[MyAppleMenu] Nov 20, 2008

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**** Review: Adobe Soundbooth CS4 <http://www.macworld.com/article/136835/2008/11/soundboothcs4.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
As part of CS4, Soundbooth makes sense. As a separate application for those looking for a powerful and complete audio editor, not so much.

**** Apple's Superlative Sequel: The Latest iPod Touch <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2008/tc20081119_123655.htm?technology+product+review>
by Cliff Edwards, BusinessWeek
The touch now sits in a class by itself. No longer simply a high-end iPod, it has become the foundation of what's sure to be an increasingly important handheld computing platform for Apple word or phrase.

**** Ars Investigates: Does Google Mobile Use Private APIs? <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/11/19/ars-investigates-does-google-mobile-use-private-apis>
by Erica Sadun, Ars Technica
It looks like Google decided that it was better to get the job done and provide a richer user experience to the end user than to live according to Apple's exact dictates.

**** How Google's Ear Hears <http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/21696/?a=f>
by Kate Greene, MIT Technology Review
If you owe an iPhone, you can now be part of one of the most ambitious speech-recognition experiments ever launched.

**** Omni Group Announces OmniGraffle 5.1, OmniFocus 1.5 <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/19/omni.group.product.updates/>
by MacNN

**** Where To Get The Worst Deal On A Professional-Level Mac <http://www.backupbrain.com/2008_11_16_archive.html#a005203>
by Dori Smith, Backup Brain

**** Apple Releases Apple TV 2.3 Software Update <http://www.macrumors.com/2008/11/19/apple-releases-apple-tv-2-3-software-update/>
by Arnold Kim, MacRumors.com

**** Google Mobile Uses Private iPhone APIs <http://daringfireball.net/2008/11/google_mobile_uses_private_iphone_apis>
by John Gruber, Daring Fireball

**** Picking The Right Apple: A Guide To Apple's Mac Lineup <http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/mowi/article.php/3785951/Picking+the+Right+Apple:+A+Guide+to+Apple&iacute;s+Mac+Lineup.htm>
by Ryan Faas, Datamation
If you're thinking about buying a Mac for your family (or even yourself), understanding Apple's product line can be important to making that right choice, whether you're a longtime Mac fan or someone just considering switching from a PC.

**** Apple's New Display Looks Great, But... <http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/apples-new-display-looks-great-but/>
by Stephen Williams, New York Times
Why iniitially restrict the kinds of sources, including Apple's old older MacBook sand computers like the MacPro, that the monitor can accommodate?

**** Frenzic Games Comes To iPhone <http://www.macworld.com/article/136962/2008/11/frenzic.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld

**** World Of Goo <http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=998>
by Franklin Pride, Inside Mac Games
WoG is the best game you'll play all year.

**** Snow Leopard: Ahead Of Schedule? <http://www.macworld.com/article/136952/2008/11/snowleopard.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
A slide presented by an Apple employee at a recent conference suggests Snow Leopard may be ahead of schedule.

**** Regarding Dumb Smart Folders <http://www.macworld.com/article/136951/2008/11/dumbsmartfolders.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld

**** Wolfram Introduces Mathematica 7 <http://www.macworld.com/article/136937/2008/11/mathematica.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Key improvements include image processing, parallel High Performance Computing (HPC) support, on-demand curated data and other major functions.

**** VoodooPad Upgraded To Version 4.0, Includes WebDAV Sync <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/11/19/voodoopad-upgraded-to-version-4-0-includes-webdav-sync>
by Justin Berka, Ars Technica

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**** Microsoft, Labels Try To Revive Subscriptions <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10102846-56.html>
by Ina Fried, CNET News.com

**** Yahoo!'s Five Biggest Mistakes <http://www.forbes.com/2008/11/18/yahoo-mistakes-employees-tech-enter-cx_bc_1118yahoomistakes.html>
by Brian Caulfield, Forbes

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Siskel And Ebert And The Jugular <http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2008/11/siskel_ebert_the_jugular.html>
by Roger Ebert, Chicaco Sun-Times
At Pritikin they have a truism: "If you don't die of anything else, sooner or later you will die of caner." We all nod thoughtfully.

