[MyAppleMenu] Oct 18, 2012

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MyAppleMenu
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**** New In iOS 6: How To Set Up Your VIP Inbox ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2012/10/new-in-ios-6-how-to-setup-your-vip-inbox>
Dom Esposito, AppAdvice



**** Apple V Android: The Winner Is… The Disabled Community ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/media-network/media-network-blog/2012/oct/18/apple-android-winner-disabled-community?newsfeed=true>
Robin Christopherson, The Guardian


> Strange as it may seem, touchscreen devices are heralding an age of more inclusive "Everybody Technology".



**** iCloud: Sharing Done Wrong ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2012139/icloud-sharing-done-wrong.html>
Dan Moren, Macworld


> Despite the prominent addition of sharing features in iOS 6 and Mountain Lion, the company's concept of "sharing" is actually a narrow one. And in an increasingly interconnected era—when people are spending more and more time sharing words, images, files, and more with other people and among a variety of devices—that's a problem.



**** Release And Creation Of Pinbook 1.0 ****
<http://collindonnell.com/2012/10/17/release-and-creation-of-pinbook-1-0/>
Collin Donnell


> Creating Pinbook has taught me a lot, and there’s lot more I could say about pricing, testing and other things. But right now I’m just so excited to work on future versions and to make sure it remains the best at what it does.



**** The iPhone 5 Review ****
<http://www.anandtech.com/show/6330/the-iphone-5-review>
Anand Lal Shimpi, Brian Klug & Vivek Gowri, AnandTech



**** Fission Review ****
<http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/fission_review>
Steve Paris, Mac Life


> Whether you’re making a movie, building a podcast, or just pasting two MP3s together, at some point you'll want to edit an audio file on your Mac. GarageBand can handle lots of audio-related tasks, but Fission, by revered Mac developer Rogue Amoeba, can handle fast edits and format conversions much more easily. It's simply packed with useful features.



**** CloudOn Expands App To Build On 'Office As A Platform' ****
<http://www.pcworld.com/article/2012228/cloudon-expands-app-to-build-on-office-as-a-platform.html>
Elsa Wenzel, PCWorld



**** Checkmark 1.1 Adds Recurring Reminders, Snooze Reminders, More ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2012/10/17/checkmark-1-1-adds-recurring-reminders-snooze-reminders-more/>
Dave Caolo, TUAW


> Version 1.1, released today, adds recurring reminder, snooze reminders and more, making a handy utility even better.



**** Using CDs And DVDs With A MacBook Air ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2012196/using-cds-and-dvds-with-a-macbook-air.html>
Christopher Breen, Macworld



**** Interview With Paul Mayne, Developer Of Day One For iOS And Mac ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2012/10/17/interview-with-paul-mayne-developer-of-day-one-for-ios-and-mac/>
Steven Sande, TUAW






The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Mobile-Payments Service Isis Debuts Next Week ****
<http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444868204578062912058915182.html>
Wall Street Journal






MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** The Long Shot ****
<http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/the_long_shot/>
Lee Billings, Seed


> Two rival scientific teams are locked in a high-stakes race to discover other earth-like worlds -- and forever change our own.



**** A Short Defense Of Literary Excess ****
<http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/a-short-defense-of-literary-excess/?pagewanted=all>
Ben Masters, New York Times


> Above all else, language should be generous and liberating, and these writers remind us of the pure pleasure to be found in the free play and musicality of words. Their sentences sing rather than grumble or shout, and we are all the richer for them.



**** How Hilary Mantel Broke A Booker Prize Barrier: She Wrote Stories About Men ****
<http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2012/10/17/hilary_mantel_wins_the_booker_prize_only_woman_to_win_twice_does_so_by_writing.html>
Alyssa Rosenberg, Slate


> And Mantel does such an excellent job conjuring those men and those dynamics that I admit I'm a little jealous. I would love to see her formidable talent used toward recreating the perspectives of the women in Henry and Cromwell's orbits, a task that's been dominated by more popular, less literary, authors like Philippa Gregory. And I wish the Booker Prize would deem more stories about women's lives as great literature.






