[MyAppleMenu] Feb 25, 2010

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**** Apple's Mac Strategy Spells Upside <http://www.thestreet.com/story/10688543/1/apples-mac-strategy-spells-upside.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN>
James Roger, TheStreet.com

"Apple's discipline in holding Mac prices fairly steady in the face of plunging Windows PC prices translated into dollar share gains in the December quarter," wrote analyst Charles Wolf in a note released Wednesday. "The Apple story could contain an upside surprise if the Mac can sustain the relative growth rates it sustained in the September and December quarters."

**** Apple Removes Explicit Option From iTunes <http://gizmodo.com/5479497/apple-removes-explicit-option-from-itunes>
Jesus Diaz, Gizmodo

The joy didn't last long. According to an iPhone developer, the new "Explicit" option available this morning on the App Store submission software is now gone. He just got off the telephone with Apple, who confirmed the removal.

**** Life, Death, Calligraphy: The World Of Steve Jobs <http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/02/24/steve-jobs-is-55/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortuneapple20+%28FORTUNE%3A+Apple+2.0%29>
Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Fortune

**** DevonThink 2.0 Adds Smart Tagging, More <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=7af1c5d399ed34a8d2629a629dff36e2>
Marco Tabini, Macworld

Devon Technologies's new version of its document organizer introduces several improvements and better compatibility with Snow Leopard.

**** Apple Releases Aperture 3.0.1 <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=9cb28322fd2e3d2e65b7f42bc6a84071>
Dan Moren, Macworld

As always, Apple says the 3.0.1 update contains overall stability improvements, but it also calls out a specific laundry list of topics that user reports connected to the memory bug, such as upgrading libraries from earlier Aperture versions, face-recognition processing, importing libraries from iPhoto, and retouching photos.

**** Simultaneously Save Files To IDisk <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=fa60797f365e695dbf3f64729d1b6508>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

With Automator you can save files to both your Mac's hard drive and iDisk.

**** Apple's iTunes Serves Up 10 Billionth Song Download <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/24/apples_itunes_serves_up_10_billionth_song_download.html>
AppleInsider

Apple's iTunes Music Store sold its 10 billionth song Wednesday afternoon, with the milestone being reached nearly seven years after the digital music download destination was introduced.

**** My Kid’s An Honor Student At iPad University: Apple On The Rebound In Edu <http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20100224/apple-ipad-edu/>
John Paczkowski, Wall Street Journal

With Apple inking multiyear Mac contracts with a number of school districts, it’s growth in edu is on the rebound. And now, with the iPad and its promise of hand-held education just a few weeks from market, Apple could be poised to see significant growth in higher ed.

**** Mac 101: How To Use The iTunes Parental Controls <http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/24/mac-101-how-to-use-the-itunes-parental-controls/>
Dave Caolo, TUAW

**** CampTune 8 Moves Free Space Between Mac, Boot Camp Volumes <http://www.macnn.com/articles/10/02/24/utility.works.with.ntfs.fat32/>
MacNN

**** Why Journalism Organizations Should Reconsider Their Crush On Apple’s iPad <http://mediactive.com/2010/02/24/why-journalism-organizations-should-reconsider-their-crush-on-apples-ipad/>
Dan Gillmor, Mediactive

I watch with amazement as newspaper people drool over the iPad as some kind of industry savior. They’re putting far too much trust in a company that doesn’t deserve it.

**** Time For Apple To Get Serious About Video <http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10459494-261.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
Greg Sandoval, CNET News

The Web's video-on-demand sector is filling up fast with some serious heavyweights. If Apple wants to make a mark in digital video that even vaguely resembles the one it made in music, perhaps the company should start treating Apple TV as more than just a "hobby."

**** Will Apple Satisfy Its Environmental Critics? <http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-10459404-260.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
Erica Ogg, CNET News

At the company's annual shareholder meeting, environmental advocates will once again ask for a more formal summary of the impact of the company's products.



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** TV White Space Networks Tested <http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10459424-266.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
Marguerite Reardon, CNET News

The city of Wilmington, N.C., and the surrounding county of New Hanover, N.C., are among the first communities to test wireless applications using TV white space technology. The city and county have partnered with TV Band Service and Spectrum Bridge to launch a new experimental network that uses white space spectrum to provide wireless connectivity to surveillance cameras and environmental sensors in a "smart city" deployment.



