[MyAppleMenu] Apr 4, 2012

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**** Zinio Makes The iPad A Viable Magazine Platform ****
<http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/zinio-makes-the-ipad-a-viable-magazine-platform/12679?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zdnet%2FApple+%28ZDNet+The+Apple+Core%29>
Jason D. O'Grady, ZDNet



**** How Apple And Google Help Police Bypass iPhone, Android Lock Screens ****
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57408370-281/how-apple-and-google-help-police-bypass-iphone-android-lock-screens/>
Declan McCullagh, CNET


> Training materials prepared by the Sacramento sheriff's office include a fill-in-the-blanks court order that, with a judge's signature, requires Apple to "assist law enforcement agents" with "bypassing the cell phone user's passcode so that the agents may search the iPhone."



**** Did You Know That You Can Compare Time Machine Backups? ****
<http://www.macgasm.net/2012/04/03/did-you-know-that-you-can-compare-time-machine-backups/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29>
Joshua Schnell, Macgasm



**** Four And Half Years On ****
<http://www.stephenfry.com/2012/04/03/four-and-half-years-on/>
Stephen Fry


> People often come up to me in the street and say, “Stephen, why don’t you pop some clothes on, there’s a good fellow.” Another thing they will ask is, “How many phones have you got with you today?” And it’s that second common question we’re going to concentrate on in this blessay.



**** Apple Releases Java Security Updates ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1166195/apple_releases_java_security_updates.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Lex Friedman, Macworld



**** EU Law Forces Apple Two-year Warranty ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1166194/eu_law_forces_apple_twoyear_warranty.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Karen Haslam, Macworld UK


> Apple has extended its European warranties to include repair of products up to two years after purchase, to bring the company into line with European law.



**** Angry Birds Space For iPhone And iPad ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1166178/angry_birds_space_for_iphone_and_ipad.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Chris Holt, Macworld


> Though brief, Angry Birds Space is a much more sophisticated, entertaining, and complex game than its predecessor and is everything a sequel should be.



**** Apple Holds The Master Decryption Key When It Comes To iCloud Security, Privacy ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/04/apple-holds-the-master-key-when-it-comes-to-icloud-security-privacy.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss>
Chris Foresman, Ars Technica


> As we noted in our original investigation, Apple can potentially decrypt and access all data stored on iCloud servers. This includes contacts, notes, unencrypted e-mails, application preferences, Safari bookmarks, calendars, and reminders.

> This was recently confirmed by a source speaking to Ars, and security researcher and forensic data analysis expert Jonathan Zdziarski agreed. "I can tell you that the iCloud terms and conditions are pretty telling about what the capabilities are at Apple with respect to iCloud, and suggests they can view any and all content," Zdziarski told Ars.



**** Customize Shortcuts For Mission Control, Dashboard ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1166181/customize_shortcuts_for_mission_control_dashboard.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld






The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Is Your TV Spying On You? ****
<http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/helloworld/27695/?ref=rss>
David Zax, Technology Review



**** Dude, Where's My Food Truck? Mapping Businesses That Move ****
<http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/dude-wheres-my-truck-mapping-businesses-that-move.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss>
Matthew Braga, Ars Technica






MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** The Apartment By Greg Baxter – Review ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/apr/04/the-apartment-greg-baxter-review?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
James Lasdun, The Guardian


> Does Greg Baxter's novel measure up to his memoir about failing to write a novel?



**** Touching All The Bases Outside The Ballpark ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/04/dining/a-baseball-writer-fills-notebook-with-dining-tips.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss>
Ben Shpigel, New York Times


> But the extended road trips so common in baseball gave me a rare opportunity to visit new places and sample the local flavors. My exploration, at bottom, was born of a desire to immerse myself in my surroundings, to blend in as a local. That meant eating as if I belonged.



**** AI Robot: How Machine Intelligence Is Evolving ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/apr/01/ai-artificial-intelligence-robots-sautoy>
Marcus du Sautoy, The Observer


> No computer can yet pass the 'Turing test' and be taken as human. But the hunt for artificial intelligence is moving in a different, exciting direction that involves creativity, language – and even jazz.






SingaporeSurf
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**** ‘Singapore Has A Gluttony Culture’ ****
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-flipside/singapore-gluttony-culture-083612026.html>
Belmont Lay, Yahoo!



**** Singapore's Innovation Output 'Below Expectations' ****
<http://www.zdnetasia.com/singapores-innovation-output-below-expectations-62304400.htm>
Jamie Yap, ZDNet


> The government has invested a lot of capital to create the most conducive environment for innovation, but the "dividends"--that is the creation of knowledge and production of creative goods and services--are below expectations, Tay said. In other words, while Singapore may be tops in terms of innovation input, it would rank lower in terms of innovation output or efficiency, he noted.



