[MyAppleMenu] Jun 16, 2009
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**** Resolving iPhoto Library Size Discrepancy <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=bfd83ea35f39424714776a73ecfe91c8>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
There’s very little you can do about the contents of the iPhoto Library package, but there is something you can do in iPhoto. Control-click on the Trash icon in iPhoto’s Library list and choose Empty Trash.
**** AT&T: MMS 'no Extra Cost' For Text Bundle Customers <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=829380b063af4d55d66e41505f29d7c5>
by David Chartier, Macworld
Good news, everyone: it sounds like you can take a (brief) break from throwing darts at AT&T's logo and photos of its various executives. Thanks to a new FAQ from the carrier that focuses on iPhone 3G S and some of iPhone OS 3.0's new features, we have a little more information on what to expect when MMS goes live later this summer.
**** Call AT&T For The Best iPhone Upgrade Price <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tidbits_main/~3/StCEowysNvc/10350>
by Rich Mogull, TidBITS
If you don't know, for sure, that you're getting the $199/$299 pricing, we recommend that you call AT&T, stop by a store, or check their online system for your upgrade eligibility date. If you think it's wrong, especially if you have an original iPhone, ask to talk to a supervisor and see if there might be a mistake on your account.
**** Apple Java Update Fixes Security Hole <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=84d906688f56417d793ab3a9af7c6421>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Apple on Monday released Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 4 and Java for Mac OS X 10.4 Release 9, two updates that “deliver improved reliability, security and compatibility.â€
**** How I Spend My WWDC <http://mrgan.tumblr.com/post/124025728/wwdc-2009>
by Neven Mrgan's Tumbl
I’m very food-aware wherever I go, but I sure heard a lot of talk about where to eat what to eat how to eat it around the conference. Here’s what my experience has taught me.
**** Buy A Mac On Or After June 8, Get Snow Leopard For $10 <http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/15/buy-a-mac-on-or-after-june-8-get-snow-leopard-for-10/>
by Nicholas Deleon, CrunchGear
**** My Journey From Mac To PC, And Back Again <http://www.siliconbeat.com/2009/06/15/my-journey-from-mac-to-pc-and-back-again/>
by Chris Obrien, SiliconBeat
I wanted a machine that worked well, and made me passionate (but hopefully, not obnoxious).
**** Apple's Mac Isn't As Secure As Some Want Us To Believe <http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Apples-Mac-Isnt-as-Secure-as-Some-Want-Us-to-Believe-183583/>
by Don Reisinger, eWeek
Mac OS X is widely considered the most secure operating system around. But is it really as secure as Apple and its supporters want us to believe?
**** Shion 2.0 Environment Automator Supports X10 Devices <http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=3ae110e61ebde385eea71e1be05d65c1>
by MacNN
The software is used to monitor and control a chosen environment's lighting fixtures, appliances, and other electronic devices.
**** The Buzz About Apple's New Batteries <http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/redirect.jsp%3Furl%3Dhttp://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/06/15/the-buzz-about-apples-new-batteries/&cid=1260445232&ei=zFo2SpPdN5K0NubG9IwI&usg=AFQjCNFBOpyIVruMrTRojq2u-m0PtbjG4w>
by Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Fortune
There’s a surprising level of awe and wonder in the tech press about the batteries in the MacBook Pro computers that Apple unveiled last week — especially since they’ve been around for more than a year.
**** Why Mac Users Need To Grow Up About Viruses <http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/why-mac-users-need-to-grow-up-about-viruses-608218&cid=1261240929&ei=sCs2Ss_EDYauMp-X-ZMI&usg=AFQjCNEZXNOr3oIWyPDZhSKuDip0opLQ9g>
by Graham Cluley, TechRadar UK
Yes, there aren't as many Mac malware threats as Windows threats - not by a long shot. But they do exist, and we are seeing some hacking gangs writing malware for both platforms, and planting their attacks on webpages in such a way as to serve up a Mac threat when Apple users visit, and a Windows attack when PC users surf by.
**** Judge Denies Apple’s Transfer Request <http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/06/15/judge-denies-apples-transfer-request/?mod=rss_WSJBlog>
by Ben Charny, Wall Street Journal
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken recently denied a request from the Cupertino, Calif., company to transfer an unusual lawsuit it faces to a federal judge in San Jose, Calif.
