[MyAppleMenu] Apr 28, 2012

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**** Why Microsoft’s Metro UI Could Slowly Kill Android ****
<http://gigaom.com/mobile/why-microsofts-metro-ui-could-slowly-kill-android/>
Kevin C. Tofel, GigaOM


> The thought that Android will “fade away” is only likely if Google can’t find an answer to the mobile / desktop integration that Apple and Microsoft are bringing to the table.

I think the integration between desktop and mobile is going to be beyond look-and-feel. Think iCloud. Third-parties will have a difficult time doing the integration because the native APIs will all point to iCloud.


**** Forget Apple: Oracle To Bring Java Security Fixes Directly To Mac Users ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/04/oracle-updates-java-to-se-7-for-os-x-brings-full-jdk-support.ars>
Chris Foresman, Ars Technica


> Beginning in the latest update to Java SE 7, however, Oracle has made OS X (from Lion forward) a fully supported platform for both Java deployment—including a Java Platform 1.7 compliant JVM—and Java development. Update 4 includes a full OS X version of the Java Development Kit (JDK) and JavaFX 2.1.



**** Contacts Journal 3.0 Links Documents, Contacts ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1166595/contacts_journal_3_0_links_documents_contacts.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Jeff Porten, Macworld


> Version 3.0 of the lightweight CRM app, released this week, folds in several new capabilities, including the ability to link iOS documents to your contacts. You can import those files from your computer over Wi-Fi, via Dropbox, or even through email.



**** Why iPhone Photographers Should Get Camera Awesome Right Now ****
<http://www.techhive.com/article/2000046/why-iphone-photographers-should-get-camera-awesome-right-now.html>
â„¢ Moynihan, TechHive


> Another useful option for capturing short videos of laughing babies and/or game-winning-hit scenarios at baseball games, Camera Awesome's video options include a "Precord Video" setting that automatically buffers and saves 5 seconds of video <i>before</i> you press the record button.



**** Just Over A Year Later, The Mac App Store Hits 10,000 Apps ****
<http://www.macgasm.net/2012/04/27/just-over-a-year-later-the-mac-app-store-hits-10000-apps/>
Joshua Schnell, Macgasm






The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** At Yale, Online Lectures Become Lively Books ****
<http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/at-yale-online-lectures-become-lively-books/36162>
Jennifer Howard, The Chronicle Of Higher Education



**** The Indoor Positioning System Era ****
<http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/helloworld/27806/>
David Zax, Technology Review






MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** The Los Angeles Riots: Inspiration Behind A Culinary Upheaval ****
<http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-me-riot-food-culture-20120426,0,1923598.story>
Jonathan Gold, Los Angeles Times


> But change in Los Angeles is often easier to track by looking at its restaurants rather than its boardrooms, and from the business end of a pair of chopsticks, extreme diversity didn't look so bad. Sometimes equality, democracy and tolerance are virtues you fight for on distant battlefields, and sometimes they are as close as the frozen-food aisle at Vons. The neighborhood wasn't tidy, but until those few hours in late April, it worked.

> And then it didn't.



**** The End Of Travel ****
<http://www.berfrois.com/2012/04/musings-on-mediterranean-monsters/>
Gregory Jusdanis, Berfrois


> Ever since travel had become a realizable goal for the middle classes, people have sought their personal communion with a site, and, in this process, have wanted to distinguish themselves from the hoards around them. The boundary between the journey and the tour is part of the modern self-understanding of travel.






SingaporeSurf
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**** Singapore’s Military Modernization ****
<http://the-diplomat.com/new-leaders-forum/2012/04/27/singapore’s-military-modernization/>
Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi, The Diplomat


> Singapore now needs to focus on <i>how</i> its military’s capabilities are used, rather than <i>what</i> capabilities are used. Without this adequate balance, Singapore’s defense planning could slip into technology-based planning, which not only increases the economic burdens, but also risks creating further strategic uncertainties.