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Feeling At Sea On The Roads Of New China <http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=f24663862a882cc3a4566bb8ec9fca6d>
Dwight Garner, New York Times

American travel writers over the past century have taken special delight in describing the intricacies, and the lunatic comedy, of driving etiquette in foreign countries. Some enterprising publisher is bound to scoop up the best of these observations and issue a queasy-making anthology: “Carsick: A Global Reader.”

When that anthology does arrive, Peter Hessler’s new book, “Country Driving: A Journey Through China From Farm to Factory,” deserves a special place in it. It’s not merely that Mr. Hessler convinces us that the Chinese, being new to driving, are simply awful at it. He makes the additional, and delightful, case that perhaps no other people “take such joy in driving badly.”

**** The New Math Of Poetry <http://chronicle.com/article/The-New-Math-of-Poetry/64249/>
David Alpaugh, The Chronicle Of Higher Education

The notion that writing and performing "poetry" is the easiest way to satisfy the American itch for 15 minutes of fame has spilled out of our campuses and into the wider culture. You can't pick up a violin or oboe for the first time on Monday morning and expect to play at Lincoln Center that weekend, but you can write your first poem in May and appear at an open mike in June waving a "chapbook" for sale. The new math of poetry is driven not by reader demand for great or even good poetry but by the demand of myriads of aspiring poets to experience the thrill of "publication."

**** Teenage Fiction's Death Wishes | Alison Flood <http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/feb/25/teenage-fiction-death?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Alison Flood, The Guardian

With novels about leukaemia, car crashes and the afterlife topping young adult reading lists, why are teenagers so fascinated by tales of death and dying?



SingaporeSurf
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**** The Long Drop And The Hangman’s Ritual <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/the-long-drop-and-the-hangman%e2%80%99s-ritual/>
Vicky Yang, The Online Citizen

**** Read 900,000 Digital Books For Free On S'pore-made E-reader <http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_494762.html>
Tan Weizhen, Straits Times

The KeyReader, a 19.6cm by 12.1cm, 300g touchscreen device with built-in wireless connectivity, will be able to download books directly on the go. For a start, it will be able to access the over 900,000 digital books in the collection of the National Library Board (NLB) for free.

**** Of Budgets, Keys And The Cost Of Living <http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2010/02/of-budgets-keys-and-cost-of-living.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FZobK+%28The+Grand+Moofti+Speaks%29>
Imran Ahmed, The Grand Moofti Speaks

The 'aunties' and 'uncles' working in food courts understand inflation and GDP growth numbers in a way many politicians cannot.

**** Economic Growth And Government Salaries <http://www.pressrun.net/weblog/2010/02/economic-growth-and-government-salaries.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rana+%28Blowin%27+In+The+Wind%29>
Blowin' In The Wind

Singapore ministers and officials can look forward to a nearly 9 per cent pay rise with the economy expected to grow 4.5 per cent to 6.5 per cent this year after shrinking 2 per cent last year.

**** Housing Woes For A PR <http://whomovedmysingaporecheese.blogspot.com/2010/02/housing-woes-for-pr.html>
Who Moved My Singapore Cheese

Something is very wrong with the way Singapore is being run now. But of course you can also choose to ignore all that you've read online and pretend all is alright.

**** Busting The Myth "The Singapore Malays" <http://hantulautan.blogspot.com/2010/02/busting-myth-singapore-malays.html>
Hantulaut

To say the Malays in Singapore are more hardy, more successful and stand on equal ground is a myth.

**** Racing With Time, Seeking Healthcare With Optimism <http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/02/25/racing-with-time-seeking-healthcare-with-optimism.html>
Eddy P. Kasdiono, The Jakarta Post

Seeking medical treatment in Singapore has become a choice for many Indonesians. They have various reasons for doing so, such as excellent service, medical expertise and complete equipment. There are also others who combine their medical trip with a holiday and shopping.

**** The Far Side Of The Hill <http://thelongnwindingroad.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/the-far-side-of-the-hill/>
The Long and Winding Road