[MyAppleMenu] Oct 12, 2009

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MyAppleMenu
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**** You Can’t Beat Service With A Smile <http://www.bing.com:80/news/rssclick.aspx?redir=http%253a%252f%252fwww.boston.com%252fnews%252flocal%252farticles%252f2009%252f10%252f11%252fyou_cant_beat_service_with_a_smile%252f>
Beverly Beckham, Boston Globe

The first time I brought it into the Apple store at South Shore Plaza, I was certain they’d say, “Hey, lady. You didn’t buy this here. Sorry, we can’t help you.’’ But instead, it was like wandering into a Unitarian church and having a group of smiling strangers welcome you and then invite you to stay for coffee hour.

**** Apple 'Gag Order' And The Fear Factor <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10372535-64.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
Brooke Crothers, CNET News

Over the last year, I have talked to middle-level and high-ranking executives at enough companies to know exactly what to expect when the topic of Apple is broached: fear.

**** iPhone App Piracy: Small Time Developers Feel The Pinch <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.macworld.co.uk%2Fipod-itunes%2Fnews%2Findex.cfm%3Fnewsid%3D27394%26pagtype%3Dallchandate&usg=AFQjCNHmjbLtq2v3k9hh3SD9_CltCnMNKg>
Nick Spence, Macworld UK

Cracked iPhone applications freely available online are restricting the growth and potential of small-time developers particularly as they struggle to make a living in difficult economic times.

That's the findings of Macworld over recent weeks after speaking to several developers, some of whom are seeing just one legit sale compared ten pirated downloads.

**** iPods Become Learning Tools At Shady Hills Elementary <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tampabay.com%2Fnews%2Feducation%2Fk12%2Fipods-become-learning-tools-at-shady-hills-elementary%2F1043298&usg=AFQjCNFBjeL0QWUK2s0zDKpi2P2D5gzMDQ>
Jeffrey S. Soloche, St. Petersburg Times

Throughout Shady Hills Elementary, teachers have been taking advantage of iPods as an extra tool aimed at encouraging their students to learn in different ways. The iPods are finding their way into the curriculum as a less expensive, more portable piece of technology that teachers and students can use when computer labs, for instance, aren't available.

**** The Myth Of The Apple Fan Boy <http://www.daniweb.com/news/story229385.html>
Ron Miller, DaniWeb

When it comes down to it though, I buy Apple products because they make good stuff most of the time. I couldn't care less if they are fashionable or cool. It doesn't mean Apple's a perfect company, far from it. It only means that what they do right, they do very, very well.

**** Should AT&T Dump All-You-Can-Eat Plans For The iPhone? <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.informationweek.com%2Fblog%2Fmain%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2Fshould_att_dump.html&usg=AFQjCNERstvZGDHd5vAWO6L8C59FSERDmQ>
Ed Hansberry, InformationWeek

Instead of modifying user's behavior, AT&T needs to modify its network to handle the bandwidth. The exclusivity agreement will end at some point. AT&T needs to do everything it can to make existing users happy. The happier they are, the less likely they are to bolt.

**** 10 Essential OS X Apps For Pro Web Developers <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techradar.com%2Fnews%2Fsoftware%2Fapplications%2F10-essential-os-x-apps-for-pro-web-developers-642082&usg=AFQjCNEQ9lTCVa-0AIUrXuzBMdwqNPiU2A>
Craig Grannell, TechRadar UK

The best tools for coding, testing, uploading and tracking costs.

**** Apple Versus Microsoft: The Top 20 Stolen Ideas Of The OS Wars <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.infoworld.com%2Fd%2Fwindows%2Fapple-versus-microsoft-top-20-stolen-ideas-os-wars-046&usg=AFQjCNG8692OdOlh2f1c3R_smaXBQiVswQ>
John Rizzo, InfoWorld

Steve Jobs once said that Microsoft stole Windows from Apple, but both sides have snatched plenty of ideas over the years.

