[MyAppleMenu] Nov 23, 2011

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MyAppleMenu
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**** VMware: Sorry, We Didn't Mean To Allow Leopard, Snow Leopard VMs <http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/11/vmware-we-didnt-mean-to-allow-leopard-snow-leopard-vms.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss>
Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica

VMware has reversed course on allowing users to virtualize client installs of Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard. The company made a short post on its blog late Monday acknowledging the extra client support that appeared in Fusion 4.1, but claimed the software's previous checks for the server editions of those operating systems had been left out. VMware therefore plans to issue an update that will once again restrict users to installing only Leopard Server, Snow Leopard Server, Lion, or Lion Server.

**** How To Manage Multiple Macs At Home <http://www.macworld.com/article/163346/2011/11/how_to_manage_multiple_macs_at_home.html>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

While it’s easier to manage a single Mac, it’s still possible to have control over multiple Macs within your home. Not only can you remotely configure parental controls on another computer, you can also monitor what your kids do with their Macs, limit the hours they have Internet access, and share media between the computers within your home.

**** Big Fish Sells Subscriptions To Its Games On The iPad <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-22/apple-lets-big-fish-games-offer-ipad-subscription-a-first-for-video-games.html>
Adam Satariano, Bloomberg

Apple Inc. is letting a video-game company offer its titles by subscription on the iPad, expanding the role of a feature typically used by magazine and newspaper publishers.

Big Fish Games, a Seattle-based game publisher, won approval from Apple to become the first to offer users access to dozens of titles for $6.99 a month. Until now, games have only been available one at a time, requiring users to download individual applications.

**** Without Siri, The iPhone Reminder App Stinks <http://gravitationalpull.net/wp/?p=1827>
Aaron Pressman, Gravitational Pull

That’s a minimum of 10 clicks and slides to set one reminder.

**** How To Beat The Line At The Apple Store <http://www.macworld.com/article/163796/2011/11/how_to_beat_the_line_at_the_apple_store.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Leah Yamshon, Macworld

There are a few ways to beat waiting in a long line. It just takes a little planning ahead.



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** The News Forecast <http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/12/features/the-news-forecast?page=all>
Tom Cheshire, Wired

Can you predict the future by mining millions of web pages for data? A Swedish startup called Recorded Future says it knows how -- and clients from hedge funds to intelligence agencies are listening.



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Augustine’s Pears <http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/poem/2011/11/_augustine_s_pears_by_chard_deniord.html>
Chard deNiord, Slate



SingaporeSurf
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**** Where Is Singapore’s Next Prime Minister? <http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporescene/where-singapore-next-prime-minister-024915966.html>
P N Balji, Yahoo!

**** Commuters Vexed At Yet Another MRT Delay <http://news.insing.com/tabloid/commuters-vexed-at-yet-another-mrt-delay/id-ee1a3f00>
Shin Min Daily News

Passengers were made to alight at Raffles Place MRT station at 9.42am yesterday due to another train malfunction. According to an SMRT spokesperson, the train fault caused a 20-minute delay from City Hall to Outram Park on the westbound line.

**** Hawker Stall Rentals Are 'Still Lower Than Those Of Food Courts' <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC111123-0000040/Hawker-stall-rentals-are-still-lower-than-those-of-food-courts>
Esther Ng, Today

They may be pegged to market rates but hawker stall rentals are "significantly lower" than those of food courts. Also, rentals are but one component that determines the price a hawker charges, minister for the environment and water resources Vivian Balakrishnan said in Parliament yesterday.

**** MHA Urges Public Not To Inflame Situation <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC111123-0000076/MHA-urges-public-not-to-inflame-situation>
Today

Responding to media queries, an MHA spokesperson said the public should let the investigation take its course. 

Confirming that the police are investigating "several complaints of offensive postings on religion on the Internet", the spokesperson said: "The right to free speech does not extend to making remarks that incite racial and religious friction and conflict. The authorities take a very serious view of all instances of racial and religious incitement."

**** Clarify The Land Transport Vision <http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC111123-0000015/Clarify-the-land-transport-vision>
Kenny Ching Hwe Seong, Today

The North-South Expressway (NSE) and Bukit Brown redevelopment plans especially do not cohere with the Government's stated aims of reducing the number and use of cars.

It is especially worrying when one considers the costs involved.

**** SPH Sues Yahoo! For Copyright Infringement <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_singapore_business/view/1167171/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

Asian media firm Singapore Press Holdings is suing Yahoo! for copyright infringement, accusing the US Internet giant of reproducing its news items without permission, both firms confirmed Wednesday.

**** Every Day, 4 Or 5 People In Singapore Attempt Suicide <http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_737096.html>
Salma Khalik, Straits Times

Every day, four or five people in Singapore attempt suicide. At least one succeeds.

Doctors and medical social workers say those trying to kill themselves also appear to be getting younger.

**** No Need To Fill Up "White Card" To Enter M'sia, For Now <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1167225/1/.html>
Ng Lian Cheong, Channel NewsAsia

This is a temporary measure due to the shortage of cards.

**** Singapore’s Inflation Rate Holds Above 5% On Housing, Transport <http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-23/singapore-s-inflation-rate-holds-above-5-on-housing-transport.html>
Shamim Adam And Sarina Yoo, BusinessWeek

Singapore’s inflation rate exceeded 5 percent for a fifth month as prices of transportation and housing surged.

**** Premium Buses – A Disguised Mechanism To Squeeze Locals? <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/11/premium-buses-–-a-disguised-mechanism-to-squeeze-locals/>
Alex Lew, The Online Citizen

My fear is that bus operators will be creating even more Premium bus lines to meet the requirements that should have been met by traditional bus lines. The result of this is a subtle and disguised mechanism that increases the transportation cost in Singapore.