[MyAppleMenu] Sep 18, 2008

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**** Games Are Serious Business For Apple <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26763498/>
by Winda Benedetti, MSNBC
Most observers could see the thought bubble hovering over Jobs' head clear as day: /Take that Sony and Nintendo! Your portable gaming machines don't stand a chance!/

**** Convert Video For Any Device <http://www.macworld.com/article/135137/2008/09/convert.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jonathan Seff, Macworld
Make your DVDs and other videos play on an iPod, iPhone or Apple TV.

**** Hacker Posts QuickTime Attack Code <http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=22842>
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
A hacker has released attack code that exploits an unpatched vulnerability in QuickTime, just a week after the company updated the media player to plug nine other serious vulnerabilities, a security researcher said Wednesday.

**** Apple's Anti-DRM Stance: Why It's More Talk Than Action <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2008/09/theres_been_lot.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_byteoftheapple>
by Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek
Personally, I don't buy it.

**** Just Tell The Truth, Apple <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2330580,00.asp>
by Sascha Segan, PC Magazine

**** Echoing The Campaign Of A Rival, Microsoft Aims To Redefine 'I'm A PC' <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/business/media/18adco.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all>
by Stuart Elliott, New York Times
Apple executives have been "using a lot of their money to de-position our brand and tell people what we stand for," said David Webster, general manager for brand marketing at Microsoft. "They've made a caricature out of the PC," he added, which was unacceptable because "you always want to own your own story."

**** Fresh 'Discoveries' From iPod, Zune <http://solution.allthingsd.com/20080916/fresh-discoveries-from-ipod-zune/>
by Katherine Boehret, Wall Street Journal
Apple's Genius is a helpful tool when it comes to quickly making playl,ist, and its iTunes sidebar might reveal fresh related content. But the Zune software truly allows people to discover more about their own music and that of others.

**** Time Machine: Customized Backup Schedules <http://www.macobserver.com/article/2008/09/17.5.shtml>
by Jeff Gamet, Mac Observer

**** A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The File System <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10043913-16.html>
by Matt Asay, CNET News.com
A funny thing has happened in the past year. I've stopped using my hard drive.

**** iPhone Hobbled By High Prices In Japan, Lack Of 3G In India <http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/09/apple-stumbles.html>
by Priya Ganapati, Wired
For Apple, it may be time to take a closer look at its buisness in Asia. Unless the company can move swiftly to change its strategy, it may find itself locked out of the largest telecom markets of the world.

**** Inside The iPhone App Store Acceptance Process <http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/2008/09/iphone-app-store.html>
by Niall Kennedy
As of yesterday afternoon Podcaster had provisioned 1130 devices for distribution across 12 different copies of the application hosted on Google Code.

**** 4G iPod Nano Available In 4GB For Some International Markets <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/09/17/4g-ipod-nano-available-in-4gb-for-some-international-markets>
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica

**** Promising Prospect: Fantasktik 1.1 <http://www.macworld.com/article/135597/2008/09/fantasktikprospect.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
Fantasktik addas a thin, well, /task bar/ to your screen that includes a button for every window, with windows grouped by program.

**** StuffIt Deluxe 2009 Debuts <http://www.macworld.com/article/135592/2008/09/stuffitdeluxe.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
New features in StuffIt Deluxe 2009 include QuickLook and Time Machine support for Leopard users.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Thinking Outside The Business Is More Than Box Clever <http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11446/business/thinking-outside-the-business-is-more-than-box-clever>
by Silicon Republic

**** Making Money From Social Ties <http://www.technologyreview.com/Biztech/21389/>
by Erica Naone, MIT Technology Review
Advertisers are building complex applications to try to engage users on social networks.

**** Innovation Lessons From Hollywood <http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/sep2008/id20080917_068451.htm?chan=innovation_innovation+%2B+design_top+stories>
by Scott Kirsner, BusinessWeek
The movie industry has traditionally resisted change. Yet it has adapted, mainly in response to outsiders who learned how to approach it.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Realism Is Not Something To Grow Out Of <http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2008/sep/18/wg.sebald.realism.will.self?gusrc=rss&feed=books>
by Stephanie Cross, The Guardian
Experimental fiction can be terrific, of course, but it's not superior to conventional storytelling.

