[MyAppleMenu] Sep 20, 2011

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**** Quickly Open Unlinked URLs In Terminal <http://www.macworld.com/article/162357/2011/09/quickly_open_unlinked_urls_in_terminal.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Lex Friedman, Macworld

The trick? Hold down the Command key as you double-click on the URL. That’s it!

**** BreakTime Tells You When It's Time To Take A Break <http://www.macworld.com/article/162378/2011/09/breaktime_tells_you_when_its_time_to_take_a_break.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Dan Moren, Macworld

When it’s time for you to get up, BreakTime dims the screen and presents you with a dialog box that counts down the time remaining in your respite.

**** Fusion And Carbon Productivity Bundle: 10 Lovely Apps For $29.99 <http://www.macstories.net/news/fusion-and-carbon-productivity-bundle-10-lovely-apps-for-29-99/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Chris Herbert, MacStories

**** Mac Virtualization Update: VMware, Parallels, And VirtualBox <http://tidbits.com/article/12498?rss>
Joe Kissell, TidBITS

**** Apple Issues Thunderbolt Display Firmware Update <http://www.tuaw.com/2011/09/19/apple-issues-thunderbolt-display-firmware-update/>
Michael Grothaus, TUAW

**** Mac 101: Format Choices For USB Flash Drives <http://www.tuaw.com/2011/09/19/mac-101-format-choices-for-usb-flash-drives/>
Chris Rawson, TUAW

**** Nuance Dragon Dictate 2.5 Now Allows For Dictation And Editing In Word 2011 <http://www.macworld.com/article/162299/2011/09/nuance_dragon_dictate_2_5_now_allows_for_dictation_and_editing_in_word_2011.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld

Dragon Dictate has taken a big leap forward with this new version, finally offering the ability to dictate and edit simultaneously in Word documents. Microsoft Word is the most commonly used word processor, but there is a need for this feature to be available in all programs. I hope a forthcoming update to Dragon Dictate will offer this feature.

**** How To Rip CD Box Sets In iTunes <http://www.macworld.com/article/162355/2011/09/how_to_rip_cd_box_sets_in_itunes.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld

Since I convert all my music for iTunes and iPod playback, ripping a big box set calls for certain strategies. Here are the steps you should consider when ripping large sets, and how you can deal with the specific problems they can present.

**** Apple Starts To Fine-cut Final Cut Pro X <http://www.macworld.com/article/162394/2011/09/apple_fine_cut_final_cut_pro_x.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Serenity Caldwell, Macworld

If you’ve been skeptical, suspicious, or cynical over Apple’s ground-up rewrite of Final Cut Pro, Tuesday’s 10.0.1 update may well spur you to give the software another shot: The company has not only restored several much-needed features for professionals, it’s also offering wary non-linear editors a free 30-day trial and a PDF booklet to help transition from Final Cut Studio.



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**** Goodbye Billyburg <http://www.slate.com/id/2304083/?from=rss>
Spencer Short, Slate

**** Novelty Acts <http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2011/09/19/110919crbo_books_levy?currentPage=all>
Ariel Levy, New Yorker

The sexual revolutions before the sexual revolution.



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**** Halloween Horrors 'Has Not Contributed To An Increase In Visitors' <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110920-0000322/Halloween-Horrors-has-not-contributed-to-an-increase-in-visitors>
Carolyn Quek, Today

Apart from not being told of any negative feedback about the Night Safari's annual spook fest, the event's student organisers said they had also learnt from Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) staff that the event had garnered its highest attendance last year since it was launched in 2006.

However, in a statement last night, WRS chief executive Isabella Loh said the Halloween Horrors event "has not contributed to a noticeable increase in visitors in the month in which it occurred".

**** The March Of Democracy In Southeast Asia <http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=12639>
Jessica Brown, On Line Opinion

Does economic development lead to democracy? Up until now, several East Asian states have seemed determined to prove the theory wrong. But small changes in Malaysia and Singapore suggest that, in these countries at least, claims for political freedom may be slowly on the march.

**** Meritocracy's Shortcomings <http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/OnlineStory/STIStory_714553.html>
Sanjay Perera, Straits Times

The corollary of the so-called positive aspects of meritocracy is that it provides an equal opportunity to also dump the least advantaged into socio-economic badlands in pursuit of individual advantage and influence for oneself above all others. Some call this elitism.

**** Power Fault Disrupts Circle Line <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1154252/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

MRT services on the Circle Line (CCL) between Dhoby Ghaut and Marymount stations were disrupted on Tuesday morning. Operator SMRT said this is due to a power fault affecting the entire line preventing train services from starting.

**** My ISA Nicer Than Your ISA <http://singaporedesk.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-isa-nicer-than-your-isa.html>
Singapore Notes

**** Faulty Cable Led To Circle Line Disruption <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1154317/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

A faulty cable beneath the platform level at Dakota Station caused a power fault on Tuesday morning that affected train services at all 16 stations on the Circle Line.

In a statement to the media, SMRT said it is investigating the power fault that caused the more than four-hour service breakdown and is checking through the system as a precaution.

**** Curtain Up For S'pore Kallang Theatre <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1154319/1/.html>
Evelyn Choo, Channel NewsAsia

**** Circle Line Breakdown "Unlikely To Affect Oct 8 Opening" <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1154360/1/.html>
Monica Kotwani, Channel NewsAsia

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has said the breakdown of the Circle Line on Tuesday morning should not impact the planned opening of the Stage 4 and 5 of the line on 8 October.

LTA said it has determined that the breakdown was due to a localised fault and that it was working closely with operator SMRT to ensure the Circle Line would open smoothly as planned.

**** Ex-cons Urge Singapore To Axe Security Law <http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8304550>
AFP

In a rare public message, carried by an independent website and reported in pro-government media Tuesday, 16 former detainees held under the Internal Security Act (ISA) said it was time to abolish the controversial law.

There was no immediate reaction from the home ministry to the petition.