[MyAppleMenu] May 11, 2008

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MyAppleMenu
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**** .Mac And Live Mesh Show Promise <http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/tech/6CBE5A67FAF378C9CC2574440005B690>
by Tom Yager, Computerworld New Zealand
Microsoft is floating a closed trial of Live Mesh, which, on paper at least, looks like .Mac for the 21st century.

**** Opening Day <http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/05/11/after_what_some_consider_a_long_snub_apple_finally_arrives_in_boston_and_its_back_bay_store_set_to_welcome_customers_on_thursday_was_worth_the_wait/>
by Jenn Abelson, Boston Globe
After what some consider a long snub, Apple finally arrives in Boston. And its Back Bay store, set to welcome customers on Thursday, was worth the wait.

**** How AT&amp;T Spilled The Starbucks Bean <http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/05/10/att-and-starbucks-a-lesson-in-news-mismanagement/>
by Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Fortune
Here's one thing the folks at Apple could teach their friends at AT&amp;T: how to parcel out the good news.
Case in point: the Starbucks-iPhone-Wi-Fi deal that's been on and off all week and geerating all the wrong kind of headlines.

**** Stolen Laptop Helps Turn Tables On Suspects <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/10/nyregion/10laptop.html?em&ex=1210564800&en=1e2fca4d1701c016&ei=5087%0A>
by Lisa W. Foderaro, New York Times

**** US, UK Apple Stores Halt iPhone Orders <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/10/iphone.gone.in.us.and.uk/>
by MacNN
Both 8GB and 16GB versions are listed as "currently unavailable" and are not given estimates for when they should return to the ordering system.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Google-Yahoo: Deal Or No Deal? <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/google-yahoo-deal-or-no-deal/index.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
by Miguel Helft, New York Times
A person with knowledge of the discussions said Google has been thinking about a conundrum: deal or no deal, the company could end up with something of a public relations black eye.

**** Security Flaw Turns Gmail Into Open-Relay Server <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080510-security-flaw-turns-gmail-into-open-relay-server.html>
by Joel Hruska, Ars Technica

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Churchill And His Myths <http://www.nybooks.com/articles/21410>
by Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New York Review Of Books
There is another story, of the degree to which Churchill divided opinion, in his lifetime and&mdash;as these book show&mdash;to this day.

SingaporeSurf
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**** ERP Cuts Traffic While Keeping Orchard Buzz <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_236369.html>
by Maria Almenoar, Straits Times
Five new gantries to go up in Singapore River area, but retailers should not worry, says Ministry.
/And the rest of the article does not even tell us where the five new gantries will be./

**** What Does Malaysia And Singapore Have In Common? <http://falconed.blogspot.com/2008/05/what-does-malaysia-and-singapore-have.html>
by Songs Of Innocence And Experience

**** Hong Kong Broadcasting Regulator's Decision Overturned By Court <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2008/yax-878.htm>
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread

**** Two Stories - The Hut And Water <http://singaporealternatives.blogspot.com/2008/05/two-stories-hut-and-water.html>
by Goh Meng Seng, Singapore Alternatives

**** Millions By The Dozens <http://singaporelifetimes.blogspot.com/2008/05/millions-by-dozens.html>
by Singapore Life And Times

**** Seat Belts In School Bus: LTA Deems It Necessary To Spend More Time To Study Issue <http://urbanrant.blogspot.com/2008/05/seat-belts-in-school-bus-lta-deems-it.html>
by Urbanrant
Why is the matter so difficult?

**** Lee Kuan Yew Tells China How To Play The Western Media Rules <http://sun-bin.blogspot.com/2008/05/lee-kuan-yew-tells-china-how-to-play.html>
by Sun Bin

**** Oh Wait, I Forget This Is Singapore <http://miyagi.sg/2008/05/oh-wait-i-forget-this-is-singapore/>
by My Very Own Glob

**** Kiasu, Kiasi, Kiam-SIap, Chui Kong Lampar Song! <http://feedmetothefish.blogspot.com/2008/05/kiasu-kiasi-kiam-siap-chui-kong-lanpar.html>
by Feed Me To The Fish

**** Where's The Crowd? <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,164442,00.html?>
by Zaihan Mohamed Yusof, New Paper
It's never been this bad, said stallholders at the food centre near the Causeway.