From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sat Jun  1 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 1 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 1, 2013
Message-ID: <20130601225900.41570.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Airmail For Mac Review: Sparrow Lamenters Rejoice, An Even Better Solution Is Here! ****
<http://www.imore.com/airmail-mac-review-sparrow-lamenters-rejoice-better-solution>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore

> Airmail for Mac is a new third party mail client that not only supports a plethora of account types, but is also one of the most visually appealing email apps for Mac I've ever used. For users who are still clutching onto Sparrow while waiting for a viable alternative, you may just find your solution in Airmail.


**** Apple Issues RAW Compatibility Update For OS X 10.8 ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/31/apple-issues-raw-compatibility-update-for-os-x-10-8/>
Steven Sande, TUAW



**** Who Needs A Mac Pro When They Can Get An iMac? ****
<http://www.imore.com/who-need-a-mac-pro-when-they-can-get-an-imac>
Peter Cohen, iMore

> If Apple's making money on the Mac Pro, despite it being a niche machine, one can argue that it still deserves a place of respect in the Mac lineup.


**** Listacular For Dropbox Review ****
<http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/listacular_dropbox_review>
Michael Simon, Mac Life

> To make a great task manager, three criteria need to be met: Simple list creation, easy gestures, and effortless syncing. With a clean, flat design and versatile text options, Listacular for Dropbox hits every note and then some. Listacular sports a minimal interface subtly influenced by a sheet of loose-leaf paper, but what it lacks in color and pizzazz, it makes up for in intuitiveness.


**** Untappd (For iPhone) ****
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2419779,00.asp>
Jill Duffy, PC Magazine

> Untappd is one of the best beer mobile apps available because of its incredible community, but it's not a great app in any other sense. The user interface design needs to be standardized and more thoroughly tested, as does the search functionality. The developers shouldn't rest on their laurels just because they have a large and active community. I like Untappd, but I don't love it, even though I want to.


**** Instacast For Mac Fills The Desktop Podcatcher Gap ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13801?rss>
Josh Centers, TidBITS

> So why did I pay $15 for something that iTunes can do for free, and in the process abandon an arguably better iOS podcatcher in Downcast? In short, podcast syncing. 
Also:
??? <a href="http://www.macgasm.net/2013/05/31/syncing-issue-fix-for-instacast/">Syncing Issue Fix for Instacast</a> (Phil Poccia, Macgasm)


**** Adobe Listening To Creative Cloud Complaints ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13807?rss>
Josh Centers, TidBITS

> Adobe did speak to one of the complaints we???ve heard most often: maintaining access to your files in Adobe proprietary formats outside of a membership. Adobe agrees that customers should be able to access files even after their memberships have ended, but the company is as yet vague on details. ???Our job is to delight our customers with innovation, but there are a number of options open to us here and we expect to have news around this issue shortly,??? Adobe said.





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**** Time Regained! ****
<http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/jun/06/time-regained/?pagination=false>
James Gleick, The New York Review Of Books

> Now comes a book from the theoretical physicist Lee Smolin aiming to convince us that time is real after all.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sun Jun  2 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 2 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 2, 2013
Message-ID: <20130602225900.4490.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Apple Inquiry Welcomed By Mobile Operators ****
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/10093705/Apple-inquiry-welcomed-by-mobile-operators.html>
Christopher Williams, The Telegraph

> British mobile operators are privately celebrating an EU investigation of Apple???s business practices in the hope it will help them get a better deal on the next iPhone.


**** Apple, Betrayed By Its Own Law Firm ****
<http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/06/apple-betrayed-by-its-own-law-firm/>
Joe Mullin, Ars Technica

> Jennifer McAleese reached out to numerous "troll patent" companies, as she called them, convinced that she and Milekic had an "excellent position against Apple" if and when they chose to sue. She emailed top patent lawyers at Google and Nokia, competitors known to be in patent clashes with Apple.
> The whole time, she was advised by her husband, a lawyer who had access to reams of confidential Apple data???but who says he never touched it. (Apple doesn't see it that way.) Together, the McAleeses created "an indirect and covert pipeline" of information pumped to to FlatWorld's attorneys, say Apple lawyers. Now Apple wants FlatWorld's law firm, Seattle-based Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, kicked off the case.


**** iPod Touch 5Th Generation 16 GB Teardown ****
<http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPod+Touch+5th+Generation+16+GB+Teardown/14855/1>
IFixIt

Also:
??? <a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/06/01/teardown-of-apples-new-16gb-ipod-touch-finds-few-changes-from-other-5th-gen-models">Teardown of Apple's new 16GB iPod touch finds few changes from other 5th-gen models</a> (AppleInsider)


**** Mac Gems: Swing For App.net Makes It Easy To Share Files ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040493/mac-gems-swing-for-app-net-makes-it-easy-to-share-files.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Frakes, Macworld






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**** Comparing Notes ****
<http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1248925/comparing-notes>
Oliver Chou, South China Morning Post

> No Western performing group can claim to have had a closer relationship with China than the Philadelphia Orchestra. Certainly not in the 20th century.
> As the first American orchestra to perform on Chinese soil, its visit to Beijing and Shanghai in 1973 made history and, unsurprisingly, the 40th anniversary of that episode has become a cause c??l??bre in both China and the United States.


**** Pareidolia: Why We See Faces In Hills, The Moon And Toasties ****
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22686500>
Lauren Everitt, BBC

> Most people have never heard of pareidolia. But nearly everyone has experienced it.
> Anyone who has looked at the Moon and spotted two eyes, a nose and a mouth has felt the pull of pareidolia.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Mon Jun  3 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 3 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 3, 2013
Message-ID: <20130603225900.18200.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Review: Haiku Deck For iPad Takes The Work Out Of Building A Slideshow Presentation ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040498/review-haiku-deck-for-ipad-takes-the-work-out-of-building-a-slideshow-presentation.html#tk.rss_all>
Joel Mathis, Macworld

> The app offers beautifully designed slideshow templates and draws upon immense resources???including more than 35 million free photos available under a Creative Commons license???to inspire users and help them easily craft a good-looking presentation in just a short period of time.


**** Any iOS Device Can Be Hacked Within One Minute With Modified Charger, Say Researchers ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/3/4390808/ios-malicious-charger-hack-georgia-tech-institute-black-hat-2013>
Aaron Souppouris, The Verge

> Security researchers have discovered a way to push software onto an iOS device using a modified charger. The team at George Institute of Technology says its charger was able to upload arbitrary software to an iOS device within one minute of it being plugged in. 
So, does this mean you shouldn't share power strips with strangers at airports and conferences?


**** Mac Gems: iStat Menus Is A Standout App For Monitoring Your Mac ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040025/mac-gems-istat-menus-is-a-standout-app-for-monitoring-your-mac.html#tk.rss_all>
Chris Barylick, Macworld

> Bjango has created a standout application for hardware-level monitoring of your Mac. For $16, you get as much technical information as you want, plus a means of reviewing that data to see which components might need repairs or replacement.


**** Apple To Modify Service Certifications Program In June ****
<http://www.zdnet.com/apple-to-modify-service-certifications-program-in-june-7000016235/>
David Morgenstern, ZDNet



**** US V. Apple: What They???re Really Fighting Over As The Antitrust Case Goes To Trial ****
<http://qz.com/90143/us-v-apple-what-theyre-really-fighting-over-as-the-antitrust-case-goes-to-trial/>
Zachary M. Seward, Quartz

> Since the publishers have already been forced to reach new agreements with retailers, what is there really left to decide? Damages, of course, which could be steep if Apple loses, though the company can afford it.
> But the most substantial issue Apple and the US are likely to fight over is something called ???most-favored nation??? status, which the publishers granted to Apple in their original deals. It meant that Apple would always be able to sell e-books at least as cheaply as other retailers. The publishers couldn???t let others, namely Amazon, sell the same e-books for less.


**** Review: Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing For Mac ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039017/review-sonic-and-sega-all-stars-racing-for-mac.html#tk.rss_all>
Cliff Joseph, Macworld UK

> All Star Racing isn???t a particularly difficult or challenging game so it will probably only appeal to very young players. However, it???s reasonably priced and its multiplayer modes and support for Game Center add a social element that will help to keep the kids amused on a rainy Sunday afternoon.


