[MyAppleMenu] Nov 15, 2007

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**** Apple Releases Final Cut Express 4 <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/11/15/fce/index.php>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
With its new Open Format Timeline users can mix and match DV, HDV and AVCHD material in realtime. The application automatically performs the necessary scaling, cropping and frame rate adjustments, according to Apple.

**** Lawsuit Against Apple Rejected <http://www.latimes.com/business/investing/la-fi-apple15nov15,1,5688114.story?coll=la-headlines-business-invest>
by Bloomberg
Aple Inc. won dismissal Wednesday of a shareholder lawsuit claiming that company officers including chief executive Steve Jobs were overpaid with illegally backdated option awards.
"Without a discernible drop in the stock price there is no basis upon which to establish an injury to shareholders," U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel in San Jose wrote in dismissing the suit.

**** Predictive Texting In The Dock <http://www.macworld.co.uk/business/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=19690>
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
Apple and 22 other major tech firms slammed with patent infringement suit over predictive text.

**** So Hail To The iPhone, But Let's Not Forget How To Remember <http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/so-hail-to-the-iphone-but-lets-not-forget-how-to-remember-1219287.html>
by Independent.ie
If anyone anywhere can access the internet wherever they are on the planet, then the world is set to change in wholly irrevocable and unforeseeable ways.
In other words, the iPhone is probably going to have a greater impact on civilisation than even television.

**** Apple TV Goes To The Movies <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/14/appletv_goes_to_the_movies/>
by Cade Metz, The Register
Sure, Apple TV is pretty close to useless if wanna watch stuff on your television. But it's a godend to at least one independent filmmaker.

**** How Much Does A Flash Disk Increase Battery Life? <http://blogs.zdnet.com/storage/?p=239>
by Robin Harris, ZDNet.com
Flash drives have a real advantage in shock resistance over disks. But the performance is about the same as a disk, the power savings minimal and the cost disadvantage huge.

**** If You Apple Is A Lemon, Try Emailing Steve Jobs <http://consumerist.com/consumer/eecb/if-your-apple-is-a-lemon-try-emailing-steve-jobs-322941.php>
by Consumerist
Yep, it's another one of those "email Steve Jobs" posts.

**** Judge Dismisses 14 Claims In Apple V. Burst.com Case <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071114-judge-dismisses-14-claims-in-apple-v-burst-com-case.html>
by Justin Berka, Ars Technica

**** When It Rains It Pours: Gaggle Of Other Apple Updates Released <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/11/14/when-it-rains-it-pours-gaggle-of-other-apple-updates-released>
by Jeff Smykil, Ars Technica

**** Bruce Chizen's Legacy <http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2007/11/chizen/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
by Rick LePage, Macworld

**** Review: MacBook Core 2 Duo/2GHz And 2.2GHz <http://www.macworld.com/2007/11/reviews/macbookcore2duo/index.php>
by Jackie Dove, Macworld
Under the hood improvements lead to better overall performance and gaming.

**** Disgruntled Leopard iCal Users Want Their Drawer Back <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/11/14/disgruntled-leopard-ical-users-want-their-drawer-back>
by David Chartier, Ars Technica

**** Warner Music Chief Has Epiphany, Praises Apple <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/14/warner_music_chief_has_epiphany_praises_apple.html>
by AppleInsider
See Also:
Hell Freezes Over: Warner Music Claims iTunes Is Digital Music Done Right <http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/11/hell-freezes-ov.html>, by Bryan Gardiner, Wired.
Who Else Is Laughing At The Music Industry? <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9817118-7.html?tag=nefd.only>, by Don Reisinger, CNET News.com.

**** Apple Could Build Penryn Into Xserve <http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/14/Apple-could-build-Penryn-into-Xserve_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/14/Apple-could-build-Penryn-into-Xserve_1.html>
by Agam Shah, IDG News Service

**** FileMaker's Bento: Undercooked And Slightly Fishy <http://db.tidbits.com/article/9313>
by Jeff Porten, TidBITS
FileMaker Inc. is a subsidiary of Apple, and I found myself wishing that Steve Jobs had wandered into their offices, picked up the Bento development team, and shipped them over to the iWork '08 group. Bento could be a spectacular addition to iWork - if only they dropped all the FileMaker terminology, and even some of the functionality, in favor of something that flowed more smoothly.

**** Bento <http://daringfireball.net/2007/11/bento>
by John Gruber, Daring Fireball
Conceptually, Bento stands apart from all three iWork apps in a fundamental way: it is not document-based.

**** iPhoto 7.1.1 Increases Leopard Compatibility <http://db.tidbits.com/article/9315>
by Adam C. Engst, TidBITS

**** Apple Releases Tiger Update, Includes Safari 3.0 <http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/11/14/tiger/index.php>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
The update includes many improvements and fixes, but it also includes the final version of Safari 3.0, Apple's homegrown web browser that has been in beta for several months.

