[MyAppleMenu] Oct 22, 2011

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**** Pear Note For iOS Review <http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphone/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=3310165&olo=rss>
Joel Mathis, Macworld

An indispensable tool for anyone who uses their tablet to jot down notes.

**** Complete Guide To FileVault 2 In Lion <http://www.macworld.com/article/162999/2011/10/complete_guide_to_filevault_2_in_lion.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Glenn Fleishman, Macworld

**** Bugs & Fixes: Losing iWork Documents In iCloud <http://www.macworld.com/article/163173/2011/10/bugs_and_fixes_losing_iwork_documents_in_icloud.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Ted Landau, Macworld

That’s correct. There is no automatic syncing between Macs and iCloud. If you later edit the document on your Mac, your changes are not automatically updated to the copy on iCloud.

**** Smart Cover Unlock Bug May Lead To iPad 2 Data Exposure <http://www.tuaw.com/2011/10/21/smart-cover-unlock-bug-may-lead-to-ipad-2-data-exposure/>
Chris Rawson, TUAW

Press and hold the iPad 2's power button to elicit the "Slide to Power Off" slider -- but don't slide the control to actually turn it off. Next, close the Smart Cover over the iPad's display to put the device to sleep. Finally, open the Smart Cover and click Cancel on the power off screen. From there, the iPad will present whatever was last running before you locked it.

**** Making The iBio For Apple’s Genius <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/books/steve-jobs-by-walter-isaacson-review.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss>
Janet Maslin, New York Times

Mr. Jobs, the brilliant and protean creator whose inventions so utterly transformed the allure of technology, turned those childhood lessons into an all-purpose theory of intelligent design. He gave Mr. Isaacson a chance to play by the same rules. His story calls for a book that is clear, elegant and concise enough to qualify as an iBio. Mr. Isaacson’s “Steve Jobs” does its solid best to hit that target.

**** It’s All About Discovery <http://www.technovia.co.uk/2011/10/its-all-about-discovery.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Technovia+%28Technovia%29>
Ian Betteridge, Technovia

**** In Safari 5.1.1 , Show Downloads Is Back <http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=2011101712482715>
Macworld

**** How To Get All Your Apps Everywhere <http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/how-to-get-all-your-apps-everywhere/?partner=rss&emc=rss>
Roy Furchgott, New York Times

In iTunes, click on “Purchased” in the left sidebar. In the lower right hand corner, it says “Download Previous Purchases.” Click that.

**** How Steve Jobs Ruined My Life <http://www.core77.com/blog/business/how_steve_jobs_ruined_my_life_20830.asp>
Raymond Jepson, Core77

The genius of Jobs and Apple wasn't the product. It was the vision, the process and the people.

**** An Analysis Of Steve Jobs Tribute Messages Displayed By Apple <http://www.neilkodner.com/2011/10/an-analysis-of-steve-jobs-tribute-messages-displayed-by-apple/>
neilkodner.com

I decided to take a closer look at what people are saying about Steve Jobs, as a whole. Looking at how the site updates, it appears to use Ajax to retrieve and display new messages. Using Chrome’s developer tools, I monitored the requests it was making to get the new messages.



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**** The Late Word <http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/roundtable/the-late-word.php>
Curtis White, Laphams Quarterly

With the death of each new generation of booksellers, each failed “business model,” the independent literary writer/poet/publisher wants to say, “Good riddance, they had it coming,” only to be mortified by how much worse the thing is that takes its place.

**** A Night In <http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/oct/21/saturday-poem-liz-lochhead?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Liz Lochhead, The Guardian

**** Everything Moves To Live <http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/article/242686>
Xeni Jardin, Poetry Foundation

Poetry is, you might say, the command-line prompt of the human operating system, a stream of characters that calls forth action, that elicits response. Lemmy Caution knew this, when he recited Borges to hack Alpha 60 and win the heart of his chosen babe.

**** Sharing Audio On Pods, Pads And Phones <http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/sharing-audio-on-pods-pads-and-phones/?partner=rss&emc=rss#>
Roy Furchgott, New York Times

While iLuv’s is certainly not the only earphone splitter out there, it adds a nice refinement—a separate volume control for each headset.



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**** WP MPs Will Scrutinise Policies For Loopholes: Low Thia Khiang <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1160945/1/.html>
S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia

In his speech in English, Mr Low said his party's MPs will scrutinise policies for any loopholes and gaps that are likely to affect the people adversely and will be the voice of the people in the House so that the government will also consider their concerns and needs in any policy trade-off.

