[MyAppleMenu] Apr 28, 2009

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**** iMovie And The Uncooperative Camera <http://www.macworld.com/article/140241/2009/04/import_hd_footage_imovie.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld

**** Apple Is Sued After Pressuring Open-Source iTunes Project <http://www.macworld.com/article/140246/2009/04/itunes_bluwiki.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Robert McMillan, IDG News Service

The operator of a technology discussion forum has sued Apple, claiming that the company used U.S. copyright law to curb legitimate discussion of its iTunes software.

**** A Few Thoughts After 19 Years Of TidBITS <http://db.tidbits.com/article/10244>
by Adam C. Engst, TidBITS

Despite the doom and gloom surrounding the content industry (with newspapers especially up against the wall), I believe there are plenty of solid livings to be made publishing content on the Internet. Publishing hasn't been easy in the past, and it won't be easy in the future, and serious money will accrue only to a lucky few. But with an eye toward producing original content and creating an appropriate scale of business, I think we will be able to keep publishing TidBITS as far into the future as we can reasonably see.

**** Essential Tips To Get The Best From iTunes <http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/essential-tips-to-get-the-best-from-itunes-593605>
by TechRadar

Whether it's converting movies to watch on your iPod while out and about, building party playlists, getting album art online, buying music, renting films or backing up iPhones, there's an awful lot under the surface. Most importantly, many of the tips and tricks we're going to show you will save you time, and maybe even reveal a few things you didn't know you could do. So read on to become an iTunes and iPod expert.

**** Apple Hires Former ATI Graphics Chip Designer <http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/04/27/apple.hires.ati.cto/>
by Electronista

Apple has quietly signaled a new emphasis on graphics by hiring an influential graphics chipset designer from AMD.

**** Apple Offers Live 24/7 MobileMe Chat Support <http://www.macworld.com/article/140249/2009/04/livechat.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

**** Amazon Buys Creator Of Stanza iPhone App <http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/04/27/amazon.buys.stanza.maker/>
by Electronista

**** Apple 'Pretty Messed Up' When Steve Jobs Returned <http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217200235&subSection=News>
by Antone Gonsalves, InformationWeek

Jobs' comments made to the SEC during his stock backdating deposition reveal the lengths the co-founder had to go to reset Apple's direction.

**** Getting Around Apple's App Store Vetting Process <http://www.appscout.com/2009/04/getting_around_apples_app_stor.php>
by AppScout

So, there you go. If you want to make it into the App Store&mdash;more flowers!

**** The Tale Of Steve Jobs, An Old House And Preservationists <http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/tale-steve-jobs-house-demolishing/story.aspx?guid={8E69AA8A-C291-41D6-B84A-70C81CA50579}&dist=msr_2>
by Therese Poletti, MarketWatch

This is a story that normally wouldn't get a lot of attention here, but this yarn involving a high-powered tech chieftain, a kowtowing Silicon Valley township, an old house and a clash of wills is worth telling.

**** FileZilla 3 Review <http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/reviews/index.cfm?RSS&ReviewID=3229>
by Karl Hodge, Macworld UK

**** The Best iPhone Music Apps <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2345890,00.asp>
by Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PC Magazine

Here's what you need to transform your iPhone into the ultimate mobile music machine.

**** By My Way Of Calculating It, Apple Is The Number One Computer Vendor In The US <http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/by_my_new_way_of_calculating_it_apple_is_the_number_one_computer_vendor_in_/>
by Dennis Sellers, Macsimum News

Figure in the iPod touch and Apple moves into the number one spot.

**** 15 Easy Fixes For Mac Security Risks <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9131990&source=rss_null123>
by Ryan Faas, Computerworld

The truth is that Apple Inc. does provide a pretty safe platform. The company leverages a number of advanced technologies to keep users and their data safe from harm. But no system is perfect, and there are a number of security holes &mdash; many of them easily closed &mdash; that are common on Mac OS X systems. Here are 15 ways to fix the most frequently exploited security risks and protect your Mac.

**** Tweak Your Sound In iTunes And On The iPod <http://www.macworld.com/article/140243/2009/04/tweak_sound.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Kirk Elhearn, Macworld

Equalization is changing the volume of certain frequencies to change the sound of music during playback.



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**** Meals Worth A Flight (Or A Cab Ride) <http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/travel/26personal.html?partner=rss&emc=rss>
by Mimi Sheraton, New York Times

How many stars then would the good Guide accord a restaurant that is worth a special plane trip across the Atlantic? Given the cost, confusion and discomfort of air travel these days would four stars be enough for that designation, or might such a place rate a five-star constellation?

**** The Name's Du Xiao Hua, But Call Me Steve <http://www.slate.com/id/2217001/?from=rss>
by Huan Hsu, Slate

What's up with Chinese people having English names?

