[MyAppleMenu] Jun 6, 2009

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**** Five Ways Apple Can Improve Mac And iPhone Security <http://db.tidbits.com/article/10321>
by Rich Mogull, TidBITS

Rather than focusing on narrow issues of specific vulnerabilities or incidents, or offering mere criticism, I humbly present a few suggestions on how Apple can become a leader in consumer computing security over the long haul.

**** Scosche Announces TapStick iPod Shuffle Case With Built-In Controls <http://www.macworld.com/article/141013/2009/06/scoschetapstick.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Dan Frakes, Macworld

Available in black or white, the TapStick is a polycarbonate case that fits around the front and sides of the shuffle, extending its length by approximately half an inch, and provides the same volume and playback controls as Apple's included headphones.

**** Apple Removes Popular EDGE Game From App Store On Trademark Claim <http://cultofmac.com/apple-removes-popular-edge-game-from-app-store-on-trademark-claim/11431>
by Lonnie Lazar, Cult Of Mac

**** 13-Inch MacBook/2.13GHz (White) <http://www.macworld.com/article/140995/2009/06/macbook213w.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by James Galbraith, Macworld

If you’re in the market for an affordable Mac laptop, the white MacBook is a better bargain than ever. With its impressive performance, battery life, the inclusion of FireWire, and more common mini-DVI connector, the only reason to pay more for the low-end aluminum is the updated unibody design.

**** The Sims 3 <http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/pc/games/156995/reviews/133202.The-Sims-3/>
by Gameplanet

All in all, Maxis have done an amazing job at making the game deeper and more exciting in almost every way, and yet somehow have managed to make the game overall much more manageable and understandable.

**** iMovie '09 8.0.3 Adds New Hidden Features <http://db.tidbits.com/article/10329>
by Jeff Carlson, TidBITS

I've discovered that this small iteration turns out to have two new features, along with some other undocumented changes.

**** AudioMulch 2.0 Now Available For Mac Users <http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/audiomulch_2.0_now_available_for_mac_users/>
by Bryan Fergus, The Mac Observer

AudioMulch 2.0 is an audio processing application designed for audio engineering, composition, and live performances.

**** BBC Debuts World News Live App For iPhone, Touch <http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/05/bbc.world.news.app/>
by MacNN

Users are able to stream the BBC's 24-hour TV news feed, using either a 3G or a Wi-Fi connection.

**** MacGourmet Organizes And Helps Find New Recipes <http://www.macworld.com/article/137434/2009/06/macgourmet.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jackie Dove, Macworld

If you’re a recipe geek and need a place to store, organize, and categorize your current and potential meals, look no further than MacGourmet.



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**** Halal: Buying Muslim <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1898247,00.html>
by Carla Power, Time

Time was, buying Muslim meant avoiding pork and alcohol and getting your meat from a halal butcher, who slaughtered in accordance with Islamic principles. But the halal food market has exploded in the past decade and is now worth an estimated $632 billion annually, according to the Halal Journal, a Kuala Lumpur-based magazine. That's about 16% of the entire global food industry. Throw in the fast-growing Islam-friendly finance sector and the myriad other products and services — cosmetics, real estate, hotels, fashion, insurance — that comply with Islamic law and the teachings of the Koran, and the sector is worth well over $1 trillion a year.

**** Secret Of Googlenomics: Data-Fueled Recipe Brews Profitability <http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/magazine/17-06/nep_googlenomics?currentPage=all>
by Steven Levy, Wired

AdWords analyzes every Google search to determine which advertisers get each of up to 11 "sponsored links" on every results page. It's the world's biggest, fastest auction, a never-ending, automated, self-service version of Tokyo's boisterous Tsukiji fish market, and it takes place, Hal Varian says, "every time you search." He never mentions how much revenue advertising brings in. But Google is a public company, so anyone can find the number: It was $21 billion last year.



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**** Landlord Tells Grangeford Tenants To Stay Till End-June <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/434131/1/.html>
by Lynda Hong, Channel NewsAsia

**** GIC, Temasek And Transparency <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/06/gic-temasek-and-transparency/>
by The Online Citizen

It seems that even our Members of Parliament are helpless in demanding transparency from these two funds.

**** From Stifled Dissent To Managed Dissent <http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=3197>
by Ng E-Jay, Sgpolitics.net

These schemes allow for more voices to be heard, but always under the watchful eye of the ruling clique, who on one hand give token space to groups whom they deem acceptable, whilst simultaneously clamping down harder on specific groups that they deem a threat to their political hegemony.

**** Fewer People Taking Cabs <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_386535.html>
by Maria Almenoar, Straits Times

On average, there were 893,674 taxi trips made a day in the first three months of the year, the lowest in five years, after recovering steadily from a post-Sars low.

**** Straits Times' Latest Spin On PAP MPs <http://wayangparty.com/?p=10103>
by The Wayang Party Club

The PAP has cleverly made use of the mainstream media to give its MPs a complete makeover such that their flaws are conveniently forgotten and positive attributes magnified a million times.

**** Boys Taking Porn To School - In Handphones? <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,204161,00.html?>
by New Paper

School-leavers say they watch porn between classes or during recess.

**** 节目调整是根据调查和听众意见 <http://www.zaobao.com/yl/yl090606_506.shtml>
by 洪菁云，新传媒, 联合早报

根据近几年的收听率调查，晚间方言新闻的指数与白天相比较低。也有不少听众对我们一次过连续播放6种方言新闻提出了意见。而且，过去也有不少年长听众反映，他们更需在白天收听新闻资讯，因此希望方言新闻能从晚间时段调整到早晨或下午时段。

**** Temasek's Non-Answer <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/06/toc-editorial-temaseks-non-answer/>
by The Online Citizen

**** The NCMP Cat Among The Opposition Pigeons <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/06/the-ncmp-cat-among-the-opposition-pigeons/>
by Andrew Loh / Khairulanwar Zaini, The Online Citizen

A week after changes to the Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) scheme were announced by the Prime Minister, the opposition parties seem unsure of how to react.

**** 盲人摸新加坡之Made in China <http://farmerinchina.blog.sohu.com/117992572.html>
by 秦丁：中国农民的绝版青春

**** Asia Trade Begins To Stabilize - Singapore's Lim <http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN05293882>
by Roberta Rampton, Reuters

Exports from Asia are beginning to show signs of stability after "falling off a cliff" earlier this year, but recovery will hinge on world markets remaining open to trade, Singapore's trade minister said on Friday.

**** Singapore Concerned Over 'Buy American' Clause <http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jqa7vcndoRdHbNYnBpNJzSYvp7jg>
by AFP

Singapore expressed concern Friday over a controversial "Buy American" plan in US efforts to stimulate recovery, saying some nations were exploiting gray areas in global trade rules.

Lim, without pointing his finger at the United States, also said it might be difficult to pin down countries that took steps that bordered on protectionism, at the World Trade Organization, the global trade watchdog.

**** Public Apathy Worrying <http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/6/focus/4050875&sec=focus>
by Seah Chiang Nee, The Star

Why is this economically advanced city so backward in political development?




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