[MyAppleMenu] Nov 18, 2008

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**** Yum 3.0 Recipe Manager Released <http://www.macworld.com/article/136888/2008/11/yum.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

**** Some Thoughts On Apple TV <http://haggaret.com/20081117/some-thoughts-on-apple-tv>
by Kevin Stories, Haggaret.com

**** China Mobile Still In Talks With Apple Over iPhone <http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/154068/china_mobile_still_in_talks_with_apple_over_iphone.html>
by Dan Nystedt, IDG News Service

**** Apple Comes Through, CastCatcher 1.3 Approved <http://www.macblogz.com/2008/11/17/breaking-apple-comes-through-castcatcher-13-approved-by-apple/>
by MacBlogz
Apple has reversed their decision and approved CastCatcher 1.3.

**** Apple Of Our Ear: Google's Voice Search App Finally Live <http://googlewatch.eweek.com/content/google_mobile/apple_of_our_ear_googles_voice_search_app_finally_live.html>
by Clint Boulton, eWeek

**** iPhone Remains Left Out As Android Scores Flash <http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3785586/iPhone+Remains+Left+Out+as+Android+Scores+Flash.htm>
by Judy Mottl, Internet News
Google and Adobe announce Flash for the G1 and other Android devices. Will Apple change its tune?
/No./

**** FireWire Not So Hot Alongside USB 3.0 <http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24664279-39525,00.html>
by David Frith, The Australian

**** Seven Lessons Windows 7 Can Learn From OS X <http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/pc/7-lessons-windows-7-can-learn-from-os-x-485570>
by TechRadar.com
One way to make Windows 7 a hit is to take a look at what Apple has got right (and wrong) with OS X, to see what Microsoft can learn from its experience.

**** Callling All Math Guys: Fortran Comes To Mac OS X <http://www.bmighty.com/blog/main/archives/2008/11/calling_all_mat.html>
by Alan Zeichick, bMighty.com

**** The New MacBook's Green Credentials <http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/17/the-new-macbooks-green-credentials/>
by Joe Hutsko, New York Times

**** Apple's 25-Year Report Card <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/18/apple_25_year_report_card/>
by Rik Myslewski, The Register
What Steve hath wrought - from A to F.

**** Sente 5.7 Enhances Note Taking Support, Interface <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/17/sente.57.released/>
by MacNN

**** QuickTime Update Improves Compatibility With iChat <http://www.macworld.com/article/136880/2008/11/quicktime.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

**** Apple Brins HDCP To A New Aluminum MacBook Near You <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/11/17/apple-brings-hdcp-to-a-new-aluminum-macbook-near-you>
by David Chartier, Ars Technica
It appears that Apple's new aluminum MacBook are using HDCP to protect iTunes Store media.

**** StarOffice Gains Native Mac Support <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10097881-56.html>
by Ina Fried, CNET News.com

**** Apple Releases Fix For Quirky MacBook Glass Trackpads <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/17/apple_releases_fix_for_quirky_macbook_glass_trackpads.html>
by AppleInsider
Aple has released a software update to address an issue where trackpad clicks would randomly go unrecognized on its latest notebook offerings.

**** Google Powers Safari's New Antifraud Warnings <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9120562&source=rss_topic123>
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld

**** Mac Devs Takes Bugs Into Their Own Hands <http://www.macuser.com/internet/mac_devs_take_bugs_into_their.php?lsrc=murss>
by Dan Moren, MacUser
Developer Tim Burks took a simple but clever solution: create a duplicate database into which developers could file the same bugs they're reporting to Apple, but which allows for searching and other features that Radar doesn't.

**** Why Developers Prefer Macs <http://www.macworld.com/article/136858/2008/11/developers.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Peter Wayner, InfoWorld
Apple's decision to move to Intel chips and embrace virtualization of other operating systems turned the platform into a very flexible tool for programmers.

**** Docks Lets You 'Swap' Docks In Leopard <http://www.macworld.com/article/136851/2008/11/docks.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
You can use it to create separate docks for sets of applications and files you use frequently.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Google, iPhone And The Future Of Machines That Listen <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/google-iphone-machine/?hp>
by John Markoff, New York Times

**** Yahoo's Yang To Step Down As CEO <http://www.macworld.com/article/136882/2008/11/yahoo.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Martyn Williams, Nancy Gohring and James Niccolai, IDG News Service

**** Yahoo's Jerry Yang To Step Down, As A Search For New CEO Commences <http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081117/yahoos-jerry-yang-to-step-down-as-a-search-for-new-ceo-commences/>
by Kara Swisher, All Things Digital
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang will step down from his job as CEO, said sources close to the company, as soon as the board finds a replacement for him, in what sources close to the situation call a joint decision by him and the company's directors.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Amendments To GST Act Passed In Parliament <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/390644/1/.html>
by Valarie Tan, Channel NewsAsia

**** Town Councils Say Investments Needed To Offset Inflatoin, Keep Sinking Fund Going <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/390674/1/.html>
by Dominique Loh, Channel NewsAsia

**** Income Tax Act Enhanced To Better Achieve Economic And Social Objectives <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/390668/1/.html>
by May Wong, Channel NewsAsia
Senior mnister of state for finance, Lim Hwee Hua, announced in Parliament that one key change is that the amounts of child relief and handicapped child relief will be increased from next year.

**** One Party Good, Two Parties Bad, Says PM Lee. Again. <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2008/yax-958.htm>
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
How do Singaporeans get the good government they want from another party in the absence of a two-party democracy?

**** Parliament Passes Bill To Allow Limited Partnership In Singapore <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/390624/1/.html>
by Satish Cheney, Channel NewsAsia

**** Rising Debut Not A Concern <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_303746.html>
by Robin Chan, Straits Times
Finance minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that while consumer loans have increased by 10 per cent in September compared to a year ago, it is in line with the economic growth and property boom in recent years.

**** Las Vegas Sands Has 'All The Money' Needed For Singaproe Casino <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=azZKQrxS8A54&refer=asia>
by Beth Jinks, Bloomberg
Las Vegas Sands Corp. has enough money to finish Singapore's first casino without help from the city-state's government or billionaire Kwek Leng Beng after the company raised $2.1 billion, president William Weidner said.

**** Singapore Government Statutory Boards Have No Exposure To Lehman-Linked Products <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/390605/1/.html>
by May Wong, Channel NewsAsia
Finance minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam told Parliament that none of Singapore government statutory boards are holding the Lehman Minibonds, Pinnacle Series, DBS High Notes Five, Merill Lynch Jubilee Series products.
Mr Tharman says four statutory boards - the Civil Service College, Singapore Land Authority, Infocomm Development Authority and the Professional Engineers' Board - have invested in other credit-linked notes.

**** Singapore Banks Have Sufficient Liquidity - Finance Minister <http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUSSIN5729820081118>
by Daryl Loo, Reuters

**** Why That 80% Rule... <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/287781.asp>
by Esther Ng, Today

**** Marriage Age Upped For Muslims <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_303682.html>
by Zakir Hussain, Straits Times
The minimum marriage age at which Muslims can marry has been raised to 18, in line with that for other Singaporeans.

**** Budget Deficit Three Times More <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_303670.html>
by Irene Ngoo, Straits Times
Singapore's budget deficit for this fiscal year is expected to be more than three times larger than the earlier estimated $800 million due to higher expenditures, additional spending and more payouts to the people, said finance minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. But he said the government would not reduce this deficit, either by trimming its expenditures or raising additonal revenues.
See Also: Singapore Budget Deficit To Swell, Tax Cuts Eyed <http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8036688>, by Melanie Lee, Reuters.

**** Who Has Jurisdiction? <http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2008/11/18/lifefocus/2530200&sec=lifefocus>
by Bhag Singh, The Star

**** Singapore May Weaken Currency In Recession, UBS Says <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aySty.HQMDws&refer=asia>
by Patricia lui, Bloomberg
Singapore, facing a slump in exports amid a recession, may change its exchange-rate policy to favor a weakening currency in April or sooner, according to UBS AG.

**** It Doesn't Make Bold Headlines, But It's Fair <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/287767.asp>
by Loh Chee Kong, Today
In finance minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam's words, it would have been "easy" for the govenmetn to score political points by putting pressure on the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to bear down on the financial institutions that sold Lehman-linked structured products to retail investors. But such a move would only backfire and hurt investors, said Mr Tharman yesterday as he robustly defended the SIngapore authorities' approach to resolving the saga.

**** The Tissue Issue <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/the-tissue-issue/>
by Clarence Chua, The Online Citizen
Instead of advocating dress changes, the SMU students and SKM should tackle the spectre of over-filled food centres.

**** Town Councils Investments - A Brief Summary <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/town-councils-investments-a-brief-summary/>
by The Online Citizen