[MyAppleMenu] Aug 21, 2008

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**** Lessons To Learn From Apple's App Store <http://www.telecoms.com/itmgcontent/tcoms/news/articles/20017563499.html;jsessionid=F369330F1BDC017BEB1C0C04EEC3E92B>
by Telecoms.com
The rest of the mobile industry could learn a valuable lesson from newcomer Apple, as the App Store takes the mobile content and apps market by storm.

**** Welcome, Freshmen. Have An iPod. <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/technology/21iphone.html?_r=1&ref=education&oref=slogin>
by Jonathan D. Glater, New York Times
Taking a step that professors may view as a bit counterproductive, some univeristies are doling out Apple iPhones and internet-capable iPods to students.

**** New York Neighborhood Group Complains About Bad 'Apple' Store <http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200808202130DOWJONESDJONLINE000698_FORTUNE5.htm>
by AFP
A lower Manhattan residents' group has lodged a lengthy complaint against a neighbor over screaming parties, loitering crowds and late-night disturbances, said a letter published in U.S. media Wednesday. The offender is none other than the Apple Store on the corner of Greene and Prince streets in Soho, one of Manhattan's most posh boutique streets.

**** iPhone 3G Owner Sues Apple Over Dropped Calls, Slow Speeds <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=mobile_devices&articleId=9113119&taxonomyId=75&intsrc=kc_top>
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
An Alabama woman filed a lawsuit yesterday against Apple Inc., claiming that the company's iPhone 3G drop calls, has trouble connecting to AT&amp;T's network, and is slower than advertised.

**** Record Any Sounds <http://www.macworld.com/article/134671/2008/08/playlist2509.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Kirk McElhearn, Macworld
How to capture streaming radio, internet phone calls, DVD audio, and more.

**** Apple's MobileMe Lacks Key Security Feature <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9113105&intsrc=news_ts_head>
by Nancy Gohring, Computerworld
The lack of SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) or any other form of encryption means that if a MobileMe user is connected to the internet via a Wi-Fi hotspot, someone else connected to the same hotspot could relatively easily see all the data that the MobileMe user sends.

**** Macs In The Enterprise: A Question Of Emphasis <http://www.serverwatch.com/eur/article.php/3766751>
by Paul Rubens, Server Watch
It should be cause for concern to enterprise customers that Apple has demonstrated that its computer business is not always its main focus, and that at times it lacks the resources it needs to devote to computers and "non-computers" at the same time.

**** Looking For A Fix For Apple's iPhone Fix <http://www.macworld.com/article/135112/2008/08/fix.html>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
This is driving me crazy.

**** Speed Testing Data Leaves 2.0.2 Effect On iPhone Unclear <http://cultofmac.com/speed-testing-data-leaves-202-effect-on-iphone-unclear/2569>
by Lonnie Lazar, Cult Of Mac

**** Television Broadcasts Limited: Highlights From Beijing <http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/action/tvb/?sr=hotnews?sr=hotnews.rss>
by Noah Kadner, Apple

**** Wine With Bento <http://db.tidbits.com/article/9744>
by Charles Maurer, TidBITS
As it stands, Bento is not so simple that your grandmother will be able to start using it without help, but setting up and using a data-entry form in Bento is hardly more difficult than customizing and using Address Book and iCal.

**** VirtualKeyboard 3.5 Supports Spaces, Zoom <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/20/virtualkeyboard.35/>
by MacNN
The software's main aim is to provide a point-and-click keyboard interface for users with disabilities. It can also be used as a teaching tol, however, and for kiosks.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Microsoft Live Labs Creates Web 'Synth' For 3-D Photo Tour <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121927907440258729.html?mod=googlenews_wsj>
by Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** In Praise Of Melancholy <http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=tk1twsk466pmt0m7fj6py116kyc71fhv>
by Eric G. Wilson, Chronicle Of Higher Education
American culture's overemphasis on happiness misses an essential part of a full life.

SingaporeSurf
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**** GIC Continues Stake Building In British Land <http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=297&storycode=3120823&c=1>
by Deirdre Hipwell, Property Week

**** Singapore Fund Would Consider Bigger Merrill Stake <http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/singapore-fund-would-consider-bigger-merrill-stake/>
by New York Times
Temasek, the investment fund run by the Singapore government, is nursing a big loss so far on its investment in Merrill Lynch. But the fund, already Merrill's largest shareholder, might consider buying even more, Temasek's chairman said Thursday.

