[MyAppleMenu] May 13, 2011

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**** Solve Mac Startup Problems By Reseating RAM <http://tidbits.com/article/12169?rss>
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS

First, if your Mac’s power light is flashing, reseating the RAM is the likely fix. And second, properly reseating the memory may require a little more effort than simply removing and reinstalling the DIMMs or other memory modules.

**** Quickly Delete iPhone Photos From Your Mac <http://www.macworld.com/article/159810/2011/05/delete_photos_iphone.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Lex Friedman, Macworld

**** How To Transfer Files To And From An iPad <http://www.macworld.com/article/159805/2011/05/ipad_file_transfers.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Lex Friedman, Macworld

Transferring and synchronizing files between the Mac and the tablet isn’t easy. There are several different ways to do it, but none are perfect, and each has its deficiencies. Frankly, this is one area where Apple could vastly improve the iPad experience. Until that happens, here are your choices when it comes to transferring files between your various devices.

**** New iMac Drives Not Meant To Be Replaced, And I Hate It <http://gigaom.com/apple/imac-drives-not-meant-to-be-replaced-and-i-hate-it/>
Weldon Dodd, GigaOM

Okay, so maybe adding easy hard drive access is too much of a design sacrifice, but now even if you manage to get at the hard drive, you can’t replace it.

**** Apple Marshalling For Internet Content War <http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/9642476>
Reuters

Apple Inc appears to be arming itself for a full-on assault on the $150 billion-plus world of multimedia content and distribution.

**** How To Access Hidden Files To Restore In Time Machine <http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20062357-263.html>
Topher Kessler, CNET

**** Firefox 4 Review <http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=3279324&olo=rss>
Karl Hodge, Macworld UK

**** Skype Alternatives For Mac Users <http://www.davidalison.com/2011/05/skype-alternatives-for-mac-users.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DavidAlisonsBlog+%28David+Alison%27s+Blog%29>
David Alison

**** Inserting "Real" Fractions Into Documents <http://www.macworld.com/article/159762/2011/05/real_fractions.html#lsrc.rss_weblogs_mac911>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

**** Adobe Flash Update Puts Users In Charge Of Privacy <http://www.macworld.com/article/159865/2011/05/flash_player.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Robert McMillan, IDG News Service

Adobe has released an important update to its Flash Player software that fixes critical security flaws and gives users a better way of controlling whether they are being tracked on the Web.



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**** A Clockwork Orange: The Droog Rides Again <http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/may/11/a-clockwork-orange-cannes>
Steve Rose, The Guardian

This week, to mark its 40th anniversary, a newly restored version will be unveiled at Cannes, and released shortly after on Blu-ray. So the film's journey into mainstream respectability, and availability, is finally complete.

**** Paris For Perverts <http://www.slate.com/id/2289282/entry/2289286/?from=rss>
Tony Perrottet, Slate

If Paris was an island of fantasy within Europe, "Le Chabanais," as Parisians affectionately referred to it, was its dreamlike jewel.

**** Word Freakout <http://www.slate.com/id/2293903/?from=rss>
Stefan Fatsis, Slate

Here we go again, Scrabble fans.



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**** MediaCorp Explains Why Aljunied Result Came After 2am <http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_667992.html>
Han Chuan Quee, MediaCorp, Straits Times

The conduct of polling is such that the official results can come from only the Returning Officer (RO) as candidates and their election agents are bound by rules and guidelines on confidentiality.

**** Workers' Party's Yee Jenn Jong Set To Accept NCMP Seat <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110513-0000280/Workers-Partys-Yee-Jenn-Jong-set-to-accept-NCMP-seat>
Tanya Fong, Today

Today understands that the WP decided late last night to allow Mr Yee, 46, to take up the Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) seat he had been offered.

**** Joo Chiat Had Highest Number Of Absentee Voters <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110513-0000315/Joo-Chiat-had-highest-number-of-absentee-voters>
Ong Dai Lin, Today

When contacted, the two Joo Chiat candidates said that the absentee voters were likely elderly with health problems or young people who travel for work.

**** Money Is Never Enough For These Guys <http://singaporedesk.blogspot.com/2011/05/money-is-never-enough-for-these-guys.html>
Singapore Notes

**** Not Given NCMP Seat, So Eric Tan Quits Workers' Party <http://www.todayonline.com/Hotnews/EDC110513-0000339/Not-given-NCMP-seat,-so-Eric-Tan-quits-Workers-Party>
Tanya Fong, Today

With an eye on the next General Election, the Workers' Party's top leadership last night made a strategic decision to select a younger member for its second Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) seat.

