[MyAppleMenu] Dec 21, 2008

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu
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**** The RIAA Gives Up On Finding A Competitor To iTunes <http://blogs.computerworld.com/ria_gives_up_on_suing_customers_drm>
by Seth Wintraub, Computerworld

**** Dell Comments On Apple's Green Commitment, TUAW Translates From PR-Speak To English <http://www.tuaw.com/2008/12/20/translation-from-pr-speak-to-english-of-dells-bob-pearson-about/>
by Robert Palmer, The Unofficial Apple Weblog

**** Mac At Work: Day One <http://blogs.computerworld.com/mac_at_work_day_one>
by Sharon Machlis, Computerworld
The hardware has a clear attention to design details, offering happy surprises like a magnetic socket for the power cord. The OS X eye candy also seems well designed, offering not just gratuitous razzle-dazzle but helpful visual cues.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Will The Recession Kill Web 2.0? <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122963672858119195.html>
by Jeremy Liew, Wall Street Journal

**** The Year Of The Simpler Gadget <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/business/21ping.html?ref=business>
by Damon Darlin, New York Times

**** Chief Of The Year: Amazon CTO Werner Vogels <http://www.informationweek.com/news/management/interviews/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=U4V41AQFH5TZKQSNDLOSKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=212501217>
by John Foley, InformationWeek

SingaporeSurf
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**** 'Malaysia Used SIngapore Papers For Pedra Branca' <http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/National/2433491/Article/index_html>
by New Straits Times
Malaysia had relied on Singapore documents in its fight over the sovereignty of Pedra Branca, the republic's chief justice, Chan Sek Keong, said yesterday.
Chan said he was disappointed with Malaysia for accusing Singapore of withholding a letter from the ICJ that would have supposedly damaged the republic's case. "The truth is that we had gone round the world looking for it (the letter) for some 30 years without success."

**** Importation Of Dolphins Slammed <http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20081221-179169/Importation-of-dolphins-slammed>
by Tonette Orejas, Philippine Daily Inquirer
A marine park at the Subic Bay Freeport has been assailed by a concerned group for importing 18 bottle-nosed dolphins from te SOlomon Islands to be trained for performances at a similar park in Singapore.
Trixie Concepcion, representative of Earth Island Institute in the Philippines, said the export of dolphins from the Solomon Islands was controversial because the animals could not be declared sustainable since there were no scientific or baseline studies on the current stock nd pouplation of dolphins in that area.