[MyAppleMenu] Aug 10, 2008

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**** MobileMe: Apple Promises, Then Forgets To Post An Update #4 <http://www.palluxo.com/2008/08/10/mobileme-apple-promises-then-forgets-to-post-an-update-4/>
by Palluxo!

**** iPhones-Macintosh Computers Become Apples Of Hackers' Eyes <http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jJ1ia0qkBDIynwi197m7Gl6k1B2w>
by AFP
Security specialists said Saturday that hackers are taking increasing aim at iPhones and Macintosh computers as the hot-selling Apple devices gain popularity worldwide.
Macintosh computers have been gaining market share and catching the interest of hackers, according to Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) security vulnerability analyst Cameron Hotchkies at a notorious annual DefCon gathering of hackers in Las Vegas.

**** Apple Displaces Microsoft In Patch Reports <http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/149641/apple_displaces_microsoft_in_patch_reports.html>
by Darren Pauli, Comptuerworld Australia
Apple has taken the place of Microsoft for disclosing more vulnerabilities than any other vendor, according to an IBM security report.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Tape Delay By NBC Faces End Run By Online Fans <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/09/sports/olympics/09nbc.html>
by Brian Stelter, New York Times

**** AntiPod <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/magazine/10wwln-consumed-t.html>
by Rob Walker, New York Times
Who is buying Zunes, and why?

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Paul Auster's 'Man In The Dark' <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/10/RVS010D888.DTL&feed=rss.books>
by Stephen Elliott, San Francisco Chronicle
Paul Auster has captivated generations of readers with his expansive imagination and style - a style that could be called lazy, in the best sense of the word, like a dog with his tongue out, rolling in the sun. But this, his latest novel, is something else.

**** The Future Of Crossing The Street <http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2008/08/10/the_future_of_crossing_the_street/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+Magazine>
by Billy Baker, Boston Globe
Boston drivers are bad, but Boston pedestrians might be worse. Now some very smart people think they've got the answers to help everyone play nice on our roads.

**** A Glimpse Into The Thoughts Of George Orwell <http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2008/08/09/a_glimpse_into_the_thoughts_of_george_orwell/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Book+reviews>
by David Mehegan, Boston Globe
It may be hard to imagine that any of George Orwell's writings would be unread 58 years after his death. Generations of readers have been gripped by such classics as "Down and Out in Paris and London," "Homage to Catalonia," "Animal Farm," and especially "1984." However, most of even the most devoted aficionados haven't read Orwell's diaries.

**** They May Not Mean To, But They Do <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/books/review/James-t.html>
by Caryn James, New York Times
Like so many adolescents, Doris Lessing swore never to be like "these sick and half crazy people, my parents." Unlike most, she became a brilliant Nobel Prize-winning writer, and in "Alfred and Emily" offers them the greatest gift she can: the lieves they might have had.

**** 'Punk Half Panther' <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/books/review/Burt2-t.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>
by Stephen Burt, New York Times
Herrera's worst poems seem disorganized, excessive, frantic; his best seem disheveled, excited, uncommonly free.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Singapore Air Says Offer For China Eastern Expired <http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSSIN4816620080810>
by Daryl Loo, Reuters
Singapore Airlines the world's biggest airline by market value, said on Sunday its offer to buy a stake in China Eastern expired on Aug 9 and that it will now seek other ways to build ties with the mainland carrier.

**** Chinatown Retail Sales Drop By Up To Half Since Start Of ERP <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/366544/1/.html>
by Hoe Yeen Nie and Lian Cheong, Channel NewsAsia
In a recent survey by the Chinatown Business Association, some shopping centres reported their sales fell by up to 50 per cent. Ho Nai Chuen, vice-chairman of the association, siad: "If you talk about the long run to smoothen the traffic conditions, it's good for Singapore. On the other hand, for small and medium-sized businesses, short-term sustainabilty is even more important than the long-term. If they cannot sustain in the short-term, I think there's no future for them."

**** Pontian MP Wants Government To Probe Singapore-Built Structures On Pulau Pisang <http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/NewsBreak/20080810170538/Article/index_html>
by Mohd Haikal Isa, Bernama
Member of Parliament for Pontian Ahmad Maslan has called on the government to investigate the construction of a store and jetty by Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA). Ahmad also uged the government a claim that Singapore had trespassed fruit orchards belonging to local residents to build a new fence around the lighthouse.

**** Time To Tolerate Political Diversity <http://www.straitstimes.com/Think/Story/STIStory_266422.html>
by Cherian George, Straits Times
Singaporeans have been accustomed to asking ourselves whether we can afford to tolerate political differences. Our experience in dealing with other types of differences - ethnic and class - should give us hope that we can try. Our complex and unclear future tells us we cannot afford not to.

**** Rejecting The Universal <http://ludik.wordpress.com/2008/08/09/rejecting-the-universal/>
by Beautiful Monster
Should Singapore pursue liberal democracy, she will survive the polarization of interests and might even become stronger (towards a linear teleological end), but perhaps, just perhaps, it might be better the way it is today.

**** Myanmar Activists Face Visa Problems In Singapore <http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-34889920080808>
by Reuters
At least three Myanmar activists were forced to leave Singapore after authorities decided not to renew their visas in an apparent attempt to stop the group's pro-democracy work, another Myanmar activist said.

**** Architect About Town: A Little Bit Of Home In Singapore <http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080809/LIFESTYLES/80808061/1013/LIFESTYLES>
by Joyce Owens, The News-Press
How fortunate we are to have the architecture of this region influenced by one of the greatest modern designers of the second half of the last century.

**** Feng Shui Masters Turn 'Wheel Of Fortune' In Singapore's Favour <http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jPBV46AtwVtwEfavUq233GFphAxQ>
by AFP
Officials in Singapore have changed the direction of the world's biggest observation wheel because feng shui masters said it was taking good fortune away from the city, a report said on Saturday.

**** Singapore Has No Right To Expand Area Around Pulau Pisang, Says Johor MB <http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/8/10/nation/22049648&sec=nation>
by The Star
Singapore has no right to expand the area around the lighthouse on Pulau Pisang as an agreement signed more than 100 years ago had clearly stated how much space was allocated for the building.
"Actionc an be taken against Singapore if allegations that the republic is expanding the demarcation area around the lighthouse were true," Johor mentri besar Datuk Abdul Ghani told reporters.

**** National Day's Tak Boleh Tahan Campaign @ Toa Payoh Central <http://uncleyap-news.blogspot.com/2008/08/national-days-tak-boleh-tahan-campaign.html>
by Kengho Yap, News Release By UncleYap

**** A Nation Without Empathy &amp; Identity? <http://singaporealternatives.blogspot.com/2008/08/nation-without-empathy-identity.html>
by Goh Meng Seng, Singapore Alternatives
The erosion of our national identity is now hastened by PAP government's lack of empathy towards our citizens.