Unfortunately, the move prompted veteran central executive committee member and party treasurer Eric Tan to quit.

**** From Whence I Came? Here I Am, Grateful! <http://feedmetothefish.blogspot.com/2011/05/from-whence-i-came-here-i-am-grateful.html>
Feed Me To The Fish

**** Singapore Entering A 'New Phase' In Politics <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/05/singapore-elections.html>
Michael D. Mosettig, PBS NewsHour

Whether it heralds the beginning of what Singaporeans call "First World Democracy," in a country often criticized by outsiders for its lack of that, remains to be seen. But many, especially the younger voters who became engaged through Internet campaigning (another first in a country with tight limits on mainstream media), were encouraged and engaged as never before. I know some in their 30s who voted for the first time in their lives.

**** In Singapore Winning 7% Of Parliamentary Seats Is Tantamount To An Opposition Triumph <http://www.economist.com/node/18681827?story_id=18681827&fsrc=rss>
The Economist

Lasting change, however, is not inevitable for a phenomenally successful party used to seeing opposition as at best a tiresome distraction and at worst a dangerous threat. The elder Mr Lee, for one, the government’s “minister mentor”, still seems to have doubts about the concept of a loyal opposition. “You believe the Workers’ Party is in parliament to help the good of Singaporeans or to oppose the PAP?” he asked after the result. Incredible as it may seem to Mr Lee, many voters seem to think it can do both.

**** 吴明盛：无法组梦幻队 失去突破机会 <http://www.zaobao.com.sg/sp/sp110513_006.shtml>
林慧慧, 联合早报

国民团结党秘书长吴明盛认为，无法组织一支梦幻组合到淡滨尼集选区竞选是导致他们败北的主要原因之一，他坦承自己无法说服前政府奖学金得主陈礼添和潘群勤夫妇，以及高人气党员佘雪玲加入他淡滨尼团队，使得他们“失去一个取得突破的机会”。

针对为何陈礼添夫妇和佘雪玲不愿加入他带领的淡滨尼团队，吴明盛在接受媒体访问时不愿透露具体原因，只是说：“大家都有各自的意愿。我不能因为我是秘书长就强迫他们。”

**** A Conflict Of Interest? <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/05/a-conflict-of-interest/>
Joseph Teo, The Online Citizen

It appears that there is a conflict of interest in Mr Chua’s roles. If he receives a stipend or salary from both organizations, on whose behalf would he act? If he only receives a salary from CPG Facilities Management, how can he then act in the interest of the residents of Aljunied GRC?

What I find extremely worrying, however, is that this matter only came to light because the Workers’ Party won Aljunied GRC, and there now needs to be a handover. If the PAP had won, would this unhealthy arrangement have continued? Are there any other such apparent conflicts of interest that we do not know about?

**** Qantas Tightlipped On Singapore Subsidiary Report <http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/5/13/business/20110513112435&sec=business>
Associated Press

A newspaper reports that Qantas Airways is planning to create a new airline in Singapore as part of a strategy to increase Asian business and cut costs.

**** Why Are Cancer Treatments Not Subsidized By The Government? <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/05/why-are-cancer-treatments-not-subsidized-by-the-government/>
Deborah Choo, The Online Citizen

**** Workers' Party Names Yee Jenn Jong, Gerald Giam For NCMP Seats <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1128639/1/.html>
S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia

Mr Yee said: "Many residents have asked me to continue to champion certain national issues for them in the parliament. So I hope to be able to use the NCMP position to raise some of these issues. My area of expertise will be in entrepreneurship, small and medium enterprise and education.

**** Handover And Formation Of Town Councils <http://www.news.gov.sg/public/sgpc/en/media_releases/agencies/hdb/press_release/P-20110513-1/AttachmentPar/0/file/HANDOVER%20AND%20FORMATION%20OF%20TOWN%20COUNCILS%20.pdf>
Housing & Development Board, Singapore Government

Currently, the Aljunied Town Council operates 3 offices which have been rented from HDB on 3-year tenancies. These tenancies will expire between Nov 2011 and May 2012. The Town Council under the new Aljunied GRC MPs will take on all existing agreements of the Aljunied Town Council, including the existing tenancies for the 3 offices.

MND and HDB are working closely with all elected MPs and other stakeholders on the formation of new Town Councils, so as to ensure a smooth handover of Town Council functions, for the benefit of all HDB residents.

(Note: Link goes to a PDF document.)




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