[MyAppleMenu] Jul 16, 2007

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu
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**** What To Do With A Dead iPod <http://www.mcelhearn.com/article.php?story=20060628112207744>
by Kirk McElhearn, Kirkville
Even when your iPod is dead, you may find users for it. If you don't want to spend your hard-earned money on repairs, and would rather buy a new iPod&mdash;which does make sense in many cases&mdash;is it worth simply tossing the old one?

**** RapidoSerial 1.5 Update Released <http://www.macminute.com/2007/07/16/rapidoserial/>
by MacMinute

**** iFried <http://www.snopes.com/horrors/techno/ipod.asp>
by Barbara "When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors" Mikkelson, Snopes.com
The presence of electronic devices (such as iPods and cell phones) on one's body can make lightning strike injuries more severe. True.

**** iPhone So Simple Even A Two-Year-Old Can Use It <http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/oooohcute/iphone-so-simple-even-a-two+year+old-can-use-it-278661.php>
by Gizmodo
Here's definite proof that Apple made the iPhone the easiest cellphone to use in the planet. Watch a very cute child navigating her way round the jesusPhone with no difficulty whatsoever.

**** The iPhone's Camera Is An Unexpected Plus <http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9744838-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Kevin Ho, CNET News.com
One of the joys of the iPhone is its camera.

**** No Breakthrough Yet In Efforts To Unlock The iPhone <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9027085&from=myapplemenu&source=rss_topic123>
by Sumner Lemon, Computerworld
Serious private key blocking one path, but the work will continue.

**** Lessons From A Mac OS Switcher <http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=hardware&articleId=297826&taxonomyId=12&intsrc=kc_feat>
by Michael Gartenberg, Computerworld
The Mac of today is not the Mac of old. The benefits outweigh the hassles.

**** 10 Things You Must Never Do With A Friend's iPhone <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9027078>
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
There are worse things than greasy fingers.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** There Is No "First Blogger" <http://www.wordyard.com/2007/07/15/no-first-blogger/>
by Scott Rosenberg, Wordyard

**** The Future Of Search <http://www.technologyreview.com/Biztech/19050/?a=f>
by Kate Greene, MIT Technology Review
THe head of Google Research talks about his group's projects.

**** I Love It, It's Perfect, Now It Changes <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/fashion/15discontinued.html?ex=1342152000&en=fa6b6f1ecd6f8a17&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss>
by Allen Salkin, New York Times
Many consumers beamoan the incessant rush of innovation that pushes manufacturers to tamper with products the consumers feel are already perfect.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** It's Not Easy Being A Reference <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071001621.html>
by Jeannie Marie Laskas, Washington Post
If you don't have something nice to say...

**** Leave Those Kids Alone <http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2007/07/15/leave_those_kids_alone/>
by Christopher Shea, Boston Globe
The idea that adults should be playing with their kids is a modern invention &mdash; and not necessarily a good one.

**** Sushi For Two <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/opinion/15corson.html?ex=1342152000&en=127282402c86d826&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
by Trevor Corson, New York Times
What we need is a renaissance in American sushi; to discover for ourselves &mdash; and perhaps to remind the Japanese &mdash; what sushi is all about. A trip to the neighborhood sushi bar should be a social exchange that celebrate, with a sense of balance and moderation, the wondrous variety of the sea.

**** What's In A Book? Take A Whiff <http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/arts/chi-0715_pressplayjul15,1,5090265.story?coll=chi-leisurearts-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true>
by Patrick T. Reardon, Chiacgo Tribune
As a book reader (and as someone who enjoys the physical object that is a book), I've come to identify this particular smell as being intricately connected with the beauty and wonder that great art books and artfully produced books can provide.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Malaysia May Bring Forward Asean Open Sky Policy <http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BT/Monday/Latest/20070716174629/Article/>
by Bernama
Malaysia does not rule out the possibility of bringing forward the Asean Open Sky Policy from its original schedule of January 1, 2009 for several routes following requests from a couple of low-cost airlines, transport minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said today.

**** Dengue Fever In Singapore Likely To Increase: Minister <http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070716/hl_afp/healthsingaporedengue_070716100903>
by AFP
Dengue fever cases in Singapore, which is currently battling an outbreak, are expected to increase in the months ahead as temperatures soar, the city-state's environment minister said Monday.

