[MyAppleMenu] Jul 13, 2012

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**** EPEAT Customers React To Apple's Withdrawal ****
<http://www.informationweek.com/byte/news/radio/personal-tech/240003646>
Esther Shein, InformationWeek


> But in the big picture, Apple's move is not expected to have a significant impact on its business, according to David Daoud, research director, PCs and Green IT, at IDC. "EPEAT tends to be a program catered to the federal government and has essentially had a limited... broad commercial impact," he said. "Apple is very strong in the consumer market and EPEAT plays no role there."



**** When Art, Apple And The Secret Service Collide: ‘People Staring At Computers’ ****
<http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/07/people-staring-at-computers/all/>
Kyle McDonald, Wired


> Maybe an email, or a phone call from Apple. Instead, my first indication that something was “wrong” was a real-life visit from the organization best known for protecting the President of the United States of America.



**** The Story Behind How Apple’s iCloud Data Center Got Built ****
<http://gigaom.com/cleantech/the-story-behind-how-apples-icloud-data-center-got-built/?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+loopinsight%2FKqJb+%28The+Loop%29>
Katie Fehrenbacher, GigaOM



**** iPhone Game Marketing Costs Keep Rising To "Insane" Levels ****
<http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-07-12-iphone-game-marketing-costs-keep-rising-to-insane-levels?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+loopinsight%2FKqJb+%28The+Loop%29>
Mike Williams, Gamesindustry International


> Smaller iOS developers fear being pushed out of a crowded market.



**** iPhoto Update Fixes Problem With MobileMe Gallery Migration ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1167665/iphoto_update_fixes_problem_with_mobileme_gallery_migration.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Jonathan Seff, Macworld






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**** I Was An A-List Writer Of B-List Productions ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2012/07/made_for_tv_movies_my_career_writing_the_o_j_simpson_story_take_me_home_the_john_denver_story_and_more_.single.html>
Stephen Harrigan, Slate


> Reflections on a career writing made-for-TV movies.






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**** Singapore GDP Unexpectedly Shrinks As Europe Crimps Exports ****
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-13/singapore-s-economy-shrinks-as-europe-turmoil-constrains-exports.html>
Karl Lester M. Yap, Bloomberg


> Singapore’s economy unexpectedly contracted last quarter as manufacturing fell, adding to signs of a deepening slowdown in Asian expansion as Europe’s debt crisis curbs demand for the region’s goods.



**** More S'poreans Sending Their Parents To Johor Nursing Homes... ****
<http://singaporemind.blogspot.sg/2012/07/more-sporeans-sending-their-parents-to.html>
Diary Of A Singaporean Mind



**** PM Lee Highlights Wild Boars, Graffiti On Need To Be "Messy Selectively" ****
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1213264/1/.html>
S. Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia


> "As with wild boars, so with many other problems, where we have to do something and engage the people - the physical messiness along the streets - graffiti, I would strongly discourage. We invite graffiti artists, by invitation to perform on designated walls with permission but if you decide to freelance extra, I better do an investigation on how it came about. We want to do this in a controlled way. If the Pandora box is open, then we can't put the demons back."