[MyAppleMenu] Nov 8, 2007

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**** Apple Killed The TV Star: Television On An iPod <http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2007/11/08/TheBSide/Apple.Killed.The.Tv.Star.Television.On.An.Ipod-3087698.shtml>
by John Daavettila, Michigan Daily
It's understandable to want to be fully connected with the computer - the future! - but we need to stop when it becomes impractical.

**** Leopard Gets SMS Support And More <http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=19620>
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
Nova Media application returns SMS support to Leopard.

**** iPhone Queue Forming At Regent Street Store <http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipod-itunes/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=19623>
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK

**** Mac's First Trojan Begins To Breed <http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2213518,00.asp?kc=ZDRSS05089TX1K0001002>
by Lisa Vaas, eWeek
The Mac's first Trojan won't be its last: Security researchers at F-Secure have found that the gang behind the malware has been churning out slightly modified versions to evade anti-malware detection.

**** Apple V The iHackers <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2007/11/08/dlapple108.xml>
by GIles Turnbull, Telegraph
An elaborate array of virtual chastity belts is supposed to keep the iPhone pure. But, that is just a red rag to a geek.

**** Microsoft On Messenger For The Mac: It Ain't Dead! <http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/07/microsoft-on-messenger-for-the-mac-it-aint-dead/>
by Scott McNulty, The Unofficial Apple Weblog

**** Florida Man Alleges iPod And iTunes DRM Violate Antitrust Laws <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/11/07/florida-man-alleges-ipod-and-itunes-drm-violate-antitrust-laws>
by Justin Berka, Ars Technica

**** Iconfactory Updates Twitterrific 3.0 <http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/11/07/iconfactorys.twitterrific/>
by MacNN

**** Once And For All, Proof That Macs Are Cheaper Than PCs <http://machinist.salon.com/feature/2007/11/07/mac_price/index.html>
by Farhad Manjoo, Salon
Let's put to rest the myth that an Apple computer will set you back more than a Windows PC. In fact, it'll cost you less.

**** Microsot Office Update Fixes Word Crashing Bug <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/11/07/microsoft-office-update-fixes-word-crashing-bug>
by David Chartier, Ars Technica

**** Leopard's First Tweaks <http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macgems/2007/11/leopardfirsttweaks/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
I'm going to take a look at some of the first tools for tweaking Leopard's interface. If you're one of the people who isn't completely thrilled with the new look, it's possible to make Leopard's apperance not only bearable, but perhaps even enjoyable.

**** Back To My Mac: Apple's Internet Mashup <http://www.macworld.com/2007/11/features/backtomymac_side/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Glenn Fleishman, Macworld

**** Inside Back To My Mac <http://www.macworld.com/2007/11/features/backtomymac/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Glenn Fleishman, Macworld
Leopard has a new remote access feature&mdash;here's how it works.

**** Apple Releases Hard Drive Update 1.0 For iMac And Mac Pro <http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/07/apple-releases-hard-drive-update-1-0-for-imac-and-mac-pro/>
by Michael Rose, The Unofficial Apple Weblog

**** I Left My Wi-Fi Store In San Francisco <http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2007/11/starbucks_sf/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Jonathan Seff, Macworld

**** Leopard 10.5.1 Seed Provides Buttload Of Fixes <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/11/07/leopard-10-5-1-seed-provies-buttload-of-fixes>
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica
Apple released a seed of the update, 9B13, to developers this afternoon, which contained a hefty number of bug fixes.

**** Leopard's Time Machine Should Have Been Better Tested, Drive Maker Says <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9045933&source=rss_topic123>
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
Mike Mihalik, an ombudsman and former vice president of engineering at LaCie Ltd., criticized Apple's testing before the company launched its new Leopard operating system. "The two tech notes that it's released clarify what Apple should have done as part of the normal release," said Mihalik, referring to a pair of recent support ducocuments that address problems users have reported with the backup tool. Instead he said, it was as if Apple "Said 'oops, we forgot to chck that."