**** Why The Support For Li Hongyi <http://aaron-ng.info/blog/why-the-support-for-li-hongyi.html>
by Aaron Ng, Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Li Hongyi is able to garner support because he has briefly opened Pandora's box and helped many people vent their suppressed frustrations.

**** Caning Error: CJ Orders Comprehensive Review <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_139555.html>
by Straits Times
Deputy prime minister and law minister Professor S. Jayakumar told parliament on Monday that chief justice Chan Sek Keong has written to the senior district jduge RIchard Magnus to express 'deep concern' about what happened in Dickson Tan's case and stressed the seriousness of what he views as an 'avoidable mistake.'
The law minister revealed that the district judge will be 'formally cautioned' and will be taken off judicial duties after he clears his outstanding criminal cases.

**** EDB Still Trying To Recover $17.3M In Grants To UNSW <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_139559.html>
by Straits Times
Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDB) is trying to recover $17.3 million dollars given to the University of New South Wales (UNSW) that was meant to help start up a Singapore campus in Changi.
Announced in parliament by trade and industry minister Lim Hng Kiang on Monday, it was the first time that the government has confirmed the amount of public funds pumped into the investment.

**** Government Websites Up And Running Again After Power Failure <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_139562.html>
by Straits Times
Earlier on Monday, many were down for what felt like at least three hours because of a power failure.

**** Nature Lovers Patrol Singapore Forests To Stop Poaching <http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/07/16/regional/regional_30041011.php>
by DPA

**** Singapore Ministers Stand Firm On Defence Pact Snag With Indonesia <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_139539.html>
by Straits Times
The Singapore-Indonesian Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) was part of a package which included an Extradition Treaty and four Implementation Agreements (IA) agreed to by the two sides, and making changes to any part of the agreement meant that the package has no finality, foreign minister George Yeo stressed in parliament.
See Also:
Speech by Mr Teo Chee Hean, Minister for Defence, At Parliament Setting, 16 July 2007, 1.30 PM at Parliament House <http://app.sprinter.gov.sg/data/pr/20070716997.htm>, by Singapore Government.
Singapore Warns Indonesia That Extradition Treaty Will Unravel Without Defense Pact <http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/7/16/apworld/20070716171001&sec=apworld>, by Associated Press.

**** So, How's Singapore? <http://www.ksaugustin.com/?p=52&from=myapplemenu>
by KS Augustin
McDonald's on the speed dial! I'm not kidding. McDonald's delivers here. Yeah, we've done it. (We're such bad parents!)

**** Not Yet A Nation? <http://historyworkroom.com/?p=37>
by The History Workroom
We have heard the phrase "a global village" for the past decade. Perhaps it is time to implement that ideal.

**** Singapore Set To Raze Third Of Heritage Bungalows <http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070716/lf_nm/singapore_heritage_bungalows_dc_1>
by Koh Gui Qing, Reuters
With their white-washed walls and black-colored timber frames, Singapore's "Black-and-White" bungalows are the most distinctive architectural remnants of the city-state's colonial history.
Black and Whites are among the most sough-after housing in Singapore, and soon they will be even harder to get as the government plans to raze up to a third of the 500 to 700 remaining bungalows to make way for an industrial park.

**** China's Strategic Objective? <http://sun-bin.blogspot.com/2007/07/chinas-strategic-objective.html>
by Sun Bin
My respect for Mr Lee Kuan Yew is not only from what he has accomplished, but also from how he has reasoned and what he has deduced.

**** An Opinion About Singaporean Business Culture <http://perspectives.singaporeangle.com/2007/07/an_opinion_about_singaporean_b.html>
by Singapore Angle
Singaporeans tend to work on credibility but not so much on trust.

**** 2LT Lee Sticking It To The Man And The Political Ramifications <http://www.thevoiddeck.org/index.php?itemid=309>
by The Void Deck
The SAF is in a lose-lose corner now. It has now a shittier image than before where personnel management and morale is concerned.

**** No Help For Dying Dad At Woodlands Checkpoint <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_139352.html>
by Norhafiz Zahid, Straits Times

**** A Case Of More For Less? <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/200278.asp>
by Derrick A Paulo, Today
Shorter courses, yet fees have gone up by 14 per cent on average at NUS Extension.