[MyAppleMenu] Mar 31, 2009

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**** Library Of Congress Joins iTunes <http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/library_of_congress_joins_itunes/>
by Jeff Gamet, The Mac Observer

The U.S. Library of Congress audio archives are becoming even more accessible now that the recordings are being added to Apple's iTunes Store. The move is part of an effort to bring some 15.3 million digital recordings to the public in an easy to access manner.

**** Skype On The iPhone <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2009/03/skype_on_the_ip.html>
by Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek

Last week, I got a few minutes to try out Skype’s new application for the iPhone, which my colleague Olga Kharif has written about today. I tried it out sitting in a Starbucks in Rockefeller Center, and made a short call to someone over the AT&T Wi-Fi network, and I have to say the sound quality was great.

The bad news? You’re limited to making Skype calls via Wi-Fi only, and not over the 3G network. The good news? It will work with the iPod touch provided you have the iPhone headphones with the microphone in them.

**** Toon Boom Animate Pro, Manager Debut <http://www.macworld.com/article/139722/2009/03/toonboom.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld

Priced at $1800, Animate Pro incorporates content creation, animation and compositing tools in one package. The software lets you animate digitally or import content from paper, and combine the two with tweening and cleaning tools.

**** MobileMe Evolves Into Integral Service <http://www.macworld.com/article/139718/2009/03/mobileme.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

Apple’s MobileMe certainly had its growing pains when it launched last summer, but the online collection of syncing services has matured since then. MobileMe has definitely become an integral part of my computing experience.

**** Auto-Enabling Safari's Private Browsing <http://www.macworld.com/article/139714/2009/03/enableprivatebrowsing.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld

If you're running Leopard you can automate the process of enabling the Private Browsing option with AppleScript. Like so.

**** Spinning Songs With iTunes DJ <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=ff9195dc74f95c1cd91ec684f59a4c78>
by Kirk McElhearn, Macworld

**** PhotoUpLink For iPhone Adds Wi-Fi Export For iPhone <http://www.macworld.com/article/139729/2009/03/photouplink.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld

PhotoUpLink enables iPhoto to work with FTP and SFTP sites, ODBC and Office exports, and in this latest update, lets iPhoto export photos over Wi-Fi to any iPhone or iPod touch also running PhotoUpLink.

**** Dangerous High School Girls In Trouble <http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=1016>
by Joseph Cadotte, Inside Mac Games



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**** Lunch.com Brings Yet Another Reviews Site To The Table <http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10207579-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Caroline McCarthy, CNET

**** LogMeIn's Remote Access Plan For Netboks <http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12261_7-10207503-51.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Jessica Dolcourt, CNET



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**** The Biggest Of Puzzles Brought Down To Size <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/science/31angi.html?_r=1>
by Natalie Angier, New York Times

Grim though the economic spur may be, some scientists see a slim silver lining in the sudden newsiness of laughably large numbers. As long as the public is chatting openly about quantities normally expressed in scientific notation, they say, why not talk about what those numbers really mean?

**** They F*** You Up, Your Mum And Dad <http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/31/family_memoirs/index.html>
by Andrew O'Hehir, Salon

So you thought your parents were weird. Two remarkable memoirs about partner swapping, revolutionary politics and other unorthodox family tales.

**** Time And The Bottle <http://proof.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/30/time-and-the-bottle/>
by Tim Kreider, New York Times

My years of heavy drinking were roughly coterminous with my youth, and looking back now, it’s hard to figure out which one of them I really miss.

**** Poem For Hannah <http://www.slate.com/id/2214675/?from=rss>
by Matthew Zapruder, Slate



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**** Revisiting Seletar Memories <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_356481.html>
by Ang Yiying, Straits Times

A little corner of Singapore that once featured prominently in its history has been earmarked for redevelopment but one group, from thousands of miles away, are holding onto their memories of Seletar Airbase dearly.

**** 'Why Not Give First Bag Free?' <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,197421,00.html?>
by New Paper

Since November last year, the pharmacy at Alexandra Hospital has been charging patients 10 cents for a small plastic bag and 20cents for a big one. While some patients and visitors are supportive of the move, others ask if a hospital should be doing this.

**** Protect Employees' Rights To Inventorship <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_356592.html>
by Kim-Gau Ng, Straits Times

Within a company, it is possible for those in authority to file a patent application on an employee's invention, naming itself as the sole inventor - without the knowledge of the employee and regardless of whether it is qualified to do so or not.

**** Pack Them In? It Will Spoil An Enviable Lifestyle <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_356492.html>
by Cheah Swee Keat, Straits Times

Any expert who thinks it is a great idea to keep on increasing the population of Singapore should spend a week or so living like the average Singaporean and not just stay in prime, low-density neighbourhoods which are 10 minutes from the centre of the city.

