[MyAppleMenu] Dec 21, 2007

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**** Apple To Adopt Intel's Ultra-Mobile PC Platform <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/12/21/exclusive_apple_to_adopt_intels_ultra_mobile_pc_platform.html>
by Kasper Jade, AppleInsider
Apple Inc. will form a closer bond with once-rival Intel Corp. early next year when it begins building a new breed of ultra-mobile processors from the chipmaker into a fresh generation of handheld devices, /AppleInsider/ has learned.

**** Apple Kills Think Secret: Publisher Nick Ciarelli Talks <http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/12/apple-and-think.html>
by Bryan Gardiner, Wired

**** Six Months Later: A Hard Look At The iPhone <http://weblog.infoworld.com/daily/archives/2007/12/six_months_late.html>
by Tom Sullivan, InfoWorld

**** Backdating Lawsuit Increases Allegations <http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/21/backdating.lawsuit.expands/>
by MacNN

**** Apple: Stuff You Really Want <http://www.forbes.com/business/2007/12/20/best-managed-technology-biz-cz_eb_08platinum_1220apple.html>
by Erika Brown, Forbes

**** Moneydance 2007: Personal Finance Software Offers Viable Alternative To Quicken <http://www.macworld.com/article/131173/2007/12/moneydance2007.html>
by Jeffery Battersby, Macworld
While the program still has a few minor quirks and lacks some of the data entry features that make Quicken a perennial favorite, Moneydance offers nearly everything you need to track and manage your personal finances.

**** Why The iPhone Matters <http://www.macworld.com/article/131219/2007/12/nw_iphone.html>
by Robert Mullins, Network World
Just as instant messaging and Wi-Fi access migrated from the consumer to the enterprise environment, so too will the iPhone.

**** Virtualization Benchmarking <http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.24/24.02/VirtualizationBenchmark/>
by Neil Ticktin, MacTech
Boot Camp, VMware Fusion and Parallels are all very good, each in their own way. You should make your decisions based on what your needs are as a result.

**** Sorry Virginia, There Is No Think Secret <http://www.rexblog.com/2007/12/20/17401/>
by Rex Hammock, Rexblog.com
Nick Ciarelli is to online journalism what Lebron James to the NBA. He's already changed the game &mdash; and he's barely started playing.
See Also:
Who Is Really Hurt By Apple Rumor Site's Closure? <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/who-is-really-hurt-by-apple-rumor-sites-closure/?ref=technology>, by Saul Hansell, New York Times. Several lawyers who followed this case closely said Mr Ciarelli's claims of satisfaction indicate that he received a substantial cash settlement.
Think Secret: RIP <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2007/12/think_secret_ri.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_byteoftheapple>, by Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek. This is a dark day for internet journalism.
'Think Secret' Is Dead <http://theshapeofdays.com/2007/12/20/think-secret-is-dead.html>, by Jeff Harrell, The Shape Of Days. Nick Ciarelli was acting in pursuit of a noble and valuable truth. He was trying to satisfy an established public demand for insider secrets. He wasn't engaged in journalism in any meaingful sense of the word.
Think Secret Shuts Down In Wake Of Apple Settlement <http://db.tidbits.com/article/9371>, by Adam C. Engst, TidBITS. Ideally, Apple would have figured out a more effective approach to solving the problem with leaked information than suing Think Secret, givein the reputation hit the suit caused. But at the same time, it's hard to feel sorry for Think Secret.

**** 10.5.2 Fixes Stacks! <http://macenstein.com/default/archives/983>
by Macenstein
According to a source familiar with the latest Leopard build seeded to developers, Apple has fixed Stacks by adding the missing "list view" option that should have been there all along.

**** Pique Interest: LaunchSquad <http://www.apple.com/business/profiles/launchsquad/?sr=hotnews?sr=hotnews.rss>
by Apple
"The Macs are really at the center of our busienss. They are easy to use, reliable and fun. That drives collaboration and creativity in our office and allows our people to produce better work more efficiently. That's a big deal and it helps make us competitive in the industry."

**** A Look At The Acorn Image Editor <http://theocacao.com/document.page/535>
by Scott Stevenson, Theocacao

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Long Bet Winner: Weblogs Vs. The New York Times <http://www.cadenhead.org/workbench/news/3302/long-bet-winner-weblogs-vs-new-york>
by Workbench
Instead, our most trusted source on the biggest news stories of 2007 is a horde of nameless, faceless amateurs who are not requird to prove expertise in the subjects they cover.

