[MyAppleMenu] Oct 31, 2008

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**** 8 Things To Expect In The Next iPhone Update <http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/10/eight-things-to.html>
by Charlie Sorrel, Wired

**** Apple's Web <http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/10/31/applesWeb.html>
by Dave Winer, Scripting News
Apple keeps doing this, trying to take ownership of things they didn't invent. It doesn't work, they don't end up owning it, they just keep their users from getting the benefits of Apple having competition.

**** Review: Prince Of Persia: The Two Thrones <http://www.macworld.com/article/136270/2008/10/princeofpersia2thrones.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Chris Holt, Macworld
Arguably the best Prince of Persia game to date, The Two Thrones offers players a diverse gaming experience with challenging combat, stealth, and platforming elements.

**** The MacBook And The Cost Of Innovation <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2333617,00.asp>
by Tim Bajarin, PC Magazine
Apple strives toward creating products that bring something new, something different, to computing. And I suspect Jobs will continue to price his Macs accordingly.

**** A Mac Expert's Favorite Tools <http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3781691/A+Mac+Experts+Favorite+Tools.htm>
by Ryan Faas, Datamation
Keeping any computer running at its best, or fixing its problems, is much like keeping your car in good shape. It requires regular maintenance. Here's a rundown of the best tools available and the types of chores that each is designed to handle.

**** Apple Recruits Top Chip Designer, IBM Responds With Suit <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/30/apple_recruits_top_chip_designer_ibm_responds_with_suit.html>
by Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Apple recently recruited a top chip designer from IBM, resulting in a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the executive from taking his knowledge as "IBM's top expert in Power architecture and technology" to the Mac maker.

**** Two Lighter-Weight Mac Todo Managers <http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/10/30/two-lighter-weight-mac-todo-managers/>
by Mike Gunderloy, Web Worker Daily

**** Why It's Safer Than Ever To Buy First-Generation Hardware <http://gizmodo.com/5070154/why-its-safer-than-ever-to-buy-first+generation-hardware>
by Gizmodo
Manufacturing is getting really good. Software updates are more powerful than ever.

**** iPhone Apps Are A Trojan Horse For Music Pricing <http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/10/iphone-apps-are.html>
by Eliot Van Buskirk, Wired
Apple's own App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch already allows artists and labels to do an end-run around those pricing restrictions and experiment with alternate pricing models and even ad-supported music.

**** Poor(er) People Buy iPhones, Drive 3G Growth <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=knowledge_center&articleId=9118627&taxonomyId=1&intsrc=kc_top>
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
Counterintuitive as it sounds, lower-income buyers are driving sales of Apple's iPhone 3G, a web metrics company comSocre Inc. said today.

**** New MacBooks Incompatible With Kensington Cable Locks <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/30/macbook.kensington.locks/>
by MacNN
Apple lists the feature as a "Kensington lock slot," but owners have reported that the thickness of the aluminum prevents the standard locks from being used.

**** Why I Just Bought Apple <http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2008/10/30/why-i-just-bought-apple.aspx>
by Tim Beyers, Motley Fool
CEO Steve Jobs and his team are doing exactly what they must: They're creating better, more integrated experiences and showing them off in these hugely profitable display cases that we call Apple retail stores.

**** Easy iWeb Publisher 3.0 <http://www.macworld.com/article/136475/2008/10/easy_iweb.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jason Snell, Macworld
Free tool helps you upload your sites without using MobileMe.

**** Japanese iPhone Owners To Be Offered TV Tuner Add-On <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/30/japanese_iphone_owners_to_be_offered_tv_tuner_add_on.html>
by Sam Oliver, AppleInsider
Addressing a widely-publicized feature omission for Japanese iPhone users, local carrier Softbank on Thursday announced plans to begin selling a TV Tuner add-on later this year that will also serve as an extended battery pack.

**** Review: Dreamweaver CS4 <http://www.macworld.com/article/136456/2008/10/dreamweaver_cs4.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by David Sawyer McFarland, Macworld
Dreamweaver CS4 solidly addresses the technologies that web design professionals use and is a significant upgrade that offers a new set of tools for those who spend a lot of time with HTML, CSS, and JavaScrpt.

**** Office 2008 Update Addresses Entourage + Exchange Issues <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/10/30/office-2008-update-addresses-entourage-exchange-issues>
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica

**** Further Testing Shows New MacBooks Limited To 6GB Of RAM <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/10/30/further-testing-shows-new-macbooks-limited-to-6gb-of-ram>
by Chris FOresman, Ars Technica

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**** Ghost Story: Fear Of Microsoft Fades <http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=10630>
by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld, ZDNet.com
Microsoft will still produce prodigious cash flow, for years to come. But all its money cannot bring back its ability to dictate how computing will evolve.