**** Quit All Open Applications Instantly From The OS X Dock With A Simple Mac App ****
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/06/02/quit-all-applications-mac-os-x/>
OS X Daily






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**** Disney???s America ****
<http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/disney-s-america_732069.html>
Eli Lehrer, The Weekly Standard

> Plenty of others can and will go to Disney World and return disappointed. But none of this means that anybody seeking to understand and appreciate American culture as a whole???its aspirations, its excellences, and its defects???can ignore Disney World.


**** Housebound ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2013/06/should_one_person_always_stay_at_home_an_economist_considers.html>
Emily Oster, Slate

> For an economist, the central question is not whether this creates a good role model for your children or upsets the power dynamic in the relationship; rather, it is simply whether this arrangement is more efficient.


**** Ave Atque Vale ****
<http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/Ave-atque-vale-7653>
Donald Kagan, The New Criterion

> My subject is liberal education, and today more than ever the term requires definition, especially as to the questions: What is a liberal education and what it is for?


**** Poem Of The Week: Two Cinquains By Adelaide Crapsey ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2013/jun/03/poem-week-cinquains-adelaide-crapsey?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Carol Rumens, The Guardian



**** ???Joyland,??? By Stephen King ****
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/joyland-by-stephen-king/2013/06/02/db1ef6f4-cb2e-11e2-9245-773c0123c027_story.html?wprss=rss_books>
Bill Sheehan, Washington Post

> The melodramatic aspects of the story are great fun, but the real strength of ???Joyland??? stems from King???s ability to connect with his characters directly and viscerally.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Tue Jun  4 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 4 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 4, 2013
Message-ID: <20130604225900.27883.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Mac Gems: Keyboard Maestro 6 Is A Genius At Repetitive Tasks ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040496/mac-gems-keyboard-maestro-6-is-a-genius-at-repetitive-tasks.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

> If you find yourself doing the same things over and over???typing text strings, navigating to a particular location, running through the same series of menu commands, or manipulating files on a recently mounted USB drive???you owe it to yourself to try Keyboard Maestro. 


**** Review: 16GB Fifth-generation iPod Touch Comes Down To Cash, Capacity, And Camera ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040646/review-16gb-fifth-generation-ipod-touch-comes-down-to-cash-capacity-and-camera.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

> For many people the lack of color choices and wrist strap won???t be that important. The missing rear-facing iSight camera, with its 5-megapixel photos and 1080p video, may give you pause, however.


**** Byword 2.0 Gets Publishing Services, Improved Sync, And More ****
<http://www.macstories.net/reviews/byword-2-0-gets-publishing-services-improved-sync-and-more/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Federico Viticci, MacStories

> Byword 2.0, released today for iOS and OS X, introduces new publishing options for WordPress, Tumblr, Evernote, Blogger, and Scriptogram, more robust sync with offline support and better conflict resolution, and several other enhancements.


**** Playlist Assist Replicates Old iTunes Playlist Window ****
<http://www.mcelhearn.com/2013/06/04/playlist-assist-replicates-old-itunes-playlist-window-2/>
Kirk McElhearn, Kirkville

> AppleScript maestro Doug Adams has released the $5 Playlist Assist, a new tool which replicates some of the old iTunes playlist window features. Playlist Assist gives you a floating window that you can use to create and edit playlists. But you can also get track info, change tags, play tracks using Quick Look, and export playlists.


**** A Glimpse At Apple's New Bug Reporter ****
<http://www.imore.com/glimpse-apples-new-bug-reporter>
Nick Arnott, iMore



**** How To Make Your Smartphone Automatically Unlock Your Stuff ****
<http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/06/how-to-make-your-smartphone-automatically-unlock-your-stuff/>
Adam Dachis, Lifehacker

> Perhaps you hate typing passwords but want to keep your phone and computer secure. Thanks to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, you can adapt your mobile devices to automatically unlock your computer and even your front door by using a couple of apps and defining a few rules.


**** Troubleshooting Auto Save And Resume In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57587447-263/troubleshooting-auto-save-and-resume-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET



**** How To Selectively Remove Stored Passwords In Safari For Mac ****
<http://www.imore.com/how-selectively-remove-stored-passwords-safari-mac>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore



**** Just One Device ****
<http://whowritesforyou.com/2013/06/03/just-one-device/>
Randy Murray, First Today, Then Tomorrow

> I no longer think about which device to use. I just use the device that???s at hand and right for the task. Computers, phones, tablets???these are all outdated names for things that we used to do with the ancestors of today???s devices. Most of us don???t compute, we rarely make voice calls, and what the hell is a tablet anyway?


**** Apple Begins Offering In-Store iPhone 5 Display Replacements For $149 ****
<http://www.macrumors.com/2013/06/03/apple-begins-offering-in-store-iphone-5-display-replacements-for-149/>
Juli Clover, MacRumors

> As part of a shift to lower repair costs, Apple has begun replacing iPhone 5 screens at its retail locations. The new display replacement service is priced at $149 and can be purchased with or without AppleCare+. 


**** Bill Nye The Science Guy To Give A Talk At WWDC 2013 ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/03/bill-nye-the-science-guy-to-give-a-talk-at-wwdc-2013/>
Yoni Heisler, TUAW



**** Migrating From Omnifocus To Things ****
<http://macinstructor.co/blog/migrating-from-omnifocus-to-things>
MacInstructor



**** Moment: Making It Easier To Post To Facebook ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/03/moment-making-it-easier-to-post-to-facebook/>
Steven Sande, TUAW

> What Moment is so successful with is taking all the work out of Facebook posting ... and browsing.


**** Traveling With Pizza Compass For iPhone ****
<http://52tiger.net/traveling-with-pizza-compas-for-iphone/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+52Tiger+%2852+Tiger%29>
Dave Caolo, 52 Tiger



**** US Justice Department Details Apple's E-book 'Conspiracy' In Opening Arguments ****
<http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/06/03/us-justice-department-details-apples-e-book-conspiracy-in-opening-arguments?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed>
Katie Marsal, AppleInsider



**** Hands On With Chrome For iOS's New Voice Search ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040650/hands-on-with-chrome-for-ioss-new-voice-search.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Moren, Macworld



**** Feedly Announces Reeder, Newsify, More As First RSS App Partners ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040647/feedly-announces-reeder-newsify-more-as-first-rss-app-partners.html#tk.rss_all>
Joel Mathis, Macworld



**** Apple's WWDC App Features Daily Videos, Passbook Integration ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040601/apples-wwdc-app-features-daily-videos-passbook-integration.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Moren, Macworld

> Apple???s released a universal iOS app for both WWDC attendees <i>and</i> those Apple developers who aren???t making the trip to San Francisco later this month.


**** Apple Ordered To Pay Out The ???5 Million It's Collected In Copying Levies In France ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040600/apple-ordered-to-pay-out-the-5-million-its-collected-in-copying-levies-in-france.html#tk.rss_all>
Loek Essers, IDG News Service

> While Apple collected the levies from iPads sold to consumers, it did not pay those levies to Copie France, he said. Instead, Apple put the collected money in a separate account and started numerous proceedings and court cases to contest the imposed levies, Lonjon said.





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**** Growing Left, Growing Right ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/science/growing-left-growing-right-how-a-body-breaks-symmetry.html?ref=science&_r=0>
Carl Zimmer, New York Times

> ???I know what it is, you know what it is, but how does the embryo learn what it is???? asked Dominic P. Norris, a developmental biologist at the University of Cambridge in England.
> Now Dr. Norris and other scientists are beginning to answer that question. They have pinpointed some of the steps by which embryos??? organs develop on the left or right. And their research may do more than simply solve an old puzzle.


**** Dear Leader Dreams Of Sushi ****
<http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/201306/kim-jong-il-sushi-chef-kenji-fujimoto-adam-johnson-2013>
Adam Johnson, GQ

> The chef's name, an alias, is Kenji Fujimoto, and for eleven years he was Kim Jong-il's personal chef, court jester, and sidekick. He had seen the palaces, ridden the white stallions, smoked the Cuban cigars, and watched as, one by one, the people around him disappeared. It was part of Fujimoto's job to fly North Korean jets around the world to procure dinner-party ingredients???to Iran for caviar, Tokyo for fish, or Denmark for beer. It was Fujimoto who flew to France to supply the Dear Leader's yearly $700,000 cognac habit. And when the Dear Leader craved McDonald's, it was Fujimoto who was dispatched to Beijing for an order of Big Macs to go.


