[MyAppleMenu] Oct 22, 2008

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**** Adobe Photoshop CS4 And CS4 Extended <http://www.macworld.com/article/136256/2008/10/pscs4.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Lesa Snider King, Macworld
All of the changes in Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop Extended CS4 add up to a friendlier, more accessible interface, with increasingly helpful tools that are much easier to find and use than before.

**** Review: Aluminum MacBook Core 2 Duo/2GHz And 2.4GHz <http://www.macworld.com/article/136236/2008/10/aluminummacbook.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jonathan Seff, Macworld
The latest MacBooks are a big improvement over the previous models&mdash;as long as you can live without a FireWire port.

**** QuickLicense 3.0 Protects Developer's Applications <http://www.macworld.com/article/136289/2008/10/quicklicense.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

**** Apple Store Mac Mini Shpments To Retailers, Says To Expect No More <http://gizmodo.com/5066531/apple-stops-mac-mini-shipments-to-retailers-says-to-expect-no-more>
by Gizmodo

**** What's Apple's Netbook Strategy? The iPhone <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2333039,00.asp>
by Mark Hachman, PC Magazine

**** Why The iPhone Is Now Apple's Most Important Product <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10072404-37.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-Apple>
by Tom Krazit, CNET News.com
The iPhone isn't just the third leg of Apple's business that Jobs promised back it would become back in Janaury 2007, when he introduced the iPhone and changed the name of the company from Apple Computer to Apple Inc. It's now the single largest contributor to Apple's bottom line.

**** Apple's Next Act: Changing PC Buying Habits <http://bigtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/10/21/apples-next-act-changing-pc-buying-habits/>
by Jon Fortt, Fortune
Mainstream Mac users will get the benefit of improved visual performance without having to pony up for a seprate chip. It's an acknowledgment that these chips can lead to a better experience for everyone, not just gamers and video geeks.

**** Twenty-Four Hours With The New Apple MacBook <http://blogs.computerworld.com/24_hours_with_the_new_apple_macbook>
by Seth Weintraub, Computerworld

**** Ars Looks At The Joy (And Pain) Of Developing iPhone Games <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081021-ars-looks-at-the-joy-and-pain-of-developing-iphone-games.html>
by Ben Kuchera, Ars Technica
Creating games has never been easier, but that doesn't mean it's a cakewalk, especially when developing for a new platform like the iPhone.

**** How Apple Is Gaining Ground In The Enterprise <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10071459-17.html>
by Don Reisinger, CNET News.com
There's no telling how much market share Apple can capture in the enterprise over the next decade. But one thing is certain: by creating products that college-aged students want and evangelizing them in the ways of the Mac, Apple is positioning itself to be extremely successful in the business world over the next few years.

**** Apple Hates Microsoft <http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2008/10/21/apple-hates-microsoft.aspx>
by Rick Aristotle Munarriz, Motley Fool

**** New MacBook Pros Look Worse And Worse <http://techblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/10/new-macbook-pros-look-worse-an.html>
by Andrew Smith, The Dallas Morning News
The new MacBook Pro looks pretty cool, but when you really consider what makes a great notebook computer, the new MBP is almost a worse product than its predecessor.

**** Jobs: "We Sold More Phones Than RIM" <http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20081021/rim/>
by John Paczkowski, Wall Street Journal
"Apple outsold RIM last quarter and this is a milestone for us," said Steve Jobs.

**** Apple's Jobs: 'There Are Some Customers We Choose Not To Serve' <http://www.betanews.com/article/Apples_Jobs_There_are_some_customers_we_choose_not_to_serve/1224630045>
by Scott M. Fulton, III, BetaNews
Steve Jobs believes that Apple products typically sell to Apple customers, and stated so explicitly. They may choose not to purchase Apple products in the coming months, but that choice, he said, will be a /postponement/ of a purchasing and lyalty decision that customers have already made.

**** Battery Tests: The New MacBook And MacBook Pro <http://www.macworld.com/article/136281/2008/10/macbookbattery.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Chris Holt, Macworld
New Mac laptops have battery life shorter than their predecssors.

**** How To Compete In A Downturn? Check Out Apple's Quarterly Earnings <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2008/10/how_to_compete.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_byteoftheapple>
by Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek
Here we've got a company that is earning every bit of its success, with technical innovation, hard-headed business pragmatism, and extremely hard work. It's found a way to prosper in a world despite the pressures of commoditation and globalization. It's refused any easy ways out. Apple is focused squarely on its day job.

**** Review: Apple's New 'Unibody' MacBook Pro Has Both Beauty And Brains <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9117598&source=rss_topic123>
by Ken Mingis, Computerworld
Carved from a single block of aluminum, it's a solid update in more ways than one.

