[MyAppleMenu] Mar 13, 2009

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**** iPhone Sales Grew 245% In 2008 - Gartner <http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/03/12/iphone-sales-grew-245-in-2008-gartner/>
by Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Fortune

Apple’s iPhone was the fastest-growing smartphone of 2008, despite end-of-year sales that failed to maintain the blistering pace set in July with the launch of the iPhone 3G, Gartner researchers reported Wednesday.

**** CBS To Stream March Madness Games Live To The iPhone <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/12/cbs_to_stream_march_madness_games_live_to_the_iphone.html>
by Zach Spear, AppleInsider

CBS Sports announced Thursday plans to stream NCAA March Madness basketball games live to Apple's iPhone and iPod touch through a new application, but with a WiFi-only requirement and price tag of $4.99, many fans may choose to watch tournament for free on their Mac, PC, or big TV.

**** Remember That Great Hike? My iPhone Does <http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/12/remember-that-great-hike-my-iphone-does/?sr=hotnews>
by David F. Gallagher, New York Times

**** Review: Oregon Trail For IPhone Is Tween Crack <http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/03/oregon-trail-for-iphone-its-tween-crack.ars>
by Erica Sadun, Ars Technica

Oregon Trail the iPhone game delivered the educational connection it promised: it's bringing that part of history to life for my kids, captivating their imagination, and helping them apply their critical thinking skills to solving problems along the way.

**** HP iPrint Photo For iPhone <http://www.macworld.com/article/139270/2009/03/hpiprint.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by James Savage, Macworld

I tested iPrint Photo with several HP printers on my local network with excellent results.

**** iPhone book readers: eReader, Bookshelf, iFlow <http://www.macworld.com/article/139342/2009/03/iphone_book_readers.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Ben Boychuk, Macworld

Trio of apps have their pluses, but also flaws that keep them from out of the head of the class.

**** Apple Plans iPhone Software 3.0 Event <http://www.macworld.com/article/139360/2009/03/iphoneevent.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

Apple on Thursday sent out invitations to select media about an event the company will hold at its Cupertino, Calif. headquarters on March 17, 2009.

The event will focus on iPhone software 3.0, the next generation operating system for the device.

**** Making Sense Of OS X's Folder Structure <http://www.macworld.com/article/139359/2009/03/osxfolderstructure.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld

"I’ve never understood about OS X is the multiple Library folders."

**** Create Clickable Links To Mail Messages In Stickies <http://www.macworld.com/article/139361/2009/03/stickylinks.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld

Here’s a simple tip for those of you who rely on Stickies as a catch-all for reminders, to-dos, and other bits of trivia (text or graphics) that you like to keep handy.

**** Third-Generation iPod Shuffle: What You Need To Know <http://www.macworld.com/article/139366/2009/03/ipod_shuffle_faq.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jason Snell, Macworld

When you turn on the shuffle with anything plugged into the headphone jack, it will begin automatically playing. So a workaround, especially for car-stereo types, is to pick your playlist and volume on the stock Apple set of headphones, then unplug those headphones and plug in your own cord.

**** Mystery Of Missing iTunes Genius Feature Solved <http://www.macworld.com/article/139367/2009/03/genius_video.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Dan Moren, Macworld

"The feature isn't live yet, but it will be in the coming days."

**** Apple Revamps iTunes Review System: Now Version Specific <http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/12/apple-revamps-itunes-review-system-now-version-specific/>
by TouchArcade

Apple added a new feature to the App Store customer reviews that separates user reviews based on version number.

**** Apple Logo Modded As Secondary LCD <http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/video-apple-logo-modded-to-act-as-secondary-lcd/>
by Thomas Ricker, Engadget

**** VirtualBox 2.1.4 <http://www.macworld.com/article/139261/2009/03/vbox21.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld

With the addition of hardware virtualization, support for 64-bit guest operating systems, and OpenGL support, VirtualBox has become an even-better free solution.

**** Tricky Choices Face Apple Engineers Working On Netbook/Touch Device <http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/appleaday/blog/2009/03/tricky_choices_face_apple_engi.html>
by David Zeiler, Baltimore Sun

**** John Kramer Shows Us Why You Can <i>Never Trust</i> An Apple Rumor <http://www.applegazette.com/on-the-web/video-john-kramer-shows-us-why-you-can-never-trust-an-apple-rumor/>
by Apple Gazette

Kramer actually tells the host of this video program how important it is to spread a rumor about Apple to help manipulate the stock.

**** Benchmarks: New iMacs <http://www.macworld.com/article/139350/2009/03/imacs_2009_benchmarks.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Roman Loyola, Macworld



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Design Your Dream House, Lamps And All <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/12/design-your-dream-house-lamps-and-all/>
by Ashlee Vance, New York Times

Budding home designers and decorators can now create realistic homes and stock them with virtual furniture, appliances and decorative products using a free online tool from Autodesk, which makes a wide range of powerful design software.



