[MyAppleMenu] May 23, 2010

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**** Post-I/O Thoughts <http://daringfireball.net/2010/05/post_io_thoughts>
John Gruber, Daring Fireball

The big loser this week, though, was Microsoft. They’re simply not even part of the game.

**** How The iPad Is Changing Art And Music <http://scobleizer.com/2010/05/22/how-the-ipad-is-changing-art-and-music/>
Robert Scoble, Scobleizer

Now that more and more people are getting iPads we are seeing just how they change everything, especially art and music.

**** The Death Of The Open Web <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/magazine/23FOB-medium-t.html?partner=rss&emc=rss>
Virginia Heffernan, New York Times

People who find the Web distasteful — ugly, uncivilized — have nonetheless been forced to live there: it’s the place to go for jobs, resources, services, social life, the future. But now, with the purchase of an iPhone or an iPad, there’s a way out, an orderly suburb that lets you sample the Web’s opportunities without having to mix with the riffraff. This suburb is defined by apps from the glittering App Store: neat, cute homes far from the Web city center, out in pristine Applecrest Estates. In the migration of dissenters from the “open” Web to pricey and secluded apps, we’re witnessing urban decentralization, suburbanization and the online equivalent of white flight.

**** Fact-checking The Death Of The Open Web <http://www.scripting.com/stories/2010/05/23/factcheckingTheDeathOfTheO.html>
Dave Winer, Scripting News



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**** Saved By The Crown <http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/05/23/saved_by_the_crown/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Ideas+section>
Joshua Kurlantzick, Boston Globe

The tumultuous past two months in world politics have brought a surprise with them: Suddenly, monarchy seems relevant again.



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**** NWC Modest Wage Rise Call <http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_530241.html>
Sue-Ann Chia, Straits Times

When the National Wages Council (NWC) unveils its annual wage guidelines on Tuesday, analysts believe it will call for 'modest wage increases' this year. This recommendation, they said, will strike a balance between two forces in the economy that are pulling salary adjustments in opposing directions.

**** New Generation, Renewed Ties <http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/5/23/focus/6322687&sec=focus>
Mergawati Zulfakar, Malaysia Star

Both leaders have set the tone for future engagement and hopefully there will be greater collaboration.

Since the leaders' meeting, the exchange of visits between ministers has seen a dramatic increase, another indication that ties may just be moving in the right direction. After the retreat, perhaps more goodwill will prevail and there will be less distrust between the two neighbours.