[MyAppleMenu] Aug 7, 2013

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*** Whatsapp Adds Easy To Use Push-to-talk Voice Messaging ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/08/07/whatsapp-adds-easy-to-use-push-to-talk-voice-messaging/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Ben Lovejoy, 9 To 5 Mac



*** Facebook Messenger For iPhone Adds Instagram Sharing ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/08/07/facebook-messenger-for-iphone-adds-instagram-sharing/>
Michael Grothaus, TUAW



*** Mac Gems: OptiPNG Makes PNG Files Smaller Without Losing Image Quality ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2045127/mac-gems-optipng-makes-png-files-smaller-without-losing-image-quality.html#tk.rss_all>
Josh Centers, Macworld



*** Obama's Apple Rescue ***
<http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/08/apples-last-minute-rescue-by-obama.html>
Michael Phillips, New Yorker



*** MacBook Air 11-Inch (2013) Review: 'An Almost Perfect Portable Package' ***
<http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a504105/macbook-air-11-inch-2013-review-an-almost-perfect-portable-package.html>
Hunter Skipworth, Digital Spy


> For the first time since the Air's launch, the baby of the range feels like it is powerful enough to be the only computer you need. Its portability is unparalleled, and that 9-hour battery life is a real boon on those who travel a lot with work.




*** Chrome’s Insane Password Security Strategy ***
<http://blog.elliottkember.com/chromes-insane-password-security-strategy>
Elliott Kember


> Google isn’t clear about its password security.




*** Heard Review ***
<http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/heard_review>
Michael Simon, Mac Life


> Heard is like a rewind button for your life's listenable moments.




*** Review: Belkin’s Dyle TV Receiver Connects Your iPad To Your Local Television networks ***
<http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/belkin-dyle-wireless-mobile-tv-receiver-review/>
K. T. Bradford, Digital Trends



*** Vox For Mac Review: Your Lightweight Yet Powerful iTunes Alternative ***
<http://www.imore.com/vox-mac-launches-your-lightweight-yet-powerful-itunes-alternative>
Richard Devine, iMore



*** How To Flatten PDF Forms With Preview In OS X ***
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57597176-263/how-to-flatten-pdf-forms-with-preview-in-os-x/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=MacFixIt>
Topher Kessler, CNET


> If you need to save a filled-out PDF form so the content is no longer editable, you can do so with Preview in OS X.




*** Mac Gems: Glui Is The Screenshot App You Didn't Know You Needed ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2045118/mac-gems-glui-is-the-screenshot-app-you-didnt-know-you-needed.html#tk.rss_all>
Serenity Caldwell, Macworld



*** Ikea Introduces Augmented Reality App With 2014 Catalog To See Rooms Furnished ***
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/08/06/ikea-introduces-augmented-reality-app-with-2014-catalog-to-see-rooms-furnished/>
Kaylie Moise, Macgasm



*** Airmail For Mac Updated With Multiple Signature Support, Better Label Management, Performance Improvements, And More ***
<http://www.imore.com/airmail-mac-updated-multiple-signature-support-better-label-management-performance-improvements-and>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore



*** Audiophile Music Player Offers Better Audio For Your iPad ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/08/06/audiophile-music-player-offers-better-audio-for-your-ipad/>
Mel Martin, TUAW


> The free Audiophile Music Player app for the iPad is an attractive and great-sounding way to improve iPad audio if you are connected to external speakers or headphones. Speakers can be the plug-in type, or connected via Bluetooth or AirPlay.




*** AMBER Alert Usability ***
<http://furbo.org/2013/08/06/amber-alert-usability/>
Craig Hockenberry, Furbo.org


> And if you’re like most people, you had no idea what it meant. Considering it’s a broadcast to locate missing children, that’s a bad thing. Let’s examine the usability of this alert and think about how this system can be improved.




*** Twitter iOS App Adds New Authentication Feature, Gallery And List Support ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/08/06/twitter-ios-app-adds-new-authentication-feature-gallery-and-lis/>
Mike Wehner, TUAW


> Chief among the new features is the option to add a two-factor login verification system to ensure your account isn't used without your permission. The extra layer of authentication requires you to have your iPhone with you whenever you log in to Twitter by sending a push notification with a special code to unlock your account.




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*** Almost English By Charlotte Mendelson – Review ***
<http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/aug/07/almost-english-charlotte-mendelson-review>
Alex Clark, The Guardian


> Charlotte Mendelson's story of homesickness and exile is a little masterpiece of characterisation and milieu.




*** The Unspeakable Language Of Dancers ***
<http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2013/08/06/nir_arieli_tension_focuses_on_the_sometimes_unspeakable_language_of_dancers.html>
David Rosenberg, Slate


> Photographer Nir Arieli readily admits he can’t dance. And he isn’t a choreographer, either.

> Fortunately, his cousin is a dancer who went to the Juilliard School and introduced Arieli to some of his friends. Arieli at the time was studying at the School of Visual Arts and started to take advantage of the Juilliard connection by photographing some of the dancers.

> The result of the collaboration became a series of multiple-exposure images mostly shot with natural light in the hallways and dance studios of Juilliard  that Arieli titled “Tension."




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