[MyAppleMenu] Oct 2, 2009

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

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**** Modifying iPhone Carrier Settings <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=948f42e216b59da088f970e607da8175>
Ted Landau, Macworld

How to modify your iPhone’s carrier settings—and why you would want to.

**** Select Expose Windows By Name In Snow Leopard <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=4e0950474f51fddc1f33286075d229d6>
Rob Griffiths, Macworld

After activating Exposé in All Windows mode (F9, or the dedicated key on your keyboard), you can now select windows by typing portions of their names (as shown below each window).

**** Ripping Your Unprotected DVDs <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=77af1b3c23823c0796688210334af61e>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

**** C4 Notes: Developers Cool Towards iPhone Projects <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=5413e277ae4ecd3c3b7c21901e0aea55>
Dan Moren, Macworld

While most of the developers I talked to at the conference were positive about the iPhone’s technological capababilities, almost all had issues with the business side of the platform. More than one told me that they weren’t actively developing any programs for the iPhone, having come to the conclusion that it wasn’t worth the time and energy that they could be spending on more profitable projects on the Mac side.

Why the lack of love? The reasons are varied, but many tie back to a central thread—Apple’s emphasis on control.

**** Trickle Of Companies Switching From BlackBerry To iPhone? <http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=c4b4fd65456fb0a2b0eeda0823d967f9>
MacNN

A small but significant number of corporations are switching from BlackBerries to iPhones, a new report claims. Citing various industry sources, including a "top sales executive" from a major cellphone carrier, the report suggests that several factors are spurring a transition.

**** Three Ways To Stream Movies To Your iPhone <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Freviews.cnet.com%2F8301-19512_7-10365090-233.html&usg=AFQjCNG7olZH_d-j-ZfYhZlPo2PqkKToHw>
Rick Broida, CNET News

Here's a look at three such options for streaming the big screen to your small screen.

**** David Hockney's iPhone Passion <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nybooks/~3/eC8M0QLNh18/23176>
The New York Review of Books

Hockney first became interested in iPhones about a year ago (he grabbed the one I happened to be using right out of my hands). He acquired one of his own and began using it as a high-powered reference tool, searching out paintings on the Web and cropping appropriate details as part of the occasional polemics or appreciations with which he is wont to shower his friends.

But soon he discovered one of those newfangled iPhone applications, entitled Brushes, which allows the user digitally to smear, or draw, or fingerpaint (it's not yet entirely clear what the proper verb should be for this novel activity), to create highly sophisticated full-color images directly on the device's screen, and then to archive or send them out by e-mail.

**** 10 Best iPhone Apps For Journalists <http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=31&aid=170858>
Etan Horowitz, Poynter Online

With more than 85,000 applications available for download, Apple's iPhone is a Swiss Army-like device for journalists to communicate, produce and consume media from wherever they are.

**** Business Users No Longer Drive Smartphone Adoption <http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobilize/business-users-no-longer-drive-smartphone-adoption-188?source=rss_infoworld_news>
Galen Gruman, Infoworld News

Consumers now buy the most smartphones, with the iPhone way in the lead in user satisfaction.

**** Is The iPhone Hurting AT&T's Brand? <http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10365952-266.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
Marguerite Reardon, CNET News

The Apple iPhone has boosted AT&T's subscriber numbers, but network problems and a bevy of complaints from frustrated customers are likely hurting the company's reputation.

**** Crowdsourcing Coming To iPhone Apps, Big Time <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10365980-52.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
CNET News

There is a growing number of iPhone apps--both those that seek to make money and those that are nonprofit--that are based entirely on crowdsourcing, and which without the buy-in by a critical mass of users would be meaningless.

**** Eminem, Apple Lawsuit Is Settled <http://www.freep.com/article/20091002/ENT04/91002025/1320/Eminem--Apple-lawsuit-is-settled>
Ben Schmitt, Detroit Free Press

The music publisher of hip-hop megastar Eminem and computer giant Apple Inc. have reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit brought by the publisher.