**** Empathy Is Even More Vital <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/310811.asp>
by Leong Wee Keat, Today

With Singapore in its worst recession yet, Deputy Prime MinisterS Jayakumar last night reminded public servants to serve people “with humility, integrity and empathy”.

**** Government Uses Many Channels To Reach Out <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_356594.html>
by Chin Sau Ho, Ministry of Finance, Farah Abdul Rahim, Ministry Of Manpower, Choo Lee See, Ministry Of Community Development Youth &amp; Sports, Straits Times

**** Financial Crisis Has Become Full-Blown Economic Crisis, Says George Yeo <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/03/financial-crisis-has-become-a-full-blown-economic-crisis-says-george-yeo/>
by Donaldson Tan, The Online Citizen

**** PM: My Health Is Ok <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_356710.html>
by Sue-Ann Chia, Straits Times

The Straits Times asked him about his health on Monday during a press conference on the Cabinet changes announced last week. His reply: 'My health is okay. I've lost weight because my doctor ordered me to lose weight.'

**** Challenge Of Attracting Talent <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_356715.html>
by Straits Times

Attracting private-sector talent into the political leadership is a top priority, but it has not been easy when compared to drawing people from the public sector, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday.

**** Cabinet &quot;Reshuffle&quot;: Is It For Self-Renewal Or Self-Preservation? <http://wayangparty.com/?p=7220>
by Fang Zhi Yuan and Eugene Yeo, The Wayang Party Club

Given the dismal performance of Mr Lee, he ought to offer to step down by the next election if not now and hand over the reins of government to another leader who has the capability and vision to bring the nation forward. We are in urgent need of a change in direction and a rethink of the usual tried and tested methods of governance.

**** Abolish SM, MM And Miniser In PMO Positions <http://wayangparty.com/?p=7235>
by The Wayang Party Club

**** 李总理记者会 庞大政府部门 可能需超过一名部长 <http://www.zaobao.com/sp/sp090331_518.shtml>
by 联合早报

李显龙总理昨天在总统府会见媒体，谈论内阁最新一轮改组时表示，随着经济体变大，人口增加，国民要求提高，加上制度变得复杂，不管是国家发展部，国防部，教育部或贸工部，部长的职责都比过去繁重。

他可以确定的说，像贸工部，外交部，教育部和国防部，肯定需要多名政务部长或政务次长来协助部长的工作。“我得说当中几个较庞大的部门，其实需要超过一名全职部长。不过那是我们今后必须考虑的问题。”

**** Rantings: Remembering Raffles <http://www.nowhere.per.sg/?p=1298>
by The Lycan Times

It annoys me that when Oei expressed his gratitude to the Minister Mentor, he forgot the rest of the people who also made their mark in Singapore’s history.

**** Father Of Singapore Stab Student Asks National Police For Help <http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/national/article/14722.html>
by Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta Globe

The father of a student who reportedly jumped to his death after stabbing his lecturer at the Nanyang Technological University, or NTU, in Singapore has lodged a complaint with the National Police, claiming the circumstances surrounding the death were “peculiar.”

**** Singapore Authorities Warn Of April 1 Computer Worm <http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/3/31/nation/20090331125941&sec=nation>
by Chua Hian Hou, Straits Times

**** Growth For The People Desired <http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=2615>
by Dennis Chua Soon Chai, Sgpolitics.net

Ultimately, what the average Singaporeans yearn for is growth for the people. This means that the majority share of the fruits of the growth must go to the average Singaporean not to corporate profits, dividends and interests of the rich and powerful corporations whether foreign or local.

**** Revised Electricity Tariff Formula To Kick In From July <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/419128/1/.html>
by Hasnita A Majid, Channel NewsAsia

The new approach will calculate the electricity tariff for the third quarter of 2009, from July to September 2009, based on the average of fuel oil prices in the preceding three months – from April to the middle of June 2009.

**** Singapore Wants A Kinder, Gentler Nation <http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jCYPCw-qjMtZoBMoRlrvZKC3rw-g>
by AFP

Singapore has launched campaigns to promote everything from more romance to better English. Now, the city-state wants its citizens to just be... nicer.

**** Minority Report <http://chemgen.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/minority-report/>
by Chemical Generation Singapore

Two apparently unrelated events happened these few days. Underneath the events, however, was the crucial issue of Malay representation and engagement by Singapore political parties.

**** AirAsia To Increase Daily Flights To And From Singapore In 2 Years <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/419169/1/.html>
by Mok Fei Fei & Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia

Despite the turbulence that has hit the global aviation industry, low-cost carrier AirAsia is still spreading its wings aggressively into Singapore.




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