[MyAppleMenu] Aug 5, 2012

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MyAppleMenu
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<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2012/08/05/article01/>


<a href="https://twitter.com/mat/status/231958263149764609">@mat</a>: Wow. Okay. So I've confirmed with both the hacker and Apple how this happened. Was via a phone call to Apple tech support.


**** AirDrop Any File From Quick Look In OS X Mountain Lion ****
<http://osxdaily.com/2012/08/04/airdrop-file-from-quick-look-os-x/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+osxdaily+%28OS+X+Daily%29>
OS X Daily



**** Auto Crrect Ths! ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/opinion/sunday/auto-correct-this.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss>
James Gleick, New York Times


> Who’s the boss of our fingers?



**** Passwords, Backups And A False Sense Of Security ****
<http://blog.julieng.me/post/28699002154/passwords-backups-and-a-false-sense-of-security>
Julie Ng


> As Mat’s case demonstrated, we’re often only as safe and secure as our passwords.



**** OS X Mountain Lion: Data Loss Via 'Save As' ****
<http://macperformanceguide.com/MountainLion-SaveAs-data-destruction.html>
Mac Performance Guide


> If one edits a document than does Save As, then <i>both</i> the edited original document <i>and</i> the copy are saved, thus not only saving a new copy, but silently saving the original with the same changes, thus overwriting the original.

Embrace the new model of document management with Saves, Duplicates, and Reverts. Don't use Save As. Once you get used it, life will be better.


**** Simple Passphrase Conundrum ****
<http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/2713/simple-passphrase-conundrum>
Daniel Jalkut, Red Sweater


> Culturally and technologically, we have certainly come a long way from plain-text passphrases stored in a file, but it’s clear there is a lot more to be done. In the mean time, I’ll just be here fumbling with my phone every other minute, cursing Apple as I bask in a moderate sense of security for having jumped through all these hoops.






The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Letting The Cloud Watch Over The Farm ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/business/farm-software-tries-to-make-its-mark-digital-domain.html?_r=1&ref=technology>
Randall Stross, New York Times


> The world doesn’t necessarily need the gazillion-and-one games that seem available on smartphones. But it could use more apps and services that address the needs of business people with specialized needs. Like farmers.






MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** The Influencing Machine By Brooke Gladstone And Josh Neufeld – Review ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/aug/05/influencing-machine-gladstone-neufeld-review>
Rachel Cooke, The Observer


> Gladstone would rather nudge than shout, drop hints than scrawl bullet points on a whiteboard. Even better, she puts the 21st-century media cleverly into context, cramming her book both with history (she takes the story of the press right back to ancient Rome, when Julius Caesar decreed that the activities of the Senate be posted on a handwritten sheet) and the latest scientific research (her analysis of the "Is the internet destroying our capacity to concentrate?" debate is compelling).






SingaporeSurf
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**** Where Did My Katong Go? ****
<http://www.gingerbreadmum.com/2012/08/where-did-my-katong-go_5.html>
The GInerbread Mum


> Katong. Or Singapore 1542 as I remember it. It's funny cos there isn't a Katong Road or Katong Street. I don't quite know where it starts or ends; I just know that those anyone who's lived there is darn proud of the fact, as I am.



**** Tan Chuan-Jin Talks About Singapore's Social Safety Net ****
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1218112/1/.html>
Qiuyi Tan, Channel NewsAsia


> Acting manpower minister Tan Chuan-Jin said there are many assistance schemes in Singapore's social safety net, but it may be more important to catch people before they fall.



**** Minister Khaw Boon Wan Convinced Foldable Bikes Are Warranted ****
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1218107/1/.html>
Claire Huang, Channel NewsAsia


> Mr Khaw said it's the right call to buy foldable bicycles but how it's acquired is a different story.



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<http://overseas.cn.yahoo.com/ypen/20120805/1226912.html>
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It's not all bad news in Singapore. But, that doesn't mean we can't do better.


**** Singapore Model Of Governance - Will Sri Lankan Like It? ****
<http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2012/08/singapore-model-of-governance-will-sri.html>
N.S.Venkataraman, Sri Lankan Guardian


> Some countries like Sri Lanka and India would do well with little less freedom and more stringent and quick punishment for offenders , that may enable more orderly growth.

> Will Sri Lankans desire to sacrifice the so called freedom to some extent to gain better growth and affluence ?



**** MND Minister Khaw Advises S'poreans To Buy Houses Within Their Means ****
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1218082/1/.html>
Claire Huang, Channel NewsAsia