[MyAppleMenu] Dec 15, 2008

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu
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**** Dream Pinball 3D <http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=1001>
by David Allen, Inside Mac Games

**** Review: NovaMind Platinum 4.6.1 <http://www.macworld.com/article/137517/2008/12/novamind.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Stuart Gripman, Macworld
NovaMind Platinum 4.6.1 gets high marks for a deep feature set and excellent user interface. If you regularly edit complicated mind maps, performance issues may dampen yourenthusiasm. Still, if you're looking for a full-featured mind-mapping tool, NovaMind should be on your short list.

**** Researcher: Apple Safari, Google Chrome Password Managers Need Work <http://www.macworld.co.uk/digitallifestyle/news/index.cfm?newsid=23960&pagtype=allchandate>
by Robert McMillan, Macworld UK
Apple's Safari and Google's Chrome browsers could do a better job of protecting passwords, according to a security researcher who released a study of browser password managers on Friday.

**** Is iTunes The Evolution Of Music? Maybe Not <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2336887,00.asp>
by Reuters
Where iTunes fits into album sales strategies will almost certainly be one of the main topics of 2009 and beyond.

**** Apple App Addiction <http://blogs.eweek.com/applewatch/content/app_store/apple_app_addiction.html>
by Joe Wilcox, eWeek
App Store is a potentially killer platform because the devices are so personal and people can't give up the applications.

**** In IBM, HP And Apple We Trust <http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/121508-most-trusted.html>
by Ellen Messmer, Network World

**** The MacBook Air's Fatal Wireless Flaw <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10122574-64.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-Apple>
by Brooke Crothers, CNET News.com
Because of the price and the way it's marketed, 3G should be built in.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Palm Pins Its Hopes On Nova <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2008/tc20081213_356133.htm>
by Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek
The smartphone maker debuts its new operating system, code-named Nova, at January's CES. Palm says its phones for it will bridge the BlackBerry-iPhone gap.

**** Google Not Turning Its Back On Network Neutrality <http://gigaom.com/2008/12/14/google-turns-its-back-on-network-neutrality/>
by Om Malik, GigaOM

**** You Have Too Much Mail <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122930180757905529.html?mod=rss_Books>
by Christopher F. Chabris, Wall Street Journal
Our brains, overloaded and distracted now, evolved in a simpler environment.

**** Google Wants Its Own Fast Track On The Web <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122929270127905065.html>
by Vishesh Kumar and Christopher Rhoads, Wall Street Journal
The celebrated openness of the internet &mdash; network providers are not supposed to give preferential treatment to any traffic &mdash; is quietly losing powerful defenders.
Google Inc. has approached major cable and phone companies that carry internet traffic with a proposal to create a fast lane for its own content, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Google has traditionally been one of the loudest advocates of equal network access for all content providers.

**** A Software Secretary That Takes Charge <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/business/14stream.html?_r=1>
by John Markoff, New York Times
Shouldn't your computer know a reasonable amount about your likes and dislikes? Wouldn't it be great if it could anticipate your needs and take action without you pressing a key?

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Rhyming Name Dropper Returns <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/arts/15poem.html>
by Dwight Garner, New York Times
/Fair readers, hail! Now here's a teaser:<br/>Who's this pale, familiar geezer<br/>Appearing through the mists of time<br/>Atop a tow'r of creaky rhyme?/
With those lines in this week's issue of The New Yorker magazine, Roger Ngell introduces himself &mdash; or, rather, reintroduces himself &mdash; at the start of a page-long holiday poem titled "Greetings, Friends!"

**** The Fifth Season <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2008/12/22/081222po_poem_vogelsang>
by Arthur Vogelsang, New Yorker

**** Thread <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2008/12/22/081222po_poem_chiasson>
by Dan Chiasson, New Yorker

**** Greetings, Friends! <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2008/12/22/081222po_poem_angell>
by Roger Angell, New Yorker

**** Shop And Awe <http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/12/15/shop_awe/index.html>
by Joy Press, Salon
Yesterday I did something that made me feel sickened and confused: I went Christmas shopping.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Singapore Oct Retail Sales Fall As Recession Bites <http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ixM7Q-rota6NUElM_rCNT0jwuJ7wD952VV180>
by Associated Press
Singapore's retail sales fell in October, more evidence the city-state's economy likely contracted for a third straight quarter as dwingling consumer demand adds to drops in manufaturing and exports.

**** Labour Market, Third Quarter 2008 <http://www.mom.gov.sg/publish/momportal/en/press_room/press_releases/2008/20081215-LM.html>
by Ministry Of Manpower, Singapore Government
The labour market shows signs of softening as a result of the global downturn.

**** No Salary Increase For Part-Time Workers In 9 Years? <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/12/no-salary-increase-for-part-time-workers-in-9-years/>
by Leong Sze Hian, The Online Citizen

**** The Art Of Passing The Buck <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/12/the-art-of-passing-the-buck/>
by Andrew Loh, The Online Citizen
This woeful lack of accountability and transparency, and not to mention responsibility, is characteristic of a government and a party which have become too arrogant. But more importantly, it is a danger for a country which puts so much stock in its finances and economy to just sweep such failures under the carpet.

**** Defence Minister Teo Outlines Strategies For Dealing With Security Challenges <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/396285/1/.html>
by Patwant Singh, Channel NewsAsia