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**** Vote! <http://www.slate.com/id/2203247/?from=rss>
by Jordan Ellenberg, Slate
Why your ballot isn't as meaningless as you think.

**** VA Hospital Confessional <http://www.vqronline.org/articles/2008/fall/turner-va-hospital/>
by Brain Turner, Virginia Quarterly Review

SingaporeSurf
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**** Judge Makes Major Ruling Without Hearing Defendants <http://yoursdp.org/index.php/news/singapore/1347-judge-makes-major-ruling-without-hearing-defendants>
by Singapore Democratic Party

**** LTA, NETS Say About 2,900 CashCards Caused ERP Payment Glitches <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/386774/1/.html>
by Ca-Mie De Souza, Channel NewsAsia

**** Canberra May Open Lucrative Pacific Route <http://business.smh.com.au/business/canberra-may-open-lucrative-pacific-route-20081030-5emy.html>
by Matt O'Sullivan, Sydney Morning Herald
Singapore Airlines' desire to challenge Qantas's stranglehold on the lucrative Australia-US route has received an unexpected flilip, the federal government revealing that it will consider allowing more carriers to fly across the Pacific.

**** World's Next Great Cities <http://www.financialpost.com/reports/property/story.html?id=919811>
by Matt Woolsey, Forbes
Today Singapore features the world's busiest port and, based on assessments by Wim Elfrink, chief globalization officer of Cisco Systems, is rapidly becoming one of the world's centers for pharmaceutical research. That development strategy, focused on commerce over finance, might help soften the ensuing economic blow for many of the emerging cities on our list.

**** Market Meltdown Busts Baby-Boomers' Retirement Dreams <http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iBtDQDac-EeFnwL4sYkxrsUvPZEg>
by AFP
Disgruntled investors have been holding weekend gatherings at Singapore's Speakers' Corner since October 11 to demand financial institutions give back their investments.

**** Employment Situation In Third Quarter 2008 <http://www.mom.gov.sg/publish/momportal/en/press_room/press_releases/2008/20081031-Q3.html>
by Ministry Of Manpower, Singapore Government
Preliminary estimates show that employment grew by 57,800 in the third quarter this year. This was lower than the gains of 71,400 in the preceding quarter and 58,600 in the third quarter of 2007.

**** Accountability Needed In Funds? <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/284536.asp>
by Chong Chee Wah, Today
What are the checks and balances?

**** Is Tan Kin Lian Heading Towards A Collision Course With The Estalishment? <http://wayangparty.com/2008/10/31/is-tan-kin-lian-heading-towards-a-collision-course-with-the-establishment/>
by Fang Zhi Yuan, The Wayang Party Club Of Singapore
Tan Kin Lian is threading on increasingly dangerous grounds.

**** Las Vegas Sands Say Singapore Casino On Track <http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSSIN37475620081030>
by Melanie Lee, Reuters
Las Vegas Sands plans to open its Singapore casino by end-2009 as scheduled despite a report that the project will be delayed, a Singapore-based company executive said on Thursday.

**** Double Standards On Library Silence Rule <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_296711.html>
by Tan Siew Tin, Straits Times
If the library has laid down one of its rules as silence, why does the management contradict its own rules by permitting noise in the library with live performances?

**** Why Service Stations Are Making Fair, And Not Record, Profits <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_296722.html>
by Loh Chee Seng, ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Straits Times
We clarify that pump prices do not rise or fall at the same time as crude prices and by the same percentages for the simple reason that pump prices are affected by a combination of factors, and crude prices are just one of these many factors.

**** Sleepers' Corner <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,181879,00.html?>
by Ledlati Tan, New Paper

**** Pasar Malams Dying? Oh, I Really Hope So <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,181851,00.html?>
by S M Ong, New Paper
I, for one, look forward to saying good night to the night markets for good.

**** Retailers Face Hard Times <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_296802.html>
by Tessa Wong, Straits Times
A shake-up in the retail industry is looming as worries over the economic outlook threaten to crimp spending. Industry players are worried that the impact of the current downturn will be worse than that during the Sars outbreak in 2003, or the Asian financial crisis a decade ago.

**** Health Ministry To Launch Campaign To Promote Organ Donation <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/386586/1/.html>
by Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia
The "Live On" movement aims to promote altruistic living organ transplantation, and build up societal consciousness on organ donation after death.