[MyAppleMenu] Dec 2, 2008

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu
====================================

**** Why A Mac And No More Windoze <http://www.dadscenter.org/2008/12/why-a-mac-and-no-more-windoze.html>
by The Dads Center
It works better than any computer I've ever had, and I can do more with it than any other computer I've ever had. Period.

**** Is Apple OS X More Secure Than Windows? <http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2008/12/is-apple-os-x-more-secure-than.html>
by John Viega, O'Reilly Broadcast

**** The Very Best Macs: Sometimes Apple Just Nails It <http://lowendmac.com/fishkin/08af/special-macs.html>
by Andrew Fishkin, Low End Mac

**** Is Light MacBook Air Defect Heavy? <http://blogs.eweek.com/applewatch/content/macbook/is_light_macbook_air_defect_heavy.html>
by Joe Wilcox, eWeek
Apple forums are abuzz about display problems affecting MacBook Air.

**** Fix Your Clicks With Klicko <http://db.tidbits.com/article/9897>
by Matt Neuburg, TidBITS
Klicko prevents clickthrough. To put it another way, it restores the pre-Mac OS X behavior: when you click on a non-frontmost window, that window comes to the front and that's all.

**** ToCA Race Driver 3 <http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=1004>
by Franklin Pride, Inside Mac Games

**** Calling Mac Users - Have You Installed Antivirus On Your Mac? <http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=3105>
by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ZDNet.com
Apple now recommends that users install antivirus software on their Mac systems.

**** Apple Offers Free Licensing For Mini DisplayPort Spec <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/12/01/apple-offers-free-licensing-for-mini-displayport-spec>
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica
Mini DisplayPort is an Apple-designed miniature version of the VESA-approved DisplayPort, which fully supports the protocol while offering a more compact connector.

**** Apple Adds DMCA Charge To Complaint Against Psystar <http://www.macworld.com/article/137218/2008/12/psystar.html?lsrc=rss_main>
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
Lawyers for Apple said they have discovered additional information since the original complaint was filed. Without going into detail, lawyers said the new information is in regards to Psystar's products and marketing.

The Tomorrow Weblog
====================================

**** Open Source: The Model Is Broken <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2008/tc20081130_276152.htm>
by Stuart Cohen, BusinessWeek
While the open-source business model may be broken, the concepts behind open source will continue to bring new value to customers and strong returns to software company stakeholders. But the value is in the collaboration, not in open source itself.

SingaporeSurf
====================================

**** Government Commends AIMS Report <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_309379.html>
by Straits Times
The government has commended an advisory council for its comprehensive report and insgihtful observations on the pertinent issues and concerns arising from the emergence of new media.
It will study the recommendations made by the Advisory Council on the Impact of New Media On Society and will announce the government's position in about 1 1/2 months' time.

**** SIA Shut Out Of Lucrative Sydney, Los Angeles Route <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/393655/1/.html>
by Irene Chan, 938Live

**** Singapore Falls Short Of Banning Production And Use Of Cluster Munitions <http://worldwithoutwar.sg/2008/12/singapore-falls-short-of-banning-use-of-cluster-munitions/>
by WorldWithoutWar.sg

**** AIMS Review Of Internet Rules: Less Than Required, More Than Expected <http://journalism.sg/2008/12/02/aims-review-of-internet-rules-less-than-asked-for-more-than-hoped-for/>
by Cherian George, Journalism.sg
More significant than the nitty-gritty of hte recommendations are some of their underlying principles.

**** Council Recommends Lifting Ban On Party Political Films In Phases <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/393695/1/.html>
by Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia
A committee looking into new media has recommended that Section 33 of the Films Acts that prohibits the making and distributing of party political films be repealed but in phases.

**** SIA Unit To Buy Singapore Food Industries <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a854f3d6-c034-11dd-9480-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=e8477cc4-c820-11db-b0dc-000b5df10621.html>
by Sundeep Tucker, Financial Times
Singapore Airport Terminal Services, an airline caterer, on Tuesday unveiled a S$335m cash offer for Singapore Food Industries, a supplier to the country's military and to supermarkets in the UK.
/I'm not sure why there is a need for a Temasek-owned company (Ambrosia Investment) to sell a company to another Temasek-owned company (SATS)./

**** Singapore Sentences TV Reporter To 10 Months Jail <http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/02/asia/AS-Singapore-Australian-Drug-Case.php>
by Associated Press
A court in Singapore sentenced Australian TV reporter Peter Lloyd on Tuesday to 10 months in jail for consumption and possession of methamphetamine.

**** Commuters To Obtain New Ez-Link Cards <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/393620/1/.html>
by Channel NewsAsia
Commuters will now have to get new ez-link cards supported by a new e-payment sysem.

**** Singapore Air Shut Out Of West Coast Route, Australian Says <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=aO4zuu1jNYxY&refer=australia>
by Gemma Daley, Bloomberg
Singaproe Airlines Ltd. will be shut out of flying from Australia to U.S. west coast, the Australian newspaper reported, citing a government tatement to be released tomorrow.

**** Daily KL-Singapore Flights Soar <http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/12/2/business/2690436&sec=business>
by B.K. Sidhu, The Star

**** LGBTs Protest Singapore Bank's Charity Drive For Anti-Gay Focus On The Family <http://www.fridae.com/newsfeatures/article.php?articleid=2344&viewarticle=1>
by Sylvia Tan, Fridae
Leave home without it, or better yet, cut it up. That is what some members of Singapore's gay community are saying in response to a credit card promotion by a Singapore bank in which up to S$15,000 will be donated to the infamous Focus on the Family (Singapore).
In a letter posted on an email group, Dominic Chua, an educator, has written to the bank to say that he is "thoroughly disappointed to learn that DBS is supporting a right-wing Christian organisation as part of its corporate social responsibility drive this Christmas" and that it "could do better than support an organisation that wilfully perpetrates misinformation about and prejudice toward gay persons."

**** MOE Asks More Of Homeschool Pupils <http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_309138.html>
by Martin Rushton, Straits Times
Homeschooled children are required to meet a higher standard to pass the PSLE than their mainstream counterparts.

**** Whte Tiger Mauling: Is There More To It? <http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,185399,00.html?>
by Ng Tze Yong, New Paper
A video has emerged showing a Sun City supervisor beating a worker. Sun City was the employer of cleaner Nordin Montong who was mauled to death after jumping into the white tiger enclosure at the Singapore Zoon on 13 Nov.

**** Town Council Investments: Annual Reports Do Not Answer Questions <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/12/town-council-investments-annual-reports-do-not-answer-questions/>
by The Online Citizen
Until and unless town councils disclose fully the answers to such questions as the ones above, it is of no use referring residents to the annual reports. For what you get are general statements which gives you only general answers.

**** Residents Query But PAP Town Councils Keep Mum <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/12/residents-query-but-pap-town-councils-keep-mum/>
by Benjamin Cheah and Andrew Loh, The Online Citizen
The two replies from the MPs are not explanations; they are, instead, excuses for excuses in lieu of answers.

**** He's PAP And Dares To Dissent <http://enquirer.sg/2008/12/02/hes-pap-and-dares-to-dissent/>
by Chong Zi Liang, The Enquirer
"Someone wrote in an online forum that as a MP representing the people, I should represent the majority view," member of Parliament Baey Yam Keng said. "I beg to differ. There can only be one view in the majority and we shouldn't just have that view reflected in Parliament, we need some debate and hear different viewpoints."