[MyAppleMenu] Sep 4, 2008

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MyAppleMenu
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**** Review: Hear 1.0 <http://www.macworld.com/article/135022/2008/09/hear.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
Audio-enhancement utilty brings big sound to little speakers.

**** Back To School: Writing Tools, Part II <http://www.tuaw.com/2008/09/03/back-to-school-writing-tools-part-ii/>
by Brett Terpstra, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
This second post covers some great tools for compiling all of your thoughts, ideas and research into cohesive, structured documents.

**** iPod Nano 4G, Touch 2G Dimensions Revealed? <http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/ipod-nano-4g-touch-2g-dimensions-revealed/>
by Charles Starrett, iLounge

**** Sync iTunes With Mobile Devices From Sony, Nokia, Sony Ericsson <http://cultofmac.com/sync-itunes-with-mobile-devices-from-sony-nokia-sony-ericsson/2682>
by Lonnie Lazar, Cult Of Mac
Salling Software's MediaSYnc is a brand new application that synchronizes playlists, music, and podcasts in iTunes onto mobile devices from Sony, Nokia and Sony Ericsson.

**** Review: NetBarrier X5 <http://www.macworld.com/article/135259/2008/09/netbarrierx5.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Chris Pepper, Macworld
NetBarrier X5 provides a good set of features for preventing malicious access to your Mac from the internet. But its tendency to block perfectly legitimate traffic could cause havoc for many users.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Small Book Publishers Offered New Technology <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/books/04perseus.html>
by Julie Bosman, New York Times

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Television's Foreign Affair <http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/04/foreign_tv/index.html>
by Thomas Rogers, Salon
Adaptations of foreign TV shows are not a new concept, by any means. But the sheer number of this year's imports suggests that the television industry is undergoing, if not a convulsive transformation, a major change in the way it finds its material.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Sovereign Funds Agree To Voluntary Principles <http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D92VG2E00.htm>
by Chritopher S. Rugaber, BusinessWeek
More than two dozen of the world's government investment funds have agreed on a set of voluntary principles intended to address concerns about their influence.

**** Two Perspectives On The Emigrated Ex-Singaporean <http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2008/09/two-perspectives-on-emigrated-ex.html>
by Mr Wang Says So

**** Liberalising The Films Act? Teach Media Literacy Too <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/09/liberalising-the-films-act-teach-media-literacy-too/>
by Terence Lee, The Online Citizen
When citizens become media literate, fears that unsavoury films and dissenting blogs will cause unreset among the populace can be minimised.

**** Why 'No' And 'Yes'? <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_275034.html>
by Tan Ghee Gay, Straits Times
Why was the PAP event allowed but the WP one not? I am confused by the seemingly contradictory responses by the authorities, especially since the two events appear very similar in nature.

**** George Yeo To Pass Residents' Feedback On Workers' Dorm To Authorities <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/373586/1/.html>
by Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia
George Yeo, Aljunied GRC MP, said the residents' concerns are legitimate and he will pass their feedback to the Ministry of National Development and Urban Renewal Authority which will be making the final decision.
See Also: Residents Air Dorm Fears <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_275042.html>, by Melissa Sim, Straits Times.

**** Unwelcome <http://singaporelifetimes.blogspot.com/2008/09/unwelcome_8778.html>
by Singapore Life And Times
Whatever civility we may have cultivated among ourselves is only skin deep, and that skin is particularly thin for people liing in the private houses in Serangoon Gardens.

**** Justice And Law: A Crying Shame In Singapore! <http://feedmetothefish.blogspot.com/2008/09/justice-law-crying-shame-in-singapore.html>
by Feed Me To The Fish
Did Mr Tang get what he got because he's rich and powerful... or is it because he's sick?

**** In And Out Of Jail In A Few Hours <http://blogs.straitstimes.com/2008/9/3/in-and-out-of-jail-in-a-few-hours>
by Sujin Thomas, Straits Times
His total jail time? About two hours.