**** FTC Approves Google/DoubleClick Deal <http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/20/FTC-approves-Google-DoubleClick-deal_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/20/FTC-approves-Google-DoubleClick-deal_1.html>
by Grant Gross, IDG News Service

**** More Teens Than Ever Sharing - And Restricting - Content Online <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071220-study-93-of-teens-online-more-than-ever-are-restricting-access.html>
by David Chartier, Ars Technica

**** Developing Apps For Google Android: It's A Mixed Bag <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071219-google-android-plagued-by-dysfunctional-development-process.html>
by Ryan Paul, Ars Technica

SingaporeSurf
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**** 36 Hours In Singapore <http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/travel/23hours.html>
by Joshua Kurlantzick, New York Times
Singapore may be clean, efficient and manicured, but the prosperous island-state knows how to get down and dirty, too.

**** Rush For Land To Sweep Away Last Singapore Village <http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKSP21069220071221>
by Melanie Lee, Reuters
Chillis and limes grow in a lush garden between colorful cement houses with leaking metal roofs in Kampong Buangkok, a village with no roads or computers.
The sight would be nothing out of the ordinary in much of southeast Asia. But Singapore's last village, nestled in a forest clearing, is an oddity in the sophisticated city-state where skyscrapers and high-speed internet are the norm.

**** Merrill Said To Consider $5 Billion Infusion <http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/merrill-said-to-consider-5-billion-infusion-from-singapore/>
by Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times
The latest Wall Street firm to be linked to these cash-rich, state-owned funds is Merrill Lynch, which is reportedly in talks about a potential cash infusion of $5 billion from Singapore's state investment company, Temasek Holdings.

**** Singapore Inflation May Continue Uptrend In November On Record Oil Prices <http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/AFX-0013-21828723.htm>
by Thomson Financial
Six economists polled by Thomson Financial expect the consumer price index to rise 3.7-4.2 percent in November from a year earlier.

**** Planning For A Comfortable Retirement <http://singaporesundry.blogspot.com/2007/12/planning-for-comfortable-retirement.html>
by All And Sundry Singapore

**** Singapore, Hong Kong Record High Christmas Sales <http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009508313>
by Vittorio Hemandez, AHN
While American and Briton shoppers stung by the subprime crisis are holding off Christmas shopping until prices drop rock bottom, shoppers from tiny Asian nations are on a Yuletide shopping and traveling spree.

**** US Agency: Singapore Used As Conduit For Credit Card Fraud <http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/162368.html>
by DPA
The US Commercial Service has been warning American exporters that Singapore is used as a conduit for credit fraud, its website said on Friday. "If you receive a credit card order from Singapore, check its legitimacy before you ship," the agency advises, noting the service and the American Emabssy have received multiple complaints from US merchants reporting fraudulent transactions.

**** Holding On To My Wheels <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/228518.asp>
by Today
Although my old car is dying, it's better than taking the bus or taxis.

**** Blood Bank Levels Are Low <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/228527.asp>
by Sheralyn Tay, Today
To make things more worrying, there has also been an increase in emergency blood requests, said Ms Carol Teo, head of corporate communications at the Red Cross.

**** Problem Of Abandoned Bicycles At MRT Stations Needs Radical And Long-Term Solution <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_188701.html>
by Lee Seck Kay, Straits Times
/I know! I know! I know! Let's charge everybody who parks within 100m around MRT stations!/

**** Focus On Getting The Best Ministers <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_188910.html>
by Yeo Boon Eng, Straits Times
The government is now facing difficulty in recruiting top civil servants because the younger generation has grown up in a very different environment, a politically stable environment, where their parents lavished material goods on them... If you ask a top student whether he would like to be a civil servant, his answer would very likely be negative.
/This assertion is simply unproven and undemonstrated by the government./

**** Crime And Punishment: Why Laymen Cry Foul <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_188911.html>
by Zulkarnain Ab Hamid, Straits Times

**** The Mysterious Tower Of CBD <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/228562.asp>
by Today
A mysterious tiered tower, seemingly shrink-wrapped in canvas, has been under construction at one of the busiest intersections in the Central Business District for several months. Tomorrow, it wil finally be revealed as Singapore's tallest sculpture.
See Also:
An UPward Spiral? Singapore's "Tallest Sculpture" Set For Prominent Intersection <http://www.nusantara.com/2007/08/upward-spiral-singapore-sculpture-set.html>, by Peter Schoppert, Asian Public Art News. The work by artist David Gerstein is said to be 18.35 metres tall, to have been a tecnical challenge, and to have cost the developers of the adjacent One Raffles Place some two million Singapore dollars.
Singapore's Tallest Sculpture Is New Centrepiece At The Heart Of The CBD <http://press.keppelland.com.sg/article.asp?id=1583&q=3&y=2007>, by KeppelLand.