[MyAppleMenu] Nov 8, 2011

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**** Instagram On The Desktop? Flare And Analog Give Mac Users Options <http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/11/instagram-on-the-desktop-flare-and-analog-give-mac-users-some-options.ars?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Technica+-+Featured+Content%29>
Chris Foresman, Ars Technica

Both apps give you a variety of retro looks to choose from, and both can be quite simple to use. However, each app takes a slightly different approach to achieving an aged or vintage photo look—the differences in those approaches will likely appeal to different kinds of users.

**** Lion Struggles But Finally Submits To Install <http://tidbits.com/article/12619>
Glenn Fleishman, TidBITS

**** Hurdles Remain For iPad Use In Healthcare <http://www.macworld.com/article/163461/2011/11/hurdles_remain_for_ipad_use_in_healthcare.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Tom Kaneshige, CIO

Even though hospitals have emerged as early iPad adopters-tech-averse doctors supposedly love them, many hurdles remain for the iPad in healthcare. Chief among them is the legacy app world that clinicians depend on to get their jobs done. Apple’s new iCloud storage service is also cause for “trepidation,” Wright says.

**** Hands-on With GarageBand For iPhone: 8-track Studio In Your Pocket <http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/11/garageband-for-iphone-8-track-studio-in-your-pocket.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss>
Chris Foresman, Ars Technica

**** iPhone Security Bug Lets Innocent-Looking Apps Go Bad <http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2011/11/07/iphone-security-bug-lets-innocent-looking-apps-go-bad/>
Andy Greenberg, Forbes

At the SysCan conference in Taiwan next week, Miller plans to present a method that exploits a flaw in Apple’s restrictions on code signing on iOS devices, the security measure that allows only Apple-approved commands to run in an iPhone or iPad’s memory. Using his method–and Miller has already planted a sleeper app in Apple’s App Store to demonstrate the trick–an app can phone home to a remote computer that downloads new unapproved commands onto the device and executes them at will, including stealing the user’s photos, reading contacts, making the phone vibrate or play sounds, or otherwise repurposing normal iOS app functions for malicious ends.

**** Charlie Miller Kicked Out Of The Apple App Store For Uploading Exploit <http://www.macgasm.net/2011/11/07/charlie-miller-kicked-apple-app-store-uploading-exploit/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29>
Joshua Schnell, Macgasm

**** The Best Terminal Emulator For Mac OS X <http://lifehacker.com/5857046/the-best-terminal-emulator-for-mac-os-x>
Adam Dachis, Lifehacker

Mac OS X includes a great terminal editor, but among the handful of alternatives is one that easily rises above them all. iTerm2 is our pick for the best terminal emulator for Mac OS X thanks to its vast number of time-saving features and high level of customizability.

**** 'Apple Store' App For iOS Updated To Support New Self-Checkout System For Retail Stores <http://www.macrumors.com/2011/11/08/apple-store-app-for-ios-updated-to-support-new-self-checkout-system-for-retail-stores/>
Eric Slivka, MacRumors

**** Add A Mickey Mouse Clock To Your Dashboard <http://www.macworld.com/article/163289/2011/11/add_a_mickey_mouse_clock_to_your_dashboard.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Lex Friedman, Macworld

Mickey is one of the numerous clock faces Apple now offers on the iPod nano, and Apple shows a full working, ticking preview of the clock on its website. Here’s how to grab it for your Mac.

**** Consumer Reports Recommends The iPhone 4S <http://news.consumerreports.org/electronics/2011/11/consumer-reports-recommends-the-iphone-4s.html>
Mike Gikas, Consumer Reports

In special reception tests of the iPhone 4S that duplicated those we did on the iPhone 4, the newer phone did not display the same reception flaw, which involves a loss of signal strength when you touch a spot on the phone’s lower left side while you’re in an area with a weak signal.

**** How To Make Basic Edits In iPhoto <http://www.macworld.com/article/162200/2011/09/how_to_make_basic_edits_in_iphoto.html>
Macworld

Take your best pictures and make them better with editing. iPhoto includes most of the image-editing tools that casual photographers need to spruce up their photos. If you use iPhoto to manage your photo collection, try these fixes before cracking open a dedicated image editor.

