[MyAppleMenu] Aug 14, 2007

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**** Apple Kills Another Great App <http://lowendmac.com/musings/mm07/0814.html>
by Dan Knight, Low End Mac
iWork isn't AppleWorks. It's not an integrted word processor, database, spreadsheet, paint, and drawing program. It's much more like Microsoft Office, where Word and Excel are separate programs that can work together.

**** Apple's New iMac Core 2 Extreme, Mac Mini Benchmarked <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/08/14/apples_new_imac_core_2_extreme_mac_mini_benchmarked.html>
by AppleInsider

**** SubRosaSoft Announces Release Of FileSalvage 6 <http://www.macminute.com/2007/08/14/subrosasoft/>
by MacMinute

**** Leopard Successfully Run On Non-Apple Hardware <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/08/14/leopard-successfully-run-on-non-apple-hardware>
by Justin Berka, Ars Technica

**** Crack Open The Monolithic iPhoto '08 Library <http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/14/tuaw-tip-crack-open-the-monolithic-iphoto-08-library/>
by Michael Rose, The Unofficial Apple Weblog

**** Eyeing A Mac - Switching Teams? <http://www.pcmech.com/article/eyeing-a-mac-switching-teams/>
by David Risley, PC Mechanic

**** Finally Joining The Expensive Mac Side! <http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/13/finally-joining-the-expensive-mac-side/>
by Luis Suarez
Over the course of those few days that I have started to make hevay use of my MacBook Pro, I have found out that there is a price associated with it. And I am not just talking about how pricey the overall machine is, but talking about the software applications available for it.

**** AirPort Base Station Update Released In Advance Of Updated Base Station <http://db.tidbits.com/article/9119>
by Glenn Fleishman, TidBITS

**** (Non-) Secrets Of WWDC <http://googlemac.blogspot.com/2007/08/non-secrets-of-wwdc.html>
by Mike Morton, Official Google Mac Blog
For me, this is when WWDC really begins, and I like to call it The Running Of The Geeks.

**** Is Apple's Customer Satisfaction Slipping? <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2007/08/is_apples_custo.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_byteoftheapple>
by Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek

**** The 'Stickergate' Kerfuffle <http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macword/2007/08/stickergate/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Jason Snell, Macworld
I can't condemn Keefe for asking the question. I wouldn't have asked it, and it was a bit moldy and off topic, but damned if its end result wasn't a great distillation of Apple's product philosophy.

**** iPhone Hack Session Wraps Up C4 Conference <http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2007/08/iphone_hacks/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Dan Moren, Macworld
One thing's for certain: Developers aren't letting Apple's barriers obstruct them in their quest to code for the hottest new platform around.

**** iPhone Hacking For The Rest Of Us <http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2007/08/iphone_hacking/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld

**** First Look: Numbers <http://www.macworld.com/2007/08/firstlooks/flnumbers/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
The program is fast, the features are well thought out, and the new paradigm that Apple has applied to the staid old spreadsheet application solve many of the frustrations that we've come to accept with those traditional programs.

**** iPhone Screens Susceptible To Tangible Failure? <http://tech.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1342402.php/iPhone_screens_susceptible_to_tangible_failure>
by Stevie Smith, Monsters And Critics
Users have been reporting that sections of the iPhone's innovative pressure-sensitive screen have been dying, leaving the affected screens space - and the interface upon it - completely unresponsive to touch.

**** Dinosaurs With Jetpacks <http://www.shotsringout.com/?p=454>
by Shots Ring Out
For Universal, the experiment is win-win. If it "succeeds" then they can continue on that path, cultivate other retailers, and ditch Apple. If it "fails" then they are justified in maintaining DRM on their products.

**** Doom On The iPhone (Kinda) <http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/08/doom-on-the-iph.html>
by Charlie Sorrel, Wired

**** Researcher Thinks Mac OS X Is Easy To Exploit <http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9759132-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Robert Vamosi, CNET News.com

**** Skype On iPhone. No, Seriously. <http://gigaom.com/2007/08/13/skype-on-iphone-no-seriously/>
by Om Malik, GigaOM
SHAPE Services, a Stuttgart, Germany-based company, well-known for making mobile IM clients, has just announced Skype for iPhone, an iPhone-optimized web site that allows you to access Skype via the browser on the iPHone. You can try out this for free for a limited time.

**** 20- And 24-Inch Aluminum iMacs <http://www.macworld.com/2007/08/reviews/aluminumimac/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Jonathan Seff, Macworld
The latest iMacs are a nice step forward&mdash;and a good value to boot. The two biggest changes&mdash;the glossy display and new keyboard&mdash;may have more of an impact on your buying decision than anything inside the iMacs.

**** First Look: Pages '08 <http://www.macworld.com/2007/08/firstlooks/flpages/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Jeffery Battersby, Macworld
AppleWorks heir (finally) aims to be a Word killer.

