[MyAppleMenu] Nov 4, 2010

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**** Apple Plays The Console Game <http://blogs.computerworld.com/17283/apple_is_killing_the_console_game_market>
Jonny Evans, Computerworld

This isn't a pipedream. This is what games industry insiders are whispering about.

**** S The New MacBook Air A Third Epoch In Personal Computer Evolution? – The ‘Book Mystique <http://www.pbcentral.com/blog/2010/11/03/is-the-new-macbook-air-a-third-epoch-in-personal-computer-evolution-the-book-mystique/>
Charles W. Moore, Power 'Book Central

I’m increasingly of a mind that Steve Jobs is right about the new MacBook Air being a foretaste of the future of notebook computing, and that the diminutive but powerful and far less-compromised than their predecessor new Airs represent a third revolution in the evolution of how we use and relate to personal computers.

**** Opacity Review <http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=3246658&olo=rss>
Karl Hodge, Macworld UK

Opacity is a vector drawing tool optimised for interface components. Sounds pretty dry, we realise. But Opacity, and its budget cousin Opacity Express, are tools that have far more going for them than first appears.

**** An Unexpected Fix For An iPad Syncing Error <http://db.tidbits.com/article/11717?rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+tidbits_main+%28TidBITS%3A+Mac+News+for+the+Rest+of+Us%29>
Lex Friedman, TidBITS

The fix? Delete the iPod Photo Cache folder.

**** Tech Tussles: Apple vs. The World <http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118026797?refCatId=1009>
Chris Morris, Variety

Rather than choosing one sector to conquer, the house that Steve Jobs built opted to fight a multi-front war. What's amazing is that Apple has won so often on so many battlegrounds.

Apple may not exactly be looking to take over the world -- but Jobs loves to talk about changing it. Certainly he and his company have expansionist designs on the world's leisure time.

**** Mac 101: User Accounts And Basic Security <http://gigaom.com/apple/mac-101-user-accounts-and-basic-security/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gigaomnetwork+%28GigaOM%3A+All+Channels%29>
Geoffrey Goetz, GigaOM

Securing your Mac can be both simple and complicated, depending on your usage and expertise, but the best place to start is with the access privileges granted to each user account created.

**** Apple Starting A Race To The Bottom (With Itself?) <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-chan/apple-starting-a-race-to-_b_778497.html>
Eric Chan, Huffington Post

The bottom line for consumers is that Apple's desktops, laptops, iPads, iPhones, Internet TV platforms and whatever else the company invents over the next decade, will likely be cheaper to buy than they were in years past.

**** Apple's Tough iTunes Note Meant For Indie Labels <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20021674-37.html>
Greg Sandoval, CNET

There's a reason for the tough approach. Apple is in a hurry to get the deals done so it can offer the longer samples for holiday shopping. Time is running out.

**** MacTech 2010: Andy Ihnatko On The Coming Of Lion <http://www.tuaw.com/2010/11/03/mactech-2010-andy-ihnatko-on-the-coming-of-lion/>
Mike Schramm, TUAW

**** This Speech Recognition Software Won’t Be Dragon You Down <http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/macsimum_review_this_speech_recognition_software_wont_be_dragon_you_down/>
Dennis Sellers, Macsimum News

**** Using Special Characters In OS X <http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20021696-263.html>
Topher Kessler, CNET

To make things easier, Apple includes a couple of system utilities that can help you when you need to use alternate characters.

**** Apple Details Iphone Alarm Clock Bug In Support Document <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/03/apple_details_iphone_alarm_clock_bug_in_support_document.html>
AppleInsider

Apple's documentation notes that users can resolve the issue by setting the repeat interval on an alarm to "Never." If users reset their alarm every day, the daylight saving bug will not affect them.

The support note says that after daylight saving ends in the U.S. on Nov. 7, users will be able to set their alarms to repeat again.

**** Apple Now Accepting Submissions For Mac App Store <http://www.tuaw.com/2010/11/03/apple-now-accepting-submissions-for-mac-app-store/>
Mike Schramm, TUAW

Developers can send apps in right now to have them ready for the approval process for the new Mac App Store. There's no word yet on which developers are jumping on this, but I'm sure we'll find out when the store goes live soon which developers took advantage of this opportunity right away.

**** PayPal Fixes Security Hole In iPhone App <http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20021730-245.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-Apple>
Elinor Mills, CNET

PayPal rushed a fix out today for its iPhone app after learning that it contained a flaw that could be used by attackers to trick PayPal users into divulging their account information.

**** Apple Under Investigation By The US ITC <http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1868251/apple-investigation-itc>
Nick Farrell, The Inquirer

Motorola Mobility has complained that Apple infringed some of its patents regarding wireless devices, mobile phones, portable music and data processing devices, computers and components. This is just the latest of several investigations that the ITC has launched in the mobile phone arena.

