[MyAppleMenu] Jan 25, 2011

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MyAppleMenu
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**** Apple iTunes And The Home Insurance Blame Game <http://blogs.computerworld.com/17709/apple_itunes_and_the_home_insurance_blame_game>
Jonny Evans, Computerworld

You should check your digital music is insured, as many insurers don't offer coverage for your digital music collections within their standard policy -- and Apple won't help you get your music back if it gets lost or stolen -- even though it could.

**** Google Cloud Print Lets You Print GMail Content From Your Mobile Device <http://www.macworld.com/article/157364/2011/01/cloudprint.html?lsrc=rss_main>
Marco Tabini, Macworld

**** Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Handier Than A Mouse For Some <http://www.macnews.com/2011/01/24/wacom-bamboo-pen-touch-handier-mouse-some>
Jessica Maldonado, MacNews

**** Apple Brings The App Store To Twitter Promising Exclusive Offers <http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/24/app-store-twitter/>
MG Siegler, TechCrunch

Now it appears that Apple is taking another step into official Twitter land today with an account for the App Store.

**** How The iPhone Mail App Decides When To Show You New Mail <http://theinvisibl.com/2011/01/24/iphonemail/>
Basil Safwat, The Invisible

This is serious attention to detail. It’s not something people will show off to each other on the bus, or something that you can put on an advert or trumpet on a feature list. It just makes the app a bit quieter and a bit more well behaved.

**** Kodak Patent Complaint Against Apple, RIM Rejected <http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Kodak-patent-complaint-apf-520719851.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=8&asset=&ccode=>
Associated Press

**** A New Mac App That Manages Your Money <http://mac360.com/index.php/mac360/comments/a-new-mac-app-that-manages-your-money-5-easy-ways>
Alexis Kayhill, Mac360

**** The Pendulum Intended For @Mac.com Is Nearly Through <http://appadvice.com/appnn/2011/01/pendulum-intended-maccom-warning/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AppAdvice+%28AppAdvice%29>
Casey Tschida, AppAdvice

**** Sorenson Media Releases Squeeze 7 <http://www.macworld.com/article/157329/2011/01/squeeze7.html?lsrc=rss_main>
Jackie Dove, Macworld

Sorenson Media has launched Sorenson Squeeze 7, an upgrade of the company’s video encoding program. The new version features a trio of key new functions: GPU acceleration, adaptive bitrate encoding, and new input and output formats.

**** Change System Preferences By Script <http://www.macworld.com/article/157370/2011/01/applescriptsystempreferences.html?lsrc=rss_main>
Dan Miller, Macworld

**** James Murdoch: “The Daily” Will Launch With Subscriptions In Coming Weeks <http://appadvice.com/appnn/2011/01/james-murdoch-daily-launch-subscriptions-coming-weeks/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AppAdvice+%28AppAdvice%29>
Joe White, AppAdvice

James Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of News Corp. (EU and Asia), recently confirmed that “The Daily” will launch “in the next few weeks.” Furthermore, Murdoch added that he thinks the weekly subscription fee of $0.99 will be sufficient to support the publication.

**** Radium 2.7.5 <http://www.macworld.com/reviews/product/799188/review/radium_275.html?expand=true&lsrc=rss_main>
Dan Frakes, Macworld

Radium makes it easier and, frankly, more fun to listen to Internet radio and several online music services.

**** Adobe Photoshop Express 1.5 Improves Image Capture <http://www.macworld.com/article/157391/2011/01/photoshop_express_15.html?lsrc=rss_main>
Dan Moren, Macworld



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** An Even Smaller Pocket Projector <http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/27127/?ref=rss&a=f>
Duncan Graham-rowe, Technology Review

Researchers in Germany have developed the world's thinnest "pico" video projector. The prototype device contains an array of carefully shaped microlenses, each with its own miniature liquid-crystal display (LCD). The device is just six millimeters thick, but it produces images that are 10 times brighter than would normally be possible with such a small device.

**** The Fantastical Promise Of Reversible Computing <http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/26308/?ref=rss>
Technology Review

Reversible logic could cut the energy wasted by computers to zero. But significant challenges lie ahead.



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** The End? Far From It <http://moreintelligentlife.com/content/arts/ed-cumming/end-far-it?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MoreintelligentlifeTotal+%28moreintelligentlife.com+-+total%29>
Ed Cumming, Intelligent Life

Once upon a time, films would open, close, appear on video, be shown on television, then vanish. Now with dozens of television channels to fill and rentals going postal, some never go away.

**** Learning From White Castle <http://www.utne.com/Great-Writing/Brooklyn-Vegetarian-Observes-White-Castle.aspx>
Dave Kim, Utne Reader


>From August 13 to 16, 2010, I ate at White Castle #100034 in East Williamsburg 12 times. I live around the corner from the restaurant and use it to guide friends to my apartment all the time. I happen to be a vegetarian. Like most fast food establishments, White Castle doesn’t really cater to diners like me, but as part of a recent effort to explore neighborhood businesses I know nothing about, I decided to spend a few days recording and analyzing life in my local chain restaurant. Here are some observations.


**** With Poem, Broaching The Topic Of Death <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/25/health/25navajo.html?ref=science>
Ben Daitz, New York Times

In Navajo culture, talking about death is thought to bring it about, so it is not discussed. A dead person’s name is never spoken. Only designated tribal members are permitted to touch and bury the dead.

So it is up to Ms. Begay and her colleagues to find ways to teach people (many with little or no English) about things like living wills, durable powers of attorney, do-not-resuscitate orders, electroencephalograms, feeding tubes and ventilators.

