[MyAppleMenu] Dec 3, 2013

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*** My Passport Slim Review: Not A Flashy 1TB Portable Hard Drive, But A Solid Performer ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2068301/my-passport-slim-review-not-a-flashy-1tb-portable-hard-drive-but-a-solid-performer.html#tk.rss_all>
James Galbraith, Macworld


> The My Passport Slim isn't the fastest, cheapest or thinnest portable hard drive around. But it offers acceptable speed, respectable storage capacity at a reasonable price.




*** China Mobile Pre-Registration Page Suggests iPhone Launch Could Be Imminent ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/12/china-mobile-pre-registration-page-suggests-iphone-launch-could-be-imminent>
Joe White, AppAdvice



*** Six Settings To Enhance Browsing In Safari ***
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57614266-263/six-settings-to-enhance-browsing-in-safari/>
Topher Kessler, CNET


> Among third-party options like Chrome and Firefox, Apple's Safari browser for OS X offers a well-integrated and easy option for viewing Web content on a Mac. However, there are some default settings in Safari that, with a few tweaks, can offer some enhancements to your browsing experience.




*** Darklings ***
<http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Darklings/review.asp?c=55666>
Harry Slater, Pocket Gamer


> It's not perfect, but its mix of side-scrolling plasmatic brawling and finger-swirling touchscreen manipulation can be pretty addictive.




*** Apple Taps Into Twitter, Buying Social Analytics Firm Topsy ***
<http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702304854804579234450633315742-lMyQjAxMTAzMDAwMjEwNDIyWj>
Daisuke Wakabayashi And Douglas Macmillan, Wall Street Journal


> Apple's goals for Topsy are unclear. Analysts said Topsy's insights could be useful in several Apple services, including the iTunes media store, Siri voice assistant or iAd advertising platform.

> Susan Etlinger, industry analyst at Altimeter Group, said Topsy's analysis could help Apple recommend songs, movies and TV shows to iTunes users. Topsy engineers could help Apple learn how to extract similar insights from other large data sets.




*** Snap Art 4 For Mac OS X Gets Redesigned Interface ***
<http://appledailyreport.com/snap-art-4-for-mac-os-x-gets-redesigned-interface/>
Dennis Sellers, Apple Daily Report



*** WhatsApp Messenger Finally Redesigned For iOS 7, Updated With Broadcast Lists And More ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/12/whatsapp-messenger-finally-redesigned-for-ios-7-updated-with-broadcast-lists-and-more>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice


> But perhaps the most notable feature introduced alongside WhatsApp’s iOS 7 interface is support for broadcast lists. Similar to BBM‘s Broadcast messaging feature, this enables WhatsApp users to send messages to multiple contacts at a time.




*** Shazam Update Brings Rdio Support ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/12/shazam-update-brings-rdio-support>
Brent Dirks, AppAdvice



*** Why I Don’t Recommend Auto-Renewable Subscriptions, Even If Apple Lets Your App Use Them ***
<http://www.marco.org/2013/12/02/auto-renewable-subscriptions>
Marco Arment


> Offering non-renewing options and a good auto-renewing system, like Stripe, is a nice balance. But if your choice is between non-renewing subscriptions or a bad auto-renewing system, such as PayPal’s or Apple’s, you’re better off not using auto-renewing subscriptions at all.




*** TextExpander Touch 2.3 Released With New SDK ***
<http://www.macstories.net/linked/textexpander-touch-2-3-released-with-new-sdk/>
Federico Viticci, MacStories


> Looking at the SDK documentation on GitHub, it appears that Smile is now using x-callback-url to handle the initial setup of snippets between TextExpander and compatible apps which, as Smile initially suggested, shouldn’t allow for constant sync of snippets — i.e. if you change a snippet in TextExpander, you’ll have to run the snippet setup again in a third-party app.




*** Free Mavericks Sets OS X Adoption Record ***
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244462/Free_Mavericks_sets_OS_X_adoption_record?source=rss_operatingsystems&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+computerworld%2Fs%2Ffeed%2Ftopic%2F123+%28Computerworld+Mac+OS+News%29>
Gregg Keizer, Computerworld


> Apple's Mavericks operating system set the OS X early-adoption record last month, with a third of all Macs running the new edition within just weeks of its introduction.




*** Apple Posts Last Shipping Dates For Christmas Gift Buyers, Get Your iPad Orders In Soon! ***
<http://www.imore.com/apple-posts-last-shipping-dates-christmas-gift-buyers-dont-leave-it-too-late>
Richard Devine, iMore


> The good news is you've got up until December 22 for those really last minute purchases on some products, but if you're moving for a new iPad in particular then you need to move fast.




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*** Susan Cox Is No Longer Here ***
<http://www.indianapolismonthly.com/features/2013/12/02/susan-cox-is-no-longer-here>
Justin Heckert, Indianapolis Monthly


> She was 52, homeless, and cancer-stricken. A group of devoted strangers vowed that she would not die alone. And then something miraculous happened. One woman's beautiful, strange, and troubling final days.




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