**** A Literary Mind, Under The Spell Of Drugs And MacBook: "Taipei," By Tao Lin ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/05/books/taipei-by-tao-lin.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Dwight Garner, New York Times

> At its best, it has distant echoes of early Hemingway, as filtered through Twitter and Klonopin: it???s terse, neutral, composed of small and often intricate gestures. At its lesser moments, it???s hapless, like a poorly lighted mumblecore movie.
> I loathe reviews in which a critic claims to have love-hate feelings about a work of art. It???s a way of having no opinion at all. But I love and hate ???Taipei.???







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Wed Jun  5 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 5 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 5, 2013
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**** Analog For Mac Receives Analog Camera Filters, On Sale Through Sunday ****
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/05/analog-for-mac-receives-analog-camera-filters-on-sale-through-sunday/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Zac Hall, 9 To 5 Mac



**** Camera Noir From Pacific Helm Gives You Your Gotham Back, With Style! ****
<http://www.imore.com/camera-noir-pacific-helm-gives-you-your-gotham-back-style>
Rene Ritchie, iMore

> It does one thing, but in typical PH fashion, does it insanely well: Takes black and white photos in the style of the gone-but-not-forgotten Gotham filter from the early Instagram.


**** Eight Easy Ways To Move Between Folders In OS X ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040256/eight-easy-ways-to-move-between-folders-in-os-x.html#tk.rss_all>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld

> You probably spend a lot of time moving in and out of folders in the Finder as you navigate among your files and apps. Getting into a folder is easy: Just double-click it. But what about getting out of that folder and returning to where you were? You may be surprised to find that you have many ways to move up a folder in the Finder. Here are eight of them.


**** eBooks, Footnotes, And Skeuomorphs, Oh My! ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13805?rss>
Michael E. Cohen, TidBITS

> Like many other skeuomorphs, traditional footnotes in a digital text may not be the best UI solution to the problem of annotation, but that does not mean they have <i>no</i> worth. Stylistic messages are messages still, and they can have something worthwhile to convey. That, in itself, is worth considering in a time when many designers and critics have declared total war on skeuomorphism.


**** Apple Publishes Report Detailing Its Economic Impact On Cupertino ****
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/04/apple-publishes-report-detailing-its-economic-impact-on-cupertino/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Jordan Kahn, 9 To 5 Mac



**** Sent From Byword 2 ****
<http://shawnblanc.net/2013/06/sent-from-byword/>
Shawn Blanc



**** Apple???s New 16 GB iPod Touch: Who???s It For? ****
<http://www.mcelhearn.com/2013/06/04/apples-new-16-gb-ipod-touch-whos-it-for/>
Kirk McElhearn, Kirkville



**** Apple Calls E-book Price Fixing Case ???Bizarre,??? Says DOJ Is Being Unfair ****
<http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/06/apple-calls-e-book-price-fixing-case-bizarre-says-doj-is-being-unfair/>
Casey Johnston, Ars Technica

> Snyder described the difficult negotiations that Apple and the publishers went through to come to agreement. The discussions were ???knock-down, drag-out,??? and ???protracted,??? and he argued that the government had oversimplified them to paint a picture of the company and publishers acting together, Snyder said.


**** Mac OS X 10.8.4 Fixes iMessage Ordering Issue, More ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040767/mac-os-x-10-8-4-fixes-imessage-ordering-issue-more.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Moren, Macworld

> Among the changes in the latest Mountain Lion update are improved compatibility with certain enterprise Wi-Fi networks, better Microsoft Exchange compatibility in Calendar, a fix for issues with FaceTime calls to non-U.S. phone numbers, and???to cries of joy heard round the world???a solution for an issue where iMessages might show up up out of order in Messages.


**** What To Do When Netflix, Google, And Other Browser Plug-ins Won't Update ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040753/what-to-do-when-netflix-google-and-other-browser-plug-ins-wont-update.html#tk.rss_all>
Lex Friedman, Macworld



**** Review: TopXNotes Brings Top-notch Note Taking To Your Mac ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039741/review-topxnotes-brings-top-notch-note-taking-to-your-mac.html#tk.rss_all>
Marco Tabini, Macworld

> TopXNotes creates a centralized location where you can store and categorize all your notes.


**** New Gmail For iPhone Adds Auto-categorization ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/04/new-gmail-for-iphone-adds-auto-categorization/>
John-Michael Bond, TUAW



**** Apple Starts Decorating Moscone West With WWDC 2013 Banners ****
<http://www.macstories.net/news/apple-starts-decorating-moscone-west-with-wwdc-2013-banners/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Federico Viticci, MacStories

> This year, Apple is using the ???Where a whole new world is developing??? tagline for the initial set of banners.


**** Apple Will Appeal ITC Import Ban On Older iPhones, iPads ****
<http://allthingsd.com/20130604/samsung-wins-import-ban-against-older-iphones-ipads/?mod=tweet>
John Paczkowski, All Things D

> An unexpected victory for Samsung in its patent battle with Apple. The United States International Trade Commission on Tuesday granted the South Korean company???s request for import ban on older iPhones and iPads which it found to infringe one of Samsung???s standards-essential patents.
> The ITC???s order affects only AT&T iPhones prior to the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2 and earlier, so it???s not a devastating blow to Apple. Still, a ban is a ban, and this one can only be overturned by the White House or the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.





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**** How To Make Sense Of The Wine List ****
<http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-0601-virbila-20130601,0,6725943.story>
S. Irene Virbila, Los Angeles Times

> Some people just play it safe and head straight to the Chardonnays and order their favorite label. But what's the point? Part of the fun of going out is discovering something new.


**** A Journey Around My Room By Xavier De Maistre ??? Review ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jun/04/journey-around-my-room-review?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Nicholas Lezard, The Guardian

> Towards the end of the 18th century, a young aristocrat, confined to his house in Turin for 42 days as a result of a duel (one presumes his antagonist came off worse), decided to both ease his boredom and make a joke of it all by writing a ??? well, there it is in the title. It was Blaise Pascal who said that all the troubles of humanity came about because of the difficulty men had in simply being happy to sit alone in their rooms; here is the result of such an enforced confinement. And it is wonderful.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Thu Jun  6 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 6 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 6, 2013
Message-ID: <20130606225900.82790.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Up And Running With The Alfred Powerpack ??? The Basics ****
<http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/app-training/up-and-running-with-the-alfred-powerpack-the-basics/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mactuts+%28Mactuts%2B%29>
Kevin Kirsche, Mactuts+



**** Color Correction In Final Cut Pro X ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039344/color-correction-in-final-cut-pro-x.html#tk.rss_all>
Mark Spencer, Macworld



**** Minecraft - Pocket Edition Updated With Alpha Support For Upcoming Realms Service ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/06/minecraft-pocket-edition-updated-with-alpha-support-for-upcoming-realms-service>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** Control What Apps Have Access To Contacts Information In iOS ****
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/06/05/control-app-access-contacts-information-ios/>
OS X Daily

> Have you ever noticed how some apps will have information pulled from your iOS Contacts list, like peoples names, numbers, and contact information? Or, contrarily, how some apps should have access to your address book, but don???t, and are then feature limited? Though this happens by choice, it???s fairly easy to overlook these settings during initial setup of many apps, or to forget which of the ???Allow??? or ???Don???t Allow??? setting you chose. Fortunately, this is very easy to see, and change in either direction.


**** Obama Faces High Stakes Dilemma In Apple-Samsung Battle ****
<http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/a690a1c0-cda0-11e2-a13e-00144feab7de.html#axzz2VOHqywbY>
Tim Bradshaw, Financial Times

> ???These are two electronics giants; he???s going to offend someone whichever way he goes,??? says Susan Kohn Ross, a partner specialising in trade disputes and intellectual property at law firm Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp.


