[MyAppleMenu] Nov 2, 2012

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MyAppleMenu
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**** Review: New Mac Mini Offers An Attractive Bang For The Buck ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2013385/review-new-mac-mini-offers-an-attractive-bang-for-the-buck.html>
James Galbraith, Macworld


> The new Mac mini continues to build on the solid foundation laid out by the 2011 model. If you prefer a Mac desktop computer to a laptop, and/or you don’t want to be confined to the glossy 21.5 or 27-inch displays that come with the iMac, the Mac mini is a capable system for most tasks.



**** Ask The iTunes Guy: The iTunes Store And Apple IDs ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2013324/ask-the-itunes-guy-the-itunes-store-and-apple-ids.html>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld



**** Getting The Most Out Of Game Center ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2013408/getting-the-most-out-of-game-center.html>
Dan Moren, Macworld


> Chances are you’ve encountered Game Center’s green felt background on one of your many Apple devices. Maybe it popped up when you were trying to start a game of Letterpress, perhaps you got a notification letting you know it was your turn, or maybe you were just wondering about that multicolored icon Apple dropped on your home screen. If it had your confused, don’t worry: Let us walk you through how to get the most out of Apple’s online gaming service.

Yes, Game Center confuses me.


**** iPhoto, Aperture, And Safari All Get Updates ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2012/11/01/iphoto-aperture-and-safari-all-get-updates/>
Steven Sande, TUAW



**** How To Cope With The End Of FireWire ****
<http://www.infoworld.com/t/mac-laptop/how-cope-the-end-of-firewire-205957>
Mel Beckman, InfoWorld


> Mac shops with significant FireWire investment may not need a total Thunderbolt or USB 3.0 makeover, but staying put with current hard drives and devices will come at a price.



**** Apple Releases iOS 6.0.1 With Bug Fixes, Improvements ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2013393/apple-releases-ios-6-0-1-with-bug-fixes-improvements.html>
Dan Moren, Macworld


> Among the bugs squashed in iOS 6.0.1 is one where horizontal lines may show up across the software keyboard, another where the camera flash wouldn’t fire, a problem where the iPhone couldn’t always use cellular networks, an issue where Passcode details could be retrieved from the lock screen, and a flaw with Exchange meetings.






The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** 10 Petabytes Of Data Saved By The Internet Archive ****
<http://www.neowin.net/news/10-petabytes-of-data-saved-by-the-internet-archive>
Alfonso Maruccia, Neowin






MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Cloud Atlas’s Theory Of Everything ****
<http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/nov/02/ken-wilber-cloud-atlas/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nybooks+%28The+New+York+Review+of+Books%29>
Emily Eakin, The New York Review Of Books


> All of which makes Wilber a natural ally of the Wachowski siblings, whose films tend to reflect a similar grandiosity of ambition.






SingaporeSurf
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**** Inconsistent Parking Enforcement ****
<http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/11/inconsistent-parking-enforcement/>
The Online Citizen


> "So my friend decided to write to the press. ST did not want to publish it. Today published it here but  they removed the bit where the MP himself was parking illegally."

> We have also followed up with Mr Seah and LTA on this issue, to seek their clarification on what we see as a Member of Parliament interfering with a public officer carrying out his duties. We have also queried Mr Seah on what we see as double standards between what he told Ms Chin earlier, and what he has applied to his grassroots event. We will include their replies when we receive them.



**** SMU Cancels Opening Of Research Centre ****
<http://www.singapolitics.sg/news/smu-cancels-opening-research-centre>
Tessa Wong, Straits Times



**** Court Rejects AG's Claim For Legal Costs In Hougang By-election Case ****
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1234932/1/.html>
Tan Qiuyi, Channel NewsAsia


> A High Court judge has ruled that no costs need to be paid by either party, given the "unusual circumstances" of the case. 

> The court said that while costs are generally awarded to the successful party, public interest considerations are relevant in this case.



**** The PAP's Top 10 Slippery Slope Arguments ****
<http://singaporerebel.blogspot.sg/2012/11/the-paps-top-10-slippery-slope-arguments.html>
Martyn See, Singapore Rebel



**** Law Minister K Shanmugam On The ISA ****
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/y--exclusive--law-minister-k-shanmugam-on-the-isa.html>
Jeanette Tan, Yahoo!


> “(The ISA) gives the power to the government to detain people without going through the due process of the courts. Once you have such a structure, is there a possibility of abuse? Of course... so that’s the risk,” he acknowledged. 

> However, he pointed out, “Society has got to decide between that risk, or the risk that an incident might actually occur, and then you have to ask yourself, ‘What are the consequences of each of the two risks materialising? What is the impact on Singapore?’ and then people have to choose.”



**** Mendaki Also Helps Indian Muslims, Says Chief ****
<http://www.singapolitics.sg/news/mendaki-also-helps-indian-muslims-says-chief>
Jennani Durai, Straits Times


> Madam Moliah Hashim said in a note on the page on Monday that only two of the group’s many schemes are exclusively for Malays, and invited those concerned to a dialogue session with her.

> Her note was prompted by a comment left on the page last Saturday by Mr Sameer Ab. Kadir, who wrote that his family had been routinely refused help by the organisation as their race was listed on official records as “Indian”. He said that the group should change its description to say it helped only the Malay community, to clarify the situation for Indian-Muslims like himself.