[MyAppleMenu] Feb 18, 2013

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**** An App Is Not A Blank Canvas ****
<http://sjmulder.nl/articles/not-a-canvas>
Sijmen Mulder


> The real value in a “native” app is that it can embrace the platform. Designers should not view an app as a blank canvas (like a web page), but instead as a new part in an existing system.



**** Why Every Mac Owner Should Use Fast User Switching ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2028311/why-every-mac-owner-should-use-fast-user-switching.html>
Rob Griffths, Macworld


> Great, so you can quickly switch accounts, but why would you want to, especially if you’re just one user on one Mac? Here are a few possible instances for using multiple accounts, beyond the parents-with-kids scenario.



**** Mac Troubleshooting: What To Do When Your Computer Won't Turn On ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2028143/mac-troubleshooting-what-to-do-when-your-computer-wont-turn-on.html>
Joe Kissell, Macworld


> One of the scariest things that can happen to your Mac, short of actual flames and smoke billowing from the case, is a failure to turn on at all. You press the power button and nothing happens—no startup sound, no light, nothing. If this happens, you can check several things before hauling your Mac to the nearest Apple Store for repair—as often as not, this seemingly difficult problem might have a simple solution.



**** Two New iPad Ads: ‘Alive’ And ‘Together’ ****
<http://www.macstories.net/news/two-new-ipad-ads-alive-and-together/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Graham Spencer, MacStories


> Apple has just released two new adverts for the iPad and iPad mini with a strong emphasis on the apps available for the devices.



**** Slate: A Mac OS X Window Manager For Power Users ****
<http://mauriciogardini.com/post/43348489262/slate-a-mac-os-x-window-manager-for-power-users>
Maurício Gardini


> Slate is a Mac OS X window manager made for those who are tired of fiddling around with the mouse when it comes to resizing, focusing and arranging programs. With Slate, all comes down to the keyboard: just customize the dotfile with the hotkeys of your liking and you are good to go.



**** OS X's Most Underestimated Feature ****
<http://eggfreckles.net/notes/osxs-most-underestimated-feature/>
Egg Freckles


> Time Machine saves data.






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**** The Quest For Permanent Novelty ****
<http://chronicle.com/article/The-Quest-for-Permanent/137039/>
Michael W. Clune, The Chronicle Of Higher Education


> I doubt anyone reading this will claim never to have thought, regarding some experience, "I wish this would last forever." But most of us don't take that wish very seriously. We seem instinctively to know that it is the kind of desire that collapses under a moment's thought.