[MyAppleMenu] Nov 24, 2008

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MyAppleMenu
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**** Why Macs And Why Now? <http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/mac11081.shtml>
by Ben Stevens, Law Practice Today

**** Second Generation iPod Touch Faster Than iPhone <http://toucharcade.com/2008/11/23/2nd-generation-ipod-touch-faster-than-iphone/>
by Touch Arcade

**** Why The iPhone Doesn't Need To Compete With The Nintendo DS Or Sony PSP <http://www.edibleapple.com/why-the-iphone-doesnt-need-to-compete-with-the-ninendo-ds-or-sony-psp/>
by Edible Apple
What makes the iPhone as a gaming platform so exiciting isn't that it's going to compete with Sony and Nintendo for the hardcore gamers, but rather that it appears to be opening up an entirely new market of gaming by appealing to the casual gamer.

**** Mac Clones Doomed? <http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39351681,00.htm>
by Seb Janacek, Silicon.com
If the hardware is 'what' Apple makes it money from, the operating system and the software is the 'why'.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Why Retuers Left Second Life, And How Linden Lab Can Fix It <http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/11/why-reuters-left-second-life-and-how-linden-lab-can-fix-it>
by Eric Krangel, Silicon Alley Insider

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Peace <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2008/12/01/081201po_poem_moss>
by Stanley Moss, New Yorker

**** In Other Rooms, Other Wonders <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2008/12/01/081201fi_fiction_mueenuddin>
by Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker

**** Signing Ceremony <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2008/12/01/081201po_poem_james>
by Clive James, New Yorker

SingaporeSurf
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**** Give Expats More Options <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/288817.asp>
by Karsten Carmer, Today
I would like to ask the National Library Board (NLB) why foreigners in Singapore are not given the option to sign up for a basic membership, and instead are required to sign up for a premium membership?

**** Standard Chartered Announces $2.7 Billion Rights Issue <http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/24/business/bank.php>
by Reuters

**** The Singapore Miracle <http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Opinions/Columns/24-Nov-2008/The-Singapore-miracle>
by Farooq Hameed Khan, The Nation

**** The Party May Be Over In Singapore <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7741612.stm>
by Mariko Oi, BBC News
For years the financial district of Singapore has been a magnet for thousands of expats seeking big bonuses and a glamorous lifestyle. But now with job losses spreading to Asia and the city state in recession, the party could very soon be over.

**** Demand For RI Workers Remains High In Singapore <http://old.thejakartapost.com/detailfeatures.asp?fileid=20081124.R04&irec=3>
by Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta Post

**** 19% Pay Cut For President And Prime Minister, But They Remain The Highest Paid Public Servants In The World <http://wayangparty.com/2008/11/24/19-pay-cut-for-president-and-prime-minister-but-they-remain-the-highest-paid-public-servants-in-the-world/>
by Eugene Yeo, The Wayang Party Club Of Singapore

**** Singapore To Invest In JB Project <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_306209.html>
by The Star
Singapore has proposed to make an 'iconic investment' in Iskandar Malaysia as a symbol of commitment between the two countries,s aid deputy prime minister Seri Najib. He said the suggestion was put forward by Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong when the two met at the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders summit.

**** Oct Inflation Eases To 6.4% <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_306207.html>
by Fiona Chan, Straits Times
Inflation continued to ease last month, but stayed higher than expected as the hikes in electricity rates kicked in.
See Also: Singapore Consumer Price Index, October 2008 <http://www.news.gov.sg/public/sgpc/en/media_releases/agencies/singstat/press_release/P-20081124-1/AttachmentPar/0/file/CPI%20Oct%2008%20VDD.pdf>, by Singapore Department of Statistics, Singapore Government.

**** Civil Service To Cut Pay <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_306268.html>
by Straits Times
The civil service will cut pay of ministers and senior officials by up to 19 per cent next year, and hte year-end payment for 2008 by one month in view of the slowdown in the global economy and in Singapore, the Public Service Division (PSD) announced on Monday.

**** Tan Kin Lian's Bid For Presidency: Is This The Right Time? <http://wayangparty.com/2008/11/24/tan-kin-lians-bid-for-presidency-is-this-the-right-time/>
by Fang Zhi Yuan, The Wayang Party Club Of Singapore

**** Enforce The Rules, Asks Reader <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,184536,00.html?>
by Elysa Chen, New Paper
Cyclists who ride dangerously on pedestrian walkways should be taken to task. Otherwise more people are going to get hurt.
See Also: Off The Bus And Into A Speeding Cyclist <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,184535,00.html?>, by Elysa Chen, New Paper.

**** Win Some, Lose Some <http://singaporekopitok.blogspot.com/2008/11/win-some-lose-some.html>
by Singapore Kopi Tok
Just a year ago, everyone's concern was that inflation far exceede the fixd deposit rate.