[MyAppleMenu] Sep 16, 2011

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MyAppleMenu
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**** Stevie Wonder Thanks Steve Jobs For Making The iPhone And iPad So Accessible <http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/78694>
Yoni Heisler, Network World

With Apple's attention to assistive technology as a backdrop, Stevie Wonder recently thanked Steve Jobs for all he's done with the iPhone and iPad.

**** Revisiting A Wireless Workflow From Camera To iPad <http://thedigitalstory.com/2011/09/revisiting_a_wireles.html>
Derrick Story, The Digital Story

A lot has changed since this nimble photographer last wrote about using an Eye-Fi card with ShutterSnitch on an iPad. In short, everything is a bit more interesting. ShutterSnitch has now evolved to a very high nimbleosity rating. Let me show you why.

**** An Incredible Way To Teach Music Using iPads In The Classroom <http://edudemic.com/2011/09/ipads-in-classroom/>
Edudemic

What happens when you take a classroom of students, add 24 iPads as well as sound recording gear and then throw in a live band? A pretty catchy song that gives you hope for the future of music in the digital age.

**** MacLegion 2011 Fall Bundle Now Available <http://www.tuaw.com/2011/09/15/maclegion-2011-fall-bundle-now-available/>
Michael Grothaus, TUAW

MacLegion has announced their fall bundle for 2011. This year's bundle features 10 Mac apps worth US$639 for the low price of $49.95. 

**** iPhone 101: Recovering Deleted Voicemails <http://www.tuaw.com/2011/09/16/iphone-101-recovering-deleted-voicemails/>
Matt Tinsley, TUAW

**** Mac OS X’s Mail: Beware The Shortcut For Erasing Deleted Messages <http://www.betalogue.com/2011/09/15/mail5-eraseall/>
Pierre Igot, Betalogue

If you are ever tempted to use more than just Delete to delete a message in Mail, I suggest that you look into this and take precautions to avoid accidentally (and irretrievably) emptying your trash in Lion’s Mail, which will not give you a warning about doing something drastic that cannot be undone.



The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** The Universe In Your Hands <http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/helloworld/27167/?ref=rss>
David Zax, Technology Review

How do you navigate a billion pixels? With a Kinect, a gigantic screen, and this student-made gesture system.



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Hothouse Earth <http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/10/hothouse-earth/kunzig-text?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ng%2FNGM%2FNGM_Magazine+%28National+Geographic+Magazine%29>
Robert Kunzig, Photograph By Ira Block, National Geographic

56 million years ago a mysterious surge of carbon into the atmosphere sent global temperatures soaring. In a geologic eyeblink life was forever changed.

**** I Do Not Fear Death <http://www.salon.com/books/2011/09/15/roger_ebert/index.html>
Roger Ebert, Salon

I will pass away sooner than most people who read this, but that doesn't shake my sense of wonder and joy.

**** The Magicians Is Harry Potter For Grown-ups <http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/sep/16/magician-king-harry-potter-grown-ups?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Damien Walter, The Guardian

If you could journey to any fantasy world, which would it be? I, like many millions of others, would have to choose JRR Tolkien's Middle Earth – although, given the option, I'd divide my time between Gondor and Rivendell, and skip the guided tours of Moria and Mordor. Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians and its sequel, The Magician King, might well choose that other classic of British fantasy literature, the Narnia of CS Lewis. But without doubt, the Milllenials out there who grew up with the works of JK Rowling are at this moment gleefully shouting: HOGWARTS! HOGWARTS! HOGWARTS!

**** Arguably By Christopher Hitchens – Review <http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/sep/16/arguably-christopher-hitchens-review-essays?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Fintan O'Toole, The Guardian

A collection of essays shows the polemicist at his best and his absolute worst.

**** How Whole Foods "Primes" You To Shop <http://www.fastcompany.com/1779611/priming-whole-foods-derren-brown>
Martin Lindstrom, Fast Company

Have you ever been primed? I mean has anyone ever deliberately influenced your subconscious mind and altered your perception of reality without your knowing it? Whole Foods Market, and others, are doing it to you right now.



SingaporeSurf
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**** The Post-1960s Group - A Lost Generation? <http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC110916-0000311/The-post-1960s-group---A-lost-generation?>
Philip Kwek, Today

The focus was on younger voters, new citizens and the elderly, but the post-60s are the "power brokers". Whoever ignores this group does so at his or her own peril.

**** Malaysia To Abolish ISA <http://singaporemind.blogspot.com/2011/09/malaysia-to-abolish-isa.html>
Diary Of A Singapore Mind

In Singapore, the ISA has a history of being used against legitimate political alternativies, in particular, socialists who were trying to bring about a more equal society. Today these archaic laws are part of the climate of fear that persists in Singapoream society.

