[MyAppleMenu] Mar 23, 2012

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MyAppleMenu
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**** The iPad's Charging Challenge Explained ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1150356/ipadcharging.html>
Dan Frakes, Macworld


> Though every iPad model charges more slowly if you’re using it while charging, this slowdown is much more noticeable on the third-generation iPad because the new iPad’s electronics—its screen, processor, and the like—require more overall power than the previous models’ components.

> Some users report that even when using Apple's 10-Watt power adapter, if you’re doing processor- and graphics-intensive tasks such as playing a demanding video game, and you’ve got the iPad’s brightness set to maximum and Wi-Fi or cellular data enabled, it may seem as though the battery isn’t charging at all. During other tasks, the tablet might instead charge very slowly.



**** Ask The iTunes Guy: Album Art And Tagging ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1166034/ask_the_itunes_guy_album_art_and_tagging.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld



**** Get Digital Copies Of Your Mac Manuals ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1166015/get_digital_copies_of_your_mac_manuals.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Roman Loyola, Macworld


> In Lion, you can easily get a digital copy of your Mac’s manual—all you need is an Internet connection. Here’s how.



**** An Example Of Photography On The Retina Display ****
<http://duncandavidson.com/blog/2012/03/photography_on_retina>
Duncan Davidson


> For the first time, I’m looking at a photograph on a screen that has the same sort of visceral appeal as a print. Or maybe a transparency laying on a lightbox. Ok, maybe not quite that good, but it’s pretty incredible. In fact, I really shouldn’t be comparing it to a print or a transparency at all. Really, it’s its own very unique experience.



**** Why Apple's Not Going To Create A New Bell Labs ****
<http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2012/03/22/why_apple_s_not_going_to_create_a_new_bell_labs.html>
Matthew Yglesias, Slate


> Naturally the people who run the company are going to believe they're successful precisely <i>because</i> they're so focused and a wild open-ended research facility is the exact opposite of focused. 



**** U.S. Congress Grills 34 iOS Developers On Compliance With Apple’s App Privacy Policies In Official Letter ****
<http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/03/22/u-s-congress-grills-ios-developers-on-compliance-with-apples-app-privacy-policies-in-official-letter/>
Matthew Panzaring, The Next Web



**** New iPad Smart Cover Incompatibility Issue Caused By Magnet Polarity ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/22/2893087/new-ipad-smart-cover-incompatibility-magnet-polarity>
Sam Byford, The Verge


> It appears that the new iPad now uses a polarity-sensitive sensor to wake the device from sleep upon opening the cover, meaning that the magnet must be correctly aligned — apparently early Smart Covers were initially made with the magnet in question facing either way.

Visit your nearest Apple Store for an exchange if your Smart Cover doesn't work.


**** iPads Keep Charging For "Up To" An Hour After Display Shows 100% ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/03/ipads-keep-charging-for-up-to-an-hour-after-display-shows-100.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss>
Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica


> iPad users who want to ensure they're getting a full charge every time they plug in should wait up to an hour after the device shows 100 percent. That's according to Dr. Raymond M. Soneira, creator of DisplayMate and author of a new report about the third-generation iPad, who says the device continues to charge well after the OS shows that it's reached full capacity.



**** iPhoto Vs. Photoshop Touch On The New iPad: Consume Or Create? ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1166024/iphoto_vs_photoshop_touch_on_the_new_ipad_consume_or_create_.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Michelle Mastin, PCWorld



**** Webkit Limit On Retina JPG Image Display ****
<http://duncandavidson.com/blog/2012/03/webkit_retina_bug>
Duncan Davidson


> While doing some homework this evening on how to best display Retina-resolution photographs on the new iPad for future updates to both this and the Luma Labs sites, I ran into a frustrating problem. Relatively small high-resolution images—such as John Gruber’s Daring Fireball logo—work great. But 2000-pixel wide photographs failed miserably and ended up looking worse than the 1000-pixel wide images they were replacing in my test pages. Much worse, in fact.

> Turns out that above a certain size, WebKit is deciding to scale down the resolution of images.






The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Study Shows How Much Information Facebook Can Mine Just From Relationship Status Changes ****
<http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2012/03/22/study-shows-how-much-information-facebook-can-mine-just-from-relationship-status-changes/>
Nancy Messieh, The Next Web






MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Are Straight People Born That Way? ****
<http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/03/are-straight-people-born-that-way/254592/>
Alice Dreger, The Atlantic


> Time for a thought experiment: Are straight people born that way? When I put the question to a number of sexology colleagues, they thought it a good question -- indeed, a hard question.



