[MyAppleMenu] Jul 7, 2009

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**** More About Charging Apple's Notebook Batteries <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zdnet/Apple/~3/KBRGAMNvleA/>
by Jason D. O'Grady, The Apple Core

**** iMac And The Constantly Ejected CDs <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=23e2a00b0580498a19ea6749eadb12a1>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld

**** Paintbrush: A Fast, Free, MacPaint-like Bitmap Editor For OS X, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings <http://lowendmac.com/misc/09mr/paintbrush-2-review.html>
by Charles Moore, Low End Mac

**** iPhone 3.0 Wi-Fi Problems To Be Fixed In 3.1? <http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=de690eaabcd33e755e64470996be9546>
by MacNN

The public may have to wait for the release of v3.1 firmware to see a fix to current iPhone Wi-Fi issues, accounts suggest.

**** Stopping By The Woods With An iPhone <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10279753-52.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Daniel Terdiman, CNET News.com

Maybe, despite constantly being let down by it, I should have more faith in technology. It's not often that everything works the way it's supposed to, but when it does, it's actually pretty cool.

**** Unlocking The iPhone Looks Like A Good Idea For Business Users <http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com/~r/RSS/tech/~3/I1q-v0AnoJ4/>
by Don Reisinger, eWeek

The iPhone 3G has been jailbroken, but there are numerous ways to unlock it. Some techniques are more difficult than others, but are they worth considering in the business world?

**** 18 Great Forgotten Features Of OS X: The Underused Bits You'll Wonder How You Managed Without" <http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/18-great-forgotten-features-of-os-x-613600?src=rss&attr=newsall>
by TechRadar.com

OS X is a superb operating system. But its simplicity belies its depth; there are plenty of excellent features under the surface.

**** Some iPhone Owners Crave Freedom <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-07-06-wireless-iphone-lock_N.htm&usg=AFQjCNH4FDg9FvcqiRE9h7JZQRb8Sywj4A>
by Leslie Cauley, USA Today

Who really controls your Apple iPhone? If you think you do, think again. AT&T, the U.S. distributor, requires iPhone owners to use its wireless networks exclusively. Those who "jailbreak" their devices and use another carrier void the warranty.

**** Apple Investment In N.C. May Reach $2 Billion <http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2009/07/06/daily11.html?FORM=ZZNR8>
by Ken Elkins, Birmingham Business Journal

**** Why Apple Could Kill Your Camera <http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/06/apple-ipod-cameras-technology-personal-tech-apple.html?FORM=ZZNR9>
by Brian Caulfield, Forbes

Steve Jobs has killed music stores and media players. The point-and-shoot camera could be next.

**** Apple And Disclosure: One More Time <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://executivesuite.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/06/apple-and-disclosure-one-more-time/&usg=AFQjCNE719J6-7Ql-J6bkzOwah8b62b34w>
by Joe Nocera, New York Times

Yes, it is true, as Mr. Carr argues, that we know enough about Mr. Jobs’s health to make an informed investing decision. But that is no thanks to Apple or its board, which after all has a legal obligation to the company’s shareholders.

**** Review: Personal Antispam X5 <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=841d79badff5b193e0078b4541811f57>
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld

Easy-to-use spam utility gets better over time.

**** With Photo And Video, Apple iPod Touch, Nano Reinforce New Market Segment <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=5635&usg=AFQjCNEADOlIhAGPwL0jFO4gXWw83zLo6g>
by Andrew Nusca, ZDNet

**** Manage Your Passwords <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=58376e33a215d5ee1c0f6dd7946291d6>
by Joe Kissell, Macworld

Rely on a password manager instead of your memory.

**** How I Spent My Summer: Hacking Into iPhones With Friends <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124692204445002607.html?mod=googlenews_wsj&usg=AFQjCNGj-jk588UzHlWtmhAEYS2RbMleBw>
by Yukari Iwatani Kane, Wall Street Journal

Like many teenagers, Ari Weinstein spends his summers riding his bike and swimming. This year, the 15-year-old had another item on his to-do list: Foil Apple Inc.'s brightest engineers and annoy chief executive Steve Jobs.

**** Apple iTunes App Store Turns One <http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac/news/index.cfm?newsid=26530&pagtype=allchandate&FORM=ZZNR5>
by Nick Spence, Macworld UK

"Light a candle and cue the music," Apple says on a newly designed iTunes App Store page.

