[MyAppleMenu] Oct 22, 2009

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**** How Apple Keeps Defying The Odds <http://www.bing.com:80/news/rssclick.aspx?redir=http%253a%252f%252fwww.thestandard.com%252fnews%252f2009%252f10%252f21%252fhow-apple-keeps-defying-odds>
Industry Standard

**** Apple's iPod Shuffle 'Worst' Mp3 Player <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/6395787/Apples-iPod-shuffle-worst-mp3-player.html>
Harry Wallop, Telegraph

Apple's new iPod shuffle has come botton in a survey of mp3 players tested by a leading consumer watchdog.

**** What The Government Can Do To Narrow Singapore’s Income Gap <http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/10/22/what-the-government-can-do-to-narrow-singapores-income-gap/>
The Temasek Review

A government which does not care and love its people will not win respect or allegiance from them. We will become a nation without a soul, a playground for the rich and a hotel for foreigners to make a quick buck.

**** Full Review: Apple Magic Mouse Makes Big Splash, Can't Tread Water <http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10380751-1.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Crave>
Justin Yu, CNET News

At first glance, Apple's new Magic Mouse might change your thoughts about love at first sight. The curvature of the soft white shell paired with the speckled silver underbelly is enough to make any Applehead salivate, but we warn prospective buyers to head out to your local Apple Store before taking the plunge, because you might be disappointed.

**** All About iTunes Windows <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=62b4da2422635bb3f6e8407577d46288>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld

Most people see iTunes as a single-window program: when you click something in the sidebar, the main window’s content changes. But you may not realize that iTunes can let you use multiple windows for different purposes. Here’s an overview of what you can do with iTunes windows.

**** AT&T Activates Record 3.2m iPhones In Summer <http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=89dbaa40c86fb80d167eea5bf7fee45a>
MacNN

AT&T today provided results for what it says is one of the best summer quarters in its history. The company says it activated 3.2 million iPhones, the most ever in its history and a steep jump from 2.4 million in the spring. It comes despite the iPhone 3GS having launched the previous quarter and points to increasing demand for the phone between July and September.

**** Adobe Unveils Lightroom 3 Beta, Improves Speed, Image Quality <http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/570/f/7332/s/6ba32c1/l/0L0Smacworld0O0Cprocreative0Cnews0Cindex0Bcfm0DRSS0GNewsID0F27517/story01.htm>
Nick Spence, Macworld UK

The beta software release, aimed at serious amateur and professional photographers, promises new improved intuitive importing, unparalleled noise reduction and sharpening tools and enhanced slideshow capabilities.

**** Extensis Universal Type Server 2 Adds Deeper Font Compliance Management <http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/570/f/7332/s/6ba8863/l/0L0Smacworld0O0Cprocreative0Cnews0Cindex0Bcfm0DRSS0GNewsID0F27520A/story01.htm>
Macworld UK

Extensis has released an "significant update" of it's Universal Type Server 2, which adds deeper font compliance management, Snow Leopard and Windows 7 compatibility.

**** Aussie Censors Want To Certify iPhone Apps <http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/570/f/7332/s/6badf91/l/0L0Smacworld0O0Cipod0Eitunes0Cnews0Cindex0Bcfm0DRSS0GNewsID0F27524/story01.htm>
Macworld UK

The Australian Classification Board has written to the Australian government 'expressing concern' that iPhone applications, espicially games, are being released through the iTunes store without being rated.

**** Chronos Intros SOHO Organizer, Notes 8 <http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=ba765fd550e78fed2ccb47a3b1fa6d0a>
The Mac Observer

Chronos announced the immediate availability of SOHO Organizer 8 and SOHO Notes 8 on Thursday. Both applications added video, audio and photo recording support, and Notes 8 also added iPhone Wi-Fi sync support.

**** Disney Keychest To Make Buy-Once View-Anywhere Movies A Reality With Apple's Help? <http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/22/disney-keychest-to-make-buy-once-view-anywhere-movies-a-reality/>
Thomas Ricker, Engadget

You know who's missing from the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (or DECE) consortium? A group bent on redefining the way we buy, access, and play digital content with a membership roster that includes Best Buy, Cisco, Comcast, Fox, HP, Intel, Lions Gate, Microsoft, NBC Universal, Paramount Pictures, Philips, Sony, Toshiba, VeriSign, and Warner Bros? Right, Apple and Disney.

**** Nokia Sues Apple For Patent Infringement <http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/10/22/technology/business-nokia-apple.html?_r=2&hpw>
Reuters

The world's top cellphone maker Nokia Oyj filed a lawsuit on Thursday against smaller rival Apple, claiming the U.S. firm had infringed ten Nokia patents.

**** Find Recently-used Apps And Documents In Snow Leopard <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=065069ae4c411dec14fb6d81f617ba21>
Rob Griffiths, Macworld

**** Batch Move Your Playlists To An iTunes Folder <http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/22/batch-moving-playlists-to-an-itunes-folder/>
Sang Tang, TUAW

**** First Look: Apple's Redesigned 13-inch Unibody MacBook <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/22/first_look_apples_redesigned_13_inch_unibody_macbook.html>
AppleInsider

Apple's revamped new MacBook takes everything the company learned from last year's aluminum unibody MacBook Pro redesign and applies it to make a solid, curvy, entry level notebook that carries the same $999 price tag. 