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**** I.B.M. To Push 'Cloud Computing,' Using Data From Afar <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/15/technology/15blue.html?ex=1352869200&en=1180ef0d195f698a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
by Steve Lohr, New York Times

**** Tinkering At Home, Selling On The Web <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/15/technology/personaltech/15basics.html?8dpc>
by John Biggs, New York Times

**** Inbox 2.0 Makes Me Sad <http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/14/inbox-20-makes-me-sad/>
by Michael Arrington, TechCrunch
I mean, I follow these products for a living, and I can't keep their strategies straight.

**** The Death Of E-Mail <http://www.slate.com/id/2177969/fr/rss/>
by Chad Lorenz, Slate
Teenagers are abandoning their Yahoo! and Hotmail accounts. Do the rest of us have to?

**** Mozilla Responds: Firefox Is Independent <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9813407-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20>
by Chris Soghoian, CNET News.com
See Also:
Default Search Engines <http://diveintomark.org/archives/2007/11/14/default-search-engines>, by Dive Into Mark.

**** Mobile Web Leaders Push For Open Standards <http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/14/Mobile-Web-leaders-push-for-open-standards_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/14/Mobile-Web-leaders-push-for-open-standards_1.html>
by Matt Hines, InfoWorld

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**** Did I Steal My Daughter? The Tribulations Of Global Adoption <http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2007/11/did-i-steal-my-daughter.html>
by Elizabeth Larsen, Mother Jones
The answers are never easy when you enter the labyrinth of global adoption.

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**** PSI Reading Hts 83 But NEA Says Not To Worry <http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_177103.html>
by Straits Times

**** Singapore Says Protest Laws Applying During ASEAN Meet <http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115/wl_asia_afp/aseansummitsecurity_071115055350>
by AFP
Singapore will stick to its tough laws governing public protests when leaders from around the region meet in the city-state next week, police said Thursday.

**** Like Father, Like Son <http://piaroh.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/like-father-like-son/>
by Word Of The Cze

**** Singapore Bans Microsoft's Video Game For Sex Scene: Paper <http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071115/tc_nm/microsoft_singapore_ban_dc_1>
by Reuters
Singapore has banned a Microsoft Corp video game which contains a scene showing a human woman and an alien woman kissing and caressing each other, a local newspaper reported on Thursday.

**** Fast-Food Takes Hold Of Singapore's Kids <http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Fastfood-takes-hold-of-Singapores-kids/2007/11/15/1194766817717.html>
by AAP

**** Democracy As A Narrative: The Malaysian Protest Experience <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/11/15/democracy-as-a-narrative-the-malaysian-protest-experience/>
by Kamal Mamat, theonlinecitizen
In Singapore, the word protest and demonstration are taboos which have to be avoided at all costs. The Malaysian experience has proved that it is not necessarily so.

**** We Did Pay Full Fare <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,147783,00.html?>
by Liew Hanqing, New Paper
We are sorry for what we did. So says one of the British tourists caught int he middle of an internet controversy involving an elderly Singaporean trishaw rider.

**** The Measures Of Inflation <http://perspectiveunlimited.blogspot.com/2007/11/measures-of-inflation-inflation-in.html>
by Perspective Unlimited
Political considerations aside, the parliamentary answer is essentially sound.

**** Sex Can Be Discussed On Radio... <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/222218.asp>
by Cecilia Yip, MDA, Today
Topics on sex can be discussed, but scheduling is important.

**** No Man's Land? No Way: Malaysia <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/222253.asp>
by Today
Malaysia has dismissed Singapore's claim that Pedra Branca was terra nullius (no man's land) when the British built the Horsburgh Lighthouse on the island in 1847.
Malaysia's international legal counsel James Crawford told the International Court of Justice that reference to Pedra Branca could be found in historical records. The earliest map, dated 1595, marked it between Britain and the Malayan Peninsula &mdash; "within the domains of Johor," he said, as quoted by Bernama news agency.
See Also:
Two 1824 Treaties Confirm Malaysia's Original Title To Pulau Batu Puteh <http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=296288>, by Nr Faridah A. Rashid, Bernama. Malaysia's counsel Professor Nico Schrijver said that an analysis of the two treaties namely the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 and the Crawfurd Treaty of the same year and subsequent practice based on them demonstrated the original title of Johor as a sovereign entity.
Pulau Batu Puteh Is Not No Man's Land - Malaysia <http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=296229>, by Nor Faridah A. Rashid, Bernama.
Pulau Batu Puteh 'Either Johor's Or No-Man's Land' <http://www.nst.com.my/Thursday/National/2084497/Article/index_html>, by V. Anbalagan, New Straits Times.
Public Sitting <http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/130/14185.pdf> Held On Wednesday 14 November 2007, At 10 a.m., At The Peace Palace, Vice-President Al-Khasawneh, Acting President, Presiding, In The Case Concerning Sovereignty Over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks And South Ledge (Malaysia/Singapore). (Note: PDF document.)

**** 'Upskirt' Filming Cases On The Rise <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_176807.html>
by Teh Joo Lin and Carolyn Quek, Straits Times