[MyAppleMenu] Dec 24, 2008

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

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**** Apple Just Killed Microsoft <http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2008/12/23/apple-just-killed-microsoft.aspx>
by Tim Beyers, Motley Fool
Can we /really/ say that Microsoft isn't one of the world's most influential?

**** Apple Dashboard Widget Vulnerability Published <http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=2684>
by Jason D. O'Grady, ZDNet.com
The vulnerability exploits the fact that dashboard widgets are easily installed by a user and aren't generally thought of as a security threat.

**** Five Creative Apple Shirts <http://cultofmac.com/five-creative-apple-shirts/6314>
by Dean Putney, Cult Of Mac

**** Alpha Pinball <http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=999>
by Ted Bade, Inside Mac Games
Alpha Pinball is a basic, no real frills, pinball game for the Mac that is dirt cheap.

**** iPhone Ends Year With Strong Market Share, Faces Challenges <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/12/23/iphone-ends-year-with-strong-market-share-faces-challenges>
by David Chartier, Ars Technica

**** More Developer Complaints Mount Against The App Store <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/12/23/more-developer-complaints-mount-against-the-app-store>
by Jeff Smykil, Ars Technica

**** Manga Studio 4 Improves Text Input, Adds More Screen Tones <http://www.macworld.com/article/137719/2008/12/mangastudio.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Manga Studo 4 is aimed at professional artists who create manga &mdash; Japanese comics &mdash; and Western-style comics.

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**** Learning From Venturl <http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/934rmoey.asp>
by Christopher Caldwell, Weekly Standard
Time has killed off a lot of modernist art. But the architectural remnants of the age cannot be avoided.

**** The New Feminists: Lipstick And Pageants <http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article5358135.ece>
by Gemma Soames, The Times
Yes, you can wear lipstick and be a feminist. The F word is being rebranded.

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**** Singapore Flyer - This Wheel Needs A New Spin <http://iantan.org/?p=1119>
by Ian Tan, Empty Vesel
The Flyer risks becoming Singapore's biggest white elephant.

**** Survey Shows Singaporeans Jittery Over Jobs, Personal Finance <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/398330/1/.html>
by Desmond Wong, Channel NewsAsia
Singaporeans are worried about job security and their personal finances, according to a Citibank survey.

**** In Peaceful Singapore Students Learn Of 'Terrorist' Threat <http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/International/2008/12/67351/>
by AFP

**** Harrowing Rope Rescue <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_318118.html>
by Carolyn Quek, Yeo Sam Jo and Diana Othman, Straits Times
One woman cried while she was being lowered down by a rope from a capsule about eight storeys high. Another kept her eyes tightly shut until he feet touched solid ground before bursting into tears of joy.

**** Who Put Up This Giant Banner? <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,187724,00.html?>
by Benson Ang, New Paper
Police alerted after banner with escaped JI detainee's face on it hung at Toa Payoh.

**** More Than 100 Trapped In Biggest Observation Wheel In Singapore <http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=RSSFeed-World&id=2aa6ee07-c395-4ecc-87c0-abbeb2172b0e&&Headline=More+than+100+trapped+in+observation+wheel+in+Singapore>
by AFP
See Also:
173 People Stranded For More Than Six Hours On World's Largest Ferris Wheel <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1100982/173-people-stranded-hours-worlds-largest-ferris-wheel.html>, by Daily Mail.
Passengers Rescued After Singapore Flyer Breaks Down <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/dec/23/singapore?picture=341057203>, by The Guardian.

**** Don't Shake Hands, Hold Fingers! Or Are We Not Paying Our Ministers Enough? <http://feedmetothefish.blogspot.com/2008/12/dont-shake-hands-hold-fingers-or-are-we.html>
by Feed Me To The Fish

**** The Online Media Vacuum <http://extrascoop.blogspot.com/2007/10/online-media-vacuum.html>
by The Extra Scoop
The Straits Times has been slow in adopting changes. The mass migration of news consumers to the internet is unstoppable. While The Straits Times is hoping to capitalise on the online market by charging its readers, this tactic actually hurts online advertisement revenue.
/There is no financial motivation for the Straits Times to be free on the internet. Firstly, there is no proven online business model: even the New York Times cannot get enough revenue from its online operations to run its journalistic operations. Secondly, there is very little competition in Singapore./

**** HDB Calls For Tender For Wet Market At Sengkang Square <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/398179/1/.html>
by Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has reinstated the practice of building wet markets. But for the first time, private developers will be responsible for building them.