[MyAppleMenu] Jul 10, 2009

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MyAppleMenu
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**** BackupLoupe 1.4 <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=1039201cbdacbd347d0212b407953b91>
by Dan Frakes, Macworld

If your main goal is finding out what’s dominating your Time Machine backups, Soma-Zone’s $2 BackupLoupe is likely all you need.

**** Mac News Briefs: CheckUp Adds Compatibility With The Latest Macs <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=38e40813cfb757805cf8dfd5c9e32084>
by Macworld

Also announced: an update to TopXNotes and new Pro Sleds from Trans International.

**** iPhone For Life <http://theappleblog.com/2009/07/09/iphone-for-life/>
by Nick Santilli, The Apple Blog

Apple already had me as a lifelong customer with its computers. But the iPhone has nestled its way into a niche in my life that for a very long time, was up for grabs. No longer — iPhone for life, baby!

**** Chrome OS Will Push Apple To Address Failings, Say Analysts <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/310494/chrome_os_will_push_apple_address_failings_say_analysts?FORM=ZZNR>
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld

Apple should be nervous about Google's move into the operating system market, some analysts said today. Others, however, argued that Apple executives won't lose a second of sleep.

**** Taking A Second Look At Apple Xserve <http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/datbus/article.php/3828931/Taking-a-Second-Look-at-Apple-Xserve.htm?FORM=ZZNR10>
by Drew Robb, Datamation

**** Apple MacBook Pros Cannot Show Millions Of Colors <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.tweaktown.com/news/12747/apple_macbook_pros_cannot_show_millions_of_colors/&usg=AFQjCNHYrWG6ha11A4kzpvE0sQOqb1PKJA>
by Sean Kalinich, TweakTown

**** Google CEO Says Will Discuss Apple Board Role <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5690G320090710&usg=AFQjCNEDo6ESg-rGfwSdTptgrp2CLKyxgg>
by Yinka Adegoke, Reuters

Google Inc chief executive Eric Schmidt said he will discuss with Apple Inc how his role on its board might change after Google's move to launch a new operating system.

Because Google's new Chrome OS would compete with Apple's own computer software, Schmidt said on Thursday he would talk to the Mac computer maker about whether he should recuse himself from Apple's board.

**** My Sad Affair With The iPhone 3G S <http://www.infoworld.com/t/mobile/my-sad-affair-iphone-3g-s-630>
by Bill Snyder, InfoWorld

Spotty 3G coverage and poor battery life take the luster off Apple's new star. But the roots of the problem are much deeper.

**** Apple Denies iPod Recall, Fueling Consumer Confusion <http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2009/07/11/200907110009.asp?FORM=ZZNR2>
by Jin Hyun-joo, Korea Herald

Apple Korea yesterday denied Seoul's earlier announcement that the company had agreed to recall some of its iPod Nano MP3 players following reports of battery overheating in Korea.

Apple's latest announcement has fueled confusion among consumers who are already concerned about the safety of the products following a series of alleged battery problems.

**** Review: Braid <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=a2272a9f8d4c8e0bafcd5937d7440a06>
by Chris Holt, Macworld

Platformer earns high marks for its artistry.

**** What Open Source Can Learn From Apple <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10283780-16.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Matt Asay, CNET News.com



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** How Community Arts Organizations Are Using Social Media <http://mashable.com/2009/07/08/community-arts-organizations/>
by Emily Goligoski, Mashable

**** Chat While Reading: The Future Of Books? <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106150832&ft=1&f=1008>
by Laura Sydell, NPR

Reading a book evokes solitary images of lying in bed late at night or sitting beneath a beach umbrella lost in a fantasy. But BookGlutton.com, a Web site that permits readers to chat about books as they read, may be transforming a lone activity into a communal one.



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** In Search Of Dignity <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/07/opinion/07brooks.html?_r=2>
by David Brooks, New York Times

Americans still admire dignity. But the word has become unmoored from any larger set of rules or ethical system.

**** What’s In A Word? <http://www.newsweek.com/id/205985?from=rss>
by Sharon Begley, Newsweek

When the Viaduct de Millau opened in the south of France in 2004, this tallest bridge in the world won worldwide accolades. German newspapers described how it "floated above the clouds" with "elegance and lightness" and "breathtaking" beauty. In France, papers praised the "immense" "concrete giant." Was it mere coincidence that the Germans saw beauty where the French saw heft and power? Lera Boroditsky thinks not.

**** Surfing A River When The Wave Doesn’t Move <http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/travel/escapes/10Riversurf.html>
by Jesse Huffman, New York Times

To the uninitiated, the scene on a recent morning along the St. Lawrence River in Montreal might have inspired confusion. Behind the striking modular apartment complex known as Habitat 67, a crowd of surfers slipped into wet suits and waxed up their boards, 500 miles from the nearest ocean beach.

**** Fore and Aft <http://www.drunkenboat.com/db10/08poe/kwong/fore.html>
by Bonnie Wai-Lee Kwong, Drunken Boat

**** The Tiny Book of Instructions <http://www.drunkenboat.com/db10/08poe/short/instructions.html>
by Kim Gek Lin Short, Drunken Boat



SingaporeSurf
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**** S'pore Muslims Have Developed Own Identity Rooted In Islam, Says Yaacob <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/441438/1/.html>
by Satish Cheney, Channel NewsAsia

Singapore Muslim community has developed its own identity, reflecting its rootedness and progressiveness in Islam, said minister-in-charge of Muslim affairs, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim. 

