[MyAppleMenu] Jul 8, 2007

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**** Don't Line Up Just Yet <http://newsdurhamregion.com/news/opinion/article/82591>
by Jodi Avery MacLean, Durham Region
Canadians will have to wait even longer than Americans for an iPhone.

**** Love At First Byte For Geek <http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2007/07/08/2007-07-08_love_at_first_byte_for_geek.html>
by Rich Schapiro, New York Daily News
A day after Stephen Zoegall spent $550 on the iPhone he had been salivating over, he experienced its awesome power.

**** Universal Music's Rebellion Against Apple Portends Growing Tension Between The Music Industry And The iPod <http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/08/sports/frenzy09.php>
by Richard Siklos, Internationa Herald Tribune
The music industry has a tempestuous relationship with Jobs, more respect-resent than love-hate.

**** Why I'm Not Looking Forward To Safari's Success On Windows <http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/programming-and-development/?p=434>
by Rex Baldazo, TechRepublic
I don't want to sound like a Luddite, I do think competition and innovation in the software world is a good thing. It's just such a headache personally to have to deal with yet another platform. I gues I'm getting too old to deal with a new round of the browser wars.

**** Making A Case For Water Music <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/07/AR2007070700070.html>
by Mike Musgrove, Washington Post
Yes, Apple's digital-music revolution has extended to the swimmong pool, thanks to devices like this waterproof contraption, called an Otterbox, I've been trying out this summer.

**** Why Microsoft Outplays Apple Long Term <http://scobleizer.com/2007/07/06/why-microsoft-outplays-apple-long-term/>
by Robert Scoble, Scobleizer
Where's the Apple employees?

**** Why We Went Nuts About The iPhone <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19649884/site/newsweek/?from=rss>
by Steven Levy, Newsweek
People hate their cell phones, Steve Jobs said, in attempting to explain the iPhone anticipation.
/And if you have never have any emotions about your cellphones before, you will now start hating it, no thanks to Apple's great commercials./

**** iPhone Popularity Forces Calamari On Menu <http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/seasick/iphone-forces-calamari-on-menu-275940.php>
by Gizmodo
Paicfic Catch, the commercial's featured restaurant, was forced to add  Calamari to their menu.

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**** A Hipper Crowd Of Shushers <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/fashion/08librarian.html?_r=1&ref=fashion&oref=slogin>
by Kara Jessella, New York Times
With so much of the job involving technology and with a focus now on finding and sharing information beyond just what is available in books, a new type of librarian is emerging &mdash; the kind that, according to the web site Librarian Avengers, is "looking to put the 'hep cat' in cataloguing."

**** Tinkering With Humans <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/books/review/Saletan.html?ex=1341547200&en=7dcc8cda997c6218&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
by William Saletan, New York Times
Why should we accept our lot as a gift? Because the loss of usch reverence would change our moral landscape.

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**** Be Careful Not To Fix Profiles On Terrorists: DPM Wong <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/286936/1/.html>
by May Wong, Channel NewsAsia
Deputy prime minister Wong Kan Seng says Singapore should be careful not to fix profiles on terrorists or to stereotype them. Otherwise, attention will be focused only on certain types of people and this would be a wrong move.

**** Ties With Malaysia, Indonesia Will Never Be Perfect: Lee Kuan Yew <http://www.philstar.com/index.php?News%20Flash&p=54&type=2&sec=91&aid=2007070811>
by AFP
"There will always be groups in Malaysia and Indonesia who expect Singaporeans and their government to be as accommodating as their ethnic Chinese citizens," he said.

**** What Kind Of People Do We Have In This Society? <http://www.sicarii.net/2007/07/08/what-kind-of-people-do-we-have-in-this-society/>
by Obiter Dictum
This social behavior just reeks of a lack of courtesy, respect and basic consideration for others.
And the sad thing is that most Singaporeans think that way &mdash; that just because they are paying for a service or patronizing a store, they have the right to demand and expect that everything is done for them, including clearing their own trays.

**** Singapore <http://vickyh.vox.com/library/post/singapore.html?_c=feed-atom>
by Vicky Hardman
Singapore is one of the most orderly places I have visited. Toe road into town seemed like a continuation of the airport.

**** The Luscious, 'Enhanced' Singapore Girl <http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2007/7/8/lifefocus/18225807&sec=lifefocus>
by Jacqueline Pereira, The Star
The message is clear: if you are a fat Singapore Girl, then not only are you no fun, neither are you successful. So says all parlours from Bottom Slim to MotherBust Stations.

**** What The MOE Says <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,135192,00.html?>
by New Paper
We value parents' contributions but that does not guarantee their children a place in the school, said an Education Ministry spokesman.

**** Chek Jawa's Back <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_136849.html>
by Tay Suan Chiang, Straits Times
Nature lovers will be happy to learn that the wetlands at Pulau Ubin have reopened after recovering from heavy rains.

**** 4-D A Winner? You Bet <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_136845.html>
by Mak Mun San, Straits Times
4-D is the most popular form of gambling in Singaore.
/I wonder how this will change if we consider 'illegal' gambling too./