**** Languaging <http://www.thenation.com/article/157933/languaging>
Ange Mlinko, The Nation

Is it an exaggeration to say that a second language can provide us with a new self?



SingaporeSurf
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**** Why I Decided To Join TOC <http://siewkumhong.blogspot.com/2011/01/why-i-decided-to-join-toc.html>
Siew Kum Hong

I firmly believe in what TOC is trying to do, and also because I wanted to demonstrate support for TOC through this challenging period.

**** Rising Prices Put Pressure On Singapore's Central Bank <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703555804576101763595776854.html>
Gaurav Raghuvanshi, Wall Street Journal

Consumer prices in Singapore rose faster than expected in December, prompting some analysts to say that the central bank may tighten monetary policy again in April.

Singapore, which is likely to hold general elections in the second quarter of this year, may pull out all the stops to curb inflation and mitigate its impact on consumers. The government budget, due next month, may detail the authorities' plans to combat higher prices, including measures that make use of some of the revenue that it raked in last year.

**** Let Singles Own HDB Flats At 25 <http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_627844.html>
Lau Geok Theng, Straits Times

Young adult citizens at an early stage of their careers form a large proportion of the group of Singaporeans who face the middle-income squeeze and they would certainly welcome assistance, given the stiff property prices.

**** Marrying A Citizen Doesn't Guarantee PR Status <http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_627845.html>
Chia Hui Keng, Immigration And Checkpoints Authority, Straits Times

Mr Porteous' son was unemployed when he applied for permanent residence. His application was rejected. He has since obtained gainful employment and has reapplied. His case will be considered and processed accordingly.

**** Did RWS Underestimate Demands Of Marine Park? <http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/OnlineStory/STIStory_627792.html>
Roger Chow, Straits Times

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) reviewed and arbitrated over the decision to award the contract to RWS. It, therefore, has an extended responsibility in this issue which goes beyond simply stressing that RWS must comply with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) and Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) regulations.

On commercial grounds, the current situation is grossly unfair to the other international bidders who were not selected but submitted proposals they could have fulfilled.

**** MM Lee On Why He Demolished Rivals... <http://singaporemind.blogspot.com/2011/01/mm-lee-on-why-he-demolished-rivals.html>
Diary Of A Singaporean Mind

**** Ex-NMP Volunteers At The Online Citizen <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110125-0000176/Ex-NMP-volunteers-at-the-Online-Citizen>
Leong Wee Keat, Today

The Online Citizen, a political blog, has named four volunteers, including a former Nominated Member of Parliament, to be responsible for the preparation and accuracy of its donation reports.

The blog will hold its first fund-raiser as a political association on Saturday, at the Post Museum in Rowell Road.

**** Inflation At Highest Level Since Dec '08 <http://www.todayonline.com/Hotnews/EDC110125-0000198/>
Millet Enriquez, Today

Inflation here hit 4.6 per cent last month - the highest since December 2008 - due to rising transport, housing and food prices.

Analysts who spoke to MediaCorp expect the Government to intervene in the form of monetary tightening and targeted help for low-income families. 

**** MDA Disallowed Performance About Death Penalty <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/01/mda-disallowed-performance-about-death-penalty/>
Joshua Chiang, The Online Citizen

A performance on the death penalty by artist/activist Seelan Palay was disallowed just a day before it was to be staged at the Substation.

Calling MDA’s move ‘high-handed’, Palay asked, “Does that mean no artist will be able to make a work on the death penalty unless it’s really abstract and nobody knows what it’s about?"

**** Of Boomboxes, Drums And Gongs <http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2011/01/of-boomboxes-drums-and-gongs.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mrbrown+%28mrbrown%29>
mrbrown

Ban ban ban! It's the Singapore way!

**** The Lonely Muslim <http://dizaydammahom.blogspot.com/2011/01/lonely-muslim.html>
Zid Kembangan, Desire The Mayhem

It's a very third world mentality coming from the man that made Temasek into one of the world's most expensive island to get by.


>From my humble observation, since I first set foot on Singapore, Muslims here are already 'less strict' than from where I come from


**** Police Investigate SFD Members Over Death Penalty Book <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/01/police-investigate-sfd-members-over-death-penalty-book/>
The Online Citizen

Three members of Singaporeans For Democracy (SFD) are being investigated by the police over the sale of 12 copies of the book Once A Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock at a film screening at the Substation on 14 November 2010.

**** What Does MM Lee Mean When He Urged Muslims In Singapore To Be "Less Strict" To Aid Integration And Nation Building? <http://eddydaud.blogspot.com/2011/01/what-does-mm-lee-mean-when-he-urged.html>
Just My Thoughts...

Forty three years down the road, the wisdom of the the late Tunku's move can be clearly seen. The political divide and rule strategy of Harry Lee would have destroyed a multi racial and multi religious Malaysia.

**** Helping Or Exploiting The Kids? <http://singaporedesk.blogspot.com/2011/01/helping-or-exploiting-kids.html>
Singapore Notes

**** Do Not Take Sick Leave Or Else… <http://sg.yfittopostblog.com/2011/01/25/do-not-take-sick-leave-or-else/>
Ewen Boey, Yahoo!

Dealers at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino will have to pay the price if they fall ill during the Chinese New Year (CNY) period.

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is not too pleased with this move, telling ST that employers “should not require employees to compromise their right to take legitimate medical leave, or be penalised if they do so”.

**** Police Wants TOC To Apply To Party <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/01/breaking-news-police-wants-toc-to-apply-to-party/>
The Online Citizen

The licenses required are the Public Entertainment License, the house to house and street collections license, and a notification to conduct a lucky draw under the house gaming rules.

The police assured TOC that it would let TOC know if the applications are successful before the event.