[MyAppleMenu] Jan 15, 2008

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**** MWSF: GridIron Introduces Flow <http://www.macworld.co.uk/procreative/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=20146>
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
GridIron Software has introduced Flow, digital content management software for creatives in graphic design, web, and video.

**** The Sweet Revenge Of Steve Jobs <http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/01/14/steve-jobs-apple-tech-personal-cx_bc_0115lifeofjobs.html>
by Brian Caulfield, Forbes
Not a bad pair of second acts for the man who helped spark the personal computer revolution.

**** Apple Watchers Await Unveilings <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7188849.stm>
by BBC News

**** Office 2008 For Mac Brings Modest Improvements <http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205602877>
by Don Reisinger, InformationWeek
The first major release of Office for the Mac in four years shines in some respects, with innovative new features in Word and PowerPoint. But overall, it still lags behind Office for Windows.

**** Will Macs Star At This Year's Macworld Expo? <http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=1178>
by David Morgenstern, ZDNet.com
It looks to me that the real star of this year's Macworld Expo will be the Macintosh: hardware, operating system and applications.

**** Coming To The Mac In 2008: 'Spore' <http://www.news.com/Coming-to-the-Mac-in-2008-Spore/2100-1043_3-6226087.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news>
by Daniel Terdiman, CNET News.com
EA is set to announce Tuesday it will release /Spore/ later this year simultaneously for PCs and Macs.

**** Thoughts On The iPhone/iPod Touch SDK <http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/2008/01/thoughts_on_the.html>
by Tom Yager, InfoWorld

**** The Mac Switch, Six Months In <http://photomusings.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/the-mac-switch-six-months-in/>
by Musings On Photography
Apple, which is free from the constraints imposed by the demands of large corporation IT departments, has largely focused on improving the experience of the average home user, starting from the opening the box when you get it home and continuing on through setup, maintenance, and use.

**** The Canary Benefit <http://pragdave.blogs.pragprog.com/pragdave/2008/01/the-canary-bene.html>
by Dave Thomas, PragDave
The key benefit of switching for me is the lack of hassle.

**** Apple May Need To Play Better With Others <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2008/tc20080113_203375.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_top+stories>
by Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek
To continue to thrive in both music and video downloads, Apple must improve how it deals with content makers&mdash;or risk being left behind.
/Apple seems to get along with Microsoft rather well these days. Apple should treat everyone like Microsoft./

**** Apple Edges Into The Mainstream <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/14/BA4FUF6LS.DTL>
by San Francisco Chronicle
As Apple has broadened its appeal and market share &mdash; shipments of Macs were up 37.2 percent in 2007 according to the Gartner market research company &mdash; there's a definite turn toward the mainstream.

**** China Mobile Shoots Down Apple Over Revenue Sharing <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/01/14/china-mobile-shoots-down-apple-over-revenue-sharing>
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica
China Mobile announced today that it had officially "terminated" talks with Apple.

**** Apple Promotes Keynote Playback On Home Page <http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/14/apple-promotes-keynote-playback-on-home-page/>
by Michael Rose, The Unofficial Apple Weblog

**** Is Apple Readying A Wireless Announcement? Maybe Not <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9850355-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Marguerite Reardon, CNET News.com

**** Macworld.Ars: Registration Mayhem <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/01/14/macworld-ars-registration-mayhem-pics>
by Charles Jade, Ars Technica
Depending on whether you ask Apple people or IDG people, the thousand-foot line outside the Moscone Center was the other group's fault.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Why And How To Fix Creative Commons <http://www.cnet.com/8301-13556_1-9849881-61.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Gordon Haff, CNET News.com

**** Computer Science Education: Where Are The Software Engineers Of Tomorrow? <http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/CrossTalk/2008/01/0801DewarSchonberg.html>
by Robert B.K. Dewar and Edmond Schonberg, STSC CrossTalk

**** For Political News, TV's Decline Opens Door To Internet, NPR <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080114-for-political-news-tvs-decline-opens-door-to-internet-npr.html>
by Nate Anderson, Ars Technica

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** My Young Mother <http://www.slate.com/id/2178737/fr/rss/>
by Michael Ryan, Slate

**** Why Capitalism Is Good For The Soul <http://www.cis.org.au/Policy/summer%2007-08/saunders_summer07.html>
by Peter Saunders, Policy
Nobody planned the global capitalist system, nobody runs it, and nobody really comprehends it.

**** Fishing Around <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2008/01/21/080121po_poem_mezey>
by Robert Mezey, New Yorker

**** Ash Monday <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2008/01/21/080121fi_fiction_boyle>
by T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker

**** Why People Believe Weird Things About Money <http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-op-schermer13jan13,0,2616027.story?track=mostviewed-splashpage>
by Michael Shermer, Los Angeles Times
Evolution accounts for a lot of our strange ideas about finances.

**** Jeffrey Eugenides: Enduring Love <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/01/05/sm_jeffreyeugenides105.xml>
by Mick Brown, Telegraph
He may take nearly a decade between novels, but then Jeffrey Eugenides likes to take his time - and as a Pulitzer prizewinner and author of the cult novel The Virgin Suicides, he is clearly on the right track.

**** Ms. Fix-It <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120001596712982785.html?mod=taste_primary_hs>
by Kay Hymowitz, Wall Street Journal
The home-improvement industry has always been a no-woman's land known for its drab aisles lined with nail bins and mysterious steel objects whose purpose was understood only by grunting guys in flannel shirts. Now it is going designer pink.