**** App Store To Top 200 Million Downloads Wednesday <http://www.macworld.com/article/136285/2008/10/appstore.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
"The 200 millionth app! We've never seen anything like this in our careers," said Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

**** Apple Profit Soars, But Outlook 'Challenging' <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10071819-37.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-Apple>
by Tom Krazit, CNET News.com

**** Apple Reports $1.14 Billion Profit For Q4 2008 <http://www.macrumors.com/2008/10/21/apple-reports-1-14-billion-profit-for-q4-2008/>
by Arnold Kim, MacRumors.com

**** Review: 30 Days With BBEdit 9 <http://cultofmac.com/30-days-with-bbedit/4128>
by Craig Grannell, Cult Of Mac

**** Apple Officially Surpasses 10 Million iPhones Sold In 2008 <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/10/21/apple-officially-surpasses-10-million-iphones-sold-in-2008>
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica
Apple announced today during its quarterly conference call that it has already surpassed its goal of 10 million iPhone sales in the calendar year of 2008. The 6.9 milion iPhones sold during Apple's fourth fiscal quarter added up to more iPhones than sales during the entire lifetime of the original iPhone (6.1 million).

**** Mail Act-On 2.0.1 <http://www.macworld.com/article/136278/2008/10/mailacton2.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
If you're a power user of Mail, or someone who just prefers pressing a few keys to mousing all over the screen, Mail Act-On 2 is a must-have.

**** Five Reasons To Try Adobe Photoshop Lightroom <http://www.macworld.com/article/136259/2008/10/lightroom.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Dave Johnson, PC World

**** Benchmarks: The New MacBook And Games <http://www.macworld.com/article/136251/2008/10/macbookgraphics.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Roman Loyola, Macworld
Finally, an affordable Mac laptop that's capable of playing graphically demanding games.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Copyright And Politics Don't Mix <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/opinion/21lessig.html?ref=todayspaper>
by Lawrence Lessig, New York Times

**** Google Frees Android's Source Code <http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3779651/Google+Frees+Androids+Source+Code.htm>
by David Needle, Internet News

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Ghostwalk <http://www.cortlandreview.com/issue/40/hellen.html>
by Kathleen Hellen, The Cortland Review

**** Dracula's Housecat <http://www.threepennyreview.com/samples/meek_f08.html>
by Anna George Meek, Threepenny Review

**** Some Heavy Reading, Recipes Included <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/22/dining/22book.html?ref=todayspaper>
by Julia Moskin, New York Times
Once, all it took to cook like a chef was the nerve to push a live crayfish through a sieve. Now that the fall publishing season has delivered several hundred pounds of recipes from these international stars of molecular gastronomy, home cooks may want to prepare the kitchen with syringes, soy lecithin and a big bag of hero worship.

**** Wary Tourists Toss Aside A Chance To Taste History <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/22/world/americas/22tijuana.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>
by Marc Lacey, New York Times
There is one eatery with a particularly distinguished history that is relevant to the question of whether one should consume salads in Mexico. Called Caesar's Restaurant, it sits int he seediest of spots, along Tijuana's Avenida Revolucion, and specializes in sald &mdash; Caesar Salad, to be exact, which it says was invented in its kitchen in 1924.

**** Is Theer A Poetry In Architecture? <http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2008/oct/21/poetry-architecture-hardy-larkin-betjeman>
by Jonathan Glancey, The Guardian
Structure, rhythm, balance... the two art forms are very similar.

**** The Joy Of Sharing Your Favorite Obscure Books <http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2008/oct/21/billy-mills-obscure-books>
by Billy Mills, The Guardian
Open up and share; you're going to enjoy it.

**** Freedom's Curse <http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/swear-words>
by Steven Pinker, The Atlantic
Why Washington's crusade against swearing on the airwaves is f*cked up.

**** The Hyped Panic Over 'War Of The Worlds' <http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=fwn6zpjwm6trlsgy8kjcr6lxrhxffm1w>
by Michael J. Socolow, Chronicle Of Higher Education
That is the ultimate irony behind "The War of the Worlds." The discovery that the media are not all-powerful, that they cannot dominate our political consciousness or even our consumer behavior as much as we suppose, was an important one.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Sing$ Falls To Year-Low <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_293619.html>
by Straits Times

**** Be Cool, Funky: SM Goh <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_293542.html>
by Straits Times
Sngapore must aim to be a 'cool and funky' place - the kind of city the creative and entrepreneurial types would like to work and live in, said senior minister Goh Chok Tong on Tuesday.

**** MOE To Set Clearer Rules To Curb False, Misleading Ads By Private Schools <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/384531/1/.html>
by Channel NewsAsia

**** Four Frightening Things About Studying In Singapore <http://edu.sina.com.cn/a/2008-10-22/1020153769.shtml>
by Sina

**** MP Chan Soo Sen's Uni Presence Sends Wrong Signal <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/10/mp-chan-soo-sens-uni-presence-sends-wrong-signal/>
by Choo Zheng Xi, The Online Citizen

**** Press Statement From Low Thia Khiang, MP For Hougang <http://www.wp.sg/wordpress/?p=79>
by The Workers' Party
See Also: Low Thia Khiang Urges Affected Investors Not TO File Class Action Suits Against Banks <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/384535/1/.html>, by Hwee Goh, Channel NewsAsia.

