[MyAppleMenu] Apr 8, 2008

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**** Apple Ships Final Cut Server <http://www.macworld.com/article/132881/2008/04/fcs.html>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
Apple on Tuesday began shipping Final Cut Server. Final Cut Server catalogs media and generates thumbnails to enable viewing annotation and approval of content from anywhere using a Mac or a PC.

**** Keyboard Meastro 3.0 Adds, Improves Macros <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/08/keyboard.maestro.30.ships/>
by MacNN

**** With The iPhone, It All Comes Down To Software <http://www.macworld.com/article/132877/2008/04/iphone_software.html>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Sure, companies will be able to produce devices that may have some similar characteristics to the iPhone, but are they going to be able to replicate a thirving third-party development environment?
/Heck, I can't find a single MP3 player manufacturer that can even replicate the iTunes experience. (I'm talking about the app, not the store.)/

**** Review: Thunderbird 2 E-mail Software <http://www.macworld.com/article/132647/2008/04/thunderbird2.html>
by William Porter, Macworld
Thunderbird 2.0.0.13 isn't as pretty as Apple Mail, and it doesn't integrate with OS X as well as Mail does. But in every other respect it is a very capable e-mail client, and its navigational tools and excellent support for tags give it an edge over Mail, at least for users who want the best tools for maanging lots of mail.

**** Analysis: Despite Intel's Openness, Apple Keeps Us Guessing <http://www.macworld.com/article/132874/2008/04/intel_roadmap.html>
by Rik Myslewski, Macworld
And that's just the way Steve Jobs likes it.

**** OS Smackdown: Linux Vs. Mac OS X Vs. Windows Vista Vs. Windows XP <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9075000&source=rss_topic123>
by Michael DeAgonia, Preston Gralla, David Ramel and James Turner, Computerworld

**** Clear Channel, Apple iTunes Expand Digital Station Relationship <http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2008/04/07/daily7.html>
by San Antonio Busienss Journal

**** New MacBook Enclosures? It's About Time <http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=1526>
by Jason D. O'Grady, ZDNet.com
Remember when Apple used to have the most advanced notebook materials? I can't help but htink that they're beginning to lose their edge.

**** Firefox Vs. Safari: Small Features Make A Big Difference <http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/04/firefox_vs_safa.html>
by Mitch Wagner, InformationWeek
Small features make all the difference in why we connect with certain applications, and are downright repulsed by others.
/That's why there's always room for sharewares and smaller products, even when there's a 800-pound gorilla in the room./

**** The HIG Is Still Good <http://duncanwilcox.com/2008/the-hig-is-still-good/>
by Duncan Wilcox, Cocoa Therapy
The HIG is still good. In fact the first fifth of it is pure gold, still 100% current and relevant.

**** Review: AccountEdge 2008 Accounting Software <http://www.macworld.com/article/132852/2008/04/accountedge_2008.html>
by Jeffery Battersby, Macworld
Better tools for employee sick leave and vacation time are welcome additions to the program, but pretty buttons, iCal integration, and .Mac backups are not enough to make this program a necessary upgrade for current users.

**** Where By Cutting, They Mean 'Increasing' <http://daringfireball.net/linked/2008/april#mon-07-krazit>
by John Gruber, Daring Fireball

**** Time Machine Via AirPort Disk Is Unsupported, Apple Says <http://db.tidbits.com/article/9547>
by Glenn Fleishman, TidBITS
Apple confirmed for me last week that a feature for using hard drives attached via USB to an AirPort Extreme Base Station is an unsupported feature. What a "lack of support" means is that you won't get any help from Apple's technical support.

**** Aperture 2.1, The Perfect Digital Image Management Program For Profesional Photographer <http://www.it-enquirer.com/main/ite/more/aperture_21/>
by Erik Vlietinck, IT.Enquirer

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**** Courts Chip Away At Web Sites' Decade-Old Legal Shield <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9911501-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Anne Broache, CNET News.com

**** Web 2.5: The Emergence Of Platforms-As-A-Service <http://www.news.com/8301-13953_3-9913809-80.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Dan Farber, CNET News.com
Call it Web 2.5, where the platform-as-a-service providers allow developers to create web applications via the cloud and for users to consume them on any web-connected device, anytime and anywhere.

**** App Engine: Host Your Aps With Google <http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/04/app-engine-host-your-python-apps-with-google.html>
by Brady Forrest, O'Reilly Radar

**** Asia's Fight For Web Rights <http://feer.com/essays/2008/april/asias-fight-for-web-rights>
by Rebecca MacKinnon, Far Eastern Economic Review
Many would agree that being a socially responsible internet or telecommunications company requires respect for users' rights to privacy and free expression, but there is great disagreement over how to accomplish this ideal.

**** Google Earth Gets 'New York Times' News <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9913172-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com

**** Search Engines Warned Over Data <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7335359.stm>
by Darren Waters, BBC News
Search engines should delete personal data held about their users within six months, a European Commission advisory body on data proection has said.
The recommendation is likely to be accepted by the European Commission and could lead to a clash with search giants like Google, Yahoo and MSN.

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**** In The New York Public Library <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2008/04/14/080414po_poem_longley>
by Michael Longley, New Yorker

**** The Lie <http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2008/04/14/080414fi_fiction_boyle>
by T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker

**** My Daughters Are Fine, But I'll Never Be The Same <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/health/views/08case.html?_r=1&ex=1365307200&en=2f79cd9138ebbb42&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin>
by Harriet Brown, New York Times
For a parent, there is no sorrow deeper or more encompassing than the loss of a child. But there is another that approaches it, and that, paradoxically, is grief averted &mdash; the grief of the narrow escape when a child comes close to death but survives.

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**** Kiasu And Kiasi Leaders <http://recruit-ong.blogspot.com/2008/04/kiasu-and-kiasi-leaders.html>
by Recruit Ong
Want to sue people yet don't dare to go trial and face people in court? Like this where got any credibility left?

**** SMRT Wins International Award For "Best Passenger Experience" <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/340087/1/.html>
by Channel NewsAsia
/I have no idea who entered the contest, and what is the criteria for winning. The list of winners are listed on this web page <http://www.terrapinn.com/2008/metroaward/>./

**** PTC Processes More Applications For Premium Bus Services <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/339943/1/.html>
by Wong Mun Wai, Channel NewsAsia
Four private operators, including Singapore Surfer, have also applied to provide premium bus services.

**** The Search For Political Leaders <http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2008/04/search-for-political-leaders.html>
by Mr Wang Says So
Now of course, PM Lee Hisen Loong will nt use A-level grades as his sole selection criteria. But the fact that he uses A-level grades as a selection criterion /at all/ quite shocking.
/I used to tell others that after a few years working, school grades deosn't really matter on a resume. I guess I'll have to amend that to say that school grades doesn't really matter, unless you want to join the PAP./

**** Budget 2008: MICA, 29 February 2008 <http://siewkumhong.blogspot.com/2008/04/budget-2008-mica-29-february-2008.html>
by Siew Kum Hong

**** Number Of Parking Lots Decided By Market Forces <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_224930.html>
by Lina Lim, Land Transport Authority, Han Yong Hoe, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Straits Times
The government does not limit the number of parking lots in a building. Developers can provide more parking lots than the stipulated minimum.

**** Are Food Vouchers The Best Medicine? Manage The Side Effects <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/247187.asp>
by Lin Yanqin and Nazry Bahrawi, Today
Is a nation-wide food voucher scheme &mdash; a possibility alluded to by the government when it announced that a $1-million  scheme was on the way to help with rising food costs &mdash; the best stop-gap measure?