[MyAppleMenu] Sep 17, 2008

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MyAppleMenu
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**** Next-Generation Mobile Is All About The Cloud <http://weblog.infoworld.com/yager/archives/2008/09/next_generation.html>
by Tom Yager, InfoWorld

**** Invasion Of The i-Men <http://cultofmac.com/invasion-of-the-i-men/2833>
by Giles Turnbull, Cult Of Mac

**** Apple Remote App Updated For iPhone, iPod <http://www.macworld.com/article/135584/2008/09/remote.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
The new version allows you to create Genius playlists and create and edit playlists in iTunes.

**** Dropbox: File Synchronization And Sharing Couldn't Be Easier <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9114826&source=rss_topic123>
by Rich Ericson, Computerworld
Dropbox combines file and folder mirroring/syncornization with an easy-to-use online interface that's efficient and well designed.

**** The Mystery Of iTunes 8 And The Disappearing HD TV Shows <http://www.macuser.com/itunes/the_mystery_of_itunes_8_and_th.php?lsrc=murss>
by Aayush Arya, MacUser

**** Apple Posts 1.0.2 Firmware For Fourth-Gen Nano <http://www.ipodnn.com/articles/08/09/16/ipod.nano.102.firmware/>
by iPodNN
No details of individual fixes.

**** Hands On: Clips, The Mac Clipboard Utility For Power Users <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/09/16/hands-on-clips-the-mac-clipboard-utility-for-power-users>
by David Chartier, Ars Technica
With flexible ways to visualize snippets, an appreciated dose of flashy animation, and an overall look and UI that fits extremely well with Mac OS X, Clips has scored a place in our Login Items.

**** Google Gears For Safari Shifts Out Of Beta <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/09/16/google-gears-for-safari-shifts-out-of-beta>
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica
Gears is a plug-in as well a set of APIs that web app developers can use to add offline functionality to their web apps.

**** SmartSound Ships Sonicfire Pro 5, Music Discs <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/16/sonicfire.pro.5.ships/>
by MacNN
SmartSound says it has released Sonicfire Pro 5, the latest version of its audio production software, geared toward pairing soundtracks with video.

**** Apple Remote Desktop Client, Admin Updated <http://www.macworld.com/article/135579/2008/09/ard.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

**** Apple Releases Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update <http://www.macworld.com/article/135577/2008/09/raw.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

**** Finale PrintMusic 2009 Released <http://www.macworld.com/article/135575/2008/09/printmusic.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
MakeMusic on Tuesday released Finale PrintMusic 2009, an application that allows you to print publisher-quality sheet music.

**** Review: 2G iPod Classic <http://www.macworld.com/article/135572/2008/09/2gipodclassic.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
Apple has done very little to improve the iPod classic with this iteration&mdash;that's not necessarily a bad thing. It remains the iPod to own if you want to carry a lot of media with you.

**** Quickly Access Grid View Options In iTunes 8 <http://www.macworld.com/article/135566/2008/09/gridviewoptions.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
Did you also know that, depending on which arrangement you've selected, you can further group and/or sort your music?

**** Spanning Sync 2.0 Adds Contact Syncing <http://www.macworld.com/article/135567/2008/09/spanningsync.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
Synchronizing your calendars and contacts with Google just got a bit easier with the release f Spanning Sync 2.0.

**** Apple Releases Security Update 2008-006 <http://www.macworld.com/article/135560/2008/09/securityupdate.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Are Today's Young Entrepreneurs Kinder And Gentler Than Their Forebearers? <http://www.businessweek.com/business_at_work/business_entrepreneur/archives/2008/09/are_todays_youn.html>
by Steven Berglas, BusinessWeek

**** Why People Pirate Games <http://www.kottke.org/08/09/why-people-pirate-games>
by Jason Kottke, Kottke.org

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Superfood Or Monster From The Deep? <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/dining/17nutrients.html>
by Julia Moskin, New York Times
Orange juice laced with anchovies is one example of the latest way major food companies are competing for health-conscious consumers: plugging one food into another and claiming the health benefits of both.

**** Instead Of Eating To Diet, They're Eating To Enjoy <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/dining/17diet.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>
by Tara Parker-Pope, New York Times
After decades of obsessing about fat, calories and carbs, many dieters have made the unorthodox decision to simply enjoy food again.

**** The Strange History Of Final Games In Stadiums Slated For Demolition <http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-09-17/news/the-strange-history-of-final-games-in-stadiums-slated-for-demolition>
by Neil deMause, Village Voice
Loot, loot, loot for the home team.

**** Talking Amongst Your Shelves <http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2008/sep/17/bookshelf.games?gusrc=rss&feed=books>
by David Barnett, The Guardian
A novel way to organise your boks is to use different titles to spell out new phrases.

**** Royal Harp <http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200810/poem-harp>
by Maura Stanton, The Atlantic

**** Is Pornography Adultery? <http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200810/adultery-porn>
by Ross Douthat, The Atlantic
It may be closer than you think.

**** The Art Cheats Who Betrayed My Father <http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2008/sep/14/art1>
by Rachel Cooke, The Guardian
Kate Rothko Prizel remembers the long and bitter court case, his brutal suicide and how she still mourns the loss of her father.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Shelter For Abused Foreign Workers Faces Eviction <http://www.ucanews.com/2008/09/17/shelter-for-abused-foreign-workers-faces-eviction/>
by UCAN

**** What Lee Hsien Loong Didn't Say About The ISA <http://yoursdp.org/index.php/perspective/vantage/1062-pap-governement-invokes-the-spectre-of-isa>
by Gandhi Ambalam, Singapore Democratic Party
The specter of the Internal Security Act (ISA) has again been hoisted by prime minister Lee Hsien Loong.

**** Gopalan Nair Jailed 3 Months <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_279568.html>
by Zakir Hussain, Straits Times
Former Singaporean lawyer Gopalan Nair was sentenced to three months jail on Wednesday after he was found guilty of insulting a High Court judge in a posting on his blog.

**** HDB To Build More New Flats, Rental Units To Meet Rising Demand <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/376589/1/.html>
by Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia

**** Foreign Workers Dorm In Serangoon Gardens Not Definite <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/376578/1/.html>
by 938Live
Minister for national development Mah Bow Tan has stressed that no decision has been made regarding the builidng of foreign worker dormitories in Serangoon Gardens.

**** NTU Censors Campus News Coverage Of Chee Soon Juan Visit <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/09/ntu-censors-campus-news-coverage-of-chee-soon-juan-visit/>
by Terence Lee, The Online Citizen

**** Gopalan Nair Found Guilty <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Courts%2Band%2BCrime/Story/STIStory_279510.html>
by Straits Times
Former Singaporen lawyer Gopalan Nair was found guilty on Wednesday of insulting a High Court judge in a posting on his blog.

**** Queues Continue At AIA <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_279507.html>
by Straits Times

**** Written Answer To Parliamentary Question On Recent Immigration Actions By ICA, 16 September 2008 <http://www.mha.gov.sg/news_details.aspx?nid=1283>
by Wong Kan Seng, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore Government
The recent immigration actions taken by ICA against a few Myanmar nationals were not the result of political pressure or requests from the Myanmar government.

**** Orchard Road Sales Up <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_279473.html>
by Yeo Ghim Lay, Straits Times
Retail sales in Orchard Road went up, not down, after the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) network in the shopping belt was expanded.

**** Top Marks For Singapore's IT Industry <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_279468.html>
by Tan Weizhen, Straits Times
However, Singaproe can improve on research and development and the creation of new intellectual property.

**** Military Relations Between Malaysia And Singapore Remain Strong <http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=359570>
by Zakaria Abdul Wahab, Bernama
Military cooperation between the Malaysian and Singapore armed forces remains strong despite some occasional glitches in bilateral relations between the two countries, said Malaysian High Commissioner to Singapore Datuk N. Parameswaran.

**** Inmates Have Enough Opportunity To Stay In Touch With Loved Ones <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/276341.asp>
by Lee Chee Kwong, Singapore Prison Service, Today
We will consider requests from inmates to send additional letters on a case-by-case basis, based on compassionate grounds.

**** AHA Assures HDB Fire Insurance Plans Not Affected <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/376390/1/.html>
by Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia

**** The Issue Is About Civil And Political Rights, Not Merely Why PCF Activity Is Different From PAP Activity <http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=677>
by Ng E-Jay, Sgpolitics.net
If the government has the arbitrary power to deny a political party the right to carry out all outdoor activities simply by using the excuse that any such activity has the potential to lead to chaos, it is an abrogation of citizens' basic rights, no more no less.

**** Improving On The Government's Plans For Public Transport <http://singaporepatriot.blogspot.com/2008/09/improving-on-govts-plans-for-public.html>
by Gerald Giam, Singapore Patriot