**** The Child Trap <http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2008/11/17/081117crbo_books_acocella?currentPage=all>
by Joan Acocella, New Yorker
The rise of overparenting.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Analysts Say GST Cut To Boost Local Consumption Isn't The Only Option <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/391137/1/.html>
by Rachel Kelly, Channel NewsAsia

**** Letter To Dr Teo Ho Pin, MP For Bukit Panjang <http://wayangparty.com/2008/11/20/letter-to-dr-teo-ho-pin-mp-for-bukit-panjang/>
by Jeffrey Ho, The Wayang Party Club Of Singapore
Are residents made to pay for the Lehman-related loss by the town council with higher S &amp; C fees i the future before the GE2006 promises can be fulfilled?
/I don't think the sports complex is going to be paid for by the sinking fund./

**** Only 30% Of Singapore Firms Aware Of Corporate Social Responsibility <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/391097/1/.html>
by Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia

**** Southeast Asia Winning Malacca Straits Battle For Now: Watchdog <http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5htTpc_wt4ivPqkmatlSkCBCF5Q6A>
by AFP

**** Collateral Damage Of The WiFi Kind <http://blogs.straitstimes.com/2008/11/20/collateral-damage-of-the-wifi-kind>
by Chua Hian Hou, Straits Times
Call me chicken, but no thanks.

**** It's No Glory Taking This Government Money <http://feedmetothefish.blogspot.com/2008/11/its-no-glory-taking-this-government.html>
by Feed Me To The Fish
If government ministers can sponge off Singaporeans with their million dollars salary, paying Mdm Lim $330 a month is chicken feed.

**** Straits Times' Credibility In Serious Doubt By Publishing Mr Chua Sheng Yang's Highly Critical Letter About Mr Tan Kin Lian <http://wayangparty.com/2008/11/20/straits-times-credibility-in-serious-doubt-by-publishing-mr-chua-sheng-yangs-highly-critical-letter-about-mr-tan-kin-lian/>
by Eugene Yeo, The Wayang Party Club Of Singapore
The Straits Times Forum is a place which allows the views of ordinary citizens to be heard and should not be abused as a platform to launch personal attacks or unfounded allegations on one another.

**** Nielsen Survey Shows Consumer Confidence In Singapore At All-Time Low <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/391056/1/.html>
by Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia
Consumer confidence in Singapore has fallen to an all-time low, according to a Nielsen survey. Findings showed that one-third of Singaporeans have started feeling the heat of the economic downturn, even before the government announced that the country was in a technical recession.

**** Town Councils Should Take Legal Action For Mis-Selling <http://tankinlian.blogspot.com/2008/11/town-councils-should-take-legal-action.html>
by Tan Kin Lian

**** Curious Facts About Singapore <http://blogs.straitstimes.com/2008/11/20/curious-facts-about-s-pore-from-peru>
by Bertha Henson, Straits Times
Somebody in Peru's committee tasked with organising the Apec summit this weekend in Lima has a sense of humour - or maybe not.

**** What Is The Source Of Singapore's "SH*T Society"? Singaproeans Or Foreigners? <http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/what-is-the-source-of-singapores-sht-society-singaporeans-or-foreigners.html>
by This Lush Garden Within

**** A Thorough Review Is Necessary <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/288174.asp>
by Kelvin Kwan Chee Hong, Today
Affected Town Councils should not hide behind past successes and simply brush off the losses as unforeseeable and an insignificant percentage of their total funds.

**** More Singaporeans Use Public Transit During Downturn: Government <http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5grclqAOw28HS4CUThy3fI95GUqrg>
by AFP
More people in Singapore are taking public transport as they try to save money during the global economic slowdown, the city-state's transport minister said in a speech released Wednesday.

**** Singapore's Economy Probably Shrank On Manufacturing <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aS_WIuK_HAbQ&refer=asia>
by Shamim Adam, Bloomberg
Singapore's economy probably shrank last quarter as a manufacturing slump and easing demadn for financial services drove the nation into its first recession since 2002, adding pressure on policy makers to stimulate growth.

**** Neptune Orient Lines To Cut 1,000 Jobs <http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSSIN5042220081119>
by Melanie Lee, Reuters
Neptune Orient Lines, the world's seventh-largest container carrier,s aid on Wednesday it will shed 9 percent of its workforce and warned the outlook was grim as the shipping sector faces up to a prolonged downturn.
See Also: NOL Warns Of Unprecedented Industry Crisis <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc99cac0-b6a5-11dd-89dd-0000779fd18c.html>, by John Burton, Financial Times.

**** Our Money, Our Right To Know <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/toc-editorial-our-money-our-right-to-know/>
by Choo Zheng Xi, The Online Citizen

**** Rejected For Publication - Letter To Straits Times Forum Page <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/rejected-for-publication-letter-to-the-straits-times-forum-page/>
by Vincent Sear, The Online Citizen
I hav ehad the privilege of working with Mr Tan Kin Lian in NTUC Income several eyars ago. As far as I know, at no time did Mr Tan advocate any unethical or unscrupulous practices for his sales force.

**** MM Lee Says Singapore's Bilingual Education Policy Reaping Dividends In China <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/390902/1/.html>
by Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia