[MyAppleMenu] Feb 8, 2010

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu
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**** Apple's iPad: A Blessing And Curse For Publishing <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2358875,00.asp>
Tim Bajarin, PC Magazine

The iPad could give rise to a new creative self-publishing crowd that could, in turn, become competition for the established publishing industry. Today's creative writers could bypass the industry altogether. The opportunity is already there to a degree, via a number of self-publishing programs, but Apple's iBookstore would give them a power partner with a unique technology and powerful distribution.

**** Review: PrintMaster Platinum 2.0 <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=38fe1017346de8fab21d39d82231c1b1>
Katherine Murray, Macworld

If you want to do more with your photos than leave them in a folder on your hard drive, occasionally e-mail them to friends, or set them up in an online photo album, you will find that PrintMaster Platinum 2.0 is more than worth its $40 price tag. It comes with everything you need to create, print, and share fun, high-quality, creative projects. Flexibility is the watchword here, and you have lots of choices for producing memorable stories with the images that are meaningful to you.

**** Apple And The Importance Of Macworld Expo <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=7eda734d12e6e3a990794449bfaabf22>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

When I put my selfish desires aside, I care very little about Apple’s absence. Because, for me, what Apple does and doesn’t do at Expo makes up a small portion of the value I derive from it.

**** Looking Back: Photoshop Turns 20 <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=488599302332f582a93b14d3acf52b6b>
Pamela Pfiffner, Macworld

In the 20 years since its introduction, Photoshop has changed the way we see the world, altered our sense of reality, and transformed the way we express ourselves.



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Bundling Hardware And Software To Do Big Jobs <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/technology/08blue.html?ref=todayspaper>
Steve Lohr, New York Times

In data-center computing, the big trend today is to move from building blocks to bundles.



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** The Tag <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2010/02/15/100215po_poem_carson>
Ciaran Carson, New Yorker

**** Foster <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2010/02/15/100215fi_fiction_keegan>
Claire Keegan, New Yorker

**** Tornado <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2010/02/15/100215po_poem_lasky>
Dorothea Lasky, New Yorker

**** Is The Great American Novel Destroying Novelists? <http://www.newsweek.com/id/233001>
Malcolm Jones, Newsweek

Ellison died trying to finish his last book. That shouldn't stop you from reading it.



SingaporeSurf
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**** Time For Singapore Opposition To Come Up With A Common Policy Framework <http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/08/time-for-singapore-opposition-to-come-up-with-a-common-policy-framework/>
The Temasek Review

**** Report: Taiwan Defence Minister Made Secret Visit To Singapore <http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307992,report-taiwan-defence-minister-made-secret-visit-to-singapore.html>
DPA

Taiwan's defence minister made a secret visit last week to Singapore, signaling the resumption of unofficial ties, which were derailed by Taipei's criticism of Singapore in 2004, a newspaper reported Monday. The United Daily News quoted an unnamed official as saying that Defence Minister Kao Hua-chu went last week to Singapore to attend the Singapore Airshow.

**** Sharp Rise In Illegal Loans: Singapore Police <http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jT1_VG3nknhPsGdCCFbveZ-5sH0A>
AFP

Illegal loans rose almost 60 percent last year as Singaporeans reeling from the economic crisis turned to loan sharks to tide them over the tough times, a senior police official said Monday.