[MyAppleMenu] Dec 18, 2013

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*** FileMaker 13 Review: Venerable Database Gets A Style And Accessibility Update ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2079511/filemaker-13-review-venerable-database-gets-a-style-and-accessibility-update.html#tk.rss_all>
William Porter, Macworld


> Most of the exciting new features need to be cooked into a database before users can enjoy them, so if you’re a developer, I urge you to upgrade, whether you’re an ace or a struggling do-it-yourselfer. (Call it a Christmas gift to yourself.) IT managers should be curious about WebDirect as an alternative to FileMaker Pro for users who don’t need to make changes to the design or structure of databases.




*** New And Updated Apple Apps Must Be iOS 7-Compliant By Feb. 1 ***
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/12/new-and-updated-apple-apps-must-be-ios-7-compliant-by-feb-1/>
Megan Geuss, Ars Technica


> On Tuesday, Apple told developers of iOS apps that any new or updated apps must be iOS 7 compliant after February 1. After the deadline, only apps built with the latest version of Xcode 5 will be reviewed for approval by the Cupertino company.




*** Heads Up! Ellen DeGeneres' Hit iOS Guessing Game Now Lets You Build Your Own Decks ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/12/heads-up-ellen-degeneres-hit-ios-guessing-game-now-lets-you-build-your-own-decks>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



*** Apple Chooses Edmonton For Video After City Scouts Find Perfect Winter Scene ***
<http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/887561/apple-chooses-edmonton-for-video-after-city-scouts-find-perfect-winter-scene/>
Stephanie Dubois, Metro


> An Apple commercial was filmed in Edmonton recently after local scouters chose area neighbourhoods.




*** Top Products In Two Decades Of Tech Reviews ***
<http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304858104579264313155801216>
Walt Mossberg, Wall Street Journal


> So I thought I'd talk about the dozen personal-technology products I reviewed that were most influential over the past two decades.

> Some readers will complain that Apple is overrepresented. My answer: Apple introduced more influential, breakthrough products for average consumers than any other company over the years of this column.




*** GraphicConverter 9 For OS X Adds Mavericks Compatibility, More ***
<http://appledailyreport.com/graphicconverter-9-for-os-x-adds-mavericks-compatibility-more/>
Dennis Sellers, Apple Daily Report



*** Misunderstood Or Double-edged? ***
<http://www.anxiousmachine.com/blog/2013/12/17/misunderstood-or-double-edged>
Robert McGinley Myers, Anxious Machine


> That's the double edge of the technology we now have in our pockets. It gives us access to boundless information, and enables all kinds of interactions with that information, but it doesn't distinguish between empty and nourishing information, or help us determine the right uses of that information. We have to make those distinctions and those choices.




*** Mailbox Update Brings Support For iCloud And Yahoo Email Accounts ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/12/mailbox-update-brings-support-for-icloud-and-yahoo-email-accounts>
Brent Dirks, AppAdvice



*** Apple Adds Gifting Options To The iBookstore ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2081129/apple-adds-gifting-options-to-the-ibookstore.html#tk.rss_all>
Serenity Caldwell, Macworld



*** Apple Signals End To OS X Snow Leopard Support ***
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244852/Apple_signals_end_to_OS_X_Snow_Leopard_support?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


> On Monday, Apple did not update Safari 5.1 when it patched the later Safari 6 and 7 for newer editions of OS X, including 2011's Lion, 2012's Mountain Lion and this year's Mavericks.




*** Rovio Releases The Conclusion To Angry Bird Star Wars With 30 New Levels And Death Star Showdown ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/12/17/rovio-releases-the-conclusion-to-angry-bird-star-wars-with-30-ne/?ncid=rss_truncated>
Michael Grothaus, TUAW



*** Automating OS X App Test Build Distribution Across Multiple OS Versions ***
<http://www.cimgf.com/2013/12/17/automating-os-x-app-test-build-distribution-across-multiple-os-versions/>
Fraser Hess, Cocoa Is My Girlfriend



*** BBC Updates Its iPlayer Radio App For iOS 7, Adds Improved Support For 4-Inch Screens ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/12/bbc-updates-its-iplayer-radio-app-for-ios-7-adds-improved-support-for-4-inch-screens>
Joe White, AppAdvice



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*** Book Review: 'The Library Of America Edition' By Dashiell Hammett ***
<http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/Book-Review-The-Library-of-America-Edition-by-5073845.php>
Greg Barbrick, Seattlepi.com


> One of the greatest things about Hammett's writing are his flawed characters. He may not have invented the anti-hero, but they were central to his work.




*** I Got Myself Arrested So I Could Look Inside The Justice System ***
<http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/12/i-got-myself-arrested-so-i-could-look-inside-the-justice-system/282360/>
Bobby Constantino, The Atlantic


> As our office handed down arrest records and probation terms for riding dirt bikes in the street, cutting through a neighbor’s yard, hosting loud parties, fighting, or smoking weed – shenanigans that had rarely earned my own classmates anything more than raised eyebrows and scoldings – I often wondered if there was a side of the justice system that we never saw in the suburbs. Last year, I got myself arrested in New York City and found out.




*** The Sculpture On The Moon ***
<http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/12/sculpture_on_the_moon_paul_van_hoeydonck_s_fallen_astronaut.html>
Corey S. Powell And Laurie Gwen Shapiro, Slate


> Scandals and conflicts obscured one of the most extraordinary achievements of the Space Age.




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