[MyAppleMenu] Jul 30, 2007

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MyAppleMenu
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**** Project Management App Updated <http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=18671>
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
xTime Project 4.5 for Mac OS X gains better Intel Mac support.

**** Despite Glitches And A Security Warning, iPHones Faring Well <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/30/IPHONE.TMP>
by Ellen Lee and Ryan Kim, San Francisco Chronicle

**** Apple's Core Gazer <http://www.startribune.com/535/story/1329263.html>
by Star Tribune
Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster is considered one of the country's top analysts on Apple. But not all of his predictions have come true.

**** Apple Grows, But So Does Channel Conflict <http://www.crn.com.au/story.aspx?CIID=87743&src=site-marq>
by Edward F. Moltzen, CRN Australia
Apple's recent quarterly financial report shows blistering growth, but channel partners are starting to see conflicts grow as well.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** For Better Or Worse, Adults Learn To Say It With Emoticons <http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/29/news/emoticon.php>
by Alex Williams, Internationa Herald Tribune

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** I Click, Therefore I Amazon <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/28/AR2007072801216.html?nav=most_emailed>
by Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
The man who shopped too much: A customer review.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Govt To Take A More 'Hands-Off' Approach To Property Market <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_143893.html>
by Imelda Saad, Straits Times
National development minister Mah Bow Tan said the government's twin approach is to give out more information and push up supply.

**** Oh My, Singapore <http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/70525>
by PT Tan, Malaysiakini
Say what you like about Singapore but at least there...

**** Stay Relevant, Says Committee For English Programmes <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_143885.html>
by Straits Times
The public has been able to become more involved and hve more say in broadcast programme content, but broadcasters need to stay relevant, said the Programme Advisory Committee for English Programmes (Pace).

**** 'Net Surfing: Not Just For 'Geeks' In Singapore <http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/07/29/geek.terminals/>
by Steve Mollman, CNN
Christopher Lee decided there was demand for a convenient, professional place where customers could feel welcome to do business for as long as they pleased, alone or in a group, without pressure to buy anything. The first Geek Terminal, in Singapore, is the result.

**** The Last Kampong - Buangkok <http://speebee.blogspot.com/2007/07/last-kampong-buangkok.html>
by Life And Other Wierd Things

**** Ticktock The Time Has Gone? <http://blueheeler.wordpress.com/2007/07/30/ticktock-the-time-has-gone/>
by BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits
Seeing the 2 silver-haired political players shake hands like a couple of chess buddies seems to signal to me the end of an era.

**** Commuters To Get Bus Arrival Times At 30 Bus Stops <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_143878.html>
by Straits Times
The Real-Time Bus Arrival Information panels will be installed at 30 bus stops - 20 along Orchard Road, five in Ang Mo Kio and five in Yishun.
/Great. Now maybe the two bus companies can strive to get buses to arrive on-time and not packed like sardines, so that the bus arrival information panel is actually going to be useful./

**** Human Rights Clause Falters <http://nationmultimedia.com/2007/07/30/headlines/headlines_30042976.php>
by Kavi Chongkittavorn, The Nation
Asean charter drafters decided to defer the contentious issue of human rights to a decision of their foreign ministers who meet formally today. The drafters failed to reach common ground on the creation of a mechanism to protect human rights.

**** Ethnic Costumes Are Not Racism Level Indicators <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_143719.html>
by Tessa Wong, Straits Times
Harmonise, or else. That was the underlying message of a secondary school's authoritarian decision to discipline more than 30 students two weeks ago during its Racial Harmony Day celebrations.
How could a student learn anything from such a rigid attitidue so lacking in the good will inherent in the message of racial harmony?
See Also:
School Says Students Not Punished For Not Turning Up In Costumes <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/289514/1/.html>, by Lin Yanqin, Today.

**** A Haunting Prospect <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/202919.asp>
by Kuo How Nam, Credit Counselling Singapore, Today
Heavy commitment goes along with a student credit card.

**** SAF To Build New 'Town' In Lim Chu Kang For Training <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_143806.html>
by Goh Chin Lian, Straits Times
Tender document details suggest 27a site may be for urban warfare exercises by troops.

**** Feedback Through E-Power <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/202950.asp>
by Jasmine Yin, Today
In what is seen as another major thrust to engage the online community, five government agencies will soon build their own cyberworld &mdash; complete with social interaction tools like blogs, vodcast and forums.
/You don't seek feedback by building new communities. You seek feedback from going to where the community is./

**** Voices Of An Invisible City <http://www.singaporeangle.com/2007/07/invisible_singaporeans.html>
by Singapore Angle
Because of Invisible City, I have heard these voices, silent all these years, once again as never before.

**** Why Media Literacy Is Important <http://aaron-ng.info/blog/why-media-literacy-is-important.html>
by Aaron Ng, Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
It is definitely important that one maintains a sense of skepticism on one's assumption about a certain medium all the time.