Mr Low also urged the government to view indicators such as the Gross National Happiness in addition to GNP and GDP as part of the new normal which has been described by President Tony Tan Keng Yam in his opening speech to Parliament.

**** Low Thia Khiang’s Speech (Debate On President’s Address) <http://wp.sg/2011/10/low-thia-khiangs-speech-debate-on-presidents-address/>
The Workers' Party

既然我们一直强调成功的双语教育带来了巨大的竞争优势，双语政策似乎成为新加坡教育的重要品牌，那为什么随着英文逐渐占据社会主流，成为新加坡的第一语言后，我们学生的母语水平却似乎开始一蹶不振？最令人费解的是，我们的双语教育系统，除了一退再退之外，竟全然无力挽回。

在这样的大趋势下，我认为，双语政策的重心应该适时调整，也就是说是时候从强调英文，过渡到更为关注母语。否则此一时，彼一时，母语教育一旦崩溃，我们的双语政策也必将名存实亡。

**** No Tightening Of Foreign Worker Quotas: MOM <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1160939/1/.html>
S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia

Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) emphasised on Friday that it has not tightened foreign worker quotas. What it has done is to tighten the entry criteria for the various work passes to raise the standards and quality of the workers.

**** Look Beyond GDP Measure Of Growth, Urges MP <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1160961/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, Penny Low, has called on the government to aim beyond the GDP measure of growth and look at a more holistic national measurement system. She said GDP does not give the finer points needed to understand if growth trickles down to the common man, and if it contributes to his or her sense of well-being.

**** Lost: SBS Transit’s Lost And Found Service <http://yawningbread.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/lost-sbs-transits-lost-and-found-service/>
Alex Au, Yawning Bread

**** 对新邮政的答复感到失望 <http://www.zaobao.com.sg/yl/yl111022_010.shtml>
林叔献, 联合早报

据我所知，香港的办公室租金、交通费和劳工成本都比新加坡来得高，我想请教新加坡邮政公司，为何你们在运输和递送等方面的成本，会比商业营运成本比新加坡还要高的香港来得高呢？希望新邮政能给我们一个合理的解释。

**** MINDEF's National Service Disruption List Must Be Matched By Swift And Sincere Engagements With Singaporeans <http://kementah.blogspot.com/2011/10/mindefs-national-service-disruption.html>
Senang Diri

If this glacial pace of attentiveness to defence matters of public concern is not fixed, MINDEF will surrender valuable opportunities to address nagging public concerns that will chip away at commitment to defence over time. These are own goals MINDEF should not score.

**** Enter A New Era Of Politics <http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?col=insightdownsouth&file=/2011/10/22/columnists/insightdownsouth/9743960&sec=Insight%20Down%20South>
Seah Chiang Nee, The Star

Psychologically, the departure of the man who has had a hand in almost everything in Singapore for 46 years seems to have jolted people and politics into action.

**** Low: Better, Faster And Perhaps Cheaper Ministers? <http://sg.news.yahoo.com/-better--faster-and-perhaps-cheaper--ministers-.html>
Fann Sim, Yahoo!

**** A Dispassionate View Of Chen Show Mao's Analogy <http://singaporerecalcitrant.blogspot.com/2011/10/dispassionate-view-of-chen-show-maos.html>
Singapore Recalcitrant

**** Who Didn’t Speak In Parliament? <http://politicalwritings.wordpress.com/2011/10/22/who-didnt-speak-in-parliament/>
Political Writings

I think it is too much for these ex-ministers to reconcile themselves to their “new” normal.

**** Mainstream Journalists And Ministerial Bulldogs <http://yawningbread.wordpress.com/2011/10/22/mainstream-journalists-and-ministerial-bulldogs/>
Alex Au, Yawning Bread

In a post right after the general election, I had suggested that Lee Hsien Loong’s biggest problem lies within his own party (recall my use of the word “infighting” above). Assuming that Lee himself sees what needs to be done (and I am not altogether convinced myself) he simply doesn’t have enough people around him who sees likewise. My guess is that half his cabinet at least are more comfortable sticking to old habits. They prefer to deny problems than deal with them. They prefer to hammer opponents than engage in debate on the substance.

Change cannot be effected without changemasters and the first attribute of a changemaster is to feel no obligation to defend the past. It is only then that he is able to sweep things away and clear the ground for rebuilding. Lee has too many ministers who by dint of ego or temperament would defend the past to their last breath.

**** Universal Studios Singapore’s Halloween Horror Nights Review <http://superadrianme.com/2011/10/22/universal-studios-singapores-halloween-horror-nights-review/>
Superadrianme




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