[MyAppleMenu] Jan 24, 2013

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**** MacWrite And MacPaint, A Coral Reef ****
<http://threads2.scripting.com/2013/january/whatAboutMacwriteAndMacpaint>
Dave Winer, Scripting News


> No one uses MacWrite or MacPaint today, but in a sense we all do, all the time.



**** The Untapped Potential Of Dual Screen AirPlay Games & Apps ****
<http://www.macstories.net/stories/the-untapped-potential-of-dual-screen-airplay-games-apps/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Graham Spencer, MacStories



**** How To Generate Floppy Disks For Old Macintosh Computers ****
<http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/How-to-Generate-Floppy-Disks-for-Old-Macintosh-Computers/1713>
Gabriel Torres, Hardware Secrets


> Did you buy an old Macintosh computer such as the Macintosh 128K, the Macintosh 512K, the Macintosh Plus or the Macintosh SE on eBay, Craig’s List, or a garage sale, but it didn’t come with the floppy disks for the operating system and programs? Let’s see how you can generate them and bring your old Macintosh back to life.



**** I Support The WebKit Monoculture ****
<http://jeremyckahn.github.com/blog/2013/01/23/i-support-the-webkit-monoculture/>
Jeremy Kahn's Dev Blog


> Competition is good and necessary, but not for all things. I would love to see browser vendors focus on competing on features to benefit the user, not their own interpretation of the W3C standards.



**** Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Is Still Available For Purchase From Apple ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/01/24/mac-os-x-10-7-lion-is-still-available-for-purchase-from-apple/>
TJ Luoma, TUAW


> The good news is that Lion is still available from Apple... but you have to call Apple to get it. It will cost you US$20 and will come to you as a redeemable code that you will use in the Mac App Store, which means that you will need a Mac running at least 10.6.8 to use the code.



**** Automator Workflow Of The Month: Easy Email Replies ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2025504/automator-workflow-of-the-month-easy-email-replies.html>
Christopher Breen, Macworld



**** Mac Mini Vs iMac Comparison Review ****
<http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/desktop-pc/3422054/mac-mini-vs-imac-comparison-review/>
Matt Egan, PC Advisor



**** The Story Behind DIAL: How Netflix And YouTube Want To Take On AirPlay ****
<http://gigaom.com/2013/01/23/dial-open-airplay-competitor/>
Janko Roettgers, GigaOM



**** Suddenly, Apple’s iPhone 4 Is A Major Point Of Interest ****
<http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/01/23/suddenly-the-iphone-4-is-a-major-point-of-interest/>
Matthew Lynley, Wall Street Journal


> It’s a slight change in Apple’s tenor, which has typically focused on higher-end markets. Cook re-iterated it on the call, but does leave the door open for the possibility of a cheaper iPhone.



**** Bon Voyage! Stow Is A Sweet iOS Packing-list App For Forgetful Travellers ****
<http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/01/23/bon-voyage-stow-is-a-packing-list-app-for-travellers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheNextWeb+(The+Next+Web+All+Stories)>
Paul Sawers, The Next Web


> To kick things off proper, you choose from a template as your starting point, with options such as beach trips, business trips, camping trips and so on.



**** Quick Tip: Use Your Mac As A Wi-Fi Hotspot And More ****
<http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tips-shortcuts/quick-tip-use-your-mac-as-a-wi-fi-hotspot-and-more/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mactuts+%28Mactuts%2B%29>
Andrew Lee, Mactuts+



**** Apple: Some Maps Fixes Out Already, More This Year ****
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57565523-37/apple-some-maps-fixes-out-already-more-this-year/>
Josh Lowensohn, CNET



**** Apple’s Outlook To Get More Realistic ****
<http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apples-outlook-to-get-more-realistic-2013-01-23>
MarketWatch


> Chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer also said the company has in the past given a “single point estimate of guidance that was conservative.” Instead, he said Apple “will provide a range that we believe we are likely to report within.”



**** http://www.katu.com/news/problemsolver/Portland-bar-nowhere-to-be-found-on-new-iPhone-maps-metrovino-187970261.html?tab=video&c=y ****
<http://www.katu.com/news/problemsolver/Portland-bar-nowhere-to-be-found-on-new-iPhone-maps-metrovino-187970261.html?tab=video&c=y>
Shellie Bailey-Shah, KATU


> The map guides people blocks away from the restaurant’s real location, so understandably they’re getting lost.

> And that means lost revenue.



**** Apple Not Sure It Can Meet iMac Demand This Quarter ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/01/23/apple-not-sure-it-can-meet-imac-demand-this-quarter/>
Randy Nelson, TUAW


> "On iMac, we're confident that we're going to significantly increase the supply, but the demand here is very strong and we are not certain that we'll achieve a supply/demand balance during the quarter."



**** OS X’s Contacts: No Change In Selection Highlighting When In Background ****
<http://www.betalogue.com/2013/01/23/contacts-selection/>
Pierre Igot, Betalogue


> This is just an example. There are other similar issues, in Contacts and in other OS X applications made by Apple, that suggest that attention to detail in OS X software development is becoming something of a dying art. And it’s rather sad.



**** Tim Cook On The iMac: "Cannibalization Is A Huge Opportunity For Us" ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/01/tim-cook-on-the-imac-cannibalization-is-a-huge-opportunity-for-us/>
Megan Geuss, Ars Technica


> Towards the end of the call, an audience member asked Cook about keeping up iPhone 5 demand in light of his cannibalization comments. "There's a lot of demand for lower price points on the iPhone. Why not get more aggressive?" the caller asked.

> After a long pause, Cook replied: "I'm not going into our pricing strategy."



**** How To Sign Digital Documents ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2025983/how-to-sign-digital-documents.html>
Christopher Breen, Macworld


> If you’re running Mac OS X Lion or later, you can take advantage of Preview’s Signature feature. Alternatively, you can use Adobe’s Acrobat Reader.



**** Mac Gems: KidsMotion Lets Kids Create Fun, Animated Presentations ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2025175/mac-gems-kidsmotion-lets-kids-create-fun-animated-presentations.html>
Marco Tabini, Macworld



**** iPhone, iPad Sales Up, Macs Fall As Apple Sees Record Sales ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2026112/iphone-ipad-sales-up-macs-fall-as-apple-sees-record-sales.html>
Philip Michaels, Macworld






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**** Bobo And The Janky Ocelot ****
<http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/bobo-and-the-janky-ocelot/Content?oid=15811027>
Jen Graves, The Stranger


> <i>The Breathless Zoo</i> describes Bobo's context: the cultural history of taxidermy—distinguished from other forms of preservation by posing dead animals "<i>as if they were alive</i>"—going back to the 1600s. The story is hilarious, eccentric, tragic, and conflicted.



**** Food TV: A Crop Of Lemons ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2013/jan/23/food-tv-2012-flock-of-turkeys>
Luke Mackay, The Guardian


> In a year of unsurpassed mediocrity, cliché and downright lunacy, food television has just had one low point after another. Do commissioning editors really consider the viewing public so ignorant that they'll think a ubiquitous fashion bloke shouting "WOK ON!" is the next Keith Floyd?