[MyAppleMenu] Aug 20, 2012

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu
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**** How I Organize Everything With Plain-text Notes ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1168148/how_i_organize_everything_with_plain_text_notes.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Gabe Weatherhead, Macworld


> Like everyone else, I need to keep track of lots of bits of information. Some of those bits are as simple as the brand of salad dressing my wife likes; others are as complex as an outline for a multi-year project at work. Whatever the size, origin, and purpose of these bits, I keep track of them all by saving them in a reliable system of plain-text notes—a system that enables me to find any bit of information whenever I need it, in a form that makes sense to me when I do.

> This system is based on two simple principles: All notes are saved in plain-text files, and I follow some basic but strict guidelines for creating and storing them.



**** A Vision For The Future Of Newspapers—20 Years Ago ****
<http://recoveringjournalist.typepad.com/recovering_journalist/2012/08/a-vision-for-the-future-of-newspapersfrom-20-years-ago.html>
Mark Potts, Recovering Journalist


> What Kaiser heard at the conference sounded to him—a decidedly non-techie print newsman whose expertise was mostly in international affairs—like science fiction. On the long flight home, he wrote a seven-page memo to Washington Post Publisher Don Graham and other top executives at the paper about what he'd seen and heard—and what he thought The Post should do about it. (How much have things changed? Bob wrote his first draft in longhand, on a legal pad; I'm writing this on an iPad.)



**** Find Out What's Keeping Your Mac Awake ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1168151/find_out_whats_keeping_your_mac_awake.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Kirk McELhearn, Macworld



**** Dear Apple: Please Set iMessage Free ****
<http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2012/08/dear-apple-please-set-imessage-free.html>
Matthew Green, A Few Thoughts On Cryptographic Engineering


> To me, the disconcerting thing about iMessage is how rapidly it's gone from no deployment to securing billions of text messages for millions of users. And this despite the fact that the full protocol has never been published by Apple or (to my knowledge) vetted by security experts. (Note: if I'm wrong about this, let me know and I'll eat my words.)

> What's worse is that Apple has been hyping iMessage as a secure protocol; they even propose it as a solution to some serious SMS spoofing bugs.



**** Sent From My iPad ****
<http://massivegreatness.com/sent-from-my-ipad>
MG Siegler, Massive Greatness



**** Apple iPhones To Become Mobile Casinos ****
<http://newyork.newsday.com/business/technology/apple-iphones-to-become-mobile-casinos-1.3913783>
Bloomberg


> Big Fish Games Inc. is introducing a version of its gambling application Big Fish Casino with real-money betting in the U.K., where it is legal, the Seattle-based company said.

> Even as Apple's storefront plays host to an increasing number of casino apps, the Cupertino, California-based company isn't taking a cut of sales from gambling in its apps, Tom Neumayr, a spokesman for Apple, said in an interview.






The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Disruptions: The Next Wave For The Wristwatch ****
<http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/disruptions-the-next-wave-for-the-wristwatch/?partner=rss&emc=rss>
Nick Bilton, New York Times


> Consumers are unlikely to buy multiple smartphones. But multiple wrist devices? That’s just what the electronics industry likes to see.



**** Experiments In Airborne BASIC—"buzzing" Computer Code Over FM Radio ****
<http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/08/experiments-in-airborne-basic-buzzing-computer-code-over-fm-radio/>
Matthew Lasar, Ars Technica


> Before the 'Net, Finland created a primetime program-sharing radio service.






MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Why Waiting Is Torture ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/opinion/sunday/why-waiting-in-line-is-torture.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all>
Alex Stone, New York Times


> The last thing we want to do with our dwindling leisure time is squander it in stasis. We’ll never eliminate lines altogether, but a better understanding of the psychology of waiting can help make those inevitable delays that inject themselves into our daily lives a touch more bearable. And when all else fails, bring a book.



**** To Be Continued ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/books/review/the-art-of-the-sequel.html?_r=1>
Andrew Motion, New York Times


> “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern” and “Wide Sargasso Sea” provide their own rich rewards — but they also teach a lesson, and anyone interested in sequeling or prequeling would be well advised to learn it: Don’t tread too hard on the heels of the original.






SingaporeSurf
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**** Singapore animal rights activists angry over wild bore cull plan ****
<http://www.bikyamasr.com/75797/singapore-animal-rights-activists-angry-over-wild-bore-cull-plan/#!wp-prettyPhoto[g75797]/0/>
Mariam Yuan, Bikya Masr


> “It is not what has to be done,” began activist Susie Cho, who told Bikyamasr.com the Board has failed to respond to activists and conservation groups’ efforts to relocate the animals instead of killing them.

> “It just doesn’t make sense in today’s world where they are going to sedate them anyway before killing. Why kill then?” she asked.



**** Singapore’s IT Ambition ****
<http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/economics/308479/singapore-s-it-ambition>
Bangkok Post



**** Superstition Thrives In Modern Singapore ****
<http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g0OMrlxDGM1ZHna2KQRgnGTnmgzA?docId=CNG.f771288c0e368ce6d9c2b2c443023499.251>
Philip Lim, AFP


> Singapore might be one of Asia's wealthiest and most well-educated societies, but quirky superstitions are part of daily life in the predominantly ethnic Chinese city-state.



**** The London Singapore Swing ****
<http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/the-london-singapore-swing-8062554.html>
Simon English, London Evening Standard


> With the banking system embroiled in fresh, some would say even more serious, fiascos, a new escape route is lately presenting itself: Singapore.

> Singapore’s clear ambition is to usurp Hong Kong as Asia’s leading financial centre, and for it the scandals in New York and London are nothing but good news.



**** Damn Those Sacred Cows ****
<http://andrewlohhp.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/damn-those-sacred-cows/>
Andrew Loh


> Lets put it bluntly: Singaporeans are tired of such grand promises. They have been made before. Talk of opening up political space, for example, which is perhaps the most sacred of all sacred cows, have proved to be nothing but empty talk.



**** Does The Govt Know How To Improve The Future Of Singapore? ****
<http://temasektimes.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/does-the-govt-know-how-to-improve-the-future-of-singapore/>
Lei Lin Tenn, The Temasek Times



**** Kiasuism In Singapore ****
<http://tedrificlife.com/kiasuism-in-singapore>
Tedrific Life



**** An Open Letter To Minister Of Transport, Mr Liu Tuck Yew ****
<http://cyclinginsingapore.blogspot.sg/2012/08/an-open-letter-to-minister-of-transport.html>
Stephen Choy, Cycling In Singapore


> To the spokesperson from LTA, I say shame on you. Shame on you for taking the easy way out.



**** National Conversation? Nah Sounds Like Another Attempt At Conversion ****
<http://atans1.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/nation-conversation-nah-sounds-like-another-attempt-at-conversion/>
Thoughts Of A Cynical Investor