**** Apple's App Refund Policy: No <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2009%2F10%2F12%2Fapples-app-refund-policy-needs-a-reboot%2F&usg=AFQjCNEPPznGZE2w1jgxk9o9Lsio6OCTDA>
Eric A. Taub, New York Times

There are no refunds. Period.

**** The Case Of The Missing iPhone 3GS's <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.zdnet.com%2FHowlett%2F%3Fp%3D1387&usg=AFQjCNGGRjFtMy7DciKbeuzCA82wadGFAQ>
Dennis Howlett, ZDNet

Looks like I’ll have to grin and bear the shortage like everyone else.

**** A Recipe App One Can Give Thanks To <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/a-recipe-app-one-can-give-thanks-to/article1318786/>
Wesley Fok, The Globe And Mail

Whether its Thankgiving, Christmas or just the post-work rush, Epicurious is sweet on your iPhone/iPod.

**** The Apple, Google, Verizon Love Triangle <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fstories%2F2009%2F10%2F12%2Fopinion%2Fmain5378495.shtml&usg=AFQjCNFbFFzM1MIpf9VmmlYtpsevCkd8DQ>
Jean-Louis Gassée and Frederic Filloux, CBS News

The enemy of my enmy is my friend is their new mantra.

**** Genentech’s (And Apple Board Member) Arthur Levinson Leaves Google Board <http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/12/genentechs-and-apple-board-member-arthur-levinson-leaves-google-board/>
Robin Wauters, TechCrunch

Genentech chairman Arthur D. Levinson is resigning from Google’s Board of Directors, the Mountain View company announced earlier this morning. His departure comes shortly after Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidtresigned from the board of Apple, where Levinson is also a director.

No reason for the departure was given in the statement, but it’s safe to assume that it has something to do with the growing tension between Google and Apple, which is still being investigated by the FTC.

**** Retrospect For Mac 8.1 Review <http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/reviews/index.cfm?RSS&ReviewID=3600>
Rob Henry, Macworld UK

Veteran Mac backup software gets more than a makeover with latest release.

**** The Two App Stores <http://www.marco.org/208454730>
Marco Arment, Marco.org

**** Dragon Stop Motion 2 Adds New Editing Features <http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=14e7322cbca30235866b92173b213103>
The Mac Observer

The new version of the stop motion animation application added new editing features along with 64-bit support.

**** IDG Completes Macworld 2010 Preparations With Time To Spare <http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=9f33b17f51e747d595c867daacd771a2>
MacNN

IDG World Expo has announced that Macworld 2010 programming has already been completed, with all of the speaker slots and content locked down five months prior to the actual event. IDG also states that over 28,000 attendees have pre-registered, roughly two-thirds of the number that normally comes to the expo. 

**** Snow Leopard Guest Account Bug Deletes User Data <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/12/snow_leopard_guest_account_bug_deletes_user_data.html>
AppleInsider

Reports of a potentially critical Snow Leopard bug that can erase a user's account data have continued to surface since the operating system's debut.

**** Review: Worms For iPhone <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=cfffbfda34d4a4c72de9bd847c0d90d5>
Tim Mercer, Macworld

All in all, Worms is a fun game with a unique charm all its own that suffers from a few unpolished areas. If Team17 fixes these small annoyances and adds an online multi-player mode, Worms would be amazing. As it stands now, the 1.0.1 version of the game is just pretty good.

**** Useful Mac Mail Tips <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zdnet/Apple/~3/YRQb8YXgnYQ/>
David Morgenstern, The Apple Core

A recent tip shows how smart Mac Mail’s dynamic Smart Mailbox feature can be. It really can make using Mac Mail more convenient.

**** Filtering Foreign E-mail <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=06ae33df9dca77a8f55e599287018573>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

**** The T-Mobile Sidekick Data Failure, And What It Means To iPhone Users <http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/12/the-t-mobile-sidekick-data-failure-and-what-it-means-to-iphone/>
Steven Sande, TUAW

What the Sidekick incident should point out to anyone using cloud-based services is that they're not fail-proof. These systems are run and administered by human beings, who have a sad record of making poor decisions.

