[MyAppleMenu] Apr 1, 2012

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**** Why The Key To Apple's Future Is In The Clouds ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1166145/why_the_key_to_apples_future_is_in_the_clouds.html%23lsrc.rss_main>
Michael Gartenberg, Macworld


> For the consumer, the personal cloud and the entire ecosystem of devices and services will help drive new customers and retain old ones. Companies that have invested into this new paradigm will see the greatest success. And that’s why iCloud isn’t just a feature for Apple devices and platforms, it’s the key that will determine the company’s success in the future.






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**** I Want To Be Alone: The Rise And Rise Of Solo Living ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/mar/30/the-rise-of-solo-living>
Eric Klinenberg, The Guardian


> For the first time in human history, great numbers of people – at all ages, in all places, of every political persuasion – have begun settling down as singletons. Until the second half of the last century, most of us married young and parted only at death. If death came early, we remarried quickly; if late, we moved in with family, or they with us. Now we marry later. We divorce, and stay single for years or decades. We survive our spouses, and do everything we can to avoid moving in with others – including our children. We cycle in and out of different living arrangements: alone, together, together, alone.



**** How To Reorganise Your Bookshelf Using The Honesty System ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/mar/30/reorganise-your-bookshelf-honesty-system?CMP=twt_gu>
Tom Cox, The Guardian


> When I think of the way my book shelves looked when I was 23, I realise they perhaps were no more about me than they were about a stranger I subconsciously imagined would one day visit my house. This stranger was an uncommon combination of extremely tasteful, hugely judgmental and ridiculously attractive.



**** Learning From Sucidal Salmon ****
<http://www.salon.com/2012/03/31/learning_from_suicidal_salmon/>
Rafe Sagarin, Salon


> The naturalist’s view on security doesn’t allow us to simply label something “irrational” and then dismiss it. Just as a biologist wants to get to the root of what makes a peacock grow such outlandish feathers or an immune system suddenly turn on its own host’s body, a natural-security approach tries to get inside these behaviors that compromise our security, tracing their roots back as deep in evolutionary time as possible and figuring out what they mean in today’s society.



**** Empty Spaces ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/transport/2012/03/eran_ben_joseph_s_rethinking_a_lot_reviewed_.html>
Tom Vanderbilt, Slate


> Can parking lots be great?






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**** The Singapore Conundrum ****
<http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2012/04/01/the-singapore-conundrum/>
Elizabeth Peiris, Free Malaysia Today


> Though foreigners have arguably lowered the cost of Singapore’s goods and services and helped retain the nation’s competitiveness, those benefits have hardly trickled down for the larger benefit of the nation’s populace in terms of the quality of life.



**** FOTO-FOTO: Capitol Theatre ****
<http://www.poskod.sg/Posts/2012/3/30/FOTO-FOTO-Capitol-Theatre>
David Ee, Poskod.sg



**** Why Hougang By-election Application Is Important ****
<http://andrewlohhp.wordpress.com/2012/04/01/why-hougang-by-election-application-is-important/>
Andrew Loh



**** E-books Settlement Talks Advancing: Sources ****
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/30/us-apple-publishers-ebooks-idUSBRE82T19620120330>
Diane Bartz, Reuters


> The Justice Department could reach a settlement in the next few weeks with Apple Inc and some of the major publishers suspected of colluding to push up electronic book prices, according to two people close to the negotiations.

> While negotiations are still fluid, the settlement is expected to eliminate Apple's so-called "most favored nation" status, which had prevented the publishers from selling lower-priced e-books through rival retailers such as Amazon.com Inc or Barnes & Noble Inc, the people said.



**** Singapore Homes Shrink ...And So Will Our Birth Rate.... ****
<http://singaporemind.blogspot.com/2012/04/singapore-homes-shrink-and-so-will-our.html>
Diary Of A Singaporean Mind



**** Headed For Nepal ****
<http://www.projecthappyfeet.org/?p=2325>
Project Happy Feet