**** Apple Says Differences In Publisher Deals Belie E-Book Conspiracy Charges ****
<http://allthingsd.com/20130605/apple-says-differences-in-publisher-deals-belie-e-book-conspiracy-charges/>
John Paczkowski, All Things D

> Simon & Schuster, for example, wanted flexibility to do one-off, limited-time promotions. There were book clubs to take into account as well. Other publishers demanded their own specific considerations, so that by the time the deals were signed, each MFN contained numerous exceptions that were not present in the others. And according to the Tuesday testimony of Apple Associate General Counsel Kevin Saul, negotiating these exceptions wasn???t exactly a simple matter. ???[It was] particularly difficult,??? he said on the witness stand. ???Twelve hours a day negotiations, emails, exchanging drafts. It was a challenging, tiring and difficult couple of weeks.???
Also:
??? <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57587918-37/focus-criticism-shifts-to-amazon-in-apple-e-book-trial/">Focus, criticism shifts to Amazon in Apple e-book trial</a> (Shara Tibken, CNET)
??? <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57587840-37/it-was-apples-way-or-the-highway-e-book-execs-say/">It was Apple's way or the highway, e-book execs say</a> (Shara Tibken, CNET)


**** A Fitbit For Fido: Whistle Will Help Track Your Dog???s Activity ****
<http://allthingsd.com/20130605/a-fitbit-for-fido-whistle-will-help-track-your-dogs-activity/>
John Paczkowski, All Things D

> Ever wish you could talk to your dog? Understand what???s bothering him? How much of the time she paces around when you???re not home?


**** Process Your Inbox In A New Way With Dispatch: Action-Based Email ****
<http://appadvice.com/review/quickadvice-dispatch-action-based-email/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AppAdvice+%28AppAdvice%29>
Christine Chan, AppAdvice

> So what does this button do? This button has Dispatch talk to 14 different apps (hopefully more in the future) for quarantining messages to become reminders, todos, notes, and whatever else you may need.


**** Kindle For iOS Update Brings New Line Spacing Options ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/06/kindle-for-ios-update-brings-new-line-spacing-options>
Brent Dirks, AppAdvice



**** The Stilly-est Camera App Ever ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/05/the-stilly-est-camera-app-ever/>
Steven Sande, TUAW

> The app is simple, making an animated GIF of whatever motion happens to flash in front of your iPhone camera when you push the large red and yellow shutter button.


**** Apple Releases Minor Updates For iTunes, Aperture ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040852/apple-releases-minor-updates-for-itunes-aperture.html#tk.rss_all>
Lex Friedman, Macworld

> The iTunes update addresses a bug that plagued many: Constantly getting prompted to enter your iTunes password. It also fixes a crashing bug related to switching between wireless and wired syncing.





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**** How To Sell Philosophy ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/06/marketing_philosophy_thought_experiments_are_the_product_and_podcasts_the.html>
Mark Vanhoenacker, Slate

> It just needs a product???thought experiments (TXes, if you will)???and a marketing plan.


**** Surrender To Proust ****
<http://thesmartset.com/article/article06051301.aspx>
Morgan Meis, The Smart Set

> 100 years since <i>Swann???s Way</i> was first published, the work still baffles us. Maybe the best way to enjoy it is to relinquish our usual sensibilities.


**** Food Explainer: Why Does Microwaving Water Result In Such Lousy Tea? ****
<http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/06/04/microwaving_water_for_tea_why_are_the_results_so_lousy.html>
Nadia Arumugam, Slate

> Because a proper cup of black tea must be made with water that???s come to a rolling boil.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Fri Jun  7 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 7 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 7, 2013
Message-ID: <20130607225900.10643.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** 7 Reasons To Switch To Firefox, The Browser With A Conscience ****
<http://readwrite.com/2013/06/07/7-reasons-to-switch-to-firefox-the-browser-with-a-conscience>
Nicole Nguyen, ReadWrite

> We downloaded the latest build of Firefox for desktop and mobile, talked to some of the Mozilla crew about what's next for the red panda of the Internet, and thought: maybe it's time to switch browsers. Take a look at seven reasons to make the move to Mozilla Firefox, and let us know: will you switch?


**** A Few Words About 4 Minimalist Word Processors With Plenty Of Features ****
<http://teratalks.com/2013/06/a-few-words-about-4-minimalist-word-processors-with-plenty-of-features/>
Tera Thomas O'Brien, Tera Talks



**** Bugs & Fixes: How To Download iTunes Movie Trailers ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040982/bugs-and-fixes-how-to-download-itunes-movie-trailers.html#tk.rss_all>
Ted Landau, Macworld



**** Review: Mail Pilot Attempts To Turn Your Email Into A Crafty But Complex To-do List ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040853/review-mail-pilot-attempts-to-turn-your-email-into-a-crafty-but-complex-to-do-list.html#tk.rss_all>
Serenity Caldwell, Macworld

> Mail Pilot for iOS offers one solution to the email organization mess by letting you choose when to deal with your new messages, rather than where to put them.


**** Marvel Fans And Pinball Players, Assemble! Marvel Pinball Out Now On iOS ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/06/marvel-fans-and-pinball-players-assemble-marvel-pinball-out-now-on-ios>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** Little Chomp iPhone Game Review: Addictive Climbing Game ****
<http://www.tapscape.com/little-chomp-iphone-game-review/>
Tucker Cummings, Tapscape

> It manages to provide a balance of speed, strategy, and fun that not many simple games can master.


**** Review: Moment Is A Huge Improvement On Facebook Sharing For OS X ****
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/06/review-moment-is-a-huge-improvement-on-facebook-sharing-for-os-x/>
Mike Beasley, 9 To 5 Mac

> Moment is designed to sit in your menu bar and stay out of your way until you need it. When you do need it, you will find a range of features that makes it one of the best options for posting to Facebook from your Mac. You can drag photos, text, or videos to the menu bar icon and immediately attach them to a new post.


**** Amazon Demanded Same Terms From Publishers For Which Apple Is Now On Trial ****
<http://allthingsd.com/20130606/amazons-e-book-deals-were-just-as-tough-as-apples/>
John Paczkowski, All Things D



**** Apple Not Throttling iPhone or iPad Cellular Throughput via Carrier Bundles ****
<http://www.anandtech.com/show/7037/apple-not-throttling-iphones-ipads-cellular-throughput-via-carrier-bundles->
Brian Klug, AnandTech

> The reality is that this is simply not the case. Apple doesn't limit cellular data throughput on its devices ??? there's both no incentive for them to do so, and any traffic management is better off done in the packet core of the respective network operator rather than on devices.


**** What To Do When An iPhone Won???t Turn On ****
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/06/06/iphone-wont-turn-on-fix/>
OS X Daily



**** Apple, Google, And Facebook Deny Providing Direct Access To PRISM Surveillance Program ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/6/4404112/nsa-prism-surveillance-apple-facebook-google-respond>
Chris Welch, The Verge

> Apple is among the nine technology companies attached to PRISM, the just-leaked government program that reportedly allows the NSA and FBI to access sensitive data of US citizens in total secrecy. There's just one problem: Apple says it's never heard of PRISM. That's according to identical statements provided to both CNBC and <i>The Wall Street Journal</i>.
> <i>The Verge</iI has received the same statement, with Apple spokesperson Steve Dowling flatly adding, "We do not provide any government agency with direct access to our servers, and any government agency requesting customer data must get a court order." Clearly the iPhone maker is attempting to get out in front of today's controversy amid outcries of privacy invasion brought on by PRISM and other, ongoing secret initiatives.


**** Vesper: An Accessibility Audit ****
<http://www.takingnotes.co/blog/2013/06/06/vesper-accessibility-audit/>
Doug Russell, Taking Notes

> I???m going to describe my process for auditing the app, providing feedback and how we implemented the basic accessibility features of the app.


**** The Space Between The Notes ****
<http://jasonsantamaria.com/articles/the-space-between-the-notes>
Jason Santa Maria



**** The MacBook's Most Underrated Feature ****
<http://gizmodo.com/the-macbooks-most-underrated-feature-511300704>
Kyle Wagner, Gizmodo

> Seven years after Apple made the best laptop charger on the planet, no one else has made anything even half as good. Because they can't.


**** Hulu Plus Update Brings New Experience To The iPad ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/06/hulu-plus-update-brings-new-experience-to-the-ipad>
Brent Dirks, AppAdvice



**** Vesper Review: Collect Your Thoughts ****
<http://www.macstories.net/reviews/vesper-review-collect-your-thoughts/>
Federico Viticci, MacStories

> When I first tried Vesper a couple of weeks ago, I was skeptical in regard to the app???s reason of existence. But now, in spite of its 1.0 nature and many missing features, I see one ??? and, more importantly, I believe Vesper gets several things right.





