[MyAppleMenu] May 10, 2009

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu
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**** A Million "Illegal" iPhones In China <http://www.chinastakes.com/Article.aspx?id=1197>
by ChinaStakes.com

**** Apple Wired Keyboard (Compact) Review <http://www.techradar.com/reviews/computing/peripherals/input-devices/keyboards/apple-wired-keyboard-compact--589661/review>
by TechRadar UK

**** Should Apple Enable DVD Ripping In iTunes? <http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/05/10/apple-enable-dvd-ripping-itunes/>
by Rene Ritchie, The iPhone Blog

Of course, savvy consumers are already doing this with free, third party programs, and perhaps Apple is happy enough with the status quo. It’s less expensive for them that way, and doesn’t offend the same media companies Apple has deals with for iTunes rentals and downloads.



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Digital Field Guides Eliminate The Guesswork <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/business/10novel.html?_r=1>
by Anne Eisenberg, New York Times



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Exploring The Universe, One B-Movie At A Time <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/opinion/10hajdu.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss>
by David Hajdu, New York Times

The original series was never really about the 23rd century or outer space; and to think of it only in those terms is to misunderstand the show and ignore its real legacy.

**** The American Press On Suicide Watch <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/opinion/10rich.html?partner=rss&emc=rss>
by Frank Rich, New York Times

By all means let’s mock the old mainstream media as they preen and party on in a Washington ballroom. Let’s deplore the tabloid journalism that, like the cockroach, will always be with us. But if a comprehensive array of real news is to be part of the picture as well, the time will soon arrive for us to put up or shut up. Whatever shape journalism ultimately takes in America, make no mistake that in the end we will get what we pay for.

**** Do You Feel This? <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/magazine/10lives-t.html>
by Tess Callahan, New York Times

During the final week of my pregnancy, one watch and then another stopped dead on my wrist. One twin lay so low in the chute I thought he might fly out when I sneezed. When I walked down Main Street, I struck fear in the hearts of loitering teenagers whose averted eyes said, Don’t have it here. A truck driver yelled from his window, “I hope it’s today.” I waved back. The watches didn’t concern me. Everything about me said imminence.

**** Big Cheese <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/magazine/10wwln-consumed-t.html>
by Rob Walker, New York Times

We think of ourselves as sophisticated creatures, and the many brilliant minds of the consumer-industrial complex often think of us that way, too. But sometimes what we want seems pretty simple. Sometimes, we just want something big.



SingaporeSurf
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**** A Great City? Making It, Failing It <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2009/yax-1021.htm>
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread

It should also be a city that is alive around the clock; it mustn't sleep. And that's where Singapore failed.

**** Time To Give Mas Selamat Kastari A Fair Trial <http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=2975>
by Ng E-Jay, Sgpolitics.net

Lost in all this mutual congratulatory ebullience is the fact the Mas Selamat Kastari has never been charged in a court of law for his alleged terrorist activities.

**** Malaysia Still Undecided On Repatriation Of Mas Selamat To Singapore Contrary To ST Reports <http://wayangparty.com/?p=9137>
by The Wayang Party Club

The state media has also erroneously perpetuate the myth that the Malaysian authorities are going to extradict Mas Selamat to Singapore soon.

**** Tax-Haven Proposal Is A Wrong Move <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/09/INST17FVMN.DTL>
by Atulya Sarin, San Francisco Chronicle

**** Singapore - Haven For Money And Fugitives <http://johnharding.com/2009/05/09/singapore-haven-for-money-and-fugitives/>
by Getting At The Truth

Singapore is not just a haven for money launderers and tax cheats; it is an extradition-free country for crooks from nearby countries.

**** Josie Lau Removed From Her Position As Vice President And Head Of Marketing, Cards And Unsecured Loans <http://wayangparty.com/?p=9147>
by The Wayang Party Club

According to a Sunday Times report, Josie, has been “redesignated” to a new role.

**** Wong Kan Seng Shows Off His Geography "Knowledge": Singapore Is A Small Country With A "Long Coastline" <http://wayangparty.com/?p=9152>
by The Wayang Party Club

**** Horse-Head <http://www.nusantara.com/2009/05/horse-head.html>
by Nusantara.com

I'm not sure I've ever seen anything quite as disturbing as these "Fashionista Horseshoe" things placed around Raffles Place.

**** State Media Spinning Tales To Cover Up For Home Team's Negligence In Allowing Mas Selamat To Swim Across To Johor <http://wayangparty.com/?p=9155>
by The Wayang Party Club

**** If Everyone Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? <http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/05/10/if-everybody-else-doing-it-so-why-can039t-we.html>
by Felix Daas, Jakarta Post

It is a wonder how much money the hundreds of Indonesian youngsters who go to Singapore just to see music concerts spend.