**** AGC Appeals Against Decision In By-election Case ****
<http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/04/agc-appeals-against-decision-by-election-case/>
Gangasudhan, The Online Citizen



**** Court Dismisses Drug Trafficker's Third Appeal ****
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1193136/1/.html>
Hong Jing Yng, Channel NewsAsia


> CJ Chan said the court is unable to accept any of Yong's lawyer Mr M Ravi's arguments, calling them "mere assertions".

> He added that Yong had failed to prove that the Attorney-General's prosecutorial decision was unequal, as it did consider relevant mitigating factors before deciding the charges.

> He said the court does not have the power to set aside Yong's convictions even if there was a breach of Article 12(1) of the Constitution, which states that everyone has equal protection under the law.



**** PM Lee Worried About 2 Disturbing Trends In Singapore ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_785193.html>
Li Xueying, Straits Times


> Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday identified two societal trends that worries him: A 'self-centred' Not-In-My-Backyard syndrome that has been increasingly seen among some vocal Singaporeans, and what appears to be a growing gap between Singaporeans and new immigrants.



**** Sneak Peek At Singapore’s Gardens By The Bay ****
<http://blogs.wsj.com/searealtime/2012/04/04/sneak-peek-at-singapores-gardens-by-the-bay/>
Shibani Mahtani, Wall Street Journal


> Starting this June, people living in Singapore’s highly urban environment will get a little taste of what the rest of Southeast Asia enjoys – a tropical rainforest, complete with a waterfall streaming down from what its designers describe as a “mountain” on the edge of downtown. To get up this 35-meter mountain, no climbing is necessary – lifts are available to get to the top, though for the (somewhat) more adventurous there’s a winding walk in air-conditioned comfort.



**** From Villages To Flats (Part 1) – The Kampong Days ****
<http://remembersingapore.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/from-villages-to-flats-part-1/>
Remember Singapore



**** Public Can Now Use Former KTM Railway Stations For Ad-hoc Events ****
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1193075/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia


> The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) said it hopes such events and activities will inject vibrancy and life to the two buildings and the surrounding area. The first event to be staged at the former Tanjong Pagar station is a fashion show on April 25. The event is organised by Female and Nuyou magazines.



**** An Ascent Into The Clouds ****
<http://thelongnwindingroad.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/an-ascent-into-the-clouds/>
The Long And Winding Road


> Taking an elevator up to the top of a new world that will soon be added to the Marina Bay area in Singapore, a visitor is transported high up into a cloud forest 2000 metres above sea-level. It is a lost world that the doors of the elevator will open to, a world fed by a cool and moist climate in which carnivorous plants, ferns and mosses thrive with the accompaniment of sounds of a cascading waterfall. It was a world that I got a peek at yesterday at a preview of the Cloud Forest which is set within the Bay South Garden one of the three section Gardens by the Bay which will open to the public from 29 June 2012.



**** Yale Can Ensure Rights On Singapore Campus ****
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-03/yale-can-ensure-rights-on-singapore-campus.html>
Clare Malone, Bloomberg


> Acts of courage through critical thought are what U.S. colleges should aspire to when they go abroad -- progress that we can’t expect to be realized without some ugliness and struggle.



**** 金文泰非法蔬果园 18耕种者“现身” ****
<http://www.zaobao.com.sg/sp/sp120404_016.shtml>
杨丹旭, 联合早报


> 金文泰非法蔬果园的耕种者中，已有18人与土地管理局取得联系，他们将能在现有的土地上继续耕种至6月20日。与此同时，武吉知马区基层组织正在考虑向土管局申请临时占用执照，让社区共享这片暂时没有其他用途的国有土地。



**** PRs & Foreigners Spur Us To Do Better? Really? ****
<http://www.publichouse.sg/categories/community/item/549-prs-foreigners-spur-us-to-do-better?-really?>
Jen, Publichouse.sg


> We need to start asking, no, insisting that members of the local media, ministers, principals and employers be more sensitive and not to discriminate against Singaporeans. There may be several good reasons to defend the policy of bringing in foreigners to live and work here. But in justifying that policy, please don’t put down our own people.



**** That Brown Mount ****
<http://singaporelifetimes.blogspot.com/2012/04/that-brown-mount.html>
Singapore Life And Times



**** Singlish仔爆红 ****
<http://www.zaobao.com.sg/fk/fk120404_014.shtml>
郑宝炜, 联合早报


> 年仅6岁的小男生扮成小小部长，在短片中以“新式英语”谈论新加坡人面对的民生课题，包括了地铁故障、乌节路淹水和住房问题等，在网络上引起热烈的共鸣和转载，上载仅一周，已经有吸引超过30多万点击率。



**** Different Transport Fares For Citizens, Non-citizens? ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC120404-0000008/Different-transport-fares-for-citizens,-non-citizens?>
Lim Ai Tiong, Today



**** Over 26,000 Applications For 8,000 Flats ****
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1192951/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia







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