**** AirPort Base Station Update 2007-002 Issues "Compatibility Updates" <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/08/13/airport-base-station-update-2007-002-issues-compatability-updates>
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica

**** New iMac's Digital Media Shortcomings <http://www.tech.co.uk/dangrabham/general/blogs/2007/08/13/new-imacs-digital-media-shortcomings>
by Jeremy Laird, Tech.co.uk
Apple's lastest iMac is a looker, but where's the Blu-ray and HDTV support?

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Virtualization - Threat Or Menace? <http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9758794-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Peter Glaskowsky, CNET News.com

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**** Apple Economics <http://www.slate.com/id/2168652/fr/rss/>
by Edison Jennings, Slate

**** Our Lives, Controlled From Some Guy's Couch <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/science/14tier.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>
by John Tierney, New York Times
Until I talked to Nick Bostrom, a philosopher at Oxford University, it never occurred to me that our universe might be somebody else's hobby.

**** Slow Down, People! <http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-cowan14aug14,0,2900838.story?track=rss>
by Andy Cowan, Los Angeles Times
'Back to school' in July? Christmas cards on Halloween? Why do we live so fast?

**** Off The Resorts, And Carrying Their Careers <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/13/us/13steamboat.html?ex=1344657600&en=db1974e7fe4d0edf&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
by John Leland, New York Times
As technology enables people to live and work wherever they want, increasingly they are clustering in resort playgrounds that have natural amenities, good weather &mdash; and, now, lots of people like themselves.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Singapore Court Orders Internet Company To Reveal Customers Who Illegally Download Videos <http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/14/business/AS-TEC-Singapore-Illegal-Downloads.php>
by Associated Press
A Singapore video distributor said Tuesday it has won a suit against an internet service provider asking for the identities of customers alleged to have downloaded popular Japanese animated cartoons.

**** First-Timers Get Double Chances To Buy New HDB Flats <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/293955/1/.html>
by Valarie Tan, Channel NewsAsia
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has doubled the chances for first-timers balloting for a new flat as they now get two tickets in the ballot, compared to just one prevoiusly.

**** Sentosa Planning To Develop Mount Faber Ahead Of IR <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/293910/1/.html>
by Patwant Singh, Channel NewsAsia

**** Government May Make Buying Annuity Compulsory: Lim Boon Heng <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/293915/1/.html>
by Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia
The government may make buying annuity compulsory, said Mr Lim Boon Heng, minister in charge of ageing issues.

**** Social Media: Singapore Vs. Malaysia <http://james.seng.sg/2007/08/14/social-media-singapore-vs-malaysia/>
by James Seng
This strange quiet pushing is what makes Singapore social media scene unique. The government continues to take lead in a slow but steady media reforms, at least on talking terms if not better with media socialists in Singapore.

**** Even Expats Also Sian The Cost Of Living Liao <http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2007/08/even-expats-als.html>
by mrbrown
Interesting exchange going on in expatsingapore forums. The forumers there are discussing if Singapore is getting too expensive for expats to stay.

**** Singapore Shows Off Amazing Display Biotech At 'Biopolis' <http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/08/an-amazing-disp.html>
by Aaron Rowe, Wired

**** Help The Poor To Start Businesses: Nobel Winner <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_148215.html>
by Radha Basu, Straits Times
A charity dollar can be spent only once. But use the same dollar to help the poor set up businesses and they can be firmly on the path to self-reliance.
That was the message of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, who delivered the inaugual Nobel Laureate Lecture organised by the Institute of Policy Studies yesterday.

**** Ease Library Rules To Promote Reading <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_148210.html>
by Lee Huei Yen, Straits Times

**** Up To 30% Levy Imposed On Hotel Room Revenues During F1 Race <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/293758/1/.html>
by Patwant Singh, Channel NewsAsia

**** Now For A Closer Look At The Law <http://siewkumhong.blogspot.com/2007/08/now-for-closer-look-at-law.html>
by Siew Kum Hong
The very statutory mechanism designed to ensure renewal destroys the incentive for home-owners to maintain their estates, since they know that they can simply cash out of a decrepit estate through a collective sale if the property market allows.

**** FEER Files Defence Statement In Singapore Libel Suit <http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070813/3/36b57.html>
by Reuters
The 50-page defence statement, filed late on Friday, argued that the article did not defame the prime minister and his father because it was based on facts and fair comments.
It also argued that the topics addressed in the article were of public interest, and that Chee had qualified privilege to comment on them.

**** Singapore: Aqua Culture <http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/7/story.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10456800>
by Mary de Ruyter, New Zealand Herald
Forget the shops, and forget the food. THey're just bit players. From the moment you arrive in Singapore, as Samuel Coleridge said, there's water, water, everywhere... and it plays a recurring role in Singapore life.

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**** Memory Street <http://www.sininspace.com/stuff/>
by Sin In Space
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