[MyAppleMenu] Nov 30, 2012

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**** Apple And Starbucks Partner For (Product) Red Gift Cards ****
<http://www.macrumors.com/2012/11/29/apple-and-starbucks-partner-for-product-red-gift-cards/>
Husain Sumra, MacRumors



**** iTunes 11 Thinks Different About iOS Devices ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13420?rss>
Jeff Carlson, TidBITS


> If you sync and configure an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using iTunes (versus doing it all via iCloud), the new version may initially be confusing.



**** Roundup Of Changes In iTunes 11: 'Expanded View', No Cover Flow, 'Up Next' And More ****
<http://www.macrumors.com/2012/11/29/roundup-of-changes-in-itunes-11/>
Jordan Golson, MacRumors


> Cover Flow, a major feature when it was introduced, is gone.



**** Use Itunes 11 ‘Up Next’ To Create An On-the-fly Playlist ****
<http://52tiger.net/use-itunes-11-up-next-to-create-an-on-the-fly-playlist/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+52Tiger+%2852+Tiger%29>
Dave Caolo, 52 Tiger



**** Apple Starts Selling The iPhone 5 Unlocked Online In The U.S., At Retail In Canada ****
<http://www.imore.com/canadian-apple-retail-stores-begin-selling-iphone-5-unlocked>
Rene Ritchie, IMore


> As in previous years, it's only the generic GSM version (which supports AT&T, Rogers, Telus, and Bell LTE bands) that's available unlocked. Nothing for CDMA carriers like Verizon or Sprint.



**** iTunes Connect Shutting Down From December 21 To 28, No New Apps, No Price Changes That Week ****
<http://www.imore.com/itunes-connect-shutting-down-december-21-28-no-new-apps-no-price-changes-week>
Rene Ritchie, IMore



**** The New YouTube App: Way Better Than The One Apple Kicked Off The iPhone ****
<http://news.yahoo.com/the-new-youtube-app--way-better-than-the-one-apple-kicked-off-the-iphone-211600388.html>
Virginia Heffernan, Yahoo!



**** 13-Inch MacBook Pro With Retina Display Review: The Almost Perfect Laptop   ****
<http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/13-inch-apple-macbook-pro-retina-display-review/story?id=17831331#.ULf7PKXXdAC>
Joanna Stern, ABC News



**** Top 5 New Features In iTunes 11: iCloud Integration, New Interface, Up Next, And More ****
<http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/29/top-5-new-features-in-itunes-11-icloud-up-next-and-more/>
Romain Dillet, TechCrunch



**** Fantastical For iPhone ****
<http://shawnblanc.net/2012/11/fantastical-for-iphone/>
Shawn Blanc


> It’s these little things in the design that make Fantastical feel professional and refined. This is easily the best-looking Calendar app on the iPhone and it’s a welcome addition to iOS.



**** iStat Menus 4 ****
<http://www.macstories.net/links/istat-menus-4/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Federico Viticci, MacStories


> There are several new features in iStat Menus 4, but I’d like to mention the ones I personally use. The Network widget has a new per-process section to quickly see which process is consuming bandwidth (think a mini version of Little Snitch); the Time widget still supports different time zones (I use this on a daily basis), but it’s now cleaner and it has support for calendar events to get a quick summary of what you need to do on a specific day.



**** Timer 2.0 Brings Same Great Timers, New Great Expansion Options ****
<http://www.imore.com/timer-20-brings-same-great-timers-new-great-expansion-options>
Rene Ritchie, IMore



**** Miscellaneous Thoughts And Observations On iTunes 11 ****
<http://daringfireball.net/2012/11/itunes_11>
John Gruber, Daring Fireball


> I think my favorite new design element is what Apple is calling “Expanded View”. In a graphical list of albums or movies or shows, you click one and it opens in a subview right there under the album/movie/show. Instead of going to a new view, you stay where you are. No way to get confused about where you are, more of a sense of direct manipulation. I think this is a brilliant design for everyone, particularly typical users.



