I ended up with a better media player than the iPod video, and I gained access to apps that are significant improvements over my BlackBerry and Palm applications.

**** Time-Saving Tips: At The Office <http://www.macworld.com/article/136427/2008/11/productivitytipsoffice.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jeffrey Battersby, Rik Myslewski and Kirk McElhearn, Macworld
Twenty-two ways to save time and keystrokes in Microsoft Office, iWork, and more.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** FCC Approves Google-Backed Plan To Free TV Airwaves <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aw93dUvCSznc&refer=home>
by Molly Peterson, Bloomberg

**** Twitter Changes The Game For Pitching <http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/nov2008/sb2008114_131670.htm>
by Carmine Gallo, BusinessWeek
Here are four rules for deliveirng powerful presentations in the world of social media.

**** A Full Wall Of E-Ink Paper Debuts In Japan <http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/11/a-full-wall-of.html>
by Jose Fermoso, Wired

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Whole Lives Summed Up Wittily And Succinctly <http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20081104_Whole_lives_summed_up_wittily_and_succinctly.html>
by Carlin Romano, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Can good writers write short?
C'mon - can fish swim?
Example:
/Not Quite What I Was Planning./
It's a collection of six-word memoirs.

**** Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Work Out <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/05/books/05masl.html>
by Janet Maslin, New York Times
Stephen King's introductio explains that his new surge of short-story writing was prompted by the job of editing the 2006 volume in the Best American Short Stories series. He wondered whether he stil had the knack of miniaturiaztion and decided to find out. And simple, everyday situations became his open portals to fantasy and horror.

**** What Would George Bailey Do? <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/arts/television/04conn.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin>
by Edward Rothstein, New York Times
After the events of the last century, can anyone fully believe that the state should be the ultimate standard for trust and fiscal faith? And would even a real-life George Bailey be able to coax us into confidence, let alone belief that good intentions have power over principles of finance?

SingaporeSurf
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**** A Dent In Singapore's Financial Hub Dream <http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/JK06Ae01.html>
by Megawati Wijaya, Asia Times
When the United States and Europe showed early signs of financial distress last year, Singapore came to the rescue of a handful of big investment banks hit by subprime mortgage problems. But as the financial contagion spreads, the island nation's open economy is emerging at least in the short term as one of the region's biggest losers from the crisis.

**** Singapore PM Congratuates Obama, Biden On Election Victory <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/387883/1/.html>
by Lau Joon-Nie, Channel NewsAsia
Singapore prime minister Lee Hisen Loong said the world needed strong US leadership to overcome the deepening economic crisis and conclude the Doha Round of trade negotiations.
See Also: MFA Press Release: Congratulatory Letters From PM Lee Hsien Long To US President-Elect Barack Obama And Vice-President-Elect Joe Biden <http://app.mfa.gov.sg/2006/press/view_press_email.asp?post_id=4480>, by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore Government.

**** StarHub Delays iPhone Sale <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_298790.html>
by Chua Hian Hou, Straits Times
StarHub, which had earlier said that it will have the Apple iPhone 3G in stores by end of the year, will not be bringing it in after all.

**** Ok To Compensate Egg Donors <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_298760.html>
by Judith Tan, Straits Times
The Ministry of Health supports the principle set by the Bioethics Advisory Committee to compensate women who donate their eggs for research for their loss of time and earnings.

**** FM George Yeo Says Obama's Victory Is "Deeply Inspiring" <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/387849/1/.html>
by Ca-Mie De Souza, Channel NewsAsia
SIngapore's foreign affairs minister George Yeo has called the election of the first African-American US president a "historic event" that is "deeply inspiring".
See Also: Obama Victory <http://beyondsg.typepad.com/beyondsg/2008/11/obama-victory-1.html>, by George Yeo, Beyond SG.

**** LTA Researching On Viability Of Distance-Based Road Pricing <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/387827/1/.html>
by Asha Popatlal, sin
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has been working with potential suppliers to test different satellite systems for the past couple of years. However, at the Urban Transport Leaders Summit on Wednesday, its chief engineer said there is no complete solution in sight yet.

**** Lee Kuan Yew Ponders Nuclear Energy Option <http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/business/11808-lee-kuan-yew-ponders-nuclear-energy-option>
by Business Times Singapore
The stumbling block, said Lee Kuan Yew, is that even if the decision was made eventually to build a nuclear power station, the densely populated and compact republic lacks the minimum safety distance required for evacuation in case of a fallout. Singapore, he said, would eventually be "forced to cooperate" with its neighbours, Malaysia and Indonesia, in this alternate energy effort.
See Also: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's Dialogue At Singapore Energy Conference <http://www.news.gov.sg/public/sgpc/en/media_releases/agencies/mica/transcript/T-20081105-1.html>, by Singapore Government.

**** Changi Chapel Museum, Singapore <http://singingquilter.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/changi-chapel-museum-singapore/>
by SingingQuilter's Weblog
It started with a quilt made by the Girl Scouts for their scout leader, Elizabeth Ennis during the first year of incarceration at Changi.

**** Singaporeans Drink Little Recycled Sewage <http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24604169-11949,00.html>
by Greg Robert, The Australian
The Queensland government has hailed Singapore as a prime example of the success of introducing recycled sewage to the drinking water supply, but most of the water the island nation derives from recycled sewage is used for industrial and commercial purposes.
See Also:
Singapore Drinks Recycled Water Too <http://waterrecycling.blogspot.com/2008/11/singapore-drinks-recycled-water-too.html>, by Stuart Khan, Water Recycling In Australia. What is more interesting in Singapore is the high level of treatment used. This has made the water highly suited for a number of applications including Singapore's considerable electronic chip manufaturing industry.

**** Singapore Says WSJ Wages Two-Decade Judicial Attack <http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4A31QF20081104?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews>
by Melanie Lee, Reuters

**** DBS A Victim Of Its Own Success? <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/387719/1/.html>
by Loh Chee Kong, Today
DBS not only has to resolve this High Notes saga but also repair the damage done to its standing among Singaporeans.

**** It's Was For The Commuters' Sake <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_298487.html>
by Looi Teik Soon, Public Transport Council, Straits Times
The PTC imposes on premium bus service (PBS) a minimum fare of 1.5 times the baic bus fares to protect the viability of basic bus services. Without the fare guidelines, the PBS will cannibalise the ridership of the basic bus services.

**** Why Bus Lanes Don't Work In Heartland Stretches <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_298483.html>
by Low Kok Soon, Straits Times
Public infrastructure is being used inefficiently as there are only seven bus services plying this stretch during peak hours... This means in an hour, there are only 42 service splying this stretch. On the other hand, there are about 1,200 vehicles squeezed into the two remaining lanes during the same period.
/You want to compare numbers? Why don't you compare actual number of people using those lanes instead? How many people are on the buses, and how many people are using private space-hogging congestion-inducing cars?/
/By the way, I counted the 13 services using at least part of the affected road: 67, 75, 77, 170, 171, 173, 176, 177, 178, 184, 961, 963, 970./

**** Number Of Bus And MRT Fare Cheats Drops With Tougher Penalties <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/387627/1/.html>
by Ng Lian Cheong, Channel NewsAsia