Backup, backup, backup.



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Seeking Energy Savings At The Heart Of The Internet <http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=91f4d9b149050040873fa6a6c979192b>
Kate Galbraith, New York Times

Some of the largest opportunities lie in the way data centers are kept cool.



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** A History Of Origami <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2009/10/19/091019po_poem_hicok>
Bill Hicok, New Yorker

**** Complicity <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2009/10/19/091019fi_fiction_barnes>
Julian Barnes, New Yorker

When I was a hiccupping boy, my mother would fetch the back-door key, pull my collar away from my neck, and slip the cold metal down my back. At the time, I took this to be a normal medical—or maternal—procedure. Only later did I wonder if the cure worked merely by creating a diversion, or whether, perhaps, there was some more clinical explanation, whether one sense could directly affect another.

**** From Weymouth <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2009/10/19/091019po_poem_eaves>
Will Eaves, New Yorker

**** Pillars Of The Next American Century <http://www.the-american-interest.com/article.cfm?piece=688>
James Kurth, The American Interest

The United States can still be the most prominent—although not dominant—of the great powers, and it can still offer the most attractive way of life. But to do this, America will have to become more American than it has been in recent years. This means it will have to renovate or reinvent certain pillars that raised the United States to the heights of global power and prosperity in the second half of the 20th century. These pillars remain the only solid and enduring supports for a prominent American role in the 21st century, so we need to be clear about what they are.

**** The First Book Of Electronics <http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/the-first-book-of-electronics>
Robert W. Lucky, IEEE Spectrum

Can a 95-year-old book still inspire new generations of engineers?



SingaporeSurf
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**** Singapore’s Underworld – Turning Sharks Into Nemos <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZobK/~3/4Xh72K6JQQQ/singapores-underworld-turning-sharks.html>
Imran Ahmed, The Grand Moofti Speaks

The question before policy makers is how to marry the idealism and energy of Singapore's younger generation with the practicality of the real world. One response may be the phased deregulation of Singapore's media sector.

**** Battle Cry Of The &quot;We Want Our Luxury Sports Entertainment Product Our Way&quot; People <http://www.myapplemenu.com/singapore/2009/10/12/LM011000/>
Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu

Look, a foreign sports entertainment is a luxury product, no two ways about it. There is nothing essential nor nationalistic of having Singaporeans watch foreign sports clubs competing in a particular foreign sports league. And that's already a damn fine reason for the government not to step in and regulate the broadcast of foreign sports entertainment.

What about the inconvenience of having two set-top boxes [http://tankinlian.blogspot.com/2009/10/battle-of-paytv-operators.html]? Tough! If you cannot handle that, maybe you are not that much of a fan anywhere.

But, on a more serious note, do you really want the government telling how companies should conduct their businesses, or what you, as a customer, can or cannot buy in Singapore? Do you want the government telling Apple that it should license Mac OS X to Acer before they are allowed to sell Macintosh in Singapore? Do you want the government telling F&N that Yeo's can also bottle Coke, before allowing Coke to be sold in Singapore? Do you want the government telling McDonald's that Burger King must also be able to sell Big Macs, before the Golden Arches can set up shops in Singapore? If you don't like Apple computers, you can go buy Acer, HP or Dell. If you don't like F&N, you can drink the same kind of sugar water from Yeo's. And if you don't like how McDonald's run their restaurants, you can go eat burgers at MOS or Botak Jones.

Stop running to the government for regulations every time you are inconvenienced or when a certain luxury product is priced beyond your ability to purchase. If you want the government to regulate everything thing, pretty soon you'll just be able to watch a 1.5 hour of "World of Sports Incorporating [insert foreign league name] soccer" every Sunday morning.

