[MyAppleMenu] Dec 4, 2007

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**** Parallels Desktop 3.0 For Mac Premium Edition Ships <http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=19849>
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
Parallels has introduced Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac Premium Edition, comprising the virtualisation software along with leading Windows maintenance utilities.

**** Leopard Enhances Video Chats <http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/tech/drmac/5349075.html>
by Bob LeVitus, Houston Chronicle
Setting up a video chat with your friends couldn't be easier but Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard makes it better and more fun.

**** PC World's Declaration Of Vista Fastest On A MacBook Pro Turned Into Mac Vs. PC Ad <http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/notag/pc-worlds-declaration-of-vista-fastest-on-a-macbook-pro-turned-into-mac-vs-pc-ad-329555.php>
by Gizmodo

**** Does Apple's Video Strategy Need Work? <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=22445>
by Ellen Lee, San Francisco Chronicle

**** Steve Jobs To Keynote Macworld Expo 2008 <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/12/03/jobskeynote/index.php>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
The keynote address happens on Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008 at 9.00 AM.

**** Macworld's 2007 Game Hall Of Fame <http://www.macworld.com/2007/12/features/ghof2007/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Even in a tough year for gaming, these 10 games and accessories stood out.

**** Report: Apple Caves In Hollywood Face Off, Will Raise iTunes Movie Prices <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/12/03/report-apple-caves-in-hollywood-face-off-will-raise-itunes-movie-prices>
by David Chartier, Ars Technica
While a larger movie selection is a good thing, closing the price gap between digital downloads and in-store DVDs could remove too much of the incentive to purchase digitally in the first place and undermine any progress the greater selection could make.
/I wonder if Apple won any concessions from the movie studios: movie rental service? 'looser' DRM?/

**** Third Parties Support Mac In The Enterprise <http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2227154,00.asp?kc=ZDRSS05089TX1K0001002>
by Daniel Drew Turner, eWeek
Although Apple shows little interest, Macs are moving into the enterprise, and third parties are helping to expedite the push.

**** Apple, AT&amp;T Sued Over iPhone's Visual Voice Mail <http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9828078-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Tom Krazit, CNET News.com
See Also:
You Won't Believe These Two Patents Apple iPhone Is Getting Sued Over <http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/?p=2792>, by Russell Shaw, ZDNet.

**** Apple: Box By Box <http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/121/apple-box-by-box.html>
by Michael Fitzgerald, Fast Company
Apple's profits come from its high-margin hardware, but while those machines all look great, they are not without their shortcomings.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Google And Its Enemies <http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/014/431afruv.asp>
by Jonathan V. Last, Weekly Standard
The much-hyped project to digitize 32 million books sounds like a good idea. Why are so many people taking shots at it?

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Luanne Again, Southeastern Ohio <http://www.slate.com/id/2175519/fr/rss/>
by John Hazard, Slate

**** Is Photography Dead? <http://www.newsweek.com/id/73349>
by Peter Plagens, Newsweek
The last art form to be tethered to realism, its factual validity has lately been manipulated and pixelated to the pont of extinction.

**** Farm Team <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2007/12/10/071210po_poem_young>
by Kevin Young, New Yorker

**** Picnic By The Inland Sea <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2007/12/10/071210po_poem_nurkse>
by D. Nurkse, New Yorker

**** To Boredom <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2007/12/10/071210po_poem_simic>
by Charles Simic, New Yorker

**** Found Objects <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2007/12/10/071210fi_fiction_egan>
by Jennifer Egan, New Yorker

**** Five Books To Help You Become A Chef By New Year's! <http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/12/04/2007_cookbooks/index_np.html?source=rss>
by Alex Koppelman, Salon
The foundation of great cooking is technique, not recipes.

**** A Shy And Brainy Guy <http://www.slate.com/id/2179047/fr/rss/>
by Ben Yagoda, Slate
Steve Martin explains how he got so funny.

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**** Numbers That Tell Us Nothing <http://kwayteowman.blogspot.com/2007/12/numbers-that-tell-us-nothing.html>
by The Kway Teow Man

**** Singapore Central Bank Cautious Over US Subprime Issues <http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5izJIfsMYE9YyB58TEzQlbADP0vRw>
by AFP
The profitability of Singaporean banks could be hurt by renewed concerns over the US subprime mortgage crisis, or if the world's biggest economy slips into a recession, the central bank here said.

**** A Hand, Not Handouts <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/225557.asp>
by Leong Wee Keat, Today
Instead of one-time handouts, empowerment is the thrust of a government-appointed committee's 26 recommendations to boost social enterprises and to help the disadvantaged people they employ.
To bolster the fledgling sector, the Social Enterprise Committee proposes the setting up of industry bodies by the middle of next year to promote such ventures, and asking the public sector to lead by example to help nuture a pro-social enterprise environment here.

**** Is The Time Right For Singapore To Have A Human Rights Body? <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/225545.asp>
by Nazry Bahrawi, Today

**** Who Shall Watch The Watchmen? <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2007/yax-816.htm>
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
Why, in the matter of hate speech and hate crimes, are we so parsimonious in its scope?

**** Yishun Hospital To Cost $100M More <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_183164.html>
by Salma Khalik and Teh Joo Lin, Straits Times
The new general hospital in Yishun is going to cost about 30 per cent, or $100 million, more than planned because of the construction boom.

**** Taxi Fares Likely To Go Up Soon <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_183165.html>
by Christopher Tan and Tracy Sua, Straits Times
Taxi drivers want it and their associations have asked for it, so all that remains is for the biggest taxi operator ComfortDelGro to go ahead and do it - raise taxi fares that is.
The flag-down fare is expected to rise by 30 cents, brining the minimum starting fare to $2.80. Newer taxis such as the Hyundai Sonata and Kia Magentis charge 20 cents more, so their flag-down rate should hit $3, The Straits Times understands.

**** After Day Of The Red Dye, Mindef Offers: Compensation For Lost Crops, Stain Removal Tips And Services <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_183154.html>
by David Boey, Straits Times
The Ministry of Defence said yesterday that it is working out a 'compensation package' for the farmers who have been forced to destroy their vegetables, which were stained by tiny red droplets.

**** Singapore Will Lose Out If Our Sub-Standard Service Persists <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_183021.html>
by Gilbert Goh Keow Wah, Straits Times

**** Volunteer NS Assessed On Case By Case Basis <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_183086.html>
by Darius Lim, Mindef, Straits Times