**** Big Brain Theory: Have Cosmologists Lost Theirs? <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/science/15brain.html?_r=1&ex=1358053200&en=d97b363856958542&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin>
by Dennis Overbye, New York Times
It could be the weirdest and most embarrassing prediction in the history of cosmology, if not science.
If true, it would mean that you yourself reading this article are more likely to be some momentary fluctuation in a field of matter and energy out in space than a person with a real past born through billions of years of evolution in an orderly star-spangled cosmos. Your memories and the world you think you see around you are illusions.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Singapore's GIC Invests US$6.88b In Citigroup <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/322733/1/.html>
by Channel NewsAsia
See Also:
Singapore Apparently Paid Citi More When China Refused <http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200801150841DOWJONESDJONLINE000333_FORTUNE5.htm>, by Dow Jones.

**** Cool Reception For Asia's Gay Workers <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a248d0de-c2b0-11dc-b617-0000779fd2ac.html>
by Raphael Minder, Financial Times

**** Asia Has World's Freest - And More Repressed - Economies, Survey Shows <http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jl_j8-7WtHUnPapal1_W0RcraMiA>
by The Canadian Press
Asia is home to the world's freest - and most repressed - economies, but Europe ranked highest as a region in terms of economic freedom, an annual report released Tuesday by the Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal said.
Hong Kong and Singapore retained their No. 1 and No. 2 rankings respectively on the annual Index of Economic Freedom for the 14th successive year. Both port cities benefit from low taxes and liberalized trade. Hong Kong, however, saw its score dip slightly due to higher inflation and greater tax revenues.

**** I Say "Retired;" You Hear "Dead" <http://retiredsyd.typepad.com/retirement_a_fulltime_job/2008/01/i-say-retired-y.html>
by Retirement: A Full-Time Job

**** Mr Lee, Suharto Is The Luckiest Dictator On Earth! <http://www.martinmanurung.com/2008/01/mr-lee-suharto-is-luckiest-dictator-on.html>
by Martin Manurung
Mr Lee, I can't understand what you mean by 'not getting the honours that he deserves'. What Suharto does /not/ get is justice for all his crimes and corruptions.

**** Do As The Americans Do? <http://nichola-fever.blogspot.com/2008/01/do-as-americans-do.html>
by Because Life Is About Passion

**** Singapore's Health Care System <http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/01/14/singapores-health-care-system/>
by Jason Shafrin, Healthcare Economist
Regardless of your stand on universal health care, instituting co-pays is an important means to control cost.

**** Auditory Assault On SBS Bus <http://www.foxtwo.org/blog/2008/01/auditory-assault-on-sbs-bus.html>
by The Fox Hole

**** Revisiting Singapore's Shangri-La <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2008/01/14/et-shangri-la-singapore-114.xml>
by Max Davidson, Telegraph
In the five years since I last visited, Singapore has not just spawned more banks, skyscrapers and malls, but let its hair down in all kinds of unexpected ways.

**** I Really Hate Singlish <http://www.daphnemaia.com/?p=462>
by Daphne Maia, Lost In Reverie
The overall standard of English teachers/tutors is rapidly declining.

**** Singapore: The Deal-Breaker <http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2008/01/singapore_the_d.html>
by Bryan Caplan, EconLog

**** Good Progress Made In Preparing For An Ageing Population <http://app.sprinter.gov.sg/data/pr/20080115997.htm>
by Singapore Government
The Ministerial Committee on Ageing (MCA) releasd its report card on the work accomplished by the Singapore Government on ageing issues for 2007. The MCA, whose vision is of "Successful Ageing For Singapore", released the status report based on four strategic thrusts: Enchance employability and financial security; provide holistic and affordable healthcare and eldercare; enable ageing-in-place; and promote active ageing.
Good progress has been made in the four identified strategic thrusts, and further initiatives will be pursued in 2008.

**** Against Means Testing <http://chemgen.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/against-means-testing/>
by Chemical Generation Singapore
Do not be fooled by the siren's call as this level of subsidy might change and will change.

**** Lee/Suharto: Holding Up A Mirror In The Twilight <http://blueheeler.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/leesuharto-holding-up-a-mirror-in-the-twilight/>
by BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits
When I die, I want to be remembered /not/ to have been a supporter of the PAP.

**** MM Lee: Lucky Indonesians <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/01/15/mm-lee-lucky-indonesians/>
by Choo Zheng Xi, theonlinecitizen
Suharto is a corrupt, cruel, murderous albeit economically successful dictator. And watching a senior member of my government's cabinet attempting to rewrite history makes me angry.

**** Let Disabled Ride Buses And Trains For Free <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,153441,00.html?>
by Mindy Tan, New Paper
Telemarketeer Rethinasamy Rajasvari, who is blined in one eye, says people with handicaps need help with transport costs.

**** Poor Conduct? Then You Can't Stay <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,153421,00.html?>
by New Paper
Pasir Ris school's N-level policy upsets students.

**** Principal's Words Of Advice To Sec 5 Students Ill-Chosen <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_196262.html>
by Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim, Straits Times
As a former school dropout who eventually made it to university, I urge the students not to be disheartened and to give their aspirations their very best shot.
See Also:
Don't Make Statistics So Important In Student Development <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_196087.html>, by Kang Jing Quan, Straits Times.
Don't Give Up On Less Bright Sec 5 Students, Who May Yet Turn Around <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_196087.html>, by Daniel Can Baiyang, Straits Times.
See Previously:
Sec 5 Class Advised: Go To ITE Instead <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_195402.html>, by Sandra Davie, Straits Times.




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