**** RooSwitch: Application-Based User Switching <http://www.macworld.com/article/140283/2009/06/rooswitch.html?lsrc=rss_weblogs_macgems>
by Deborah Shadovitz, Macworld
Think of rooSwitch as an app that lets you perform user switching at the application level. Instead of logging in and out of different user accounts on your Mac, rooSwitch lets you switch users for only one app at a time by switching what rooSwitch calls Profiles.
**** Review : The Sims 3 For iPhone OS <http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=R&url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/digitaljoystick/archives/171340.asp%3Ffrom%3Dblog_last3&cid=0&ei=gU43StiIHKGkM5iM0I8I&usg=AFQjCNGawOhOv4DKn5i3Z383jj2QLei-ZA>
by Seattle Post Intelligencer
**** Apple Allows Airtel To 'unlock' Its 3G iPhones <http://news.in.msn.com/business/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3042245>
by Business Standard
Apple has authorised Bharti Airtel to ‘unlock’ its 3G iPhones, launched earlier, enabling the Indian company to sell it through their stores to any user, not necessarily only an Airtel subscriber.
**** Playing The Slots On Apple's New Laptops <http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/15/playing-the-slots-on-apples-new-pro-books/>
by Stephen Williams, New York Times
Apple’s decision to build an SD (for Secure Digital) card slot into its new 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pro laptops has raised some eyebrows from those who question its utility. Not to mention the fact that there’s no longer a functional ExpressCard slot in those Pro models.
**** Apple's MacBook Hinge Affair: Something's In The Air <http://www.edn.com/blog/400000040/post/470045647.html>
by Brian Dipert, EDN
**** Apple And The Magical Retail Experience In Its Global Stores <http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/06/apple_and_the_m.html;jsessionid=AGK5N3RDCNA5YQSNDLOSKH0CJUNN2JVN>
by Bob Evans, InformationWeek
**** Review: More iPhone Wine Apps <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=71fe3d6eff83edb17ea46123808f00d1>
by Ben Boychuk, Macworld
**** Photo Wrangler Makes It Easy To Quickly Scan Through A Folder Of Photos <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=d4886a15ed940b93f9fd744d4bbba9b6>
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
**** Taptu, The Alternative Search Machine For iPhone <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechCrunch/~3/QO5uIMkXiOc/>
by Scott Merrill, TechCrunch
**** Doing The iPod Shuffle <http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25644933-8362,00.html&cid=1261828478&ei=trc3SqOhJpCCNMCs1P4H&usg=AFQjCNFxaCdRzuSZ2WAifpSLwgXRQ3WvfA>
by John O'Brien, Courier Mail
The iPod shuffle is simultaneously the most boring and most fascinating model in Apple's iPod lineup.
**** You iPhone. Me iPod Touch. <http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/06/16/you-iphone-me-ipod-touch/&cid=1262076059&ei=trc3SqOhJpCCNMCs1P4H&usg=AFQjCNEgqYovXKOq-R3M2duJAGZPxGDfXQ>
by Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Fortune
The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Hunch: A Cure For Indecision? <http://www.technologyreview.com/web/22809/>
by Erica Naone, MIT Technology Review
A new site provides answers to life, the universe, and just about everything.
**** A Wireless Mouse That's Surfaceless, Too <http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=78e5c088b0388a16ab3d123147697c29>
by Eric A. Taub, New York Times
**** Opera Unite Service Opens A Door To The PC <http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10265397-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by CNET News.com
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**** New Glimpses Of Life’s Puzzling Origins <http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=04cc516da2dc74d8511c714bb20c23b4>
by Nicholas Wade, New York Times
The origins of life on Earth bristle with puzzle and paradox.
**** Titlenomics, Or Creating Best Sellers <http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b128ce4c43f5f41fa82f3b0bee494c78>
by Patricia Cohen, New York Times
Capitalizing on popular titles has a long pedigree in the publishing industry. A well-turned phrase can give birth to dozens of offspring.
**** Save That Old TV - There's A Message In The 'Snow' <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/saffo/detail?entry_id=41687>
by Paul Saffo, San Francisco Chronicle
That snow you saw wasn't noise; it was the universe whispering it's secrets to you while you dozed in it's gentle glow.
**** Last Words <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/slate/~3/0njLorrw-2o/>
by Jane Shore, Slate Magazine
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**** New Policies, Not New Parks, Needed For Social Harmony <http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=3253>
by Ng E-Jay, Sgpolitics.net
With its “growth-at-all-cost†model of economic management, our Government is taking its pro-foreigner policies to the extreme, and its policies often leaves its own citizens feeling like second class residents living in a hotel rather than a home.
