[MyAppleMenu] Dec 27, 2008

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu
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**** Remote Turns Apple TV Into Music Source <http://db.tidbits.com/article/9966>
by Jeff Carlson, TidBITS
This is a short story of using one device to route around another, misbehaving, device, and trying very hard to not let technology get in the way of what matters.

**** Don't Trade On Apple Tradeshow Rumors <http://www.thestreet.com/story/10455070/1/dont-trade-on-apple-tradeshow-rumors.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN>
by Marek Fuchs, TheStreet.com

**** Why I'd Buy Apple Today <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122998602410027993.html?mod=googlenews_wsj>
by Brett Arends, Wall Street Journal
If a PC coss $400 less than a Mac but wastes half an hour of your time each week, over three years you've puttingg in 78 hours to save $400. That's barely $5 an hour: Not even minimum wage.

**** OpenCL Gives Your Computer Wings <http://gigaom.com/2008/12/26/opencl-gives-your-computer-wings/>
by Stacey Higginbotham, GigaOM
OpenCL Is a programming framework that allows software to run on botht he CPU and the graphics processor of the coputer.

**** Review: OpenMind 2.0 <http://www.macworld.com/article/137732/2008/12/openmind2.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jeffery Battersby, Macworld

**** iPhone Becomes Flickr Phenom <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/12/26/iphone-becomes-flickr-phenom>
by Erica Sadun, Ars Technica

**** Wal-Mart To Start Selling iPhone On Sunday <http://www.macworld.com/article/137762/2008/12/walmart.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Philip Michaels, Macworld
The iPhone goes on sale at Wal-Mart on Sunday, the retailer said. An 8GB iPhone will cost $197 at Wal-Mart, while the 16GB model will sell for $297.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Communication Breakdown <http://www.good.is/?p=13867>
by Good
Iqbal Quadir, the founder of Graeenphone, and Nicholas Negroponte, the founder of One Laptop Per Child, debate the merits of technologyin the developing world.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** A Very European Hero <http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=12795471&source=hptextfeature>
by The Economist
A Tintin blockbuster is on the way. Baffled Americans hoping to understand him should look at him through the prism of post-war Europe.

**** Irrational Numbers <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/books/review/Willett-t.html>
by Jincy Willett, New York Times
A first novel takes a brilliant, troubled and terribly young mathematician off to college and back.

**** Brought To You By The Letter S <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/books/review/Panero-t.html>
by James Panero, New York Times
"Street Gang: The Complete History of 'Sesame Street,'" by Michael Davis, a former columnist for TV Guide, now offers the behind-the-lens story, the first comprehensive account, of this 39-year-old show.

**** Plowing Through The Door <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/books/review/Carr-t.html?_r=1>
by David Carr, New York Times
Michael Wolff attacks Rupert Murdoch with casual delight in this portrait of the media titan and his quest to buy the Wall Street Journal.

**** The Libertarian Moment <http://reason.com/news/show/129993.html>
by Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch, Reason Magazine
Despie all leading indicators to the contrary, America is poised to enter a new age of freedom.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Singapore - First Impressions <http://nilanshuk.blogspot.com/2008/12/singapore-first-impressions.html>
by Nilanshuk Haldar, Rumination And Reflection

**** Why Inter-Nation Sports Is War, Why Singaporeans Had Mixed Feelings When We Won Silver At Olympics, And The Singaporean Anxiety <http://imwarren.blogspot.com/2008/12/why-inter-nation-sports-is-war-and-why.html>
by Warren Tan

**** Wishful Thinking Or Wicked Intent? <http://mysingaporenews.blogspot.com/2008/12/wishful-thinking-or-wicked-intent.html>
by My Singapore News

**** Restaurant Review: Tippling Club, Singapore <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ff448a0a-d14e-11dd-8cc3-000077b07658.html>
by Peter Gordon, Financial Times
This skilfl matching of food and drink is quite extraordinary and although it may sound like an awful lot of posturing and cleverness, it lovingly focuses fully on the palate and the mind.

**** Output In Recession-Hit Singapore Down 7.5 Pct In Nov: Government <http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gsBYRIsB30H_QCBZFEenAQVFv98Q>
by AFP
Singapore's manufacturing output fell 7.5 percent in November, according to the latest data, as exports from the recesion-hit economy suffer during a global slowdown.
Singaore's manufacturing sector accounts for nearly a quarter of economic output. Virtually allof the production heads for foreign markets, an indicator of Singapore's dependence on the health of the global economy, analysts say.

**** Indian Travel Agents To Boycott Singapore Airlines <http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Indian_travel_agents_to_boycott_Singapore_Airlines/articleshow/3895722.cms>
by Mithun Roy, Economic Times
Indian travel agents associations and travel portals on Friday decided to completely boycott Singapore Airlines, after the foreign carrier declined to give any commission to the agents on the sale of tickets.

**** Changes Today Comes Unbidden <http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?col=insightdownsouth&file=/2008/12/27/columnists/insightdownsouth/2898143&sec=Insight%20Down%20South>
by Seah Chiang Nee, The Star
Twenty-five years ago, when the government had a stronger hold, the day unfolded according to plan. Today's news headlines reflect its vastly changing citizenry.

**** Political Space In Singapore Unlikely To Expand Beyond Mere Tokenism <http://wayangparty.com/2008/12/27/political-space-in-singapore-unlikely-to-expand-beyond-mere-tokenism/>
by Fang Zhi Yuan, The Wayang Party Club Of Singapore

**** IDA Proposes Shorter Telco Deals <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_318916.html>
by Tan Weizhen, Straits Times

**** Are Responses Slower Now? <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_318756.html>
by Yong Sing Wee, Straits Times