So the government should sit around and do nothing, you ask? Why, sure! Have a smaller government, and perhaps you don't need to pay that much GST in the first place.

What government need to do, on the other hand, is to remove barriers to competitions. If a newcomer can bid high enough to secure another foreign sports entertainment, this newcomer should be able to sell the content to Singaporeans without SingTel or StarHub or MediaCorp or SPH putting unjustified barriers. If SingTel want to subsidize the foreign sports entertainment package by selling broadband internet at a higher price, make sure there are broadband internet companies that can sell at a lower price than SingTel without a need to cross-subsidize. Don't limit what SingTel can or cannot do unnecessary, but make sure SingTel will be penalized in the marketplace if it is selling unreasonably.

Don't agree? Feel free to e-mail me [mailto:webmaster at myapplemenu.com]. Or write it up on a blog post and send me the link to your blog post.

**** Monetary Policy Unchanged <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_441141.html>
Straits Times

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) kept its loose monetary policy unchanged on Monday, citing uncertainty over the sustainability of the global recovery, although its economy is recovering from its worst recession.

**** Singapore Growth Forecast Revised Up Between -2.5% And -2.0% <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1010758/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

The economic growth forecast for 2009 has been revised upwards to between -2.5% and -2.0%, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said in a news release Monday. 

It also said the Singapore economy expanded by 0.8% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2009 with growth driven by the biomedical and electronics sector and improvements in the trade-related and tourism sectors of the economy on the back of a gradual stabilisation in global economic conditions.

**** Public Housing Affordability: HDB Versus Singaporeans <http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/10/12/home-affordability-the-hdb-versus-the-public/>
Khalil Adis, The Temasek Review

**** 湿巴刹的经营模式 <http://www.zaobao.com/yl/sl091012_001.shtml>
联合早报

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**** Singapore Economy Grows 0.8 Percent In Q3: Government <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fafp%2Farticle%2FALeqM5gXAYnYP3H50sQbrivvlK58bhYjxQ&usg=AFQjCNGJ7QeTx8vVT_i3rFu2MdPQAkQhEw>
AFP

Singapore's economy grew by an estimated 0.8 percent in the three months to September from a year ago, the first such growth in five quarters, the government said Monday.

**** Singapore Keeps Monetary Policy Unchanged, Q3 GDP Jumps <http://www.bing.com:80/news/rssclick.aspx?redir=http%253a%252f%252fwww.guardian.co.uk%252fbusiness%252ffeedarticle%252f8750536>
Nopporn Wong-Anan, Reuters

Singapore's central bank kept its loose monetary policy unchanged on Monday, citing uncertainty over the sustainability of its economic recovery or demand for exports and expectations of limited inflation next year.

**** Two Singapore Banks Compete With Big Players For ING Assets <http://www.bing.com:80/news/rssclick.aspx?redir=http%253a%252f%252fonline.wsj.com%252farticle%252fSB125529772544378955.html>
Costas Paris and P.R. Venkat, Wall Street Journal

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. is competing with Singaporean rival DBS Group Holdings Ltd. and HSBC Holdings PLC to acquire the Asian private-banking assets of ING Groep NV, and analysts say a possible deal offers good growth prospects for either of the two Singapore banks.

**** China National Castigates Singapore Netizens For Being “Naive” And “Insecure” Over The Zhang Yuanyuan Fiasco <http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/10/12/china-national-castigates-singapore-netizens-for-being-naive-and-insecure-over-the-zhang-yuanyuan-fiasco/>
The Temasek Review

Singapore has no business in helping China nationals improve their English or their marketability. Mr He should realize that there is no free lunch in the world and Singaporeans do not owe him or his fellow countrymen a living.

