[MyAppleMenu] Jan 29, 2012

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**** The Yin And The Yang Of Corporate Innovation ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/technology/apple-and-google-as-creative-archetypes.html?ref=technology>
Steve Lohr, New York Times


> In the hunt for innovation, that elusive path to economic growth and corporate prosperity, try a little jazz as an inspirational metaphor.

> John Kao points to the very different models of innovation represented by Google and Apple, two powerhouses of Silicon Valley, the world’s epicenter of corporate creativity.



**** Expo Notes: Making Music At Macworld | iWorld ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/165077/2012/01/expo_notes_making_music_at_macworld_iworld.html#lsrc.rss_main>
James Galbraith, Macworld



**** iBook And iAd Pluralization ****
<http://www.marco.org/2012/01/28/ibook-iad-pluralization>
Marco Arment


> “iBook” is only used to refer to the old laptop, never anything related to the bookstore or reading app, presumably to protect the old laptop’s trademark.



**** Expo Notes: AntiCrop Fills In Missing Parts Of A Photo ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/165071/2012/01/expo_notes_anticrop_fills_in_missing_parts_of_a_photo.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Jackie Dove, Macworld


> Adva-Soft's new and somewhat counterintuitively named AntiCrop is an iPhone and iPad photography app that does not—as the name might imply—take an ideological position against cropping. Rather, AntiCrop is used to fill in areas of a photo when you change its aspect ratio or otherwise enlarge it, or crop it in a different way. AntiCrop also facilitates photo straightening.



**** Expo Notes: iGlobe Turns Your iMac Into A Dazzling 3D Globe ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/165070/2012/01/expo_notes_iglobe_turns_your_imac_into_a_dazzling_3d_globe.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Roman Loyola, Macworld


> The product uses different components to present a color-rich high-resolution image of the earth as a 3D sphere, without the 3D spectacles.






The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** The Bookstore’s Last Stand ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/business/barnes-noble-taking-on-amazon-in-the-fight-of-its-life.html?_r=1&ref=technology&pagewanted=all>
Julie Bosman, New York Times


> Shouldering the responsibilities of Barnes & Noble is one thing. Holding the fate of American book publishing in your hands is quite another. But William J. Lynch Jr., the C.E.O. of the company, says he is up for the battle. With all of three years of experience in bookselling, Mr. Lynch must pull off a balancing act that would be tricky even in good times. He must carve out a digital future for Barnes & Noble without forsaking its hard-copy past, all while his company’s profit and share price are under pressure, his customers are fleeing to the Web and Amazon is circling.






MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** The Last McDonald’s For 500 KM ****
<http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/the-last-mcdonalds-for-500-km/>
Tereza Jarnikova, Matador Network


> This particular McDonalds has one of those interchangeable-letters signs outside, which says: Last McDonalds for 500 kilometers. (It refers to the city of Thunder Bay, which is some ways – around 500 kilometers – down the road.) Imagine – an expanse of North America where this is possible! Rather, imagine the mind-reeling progression of events that lead to the point where this question makes sense.



**** As Long As Words Are Cool, The Novel Will Flourish ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jan/29/robert-mccrum-on-books-novels?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Robert McCrum, The Guardian


> Words remain cool, thank God. Words organised in narrative form are, possibly, even cooler. In the age of the internet, in which the sacred spaces of the monastery are thoroughly overrun, such "distinction" remains the indispensable guarantee of a future.






SingaporeSurf
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**** Tan Jee Say Sets Up Orchard Rd Base For Policy Discussions ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_760568.html>
Tessa Wong, Straits Times


> Former presidential candidate Tan Jee Say is setting up a hub for policy discussion in Orchard Road.



**** Not 'The End' For Singapore Bookstores ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_760580.html>
Feng Zengkun And Kezia Toh, Straits Times


> Visitors to bookstore chain MPH will find an unusual product on its shelves next week - an electronic book reader.

> The company plans to start stocking the iRiver eReader, and will offer an initial 280,000 electronic book titles, with more than 200 of them for free.



**** Lower-income Households, Elderly Will See More Help Ahead: PM Lee ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120129-0000024/Lower-income-households,-elderly-will-see-more-help-ahead--PM-Lee>
Claire Huang Jinyi, Today


> Giving a glimpse of the Budget during a Lunar New Year dinner in his constituency yesterday, Mr Lee said the Government is monitoring the economic situation very closely. "Overall, I think that this year will not be as bad as 2008, when we had a very big crisis and everybody was quite worried and scared. But nevertheless we will look carefully at the outlook and we will take into account when we prepare the Budget this year."



**** Six Make Bitter Break From Singapore People's Party ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120129-0000021/Six-make-bitter-break-from-Singapore-Peoples-Party>
Lin Yanqin, Today


> Six members of the Singapore People's Party (SPP) - including key members of its central executive committee (CEC) who ran in the General Election last May with Opposition veteran Chiam See Tong - have resigned from the party, citing differences in opinion over "party leadership style and party future direction".

> Today understands that some of the differences in opinion resulted in friction with Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Lina Chiam, who ran and lost in the single-seat ward of Potong Pasir, formerly her husband's stronghold.









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