**** Lack Of Flash Gives MacBook Air Two Extra Hours Of Battery Life <http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/11/lack-of-flash-gives-macbook-air-two-extra-hours-of-battery-life/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Fgadgets%2Fmac+%28Wired%3A+Gadgets+-+Mac%29#>
Charlie Sorrel, Wired

Anecdotal reports of the new Airs say that they run cooler and quieter than other Mac notebooks, unless they are using Flash.

**** Exploring Apple's iBookstore <http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/exploring-apples-ibookstore-20101104-17fld.html>
Stephen Hutcheon, Sydney Morning Herald

At this stage, there aren't enough of the first release books and those that are there appear to be much more expensive that comparable books in the US.

**** Why Time Machine Isn't Enough For Backup <http://www.macworld.com/article/155441/2010/11/timemachineallyouneed.html?lsrc=rss_main>
Joe Kissell, Macworld

Time Machine's limitations and how to overcome them.

**** “I Don’t Know What I’m Defending Anymore” <http://thebluesweater.blogspot.com/2010/11/i-dont-know-what-im-defending-anymore.html>
The Blue Sweater

While the government tries to establish such a historical and arguably cultural continuity between the past and the present, it conveniently ignores the fact that its policies have disrupted that continuity between the different generations of Singapore society.



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Wireless Technology Could Slay Health-Care Costs <http://www.technologyreview.com/business/26635/?ref=rss>
Lauren Gravitz, Technology Review

Sensing and monitoring devices are crucial for slashing long-term hospital expenses.



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Conflict Or Cooperation? <http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/66802/richard-k-betts/conflict-or-cooperation?page=show>
Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs

Three visions revisited.

**** Chasing Stingray All Over Town <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/dining/03malay.html?ref=dining>
Julia Moskin, New York Times

Mr. Seetoh, a former photojournalist who now publishes exhaustive guides to street foods in Southeast Asia, was my wingman for what may have been America’s first stingray crawl. Its goal: to mine Mr. Seetoh’s expertise by choosing one popular dish from the alluring, often bewildering menus of New York’s Southeast Asian restaurants, and chasing it all over town.

**** The Cities We Want <http://www.slate.com/id/2272647/>
Witold Rybczynski, Slate

The question is not whether we want to live in cities. Obviously, a growing number of us do—otherwise we would not build so many of them. The real question is: In what kind of cities do we want to live? Compact or spread out? Old or new? Big or small?



SingaporeSurf
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**** Conviction Casts Doubt On Yale Tie-Up <http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20101103144217575>
Yojana Sharma, University World News

In a prospectus designed to win over sceptical Yale academics, Yale President Richard Levin and Provost Peter Salovey admitted they were "greatly concerned" by the Shadrake case. 

It "gives us reason to inquire even more deeply to understand how free faculty and students would be to express themselves in scholarly publications, in the classroom and on campus," they wrote.

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詹丽华, 钱江晚报

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**** Singapore 'Best Country In Which To Run A Business' <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11671839>
BBC

Report co-author Dahlia Khalifa told the BBC that Singapore continued to lead the way for a number of reasons. "It is simply the most efficient place from which to import and export. For example, you only need four documents to export and import goods, which remains global best practice.

**** British Author Faces Jail For Criticising Singapore's Judiciary <http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/british-author-faces-jail-for-criticising-singapores-judiciary-2124601.html>
Kathy Marks, The Independent

**** Pick Fourth Pm From Current Batch Of Ministers <http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_599045.html>
Patrick Low, Straits Times

In view of the long period of apprenticeship required, would it not be wiser to have a fourth PM from the ranks of the current ministers in the interim?

**** En-Bloc Millionaires Reap Singapore Real-Estate Gains As Forced Sales Jump <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-04/en-bloc-millionaires-reap-singapore-real-estate-gains-as-forced-sales-jump.html>
Kristine Aquino, Bloomberg

En-bloc sales are a barometer of the private residential property market in land-scarce Singapore, where most apartment buildings are replaced before they are 30 years old. They give builders like CapitaLand Ltd. and Ho Hup the chance to redevelop prime locations and they fuel price gains in the private and rental markets as ejected families seek new accommodation.

**** Infighting Continues In Opposition Alliance <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC101104-0000114/Infighting-continues-in-opposition-alliance>
Teo Xuanwei, Today

A day after SDA leaders reportedly rejected Mr Chiam's decision to replace Mr Lim as SDA secretary-general, Mr Chiam said his Singapore People's Party (SPP) - which is a component party of the SDA - "has already replaced Desmond Lim as SDA representative".