**** Vietnamese Sex Workers Trapped In Extortion Racket <http://www.thanhniennews.com/features/?catid=10&newsid=50279>
by Thuc Minh, Thanh Nien

A Thanh Nien investigation into a red-light district and brothels in Singapore found that many are having to work hard only to have their earnings extorted from the pimps who help them go abroad.

**** A Credible And Effective Opposition: Part II <http://www.yoursdp.org/index.php/component/content/article/2458-a-credible-and-effective-opposition-part-ii>
by Singapore Democrats

The opposition must work towards bring about a system that encourages citizens to actively participate in the public process and one that allows them to vote freely and fairly.

**** Stir Over Thio Li-Ann At NYU <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC090710-0000114/Stir-over-Thio-Li-Ann-at-NYU>
by Today

Singapore academic Thio Li-Ann's appointment as a visiting professor to teach human rights law at New York University (NYU) has caused a stir among some students.

**** Shift To Fact Finding <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_401272.html>
by K C Vijayan, Straits Times

Court inquiries into cases of unnatural death should be merely fact-finding missions, instead of exercises into whether anyone should shoulder the blame. A new Bill that is now up for public consultation proposes these and other changes to the way the Coroner's Court operates.

**** Marina Bay IR Delay 'No Surprise' <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_401276.html>
by Lim Wei Chean, Straits Times

Tourism players say the signs that there would be a delay in the opening of the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort (IR) were visible: Construction at the site was proceeding slower than it should have been.

**** Genting Singapore Casino Set To Open Before Rival <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&sec=business&url=http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/7/10/business/4292340&usg=AFQjCNG17mCRZQlvGDkSwElGh84w92qyCg>
by Rachael Kam, Malaysia Star

Genting Singapore’s Resorts World at Sentosa (RWS) is in a good position to pull ahead of Las Vegas Sands’ Marina Bay Sands (MBS) in the race to open the first casino in Singapore following a delay in the MBS project, analysts said.

**** Customers Sue Singapore's DBS Over Investment Loss <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUSSIN46590120090710&usg=AFQjCNHIZjxrUvc3yoy5-Qn2gSe7GciAlQ>
by Kevin Lim, Reuters

**** Johor Mulls MRT Link Between Iskandar And Singapore <http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/gani/Article/index_html>
by Chong Pooi Koon, Business Times Malaysia

Johor is studying plans to connect Iskandar Malaysia to Singapore via mass rapid transit (MRT) system over the next five years, now that chances for a third bridge across the causeway get slimmer.

**** S’pore Ranked Most Trade-friendly Nation: Who Benefits Most? <http://wayangparty.com/?p=10448>
by The Wayang Party

We need to move from being overly obsessed with material growth to caring and nurturing our people in our governance to ensure that no Singaporean is left behind.

**** I'm Confused. This Is A Coffee Shop, Right? <http://meginsing.blogspot.com/2009/07/im-confused-this-is-coffee-shop-right.html>
by An American Girl In Singapore

Aren't coffee shops the #2 place to study with the library being #1?

**** Maria Hertogh Dead, But The Fearmongering Will Continue <http://geraldgiam.sg/2009/07/maria-hertogh-dead-but-the-fearmongering-will-continue/>
by Gerald Giam

Singaporeans do not wish to see racial riots. That is a given. But Singaporeans are not stupid either. They know the difference between a peaceful assembly by a few public spirited individuals, and a riotous gathering by troublemakers out to wreak havoc. I’m sure the PAP government knows that too, but chooses to conflate the two for the sake of clamping down on anything that could remotely challenge its authority.

**** New Conservation Fund To Protect Singapore's Endangered Species <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/441571/1/.html>
by 938 Live

**** Delay In Opening Of Marina Bay Sands Could Potentially Mean Big Losses <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/441603/1/.html>
by Channel NewsAsia

**** No More H1N1 Screening <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_401376.html>
by Straits Times

Temperature checks for H1N1 cases at all Singapore borders will be discontinued from Saturday, said a government statement on Friday.

**** France, S'pore To Sign Tax Pact <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_401385.html>
by Straits Times

**** David Killed, Says Lawyer <http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/07/10/david-killed-says-lawyer.html>
by Jarkata Post

David Hartanto Widjaja, an Indonesian student who died at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU), was murdered and did not commit suicide as many Singaporean media outlets have reportered, Otto Cornelis Kaligis, the lawyer for David's family, said Thurday.

**** 12 Hours To Get New iPhone <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_401460.html>
by Chua Hian Hou, Straits Times

Five hours early was not early enough for one man anxious to be first to own the iPhone 3G at its launch here last year. Despite his efforts he ended up second in line.

Disappointed, medical test subject recruiter Jackson Low turned up at 9am on Friday - almost 12 hours before sales of the speedier iPhone 3GS began to make sure he would be there ahead of the thousands of other eager iFans.

**** No Stairs, No View <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_401461.html>
by Ang Yiying, Straits Times

For some Eunos HDB residents, getting a lift that stops on every floor has been more of a nightmare than a dream come true. They say that new lift shafts built on the outside of their blocks have robbed their flats of privacy and ventilation and blocked their views, as well as some light.

**** Idling Ships Clog Up Singapore Shores <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8142838.stm?FORM=ZZNR5>
by Pauline Mason, BBC

The usual stay for a cargo carrier is just ten days. That is enough time to offload one set of cargo and take on another load, re-fuel and re-stock supplies.

But, of the 220 container ships arriving in Singapore this year, - excluding the tugs, yachts and bunkering vessels which are permanent port residents - more than half have stayed longer than that. Another 44 cargo ships have been in port for more than six months.