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**** The Curious Case Of Gayface ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2013/06/straight_actors_in_gay_roles_is_gayface_ok.html>
J. Bryan Lowder, Slate

> Should straight actors play gay roles?


**** You Won???t Finish This Article ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/06/how_people_read_online_why_you_won_t_finish_this_article.html>
Farhad Manjoo, Slate

> So, what the hey, here are a couple more graphs, after which I promise I???ll wrap things up for the handful of folks who are still left around here. (What losers you are! Don???t you have anything else to do?)


**** Does God Have A Place In Science Fiction? ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jun/07/god-in-science-fiction?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Damien Walter, The Guardian

> If SF is grounded in hard scientific fact, and science is killing God, then what place does that leave for divine intervention in the pages of SF literature?


**** The Other Typist By Suzanne Rindell ??? Review ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jun/07/the-other-typist-review?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
John O'Connell, The Guardian

> An unreliable narrator makes this enchanting jazz-age thriller a clever and addictive debut.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sat Jun  8 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 8 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 8, 2013
Message-ID: <20130608225900.93611.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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*** Slow Feeds Extends Its RSS Aggregator Support Ahead Of Google Reader Shutdown ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/06/slow-feeds-extends-its-rss-aggregator-support-ahead-of-google-reader-shutdown>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice

> In addition to extending the app???s feed aggregator support, the latest update to Slow Feeds extends the app???s sharing and third-party browser support on iOS 6.



*** Nickelodeon's SpongeBob Moves In Lets You Build Your Very Own Bikini Bottom ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/06/nickelodeons-spongebob-moves-in-lets-you-build-your-very-own-bikini-bottom>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



*** Marvel Pinball ***
<http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Marvel+Pinball/review.asp?c=51440>
Mike Rose, Pocket Gamer

> If you're a pinball fanatic, this is well worth a swing.



*** REVIEW: Sorcery! (iPad) ***
<http://fox43.com/2013/06/07/review-sorcery-ipad/#axzz2VatOmxPz>
Fox43



*** Finally, Three Ways To Automate iOS App Testing ***
<http://www.fastcolabs.com/3012626/open-company/finally-three-ways-to-automate-ios-app-testing?partner=rss>
Brad Heintz, James Paolantonio And Aaron Schildkrout, Fast Company

> Our experience building HowAboutWe Dating for iPhone and iPad has shown that TDD and CI on iOS are well worth the effort. The tools are young but rapidly maturing. It is possible! Our move to a genuine culture of TDD on iOS has transformed the quality of our software and how quickly and predictably we can deliver it. So we're believers that any organization not already employing these practices should dive in and measure the results for themselves.



*** WaPost Backtracks On Claim Tech Companies ???Participate Knowingly??? In PRISM Data Collection ***
<http://thenextweb.com/us/2013/06/07/wapost-backtracks-on-claim-tech-companies-participate-knowingly-in-prism-data-collection/>
Jon Russell, The Next Web

> The phrase  ???participate knowingly??? has been removed from the article, a new passage suggests the firms were unaware of PRISM.
> This new text, added to the denials from Google, Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo and others, suggests that the NSA did not have direct access to the data systems. That initial suggestion was an assumption that the Post made based on the contents of the leaked slides.

Also:
??? <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/nsa-prism-dissecting-technology-companies-adamant-denial-involvement/story?id=19350095#.UbKpqJXXct9">Dissecting Big Tech's Denial of Involvement in NSA's PRISM Spying Program</a> (Joanna Stern, ABC News)



*** Mac Gems: Scapple Combines A Text Editor With A Mind-mapping App ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039454/mac-gems-scapple-combines-a-text-editor-with-a-mind-mapping-app.html#tk.rss_all>
Josh Centers, Macworld



*** Apple Updates WWDC App With Uninterrupted Videos And More Ahead Of Monday???s Event ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/07/apple-updates-wwdc-app-with-uninterrupted-videos-and-more-ahead-of-mondays-event/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Jordan Kahn, 9 To 5 Mac



*** How We Work Together ***
<http://inessential.com/2013/06/07/how_we_work_together>
Brent Simmons, Inesential.com

> Since I???m always interested in hearing what other teams use to work together and ship their software, I figure I should list what we use to work together on Vesper.



*** Siri "Eyes Free" Mode Coming To 2014 BMWs ***
<http://www.imore.com/siri-eyes-free-mode-coming-2014-bmws>
Peter Cohen, iMore

> BMW announced this week that 2014 models equipped with its iDrive 4.2 interface will include Siri Hands Free mode, making it possible to pair an iPhone with your car and use Siri without ever taking your hands off the wheel.



*** iOS 7 Confirmed: New Banners Up At Moscone West ***
<http://www.macstories.net/news/ios-7-confirmed-new-banners-up-at-moscone-west/>
Federico Viticci, MacStories

> Using a very simple layout compared to last year, Apple is simply saying ???7??? on the banner that???s being put up at Moscone West right now.



*** Comedy Central's Stand-Up App Puts Comics On Your iPhone ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/07/comedy-centrals-stand-up-app-puts-comics-on-your-iphone/>
Yoni Heisler, TUAW



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*** Stephen King's New 'Joyland' Mixes Chills With Amusement Park Thrills ***
<http://www.latimes.com/features/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-stephen-king-joyland-20130609,0,799018.story>
David Ulin, Los Angeles Times

> Such a double vision ??? the 21-year-old actively living through his experience while his older incarnation reflects on it ??? gives the book an unexpected perspective, even as it reassures us that whatever happens in the novel, Devin will come out alive.



*** The Genius Of Getting It Wrong: 'Brilliant Blunders,' By Mario Livio ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/books/review/brilliant-blunders-by-mario-livio.html?partner=rss&emc=rss>
Carl Zimmer, New York Times

> Science is a mess. It???s shaped by the time and place in which scientists work. Scientists choose to do a certain experiment or interpret an observation for many reasons. ???More than 20 percent of Einstein???s original papers contain mistakes of some sort,??? Livio writes. ???In several cases, even though he made mistakes along the way, the final result is still correct. This is often the hallmark of great theorists: They are guided by intuition more than by formalism.???



*** My Grandfather Invented The Reuben Sandwich. Right? ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/magazine/my-grandfather-invented-the-reuben-sandwich-right.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Elizabeth Weil, New York Times

> Every family has a claim to fame. A friend???s great-grandfather (times 16) was king of Poland for a day in 1586, according to family lore. My neighbor claims he???s related to the man who punched Houdini in the stomach, which may have killed him. My grandfather invented the Reuben sandwich. I???ve had some doubts since seeing the movie ???Quiz Show??? in 1994, but it???s what I choose to believe.



*** Zoo Story ***
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jun/07/zoo-story-am-homes-womens-prize-fiction?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
AM Homes, The Guardian



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sun Jun  9 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 9 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 9, 2013
Message-ID: <20130609225900.78274.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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*** Whisper For App.net Features Wicked Fast Messaging Complete With Push, Photo Sharing, Location Info, And More ***
<http://www.imore.com/whisper-appnet-features-wicked-fast-messaging-complete-push-photo-sharing-location-info-and-more>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore



*** How To Easily Encrypt External Drives In OS X Mountain Lion ***
<http://www.imore.com/how-easily-encrypt-external-drives-os-x-mountain-lion>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore

> OS X has long let you encrypt external drives, and even your Mac HD. Mountain Lion has actually made it even easier to encrypt external disks with just a few clicks. It's sometimes a good idea to do so on items such as backup disks. This way, if they ever fall into the wrong hands, no one should be able to access your data without the password you have set to decrypt it.



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*** How Much Is Michael Bolton Worth To You? ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/magazine/the-secret-science-of-scalping-tickets.html?ref=magazine&_r=0>
Adam Davidson, New York Times

> Few products are so underpriced that an entire subsidiary industry exists to take advantage of the discrepancy. When there is excess demand for a new car or phone, some people might sell theirs at a markup on eBay, but there???s nobody across the street from the dealership or Best Buy offering it right away for double the sticker price; there certainly isn???t an entire corporation built on exploiting companies??? failure to properly price items initially. Yet concerts and sporting events consistently price their tickets low enough that street scalpers risk jail time to hawk marked-up tickets, and StubHub makes hundreds of millions a year in revenue.