**** Apple Notifies Faulty MagSafe Owners Of Class-action Settlement <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/08/apple_notifies_faulty_magsafe_owners_of_class_action_settlement.html>
Slash Lane, AppleInsider

The company on Tuesday posted a new support document detailing the Apple Adapter Replacement Program, revealing that some customers have received notices referring to the program. As part of the resolution, Apple has referred customers to the website adaptersettlement.com, which gives details on a cash payment available to those who own a 60-watt or 85-watt MagSafe MPM-1 T-shaped Power Adapter.



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Gestural Interfaces Go Mainstream <http://www.technologyreview.com/business/39008/?ref=rss>
Tom Simonite, Technology Review



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** The Tyranny Of Meritocracy <http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/11/the-tyranny-of-meritocracy/248061/>
Megan McArdle, The Atlantic

I don't care about income inequality.  I care about the absolute condition of the poor--whether they are hungry, cold, and sick. 

**** Is There Still A Best Day To Eat Out? <http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2011/nov/08/still-best-day-eat-out>
Rebecca Seal, The Guardian

Ten years ago if you wanted the best possible restaurant meal it was key to know when the A-team were in the kitchen and all the ingredients were fresh. Have things moved on?

**** Flea Circus <http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/poem/2011/11/_flea_circus_by_tom_s_q_morin.html>
Tomás Q. Morin, Slate

**** Big Bang <http://www.economist.com/node/21536548?fsrc=rss%7Cbar>
The Economist

Popular physics has enjoyed a new-found regard. Now comes a brave attempt to inject mathematics into an otherwise fashionable subject.



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**** 'Old School' Work To Go Ahead Despite Campaign <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC111108-0000068/Old-School-work-to-go-ahead-despite-campaign>
Ng Puay Leng And Waybe Chan, Today

The authorities have said that it is not possible to conserve every former school in Singapore, despite a Facebook campaign to "Save Old School" started by some alumni of Methodist Girls' School, after plans were announced for the redevelopment of Old School at Mount Sophia.

**** SMRT: CEO Stupdity Discount? <http://atans1.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/smrt-ceo-stupdity-discount/>
Thoughts Of A Cynical Investor

**** The Disabled Need More Help <http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_731495.html>
Tan Gek Khee, Straits Times

**** Prices Of DBSS Flats Now Close To Those Of ECs <http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_731622.html>
Daryl Chin & Shuli Sudderuddin, Straits Times

 

**** Land Sale Runs Into A Ditch, As Does Singapore’s Competitiveness <http://yawningbread.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/land-sale-runs-into-a-ditch-as-does-singapores-competitiveness/>
Alex Au, Yawning Bread

As the report pointed out, our government land sales system contains a bias pushing up prices and serves to protect those who have bid foolishly high in previous rounds. In boosting average land values, it also increases property taxes. It’s a system that maximises revenue for the government and lays out a safety net beneath expensive developers, at the expense of Singapore’s long-term competitiveness. This example also undercuts the government’s claim that land values are left to market forces.

**** Illness Underscores Singapore Transition <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204554204577023491392466050.html>
Shibani Mahtani, Wall Street Journal

But the disclosure underscores, analysts said, the urgency for Singaporean leaders, including Mr. Lee's son, prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, to have a long-term plan to maintain the city-state's growth without regular input from its longtime leader.

**** Casinos No Tourism Gamble In Singapore, Lesson For Oz? <http://www.traveltrends.biz/ttn555-casinos-no-tourism-gamble-in-singapore/>
Martin Kelly, Travel Trends

Australia is very much a different beast but there are definitely lessons we can take from our northern neighbor. And it’s not gambling – but entertainment in all its different forms. Give the people what they want or they will go elsewhere. Singapore, perhaps.

**** Chen Show Mao And The Pope Are Right <http://www.publichouse.sg/categories/topstory/item/220-chen-show-mao-and-the-pope-are-right>
Andrew Loh, Publichouse.sg

PM Lee has said and admitted that the government does not have all the answers to the problems Singapore faces. Thus, it is good to see that it is opening up to hearing views and opinions from outside its own four walls.

**** SEA Changes <http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2011/11/south-east-asias-quiet-revolutions>
The Economist

Even in tiny, ultra-stable Singapore, the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), in power, like its Malaysian brethren, ever since independence from Britain, has not been sheltered from the winds of change. In a general election in May its share of the vote fell to an all-time low; in August’s presidential election the PAP’s preferred candidate only just squeaked home. These were unprecedented rebuffs for the party of Lee Kuan Yew. The PAP has promised “to listen”. It may even respond.