**** When Age Is The Limit <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC090616-0000064/When-age-is-the-limit>
by Leong Wee Keat, Today
Older jobseekers cite qualifications and skills as other obstacles
**** Taking A Leaf From Apple <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC090616-0000069/Taking-a-leaf-from-Apple>
by Alicia Wong, Today
Just as Apple created the basic iPhone, then spawned an entire business of developers building applications for it, Singapore will be taking its accolade-winning e-Government model to another new level.
Instead of being the sole provider of public services, it must evolve to become “an open IT platform to nurture an ecosystem of IT servicesâ€, said senior minister Goh Chok Tong who urged “transformational shifts†in the way e-Government is thought about.
**** In Health Care, Do We All Lose To Singapore? <http://business.theatlantic.com/2009/06/in_health_care_do_we_all_lose_to_singapore.php>
by Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
There's a problem with turning Singapore into a sexy pin-up for health care wonks: it breaks a lot of rules.
**** Singapore Retail Sales Plunge Most In 10 Years <http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/06/15/ap6542495.html>
by Forbes
**** Lee Kuan Yew's Visit To Malaysia <http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://blog.thestar.com.my/permalink.asp%3Fid%3D24160&cid=1260413178&ei=N542Sqi4GqGkM-mO-JAI&usg=AFQjCNHspwzGtsORRHXdsil4TXy2uEf1uQ>
by Malaysia Star
**** Many Asians Count On Their Pet Fish For Good Luck <http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE55E1NT20090615&cid=1261464221&ei=mJU2StGTNsWdlQe8k6mMCA&usg=AFQjCNH6_uRSyktXyNOiE31sovpZnW0qfA>
by Eveline Danubrata, Reuters
In the Chinese culture, owning a fish is considered a good investment because the Mandarin characters for fish and water are associated with wealth and plenty.
**** Lee Kuan Yew Misled Into Believing Penang Had Little Progress <http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/NewsBreak/20090615180439/Article/index_html>
by Lee Keng Fatt, New Straits Times
**** Grangeford Sub-tenants Were In Danger Of Having Power Cut Off <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/436205/1/.html>
by Zul Othman, Today
A new twist has emerged in the ongoing saga at The Grangeford. TODAY has learnt that more than 200 sub-tenants at the condominium in Leonie Hill were in danger of having their power cut off because former master tenant Ideal Accommodation did not pay the electricity bill.
**** Mahathir Scoffs At MM's Visit <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_390933.html>
by Straits Times
Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad yesterday poured fresh vitriol on Singapore, calling minister mentor Lee Kuan Yew a 'little Emperor' and describing the republic as a 'new Middle Kingdom'.
In a no-holds-barred tirade on his blog Che Det that coincided with the tail-end of an official visit by Mr Lee to Malaysia, he slammed Singapore for putting itself in the centre of the region, and also took issue with other topics such as the Iskandar development in Johor and the supply of water.
**** Q1 Job Market Dismal <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_390926.html>
by Aaron Low, Straits Times
The latest quarterly labour market data paint a picture as dismal as when Sars hit Singapore six years ago.
**** The Modern Middle Kingdom <http://chedet.co.cc/chedetblog/2009/06/the-modern-middle-kingdom.html>
by Mahathir Mohamad
**** Job-hopping Foreigners <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_390959.html>
by Straits Times
Some employers of foreign workers say they are grappling with a problem of job-hopping China workers.
**** Legal Recourse For Foreign Workers <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/06/legal-recourse-for-foreign-workers/>
by The Online Citizen
**** The Case For Income Equality In Singapore <http://aussgworldpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/the-case-for-income-equality-in-singapore/>
by Readings From A Political Duo-ble
**** Commentary: Free Wi-Fi Extended To 2013 In Singapore <http://www.techgoondu.com/2009/06/16/commentary-free-wi-fi-extended-to-2013-in-singapore/>
by Alfred Siew, Techgoondu
Singapore’s free islandwide Wi-Fi service will be extended for another four years, until 2013, in a move that will delight users who have enjoyed not just free surfing on the go, but increased competition in telecom services as a result of the free offering.
**** Learn From Singapore <http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=34650>
by Goh Ban Lee, The Sun
Penang could and should learn from Singapore about public transport. The world is also learning from the island state. In fact, Penang could learn from the republic about housing, open space and landscaping, public safety, pedestrian walkways and cleanliness, just to name the obvious ones.
Most important of all, Penang and for that matter Malaysia should learn from Singapore about compliance with municipal rules.