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Global Motherf*ckers <http://www.slate.com/id/2213558/?from=rss>
by Nina Shen Rastogi, Slate

Does every culture use the suggestion of maternal incest as an insult?

**** Parks That Can Migrate With Animals <http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AmazingAnimals/story?id=7023695&page=1>
by Moises Velasquez-Manoff, ABC News

As climate change pushes animals out of their protected areas, governments must migrate with them.

**** Today's Lesson: Cutting Up <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/03/10/ST2009031002527.html>
by Jane Black, Washington Post

At a time when consumers are cutting back on just about everything, entrepreneurs are betting that cooking classes are the way food lovers will feed their passion.

**** How Science Fiction Found Religion <http://www.city-journal.org/2009/19_1_urb-science-fiction.html>
by Benjamin A. Plotinsky, City Journal

Once overtly political, the genre increasingly employs Christian allegory.



SingaporeSurf
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**** Unncecessary Use Of Lights In Underpasses During The Day <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_349381.html>
by Ong Lay Teap, Straits Times

The fluorescent lights are switched on even during sunny days. The lights serve no purpose as the underpasses are very bright.

**** Why It Can't Be More Of The Same <http://business.asiaone.com/Business/My%2BMoney/Opinion/Story/A1Story20090311-127778.html>
by Susan Long, Straits Times

Now that Singapore is stalled by the world's deepest slump yet, it is time to start a national conversation on its identity and values as a nation.

**** Room For Another Transport Operator <http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/Story/A1Story20090313-128116.html>
by Samuel Ee, Business Times

There is room for another public transport operator here, a local economist said.

**** Tax Havens Make Concessions As Pressure Mounts <http://www.reuters.com/article/fundsFundsNews/idUSLC94137420090312>
by Lisa Jucca, Reuters

The OECD praised recent moves by Singapore, Hong Kong, Andorra, Isle of Man, Liechtenstein and the Cayman Islands.

"Moves by a number of financial centres over recent weeks have given a welcome boost to efforts to promote transparency

 and exchange of information on tax matters," OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria said in a statement.

**** Singapore's GIC RE Unfazed By $360m Hit <http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,25173210-36418,00.html>
by Florence Chong, The Australian

In less than a year, one of the world's top 10 property investors, the Singapore-based GIC Real Estate (GIC RE), has lost more than $360 million in just two investments in Australia.

**** Friends Of Dr Allan Ooi Speak Out In Defence Of Him <http://wayangparty.com/?p=6254>
by Eugene Yeo, The Wayang Party Club

"Whatever he wrote in the letter about having his bond extended against his will etc is true. It has happened to many saf docs… there are many of us stuck in this system now."

"His calling was to heal and help others. He had the means to but not the chance to."

**** 2 In 5 Sexually Harassed <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_349617.html>
by My Paper

Two in five young women here had been sexually harassed on public transport like buses and trains. To make matters worse, more than 95 per cent of them kept mum and did nothing about it.

**** A House Divided <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/03/a-house-divided/>
by The Online Citizen

Admittedly, it is still early in the recession, but the initial public reaction to a recent litany of letdowns is nevertheless instructive: frustration and disbelief at revelations of losses at the country’s sovereign wealth funds, compounded by unease that the government might still be withholding the full story; disquiet over the incessant stream of retrenchments and the seeming impotence of labour unions; incredulity that a government minister renewed his suggestion that Singaporeans should retire in cheaper overseas homes.

**** Chinese Blow To Singapore's Hub Ambitions <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/312f830c-0f62-11de-ba10-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1>
by John Burton, Financial Times

Plans by the Singapore Exchange to become a regional trading centre for Chinese stocks suffered a setback on Thursday as one of the last two Chinese shares included in the main Straits Times index was dropped. In addition, new allegations surfaced about possible accounting irregularities involving one of several Singapore-listed Chinese companies, or S-chips.

**** Why We Have To Speak Up For Dr Allan Ooi <http://wayangparty.com/?p=6264>
by Eugene Yeo and Fang Zhi Yuan, The Wayang Party Club

We need to have different voices in our society to balance and counter one another in the court of public opinion. Let the people be the judge. It is both dangerous and foolhardy to depend on only one single source of information without listening to all sides of the story and with the ruling party forcing its own yardstick of credibility right down into our throats.

**** Nod To Use Of Past Reserves <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_349610.html>
by Jeremy Au Yong, Straits Times

President S R Nathan has given his formal consent for the Government to draw on past reserves to finance part of the $20.5 billion economic package unveiled in January.

**** A Very Long Wait In A Multi-Racial Country <http://jacob69.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/a-very-long-wait-in-a-multi-racial-country/>
by Jacob's Weblog

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by 郭伟伟, 新华网

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**** Does 'Not Unhappy' = Happy? <http://gangasudhan.com/blog/2009/03/does-not-unhappy-happy.html>
by My Thoughts...

