[MyAppleMenu] Aug 12, 2009

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**** On Saturday Night, We Drove Up To Seattle To Attend A Memorial Service For My Wife’s... <http://stevenf.tumblr.com/post/160726521>
stevenf.com

On Saturday night, we drove up to Seattle to attend a memorial service for my wife’s grandmother. Shortly after checking into the hotel, I checked the inbox on my Android phone and found myself staring at the words “Philip Schiller”.

**** The App Store And The Long Tail Part 2: The Real "DRM" At Stake <http://feeds.oreilly.com/~r/oreilly/digitalmedia/mac/~3/UJRfcmTVVTY/the-app-store-and-the-long-tail-the-real-drm.html>
Andrew Savikas, O'Reilly Media

Perhaps the most important "digital rights management" at stake right now is that of the rights to sell digital content globally.

**** Tweetie For Mac Brings Excellent iPhone App To The Desktop <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=c71f3f473439908497a71e8667b1658e>
Dan Moren, Macworld

Tweetie is an excellent, easy-to-use Twitter client that will especially appeal to those who have to manage multiple accounts.

**** Review: Mophie Juice Pack For iPhone 3GS <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zdnet/Apple/~3/0F4bYHIrs5s/>
Jason D. O'Grady, ZDNet

**** App Store Approval Process Update <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AppAdvice/~3/3P5o2wBY-Tw/>
Capen Karr, App Advice

**** Apple Updates Safari To 4.0.3 <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=1bf497a80189edd43a27c645e6ec0ab2>
Dan Moren, Macworld

According to Apple’s download page, Safari 4.0.3 is as stable as a barn full of horses, improving reliability for Web pages that use the HTML 5 video tag, third-party plug-ins, and Top Sites. It also fixes an issue that prevented some poor users from logging into iWork.com (as well as reminding the rest of us that iWork.com actually exists) and a problem that could cause Web content to be displayed in grayscale instead of color—shades of 1984!

**** The Science Behind Apple's Magic <http://www.bnet.com/2436-13501_23-330274.html>
BNet

A steady stream of revolutionary products. Swarms of devoted fans. Advertising that laughs at the competition. How does Apple do it? We’ll show you.

**** ATT Vs. Telefonica The Long Tail Effect Of Apple's App Store <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.tmcnet.com%2F4g-wirelessevolution%2F2009%2F08%2Fatt-vs-telefonica-the-long-tail-effect-of-apples-app-store.html&usg=AFQjCNGlqcIpe-2j9lLFeE_0xF2HTxBJ8g>
Carl Ford , TMC Net

So if the apps are so kewl why is Telefonica not enjoying the same results.

**** Apple TV Keeps Getting Worse <http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-tv-keeps-looking-crappier-2009-8>
Dan Frommer, Business Insider

It's surprising that Apple, which has had so much success with its iPhone App Store, hasn't yet brought a similar framework to the Apple TV.

**** Five Ways To Become A Mac Minimalist <http://theappleblog.com/2009/08/11/five-ways-to-become-a-mac-minimalist/>
David Klein, The Apple Blog

My interpretation of minimalism in the home office is removing all distracting items that are not constantly utilized. For software, this is both easy and cheap.

**** The Closing Of The American iPhone <http://timothyblee.com/?p=379>
Timothy B. Lee, Bottom-up

The iPhone is a hit because it’s a brilliant product, with excellent software and brilliant industrial design. Its popularity has little or nothing to do with the fact that it’s a closed platform operating on a closed network.

**** DVD Jon Subpoenaed In Apple Anti-trust Lawsuit <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zdnet/hardware/~3/0y0-V4H-Xz8/>
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ZDNet

**** News: Apple Addresses 10.5.8 AirPort Issues With Software Update <http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=1819726266456d39e013df74a981ffec>
Jeff Gamet, The Mac Observer

Apple released AirPort Client Update for MacBook and MacBook Pro 1.0 late on Tuesday to address Wi-Fi reliability issues some users were experiencing after installing the Mac OS X 10.5.8 update.

**** The 10 Most Expensive iPhone Apps <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmoney.cnn.com%2Fnews%2Fnewsfeeds%2Fsiliconalley%2Fbig-tech%2Fthe_10_most_expensive_iphone_apps_2009_8.html&usg=AFQjCNHSEnWIpSAaFWnG_6sQ0Br1ctQ2QQ>
Dan Frommer, Alley Insider

iPhone App Store is most popular for its free and cheap apps. As a result, most apps and casual games are available for 99 cents or less. But there are plenty of expensive apps in the App Store, too, and people do buy them.

**** The Fallout On The iPhone From The Google-Apple Divorce <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.infoworld.com%2Fd%2Fmobilize%2Ffallout-iphone-google-apple-divorce-290&usg=AFQjCNGz6taCQqqlaTyny2lECiEQNe3IZw>
Tom Yager, InfoWorld

Apple's gazillions of Developer Program participants, most of them working in native code, give Apple an advantage that other platforms can't match, even with a push from Google. If Google envy strikes in the form of some future feature denied to iPhone users, the App Store is likely to fill in the gap.

