[MyAppleMenu] Apr 5, 2012

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**** Apple Investigating New iPad WiFi Issues, Tells AppleCare To Replace Affected Units ****
<http://9to5mac.com/2012/04/04/apple-investigating-new-ipad-wifi-issues-tells-applecare-to-replace-affected-units/>
Mark Gurman, 9 To 5 Mac


> According to an internal AppleCare document, Apple is actively investigating a series of WiFi-related issues affecting the third-generation iPad.



**** The Foxconn Raise Paradox ****
<http://www.salon.com/2012/04/04/the_foxconn_raise_paradox/>
Cain Nunns, Global Post



**** How To Revert Input Behavior Changes In OS X Lion ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57409484-263/how-to-revert-input-behavior-changes-in-os-x-lion/>
Topher Kessler, CNET



**** Restoring OS X Server Using Time Machine May Take Additional Steps ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57409577-263/restoring-os-x-server-using-time-machine-may-take-additional-steps/>
Topher Kessler, CNET



**** Flashback Trojan Reportedly Controls Half A Million Macs And Counting ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/04/flashback-trojan-reportedly-controls-half-a-million-macs-and-counting.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss>
Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica



**** XCode Sucks And Here's Why ****
<http://devcodehack.com/xcode-sucks-and-heres-why/>
Dev / Code / Hack



**** Are Apps The Future Of Book Publishing? ****
<http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/03/30/are-apps-the-future-of-book-publishing/>
Alex Knapp, Forbes


> Are tablet apps the book of the future? In order to find out, I talked to authors, publishers, and app programmers, and read more than a few book apps.



**** An iPod Touch For Kids And Parents: One Dad's Guide ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2012/04/04/tips-on-giving-an-ipod-touch-to-your-kids/>
Victor Agreda, Jr., TUAW



**** Looks Like Apple Paid Off Victim Of Ham-handed iPhone Search ****
<http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/80207>
Paul McNamara, Network World


> It would seem that the missing iPhone prototype wasn't "priceless," after all. Apple has apparently reached an out-of-court settlement to keep a San Francisco man from suing the company over what his attorney -- and virtually everyone else -- called an "outrageous" warrantless search of the man's home, car and computer last summer by two Apple employees accompanied by four city police officers.



**** Can Apple Give Police A Key To Your Encrypted iPhone Data? Ars Investigates ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/04/can-apple-give-police-a-key-to-your-encrypted-iphone-data-ars-investigates.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss>
Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica


> Does Apple have a secret backdoor to hand over your passcode to authorities? The general consensus among our experts was "probably not." Does Apple assist law enforcement in their attempts to crack your PIN/passcode using methods the security world is already aware of? We'd be surprised if they weren't. And can law enforcement, with enough time and effort, brute-force their way past your passcode? The experts we spoke to gave a resounding "yes," though the level of effort required will coincide with the complexity of your passcode and how bad they want the data.



**** Review: FileMaker Pro 12 And FileMaker Pro Advanced 12 ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1166193/review_filemaker_pro_12_and_filemaker_pro_advanced_12.html#lsrc.rss_main>
William Porter, Macworld


> It is easy to say that this is the best version of FileMaker Pro yet. That is almost always the case with a new version. Though I wish I could create and save my own layout themes, my other complaints are minor and involve changes that I recognize were probably necessary. If you are one of the millions already using FileMaker Pro, the only reason not to upgrade immediately is the change in the file format, which requires a little planning and perhaps some budgeting. If you are new to FileMaker Pro, this version is the easiest one ever to recommend.



**** How To Make Lion's Desktop Spaces Stick ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1166207/how_to_make_lions_desktop_spaces_stick.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Christopher Breen, Macworld


> All you have to do is launch System Preferences, select Mission Control, and uncheck the Automatically Rearrange Spaces Based on Most Recent Use option.



**** Creativity Tools: The Next Wave Of iOS Apps? ****
<http://gigaom.com/apple/creativity-tools-the-next-wave-of-ios-apps/?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+loopinsight%2FKqJb+%28The+Loop%29>
Erica Ogg, GigaOM


> Snapguide and Paper have two things in common. Both appeal to the creative side of mobile users, and both are themselves beautifully made and deceptively simple to use.

> I think it’s these qualities that are going to provide a roadmap for more iOS apps to come that will appeal to the artsy, creative side of people, rather than the traditional consumption-oriented theme of what have so far been the most popular types of apps on Apple’s platform.

Everyone use iPhone, and everyone deserve some apps built for them.


**** FileMaker Pro 12 Offers New Design Features, Improved iOS Compatibility ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2012/04/04/filemaker-pro-12-offers-new-design-features-improved-ios-compat/>
Dave Caolo, TUAW






The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Google Begins Testing Its Augmented-Reality Glasses ****
<http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/04/google-begins-testing-its-augmented-reality-glasses/>
Nick Bilton, New York Times


> If you venture into a coffee shop in the coming months and see someone with a pair of futuristic glasses that look like a prop from “Star Trek,” don’t worry. It’s probably just a Google employee testing the company’s new augmented-reality glasses.






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**** You Autocomplete Me ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2012/04/google_docs_spell_check_how_autocomplete_can_improve_your_spelling_.html>
Will Oremus, Slate


> With spelling becoming more and more optional, it’s easy to draw a parallel to the changing nature of arithmetic.



**** Beware The Fausts Of Neuroscience ****
<http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/node/4367/full>
George Walden, Standpoint


> Had I been able to rely on scientists themselves for rational and detached advice — what else are they for? — things would have been simpler, but my impressions of those I met convinced me of two things: their awesome intelligence and real achievements, but in some cases an equally awesome propensity to overweening ambition and incurable condescension towards the common man.



**** On Tipping In Cuba ****
<http://walrusmagazine.com/printerFriendly.php?ref=2012.04-travel-on-tipping-in-cuba>
Chris Turner, The Walrus


> This is a story about what happens when the unarticulated, half-hidden nature of that colonial relationship is suddenly exposed. It’s an economics lesson in the form of a parable, a traveller’s tale about the strange connection between master and servant in this de facto tourist colony.






SingaporeSurf
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**** AG’s ‘Cynical Manipulation’ In By-election Case ****
<http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/04/ag-cynical-manipulation-by-election-case/>
Gangasudhan, The Online Citizen



**** No Plans For Singapore To Host US Troops: Ng Eng Hen ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_785551.html>
Chua Chin Hon, Straits Times


> 'No, we are not considering the deployment of troops from the US,' the minister said unequivocally, adding that Singapore's scarce land resources and growing population made it ill-suited for such initiatives.



**** Rais: No Application Received On Ballet Performance ****
<http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v6/newsindex.php?id=657213>
Bernama


> Information, communications and culture minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim today denied that the Central Agency for the Application for Filming and Performance by Foreign Artistes (Puspal) had rejected an application by a Singapore ballet troupe, due to perform here this weekend.

> He revealed that there was no application made by anyone to obtain approval for the performance, thus the issue of cancellation or rejection did not arise.



**** Can A Country Have Too Many Millionaires? ****
<http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2012/04/04/can-a-country-have-too-many-millionaires/>
Robert Frank, Wall Street Journal


> Foreigners and permanent residents now make up a third of the population. And Singapore now leads the world in “millionaire density”: 15.5% of all its households are millionaire-households.

> The question is whether the government’s actions will work. With so many wealthy Chinese, Indonesians, Russians, Middle Easterners and Europeans looking to offshore their money into safe, stable havens, the rich may continue pouring money into the Singapore regardless.



**** Attitudinal Change Of Blue-collar Workers Must Start With Government ****
<http://www.raviphilemon.net/2012/04/attitudinal-change-of-blue-collar.html>
Ravi Philemon


> Yes, I agree with the deputy prime minister that there has to be an attitudinal change for the acceptance of blue-collar workers. But this attitudinal change has to start with the policy makers.



**** PM Lee Worried About Two Disturbing Trends: A Failure Of His Leadership ****
<http://rogerpoh.wordpress.com/2012/04/05/pm-lee-worried-about-two-disturbing-trends-a-failure-of-his-leadership/>
SpotlightOnSingapore


> Instead of blaming Singaporeans while overseas, PM Lee should address the concerns of Singaporeans with a greater sense of urgency and sincerity.



**** High Court Hearing On Hougang By-election Case May Be Delayed ****
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1193339/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia



**** An Equal Partnership? ****
<http://thebluesweater.blogspot.com/2012/04/equal-partnership.html>
The Blue Sweather


> If Yale is sincere about its academic tradition, it should be promoting it, even if it means creating an oasis of freedom in an authoritarian desert, for that oasis will sustain life for miles and miles beyond. 



**** PM Lee Worried About The Growing Divide.... ****
<http://singaporemind.blogspot.com/2012/04/pm-lee-worried-about-growing-divide.html>
Diary Of A Singaporean Mind



**** Government Should Stand Up For Singaporeans ****
<http://andrewlohhp.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/government-should-stand-up-for-singaporeans/>
Andrew Loh


> As much as the government deserves credit for leadership, Singaporeans too deserve just as much, if not more, praise for their industry and commitment.

> So, let us not put down Singaporeans, or even insinuate that we are heartless or unfeeling.



