[MyAppleMenu] Mar 11, 2011

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MyAppleMenu
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**** Mac 101: Six Steps For Tracking Down Hard Drive Space Hogs <http://www.tuaw.com/2011/03/10/mac-101-six-steps-for-tracking-down-hard-drive-space-hogs/>
TJ Luoma, TUAW

Before you rush out to buy a new hard drive, here are six simple (and free) steps that may help you reclaim "lost" hard drive space.

**** How-To: Installing iMovie On Original iPad Even Though Apple Says You Can’t <http://appadvice.com/appnn/2011/03/howto-installing-imovie-app-original-ipad/>
Bryan Wolfe, AppAdvice

**** OS X Isn't For Developers <http://zachholman.com/2011/03/osx-isnt-for-developers/>
Zach Holman

Though I don’t think Apple should charge for Xcode, $5.00 isn’t a lot of money to Cocoa developers… I suspect most would pay a lot more. It is a lot of money to someone who just wants to try a gem, to someone who has to justify a business expense, to someone who isn’t old enough for a credit card. It’s the act of throwing up such a huge barrier to a casual, interested user that is offensive.

**** Bending Over Backwards <http://daringfireball.net/2011/03/bending_over_backwards>
John Gruber, Daring Fireball

The iPad 2 is a real thing that you can go buy in a store tomorrow. What is Mossberg comparing the iPad to? An imaginary tablet, available today, that does have Flash Player and 4G networking, on which neither technology has an adverse effect on battery life?



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Suddenly Susan <http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/25/suddenly-susan/>
Sigrid Nunez, New York Times

There was nothing wrong with the three of us sharing a roof, she said. Indeed, in other cultures an arrangement like ours would have been common. And, tell her, please: What was so terrific about the nuclear family? Hadn’t she publicly pronounced it “a disaster”? (She also frequently railed against couples: no matter how interesting one or both people might be when you saw them separately, when you saw them together they were invariably boring.)

“Don’t be so conventional,” she said when I expressed doubts about the three of us always being together. “Who says we have to live like everyone else?” (The truth was, I had grown up in a very unconventional household, and ordinary bourgeois existence was, I confess, not only attractive but frankly exotic to me.)



SingaporeSurf
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**** 无鱼，虾也好 <http://www.zaobao.com.sg/yl/yl110311_001.shtml>
林义明, 联合早报

无论事情往哪个方向发展，反对党阵营都不能忘记一个铁定的事实——选民将用手中的选票来判定它们的表现。任何考虑或计算，因此都得以选民的意愿为依归，而非建立在一厢情愿的设想上。

**** This Should Make You Puke <http://singaporedesk.blogspot.com/2011/03/this-should-make-you-puke.html>
Singapore Notes

While the whole wide world braces for the impact of price increases in oil, food and commodities, Parliament has quietly moved to increase the selected president's salary to $4,267,500, a hefty 20.8% quantum jump of $890,700. That's double the percentage increase of the financial assistance package for the poor, which was recently adjusted from $360 to $400 per month.

**** 吁其他政党“让步”免三角战 团结党：我们是认真的 <http://www.zaobao.com.sg/sp/sp110311_012.shtml>
周殊钦 顾功垒, 联合早报

团结党主席张培源在介绍候选人的记者会上表示团结党在惹兰勿刹地区已投入相当多心力，包括向区内贫困居民分发生活必需品，如果最终被迫放弃摩绵—加冷集选区，将感到很痛心。

**** 国民团结党抢先插旗卡位 <http://www.zaobao.com.sg/sp/sp110311_003.shtml>
周殊钦, 联合早报

与工人党争相派候选人到摩绵—加冷集选区竞选的国民团结党，昨天以行动证明本身并非“空口说白话”，在选区划分报告出炉后大选气氛日渐升温之际，率先宣布派往摩绵—加冷集选区和蒙巴登区参选的五名候选人。

**** Opposition Unity As An Election Issue <http://antineodem.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/opposition-unity-as-an-election-issue/>
The Anti Neo-Democracy Theorist

When can the voters hear, through the supposedly responsible media and edgy alternative forums, about education, health care, manpower, and housing issues? Where can we freely debate relevant ideas of freedom of speech and assembly? How do the changes in the Middle East affect Singapore’s domestic politics and international dealings? Are we going to vote based on “opposition unity,” or on other far more relevant and pressing issues?

**** The Conservative Soul: A Call For Small Government <http://onnationandstate.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/the-conservative-soul-a-call-for-small-government/>
On Nation And State

We need small government; a government that recognises that it can be wrong. One that intervenes only when it needs to. For government activism leads to unintended consequences. This was the case for the IRs, and this will not be the last case.

**** NSP Expresses Strong Interest In Moulmein-Kallang <http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_643999.html>
Shivali Nayak, Straits Times

National Solidarity Party (NSP) has spelt out its interest in contesting the newly-formed Moulmein-Kallang GRC in a potential three-cornered fight with Workers' Party (WP) for the upcoming General Elections.

The smallest of the existing 15 GRCs, Moulmein-Kallang GRC was carved out from the now-defunct Jalan Besar GRC.NSP Secretary General Goh Meng Seng hopes that the Workers' Party will reconsider its position to avoid the two parties fighting each other against the incumbent People's Action Party (PAP).

**** Singapore - From 3rd World To 1st World To Lost World. <http://sg-quitters.blogspot.com/2011/03/singapore-from-3rd-world-to-1st-world.html>
Cheong Wing Lee, SG-Quitters

So when it comes to the question of whether Singapore is better now than it was 50 years ago, should we be surprised at the answer?

**** Are We A Nation? <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/03/we-singaporeans-are-schizophrenic/>
Constance Singam, The Online Citizen

**** Dr M And The New Dilemma <http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/3/11/nation/8232869&sec=nation>
June H.l. Wong, The Star

Talking to Lee Kuan Yew was a one-sided affair. His style of conversation, like his manner of addressing the Malaysian Parliament when he was a member, was to lecture his listeners about what was right and what was wrong. But during our discussion, I came to realise that he did not know all that much, especially on technological matters.

Our relationship then was proper, professionally appropriate for political opponents, but never very friendly. Still, as Prime Minister, I worked hard at trying to resolve our various problems with Singapore but found them unresponsive.

**** From Budget To Elections – Diversion Tactics? <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/03/from-budget-to-elections-%E2%80%93-diversion-tactics/>
Howard Lee, The Online Citizen

So for the record, the following is a brief run-down of the online literature – most of it, I believe. Browse as you like, and forward it to your friends who are interested or curious. I hope that it will give you more information to make an informed decision on which party will serve you best, come the general elections, the next financial year, and possibly the years beyond.

**** Japan Got Earthquake, Quickly Book Your CNA Commercial Slots <i>Now</i>! <http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2011/03/japan-got-earthquake-quickly-book-your-cna-commercial-slots-now.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mrbrown+%28mrbrown%29>
mrbrown

Really? An 8.8 earthquake and a massive tsunami has hit Japan and this is the email your vice-president for marcomms sends out, Channel NewsAsia?

**** MICA – Protection Of Privacy Online <http://wp.sg/2011/03/mica-protection-of-privacy-online/>
The Workers' Party

**** Message To Opposition: Don’t Forget To Whack The PAP <http://newnation.sg/2011/03/message-to-opposition-dont-forget-to-whack-the-pap/>
Terence Lee, New Nation




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