[MyAppleMenu] Jul 12, 2012

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu
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**** Sanctions At The Genius Bar ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/12/opinion/why-is-apple-discriminating-against-iranian-americans.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss>
Jamal Abdi, New York Times


> Apple retail employees may be “geniuses,” but they are not lawyers or law enforcement officers. Yet because of American pressure on companies to enforce export controls, some Apple employees have turned into vigilante sanctions enforcers.



**** Adobe SpeedGrade CS6 Provides Powerful, Advanced Video Color Grading ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1167420/adobe_speedgrade_cs6_provides_powerful_advanced_video_color_grading.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Jeff Oster, Macworld


> While it’s a powerful color grading and filmic effects creation tool with 3D stereographic finishing capabilities, it may not be for everyone, or practical to use on every video production you edit. The workflow takes some getting used to, but if its effects are needed, the learning curve will prove worthwhile.



**** EU Seeks To Ease Licensing Rules That Block Online Music Stores ****
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-11/eu-seeks-to-ease-licensing-rules-that-block-online-music-stores.html>
Aoife White, Bloomberg


> Royalty-collection societies could be forced under the draft rules to transfer their revenue-gathering activities to rivals if they lack the technical capacity to license music to Internet services in multiple countries.



**** Parallels 7 For Desktop Gets The Retina Display Treatment ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2012/07/11/parallels-7-for-desktop-gets-the-retina-display-treatment/>
Mike Schramm, TUAW



**** Tweetbot For Mac, Public Alpha ****
<http://shawnblanc.net/2012/07/tweetbot-for-mac-public-alpha/>
Shawn Blanc


> As a public alpha, Tweetbot for Mac is already off to a good start. I’ve been using it for about a week and have had but one bug that was fixed in the version that’s shipping today.



**** Malware Affecting Macs Running Older Versions Of OS X ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2012/07/11/malware-affecting-macs-running-older-versions-of-os-x/>
Steven Sande, TUAW



**** Adobe Acknowledges InDesign Crashes With Apple's 2012 MacBooks ****
<http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/07/11/adobe_acknowledges_indesign_crashes_with_2012_macbooks.html?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+loopinsight%2FKqJb+%28The+Loop%29>
Neil Hughes, AppleInsider



**** Get Your Mac Ready For Mountain Lion ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1167629/get_your_mac_ready_for_mountain_lion.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Dan Frakes, Macworld






The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Some Things I've Learnt About Programming ****
<http://blog.jgc.org/2012/07/some-things-ive-learnt-about.html>
John Graham-Cumming






MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Poets In Federal Government Issue ****
<http://washingtonart.com/beltway/decesare.html>
Barbara DeCesare, Beltware Poetry Quarterly






SingaporeSurf
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**** Mandatory Death Sentence And The "New Normal" ****
<http://sieteocho7-8.blogspot.sg/2012/07/mandatory-death-sentence-and-new-normal.html>
Seksi Matashutyrmouf



**** Parliament Casts Doubt Upon SMRT's Rental And Ad Business ****
<http://sbr.com.sg/transport-logistics/news/parliament-casts-doubt-upon-smrts-rental-and-ad-business>
Singapore Business Review


> A startling fact remains that although rental and advertising only comprises about 10% of total FY3/12 revenue, it contributes 55% of total operating profit.



**** A Temporary Relief For A Father ****
<http://www.publichouse.sg/categories/topstory/item/682-a-temporary-relief-for-a-father>
Andrew Loh, Publichouse.sg



**** Misrepresentation By The Straits Times Article ****
<http://kentridgecommon.com/?p=15980>
Tan Xiang Yeow, The Kent Ridge Common


> If interviewees have no rights as to how they will be represented, and the Straits Times reporters deliberately twist their words to achieve certain aims, then this will only discourage members of the public from speaking to them. Is this what we want happening?



**** Blogger Removes Post On Woffles Wu Case ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120712-0000047/Blogger-removes-post-on-Woffles-Wu-case>
Amir Hussain, Today


> In a letter served via email to Mr Au last Friday, the AGC said the blog post "alleges that our courts are biased towards those whom you describe as well-connected". Describing Mr Au's allegations as "scurrilous and false", the AGC noted that Mr Au referred to past cases without specifying them.

> Specifically, Mr Au had implied that Wu was treated favourably by being charged under section 81(3) of the Road Traffic Act instead of section 182 of the Penal Code, said the AGC.

> It pointed out that before February 2008, both sections attracted the "same maximum fines and the same maximum custodial sentence" of six months.