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**** The Last Days Of The Polymath <http://www.moreintelligentlife.com/content/edward-carr/last-days-polymath>
Edward Carr, Intelligent Life

People who know a lot about a lot have long been an exclusive club, but now they are an endangered species.

**** Cooking With Dexter: Happy-Meal Me <http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c2c08097065347b09de7d2c1d11d64d2>
Pete Wells, New York Times

At 5, Dexter has reached the age when schoolyard friends tell him things his parents have kept from him.

“Luke says there’s a restaurant called McDonald’s,” he reported one day.

**** Joking About Science <http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/dear1>
Peter Dear, Project Syndicate

Even though potential usefulness is the reason why governments devote so much money to scientific research, people really expect more from science than that. On this view, science also has a quite different, higher aim: understanding the natural world.

**** Apple TV Still A Dud After Price Cut <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/alleyinsider/silicon_alley_insider/~3/7CvjVhOcBtQ/apple-tv-still-a-dud-after-price-cut-2009-10>
Dan Frommer, Business Insider

Lower pricing hasn't made the Apple TV set-top box a smash hit.



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**** Sheng Siong To Buy Markets? <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_436948.html>
Jessica Lim, Straits Times

The Housing Board (HDB) has stepped in to say that it has yet to receive an application from boutique property developer Heeton Holdings for clearance to sell the wet markets to supermarket chain Sheng Siong.

**** Call 995, Show A Video <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_436953.html>
Muhd Nurluqman, Straits Times

Firefighters will soon be able to get a preview of the blaze they are going to fight before reaching the scene. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will tweak its 995 emergency line to allow video calls from mobile phones which have the technology.

**** Electricity: Why Singapore’s Tariff Raising Ranked 2nd Amongst 21 Cities? <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/10/electricity-why-singapores-tariff-raising-ranked-2nd-amongst-21-cities/>
Leong Sze Hian, The Online Citizen

With about 117,000 unemployed residents as of June, and perhaps hundreds of thousands of Singaporeans suffering from reduced earnings in the current economic downturn, isn’t it time for a review of our national utilities policies, which allow the power sector to make huge profits, and to sell companies to foreign companies, without the need for parliamentary debate or approval?

**** Priority For Those Who Need To Access Library Reference Materials <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_436805.html>
Tay Ai Cheng, National Library Board, Straits Times

Within the reference section of the regional libraries, about 20 per cent of the tables are set aside for library users who need to consult library materials. The remaining seats are for anyone to use. However, priority will be given to users who have to access and use library materials. The National Library Board reserves the right to request users not consulting library materials to give up their seat to other users who do use library materials.

**** No Video Recording At T3? <http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC091002-0000071/No-video-recording-at-T3?>
Teo Chun Nee, Today

**** To Improve Competition ... <http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC091002-0000068/To-improve-competition-,,,>
Edwin Yeo Tee Yeok, Today

Wouldn't it be better to structure the competition by separating the content from the transmission platforms? 

Soon, we'll all buy content from content owners directly over the internet. Stop wasting taxpayers' money to pay regulators to regulate a dying business.

**** Singapore Election Fever <http://thinkingbetterthinkingmeta.blogspot.com/2009/10/singapore-election-fever.html>
Sam Ho, Sam's thoughts

Gerrymandering is a problem on its own. At the next level, I feel a bit uneasy, as an ethnic Chinese Singaporean, that we use race (racial/ethnic representation) to justify gerrymandering. If that isn't race-based politics, the notion we so often criticise our Malaysian neighbours of, I don't know what is.

**** Ungrateful Platoon Commander, Insensitive Leeder <http://feedmetothefish.blogspot.com/2009/09/ungrateful-platoon-commander.html>
Feed Me To The Fish

It's all well and good when careless politician speaks of buying votes and fixing oppositions but to callously deride the sacrifices of so many true blue Singaporean NSmen is really asking for trouble.

