[MyAppleMenu] Sep 10, 2011

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**** Apple Releases Security Update To Block Hacked Web Certificates <http://www.macworld.com/article/162236/2011/09/apple_releases_security_update_to_block_hacked_web_certificates.html>
Lex Friedman, Macworld

The update, available for both Snow Leopard and Lion, offers Mac users protection from sites that could falsely claim to be trustworthy. The breach allowed hackers to issue bogus digital certificates, files that your Web browser uses when you make secure (HTTPS) connections.

**** Bugs & Fixes: Mac App Store Uninstall Hassles <http://www.macworld.com/article/162237/2011/09/mas_uninstall_hassles.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Ted Landau, Macworld

My bottom line recommendations for minimizing trouble with MAS purchases: Run Lion, delete apps from Launchpad, and purchase apps from only one account.

**** Sandbox Corners <http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/2170/sandbox-corners>
Daniel Jalkut, Red Sweater

I think that Apple would have a lot more developer enthusiasm for this feature if it wasn’t so clear to many of us that our apps will be forced to lose features in order to adopt sandboxing. And while users may be happy about the prospects of improved security with the sandbox, I think there will be less excitement about the diminished functionality of apps whose features don’t fit nicely into the sandbox confines.

**** The New Apple Advantage <http://daringfireball.net/2011/09/new_apple_advantage>
John Gruber, Daring Fireball

But at this point, it seems clear to me that however superior Apple’s design is, it’s their business and operations strength — the Cook side of the equation — that is furthest ahead of their competition, and the more sustainable advantage. It cannot be copied without going through the same sort of decade-long process that Apple went through.



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**** Great Digital Expectations <http://www.economist.com/node/21528611>
The Economist

To see how profoundly the book business is changing, watch the shelves. Next month IKEA will introduce a new, deeper version of its ubiquitous “BILLY” bookcase. The flat-pack furniture giant is already promoting glass doors for its bookshelves. The firm reckons customers will increasingly use them for ornaments, tchotchkes and the odd coffee-table tome—anything, that is, except books that are actually read.

**** I Am No Good At Love <http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/sep/09/saturday-poem-noel-coward?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Noël Coward, The Guardian



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**** Reaching Out To The Young Ones <http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?col=insightdownsouth&file=/2011/9/10/columnists/insightdownsouth/9461547&sec=Insight%20Down%20South>
Seah Chiang Nee, The Star

About 60% of those aged between 21 and 39 believe there is media bias and this has not helped to lift journalistic morale in Singapore.

**** Why Using Current Birth Rate To Justify Foreign Influx Is Wrong.... <http://singaporemind.blogspot.com/2011/09/why-using-current-birth-rate-to-justify.html>
Diary Of A Singaporean Mind

By growing the economy through workforce expansion rather than productivity growth, we are seeing very poor outcomes for ordianry Singapores - high cost of housing, overcrowded public transport, and stagnant wages. These are also the causes of low fertility among Singaporeans. The worse part is the govt turns around and blame all this problems on Singaporeans' themselves for having low fertility.