**** Crash & Fly ****
<http://www.neonmagazine.co.uk/?p=1038>
Jennifer Marie Donahue, Neon






SingaporeSurf
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**** Woman Arrested For Protesting On Top Of Crawford Bridge ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_780901.html>
Bryna Sim, Straits Times



**** Clarifying Film Screening Regulations On University Campuses ****
<http://kentridgecommon.com/?p=14281>
The Kent Ridge Common


> While publicizing my recent film screening via email to various departments in NUS, some senior professors would also, out of genuine concern, delay the dissemination of the publicity email to confirm that I had indeed obtained copyrights permissions, which in fact I had not, because I did not need to — another indication of the pervasive misunderstanding of film screening regulations on campus.

> All this is why it is important for the OSA to update their guidelines, in order to clarify these rules and to disabuse many of our faculty members and administrators of their consternation surrounding copyrights violations. The current status quo is unsustainable, perpetuates systemic ignorance and discourages student/department proactiveness and enthusiasm. 



**** The Great DBS/POSB ATM Card Fiasco ****
<http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2012/03/the-great-dbsposb-atm-card-fiasco.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mrbrown+%28mrbrown%29>
Lee Kin Mun, mrbrown


> To quote my friend Callan, "Thanks a lot for the trouble it takes to activate a new ATM card that I didn't ask for, DBS/POSB."



**** Once Upon A Time... ****
<http://hardhitting-nobs.blogspot.com/2012/03/once-upon-time.html>
Musings From The Lion City


> The current government policy seems to be trying to talk down the market instead of doing anything concrete. Any measures the Singapore government had put in place, like the stamp duty rule, have been half-hearted at best and both Singaporeans and foreigners know it. That is why housing prices has been holding steady since the end of the year and why it is slowly creeping up now.



**** Iranian Oil Buyers That Could Be Subject To US Sanctions ****
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/22/usa-iran-sanctions-idUSL1E8EM0CL20120322>
Timothy Gardner and Arshad Mohammed, Reuters


> Below is a list of the 12 countries that buy Iranian oil and could be subject to U.S. sanctions unless they significantly cut purchases, a U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday.

> However, he stressed that the assessment of which countries could be subject to the sanctions was a dynamic process and that other countries could be added, or dropped, as additional information becomes available.

The twelve countries include Singapore, as well as INdonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines.


**** SDP's NHP - A Moral Question ****
<http://www.publichouse.sg/categories/topstory/item/544-sdps-nhp-a-moral-question>
Andrew Loh, Publichouse.sg


> It must not be forgotten that the State derives its wealth from the toil of its people. And when its people no longer can, as it were, play their part and put their shoulders to the wheel to keep the economy running, the State has a moral duty to care for these citizens.

> In the same way, society (that is, each of us individuals) also has a duty and obligation to contribute so that those who require care are able to receive it.



**** ‘Pay Bus Drivers More’ To Attract Singaporeans ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_780797.html>
Tessa Wong, Straits Times


> Minister of state for transport Josephine Teo said Singapore's bus operators have to improve drivers' wages and working conditions to attract more Singaporeans. Many realise that with the same skills, they can find more attractive jobs, such as driving tour coaches or delivering goods for logistics companies.



**** SDP Defends Health-care Proposal ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_780742.html>
Leong Yan Hoi, Singapore Democratic Party, Straits Times


> In 2010, 3M accounted for less than 10 per cent of total health-care expenditure of $12 billion, with Medisave contributing $732 million, Medifund $80 million, and MediShield $248 million. The rest is funded by employers' health benefits and out-of-pocket expenses - the highest level in developed East Asia.

> We agree with Mr Salim that a health-care plan must not saddle future generations with higher costs. Yet the 3M system is predicated on one generation's medical expenses being borne by the next, as evidenced by the criterion that an individual must first exhaust his own and his family's Medisave before qualifying for Medifund.



**** Singapore : A Country Of Extremes ****
<http://singaporemind.blogspot.com/2012/03/singapore-country-of-extremes.html>
Diary Of A Singaporean Mind


> It is strange how we have come to accept some of these extremes as normal over time.



**** Big Brother Is Raping Us ****
<http://lohandbehold.com/2012/03/23/big-brother-is-raping-us/>
Mike Loh, Loh And Behold


> What gives anyone the bloody right to beam unsolicited messages into my cell phone?

> And this is from the same government behind the proposed Do-Not-Call registry – which aims to protect personal information from being stolen or indiscriminately collected and used for marketing purposes.



**** Shopping Spree ****
<http://www.economist.com/node/21551056>
The Economist


> For the first time, in modern history at least, Asia’s military spending is poised to overtake Europe’s, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a think-tank in London. China is doubling its defence budget every five years and India has just announced a 17% rise in spending this year, to about $40 billion.



**** The Psychology Of The Upper-Middle Class In Singapore ****
<http://ayummysliceoflife.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/the-psychology-of-the-upper-middle-class-in-singapore/>
A Yummy Slice Of Life


> The silence of the upper middle classes reflected their love for the status quo, and by extension, the status quo support for the PAP. A clinging to the comforts of the present meant that no alternative vision for the future was needed. No need to rock the boat.