[MyAppleMenu] Oct 13, 2010

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MyAppleMenu
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**** Apple Throws The Rule Book At Music Stars <http://www.fastcompany.com/1694493/apple-ping-rule-book-guidelines>
Austin Carr, Fast Company

This is what happens when Apple creates a social network: Ping has been designed to be as sanitized as an Apple store. Can you even think of another social network that hands VIPs a book of rules before joining?

**** Fake: A Programmable Browser For OS X <http://theappleblog.com/2010/10/12/fake-a-programmable-browser-for-os-x/>
Charles Moore, GigaOM

Fake allows you to drag discrete browser Actions into a graphical Workflow that, once configured, can be saved and run to perform various online tasks automatically.

**** iPhone 4 Nearly Twice As Prone To Accidental Screen Damage <http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/10/iphone-4-nearly-twice-as-prone-to-accidental-screen-damage.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss>
Chris Foresman, Ars Technica

SquareTrade, a company that offers a third-party warranty for consumer electronics that covers accidental damage, has released an analysis of damage rates comparing the iPhone 4 to the iPhone 3GS. According to damage reported by warranty holders, the GorillaGlass-clad iPhone 4 suffers from damaged screens almost twice as often as the iPhone 3GS before it.

**** Incognito Lets Safari Users Evade Data Mining <http://www.macworld.com/article/154806/2010/10/incognitio_extension.html?lsrc=rss_main>
Joel Mathis, Macworld

**** The Easy Way To Free Backups On Your Mac <http://mac360.com/index.php/mac360/comments/the-easy-way-to-free-backups-on-your-mac/>
Alexis Kayhill, Mac 360

**** Apple's Largest Mall-Based Us Store Opening Oct. 16 <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/12/apples_largest_mall_based_us_store_opening_oct_16.html>
Josh Ong, AppleInsider

Apple announced Tuesday that its newly redesigned Apple Retail Store in Saint Louis, Mo., which will feature a first-of-its-kind lounge area, will open Saturday, Oct. 16 at 9 a.m.

**** Hon Hai To Raise Prices For Apple, Others - Report <http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52156220101013>
Reuters

Hon Hai, the world's largest electronic parts maker, will raise prices from October for some clients, including Apple, according to a Citibank analyst, a Taiwan newspaper reported on Wednesday.

**** Microsoft Announces Windows Phone 7 Sync Software For Macs Due This Year <http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/13/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-sync-software-for-macs-due-t/>
Joshua Topolsky, Engadget

According to a statement from the company issued late in the day, beginning some time "later in 2010" Mac users will be able to live the dream along with their PC counterparts by downloading a beta OS X application which will allow you to sync "select content" from a Mac of their choosing to a Windows Phone. 

**** Apple: Back To The Mac? October 20 <http://ihnatko.com/2010/10/13/apple-back-to-the-mac-october-20/>
Andy Ihnatko's Celestial Waste Of Bandwidth (BETA)

What will they talk about? Well, you can see a lion peeking out from behind the logo there. Soo…

**** Apple To Meet South Korea Officials Over Iphone Concerns <http://www.macworld.com/article/154824/2010/10/iphone_southkorea.html?lsrc=rss_main>
Nick Spence, Macworld UK

Local lawmakers will ask Apple to explain the company’s after-sales service policy, which officials and consumers complain is unfair.

**** Pause Your Music Intelligently With Take Five <http://www.tuaw.com/2010/10/13/pause-your-music-intelligently-with-take-five/>
Dave Caolo, TUAW

The latest application from The Iconfactory, Take Five, is meant to eliminate one pesky problem: the realization that you've been wearing headphones that aren't pumping out any music. I'm glad to say that it succeeds.



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Microsoft's 3-D Strategy <http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/26507/?ref=rss&a=f>
Erica Naone, Technology Review



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Think Again: Global Aging <http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/10/11/think_again_global_aging>
Phillip Longman, Foreign Policy

A gray tsunami is sweeping the planet -- and not just in the places you expect. How did the world get so old, so fast?



SingaporeSurf
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**** More Plants In Orchard Rd To Attract Butterfly Breeding <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1086665/1/.html>
Lynda Hong, Channel NewsAsia

Nature enthusiasts on Tuesday planted 2,570 plants, shrubs and trees at Orchard Road to entice butterflies to breed there.

**** Singapore Economy Probably Slowed, Reducing Scope For Faster Currency Gain <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-12/singapore-economy-probably-slowed-reducing-scope-for-faster-currency-gain.html>
Shamim Adam and Jay Wang, Bloomberg

Singapore’s economy probably cooled after a record first-half expansion as manufacturing growth eased, reducing pressure on the central bank to allow a faster pace of currency appreciation.

**** Nostalgia For Singapore's Historic Train Station <http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=158205>
AFP

The fate of a shabby but historic Malaysia-owned train station tucked away in an obscure corner of ultramodern Singapore's port and business district is stirring nostalgia for a bygone age.

**** 三文化奖得主 搭建多元艺术桥　梁文福：得奖是国家对新谣运动的肯定 <http://www.zaobao.com.sg/fk/fk101013_001.shtml>
胡文雁, 联合早报

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**** 在音乐与文学之间搭建桥梁　梁文福获颁2010年度文化奖 <http://www.zaobao.com.sg/sp/sp101013_001.shtml>
胡文雁, 联合早报

本地新谣运动一位重要的开拓者梁文福昨晚从纳丹总统手中接过2010年度文化奖。18年前，他在同一个场合以文学类获青年艺术奖。

文化奖是本地艺文界的最高荣誉，授予在艺术领域有卓越成就的艺术家，与梁文福共享这份荣耀的，还有视觉艺术家王良吟及马来作家苏叻曼。

**** It's Just So Scary <http://singaporedesk.blogspot.com/2010/10/its-just-so-scary.html>
Singapore Notes

**** Mystery ‘Bear’ Video Creates Huge Online Buzz <http://sg.yfittopostblog.com/2010/10/13/mystery-bear-caught-on-video-creates-huge-online-buzz/>
Angela Lim, Yahoo!

A video of a strange, bear-like creature spotted along Ulu Pandan Road is creating a huge stir online.