[MyAppleMenu] Jan 18, 2013

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**** Company Emails Are Key In Apple, Google Hiring Case, Judge Says ****
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/18/us-apple-google-lawsuit-idUSBRE90H01T20130118>
Dan Levine, Reuters


> Internal emails show that executives at tech companies such as Apple and Google believed that an agreement to refrain from poaching each other's workers would bring real financial benefits, a U.S. judge said on Thursday.



**** How To Set Up And Use FileVault 2 ****
<http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/security/how-to-set-up-and-use-filevault-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mactuts+%28Mactuts%2B%29>
Jordan Merrick, Mactuts+



**** Are You Getting The Most Out Of Apple’s Free OS X Word Processor? ****
<http://www.technologytell.com/apple/110935/are-you-getting-the-most-out-of-apples-free-os-x-word-processor/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+appletell+Appletell>
Charles Moore, TechnologyTell


> These days, TextEdit imposes much fewer compromises than TeachText did. It’s actually an amazingly capable mini word processor, and there’s no question one could easily desktop publish a quite professional-looking newsletter with it, although it wouldn’t be my first recommendation for that purpose. That said, TextEdit actually now supports some pretty advanced near page-layout functions, such as text kerning, ligatures, baseline adjustments, shadowed text, and style copying and pasting. If you aren’t familiar with those terms, you’ll more than likely never miss the capabilities to which they refer. But if you have use for them, they are there, and you don’t have to pay a cent extra to get them.



**** Tony Fadell On The Unique Nature Of Apple's Design Process ****
<http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/tony-fadell-unique-nature-apples-design-process>
Yoni Heisler, Network World



**** Kaleidoscope 2 ****
<http://www.macstories.net/reviews/kaleidoscope-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Federico Viticci, MacStories


> Kaleidoscope epitomizes the concept of “versatile software”: anyone can pick it up and use it, and the app will “scale” according to a user’s needs.



**** Apple’s iOS Newsstand Now Offers Hearst Magazines Days Before Print And Other Digital Stores ****
<http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/17/apples-ios-newsstand-hearst-magazines-before-print/>
Darrell Etherington, TechCrunch



**** Rolling Stone Arrives On iPad ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2025512/rolling-stone-arrives-on-ipad.html>
Joel Mathis, Macworld



**** Apple: ‘Want To Criticize Religion? Write A Book’ — Don’t Make A game ****
<http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/15/apple-want-to-criticize-religion-write-a-book-dont-make-a-game/>
Jeffrey Grubb, VentureBeat


> Apple isn’t the only company that “views apps differently than books or songs,” but it is still strange for a company to state it so bluntly. Apparently, Apple doesn’t think games are capable of the same kind of social criticism as books and songs — but why?



**** Apple Raises Age Limit For “Violent” NRA Target Practice Game ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/01/apple-raises-age-limit-for-violent-nra-target-practice-game/>
Chris Foresman, Ars Technica


> Following an uproar over a new target practice game for iOS from the National Rifle Association, Apple has changed its App Store age rating from a benign "4+" to "12+" for "Frequent/Intense Realistic Violence." The updated rating may seem more appropriate than the original rating, but some critics feel the game itself should be banned from the App Store altogether.



**** 'Riven: The Sequel To Myst' For iPad Hits The App Store ****
<http://toucharcade.com/2013/01/17/riven-the-sequel-to-myst-hits-the-app-store/?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+loopinsight%2FKqJb+%28The+Loop%29>
Touch Arcade



**** How To Temporarily Mute Notifications On iOS ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2025400/how-to-temporarily-mute-notifications-on-ios.html>
Lex Friedman, Macworld


> Guided Access has a hidden perk: It mutes both the sound <i>and</i> visual effects of incoming notifications.



**** First Look: Napkin Makes Fun Work Of Image Annotations ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2025485/first-look-napkin-makes-fun-work-of-image-annotations.html>
Lex Friedman, Macworld


> The developers are targeting a wide swath of users: product managers, artists, software developers, designers, photographers, even technology writers. For those users and others, Napkin’s focus is on marking up images (or creating brand new ones), with a straightforward interface and quick, simple sharing.



**** Review: Write 2 HD For iOS Keeps Your Notes Secure ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2025419/review-write-2-hd-for-ios-keeps-your-notes-secure.html>
Joel Mathis, Macworld


> The $3 Write 2 HD note-taking app for iPhone and iPad is a solid offering: it gives users basic note taking and text-creation options, but it offers better-than-average security and multi-device use.



**** Amazon Rolls Out iOS-optimized MP3 Store ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2025482/amazon-rolls-out-ios-optimized-mp3-store.html>
Dan Moren, Macworld



**** Enable Quick Look For Markdown Files ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13499?rss>
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS






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**** What Are The National Book Awards For? ****
<http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/01/17/national_book_awards_rule_change_in_2013_should_the_prize_help_book_sales.html>
Katy Waldman, Slate


> A collection of stories by a university press? The horror! I have no problem with longer lists—they tend to mean more feted books, which is great—but Entrekin’s talk of broadening and mainstreaming raises a major question about what these awards are primarily for. Are they intended to honor the very best books that get published in a given year? Or is their primary goal to increase book sales?



**** Unbearably Delicious ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2013/01/bear_meat_how_i_ended_up_with_60_pounds_of_it_and_cooked_it_all.html>
Jackson Landers, Slate


> I had realized that this was as perfect an opportunity as I would ever have to find out what bear meat tastes like. Disassembling a 150-pound dead bear wasn’t what I’d had planned for the evening (I’d intended to catch up on The Walking Dead), but I’m a carpe diem kind of guy. An hour later I found myself the proud, legal owner of one dead black bear.



**** For Amusement Only: The Life And Death Of The American Arcade ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/16/3740422/the-life-and-death-of-the-american-arcade-for-amusement-only>
Laura June, The Verge


> If you’ve never been inside a “real” arcade, it could be hard to distinguish one from say, oh, a Dave & Buster’s. Authenticity is a hard nut to crack, but there are a few hallmarks of the video game arcade of days gone by: first, they have video games. Lots and lots of video games, and (usually) pinball machines. They’re dark (so that you can see the screens better), and they don’t sell food or booze.