[MyAppleMenu] Nov 6, 2007

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**** Apple Ships Leopard's Darwin Code <http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=19596>
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
Apple has released the Darwin source code behind its Leopard operating system to developers.

**** MTV/Harmonix Phase <http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/ipod/review/mtv-harmonix-phase/>
by Jeremy Horwitz, iLounge

**** iPod Touch - Nice Device, Shame Apple Crippled It <http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=904>
by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ZDNet.com
The message from Cupertino is loud and clear - Enjoy the iPod touch Apple's way, or take a hike. After years of telling us about how Microsoft locks consumers into one-size-fits-all products, applications and services, Apple then does exactly the same thing.

**** Being First Not Always Best <http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/biz/5276237.html>
by Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle
Some folks just can't help themselves &mdash; they have to be first in line for the latest and greatest. The allure of the newest shiny object is too much for them.

**** Leopard Server Vs. Windows Server <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9045538&source=rss_topic123>
by Ryan Faas, Computerworld
Many of the technologies in Leopard Server are enterprise-worthy.

**** Microsoft Done With Messenger For Mac <http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/05/microsoft-done-with-messenger-for-mac/>
by Mike Schramm, The Unofficial Apple Weblog

**** MYOB FirstEdge 3 <http://www.macworld.com/2007/11/reviews/firstedge3/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Jeffery Battersby, Macworld
MYOB"s FirstEdge 3 is a best-of-class small-business accounting application that gives you excellent features at a great price.

**** Apple Releases iTunes 7.5, QuickTime 7.3 <http://www.macuser.com/updates/apple_releases_itunes_75_quick.php?lsrc=murss>
by Dan Moren, MacUser

**** Apple Digital Tools Help Students' Voices Be Heard <http://www.apple.com/education/profiles/uiuc/?sr=hotnews?sr=hotnews.rss>
by Apple

**** What Does Google's Open Handset Alliance Announcement Tell Us About iPhone Third-Party Apps? <http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/11/what_does_googl.html>
by Marc Hedlund, O'Reilly Radar
It's remarkable to see Apple once again in the position of selling a whole-stack platform (software and hardware, at least &mdash; network sold separately), competing with a broad coalition of commodity hardware companies using a common software platform.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Google Sends Android To Conquer Mobile World <http://www.news.com/Google-sends-Android-to-conquer-mobile-world/2100-1038_3-6217113.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news>
by Elinor Mills, CNET News.com
THe search giant announced the Android platform for mobile devices and the Open Handset Allianc eon Monday in a move to break the lock existing carriers and phone makers have on the industry and make it as easy to use hte web on mobile devices as it is on desktop computers.

**** Google's Dream Phone <http://www.forbes.com/2007/11/05/gphone-google-phone-tech-cz_qh_1105gphone2.html>
by Quentin Hardy, Forbes

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**** A Wedding At Cana, Lebanon, 2007 <http://www.slate.com/id/2175500/fr/rss/>
by Tom Sleigh, Slate

**** The Panorama <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2007/11/12/071112po_poem_komunyakaa>
by Yusef Komunyakaa, New Yorker

**** Brooklyn Circle <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2007/11/12/071112fi_fiction_mattison>
by Alice Mattison, New Yorker

**** Dangerous Minds <http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/11/12/071112fa_fact_gladwell>
by Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker
Criminal profiling made easy.

**** Rethinking What Caused The Last Mass Extinction <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/science/06fossil.html?ex=1352005200&en=d64069cb468c338e&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
by John Noble Wilford, New York Times
The discovery of thriving communities of survivors at the end of the Cretaceous is giving some scientists second thoughts about the extinction's causes and effects.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Resorts World At Sentosa Adds New Attractions <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/309973/1/.html>
by Channel NewsAsia

**** International Court Of Justice Begins Hearing On Pedra Branca <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/309938/1/.html>
by May Wong, Channel NewsAsia

**** Malaysia Hopes To Sign Air Pact With Singapore This Month <http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=294478>
by Bernama
Malaysia hopes to sign a bilateral agreement with Singapore by end of this month that will allow budget airlines, including AirAsia Bhd and Tiger Airways Pte, to ply the route between the two nations.

**** A Tale Of 2 Filipinas In Singapore <http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view_article.php?article_id=99136>
by Veronica Uy, Inquirer.net
For many Filipinos, Singapore is another land of opportunity. The growing number of Filipinio professionals working in the city-state attests to this reality. But another reality exists: Filipino women are being deceived into sex jobs there.

**** Singapore Comes In No. 1 In World Bank Shipping Survey <http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/05/business/NA-FIN-World-Bank-Trade.php>
by Associated Press
Singapore, a major global and logistics hub, ranked first in a new World Bank survey of countries' capacity to ship goods.

**** Beyond Tokenism - Malays, Integration And The SAF <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/11/06/beyond-tokenism-malays-integration-and-the-saf/>
by Kamal Mamat, theonlinecitizen

**** Why I Am Going Online <http://journalism.sg/2007/11/05/why-i-am-going-online/>
by Catherine Lim, Journalism.sg
It does not matter to me if these ideas don't meet with agreement or even approval, but it does matter that they are shared with as many fellow Singaporeans as possible.

**** Bimbotic Fluff About Circles <http://mollymeek.livejournal.com/170040.html>
by Mollymeek

**** Opposition MPs, PAP Rivals Team Up For Estate Upgrading <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_174011.html>
by Peh Shing Huei, Straits Times

**** Warrant Officer Asked To Retire 5 Years Earlier <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_174031.html>
by Henry Minjoot, Straits Times