[MyAppleMenu] Feb 16, 2009

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**** Tracking The iPhone's Bubble Of Hype <http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/02/15/tracking-the-iphones-bubble-of-hype/>
by Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Fortune

You can see right away why it’s so hard for Apple’s competitors to be heard above the din.

**** My New Macbook: How Does Apple Do It? <http://technmarketing.com/2009/02/15/my-new-macbook-how-does-apple-do-it/>
by Tech N' Marketing

Everything about the Mac OS is simpler, nicer, and more intelligent than Windows, period.

**** Where iPhone Beats Computer <http://blogs.computerworld.com/where_iphone_beats_computer>
by Seth Weintraub, Computerworld

As Apple ramps up the capabilities, processor and screen of the iPhone, more and more computing tasks will be offloaded from my main machine.

**** At HCC, Teachers Give The Apples - iPhones, That Is <http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6265145.html>
by Jeannie Kever, Houston Chronicle

Studying on your laptop is so 2007. A group of biology students at Houston Community College’s southeast campus just turns on iPhones.

"Instead of bringing your book to class, you bring your phone," said Lisa Jackson, one of 15 students enrolled in Anatomy and Physiology II as part of a pilot project to deliver course work on Apple’s trendy smart phones.

**** Psystar's Amended Claims Cite Apple's Copyright Misuse <http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/02/psystars-amended-claims-cite-apples-copyright-misuse.ars>
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica

After Judge Alsup partially granted Psystar's motion to file amended couterclaims to Apple's lawsuit against the unlicensed clone maker, Psystar has gone ahead and filed the amended counterclaims, focusing on copyright misuse.

**** Profile: Version Cue CS4 <http://www.macworld.com/article/138805/2009/02/versioncuecs4.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Galen Gruman, Macworld

The net effect of the changes to Version Cue CS4 is to make it less obtrusive when you're working in various CS4 apps and to provide a more intuitive way of accessing shared files (as virtual network drives). Adobe wisely left the version management features alone. A little more simplification would be nice, but that's more of a quibble than a complaint.

**** Does Apple Have A Blind Spot About Flash? <http://www.businessinsider.com/does-apple-have-a-blind-spot-about-flash-2009-2>
by Fred Wilson, Silicon Alley Insider

The mobile web is not going to be dominated by a single device and a single app ecosystem. I don't even think an app ecosystem is the long term solution for the mobile web. It's a bridge enviroment that allows for rich experiences on devices that don't have reliable high bandwidth connections yet.



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** In Web Age, Library Job Gets Update <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/16/books/16libr.html?_r=1>
by Motoko Rich, New York Times

“The days of just reshelving a book are over,” said Ms. Rosalia, who came to P.S. 225 nearly six years ago after graduating at the top of her class at the Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. “Now it is the information age, and that technology has brought out a whole new generation of practices.”



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Let Death Change Your Life <http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/02/16/dead_philosophers/index.html>
by Laura Miller, Salon

You only die once. Why not take tips from great philosophers on how to do it well?

**** Crowning <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2009/02/23/090223po_poem_young>
by Kevin Young, The New Yorker

**** Like <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2009/02/23/090223po_poem_bidart>
by Frank Bidart, The New Yorker



SingaporeSurf
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**** SMRT Failed To Probe Overcharging Of Passengers <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_338742.html>
by Wai Wing Tai, Straits Times

I am disappointed that SMRT chose not to investigate or respond appropriately. Judging by what happened to me, it seems that many other passengers on the same bus were literally taken for a ride by paying more than they should have.

**** Iskandar's RM43bil Investment A Big Boost For Johor <http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/2/16/business/3268553&sec=business>
by Zazali Musa, The Star

KGV-Lambert Smith Hampton director Samuel Tan Wee Cheng said Singapore played an important part in determining the economic growth in Johor. "It is a well-known fact that both Johor and Singapore are intertwined in economic activities during good or bad times due to their close proximity," he said.

**** You're Hired... Sorry, I Mean Fired <http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/asia_file/blog/2009/02/15/youre_hiredsorry_i_mean_fired>
by Ben Bland, Telegraph

Part of the problem in Singapore, China, the UK and elsewhere is that the massive expansion of the number of university places over the last two decades has raised career expectations across the board, while also increasing competition for (an admittedly larger pool of) good jobs.

**** 南洋幼稚园将调高学费67％ 受访家长表示谅解 <http://www.zaobao.com/edu/pages4/edunews090215.shtml>
by 潘星华, 联合早报

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**** Taking The Bus From Singapore To Johor Bahru <http://leonefabre.blogspot.com/2009/02/taking-bus-from-singapore-to-johor.html>
by My Life In Singapore

**** Singapore Jan Exports To Drop 32.7 Pct Y/Y <http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/02/15/afx6054569.html>
by Nopporn Wong-Anan, Reuters

Singapore's non-oil exports in January are expected to drop by the biggest margin since September 2001 on the back of collapsing global demand for electronics, mirroring sharp declines in Taiwan and China.

Non-oil domestic exports may have tumbled 32.7 percent from a year ago, according to a median forecast from five economists. Adjusted for seasonal factors, exports were likely to be unchanged from December, the average forecast showed.

**** MPs Say MOH Review Should Include Overseas Singaporeans <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/409305/1/.html>
by Neo Chai Chin, Today

It would help the lower-income to stretch their health dollar. But is there another group &mdash; expatriate Singaporeans &mdash; who would benefit if Medisave is allowed to be used overseas? 

**** Relooking Hiring Policy, MOE <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/302348.asp>
by Ang Kok Siang, Today

Acting manpower minister Gan Kim Yong and NTUC chief Lim Swee Say have mentioned time and again in their speeches to employers about fair employment practices and employing people based on merit.

However, the Ministry of Education (MOE), for some reason, has in place a policy of employing only ex-Mindef or Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) unifored officers for the post of school operations managers.

**** SIA Cuts Capacity By 11% <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_339065.html>
by Straits Times

Singapore Airlines will cut its capacity by 11 per cent in the 12 months starting April due to falling demand, and it has begun talks with trade unions on steps to mitigate the downturn.

It will also decommission 17 aircraft over this financial year to March 2010, instead of just four as originally planned before the global downturn hit major markets.

**** Hazy Days Back In Singapore <http://keropokman.blogspot.com/2009/02/hazy-days-back-in-singapore.html>
by The Keropok

**** The Sixth Cornerstone <http://yawshinleong.blogspot.com/2009/02/sixth-cornerstone.html>
by Yaw Shin Leong

For total defence to be effective, it is time for Singaporeans to rise up a new political force in Singapore Parliament to hold the PAP regime accountable for all its decisions and actions.

**** Two Hawker Centres To Close For Upgrading <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/409390/1/.html>
by Channel NewsAsia

**** Grafitti Suspect Held At IMH <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_339169.html>
by Elena Chong, Straits Times

A 48-year-old unemployed man who scribbled on the display wall of Parliament House last month ws ordered on Monday to be kept in safe custody at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) pending a minister's order. Koh Chan Meng was found to be of unsound mind at the time of the alleged offence.

**** No Charges Against Holland Village Nude Couple Yet <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/409442/1/.html>
by Teo Xuanwei, Channel NewsAsia

More than three weeks after a Caucasian man and a Singaporean woman were arrested for strolling around Holland Village totally nude, no charges had been filed against them yet.

**** Burmese Actvist Exiled From Singapore Receives UN Refugee Status <http://seelanpalay.blogspot.com/2009/02/burmese-activist-exiled-from-singapore.html>
by Seelan Palay's Blog