**** Retail Sales Index, Catering Trade Index, January 2009 <http://www.singstat.gov.sg/news/news/mrsjan2009.pdf>
by Singapore Department Of Statistics, Singapore Government

Retail sales in January 2009 declined by 8.3% over December 2008. Excluding motor vehicles, the sales fell by 5.7%. On a year-on-year basis, retail sales in January 2009 declined by 12.2% over a year ago. Excluding motor vehicles, the sales declined by 3.3%. (Note: Link goes to a PDF document.)

**** Malaysia Vies For Air Hub Status With New Terminal <http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/03/13/business/AS-Malaysia-Budget-Terminal.php>
by The Associated Press

A new 2 billion ringgit low-cost air terminal to be built by 2011 will make Malaysia a major regional travel hub rivaling Singapore and Thailand, and be a boon for homegrown budget carrier AirAsia, the country's airport operator promised Friday.

**** Singapore's Retail Sales Fall Most In Decade Amid Recession <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=ab86yZXeYZwo&refer=asia>
by Shamim Adam, Bloomberg

Singapore’s retail sales fell the most in a decade in January as consumers purchased fewer cars, household and luxury goods amid a deepening economic slump.

**** Man Who Allegedly Set MP On Fire Remanded At IMH <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/415046/1/.html>
by Channel NewsAsia

The man who allegedly set Yio Chu Kang Member of Parliament Seng Han Thong on fire will continue to be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH).

**** Singapore Remains Short Of Babies, Government Says <http://www.easybourse.com/bourse-actualite/marches/singapore-remains-short-of-babies-government-says-633193>
by AFP

Singapore remains well short of the 60,000 births it needs each year to enable the population to replace itself naturally, figures showed.

**** Dying To Make A Point <http://thinkingbetterthinkingmeta.blogspot.com/2009/03/dying-to-make-point.html>
by Sam's Thoughts

Suicide sends a message, and sometimes it might be a message independent of the "author"'s intention.

**** What Will You Defend? <http://shad0wfox.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-will-you-defend.html>
by Foxy Thoughts

We've got the bit about the economy right. We've got an arguable clean, habitable—even enjoyable—city to live in. Now let's get the next bits right.

**** Not Important Post: An Accident + A Message <http://informationreadbyme.blogspot.com/2009/03/not-important-post-accident-message.html>
by Daniel Ling, Information Read By Me

Today, I saw the aftermath of a accident. The accident involves a bike. I only got a glance but I believe that it was a white RXZ. Location is Ang Mo Kio ave 10 area, near the estates with Blocks beginning with 4.

**** SPH Finally Waking Up <http://leechongmeng.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/sph-finally-waking-up/>
by Investment Marathoner

SPH finally decides to cut salaries after seeing advertising plunges. They should have done it long ago. This shows the inertia and lethargy in a bureaucratic company.

**** WSJ Editor Faces Contempt <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_349716.html>
by Zakir Hussain, Straits Times

The government is taking a senior editor of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) to court, accusing her of being in contempt of court in three articles published last year.

In the High Court on Friday, justice Tay Yong Kwang granted an application by the attorney-general to start proceedings against Ms Melanie Kirkpatrick, deputy editor of the New York-based financial daily's editorial page.

**** No University Fee Hike <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_349703.html>
by Jane Ng, Straits Times

The National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Management University on Friday said they are holding back their fee increase by one year. They have earlier planned to raise fees by between 4 and 10 per cent when the new term starts in August.

**** SRA Fears Job Losses May Surge After Great Singapore Sale <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/415092/1/.html>
by Timothy Ouyang, Channel NewsAsia

The Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) said that industry layoffs could surge as early as June, once the Great Singapore Sale is over.

**** "Lesser Mortal" Told "No Point To Report Atack" While Man Alleged To Threaten "Greater Mortal" Is Hauled Up To Court <http://wayangparty.com/?p=6173>
by Eugene Yeo, The Wayang Party Club

**** For Laid-Off Singapore Expats, Home Is Where They're Hiring <http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1885042,00.html?xid=rss-world>
by Neel Chowdhury, Time

Due to the global recession, expat bankers, traders and corporate managers have lost their high-paying jobs with multinational corporations. But instead of returning to their home countries, they've decided to stay in Asia, even though it means moving to cheaper housing and giving up privileges that once set them apart from ordinary Singaporeans.

**** Singapore's New Look <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1624897,00.html>
by Kathleen Kingsbury, Time

Faced with challenging long-term economic prospects and a flagging birth rate, Singapore's leaders have determined that the future of its 4.4 million citizens depends upon attracting multinational corporations along with hundreds of thousands of ambitious, educated (and preferably wealthy) foreigners to work and live there.

**** Hello To The 9 NUS Students! Wake Up Your Ideas, This Is Not Massachusetts. You Can't Run Naked! <http://harogenki.blogspot.com/2009/03/hello-to-9-nus-students-wake-up-your.html>
by Haro Genki

**** Eurasian <http://sienabeanie.blogspot.com/2009/03/eurasian.html>
by Siena Beanie