**** Eurydice: 1887 <http://www.slate.com/id/2216947/?from=rss>
by Avery Slater, Slate



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**** Free Makan &amp; Show For Quitters In London? <http://feedmetothefish.blogspot.com/2009/04/free-makan-show-for-quitters-in-london.html>
by Feed Me To The Fish

**** Death Penalty Ineffective Deterrent <http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=32787>
by Paul Chin, The Sun

**** Four Key Witnesses To Testify For David <http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/04/27/four-key-witnesses-testify-david.html>
by The Jakarta Post

In an attempt to convince judges that David Hartanto Widjaja, an Indonesian student who died on the campus of Nanyang Technology University (NTU) in Singapore in March did not commit suicide, his family will present four additional key witnesses at a Coroner Court’s inquest in Singapore on May 20-26.

**** Singapore's 'Culture Wars': Fragmenting Politics <http://groundnotes.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/singapores-culture-wars-fragmenting-politics/>
by Groundnotes

These hot button issues will make policy-decisions more complicated. It will make Singapore politics more sophisticated because the PAP will have to speak to a variety of constituents and decide which to court. There would be more bargaining and negotiating as the ruling party will have no choice but to bear in mind the deeply held values of a wide array of people. This fragmentation of identities will lead to a fragmentation of politics.

**** Borrowing From Loansharks - Criminalising Without Providing Real Choice <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/04/borrowing-from-loansharks-criminalising-without-providing-real-choice/>
by Ravi Philemon, The Online Citizen

Enacting a law to criminalise without having effective safeguards against the hurdles that life throws at those that earn lower income is, to say the least, not thoughtful.

**** “融入”真的很难吗？ <http://www.zaobao.com/yl/yl090428_504.shtml>
by 黄清华, 联合早报

到底是“入”而不“融”——其身虽“入”而其心不“融”呢，还是“融”而不“入”——有心“融”进却被拒而不得“入”呢？新加坡对新移民真的如此不具包容心吗？要融入新加坡真的这么困难吗？

**** 说黑道白：要告媒体？先学李光耀吧！ <http://www.nanyang.com/index.php?ch=29&pg=1037&ac=953867>
by 许国伟, 南洋商报

一个诽谤罪名，成功封住了媒体的嘴巴；这比起动用政治权力关闭媒体，来得更高明；当然又比起花钱买下媒体，来得更实惠。

**** Reply To Recent Comments And Claims About AWARE's Sexuality Education Programme In Schools <http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/forum/2009/04/reply-to-recent-comments-and-c.php>
by Ministry Of Education, Singapore Government

The schools that engaged AWARE found that the content and messages of the sessions conducted were appropriate for their students and adhered to guidelines to respect the values of different religious groups. The schools did not receive any negative feedback from students who attended the workshops and talks or their parents.

In particular, MOE has also not received any complaint from parents or Dr Thio Su Mien, who was reported to have made specific claims about sexuality education in our schools. MOE has contacted Dr Thio Su Mien to seek clarifications and facts to substantiate her claims.

**** Marina Coastal Expressway To Cost More Than $4b To Build <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/425501/1/.html>
by Lin Jiamei, 938Live

Costing more than $4 billion, it is much higher than the initial estimation of $2.5 billion due to the difficult soil conditions.

When completed, the 5-kilometre road will serve as a high speed link to the new Downtown area in Marina Bay. The connection will in turn allow a section of the ECP to be coverted into arterial roads serving nearby developments such as the integrated resort.

Given that it nearly doubled in cost, I sure hope the government has re-evaluated the cost-benefit analysis carefully.

**** Singapore-Based Company Collaborating With Company Owned By Burmese Drug Lord To Build Myanmar's New Airport <http://wayangparty.com/?p=8482>
by The Wayang Party Club

**** Riding Out The Economic Storm In Singapore <http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1894325,00.html?xid=rss-world>
by Neel Chowdhury, Time

Numbers like these suggest Singaporeans are in a funk so deep only psychiatrists would be flourishing here. Consumer confidence has fallen to an all-time low, according to pollster A.C. Nielsen's latest bi-annual survey. Yet the city's malls and restaurants are no less crowded than before. Property launches are thronged, especially for cheaper suburban homes. Nor are Singaporeans just flipping the pages of the glossy property brochures or sadly gazing at the architectural models, wishing they were one of the frolicking toy figures in the miniature pool. They're buying too. Property developers sold 1,332 units of new private homes in February, a bumper sales crop that was the highest since August 2007, when the economy was booming.

**** AWARE's Extraordinary Meeting To Be Held At Singapore Expo <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/425569/1/.html>
by Channel NewsAsia

The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) has changed the venue of its extraordinary meeting to Singapore Expo Hall 2.




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