[MyAppleMenu] Nov 14, 2011

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**** Tincta Text Editor For OS X Review <http://www.appletell.com/technologytell/article/tincta-text-editor-supports-multiple-open-documents-in-main-window-review/>
Charles Moore, AppleTell

**** Apple Wireless Keyboard Review <http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphone/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=3317843&olo=rss>
David Howell, Macworld

Apple’s own Bluetooth keyboard is a good choice for any iOS device when an external keyboard is needed.

**** Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 For Mac <http://www.macworld.com/article/162578/2011/11/logitech_wireless_solar_keyboard_k750_for_mac.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Dan Frakes, Macworld

In a well-lit office, the K750’s battery takes advantage of that ambient light to maintain a full charge; according to Logitech, that would let you use the K750 for three months in total darkness. For obvious reasons, I wasn’t able to test this claim, but in real-world use, it means that if you’re using the K750 in most office environments, you’ll never have to worry about a low battery.

**** How To Master The Keyboard On Mac OS X: A Comprehensive Guide <http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/11/14/how-to-master-the-keyboard-on-mac-os-x-a-comprehensive-guide/>
Aayush Arya, The Next Web

When you boot up a Mac and use Mac OS X for the first time, the best you can do with the keyboard is type using the standard characters that form the English language and use a few keyboard shortcuts that you are familiar with. But your keyboarding abilities on Mac OS X can be taken quite a bit beyond that, in ways not obvious to many, and in this article we take a look at the various ways you can do that.

**** Five Unexpected Uses For The Esc Key <http://www.macworld.com/article/143530/2011/11/esckey.html>
Sharon Zardetto, Macworld

The Esc key has long been the “get me outta here” panacea for many things: canceling a dialog box, getting rid of a button-less splash screen, closing a menu that you clicked open. (Esc is, after all, short for "escape.") But those are only the obvious things. Here’s a handful of less-than-obvious but just-as-handy solutions the Esc key provides.

**** Dropzone 1.0 Released On The Mac App Store <http://www.macstories.net/reviews/dropzone-1-0-released-on-the-mac-app-store/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Federico Viticci, MacStories

**** Apple Releases iTunes 10.5.1 With iTunes Match <http://www.macworld.com/article/163219/2011/11/apple_releases_itunes_10_5_1_with_itunes_match.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Lex Friedman, Macworld

On Monday, Apple officially released iTunes Match in the United States, with an update to iTunes for Mac and PC.

**** Dealing With iTunes Match's 25,000 Track Limit <http://www.macworld.com/article/163599/2011/11/dealing_with_itunes_matchs_25_000_track_limit.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

**** Check Your Music's iCloud Status <https://www.macworld.com/article/163606/2011/11/check_your_musics_icloud_status.html>
Jason Snell, Macworld



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**** Is Neuroscience The Death Of Free Will? <http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/is-neuroscience-the-death-of-free-will/>
Eddy Nahmias, New York Times

Once a better notion of free will is in place, the argument can be turned on its head.  Instead of showing that free will is an illusion, neuroscience and psychology can actually help us understand how it works.



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**** Singapore Kindness Movement: Leading By Example Not Talk <http://rogerpoh.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/singapore-kindness-movement-leading-by-example-not-talk/>
SpotlightOnSingapore

Government policies, our rules and regulations and laws can also be reflective of a kinder government. Sticking stubbornly to the policy of “the law is the law” and demanding the pound of flesh at all cost is counterproductive towards building a kinder society. 

If the government is sincerely serious about building a kinder society and not mere rhetoric, all levels of government should adopt kindness as one its values alongside those of efficiency, incorruptibility and meritocracy.

**** Trains To Get More Crowded <http://news.insing.com/tabloid/trains-to-get-more-crowded/id-7a143f00>
InSing

Train commuters will have little choice but to put up with trains getting more crowded in the next three years.

This is because projects to alleviate the overcrowding will take years to implement.

**** Police Have Nightmare About Boobs <http://yawningbread.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/police-have-nightmare-about-boobs/>
Alex Au, Yawning Bread

This panicky reaction tells us a lot about Singapore. The two buttons pressed by the very thought of SlutWalk in police birdbrains are these: Sex and Global.

**** Singapore’s Shrinking Spaces <http://seayouthsayso.com/singapores-shrinking-spaces>
Kirsten Han, SEA Youth Say So

Spaces are shrinking in Singapore. Most people already know that when they look at the new HDB flats and condominiums. But the truth is that social and community spaces are also shrinking – perhaps even disappearing. Artists, activists and social groups are now being evicted from their Old School “home” so more condominiums can be built.

**** Straitlaced Singapore Switches On To Strippers <http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gWzOabBHRgp3KDGMM0snB1yZgg7A?docId=CNG.fa4291260bd695e9832eedb5a1266348.2e1>
Philip Lim, AFP

In a country where public nudity is outlawed -- even Playboy can't be sold -- strippers say demand for their services is getting stronger despite deep-seated conservatism and the danger of being caught.

**** Heavy Rain Leads To Floods In Eastern Region Of S'pore <http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sgseen/this_urban_jungle/816420/heavy_rain_leads_to_floods_in_eastern_region_of_singapore.html>
STOMP

Several STOMPers have reported occurrences of flash floods in the Eastern region of Singapore on Sunday evening (Nov 13).

These floodings comes on the back of ankle-deep floods that occured in several parts of western Singapore yesterday (Nov 12).

**** MRT Train Crush And The Solution Right Under Our Noses <http://geraldgiam.sg/2011/11/mrt-train-crush-and-the-solution-right-under-our-noses/>
Gerald Giam

Why did it take so long for SMRT to finally “look into” this solution? Perhaps it’s because the “crush loads” don’t exactly hurt profits, but buying new trains and hiring more train drivers will. So it took a bit of political pressure to get things moving.

**** Ernst And Young ‘Did Not Ask Me To Surrender MP Allowance’ – Tin Pei Ling <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/11/ernst-and-young-did-not-ask-me-to-surrender-mp-allowance-tin-pei-ling/>
The Online Citizen

According to the article, a human resource policy in Ernst & Young – Ms Tin’s previous place of employment –  stipulated that that if any of its employees were to earn an allowance or income from any other source, they would have to surrender this amount to the HR department. It also wrote that the  3 other audit companies such as PwC, , Deloitte Touch Tohmatsu also practice the same policy.

**** More Years Of Train Squeeze: Readers Respond <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/11/more-years-of-train-squeeze-readers-repond/>
The Online Citizen

**** Singapore Telco M1 Fined S$300,000 Over Outage <http://asia.cnet.com/crave/singapore-telco-m1-fined-s300000-over-outage-62212049.htm>
Aloysius Low, CNET

Singapore telecommunications company M1 has been fined S$300,000 over the May 18 outage. Affected subscribers were unable to make calls and send text messages. The outage lasted for 12 hours with fustrated customers taking to Twitter and Facebook to vent their anger.

**** Foreign Workers Welcome, But No Permanent Residents, Please <http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3946&Itemid=204>
Philip Bowring, Asia Sentinel

Asian nations relying on migrant workers must develop policies that respect human rights.

**** Conservation Guideline Upsets Shophouse Owners <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1165348/1/.html>
Ng Puay Leng, Channel NewsAsia

Owners of four rows of Tanjong Katong shophouses are up in arms over building conservation guidelines from Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).

The URA has asked them to restore the facades of the shophouses to preserve the area's heritage status. But some owners have suggested that the authorities bear the restoration costs.