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Mon Jun 10 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 10 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 10, 2013
Message-ID: <20130610225900.88891.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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*** How To Encrypt Your Email ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2041083/how-to-encrypt-your-email.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld



*** Apple To Stream Live Video Of WWDC 2013 Keynote To Apple TV ***
<http://www.macrumors.com/2013/06/10/apple-to-stream-live-video-of-wwdc-2013-keynote-to-apple-tv/>
Eric Slivka, MacRumors

> With just hours to go before today's keynote at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off, the company has brought back its "Apple Events" channel on the Apple TV, indicating that it will be streaming live video of the event.



*** Repurposing An Old iMac As A Monitor And Server ***
<http://www.zdnet.com/repurposing-an-old-imac-as-a-monitor-and-server-7000016585/>
David Morgenstern, ZDNet



*** Adobe Releases Lightroom 5 For $149 ***
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/10/4413268/adobe-lightroom-5-pricing-availability-announcement>
Jeff Blagdon, The Verge



*** On WWDC Eve, Apple???s WWDC iOS App Updated (Again) With Video Playback Enhancements ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/09/on-wwdc-eve-apples-wwdc-ios-app-updated-again-with-video-playback-enhancements/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Mark Gurman, 9 To 5 Mac



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*** Summers Fly, Winters Walk ***
<http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/books/2013/06/claudia_hammond_s_time_warped_reviewed.html>
Paul Ford, Slate

> Why does our perception of time change so dramatically from season to season and year to year?



*** The Secret To Being Both A Successful Writer And A Mother: Have Just One Kid ***
<http://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/06/the-secret-to-being-both-a-successful-writer-and-a-mother-have-just-one-kid/276642/>
Lauren Sandler, The Atlantic

> It was only when I was working on a book investigating what it means to have, and to be, an only child that I realized how many of the writers I revere had only children themselves. Alongside Sontag: Joan Didion, Mary McCarthy, Elizabeth Hardwick, Margaret Atwood, Ellen Willis, and more. Someone once asked Alice Walker if women (well, female artists) should have children. She replied, "They should have children???assuming this is of interest to them???but only one." Why? "Because with one you can move," she said. "With more than one you're a sitting duck."



*** After Newtown Shooting, Mourning Parents Enter Into The Lonely Quiet ***
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/after-newtown-shooting-mourning-parents-enter-into-the-lonely-quiet/2013/06/08/0235a882-cd32-11e2-9f1a-1a7cdee20287_story.html?src=longreads>
Eli Saslow, Washington Post

> She had developed a habit in the last months of what her counselor called ???defensive delusions,??? when she would imagine for a few hours that Daniel was away at a friend???s house. Pretending helped her summon the energy to return a few e-mails or cook dinner, but the easiness of the mental game was starting to scare her. ???Is it normal???? Jackie had asked the counselor at their last appointment. ???Is this something other people do????
> ???There is no normal,??? the counselor had said. ???There are only hard days to get through.???



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Tue Jun 11 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 11 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 11, 2013
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*** SF, NY Officials Wait To Judge Apple 'Kill switch' ***
<http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/SF-NY-officials-wait-to-judge-Apple-kill-switch-4592276.php>
Terry Collins, Associated Press



*** Meet The New Apple, Same As The Old Apple ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2041298/meet-the-new-apple-same-as-the-old-apple.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Moren, Macworld

> Watching Apple through the lens of public perception, it would be easy to buy into the idea that the company has been under siege of late. But even if that were the case, it???s clear that Apple isn???t buying the hype. Each of the executives who took to the stage on Monday conveyed, to a one, both excitement and confidence about the future direction of Apple???and they brought the announcements to prove it.



*** PSA: OS X 10.9 Appears To Run On Any Mac That Can Run OS X 10.8 ***
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/06/psa-os-x-10-9-appears-to-run-on-any-mac-that-can-run-os-x-10-8/>
Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica



*** OS X Mavericks Will Tell You Which Apps Are Using Significant Power ***
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/06/11/os-x-mavericks-will-tell-you-which-apps-are-using-significant-power/>
Kaylie Moise, Macgasm

> With the new battery menu, which you???ll find at the top right of your screen, you???ll see a new section in the middle that tells you which apps are using up your power. This will show up whether you???re plugged in or not. If you???re running power-sucking apps, you???ll see the words ???Apps Using Significant Power??? followed by a list of the apps. If none of your apps are taking up too much power, you???ll see this: ???All Apps Using Nominal Power.???



*** Apps Have To Ask For Permission To Access The Microphone In iOS 7 ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/11/apps-have-to-ask-for-permission-to-access-the-microphone-in-ios-7/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Ben Lovejoy, 9 To 5 Mac

> In a further boost to privacy, it appears that apps will now have to request permission in order to access the microphone. This would prevent a rogue app recording you and sending the data off somewhere without your knowledge.



*** The iPhone Finally Gets Call-blocking In iOS 7 ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/11/the-iphone-finally-gets-call-blocking-in-ios-7/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Ben Lovejoy, 9 To 5 Mac



*** Apple To Relocate, Expand Last "Mini" Apple Store ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/11/apple-to-relocate-expand-last-mini-apple-store/>
Michael Grothaus, TUAW

> The mini-store in question is the Oakridge Apple Store in San Jose, California. The store will move from its current location to a new spot just across from the food court in the mall. The revamped store will be 15 times larger than its current size. Once the move is complete, it will mark the end of the mini-stores, the first of which were opened in 2004.



*** Apple To Boost Twitter #Music With Trending iTunes Radio Station ***
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/11/4418164/apple-itunes-radio-twitter-music>
Matt Brian, The Verge



*** Passbook For iOS 7 To Support Scanning QR Codes ***
<http://www.imore.com/passbook-ios-7-support-scanning-qr-codes>
Richard Devine, iMore



*** Apple Design Awards Announced, Letterpress And Yahoo! Weather Among The Winners ***
<http://www.imore.com/apple-design-awards-announced-letterpress-and-yahoo-weather-among-winners>
Richard Devine, iMore

> Apple's annual Design Award winners for iOS and Mac have been announced at WWDC 2013, and among those recognised this year are some favorites of our own. Loren Brichter's atebits has won the award for the fantastic Letterpress, and the simply gorgeous Yahoo! Weather is also on the list.

Congrats to every one of the winners.



*** iOS 7: Beyond The Flatness ***
<http://www.splatf.com/2013/06/ios-7/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+splatf+%28SplatF%29>
Dan Frommer, SplatF



*** OS X Mavericks Switches To SMB2 Networking ***
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57588593-263/os-x-mavericks-switches-to-smb2-networking/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> Apple's inclusion of Windows networking options in OS X has been a great addition to the operating system, but until now it has taken second place to Apple's own AFP protocol. In OS X Mavericks, however, Apple will be including the newer SMB2 protocol as the default protocol for sharing files, so even if you are connecting two Macs running OS X Maverick or later, unless you specify to use AFP, they will use SMB2.



*** The Design Of iOS 7: Simply Confusing ***
<http://www.theverge.com/apple/2013/6/10/4416726/the-design-of-ios-7-simply-confusing>
Joshua Topolsky, The Verge

> The icons are striking to see, and the first sign that there are points of confusion and even missteps in Apple's new approach.

The look of the icons can be easily changed between now and the actual release of iOS, I think.



*** App Store Will Update Apps Automatically In iOS 7 ***
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/10/4415588/app-store-automatic-updates-ios-7-apple-wwdc-2013>
Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge

> Less tech-savvy users who aren't familiar with the App Store may let apps sit around out of date, but starting in iOS 7, that should no longer be a problem.



*** 27 New iOS 7 Features Apple Didn't Talk About ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2041306/27-new-ios-7-features-apple-didnt-talk-about.html#tk.rss_all>
Serenity Caldwell, Macworld



*** New Maps Icon Centers Around New Spaceship Campus Location ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/10/new-maps-icon-centers-around-new-spaceship-campus-location/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Scott Buscemi, 9 To 5 Mac



*** iOS 7 To Include Security Feature Dubbed 'Activation Lock' ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/10/ios-7-to-include-security-feature-dubbed-activation-lock/>
Yoni Heisler, TUAW

> What's more, even if a thief attempts to wipe a device clean, he won't be able to reactivate the phone without entering in a user's credentials.