Mr Prime Minister, why rock the boat further with such insensitivity?

**** I Oppose Extradiction Demand Against Balraj Naidu <http://uncleyap-news.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-oppose-extradiction-demand-against.html>
News Release by UncleYap

**** $8k Cap Stays <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_437133.html>
Jessica Cheam, Straits Times

The $8,000 household income ceiling for public housing benefits will stay, despite growing calls for a review. However, the Government will be offering more executive condominiums (ECs) to address the needs of middle-income buyers in the $8,000 to $10,000 monthly income bracket.

The moves were announced by National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan on Thursday.

**** Prices Of HDB Flats – Press Censorship? <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/10/hdb-flats-prices-press-censorship/>
See Leong Kit, The Online Citizen

HDB’s “market-based” pricing approach is the root cause of prices of new flats and resale flats chasing each other in a never-ending upward trend.

**** Mah: “Not Meaningful” To Compare To Prices Of Flats In The Past <http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/10/02/mah-not-meaningful-to-compare-to-prices-of-flats-in-the-past/>
The Temasek Review

Mr Mah does not seem to understand that the 30 per cent benchmark cannot be used as an arbitrary figure to determine housing affordability which should be linked to other factors such as the cost of living, retirement planning and a country’s welfare system

As Singapore does not have a social safety net to speak of, it mandates that Singaporeans save more to prepare for old age when they are expected to work for lesser hours and more prone to illness.

**** A Modern Spin On Spirituality <http://www.bing.com:80/news/rssclick.aspx?redir=http%253a%252f%252fwww.nytimes.com%252f2009%252f10%252f02%252farts%252f02iht-Jessop.html%253fref%253darts>
Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, New York Times

At first sight, Li Chen’s monumental, whimsical sculptures of stylized, rotund Buddhas and bodhisattvas may bring to mind works by the Colombian master Botero, but the sculptor from Taiwan is quick to point out important differences. While “Botero is more about the weight of material and flesh, my work is more about the emptiness and void, two important concepts in Buddhism and Taoism,” Mr. Li, 46, said through an interpreter.

**** New Ball Game In Pay-TV <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_437152.html>
Chua Hian Hou, Straits Times

SingTel's surprise win of pay-TV's crown jewel, the English Premier League (EPL), could allow it to displace rival StarHub as the republic's dominant pay-TV player over the next few years.

**** Starhub Falls On SingTel's Soccer Wim <http://www.bing.com:80/news/rssclick.aspx?redir=http%253a%252f%252fwww.reuters.com%252farticle%252frbssTechMediaTelecomNews%252fidUSSIN54059420091001>
Kevin Lim, Reuters

**** Get Set, Go! <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthestar.com.my%2Flifestyle%2Fstory.asp%3Ffile%3D%2F2009%2F10%2F2%2Flifeliving%2F4814690%26sec%3Dlifeliving&usg=AFQjCNGPDyAYKvkJiVZhYKNmve6Bz01DyQ>
Malaysia Star

Ultimately, the race itself wasn’t the main event. The real achievement here is the master class of organisation, planning and event management that is the Singapore Grand Prix.

**** IMF Expects Singapore To Be Fastest Growing Advanced Economy <http://www.pressrun.net/weblog/2009/10/imf-expects-singapore-to-be-fastest-growing-advanced-economy.html>
Blowin' In The Wind

The IMF is now even more optimistic than the Singapore government, which expects the economy to shrink by 4 to 6 percent this year.