**** SDP Calls For Meeting With Elections Department <http://www.yoursdp.org/index.php/news/singapore/4960-sdp-calls-for-meeting-with-elections-department>
Singapore Democratic Party

"We would like to be included in the review process so that we can be assured that the inconsistencies are not repeated. I hope you can appreciate our concern that such inconsistencies could affect the outcome of the polls. Every effort must, therefore, be taken to ensure that they are resolved. This includes involving opposition parties as you go about reviewing the election procedures."

**** ISA – The Irrelevant Law? <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/09/isa-the-irrelevant-law/>
Ravi Philemon, The Online Citizen

Has the ISA of Singapore passed the point of being relevant? Should the government of Singapore consider repealing the ISA and replace it with other more fitting laws in keeping with the times?   Especially new laws that would shift the power of detentions from the executive to the judiciary?

**** Malaysia Abolishes The ISA And Eyes On Singapore <http://chemgen.wordpress.com/2011/09/16/malaysia-abolishes-the-isa-and-eyes-on-singapore/>
Chemical Generation Singapore

There should be tough laws with preventive detention, closed door trials etc that are palatable to the public. The balance is hard to achieve but the path to it is reforming, not removing, the ISA.

**** è®©ä½ è¡æŽ‰å¿™ç¢Œ 乌节路摆放九个秋千 <http://www.zaobao.com.sg/sp/sp110916_007.shtml>
林诗慧, 联合早报

公园局在ION Orchard至高岛屋一段的路旁摆放九个秋千，用意是让公众在忙碌的生活中不忘最原始的欢乐，趁公园节举行之际“荡”入公园，享受绿意。

**** Netizens Set Up Facebook Page To Defend PAP <http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_713493.html>
Leonard Lim, Straits Times

After two divisive elections, a Facebook page has been set up by pro-establishment Singaporeans in what appears to be a first major citizen-led response to anti-government sites.

**** Most Asian Nations Realising Internet Cannot Be Tamed <http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/09/16/idINIndia-59373420110916>
Raju Gopalakrishnan, Reuters

Singapore blocks a symbolic list of 100 mostly pornographic sites but does not to bar any site for political content. And despite strict controls on open political discussion, it allowed freewheeling criticism of government policies in the run-up to general elections this year.

Across much of Asia, the feeling is growing that imposing any sort of controls on online political debate backfires.

**** EP Minimum Salary Helps Singaporean Workers? <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/09/ep-minimum-salary-helps-singaporean-workers/>
Leong Sze Hian, The Online Citizen

**** Changes In Permanent Secretary Appointments <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1153601/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

**** Ministry Of Home Affairs Press Statement On The ISA <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110916-0001082/Ministry-of-Home-Affairs-press-statement-on-the-ISA>
Today

The ISA in Singapore has only been used to deal with threats of subversion, racial and religious extremism (such as inciting racial or religious hatred, strife and violence), espionage and terrorism. These threats continue to be salient today, especially in the last ten years against the threat of terrorism, where the government's priority is to act swiftly to prevent an attack from taking place. The arrests made under the ISA in Dec 2001 thwarted the imminent suicide bombings against establishments in Singapore that were planned by Al-Qaeda operatives assisted by several of the arrested Jemaah Islamiyah members, preventing the loss of innocent lives. The ISA continues to be relevant and crucial as a measure of last resort for the preservation of our national security.

**** Night Safari Management Cancels Halloween Horrors Event Last Minute <http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2011/09/night-safari-management-cancels-halloween-horrors-event-last-minute.html>
mrbrown

"From what we understand so far, the decision came from Wildlife Reserves Singapore's new interim CEO, Isabella Loh. [...] The reasons we got apart from the one they told the media is that 'having an event like Halloween Horrors is like worshipping the devil.' "

**** Workers’ Party Position On The Internal Security Act <http://wp.sg/2011/09/1902/>
The Workers' Party

Nevertheless, the Party acknowledges the need for effective measures against terrorism. As such, our manifesto also stated that the government should be enabled by a dedicated anti-terrorism law to make swift arrests and detain suspects without trial. However, these suspects must be afforded real avenues to challenge the legality of their arrests through the courts and an advisory board. These bodies should be empowered to order the person’s release if not satisfied as to the legality of the detention.

**** Important To Keep Political Cynics A Minority: PAP MPs <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1153647/1/.html>
Saifulbahri Ismail, Channel NewsAsia

Mr Nair agrees and believes that more should be done to educate Singaporeans about the work that politicians do.

**** Reducing The Number Of Political Cynics <http://blogging4myself.blogspot.com/2011/09/reducing-number-of-political-cynics.html>
Blogging For Myself

Honesty is the best policy. Problem is, it is difficult to have integrity in politics.