[MyAppleMenu] Sep 13, 2010

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MyAppleMenu
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**** Apple The Most Valuable Company In The World? Bet On It. <http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/09/12/apple-the-most-valuable-company-in-the-world-bet-o.aspx>
Eric Bleeker, Motley Fool

Apple will become the most valuable company in the world. Bet on it. In fact, go out and sell all your personal belongings, liquidate your 401(k), and buy Apple stock with every last dollar you own.

OK … on second thought, I wouldn't advise that -- it's a bit rash. But there are ample reasons to believe that the company's rise is just starting and that Apple will continue blowing past expectations.

**** Ipad's Early Retail Adopters... <http://www.insideretailing.com.au/Latest/tabid/53/ID/9088/iPads-early-retail-adopters.aspx>
Robert Stockdill, Inside Retailing

It took less than four weeks for US retail stores to start using the iPad to aid the in-store shopping experience.

**** Apple's New Review Guidelines: Thoughts On Fart Apps <http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/apples-new-review-guidelines-thoughts-on-fart-apps/2410>
Ed Bott, ZDNet

**** Buying Apple Stock? Think Twice <http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/09/pf/apple_stock.fortune/>
Scott Cendrowski, Fortune

**** Apple's Walled App Market Makes Bulk Buying 'tough' <http://www.zdnetasia.com/apple-s-walled-app-market-makes-bulk-buying-tough-62202860.htm>
Kevin Kwang, ZDNet Asia

Apple faces an uphill task convincing schools to adopt its Volume Purchase Program because its closed, rigid app store environment make access and digital rights management a pain for schools' IT administrators, said industry watchers.

**** HDR Photography With iPhone 4 And IOS 4.1: How Good Is It? <http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/apple/~3/iBySBPLCx4g/hdr-photography-with-iphone-4-and-ios-41.ars>
Chris Foresman, Ars Technica

What's so great about HDR photography? And is Apple's new HDR feature any good? Ars dug in to find out.

**** Ten Years Of OS X: The OS's Origins <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=205df5198d2467167155f8d6aef5d117>
Benj Edwards, Macworld

The fortunes of the Mac platform drastically changed 10 years ago, with the release of a simple CD.

**** Mac OS X Tool Kit A Must For Job <http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012845892_ptmacc11.html>
Glenn Fleishman, Seattle Times

No tradesperson would arrive at a job site without the proper tools. Likewise, I start each computing day with my bag of Mac OS X enhancements and extenders right at hand.



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Search Takes A Social Turn <http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=af5c5913c409f309cf2f3158aef79a4c>
Jenna Wortham, New York Times

Turning to friends is the new rage in the Web world, extending far beyond established social networking sites and setting off a rush among Web companies looking for ways to help people capitalize on the wisdom of their social circles — and to make some money in the process.

**** Live Matrix Aims To Schedule The Web <http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20016148-248.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
Josh Lowensohn , CNET

A new service called Live Matrix, which comes out of private beta Monday morning, is attempting to solve the very large problem of organizing live events from all around the Web into one place.



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** A Captive’s View Of Life, And He’s 5 <http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=8cac23a3d1f17c3363c1e703fb5ded19>
Janet Maslin, New York Times

The narrator of Emma Donoghue’s “Room” is a 5-year-old boy who leads a busy life. “We have thousands of things to do every morning,” Jack tells the reader, and he seems to mean it. Jack is a smart, eager kid with a great imagination and unlimited energy. But he and his mother have been trapped in the 11-by-11-foot room of the title since the day he was born.



SingaporeSurf
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**** Sentosa Retailers Located Outside RWS Unaffected By Termination Of Free Bus Rides <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1080754/1/.html>
Seet Sok Hwee & Evelyn Choo, Channel NewsAsia

It seems that the recent termination of free bus rides to Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) has not affected retailers located outside the integrated resort.

**** Wayang Between Sheng Siong And HDB Continues! <http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=4289>
Sgpolitics.net

HDB and Sheng Siong should stop the wayang now and return us the wet markets which have until now served the interests of heartlanders and provided a valuable means of livelihood for stall owners.

