[MyAppleMenu] Oct 30, 2012

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Personally, I think Mr Scott Forstall has done a heck of a job, helping to craft a little object-oriented operating system into one of the underlying foundation of almost every piece of hardware from Apple that many customers want. Whatever the reasons are for Mr Forstall to leave Apple, since nobody at Apple is speaking, is between Mr Forstall and Apple. I see no reason for us to guess and pry.


**** Get The Big Picture With iOS 6 Panoramas ****
<http://www.techhive.com/article/2012774/get-the-big-picture-with-ios-6-panoramas.html>
Derrick Story, TechHive


> Two things distinguish the Panorama option in the Camera app from most other offerings. First, just how darn well it works. Even when I try to screw up, it still produces an interesting picture. And second, how well integrated panoramas are into the Aperture, iPhoto, and iPhoto for iOS applications. This integration encourages me to use pano images in new ways.



**** How To Use Transcription With Dragon Dictate 3 For Mac ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2013093/how-to-use-transcription-with-dragon-dictate-3-for-mac.html>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld



**** Tim Cook Emails Employees; Thanks Scott Forstall, Says Bob Mansfield To Stay On For Two Years ****
<http://9to5mac.com/2012/10/29/tim-cook-emails-employees-thanks-scott-forstall-says-bob-mansfield-to-stay-on-for-two-years/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29&utm_content=Google+Reader>
9 To 5 Mac


> Cook thanks Apple’s iOS Senior Vice President Scott Forstall “for all of his many contributions to Apple over his career.”

> Perhaps in bigger news from this internal email, Cook says that Bob Mansfield, the new executive in charge of Apple’s new “Technologies” group will remain at Apple for two years.



**** Forstall Out; Ive Up ****
<http://daringfireball.net/2012/10/forstall_out>
John Gruber, Daring Fireball


> But the big news today is about Jony Ive. I don’t think it can be overstated just how big a deal it is that he now oversees all product design, hardware and software. For the last year, outside observers have been left to wonder just where the buck stopped for UI design at post-Jobs Apple. That question has now been answered: Jony Ive.



**** Limiting Your Apple Remote ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2013165/limiting-your-apple-remote.html>
Christopher Breen, Macworld



**** Lab Tested: Ultimate 13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2013167/lab-tested-ultimate-13-inch-retina-macbook-pro.html>
James Gaibraith, Macworld



**** Apple Announces Changes To Increase Collaboration Across Hardware, Software & Services ****
<http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/10/29Apple-Announces-Changes-to-Increase-Collaboration-Across-Hardware-Software-Services.html>
Apple


> Apple today announced executive management changes that will encourage even more collaboration between the company’s world-class hardware, software and services teams. As part of these changes, Jony Ive, Bob Mansfield, Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi will add more responsibilities to their roles. Apple also announced that Scott Forstall will be leaving Apple next year and will serve as an advisor to CEO Tim Cook in the interim.

And John Browett, the <i>new</i> head of retail, is also leaving.





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**** Public Transport Commuters Have Become More Gracious, Says Lui Tuck Yew ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC121030-0000112/Public-transport-commuters-have-become-more-gracious,-says-Lui-Tuck-Yew>
Hetty Musfirah Abdul Khamid, Today


> Mr Lui said: "I thought it was only at Bishan, but apparently they tell me it has spread slightly beyond Bishan. There's no big sign, there's nobody telling them, "you all line up two by two, like you are going to the classroom", but because some people set the example, others are urged to follow suit just because they see this is indeed the right thing to do."



**** Gas Tariffs To Be Reduced From Thursday ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC121030-0000120/Gas-tariffs-to-be-reduced-from-Thursday>
Today



**** S'pore Will Grow Between 1.5% And 2.5% This Year: MAS ****
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/1234279/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia


> Singapore continues to face a short-term cyclical downturn in the macro economy as domestic restructuring policies are implemented, said the MAS.

> In particular, trade-related activities, the IT cluster, and regionally exposed services have been most badly affected by the cyclical downturn.



**** The National Cost Of Growing Old .... Is Perhaps Not That Large ****
<http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.sg/2012/10/the-national-cost-of-growing-old-is.html>
Gilbert Koh, Mr Wang Says So


> As senior citizens form an increasing proportion of the population, this necessarily implies that non-senior citizens form a decreasing proportion.



**** Different Shades Of Grey ****
<http://www.singapolitics.sg/features/different-shades-grey>
Andrea Ong, Straits Times



**** Downtown Line Costs Soar By More Than 70% ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/downtown-line-costs-soar-more-70-20121030>
Christopher Tan, Straits Times


> Half of this $8.7 billion increase was attributed to a sharp rise in construction cost, with the other half linked to a number of changes to the project. This was revealed to The Straits Times by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), which also said it is taking steps - like inviting more firms to bid for projects - to rein in prices.

I do wonder if the cost can be more contained if we build mostly above-ground lines, like the North-South and East-West lines; and especially since all the new lines -- Circle, Downtown, and Thomson -- are lower-capacity lines.


**** Books Go Live ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/ArtsandDesign/Arts/EDC121029-0000009/Books-go-live#.UI8bZXqu03o.twitter>
Mayo Martin, Today


> After entering the e-book business with its e-bookstore ilovebooks.com, MediaCorp is now set to branch into book publishing with a new imprint called Live Books. Its first product, the Malay-English interactive children's book Tabungan Alysha (Alysha Saves The Day), will be officially launched at the Singapore Writers Festival on Nov 9.