*** Apple Airs New Commercial On Company Values ***
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/06/10/apple-airs-new-commercial-on-company-values/>
Andrew Kunesh, Macgasm



*** New Hardware Standards And Game Controller APIs Pop Up At WWDC 2013 ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/06/new-hardware-standards-and-game-controller-apis-pop-up-at-wwdc-2013>
Jamie Young, AppAdvice



*** iOS 7 Went Too Far In The Other Direction ***
<https://medium.com/product-experience/9a7b4648fe8b>
Mike Rundle, Medium

> If there is a gamut of interface design execution and symbolism where rich, detailed, skeuomorphic design is on the left and flat, robotic, sparse design is on the right, iOS 7 is solidly planted on the right. It???s the anti-iOS 6 and everything before it. Hell, it???s anti-Apple and everything before it.



*** A Closer Look At The New Mac Pro ***
<http://www.imore.com/closer-look-new-mac-pro>
Peter Cohen, iMore

> This is liable to disappoint some Mac Pro enthusiasts who enjoy the internal expandability of today's model, but Apple says all expandability on this new machine is external. That's because in addition to four USB 3.0 ports, the new Mac Pro has a total of <i>six</i> Thunderbolt 2 ports.



*** ???This Is Our Signature???: iOS 7 ***
<http://daringfireball.net/2013/06/ios_7_signature>
John Gruber, Daring Fireball

> The design of iOS 7 is based on rules. There???s an intricate system at work, a Z-axis of layers organized in a logical way. There is a profound reduction in the use of faux-3D visual effects and textures, but iOS 7 is anything but flat. It is three dimensional not just visually but logically.



*** Apple Literally Stole My Thunder ***
<https://medium.com/wwdc-round-up/253aed27a455>
Alaric, Medium

> I???m not naive enough to claim Apple actually took my idea. I???m sure they just happened to be working on a similar concept. I???m just claiming that may have unfairly biased the review process, not wishing for someone to debut a key new aspect of their beloved OS before they were able. Not wanting someone to steal their thunder.
> According to Apple, no one wanted such a flashy weather app. They were so certain of this, they built one themselves.



*** Comparing Apple's Old And New MacBook Air Models ***
<http://www.imore.com/comparing-apples-old-and-new-macbook-air-models>
Peter Cohen, iMore

> Apple took the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach while incorporating solid enhancements that promise better performance and better power management - always welcome news for road warriors who depend on the nimble MacBook Air to get their work done.



*** iOS 7: Instead Of Flatness, We Got Depth ***
<http://gizmodo.com/ios-7-instead-of-flatness-we-got-depth-512291484>
Kelsey Campbell-dollaghan, Gizmodo

> This iOS 7 we met today was full of what Jony Ive called ???new types of depth.??? Alongside a poppy, neon-and-pastel color scheme, the icons, apps, and homescreen of iOS 7 are full of layering and dimensionality. There are also entirely new types of animation: from a screen that uses the accelerometer to adjust in parallax, to beautiful new animated weather icons.



*** Apps Can Now Be Transferred From One Developer To Another ***
<http://blog.zaheer.me/2013/06/apps-can-now-be-transferred-from-one.html>
Zaheer.com



*** Apple's Cook: iOS 7 Is The 'Biggest Change To iOS' Since iPhone's Arrival ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2041180/apple-unveils-ios-7.html#tk.rss_all>
Lex Friedman, Macworld

> Apple on Monday took the wraps off iOS 7, revealing a dramatic new design that sheds six-year-old interface elements, and replaces them with a cleaner, more modern aesthetic. From top to bottom, the OS that powers the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch has been renovated for both looks <i>and</i> usability.

Also:
??? <a href="http://www.geekwire.com/2013/apples-siri-adopts-microsoft-bing-for-web-search/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+geekwire+%28GeekWire%29">Surprise: Apple???s Siri adopts Microsoft Bing for web search</a> (Todd Bishop, Geekwire)
??? <a href="http://gizmodo.com/all-the-new-ios-features-your-old-iphone-wont-get-512359950">All the New iOS Features Your Old iPhone Won't Get</a> (Peter Ha, Gizmodo)



*** Apple Gets Into The Stream Of Things With iTunes Radio ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2041227/apple-gets-into-the-stream-of-things-with-itunes-radio.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

> Rather than an on-demand service such as Spotify, iTunes Radio has more in common with Pandora, where you listen to stations inspired by a particular track, artist, or genre.
> There will be two models for the service???ad-supported and free or ad-free if you have an iTunes Match subscription, which costs $25 per year. The service will launch first in the U.S. in the fall with other countries to follow.



*** iWork For iCloud Highlights Productivity Suite Update ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2041222/iwork-for-icloud-highlights-productivity-suite-update.html#tk.rss_all>
Marco Tabini, Macworld

> As with the current version of iWork and the now-shuttered iWork.com, this new service will let you view documents that the native version of the productivity suite have synced to iCloud. For the first time, however, you will also be able to create new documents, edit existing ones???even those created by competing apps, such as Microsoft Word???and continue to synchronize them to the cloud, thus making them available for access on your devices.



*** New MacBook Airs Offer All-day Battery Life, Better Graphics Performance ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2041214/new-macbook-airs-offer-all-day-battery-life-better-graphics-performance.html#tk.rss_all>
Jackie Dove, Macworld

> The 11-inch Air improves from 5 hours of battery life to 9 hours, with standby for up to 30 days. The 13-inch Air goes from 7 hours to 12 hours of battery life. Wakeup time is 1 second. What does that mean for everyday life? According to Phil Schiller, Apple's marketing guru, you get up to 10 hours of iTunes movie playback and you can watch the entire trilogy of <i>Lord of the Rings</i>.



*** The Wait Is Nearly Over: Apple Unveils New Mac Pro ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2041203/the-wait-is-nearly-over-apple-unveils-new-mac-pro.html#tk.rss_all>
Roman Loyola, Macworld

> Apple???s new desktop workstation features a sleek, cylindrical design that???s a stark contrast to the mammoth, roomy aluminum tower initially introduced with the Power PC-based Power Mac G5 in 2003, and revised with the release of the Intel-based Mac Pro in 2006. Apple didn???t announce a formal ship date, stating that the new Mac Pro will ship later this year, nor did it talk about pricing or specific models. It will be made in the United States.



*** OS X Catches A Wave, As Apple Previews OS X Mavericks ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2041207/os-x-catches-a-wave-as-apple-previews-os-x-mavericks.html#tk.rss_all>
Serenity Caldwell, Macworld

> Federighi previewed three new features present in Mavericks: Finder Tabs, Tags, and Multiple Displays. In addition, Mavericks includes a slew of under-the-hood improvements; updates to Safari, Calendar, and Notifications; new password syncing options via iCloud; and brings Maps and iBooks to the Mac.

Also:
??? <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2041218/safari-gets-energy-efficient-update-in-mavericks.html#tk.rss_all">Safari gets energy-efficient update in Mavericks</a> (Leah Yamshon): OS X Mavericks introduces a new power-saving feature called App Nap, which decides where your Mac should direct its power supply. When Safari isn???t your primary program, App Nap will essentially put it to sleep, greatly reduces your Mac???s power usage.
??? <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2041216/ibooks-to-come-to-the-mac.html#tk.rss_all">iBooks to come to the Mac</a> (Serenity Caldwell, Macworld): iBooks for Mac includes all the features users have come to expect in the iBooks app on iOS, including full access to the iBookstore and your iCloud-synced user library. The bookshelves of iOS 6 are gone, leaving simple rows of cover titles in your library.



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*** In Praise Of American English ***
<http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/13681/>
Patrick West, Spiked

> If you consider that the English and the French spent a good part of 800 years at war with each other, it???s not surprising that relations between the two peoples and their cultures remain awkward. The latest manifestation of this came last week. We learned that many people in France have been up in arms about plans to allow English to be used to teach science courses in its universities. The British, in turn, have found such fury and indignation hilarious.



*** Slaves To The Algorithm ***
<http://moreintelligentlife.com/content/features/anonymous/slaves-algorithm?page=full>
Tom Whipple, Intelligent Life

> More and more of modern life is steered by algorithms. But what are they exactly, and who is behind them?