SingaporeSurf
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**** National ConversationS ****
<http://www.raviphilemon.net/2012/10/national-conversations.html>
Ravi Philemon


> The real national conversation has already been happening for some time, and it is happening across many platforms - in the coffee-shops, in the schools, in the places of work, on the various blogs, why, even Government-sanctioned ones.  Those that want to hear the people to craft better policies to serve Singaporeans, must first recognise that conversations happen across many platforms, and be willing to go across these various platforms to engage the  citizens.



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<http://blog.soufun.com/34964148/15900192/articledetail.htm>
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**** In India, Apple Shifts iPhone Strategy ****
<http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/10/18/in-india-apple-shifts-iphone-strategy/>
Dhanya Ann Thoppil, Wall Street Journal


> The company’s decision to go through distributors perhaps shows the company is willing to see its margins decrease for now in an attempt to get a bigger toe-hold in India for the iPhone, said G. Rajeev, a senior market analyst with research firm IDC Inc.



**** Singapore Growing Older ****
<http://www.terrificmentors.com/2012/10/18/singapore-growing-older/>
John Bittleston, Terrific Mentors


> Singapore reinvented itself when the Silk Road became redundant. It must now reinvent itself before the Changi Air-hub becomes redundant, the first signs of which are already appearing. What does the world want of Singapore?



**** Full Disclosure ****
<http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2012/10/singapore>
R.C., The Economist


> The Singapore government realises that the “tax evasion issue has become politically sensitive”, especially in Europe, and so it has acted, argues Edmund Leow, a senior tax lawyer at the Singapore firm of Baker & McKenzie, Wong & Leow. “This issue is seriously affecting Singapore’s reputation, so it has to show that it’s clean.” 



**** Let's Talk About Race ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC121018-0000073/Lets-talk-about-race>
Neo Chai Chin, Today


> Given the string of incidents over the years where hurtful comments have been made about various races and religious communities here, should Singapore change the way it practises multi-racialism from an approach of seeing it as "a problem that needs to be managed", to one that celebrates the different races and cultures? 

> The question was posed yesterday at a National University of Singapore forum on the government's engagement of the public after last year's General Election. 



**** When Singapore Grows Old ****
<http://yoursdp.org/news/2012-10-17-5392>
Singaore Democratic Party


> We need to prevent the PAP's misguided housing policies from taking Singapore down the road to ruin. We need an alternative.



**** Director To Appeal Against Singapore Film Ban ****
<http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iRuFop-T0Vf8_2oeXeSDa4DB47fg?docId=CNG.daa8c5eb905c86fd3c6e036114f3e3d3.4c1>
AFP



**** Singapore Exports Fall, Missing Out On Apple Harvest ****
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444734804578061813166740482.html>
Gaurav Raghuvanshi And Chun Han Wong, Wall Street Journal


> Singapore's exports unexpectedly fell for the second-straight month in September as the decline in electronics shipments accelerated, with the city-state missing out on the demand for consumer gadgets, such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5, that has helped other parts of Asia.



**** Opposition Politicians For National Conversation If Some Changes Made ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/national-conversation-sure-only-if-20121017>
Phua Mei Pin, Straits Times


> For a start, they said, the "climate of fear" should be removed, along with "groupthink". They also wanted more access to information, and called for laws facilitating the freedom of information.



**** No Hiding From Offensive Content ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC121018-0000058/No-hiding-from-offensive-content>
Devathas Satianathan, Today


> I agree that security is an important concern. However, racial and religious harmony cannot be meaningfully fostered when the State is required to insulate its people from anything remotely harmful.



**** The Singapore Book Market - A New Report From The Uk Publishers Association ****
<http://psmedia.asia/node/18>
PS Media Asia


> Overseas online booksellers--Amazon, Book Depository--take around 20% of the local trade book market, a bigger chunk than most people had estimated.

> The floor area available for selling books in Singapore has shrunk by around 30% in the last 18 months; sales have not collapsed accordingly, but everyone is nervous.