**** Hands On With iTunes 11 ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2017416/hands-on-with-itunes-11.html>
Dan Moren and Lex Friedman, Macworld


> Make no mistake: When you first launch iTunes 11, it’s going to feel awfully different from the iTunes you’ve grown accustomed to. That’s because it is awfully different, from many of the user interface choices right down to the brand new icon, which now even more strongly resembles that of the Mac App Store.



**** iTunes 11 Hands-on: A Faster, Cleaner, More Connected Version Of Apple's Jukebox ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/29/3707502/itunes-11-hands-on>
Nathan Ingraham, The Verge


> While Apple's aesthetic choices may be up for debate (the new icon is particularly ugly, and slightly tweaked fonts may take some getting used to), the new features are most welcome, as is the speedy performance.



**** Toggle iTunes 11 MiniPlayer ****
<http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/2840/toggle-itunes-11-miniplayer>
Daniel Jalkut, Red Sweater


> Folks who use FastScripts or another utility to script iTunes will be pleased to know that much of its scriptability is unchanged. But some subtle things have changed, including support for minimizing or maximizing the iTunes window.



**** Redeem iTunes Gift Cards With iTunes 11 And Your Mac's Camera ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2012/11/29/redeem-itunes-gift-cards-with-itunes-11-and-your-macs-camera/>
Erica Sadun, TUAW


> All you have to do is hold up your iTunes barcode and let your camera do the work. No more laborious typing of barcode-supported gift cards is needed any more.



**** Both The Remote App And Apple TV Receive Updates To Play Nice With iTunes 11 ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2012/11/both-the-remote-app-and-apple-tv-receive-updates-to-play-nice-with-itunes-11>
Brent Dirks, AppAdvice



**** iTunes 11 Now Available In Mac App Store ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2017399/itunes-11-now-available-in-mac-app-store.html>
Lex Friedman, Macworld


> iTunes 11 sports a massive redesign; Apple calls it an “edge-to-edge design.” Gone is the long-familiar sidebar of old. In its place is a dropdown menu for navigating between sections of the app, along with an omnipresent button at the right to jump into the iTunes Store.



**** 30 Million Users Strong, Kik Messenger Reinvents MMS To Take On WhatsApp ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/29/3706962/kik-messenger-30-million-users-cards>
Ellis Hamburger, The Verge



**** "Should I Sleep?" Keeps Your Mac Awake While In Use ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2012/11/29/should-i-sleep-keeps-your-mac-awake-while-in-use/>
TJ Luoma, TUAW


> During normal use, your Mac's camera stays off until Should I Sleep detects that the computer is getting ready to sleep. Then the webcam comes on for a few seconds to check to see if you are in front of the computer. If you are, it won't sleep. If you aren't, it will.



**** Review: Fantastical For iPhone Shines Despite iOS-caused Limitations ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2017389/review-fantastical-for-iphone-shines-despite-ios-caused-limitations.html>
Lex Friedman, Macworld


> Its list-based visual depiction of calendar data can sometimes obscure the fact that certain appointments are directly adjacent each other, or worse, overlap. But at the same time, it offers an ease of event entry that Apple’s own Calendar app can’t rival, and with aesthetics that are far more eye-pleasing, to boot.



**** Lab Tests: Pushing A Fusion Drive To Its Limits ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2017365/lab-tests-pushing-a-fusion-drive-to-its-limits.html>
James Galbraith, Macworld


> A Fusion Drive is not able to transfer a full 1TB of data at SSD speeds, because it does not have a 1TB SSD. As seen in our Speedmark tests, however, smaller (but not small) transfers of data are handled well by this SSD-first strategy of the Fusion Drive. Most jobs are completed with speeds much closer to SSD speeds.






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**** Bone Appétit ****
<http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/11/18/food-bone-marrow-s-peculiar-appeal.html>
Alexandra Peers, Newsweek


> The food industry’s latest fad keeps Peter Molinari busy in the basement with a huge, buzzing band saw, cross-cutting animal bones. “Some people are freaked out by it,” says Molinari, manager of the meat department at New York’s cavernous food department store, Eataly. “But there are definitely more people asking for marrow bone. A couple of years ago, they would buy it for their dogs. Now they buy it for themselves.”