**** Kuan Yew's Trip For The Future <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_390974.html>
by Joceline Tan, The Star
Singapore leaders have been observing Malaysia’s politics with some concern since the 2008 election and they are not taking the Pakatan claims about capturing Putrajaya lightly.
**** Singapore Pushes For Online Economy <http://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/view/26010/>
by Financial Standard
There is a new threat to Australia's aspirations to become Asia's financial hub and it is "virtual", after Singapore announced this month that it plans to spend big on IT to build an "online economy".
**** Check When Fibre Is Coming To Your Home <http://www.techgoondu.com/2009/06/16/check-when-fibre-is-coming-to-your-home/>
by Alfred Siew, Techgoondu
**** è€æŽæƒ…ä¸ç•™ï¼Œè€é©¬é…¸æºœæºœ <http://xiong5205.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-post_16.html>
by æ –é›é›…ç‘
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**** æ–°åŠ å¡å†æ˜¾ååŽæœ¬è‰² å«åš£è”防想染指ä¸å›½å—æµ· <http://www.xinjunshi.com/Article/zlps/6355.html>
by 新军事网
**** Among Equals: Mahathir Versus Lee Kuan Yew <http://hantulautan.blogspot.com/2009/06/among-equals-mahathir-versus-lee-kuan.html>
by Hantulaut
Lee must be a grudging old man and is still sore. The least he could do is to pay a courtesy call on his old foe and let bygones be bygones.Mahathir, rightfully, must have been slighted by Lee's lack of statesmanship.
**** Two Countries And Two Men <http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2009/06/two-countries-and-two-men.html>
by Mr Wang Says So
A beautiful friendship is possible between Malaysia and Singapore. It really just depends on the deaths of these two men.
**** The Wretched Nobody <http://imagineequality.blogspot.com/2009/06/wretched-nobody.html>
by Imagine...
What a pathetic and sorry stunt indeed.
**** No He Won't Shut Up <http://mysingaporenews.blogspot.com/2009/06/no-he-wont-shut-up.html>
by My Singapore News
**** Beyond Lee Kuan Yew's Visit <http://sakmongkol.blogspot.com/2009/06/beyond-lee-kuan-yews-visit.html>
by SAKMONGKOL AK47
**** Rewriting The Unwritten Social Contract <http://singaporesocialactivist.blogspot.com/2009/06/rewriting-unwritten-social-contract.html>
by Singapore Social Activist
The town council report certainly seems to be another exercise by the ruling party to remind Singaporeans of the unwritten social contract it has with them - “I give you prosperity (in this case spruced up estates which will command better resale value for your HDB house) while you give me your votesâ€.
**** Blueprint For Media Sector <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_391036.html>
by Straits Times
**** CCS Acts On Price-fixing <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_391064.html>
by Straits Times
The Express Bus Agencies Association (EBAA) and 16 companies have been asked to show cause for fixing prices of express bus tickets from Singapore to various destinations in Malaysia from 2006 to 2008.
**** Expressway Surveillance System To Be Expanded To Major Roads <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/436324/1/.html>
by Lynda Hong, Channel NewsAsia
The Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System (EMAS) will be extended to 10 major arterial road corridors by 2013.
**** MHA Places Two Singaporeans On Restriction Orders <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/436337/1/.html>
by Cheryl Lim, Channel NewsAsia
Singapore's Home Affairs Ministry (MHA) has placed two Singaporeans on Restriction Orders under the Internal Security Act (ISA).
See Also: Release of ISA Detainee and Issuance of Restriction Orders under the Internal Security Act, 16 June 2009 [http://www.mha.gov.sg/news_details.aspx?nid=MTQ1Mw%3d%3d-WoiQG6UV3n4%3d], by Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore Government.
**** æ–°åŠ å¡å‘ä¸å›½å¦ç”Ÿå‘高é¢åŠ©å¦é‡‘ <http://liuxue.zjol.com.cn/05liuxue/system/2009/06/16/015595926.shtml>
by ä½™ç´, 浙江在线
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**** Temasek Holdings Investment Performance And Transparency <http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hedged.biz/index.php/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D164:temasek-holdings-investment-performance-and-transparency%26catid%3D1:latest-news%26Itemid%3D63&cid=0&ei=oXI3SsXxF4KqMvWBnZEI&usg=AFQjCNG3okJePNwipiHkb3gB2g3-AwluZA>
by Hedged.biz
It is not a bad performance for an effectively long only private equity, strategic investment mandate.
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