[MyAppleMenu] Feb 21, 2013

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**** Apple Mac Mini (Late 2012) Review ****
<http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/6176/apple-mac-mini-2012-desktop-computer-review>
Pocket-linkt


> Intel graphics issue aside, we've enjoyed our time with the Mini. It really is powerful enough for most computer use. You could use this as your work PC all day, and never struggle with slowdowns or crashes. It's also prettier and smaller than almost any Windows-based PC you can buy, and for those corporates that need Windows, it can happily run Microsoft's OS.



**** How To Disable Java On Your Mac ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2028900/how-to-disable-java-on-your-mac.html>
Rich Mogull, Macworld



**** Review: Upgrades Make Retina MacBook Pro A Better Bargain ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2028766/review-upgrades-make-retina-macbook-pro-a-better-bargain.html>
James Galbraith, Macworld


> Anyone who purchased a Retina MacBook Pro prior to this refresh shouldn’t kick themselves for making the leap, but the reduced cost for the 13-inch models and faster performance for the 15-inch models make these thin, light, and fast laptops a better deal than ever.



**** Plants Vs. Zombies For iOS Available For Free For First Time Ever ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/02/plants-vs-zombies-for-ios-available-for-free-for-first-time-ever>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** Netflix 3.0 Brings Player UI Enhancements, The Better To Watch 'House Of Cards' With ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/02/netflix-3-0-brings-player-ui-enhancements-the-better-to-watch-house-of-cards-with>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** Sorry, The Short Story Boom Is Bogus ****
<http://www.salon.com/2013/02/21/sorry_the_short_story_boom_is_bogus/>
Laura Miller, Salon


> In case you hadn’t noticed, none of this has anything to do with a “proliferation of digital options.”



**** Square Introduces Merchant Kit, Starts At $299 ****
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/02/20/square-introduces-merchant-kit-for-299/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29>
Andrew Kunesh, Macgasm



**** Twitterrific 5 Updated With Tweet Muffling, iCloud Sync, And More ****
<http://www.imore.com/twitterrific-5-updated-muffling-icloud-sync-and-more>
Rene Ritchie, IMore



**** Apple Closes Java Hack, And Why It's Time To Switch Java Off ****
<http://blogs.computerworld.com/mac-os-x/21808/apple-closes-java-hack-and-why-its-time-switch-java>
Jonny Evans, Computerworld



**** Passware Expands To Grab Facebook And Google Passwords ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57570293-263/passware-expands-to-grab-facebook-and-google-passwords/>
Topher Kessler, CNET


> Ways you can secure your Mac from such attacks include enabling a firmware password to block DMA access, encrypting the hard drive with FileVault, disabling the system's sleepimage file when it's going to sleep, and simply shutting down the computer when not in use.



**** How To Fix Corrupt DVD Playback In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57570327-263/how-to-fix-corrupt-dvd-playback-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET



**** The App Stores Are Getting Full: Only 2% Of iPhone Top Publishers In U.S. Are Newcomers, 3% On Google Play ****
<http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/20/the-app-stores-are-getting-full-only-2-of-iphone-top-publishers-in-u-s-are-newcomers-3-on-google-play/>
Sarah Perez, TechCrunch



**** Xamarin Debuts iOS And Android App Development Inside Visual Studio For C# programmers ****
<http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/20/xamarin-debuts-ios-and-android-app-development-inside-visual-studio-for-c-programmers/>
John Koetsier, VentureBeat


> If you develop in C#, you can now build apps for iPhone and iPad … and hundreds of millions of Android smartphones and tablets. And you can do it all right on your PC in your favorite development environment, Visual Studio.



**** NSBasic/AppStudio Now Native On OS X ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/02/20/nsbasic-appstudio-now-native-on-os-x/>
Mike Schramm, TUAW


> AppStudio allows developers to use BASIC or Javascript to create iPhone or Android apps, but previously the IDE only ran on Windows. Now, the app is Mac-compatible, and any previously created apps should just work, no matter what platform they were created on.



**** Thou Shalt Have No Brand Before Twitter ****
<http://www.imore.com/twitters-battle-brand-ownership?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+loopinsight%2FKqJb+%28The+Loop%29>
Rene Ritchie, IMore



**** DIY Map GPS Is A Nav App That Lets You Create Your Map Experience ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/02/20/diy-map-gps-is-a-nav-app-that-lets-you-create-your-map-experienc/>
Mel Martin, TUAW


> While it can use the open source Open Street Maps to download mapping data with an Internet connection, it also lets you create your own maps from JPEG or PNG files.



**** Dev Site Behind Apple, Facebook Hacks Didn't Know It Was Booby-trapped ****
<http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/02/dev-site-behind-apple-facebook-hacks-didnt-know-it-was-booby-trapped/>
Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica

Also:
• <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/20/4009688/website-likely-hack-facebook-apple-twitter-says-clean-now">Website allegedly behind hacks of Facebook, Apple, and Twitter says it's 'clean now'</a> (Carl Franzen, The Verge)





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**** 'I Was Rob Lowe's Snow White': The Untold Story Of Oscar's Nightmare Opening ****
<http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-rob-lowes-snow-white-422225>
Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter


> Once upon a time -- March 29, 1989, to be exact -- a 22-year-old aspiring actress named Eileen Bowman thought that all her dreams were about to come true. She was very wrong.



**** The New Essayists, Or The Decline Of A Form? ****
<http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112307/essay-reality-television-david-sedaris-davy-rothbart#>
Adam Kirsch, New Republic


> The essay as reality television.



**** The Extraordinary Science Of Addictive Junk Food ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/magazine/the-extraordinary-science-of-junk-food.html?_r=0>
Michael Moss, New York Times


> The public and the food companies have known for decades now — or at the very least since this meeting — that sugary, salty, fatty foods are not good for us in the quantities that we consume them. So why are the diabetes and obesity and hypertension numbers still spiraling out of control?



**** A Newspaperman Dies. His Son Chases The Story. ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/books/after-visiting-friends-by-michael-hainey.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Janet Maslin, New York Times


> It turns out that the code of omertà in “The Godfather,” the “don’t ask me about my business,” was part of Chicago’s newspaper world too.