**** Some Looking Across The Causeway To Invest In Property <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC100913-0000081/Some-looking-across-the-Causeway-to-invest-in-property>
Esther Ng, Today

With stricter property rules and property prices still buoyant, some Singaporeans and Malaysians are looking to invest in property in Johor.

**** Curb Mushrooming Toto Booths <http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/OnlineStory/STIStory_577760.html>
Lee Seck Kay, Straits Times

The authorities' well-meaning stand, however, does not see the wood for the trees. There is more than enough encouragement to gamble in the heartland itself, if only one cares to look. Problem gambling probably has its roots there, and not in the integrated resorts.

**** Did Authorities Not Know About Shuttles? <http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC100913-0000044/Did-authorities-not-know-about-shuttles?>
M Lukshumayeh, Chua Hin Bee, William Tay, Peter Lim, Today

Free bus services between RWS and HDB heartland areas began operation a few months ago. However, it is astonishing to learn that instead of stepping in from day one, the authority only acted recently after receiving complaints from the public.

The shuttle bus services had been in operation for a while and surely, relevant approvals must have been sought from government agencies by the transport operators and approvals duly given - but perhaps not with the involvement of the Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA).

**** Playing Around With Statistics, PAP-Style <http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/09/13/playing-around-with-statistics-pap-style/>
The Temasek Review

**** Talking Back To The State <http://justrambling.sg/?p=1362>
Just Rambling

**** Lee Kuan Yew & His Honorable Purposes <http://www.idiotscollective.com/2010/09/lee-kuan-yew-his-honorable-purposes.html>
Idiots' Collective

This seems to be a running theme in politics, whether in a dictatorship or democracy. Political leaders are experts at convincing themselves that they're doing the right thing for society, either because they really believe it or because they believe that doing the wrong thing is necessary in order to be able to do the right thing later.

**** Feedback On Women's Charter <http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_577981.html>
Hannah Koh, Straits Times

**** Casinos: Answers needed <http://atans1.wordpress.com/2010/09/11/casinos-answers-needed/>
Thoughts Of A Cynical Investor

**** Sail Trimming By Singapore Politicians <http://lohandbehold.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/sail-trimming-by-singapore-politicians/>
Loh And Behold

**** Uproar Over Animal Abuse A Good Sign <http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Asian%2BOpinions/Story/A1Story20100913-236835.html>
Sia Liang Xin, My Paper

Remember, while animals do not speak the same language as us, they certainly can feel the same acute pain as we would.

**** Law And Order Questions A Mile High <http://yawningbread.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/law-and-order-questions-a-mile-high>
Yawning Bread

Under our law, sex in a public place, even nudity visible to the public, is an offence.

**** Minimum Wage - How Long Must We Wait? <http://singaporemind.blogspot.com/2010/09/minimum-wage-how-long-must-we-wait.html>
Diary of A Singaporean Mind

Lim Swee Say, as labor union chief, tells workers to be cheaper, better and faster. Why doesn't he tell landland lords to lower their rents to make Singapore more competitive? Why doesn't he tell Singapore Power to lower its tariffs which are the 2nd highest in the world so that businesses can pay workers more? Making labor cheap and all else expensive works against ordinary Singaporeans especially those in the bottom 20%. The PAP govt says that businesses will flee if a minimum wage is set....we should ask ourselves what good is achieved if we retain a business dependent on cheap labor in Singapore....let it go and make space for businesses that can pay workers more.

**** When All Is A Show And Nothing Else <http://simpleboylife.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/when-all-is-a-show-and-nothing-else/>
Life Of A Simple Boy

**** Singaporeans Still Anxious Over Immigration Issues <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1080903/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

A majority of Singaporeans agree with the government on many policies but have expressed anxieties over immigration issues. This came through in a telephone survey commissioned by the government feedback channel REACH to gather views on the recent National Day Rally speech by the prime minister.

**** Yale Plans New Campus—In Singapore <http://newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/yale_plans_new_campus_--_in_singapore/id_29193>
New Haven Independent

As part of its growth as a global university, especially in Asia, Yale announced plans Monday morning to open a new college in Singapore.

**** Singapore Accused Of Sand Smuggling <http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-09-13/singapore-sand-smuggling-dredging.html>
RT

Singapore, one of the world's most prosperous and fastest growing economies, is being accused of expanding its coastline with illegally dredged sand from neighboring states.