**** Singapore Oil Trading Almost Halves <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/872da37e-9fb9-11dd-a3fa-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1>
by Javier Blas and John Burton, Financial Times
Oil trading in Singapore almost halved in September as the financial crisis and slowing regional demand combined to keep speculators away from the world's third largest energy trading hub.

**** Mind Your Language <http://faithtoh.blogspot.com/2008/10/mind-your-language.html>
by Joie De Vivre
You come to my country, so learn my customs and my base language.

**** 'I Was Having A Seizure' <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_293498.html>
by Esther Tan, Straits Times

**** Singapore Amends Constitution To Cope With Recession <http://www.lse.co.uk/MacroEconomicNews.asp?ArticleCode=rfdt6gcrpfxprf7&ArticleHeadline=singapore_amends_constitution_to_cope_with_recession>
by Melanie Lee, Reuters
Singapore's parliament voted on Tuesday to amend the city-state's constitution to allow the government more access to the country's reserves to cope with a faltering economy, local media reported.

**** Malaysians In Recession-Hit Singapore Face Retrenchment <http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/22/nation/2277521&sec=nation>
by Nelson Benjamin, Gladys Tay and Mohd Farhaan Shah, The Star
Tens of thousands of Malaysian workers from the services and manufacturing sectors in Singapore will be retrenched when employers, hit by recession, start downsizing in the island republic.

**** Singapore Joins Narcotics Course <http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/National/2382099/Article/index_html>
by New Straits Times
Malaysia and Thailand's battle against drug traficking received a boost yesterday when Singapore joined the annual jiont narcotics course for the first time.

**** Written Answer To Parliamentary Question <http://www.mha.gov.sg/news_details.aspx?nid=1306>
by Wong Kan Seng, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore Government
What were the reasons for the Traffic Police to charge security supervisor, Mr Paul Antony Fernandez, for speeding in spite of him providing proof that he was not the driver; whether there was a need for Mr Fernandez to make 10 court appearances and spending thousands of dollars in legal fees before the charges were dropped; and what measures, if any, are in place to prevent such future lapses.

**** Written Answer To Parliamentary Question <http://www.mha.gov.sg/news_details.aspx?nid=1304>
by Wong Kan Seng, Ministry Of Home Affairs, Singapore Government
On what measures are put in place to keep pathways and walkways safe for children and the elderly from the indiscriminate use of bicycles and motorcycles, whether there are plans to put in place formal regulations or enforcement officials, other thna the dependence on volunteer citizens to monitor the situation; and whether there are also plans to coordinate enforcement efforts with the Town Councils and NParks for pathways that are linked to areas under their responsibilities.

**** Safety Comes At A Price <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/282820.asp>
by Lee Chiu San, Today
Parents who demand safety for their children in school buses, have to bear the added costs.

**** Elections, Not Auctions <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_293429.html>
by Jeremy Au Yong, Straits Times
When politicians bid to outdo one another with more and more goodies for voters, expect trouble in paradise. That was the message from prime minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday when he cited Norway and Australia to make a case for protecting Singapore's reserve.

**** Don't Want To Clear Your Food Tray? Pay <http://tnp.sg/columnists/story/0,4136,180799,00.html?>
by K F Seetoh, New Paper
Divide seats in a food court into two sections - one for folks who will clear their trays and the other for those who wish not to clear them. There should be a surcharge for those choosing the lazy route and a penalty for those hwo neglect their responsibility at the I-will-clear-tray tables.

**** Feer To Appeal Ruling <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_293210.html>
by Straits Times
The Far Eastern Economic Review (Feer) will appeal against a High Court ruling that the weekly magazine defamed prime minister Lee Hsien Loong and minister mentor Lee Kuan Yew.
See Also: FEER Magazine To Appeal Singapore Defamation Ruling <http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUSSP40659920081022>, by Koh Gui Qing and Kevin Lim, Reuters.

**** Increase In Government Spending Will Not Affect SIngapore's Financial Centre Reputation <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/384405/1/.html>
by Timothy Ouyang, Channel NewsAsia
Plans by the government to increase its spending are not likely to affect Singapore's reputation as a financial centre, according to economists that Channel NewsAsia spoke to.

**** Singapore's Shame: Ordeal Of Chee Soon Juan <http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/francis/archive/2008/10/21/200774.aspx>
by Diane Francis, National Post
Singapore represents itself as a democracy with the rule of law and a good place to live and do business. But Singapore is a bully and its strong-arm tactics against critics, domestic or foreign, is unrecognized by the rest of the world, thanks to its carefully crafted public relations strategy designed to show the city-state as a model of government, democracy, economic development and the rule of law.

**** Government To Consider Restarting Some Of Deferred Building Projecs If Need Arises <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/384393/1/.html>
by Margaret Perry, Channel NewsAsia