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** A Terabyte On The Tip Of Your Finger <http://www.infoworld.com/d/storage/terabyte-tip-your-finger-956?source=rss_infoworld_news>
Lucas Mearian, Computerworld

Engineers have created a new fingernail-sized chip that can hold a terabyte of data -- 50 times the capacity of today's best silicon-based chip technologies.



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**** Misremembering Jack Kerouac <http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/oct/21/jack-kerouac>
David Barnett, Guardian

Thanks partly to his miserable end 40 years ago, Kerouac has lost some of his lustre as a counterculture icon. But that was never what he wanted to be.



SingaporeSurf
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**** Spielberg's Sentosa `Not Competing' With Disney <http://www.bing.com:80/news/rssclick.aspx?redir=http%253a%252f%252fwww.thestandard.com.hk%252fnews_detail.asp%253fpp_cat%253d11%2526art_id%253d89567%2526sid%253d25794248%2526con_type%253d3>
Mary Ann Benitez, Hong Kong Standard

Hollywood producer and director Steven Spielberg lent his hand to boost the profile of upcoming Universal Studios Singapore as the city-state tries to drum up Hong Kong interest in the project.

**** Johor Charges Inconsistent Rates For Raw Water <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthestar.com.my%2Fnews%2Fstory.asp%3Ffile%3D%2F2009%2F10%2F22%2Fnation%2F4954014%26sec%3Dnation&usg=AFQjCNGmCZXdrOSxGiKP4l01mbQgXQBoMg>
Malaysia Star

Malacca pays 10 times more than Singapore to buy raw water from Johor, according to the 2008 Auditor-General’s Report on Johor.

“In the audit’s opinion, the raw water rates are inconsistently implemented because the Singapore Public Utilities is paying a very low price compared to the Malacca government."

**** KRMF <http://joeleddie.blogspot.com/2009/10/krmf.html>
Everyday Is Meant To Be Beautiful

**** 湿巴刹事件 昇菘收购五巴刹后 现有摊主可继续营业 <http://www.zaobao.com/sp/sp091022_015.shtml>
何惜薇, 联合早报

受访的摊主认为，受波及的不再只是摊主，政府应扮演更积极的角色

**** Asian Summit To Tackle Economic Crisis <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fafp%2Farticle%2FALeqM5jAgfEOtum5zeqH8wIIyGN_6SutHg&usg=AFQjCNEQi8BNzGalCspsiq_qx1WKjvU0iA>
Martin Abbugao, AFP

Asian leaders meet here this weekend to discuss ways to deepen economic ties further in order to sustain the region's rebound from the recent global downturn, diplomats and analysts said.

**** Singapore Appoints Ex-judge To Asean Human Rights Body <http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/22/nation/20091022103540&sec=nation>
Malaysia Star

**** A Cable Car, Right On Your Own Patio <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC091022-0000088/A-cable-car,-right-on-your-own-patio>
Today

Having a piece of Singapore's world famous tourism icon - the Sentosa cable car - in your home is not an impossible dream if, like Associate Professor Jeremy Goh, you are prepared to pay at least $2,888 for it.

**** Time For A Different Approach? <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC091022-0000078/Time-for-a-different-approach?>
Neo Chai Chin, Today

It may be no surprise that bosses in Singapore keep a watchful eye on the health-care costs of their workers. But why are they then not tabulating how much they reap from each health-care dollar spent?

**** MM Lee Confirms PM Lee’s Fears In 2006 <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/10/mm-lee-confirms-pm-lees-fears-in-2006/>
The Online Citizen

Now that MM Lee has said a social divide is “inevitable”, will Singapore society be “destroyed”, as PM Lee warned in 2006? Apparently, the “deliberate policy” of the PAP government has resulted in this “inevitable social divide”.

**** Temasek To Invest More Than $1.8 Billion In Coming Months <http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091022-704897.html>
Costas Paris, Dow Jones

Singapore's state-owned investment fund Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd. wants to invest more than US$1.8 billion in the next few months, with a focus on China, India, Mexico and Brazil, people familiar with the situation said.

Investment teams are currently approaching Temasek with proposals on how the money might be put to work, one of those people told Dow Jones Newswires, adding that the amount to be invested could grow if a major opportunity comes along.

**** Singapore ICT Firms Urged To Tap Into Opportunities Offered By ICT Contracts <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/1013104/1/.html>
Rachel Kelly, Channel NewsAsia

**** Who Is My MP? <http://hardhitting-nobs.blogspot.com/2009/10/who-is-my-mp.html>
Hard Hitting in the Lion City

**** Resorts World Sentosa Offers 45,000 Jobs <http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/22/nation/4954180&sec=nation>
Desiree Tresa Gasper, THe Star

Resorts World Sentosa, which is expected to open its doors early next year, will provide up to 45,000 job opportunities. The resort’s assistant director of communications, Robin Goh, said the vast employment opportunities created would also help boost the economic situation in the region.