**** How Apple's Remote App Ruined Remote Controls For Me <http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/07/how-apples-remote-app-ruined-remote-controls-for-me/>
by Dave Caolo, TUAW



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**** The Chicken And The Egg: Slouching Toward Washington <http://www.bookslut.com/features/2009_07_014750.php>
by Kate Munning, Bookslut

When did people start replacing Campbell's soup with organic chicken stock and supermarket iceberg lettuce with locally grown arugula? Everyone cares about their food all of a sudden. It's partly a fad, sure, but many expected it to burn out when our nation's recession became official and the typical upper-middle-class locavore found herself with a lot less pocket money than she was used to in those carefree, pre-bailout heydays. And yet the trend persists, fueled in part by tainted spinach, peanut butter, beef, and our government's inability to trace and control these outbreaks. Food safety is certainly part of the equation, but it doesn't entirely explain why we still bum rush Whole Foods on the weekends.

**** Fear Of Floating <http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/Fear-of-Floating.html>
by Dan Vergano, Air & Space

Diagnosis: Collective Panic Attack. Cause: Count von Zeppelin.

**** "The Symbol" <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/slate/~3/KzTdzmyE8sI/>
by Billy Collins, Slate Magazine



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**** Kum Hong, Gautam Out <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC090707-0000118/Kum-Hong,-Gautam-out>
by Loh Chee Kong, Today

Former Nominated Member of Parliament Siew Kum Hong, 34, has no regrets "as to what (he) did over the last two-and-a-half years".

**** Wong Kan Seng Squandering Millions On Kiasu Paranoid Ineffective CCTVs <http://uncleyap-news.blogspot.com/2009/07/wong-kan-seng-squandering-millions-on.html>
by News Release by UncleYap

One would be so surprised that this is only one of the exits at Bugis MRT Station in Singapore. I may say that if Ah Seng needed any more space to satisfy his CCTV Camera fetish, there will be no more space left on the ceilings for him except to dismental the lightings.

**** H1N1 Patient In ICU <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_400033.html>
by Straits Times

**** Irish Healthcare - Time To Adopt The Singaporean Model? <http://sluggerotoole.com/index.php/weblog/comments/irish-healthcare-time-to-adopt-the-singaporean-model/>
by Slugger O'Toole

It’s important to note that the Singaporean approach leverages the market as a means-to-an-end, that is quality affordable health care for all, rather than an ideological (free market) end in itself.

**** Kenneth Jeyaretnam’s Speech at the FCA Lunch on 2 July 2009 <http://www.thereformparty.net/?p=267>
by The Reform Party

**** Singapore And World Economy Not In Recovery Mode - Finance Minister <http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2009/07/07/afx6623367.html?FORM=ZZNR3>
by Kevin Lim and Harry Suhartono, Reuters

Singapore's finance minister said on Tuesday that Singapore and the world economy have not yet started to recover from the financial crisis and that any pickup in growth will be slower than in previous recessions.

**** Singapore No. 2 'black Hat' Target <http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=50FF7161-1A64-67EA-E44276DF8F20A215&FORM=ZZNR9>
by Ross O. Storey, Computerworld

Singapore has been highlighted as one of the world's leading targets for black hat Web security attacks, in a new research by network security provider Fortinet.

**** Singapore Is 10th Most Expensive <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_400117.html>
by Diana Othman, Straits Times

Singapore is now the 10th most expensive city in the world for expatriates, having climbed up three places from last year, according to a survey conducted by human resource and financial consultant Mercer.

**** More And More Jobs Available, But Nobody Wants? <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/07/more-and-more-jobs-available-but-nobody-wants/>
by Leong Sze Hian, The Online Citizen

**** MAS Bans 10 Financial Institutions From Selling Structured Notes <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/440970/1/.html>
by Lee Siew Hoon, Channel NewsAsia

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has, for the first time, imposed bans on the sale of structured notes by 10 financial institutions (FIs) which had distributed toxic structured notes linked to the collapsed US financial institution Lehman Brothers.

**** Singapore To Have One Of The Highest Defence Budget In The World In 2009 <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/07/singapore-to-have-one-of-the-highest-defence-budget-in-the-world-in-2009/>
by The Online Citizen

Singapore’s defence spending will amount to US$11.4bn or 6% of GDP in 2009. As a percentage of GDP, this amounts to one of the biggest defence budgets in recent history.

**** Hong Kong, Singapore Top World Free-Trade List; US Ranks 16th <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090707-706245.html&usg=AFQjCNGrcKDeJcdkvJ13__XjJKFLy5SwMA>
by Terence Roth, Dow Jones

Hong Kong and Singapore topped a global list measuring countries' free-trade attributes, with the U.S. ranking 16th and Japan 23rd, the World Economic Forum said Tuesday.

**** More Coming Forward To Serve As NMPs Since Scheme Started In 1990 <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/441012/1/.html>
by Hasnita A Majid, Channel NewsAsia

More are coming forward to serve as Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) and political watchers said that this is a healthy trend as it shows that Singapore's political system has matured.

**** 106 New H1N1 Cases Bring Total To 1,217 In Singapore <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/441011/1/.html>
by Channel NewsAsia