**** A Reply To Mah Bow Tan’s Assertation That Buyers Did Not Get First Flats Because They Have Rejected Them <http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/10/12/a-reply-to-mah-bow-tans-assertation-that-buyers-did-not-get-first-flats-because-they-have-rejected-them/>
The Temasek Review

**** Zero Inflation This Year <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_441157.html>
Straits Times

Singapore's inflation is likely to be around zero per cent this year, before rising to one to two per cent in 2010, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Monday.

**** Unlikely To Keep Strong Pace <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_441154.html>
Straits Times

The strong economic rebound in the third quarter is not likely to be sustained as significant challenges remain, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Monday.

Despite two consecutive quarterly growth in Q2 and Q3, the central bank said the Singapore economy is 'likely to settle at a more gradual pace of expansion.' It also expects GDP growth in 2010 to be slower than in previous post-recession periods.

**** 组屋区墙壁 能否悬挂外国国旗？ <http://www.zaobao.com/fk/fk091012_009.shtml>
联合早报

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**** Exploring Singapore’s City Reefs! <http://www.pulauhantu.org/exploring-singapores-city-reefs/>
The Hantu Bloggers

**** 40% Of Cards Not Replaced <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_441201.html>
Straits Times

More than 40 per cent of the original ez-link cards issued have not been exchanged for new cards, meant for more purposes than just paying public-transport fees.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) declined to comment on the possible reasons for such a large number of cards remaining unreplaced. But the bulk of these cards are likely to have been cards that were not in active use.

**** While Singapore Government Procrastinates, Singapore Runs The Risk Of Serious Tensions <http://frankcomment.blogspot.com/2009/10/singaporeans-sentiments-for-foreigner.html>
Jimmy Mun, Frankly Speaking

Most Singaporeans can tolerate the situation... as long as they have a job. If citizen unemployment rises significantly, or if wages fail to keep pace with the costs of living rocketing up due to resource competition with foreigners, I fear the unease with foreigners will turn into full blown irrational anger, and that is not going to do anybody any good.

**** Bloggers Must Own Up Gifts <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_441187.html>
Chua Hian Hou, Straits Times

Bloggers and users of other new media may soon have to say so upfront if they receive gifts or money for their write-ups. The Media Development Authority (MDA) has said it is looking at stricter disclosure rules.

**** MDA Wants Bloggers To Declare Their Income <http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/10/12/mda-wants-bloggers-to-declare-their-income/>
The Temasek Review

The real agenda behind the move, however, is probably to deter potential donors from funding and supporting bloggers, especially socio-political blogs with a high readership like ours.

Sorry, but I really don't find any evidence of conspiracies behind this announcement by MDA, especially since it came so close after U.S.' FTC doing the same.

**** Singapore Will Maintain Policy Of Steady Dollar <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_singapore_business/view/1010760/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said Monday it would maintain its policy of "zero percent appreciation" for the city's dollar, despite data pointing to a modest recovery from recession.

**** Agents Can't Wear Two Hats <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_441301.html>
Jessica Cheam, Straits Times

The government is contemplating a move to ban property agents from representing both sellers and buyers of HDB flats -one that has cheered the public and left some agents unhappy.

**** Singapore Ventures Into Sub-saharan Africa In A Big Way <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bernama.com%2Fbernama%2Fv5%2Fnewsbusiness.php%3Fid%3D446399&usg=AFQjCNHFCzQFrI-TQXH3ja4hSQHOVVQ3ig>
Bernama

Singapore today sent the largest ever delegation of local companies to Sub-Saharan Africa to seek business opportunities in a big way there. Led by minister of state for trade and industry and manpower, Lee Yi Shyan, the 31-company strong delegation comprising 44 representatives, will make its first stop in Nigeria, followed by South Africa and then Ghana.

**** SingTel's EPL Win 'Not Profitable', But Ups Ante <http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/communications/0,39044192,62058563,00.htm>
Liau Yun Qing, ZDNet Asia

Local carrier Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) "will not make a profit" from winning the rights to broadcast the English Premier League (EPL), but it can prove a critical tool to boost subscriber numbers for its mio pay TV service, says analyst.