**** Vintage Singapore ****
<http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/vintage-singapore/story-e6frg8rf-1226338152440>
Alessia Spedding, The Australian



**** Singapore-based Location Ad Service Chalkboard Closes: “Our Progress Was Not Meeting Our Ambition” ****
<http://thenextweb.com/asia/2012/04/27/singapore-based-location-ad-service-chalkboard-closes-our-progress-was-not-meeting-our-ambition/>
Jon Russell, The Next Web



**** Singapore Needs To Remain Open: DPM Teo ****
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1197994/1/.html>
Qiuyi Tan, Channel NewsAsia


> Singapore needs to remain open and to welcome diversity, even as it grapples with the challenges brought about by globalisation, technology and extremism, deputy prime minister Teo Chee Hean said.



**** Don’t Like The Mainstream Media? Support The Alternative Then ****
<http://andrewlohhp.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/dont-like-the-mainstream-media-support-the-alternative-then/>
Andrew Loh


> It is a little strange to me that at a time when Singapore is facing political changes – with more opposition MPs in Parliament, and the ruling party having lost a GRC for the first time, for example – that one of its most experienced political reporters has been posted out of the country.

> This has given rise to murmurs of political manoeuvres at the paper at the behest of the powers upstairs.



**** Driven To Despair, Literally ****
<http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?col=insightdownsouth&file=/2012/4/28/columnists/insightdownsouth/11191642&sec=Insight%20Down%20South>
Seah Chiang Nee, Straits Times


> To put things in perspective, the government had intended the scheme to reduce road congestion by putting a quota on new cars. Somewhere along the way, it became a great source of revenue.

> Has it cut down car enthusiasm or traffic jams? Yes, but the success has been confined to peak hours in the business districts.

COE and ERP reduces the supply. So long as the supply is limited, cost will be high.
It's time to <i>seriously</i> reduce the demand for private cars. That means public transportation (and semi-public transportation such as taxis) must be significantly improved from what we have today.


**** Thorough And Independent Probes On Death Of National Servicemen ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_793345.html>
Kenneth Liow, Mindef, Straits Times



**** One Man's Frantic Bid To Salvage Rediffusion Materials ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_793343.html>
Jack Sim, Straits Times


> When I discovered that Rediffusion had sold its Hillview building, which would be demolished together with its dialect archives, I negotiated to buy the materials for $2,000. But I was given only a day to collect them.

> Not knowing how large the archives were, I used a lorry with two workers for the job, but realised that it was nowhere near adequate after I surveyed the rooms holding the records, reels and other formats.



**** 不吃医院套餐 改吃“舞蹈便当” ****
<http://www.zaobao.com.sg/sp/sp120428_024.shtml>
王舒杨, 联合早报


> 严肃的中央医院昨天上演了一幕不寻常的舞剧：露天走廊上，三名舞者翩翩起舞，还把文物馆里的长椅当成共舞道具，趣味横生。

> 　　这场于中央医院文物馆呈献的舞蹈表演，是化生艺术团“舞蹈便当”（Dance Take-Out）系列和中央医院“艺术健康”（Arts for Health）计划的一次结合。



**** Online Code Of Conduct? 'No Thanks' ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_793500.html>
Tessa Wong, Straits Times


> Several well-known bloggers and owners of socio-political websites have said no to the government's call for the Internet community to come up with a code of conduct on responsible online behaviour.

> They made their stand clear in statements they posted online on Friday, a day after a closed-door discussion with government representatives.



**** Train Commuters Waited 2 Hours For Shuttle Buses ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_793510.html>
Maria Almenoar & Royston Sim, Straits Times


> Even then, it was far from smooth sailing. Some buses went to the wrong bus stop while others skipped stations.



**** Singapore River To Be Diverted For MRT Tunnels ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_793487.html>
Christpoher Tan, Straits Times


> The original path of the waterway will be reinstated after the tunnels are completed.



**** We Will Improve Communication And Info Dissemination: SMRT ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC120428-0000013/We-will-improve-communication-and-info-dissemination--SMRT>
Bernadette Low, SMRT Corporation, Today



**** Dr. Chee Should Be Permitted To Attend The Oslo Freedom Forum ****
<http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/04/dr-chee-should-be-permitted-to-attend-the-oslo-freedom-forum/>
Ghui, The Online Citizen


> Granting him leave to attend this conference can have the twin effects of not only increasing Singapore’s standing in the world of intellectual discourse but will also dispel the notion among Singaporeans that our government cannot accept dissenting views.