[MyAppleMenu] Jan 10, 2013

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**** Review: Evernote 5 For iOS Improves User Interface, Note Organization ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2024236/review-evernote-5-for-ios-improves-user-interface-note-organization.html>
Tom Negrino, Macworld


> Whether you are new to Evernote or are just getting around to upgrading to the latest version, you’ll find that the new iOS versions of Evernote make the experience of capturing and retrieving your notes faster and smoother.



**** The Pebble Smartwatch Keeps It Simple (Hands-on) ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/9/3854570/pebble-smartwatch-keeps-it-simple-hands-on>
Dieter Bohn, The Verge


> On either iOS or Android, Pebble can receive notifications for texts, emails, and calls. On Android, you can add Google Talk and Google Voice notifications to that mix, while iOS naturally does iMessage since it's built into the SMS app. It controls music on your phone thanks to AVRCP that works just like it does on Bluetooth headsets — minus the audio, of course. The vibration motor on the Pebble felt strong enough that you won't miss an alert — it's certainly more noticeable than a vibration in your pocket.



**** Twitterrific 5 For Twitter Review ****
<http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/twitterrific_5_twitter_review>
Andrew Hayward, Mac Life


> Rather than copy the likes of Tweetbot and the official Twitter app, Twitterrific 5 makes a bold statement with its minimalist, customizable design.



**** Get Your Software Up-to-date And Keep It That Way ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2023663/get-your-software-up-to-date-and-keep-it-that-way.html>
Sharon Zardetto, Macworld


> An easy way to keep your Mac healthy is to keep your apps current. Why? Bug fixes, security updates, new features—need I go on? Resolve to stay on top of updates in the new year.



**** Apple Releases New MacBook Air EFI Update ****
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/01/09/apple-releases-macbook-air-efi-update/>
Mike Beasley, 9 To 5 Mac


> Apple has just released an EFI firmware update for the mid-2012 MacBook Air. The firmware update fixes an issue with colors on external HDMI displays, a problem with Windows that can stop the computer from booting properly, and an issue with Thunderbolt devices causing the computer to freeze.



**** Adobe Almost Does Something Amazing By Accident ****
<http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/01/adobe-almost-does-something-amazing-by-accident/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Technica+-+All+content%29>
Peter Bright, Ars Technica


> A free CS2 would also go some way toward starving alternative applications of oxygen. Given the choice between a free copy of CS2 and downloading, say, the GIMP, one imagines that many users would plump for the commercial application.



**** Vending Machine Dispenses MacBooks For Student Use ****
<http://newsblog.drexel.edu/2013/01/04/vending-machine-dispenses-macbooks-for-student-use/>
Niki Gianakaris, Drexel News Blog


> Providing a solution to students who don’t want to carry a laptop while walking late at night from their dorm or off-campus housing to the library,



**** Apple Cuts Price Of Thunderbolt Cable To $39, Unveils Shorter Version For $29 ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/9/3857682/apple-cuts-price-of-thunderbolt-cable>
Amar Toor, The Verge


> Originally priced at $49, the cable is now available on the Apple Store for $39. The company has also released a shorter, 0.5 meter version, priced at $29. 



**** Submitted App Screenshots Now Locked As Apple Thwarts Scammers ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/01/09/submitted-app-screenshots-now-locked-as-apple-thwarts-scammers/>
Michael Grothaus, TUAW


> Today Apple announced on their Developer Portal that screenshots for submitted apps will be locked once an app is approved. Until now a developer could change screenshots for an app (the preview images you see in the App Store that help you see what an app looks like) at any time. The new rules mean that now the screenshots for an app cannot be changed until an update for the app is submitted again.



**** Pushpin For Pinboard ****
<http://www.macstories.net/reviews/pushpin-for-pinboard/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Federico Viticci, MacStories



**** Tweetdeck For Mac Brings 90+ Fixes And Updates ****
<http://www.imore.com/tweetdeck-mac-brings-90-fixes-and-updates>
Leanna Lofte, IMore


> Some of these changes include a performance upgrade for displaying multiple high-velocity columns, the ability to embed a tweet from the tweet itself (great for bloggers), a new search box with Typeahead and People Search, and the ability to reduce the app window to 2 columns.



**** Microsoft To Kill Messenger On March 15 – Users Will Be Migrated To Skype ****
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/01/09/microsoft-to-kill-messenger-on-march-15-users-will-be-migrated-to-skype/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29>
Toby Wellington, Macgasm






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**** Joy In The Task ****
<http://www.aeonmagazine.com/being-human/julian-baggini-coffee-artisans/>
Julian Baggini, Aeon


> You’ve just had dinner at one of the best restaurants in the country, the kind of place where the chef talks about his passion for perfection, obsession with detail and demand for the best, freshest ingredients. You know that there is probably one cook in the kitchen for every couple in the dining room. So you might feel surprised — even cheated — to discover that the coffee you are now enjoying was made by the waiter popping a capsule into a machine and pressing a button.



**** Can This Man Save Pinball? ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/business/doers/2013/01/jersey_jack_pinball_wizard_of_oz_pinball_is_dying_can_arcade_entrepreneur.single.html>
Josh Levin, Slate


> For Jack Guarnieri, pinball’s decline brought on an existential crisis. Guarnieri has held most every job that has to do with flippers: repairman, game operator, reseller, inventor. With his livelihood and life’s passion in peril, he figured there was only one thing to do: Create history’s greatest pinball machine, one that would introduce a new generation to the pleasures of a well-struck ramp shot. Three-dimensional aliens couldn’t save pinball. Can a small-business man in New Jersey?



**** The Meal As Manifesto ****
<http://www.thesmartset.com/article/article01091301.aspx>
Jason Wilson, The Smart Set


> Few consider the faith of the food writer. And this is probably a good thing. I won’t say that to worship food and drink is to pray to a false god. But even with all the high-minded talk of farm-to-table or Slow Food movements, of molecular gastronomy or urban gardening, of locavorism or fruitarianism or whatever-the-latest-ism, in my experience it rarely leads one down the shining path of enlightenment.

> Or at least that’s what I believed until this past spring, when I spent one of the most glorious weeks of my life eating my way through Copenhagen, capped off by a 25-course, five-hour lunch at Noma, considered by many to be the best — and most thought-provoking — restaurant in the world. 



**** Split Decisions And That Fork In The Road ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/10/books/y-by-marjorie-celona.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0&pagewanted=all>
Suzane Berne, New York Times


> A novel about a homely, forsaken child is bound to involve hardship and despair, and Shannon certainly endures both, but Ms. Celona adroitly confounds many of our expectations.