[MyAppleMenu] Jan 3, 2009

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MyAppleMenu
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**** Austin Game Developer Enjoys Success In iPhone Application Creation <http://www.statesman.com/news/content/business/stories/technology/01/03/0103iphone.html>
by Lilly Rockwell, Austin American-Statesman
Austin game developer Brian Greenstone has been riding a wave of sudden celebrity.

**** Homework Is Fun On An iPod Touch <http://www.smh.com.au/news/digital-life/mp3-players/articles/homework-is-fun-on-an-ipod-touch/2009/01/02/1230681758552.html>
by Miki Perkins, Sydney Morning Herald
A pilot program in which teenagers used iPods for school work has increased attendance and increased enthusiasm for homework.

**** Macworld Site Rife With Concealed Banners (Photos) <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/02/macworld_site_rife_with_concealed_banners_photos.html>
by AppleInsider
Despite lessened expectations for next week's Macworld Expo, the Moscone Center venue for the trade show already sports roughly a dozen sprawling, cloth-concealed banners that hint at several product announcements.

**** Mr. Game &amp; Watch Saunters His Way Over To The iPhone <http://gizmodo.com/5122207/mr-game--watch-saunters-his-way-over-to-the-iphone>
by John Mahoney, Gizmodo

**** Spotlight Enhancer HoudahSpot Gets Enhancements Of Its Own <http://www.macworld.com/article/137857/2009/01/houdahspot.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
HoudahSpot 2.3.1 adds full support for Finder labels. Another new capability in the 2.3 series is BlitzSearch, which is a menu that drops down from the main meu bar, and can be activated from anywhere via a user-defind global hot key.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Hyperlinking The Real World <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/hyperlinking_the_real_world.php>
by Sarah Perez, ReadWriteWeb
European researchers working on the MOBVIS project have developed a new system that will allow camera phone users to hyperlink the real world.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Kyoto Celebrates A 1,000-Year Love Affair <http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/travel/04footsteps.html>
by Michelle Green, New York Times
The city known for its shrines, temples and blazing autumn hills is celebrating the millennial anniversary of Murasaki Shikibu's episodic story of love and loss among the imperial set.

**** East Meets West, East Loses West <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/books/review/Fay-t.html>
by Sarah Fay, New York Times
This novel traces the delightfully absurd affair between a Belgian language teacher and her Japanese student.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Singapore - A Few Seconds Of Discipline <http://arunranganath.blogspot.com/2009/01/singapore-few-seconds-of-discpline.html>
by Confabulations Galore!, sin
This sort of discipline speaks volumes about the culture of a land.

**** Chua Mui Hoong: An Incorrigible Spin Doctor Take On 2009 <http://wayangparty.com/2009/01/02/chua-mui-hoong-an-incorrigible-spin-doctor-take-on-2009/>
by Eugene Yeo, The Wayang Party Club Of Singapore
Past accolades were never an ingredient for future successs.

**** Chief Justice Chan Says Justice Can Only Be Rendered According To Law <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/399965/1/.html>
by S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia
Chief justice Chan Sek Keong has reminded Singaporeans that justice can only be rendered according to the law and the Courts' authority must be respected by all.
He warned that the law will not tolerate any attempt by anyone to undermine public confidence in the courts by making false and scandalous allegations.

**** Heavy Hearts Amid The Revelry <http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?col=insightdownsouth&file=/2009/1/3/columnists/insightdownsouth/2930694&sec=Insight%20Down%20South>
by Seah Chiang Nee, The Star
Job opportunities, or the lack of it, will be the biggest worry for Singaporeans this year and probably a little beyond. Alredy 10,000 workers have been laid off.

**** Tourism Malaysia Wooing Singaporeans <http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/National/2442710/Article/index_html>
by New Straits Times
Malaysia is stepping up its efforts to attract more tourists from Singapore.

**** Extra Trains To Ease Commuting To Singapore <http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/National/2442712/Article/index_html>
by Syed Umar Ariff, New Straits Times
Two additional train services tailored for Malaysians working in Singapore will begin on Monday, after a dry-run of the service yesterday.
See Also: Rail To JB Mega Mall Starts Mon <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_321453.html>, by Diana Othman, Straits Times.

**** Rear Seatbelts: SIngapore, Thai Visitors Also Required To Buckle Up <http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/National/2442877/Article/index_html>
by New Straits Times
Motorists from Singapore and Thailand, enterting the country, will not be exempted from the new regulation on the compulsory use of rear seatbelts.

**** Singapore Contracts Sharply <http://www.forbes.com/markets/equities/2009/01/02/singapore-japan-asia-markets-econ-cx_ll_0102markets04.html>
by Lionel Laurent, Forbes
Recession deepens as the export slump infects one of Asia's most advanced economies.

**** Passengers Who Live Near Airport Must Endure Grouchy Cabbies <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_321202.html>
by James Wong, Straits Times
I hope the taxi companies will teach their drivers not to react in such a way and perhaps impose a minimum charge on all taxis taking passengers from the airport.
/Maybe Singapore should learn from Hong Kong: built the airport far away from civilisation, so that nobody lives near the airport. :-)/

**** Freedom Of Expession, Offense And Anger <http://mathialee.wordpress.com/2009/01/03/freedom-of-expression-offense-and-anger/>
by Mathia Lee
Would the important messages that is uglified by offensive or poor language be ignored? Should we start listening to them, and dignifying the cusses?