[MyAppleMenu] Nov 26, 2012

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**** Mountain Lion Dictation Versus Dragon Dictate ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2014417/mountain-lion-dictation-versus-dragon-dictate.html>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld


> There’s a big difference between the two in price: Mountain Lion’s dictation feature is free with the OS, while Dragon Dictate will set you back $200. But that isn’t the only difference.



**** Create A Holiday Newsletter With Pages Or iPhoto ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2015507/create-a-holiday-newsletter-with-pages-or-iphoto.html>
Chris McVeigh, Macworld


> Happily, putting together a holiday newsletter is a snap using the apps included with your Mac. You can use both Pages and iPhoto to create simple, elegant newsletters to include with your mailings.



**** Apple Thunderbolt display/MBA Review ****
<http://www.zdnet.com/apple-thunderbolt-displaymba-review-7000007860/>
Robin Harris, ZDNet


> Less than elegant. Certainly not "it just works."



**** Why Passbook Could Join Ping In The Apple Graveyard ****
<http://gigaom.com/2012/11/25/why-passbook-could-join-ping-in-the-apple-graveyard/>
Jeff Fagel, GigaOM


> I think that nothing will replace ubiquitous credit and debit card payment systems until a service comes along that is a dramatically simpler solution, or offers compelling additional functionality that encourages people to leave their cards (and wallets!) at home.






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**** Land Of The Seven Moles ****
<http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/12/03/121203fa_fact_trillin?currentPage=all>
Calvin Trillin, New Yorker


> When it comes to eating, I’m not wildly adventurous. Sometimes I think that I’m too cautious. Looking back at those moments when I wasn’t setting the sort of example a parent should set, I can hear Abigail saying, while the two of us were perusing the menu at a restaurant in Cuzco, Peru, “I guess you’re going to wimp out on the guinea pig.”



**** How To Live Without Irony ****
<http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/17/how-to-live-without-irony/?ref=opinion>
Christy Wampole, New York Times


> If irony is the ethos of our age — and it is — then the hipster is our archetype of ironic living.