[MyAppleMenu] Feb 22, 2009

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**** Where Does Apple Go From Here? <http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=214501912>
by Mitch Wagner, InformationWeek

Apple's got room for future triumphs -- but it also faces threats from a battered economy, rejuvenated competitors, and a leadership crisis precipitated by Steve Jobs' illness.



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Everyone Loves Google, Until It's Too Big <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/business/22digi.html?_r=1&ref=technology>
by Randall Stross, New York Times

The popularity of Google’s search engine in the United States just grows and grows. In the past three years, its market share gains have even been accelerating, making some people wonder whether the company will eventually obliterate what remains of its competition in search.



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** A Mattress Built For Two <http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2009/02/22/a_mattress_built_for_two/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+Magazine>
by Deborah Sosin, Boston Globe

I went shopping with the idea that I had to make room for Mr. Right, even if I hadn't met him yet.

**** ? = Beauty <http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2009/02/22/beauty/?page=full>
by Sebastian Smee, Boston Globe

Horace "Woody" Brock believes he has cracked the secret of beautiful design. He even has equations and graphs to prove it.



SingaporeSurf
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**** Minister Vivian Balakrishnan: Your Anonymity Is An Illusion... <http://singaporemind.blogspot.com/2009/02/minister-vivian-balakrishnan-your.html>
by Diary Of A Singaproean Mind

The best way to deal with the internet is to make political progress and turn the Internet into a non-issue.

**** State Media's Continued Silence On Sensitive Issues Will Erode Its Credibility Further <http://wayangparty.com/?p=5396>
by Eugene Yeo, The Wayang Party Club

As Singaporeans become increasingly exposed to diversity of views offered by the alternative media, the blatant one-sideness and prejudices of the state media will not be lost upon them.

**** Much Ado About Nothing <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/02/much-ado-about-nothing/>
by The Online Citizen

**** On Community Moderation Of Internet Content <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2009/yax-990.htm>
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread

Why do Singaporeans neglect their horizontal responsibility to their peers? Is it, at source, a case of an over-controlling government creating a culture reliant only on vertical authority, such that individuals' sense of social responsibility has atrophied?

**** A Singaporean's Worry For The Future Of His Nation <http://wayangparty.com/?p=5451>
by George Tan, The Wayang Party Club

**** Bugis Bomb Hoax - Time To Wake Up To Potential Loopholes <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/02/bugis-bomb-hoax-time-to-wake-up-to-potential-loopholes/>
by Deborah Choo, The Online Citizen

**** Moderating The Internet - Lets Hold The Wild Horses <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/02/moderating-the-internet-–-lets-hold-the-wild-horses/>
by Andrew Loh, The Online Citizen