**** 1St In Line For iPhone 3G <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_270463.html>
by Chua HIan Hou, Straits Times
Mr Pan, who works for an American technology firm had taken half-day leave, arriving at SingTel's Comcentre building at about 12.30pm in hopes of being the first in the queue.
See Also: Not Quite A Gold Medal <http://ketsugi.com/panegyrist/not-quite-a-gold-medal/>, by The Panegyrist. Follow me via Twitter if that's your thing. I bring you a covert photo from the iPhone queue at SingTel ComCentre.

**** Suffering And Struggle As The Hallmarks Of A True Singaporean <http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2008/08/suffering-and-struggle-as-hallmarks-of.html>
by Mr Wang Says So
We might summarise as follows - the hallmarks of a Singaporean are /suffering/ and /struggle/.
/By Mark's definition, males are more Singaporean than females. And those who failed Chinese are more Singaporean than those who aced it./

**** Singapore's Temasek Says Assets Worth $131 Bln <http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSSIN5476820080821>
by Kevin Lim and Saeed Azhar, Reuters
Singapore sovereign fund Temasek's assets were worth S$185 billion (US$131 billion) at the end of March, Temasek's chairman S Dhanabalan said on Thursday, up 13 percent from a year earlier.
He said Singapore and Asia account for nearly 75 percent of Temasek's investments, down from 78 percent reported a year earlier.

**** New Media: Government's 'Lighter Touch' Gets Even Lighter <http://www.straitstimes.com/Review/Others/STIStory_270292.html>
by Gerald Giam, Straits Times
It remains to be seen whether the government will continue to meet citizens on its own terms using portals such as Reach (the government feedback unit), or venture into engaging citizens on their turf by responding to articles on blogs. Should they choose the latter, it will signal a higher level of political openness and engagement that many Singaporeans, both young and old, have long been hoping for.

**** Motorists Change Driving Habits <http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_270322.html>
by Christopher Tan, Straits Times
Higher pump prices, Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates and parking charges have persuaded motorists to ease off on the throttle, going by how much fuel is being guzzled.

**** Chee Siblings, 5 Others Charged <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Courts%2Band%2BCrime/Story/STIStory_270430.html>
by Elena Chong, Straits Times

**** Breakfast With Orangutans <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2008/08/20/rosiemilne.xml>
by Rosie Milne, Telegraph
The Banker, the Little Darlings and I have just had breakfast with a pregnant organutan - and that's not something you can say everyday, is it.

**** Singapore Gets iPhone, But No Visual Voicemail Or iTunes <http://www.macworld.com/article/135119/2008/08/iphone_singapore.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service
Singaproe Telecommunications (SingTel) will start sales of Apple's iPhone 3G handset at midnight local time Thursday, but users who buy the phones won't get support for visual voicemail or access to videos and music sold on the iTunes Store.

**** Pro Family Policies: As Good As It Gets <http://aaron-ng.info/blog/pro-family-policies-as-good-as-it-gets.html>
by Aaron Ng, Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
The bottom line is that while there are no financial disincentives, there are other personal reasons not to have kids.

**** Elitist Danger In Singapore Education <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_270233.html>
by Muhammad Farouq Osman, Straits Times
This is a manifestation of greater elitism being built into the education system, where the same elite minority continue to receive value-added education throughout their schooling years at the expense of vast amounts of public funds.
/There is no doubt that a high colleration exist between household income and academic results. That is only natural. But to burden the scholarship system to also target closing of income gap and increasing social mobility will ultimately fail the scholarship system./

**** Complex Problem Of Low Birth Rate Requires More Than Just Throwing Money At It <http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=486>
by Ng E-Jay, Sgpolitics.net
The government's singular focus on economic progress without adequate attention paid to nurturing a more open society, and a society that pays attention to the intangibles in life such as culture, values, and a community spirit, is also to blame for the current state of affairs.

**** More On National Day Rally 2008 <http://siewkumhong.blogspot.com/2008/08/more-on-national-day-rally-2008.html>
by Siew Kum Hong
There is no paradigm shift. So even though we inch a little further up, we still fall very far short of what I believe the ideal position to be.

**** FDW Shelter Under Threat: Please Help! <http://www.glass-castle.org/blog/2008/08/fdw-shelter-under-threat-please-help.html>
by Glass Castle Blog
The neighbours who complained should be given a special prize for blinkered selfishness, in valuing the "ambience" of their neighbourhood over the provision of a safe housing space for victims of rape and employer abuse.