**** Hong Kong Government Smarter Than Million-dollar PAP ****
<http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/04/hk-govt-smarter-than-million-dollar-pap/>
David S K Lee, The Online Citizen



**** SBS Transit To Pay For Funeral Expenses Of Sengkang Bus Accident Victim ****
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1193305/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia


> "We know nothing we do or say can change the fact that a life has been lost and a family is in grief. We can only say we are very, very sorry and will do whatever we can to assist the family during this difficult time," Ms Tan said. 



**** Faculty Gives Yale A Dose Of Dissent Over Singapore ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/education/singapore-partnership-creates-dissension-at-yale.html>
Tamar Lewin, New York Times


> Yale announced a year ago that it was creating the “first new college to bear the Yale name in 300 years” at the National University of Singapore, and last week, after reviewing 2,500 applications, it sent out the first handful of faculty job offers for Yale-N.U.S. College.

> So it is distinctly awkward timing that members of the Yale College faculty, which never voted on the plan, are now raising concerns about joining their storied institution with an autocratic city-state where drug offenses can bring the death penalty, homosexual relations are illegal and defamation is a criminal charge.



**** Telecoms' Texting Nemesis WhatsApp Says It's No Threat ****
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/05/us-whatsapp-idUSBRE83401120120405>
Jeremy Wagstaff, Reuters


> Instead, its co-founder, Brian Acton, said in a rare interview that WhatsApp was helping carriers move their customers to data packages that would, in the long term, prove more profitable.



**** Singapore Tutus Just Too, Too Much For Malaysia ****
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/05/us-singapore-malaysia-ballet-idUSBRE83402W20120405>
John O'Callaghan, Reuters



**** Licence Denied, So Singapore Dance Theatre Cancels KL Show ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_785453.html>
Kezia Toh, Straits Times


> Media reports have claimed the permit was denied because of 'indecent' costumes such as short classical tutus, although the dance company on Wednesday denied that this was the reason.

> It had been due to present Ballet Illuminations, which is a mix of contemporary and classical works. But it was told on Tuesday that its scheduled performance had not been approved.

Also: <a href="http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sideviews/article/the-ban-on-singapore-dance-theatre-bilqis-hijjas">The Ban On Singapore Dance Theatre</a> (Bilquis Hijjas, The Malaysian Insider).


**** Engaging Myanmar 'The Right Move': PM Lee ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_785475.html>
Li Xueying, Straits Times


> Such sanctions do not help the country make the needed transformation and difficult changes, he said on Wednesday, as he reiterated Asean's call for them to be lifted.



**** Law Doesn't Let Foreign Construction Workers Drive ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_785331.html>
Tan Suee Chieh, NTUC Income, Straits Times


> The Employment of Foreign Manpower Act states that a foreign worker shall not drive on public roads in the course of his work. This came into effect recently.

> Hence, it is an offence under the law for foreign construction workers to do that. As a matter of insurance principles, insurance policies should not negate public policy.



**** 4 Worrying Things About PM Lee’s Worries ****
<http://www.visakanv.com/blog/2012/04/pm-lee-worry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pm-lee-worry>
Visakan Veerasamy


> I have a crazy idea. If the Government wants Singaporeans to be more understanding, perhaps it should lead by example?



**** PAP Has To Engage A Lot More, Says Tharman ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120405-0000100/PAP-has-to-engage-a-lot-more,-says-Tharman>
Tan Weizhen, Today


> Mr Tharman said: "How the ruling party responds to this is one very important question. I think we have to engage a lot more. We took our incumbency too much for granted in the past, and we were also a bit too in-your-face."

> Adding that civic society here has been more active than given credit for, Mr Tharman said: "If you can keep up the system where people have a say ... they feel they have a role to make things better, then the situation of trust between Government and people would be better preserved, and Singapore would be better for it."



**** Scheme For Rich Foreigners 'Outlived Usefulness' ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120405-0000087/Scheme-for-rich-foreigners-outlived-usefulness>
Sumita Sreedharan, Today


> The move to scrap one avenue for rich foreigners to fast-track their permanent residency applications by parking large sums of money here will have little impact on the Republic's economy, analysts noted. 

> In fact, an analyst went as far as to describe the Financial Investor Scheme (FIS) - started in 2004 - as having "outlived its usefulness".



**** Government Has Changed How It Engages Singaporeans, Says PM Lee ****
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1193173/1/.html>
S. Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia


> "Because this is not about what more the government can do - of course the government must do all it can, that is its responsibility. But it's also how we can work together to make Singapore succeed. And that calls for Singaporeans to not just speak out, but also to participate and to feel the responsibility to do their part to make things happen the right way."