**** Five Favorite PowerPoint Tips <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=8332caf5d196f6c336b8efd82a43671f>
Tom Negrino, Macworld

**** Review: Drive Genius 2.2 <http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=97824c2d3466c7680bef726825950609>
MacNN



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**** Delicious Creator Quietly Launches Threaded Twitter Conversations <http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/11/delicious-creator-quietly-launches-threaded-twitter-conversations/>
MG Siegler, TechCrunch

The idea is simple, take tweets and thread them together to form conversations, adding context. This works by using the a tiny thread site to both start new conversation threads, and add your comments to old ones.



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**** Bringing Down The Dogmen <http://www.texasmonthly.com/2009-08-01/feature3.php>
Skip Hollandsworth, Texas Monthly

How a pair of undercover cops infiltrated the secret world of Houston dogfighting.

**** Julie, Julia And Me: Now It Can Be Told <http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-calcook12-2009aug12,0,7986229.story?track=rss>
Russ Parsons, Los Angeles Times

At a certain point in the wonderful new movie "Julie & Julia," there is a plot twist so shocking the audience gasps. Julia Child does something that seems so totally out of character that even on the way out, people were still shaking their heads. "How could she?" Well, that's one mystery I can solve. I was right there in the middle of it.



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**** The Fine Art Of Cherry Picking <http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=3512>
Ng E-Jay, Sgpolitics.net

When it comes to politics, the mainstream press often loves to use the technique of cherry picking to distract readers from the main issues and focus their minds on the nitty gritty details that paint the opposition in a bad light.

**** Temasek And Transparency: Lim Hwee Hua <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC090812-0000073/TEMASEK-AND-TRANSPARENCY--LIM-HWEE-HUA>
Today

"It is reasonable for people to ask questions, but ultimately the government holds the responsibility for deciding how much to reveal in our best interests."

**** 'I Became Political Fodder' <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC090812-0000061/I-became-political-fodder>
Today

Her defeat at the 1991 General Election went down as one of the major electoral upsets. And 18 years later, in a rare and candid interview with the latest issue of Petir, a publication of the People's Action Party, it was apparent her "darkest moment in politics" has not left Dr Seet Ai Mee.

**** JB Umno Youth Pours Cold Water On Singapore Proposal To Expand Causeway <http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newspolitic.php?id=431939>
Bernama

Johor Baharu Umno youth division has opposed a Singapore proposal to expand the Johor Causeway as it will not solve the pollution problem in the Johor Straits.

**** Singapore Confers Medal To Malaysia's Special Branch Director <http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=432082>
Zakaria Abdul Wahab, Bernama

Malaysian police Special Branch (SB) director Datuk Seri Ramli Sha'ari has been conferred Singapore's Meritorious Service Medal (Pingat Jasa Gemilang) by the republic's president for his role in establishing stronger ties between the SB and the Internal Security Department of Singapore (ISD).

**** 'Severe Asset Inflation' <http://business.asiaone.com/Business/News/My%2BMoney/Story/A1Story20090811-160500.html>
Melissa Tan, Straits Times

Singapore risks 'severe asset inflation' during the economic recovery, a local economist has warned.

**** Straits Times Cherrypicks Economic Survey Findings <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rana/~3/jrajGJj7cTc/straits-times-cherrypicks-economic-survey-findings.html>
Blowin' In The Wind

Singapore's leading newspaper, The Straits Times, has taken to cherrypicking even what the government says about the economy.

**** The Race To Engage Singaporeans <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/08/the-race-to-engage-singaporeans/>
The Online Citizen

**** Half-height Screen Doors On Elevated MRT Stations To Be Installed By 2012 <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/448360/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

Half-height platform screen doors will go up at three MRT stations by the end of this year. The first sets of doors were installed at Pasir Ris station on Wednesday.

**** The 9th Question - On Singaporean Students <http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2009/08/9th-question-on-singaporean-students.html>
Mr Wang Says So

**** Typhoon Slows Down Internet <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_415790.html>
Serene Luo, Straits Times

Some Singapore Internet users may be experiencing slowdowns on the Information Superhighway, especially when trying to access websites hosted in the United States and Taiwan.

We are still using the term 'Information Superhighway'?

**** Than Shwe Vindicated Again <http://www.irrawaddy.org/opinion_story.php?art_id=16542&page=1>
Aung Zaw, The Irraawaddy

The Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia condemned the verdict, but Singapore, haven of the Than Shwe family and shopping hub for generals’ wives and cronies, took a somewhat hypocritical stance.

The island state actually praised the regime for being lenient with Suu Kyi as opposed to decrying the bizarre trial and entire charade in the first place.

**** S'pore Has 10th H1N1 Death <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_415791.html>
Straits Times

**** 2.5% A Year On CPF Savings <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_415853.html>
Dennis Chan, Straits Times

Central Provident Fund members will continue to receive 2.5 per cent a year on the savings in their ordinary account for the next three months.

**** Warning On Ghost & History <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_415864.html>
Straits Times

Two plays this month have received unusual advisories from the Media Development Authority (MDA).