**** James Seah Remembers Mid-autumn Festival (中秋節)in Bukit Ho Swee Kampung <http://goodmorningyesterday.blogspot.com/2009/10/james-seah-remembers-mid-autumn.html>
Lam Chun See, Good Morning Yesterday

**** Singapore Airlines Appeal Over Price-fixing Cartel Dismissed In Court <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.news.com.au%2Fbusiness%2Fstory%2F0%2C28124%2C26155696-5017996%2C00.html&usg=AFQjCNG7W-Uz94V60mackI5i2Rboxh1Hjw>
Dow Jones

The Federal Court today dismissed an appeal by Singapore Airlines against the competition watchdog's jurisdictional right to investigate alleged price-fixing by the carrier.

**** Singapore Millionaire Oei 'Happy' With Citigroup Settlement <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomberg.com%2Fapps%2Fnews%3Fpid%3D20601080%26sid%3DaZ3RX0KKTNUU&usg=AFQjCNHAOtPsjCjuHrI25XkXvt8MJ5pi8w>
Katrina Nicholas, Bloomberg

Singapore millionaire Oei Hong Leong, who sued Citigroup Inc. over more than S$1 billion ($708 million) in trading losses, said he’s “happy” with the settlement he reached with the U.S. bank and plans to remain a client.

**** Number Of Applications Exceed Available Units For Sale Of Balance Flats By HDB <http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/10/02/number-of-applications-exceed-available-units-for-sale-of-balance-flats-by-hdb/>
The Temasek Review

This is a clear indication that the current supply of flats is insufficient to meet demands even at such high prices.

**** Singapore's Hidden Heartland - A Story You Can't Read In The Lion City <http://theasiafile.blogspot.com/2009/10/singapores-hidden-heartland-story-you.html>
Ben Bland, The Asia File

In a Kafkaesque twist, FEER says it is unable to send me a copy of my own story because of the restrictions enforced by the Singapore government on foreign publications in 2006 after FEER was accused of "engaging in domestic politics" by the government.

**** Mr Mah, Is That All You've Got? <http://callantham.org/blog/2009/10/2/mr-mah-is-that-all-youve-got.html>
Callan Tham, Trapper's Swamp

The government's argument that rising flat prices is beneficial to us is just flat out wrong. Using excuses to lead the people on a merry dance is yet another sign of the PAP losing touch with the electorate, and it is beginning to be obvious that they are too blind to even see that.

**** 2 New Berths At Terminal <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_437221.html>
Straits Times

The good news: The second cruise terminal at Marina South broke ground on Friday afternoon, and will have two berths with no height restrictions for cruise ships.

The bad news: It will be ready in 2011, a year later than originally planned.

**** MFA Says All Singaporeans In Padang Are Safe <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1008855/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Friday that all citizens known to the ministry when the earthquake struck in the Sumatran city of Padang in Indonesia, are accounted for and safe.

**** Developers Want More Land <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_437238.html>
Straits Times

Property developers are in talks with the government to increase the supply of affordable land across the island.

**** Google Trike In Singapore <http://blog.dk.sg/2009/10/02/google-trike-in-singapore/>
Dee Kay Dot As Gee

It is a impressive looking tricycle many camera mounted on top. The whole system is powered by a power generator which is next to a box that houses the computer. There is a small display mounted on the handlebar for the rider to monitor the status. Looks cool huh?

**** In Our Urban Jungle, What Animal Are You, Artist Asks <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FlifestyleMolt%2FidUSTRE5911R320091002&usg=AFQjCNFf2P7_32mhQv7PDRFreZ2C_ANCLw>
Miral Fahmy, Reuters

Ask Singaporean artist David Chan about society and he'll say that it's a jungle out there, with weeping crocodiles, wolves in sheep's clothing and fat, arrogant pigs -- all animals he features in his paintings.

**** MDA Considering Intervention In Local Pay TV Market <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/1008927/1/.html>
Dylan Loh, Channel NewsAsia

The government is aware of consumer concerns over the local pay TV market, said Acting Information, Communications and the Arts Minister Lui Tuck Yew on Friday.

MDA said it is monitoring the situation and will consider the implications of the final agreement of the EPL bid. SingTel has yet to set its pricing policy, but added that rates will be competitive.