**** Country For Old Men <http://www.slate.com/id/2199975/?from=rss>
by Peter D. Kramer, Slate
David Lodge's touch wavers when the topic is aging.

SingaporeSurf
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**** AIA Loses 2,000 Policies <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_279943.html>
by Lorna Tan, Straits Times
Worried policyholders terminated some 2,000 policies with AIA Singapore in the last few days despite a US government bailout of its parent company, global insurance giant American International Group (AIG).
This worked out to be less than 0.1 per cent of the 2 million plus AIA policies here, said American International Assurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of insurance giant AIG.

**** Hundreds Of Millions Of Cash Smuggled To Singapore Daily <http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/09/17/hundreds-millions-cash-smuggled-singapore-daily.html>
by Jakarta Post
Cash wroth hundreds of millions of rupiah is being smuggled to Singapore daily, the Indonesian Navy said during a raid in Batam on Wednesday.

**** Foodie's Day Out <http://www.itgo.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&sectionid=8&id=11007>
by Rashmi Uday Singh, India Today Group Online
I am being shown how to eat my way through Singapore's street food (which is actually not sold on the street at all).

**** Singapore Math Teaching Method Is Gaining Supporters Group Says It Was 'Naive' On Teacher Pay Plan <http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_10494349>
by Lisa Schencker, Salt Lake Tribune
A group that wants to put the Singapore method of teaching math in Utah schools is gaining support among lawmakers.

**** Korea, Temasek Keen To Know Terms Of Merrill Takeover - Exec <http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUSSP21014620080917>
by Kim Yeon-hee and Saeed Azhar, Reuters

**** Singapore's GIC Says To Explore Morgan Stanley <http://www.reuters.com/article/americasMergersNews/idUSSIN33524720080918>
by Saeed Azhar, Reuters
The Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC), one of the world's biggest sovereign funds, said on Thursday it will explore investing in Morgan Stanley if it is approached.

**** Hundreds More Throng AIG Singapore Offices <http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200809172220DOWJONESDJONLINE001063_FORTUNE5.htm>
by AFP
Hundreds of anxious policyholders lined up for the third straight day in the hot sun outside Singapore offices of global insurance giant American International Group Inc. (AIG) on Thursday.

**** Just A Point Of Legal Information <http://modernburrow.lah.cc/2008/09/17/just-a-point-of-legal-information/>
by Modernburrow.lah.cc
It is not arbitrary in nature, it is delegated authority.

**** An Experience To Remember <http://aneres1428.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-experience.html>
by Serena Days
Crisis is over for AIG/AIA for at least the next 24 months. Indeed, a memorable experience for me and my clients the night before Fed came to rescue.

**** Trial For Insulting Judge <http://thinkhappiness.blogspot.com/2008/09/trial-for-insulting-judge.html>
by Dharmendra Yadav, Think Happiness
The judge hearing the trial, Justice Kan Ting Chiu, left the most significant impression on me. I thought he was extremely patient with both the prosecution and defence. The voice of reason prevailed and Justice Kan dealt with Nair fairly.

**** Legal Papers Served On DJ Daily <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Courts%2Band%2BCrime/Story/STIStory_279820.html>
by Sue-Ann Chia, Straits Times
Legal papers have been served on the publisher and two editors of the Wall Street Journal Asia (WSJA) by the Singapore government, which is taking them to court for contempt of court.

**** HDB - The New Old Folks' Home? <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/276581.asp>
by Liang Dingzi, Today
Our Asian makeup is quite different, and the real question is whether the HDB rental flat has become a less severe and more consolatory alternative to the old folks' home.

**** Jalan Kayu Residents Find Ways To Coexist With Foreign Workers <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/376663/1/.html>
by Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia
When two dormitories housing 6000 foreign workers sprung up in the private estate of Jalan Kayu in 2005, it led to a flood of complaints from residents. 3 years down the road, not only have foreign workers become a common sight here, they are even mingling with residents.