[MyAppleMenu] Dec 28, 2012

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**** Favorite Mac Gems Of 2012 ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2023414/favorite-mac-gems-of-2012.html>
Dan Frakes, Macworld



**** China Court Orders Apple To Pay Chinese Writers In Copyright Dispute ****
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/china-court-orders-apple-to-pay-chinese-writers-in-copyright-dispute/2012/12/27/c2d3ad0c-509e-11e2-835b-02f92c0daa43_story.html>
Associated Press



**** Apple Likely To Buy Rights For iPhone Name In Brazil ****
<http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22268607/apple-likely-buy-rights-iphone-name-brazil>
Associated Press



**** From Lame To Lion—the 12-Year Evolution Of OS X ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/12/screenshot-tour-os-x-then-and-now/>
Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica


> Don't remember what OS X used to look like back when dinosaurs used to roam the planet and Apple's OS ran only on PowerPC processors? We've mined more than a decade of our own OS X reviews—studiously authored by John Siracusa—for screenshots and other OS X-related memories that trace the development of Apple's desktop OS through the 2000s. If you're interested in seeing how various UI elements have evolved over the years, strap yourself in for this safari showcasing OS X's big cats...



**** BlueStacks’ App Player For Mac Launches Beta: Now You Can Run Over 750,000 Android Apps On Mac ****
<http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/27/bluestacks-app-player-for-mac-launches-beta-now-you-can-run-over-750000-android-apps-on-mac/>
Sarah Perez, TechCrunch



**** If You See A UI Walkthrough, They Blew It ****
<http://blog.maxrudberg.com/post/38958984259/if-you-see-a-ui-walkthrough-they-blew-it?82c42940>
Max Themes Blog


> These apps have chosen to reduce details to achieve a minimal UI, but in the process the UI has also become harder to use. Unfortunately a UI walkthrough is quite an inelegant way to explain the core functionality of an app. It can be a frustrating obstacle before you can dive into an app, and you have to remember all of those new ways of using it once you get in. 



**** The Killer iOS Feature Apple Will Never Add ****
<http://sachin.posterous.com/the-killer-ios-feature-apple-will-never-add>
Sachin's Space


> I want to sign in to my Google account once, and have all apps on my iPhone use that auth token. This is what iOS already does for iCloud, Twitter, and Facebook. And Android already does this with Google accounts.



**** Review: Drafts For iPhone And iPad ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2023324/review-drafts-for-iphone-and-ipad.html>
Dan Frakes, Macworld


> Drafts is a catch-all bucket for typing messages, jotting down ideas, storing templates, and—just as useful—doing things with that text when it and you are ready.



**** Apple Falls To Four-Year Low In Online Customer Satisfaction Survey ****
<http://allthingsd.com/20121227/apple-falls-to-four-year-low-in-online-customer-satisfaction-survey/>
John Paczkowski, All Things D






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**** Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion Of Britain By John Darwin - Review ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/dec/28/unfinished-empire-john-darwin-review?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Linda Colley, The Guardian


> At some level, varieties of Britons still kick against being confined to Europe only, to a single continent. Consciously or not, many of them still yearn to be a global people, to be actors on a bigger stage. Darwin's new book is now the best single-volume guide as to why this is.