[MyAppleMenu] Dec 1, 2008

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu
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**** Simpson's Video Features Epic 'Mapple' (Apple) Store Spoof <http://www.iphonesavior.com/2008/12/simpsons-video-features-epic-mapple-apple-store-spoof.html>
by iPhone Savior

**** 30 Days With The New MacBook Pro <http://www.bravenewcode.com/2008/11/30/30-days-with-the-new-macbook-pro/>
by Dale Mugford, BraveNewCode
Anyone getting one of these machines will be supremely satisfied, in my humble opinion.

**** Apple's Black Friday Bestsellers <http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/11/30/apples-black-friday-bestsellers/>
by Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Fortune

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Waiting <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2008/12/08/081208fi_fiction_oz>
by Amos Oz, New Yorker

**** As I Was Saying <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2008/12/08/081208po_poem_hicok>
by Bob Hicok, New Yorker

**** Terza Rima <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2008/12/08/081208po_poem_wilbur>
by Richard Wilbur, New Yorker

**** Still On The Shelf <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122807865109067273.html?mod=rss_Books>
by Cynthia Crossen, Wall Street Journal
My self-imposed challenge this week was to save money by reading a book that I own but have never read.
There were a shocking number of candidates for this challenge - books I had bought impulsively, gifts from well-meaning (or not) friends and relatives and books whose provenance has long been lost to history.

SingaporeSurf
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**** 24 Hours In... Singapore <http://www.theage.com.au/travel/24-hours-in--singapore-20081127-6js6.html>
by Kristie Kellahan, The Age
A fast-paced city of skyscrapers, markets, boutiques and glamorous bars, Singapore also offers pockets of peace.

**** Little India On Sundays <http://chutneyspears.blogspot.com/2008/12/little-india-on-sundays.html>
by Shivaji Das, Chutney Spears
At this place and at this time, they forget their hardships and their alienation. Here they are protected, though thinly, from the displays of opulence from the others, the ones who have already prospered in this city.

**** Misleading Advert On Transferring CPF OA To SA? <http://www.ifa-sg.com/misleading-advert-on-transferring-cpf-oa-to-sa/>
by Financial Planning Central

**** Why Imposing A Moratorium Is Not Good Enough <http://aussgworldpolitics.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/why-imposing-a-moratorium-is-not-good-enough/>
by Readings From A Political Duo-ble
It is time the Singapore government stops half-hearted measures such as imposing a moratorium. Unlike what it has claimed, there is no humanitarian nor responsible manner to deal with the issue on the proliferation and use of cluster bombs.

**** Why You Shouldn't Bring DVDs To Singapore <http://www.angryangmo.com/2008/11/30/why-you-shouldnt-bring-dvds-to-singapore/>
by Angry Angmo