**** Nuclear Power Plants In Singapore? <http://unfcccecosingapore.wordpress.com/2010/11/03/nuclear-power-plants-in-singapore/>
ECO @ COP

Nuclear leakages like fires are very unlikely to occur. However, in that slight chance that they happen, the consequences are dire.

**** ‘The Tourist Does Not See The Country The Inhabitants Know.’ How Far Is This True For Singapore? <http://13red.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/the-tourist-does-not-see-the-country-the-inhabitants-know-how-far-is-this-true-for-singapore/>
The Siglap Outbox

**** This Kind Of “Guardian Or Trustee”Meh? <http://atans1.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/this-kind-of-guardian-or-trusteemeh/>
Thoughts Of A Cynical Investor

Feel free to call me a quitter-in-residence. Hotel room and service gd here, even if I can find better value overseas.

**** 车资改革和舆论导向 <http://www.zaobao.com.sg/yl/yl101104_008.shtml>
王敏生, 联合早报

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**** Singapore Convicts Author Of Death Penalty Book <http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE013632010&lang=e>
Amnesty International

“This judgement creates a chilling effect on freedom of speech, for Singaporeans and foreigners alike,” said Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International’s Director for the Asia-Pacific. “Singapore’s criminal prosecution of Shadrake only underscores the country’s poor record of respect for freedom of expression.”

**** åŠ å…¥æ°‘è”å¸Œæœ›æ¸ºèŒ« 革新党或与詹时中另起炉灶 <http://www.zaobao.com.sg/sp/sp101104_003.shtml>
游润恬, 联合早报

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**** Cost Of Living Must Be Lowered <http://yoursdp.org/index.php/news/singapore/4198-cost-of-iving-must-be-lowered>
Singapore Democrat Party

In our visits to residents in the various constituencies, one issue that keeps cropping up is the high cost of living in Singapore and how people are finding it difficult to make ends meet.

**** 詹时中：我有权撤换林睦荃 <http://www.zaobao.com.sg/sp/sp101104_004.shtml>
联合早报

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**** Qantas Plane Lands Safely In Singapore After Scare <http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE6A306J20101104>
Harry Suhartono, Reuters

A Qantas Airways passenger plane carrying 459 people was forced to shut down an engine and return to to Singapore's Changi airport on Thursday, ending speculation that it had crashed, the airline and Singapore state TV said.

**** LTA To Widen Part Of PIE <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1091350/1/.html>
Mustafa Shafawi, Channel NewsAsia

he Land Transport Authority (LTA) said it is widening a stretch of the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) between Clementi Ave 6 and Adam Road.

**** How Far Will S’pore Go For Economic Growth? <http://sg.yfittopostblog.com/2010/11/04/how-far-will-spore-go-for-economic-growth/>
Angela Lim, Yahoo!

**** Lim Zi Rui : I Don't Know What I'm Defending Anymore.... Part 2 <http://singaporemind.blogspot.com/2010/11/lim-zi-rui-i-dont-know-what-im.html>
Diary Of A Singaporean Mind

You'll start to feel like Lim Rui Zi - you will still do what you can for Singapore but you won't be able to understand why you're doing it and the danger is one day when you search your heart for reasons and none exist, you may not be able to what Singapore needs you to do.

**** NParks Launches 4 New Diy Trail Guides <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1091360/1/.html>
Mustafa, Channel NewsAsia

Members of the public will get more opportunities to learn about trees and appreciate their importance in making Singapore a highly liveable city through these guides. The guides are available for trails at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Pulau Ubin, Changi and Fort Canning Park.

**** IFHR Condemns Alan Sharake's Conviction <http://sgdeathpenalty.blogspot.com/2010/11/ifhr-condemns-alan-sharakes-conviction.html>
The Death Penalty In Singapore

**** Singapore Vies For London's Shipping Crown <http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/9344499>
Jonathan Saul and Randy Fabi, Reuters

**** Singapore Airlines Says To Delay All A380 Flights <http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6A32NI20101104>
Miral Fahmy, Reuters

Singapore Airlines will delay all flights on its Airbus A380 fleet pending precautionary checks after the same model operated by Qantas Airlines suffered engine failure, an official said on Thursday.

**** Reform Party Withdraws Application To Join SDA <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/11/reform-party-withdraws-application-to-join-sda/>
The Online Citizen

**** Should Members Of Parliament Serve Foreigners? <http://blinkymummy.blogspot.com/2010/11/should-members-of-parliament-serve.html>
野人俱乐部

Meet-the-People session ought to remain exclusive to Singapore Citizens only.

**** Reform Party Not Joining SDA <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1091386/1/.html>
Hoe Yeen Nie, Channel NewsAsia

The Reform Party's secretary general told Channel NewsAsia the decision was made after learning that Mr Chiam See Tong of the Singapore People's Party might pull out of the SDA.