**** Kansas City Public Schools Distribute MacBooks <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/11/07/kansascity/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld

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**** Charities Urge Public Not To Pre-Judge Ren Ci <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/310454/1/.html>
by Sok Hwee and Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia
Some big charities in the healthcare sector have urged the public not to jump to conclusions over the health ministry's probe of Ren Ci Hospital and Medicare Centre.

**** A Love Song For Modern Living: An Interview With "Singapore Dreaming" Directors <http://www.funscreen.com.tw/head.asp?H_No=165&period=130>
by Mao Yafan, Funscreen.com.tw

**** NUS Drops From 19 TO 33 In Global Rankings <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_174890.html>
by Sandra Davie, Straits Times
NUS' low score on staff-to-student ratio affected its ranking.

**** Now You Can Surf The Net On A Bus <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_174892.html>
by Stephanie Gwee, Straits Times

>From Friday, a free high-speed mobile broadband service will be available on 12 bus routes, with more to come.


**** Malaysia Hopes Pedra Branca Case Will Not Affect Ties With Singapore <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/310434/1/.html>
by Gamar Abdul Aziz, Channel NewsAsia

**** Most Cabbies Are Law-Abiding <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/221042.asp>
by Today

**** Raffles Place Retailers Face Space Crunch, Soaring Rents <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_174816.html>
by Joyce Teo, Straits Times
Singapore's office space crunch is spilling over to tenants in office districts such as Raffles Place.

**** How Seats Are Reserved On New York City Buses For The Disabled And The Elderly <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_174649.html>
by Leong Mon Wai, Straits Times

**** External Factors Can Affect Temperature In Train Cars <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_174754.html>
by Kuek Chor Ling, SMRT Corporation Ltd, Straits Times
/Can't SMRT just be honest? Why can't SMRT just say, sorry, the air-con was spoilt and we didn't notice in time. Why must SMRT go through all these nonsense in the letter before getting to the heart of the matter?/

**** NMP Thio Gets Threatening Note <http://siewkumhong.blogspot.com/2007/11/nmp-thio-gets-threatening-note.html>
by Siew Kum Hong

**** NMP Thio Gets Second Threatening Letter <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_174651.html>
by Li Xueying, Straits Times

**** ICJ Hearing Of Pedra Branca Enters Day 2 <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_174659.html>
by Straits Times
Singaore spent day two of the hearing on the sovereignty of Pedra Branca producing evidence of ownership dating back 160 years and arguing that Malaysia's proof paled by comparison.
See Also:
<a href=http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_174668.html">Lawyers For Singapore Liken KL's Case To Shooting Blanks</a>, by Lydia Lim, Straits Times.
Singapore Says No Evidence To Say Pulau Batu Puteh Belongs To Malaysia <http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=294904>, by Bernama. Prof Alain Pellet, representing the island state, argued that it was impossible to find any evidence or confirmation that the original title to Pulau Batu Puteh belonged to Johor.
Public Sitting Held On Wednesday 7 November 2007, At 10 a.m., At The Peace Palce <http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/130/14145.pdf>, Vice President Al-Khasawneh, Acting President, Presiding, In The Case Concerning sovereignty Over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh (Malaysia/Singapore). (Note: PDF document.)

**** Singapore Contributing S$1m To Help Tackle Haze In Jambi, Indonesia <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/310167/1/.html>
by Wong Mun Wai, Channel NewsAsia

**** Ren Ci Under Probe After MOH Found Financial Irregularities <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/310170/1/.html>
by Channel NewsAsia
/Note that Ren CI is probably one of the major customers of MediaCorp, the owner of Channel NewsAsia which reported this story./

**** Realities Of The Working World <http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2007/11/realities-of-working-world.html>
by Mr Wang Says So
If PAP ministers can't be expected to serve out of a sense of loyalty to the /nation/, why would we expect people like Mr Kalaichellvan to serve out of a sense of loyalty to a /steak restaurant/.