*** Hold Off On The Alpha Centauri Trip ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/science/space/scientists-cast-doubt-on-the-closest-exoplanet.html?ref=science>
Dennis Overbye, New York Times

> Now, however, in a shot across the bow of cosmological optimism, a new analysis of the European data has cast doubt on whether there is actually a ???there??? there at Alpha Centauri B.



*** Watched By The Web: Surveillance Is Reborn ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/books/big-data-by-viktor-mayer-schonberger-and-kenneth-cukier.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

> Google does it. Amazon does it. Walmart does it. And, as news reports last week made clear, the United States government does it.
> Does what? Uses ???big data??? analysis of the swelling flood of data that is being generated and stored about virtually every aspect of our lives to identify patterns of behavior and make correlations and predictive assessments.



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Wed Jun 12 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 12 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 12, 2013
Message-ID: <20130612225900.7663.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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*** Mac Gems: Mailplane 3 Melds Gmail And Your Mac ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040658/mac-gems-mailplane-3-melds-gmail-and-your-mac.html#tk.rss_all>
Nathan Alderman, Macworld



*** Apple Releases Mavericks Core Technology Overview ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/12/apple-releases-mavericks-core-technology-overview/>
Kelly Hodgkins, TUAW

> For those hardware and software geeks in the audience, Apple has released a document detailing the core technology that drives Mavericks power optimizations and its improved performance.



*** Something Amiss In IOS-Land? ***
<http://threads2.scripting.com/2013/june/somethingMayBeWrongInIosland>
Dave Winer, Scripting News

> I can't imagine that developers relish the choices that Apple is giving them.



*** iOS 7 Warns About Non-certified Lightning Cables, Though Doesn???t Block Them ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/12/ios-7-warns-about-non-certified-lightning-cables-though-doesnt-block-them/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Ben Lovejoy, 9 To 5 Mac

> Despite the message, non-certified cables do function properly.



*** New MacBook Air 13-Inch Teardown Reveals Larger Battery And Smaller SSD ***
<http://www.imore.com/new-macbook-air-13-inch-teardown-reveals-larger-battery-and-smaller-ssd-0>
Richard Devine, iMore



*** Fertile Ground ***
<http://www.marco.org/2013/06/11/fertile-ground>
Marco Arment

> iOS 7 is different. It isn???t just a new skin: it introduces entirely new navigational and structural standards <i>far</i> beyond the extent of any previous UI changes. Existing apps can support iOS 7 fairly easily without looking broken, but they???ll look and feel <i>ancient</i>. 



*** Should You Buy A New MacBook Air Now, Or Wait For A New MacBook Pro Later? ***
<http://www.imore.com/deciding-between-new-macbook-air-and-macbook-pro-let-us-help>
Peter Cohen, iMore

> Obviously if you need the horsepower and the feature set of an MBP today, you should get one. But your patience will be rewarded in due time - Apple's migration of the MacBook Pro to Haswell processors is a virtual certainty. The question is when.
> And if you're in the market for a lightweight laptop, step up and buy one of the new MacBook Airs - with better power efficiency and better graphics performance, there's never been a better time to buy.



*** How To Share The iTunes Library On Your Mac Or PC On Any WiFi Network ***
<http://www.imore.com/how-share-itunes-library-your-mac-or-pc-any-wifi-network>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore

> If you use iTunes to manage your music collection, you can easily share it across any WiFi network where friends and family can stream and listen to your music. It's a great way to discover new music that requires no cables or transferring of files.



*** Design, And Insecurity, Is Back At Apple ***
<http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/10/design-and-insecurity-is-back-at-apple/>
Ryan Block, TechCrunch

> In a world of companies willing to say yes to just about anything in the name of being innovative Apple still says no.



*** Andy Ihnatko Deconstructs The Apple Ethos After Its Annual Conference ***
<http://www.chicagogrid.com/reviews/tech/wwdc-impressions/>
Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Grid

> The company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference saw a lot of refinement, if not a lot of innovation.



*** Apple Confirms New Version Of Final Cut Pro X Coming Alongside New Mac Pro Later This Year ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/11/apple-confirms-new-version-of-final-cut-pro-x-coming-alongside-new-mac-pro-later-this-year/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Jordan Kahn, 9 To 5 Mac



*** Summer Vacation Tech Tips ***
<http://verynicewebsite.net/2013/06/summer-vacation-tech-tips/>
John Moltz's Very Nice Web Site

> Of course your kids should get outside. They should spend most of their time outside, depending on the bear threat in your area. Do all the standard fun summer stuff with them. Take them to the wave pool, the zoo, the mysterious island where they play The Most Dangerous Game. But when you???ve done all that and you realize it???s only day four of summer and you???re all out of ideas, here???s a few I???ve found come in handy and have used in the past when my son is home sick.



*** Tim Cook's WWDC ***
<http://www.imore.com/tim-cooks-wwdc>
Rene Ritchie, iMore

> Where Jobs had drawn a grid and filled it with products, with the intersections of portable and desktop, consumer and professional, Cook filled his grid with people, with the unification of hardware and software design, of iOS and OS X software, of all internet services, and with core technologies.



*** Schiller???s Zinger: Apple???s Rallying Cry ***
<http://kensegall.com/2013/06/schillers-zinger-apples-rallying-cry/>
Ken Segall's Observatory

> The company that seemed a bit too self-conscious in the presentation department after Steve???s passing seems to be settling into a good place. The new cast is talented and works well together. They inspire confidence in the future, which is something the Apple crowd can use more of these days.

Also:
??? <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2041400/apples-events-move-on-and-so-does-the-company.html#tk.rss_all">Apple's events move on, and so does the company</a> (Jason Snell, Macworld): After an appropriate period of mourning, this is the new face of Apple.



*** Apple MacBook Air 13-Inch (2013) Review ***
<http://www.laptopmag.com/apple-macbook-air-13-inch-2013.aspx?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LaptopMagazineNews+%28LAPTOP+Magazine+-+The+Pulse+of+Mobile+Technology%29>
Mark Spoonauer, Laptop Magazine



*** Cord-cutting With An Apple TV ***
<http://blog.chron.com/techblog/2013/06/cord-cutting-with-an-apple-tv/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+houstonchronicle%2Ftechblogfulltext+%28TechBlog+-+Full+Text%29>
Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle

> AirPlay is what makes the Apple TV the best choice for my cord-cutting household.



*** How OS X ???Mavericks??? Works Its Power-saving Magic ***
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/06/how-os-x-mavericks-works-its-power-saving-magic/>
Nate Anderson, Ars Technica

> The overarching goal of the power efficiency changes is of course longer battery life, but Apple claims that it can acheive this without harming "and in some cases even improving" overall system responsiveness. Three main technologies make this possible.



*** Generosity Of Perspective ***
<http://frankchimero.com/blog/2013/06/generosity-of-perspective/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Frank Chimero

> Luckily, things like icons, colors, and typography are easier to iterate than userflows, information architecture, and features. They???re also the elements that take more time than expected to craft, so I can see all of these refinements being the most likely to be cut from a tight deadline, and the first up to be revisited by the design team before the official release, or quickly thereafter. If that awful Safari icon bugs you, imagine how the designers at Apple must feel.



*** Apple iOS 7 Supports Wi-Fi Hotspot 2.0 ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/11/apple-ios-7-supports-wi-fi-hotspot-2-0/>
John-Michael Bond, TUAW

> Hotspot 2.0 is form of public access Wi-Fi that automatically connects your phone to a Wi-Fi network when you enter its range.



*** Rolling On ***
<http://512pixels.net/2013/06/rolling-on/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
512 Pixels

> However, once we can all zoom out a little bit, I think iOS 7 will be seen as an evolutionary change. A big one, perhaps, but one that shouldn???t be seen as all that surprising.



*** iOS 7: Thoughts And Questions ***
<http://www.macstories.net/stories/ios-7-thoughts-and-questions/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Federico Viticci, MacStories

> To paraphrase yesterday???s demo, we should look beyond the icons. iOS 7 will be defined by its overall design language, user features, and developer technologies.



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*** This Is The Last Time I Will Ever See You ***
<http://www.slate.com/articles/life/weddings/2013/06/wedding_guest_goodbyes_friendships_that_end_after_your_wedding.html>
David Plotz, Slate

> After every wedding, there is a dear friend who will immediately disappear from your life. And that???s OK.



*** Amtrak Gets Gourmet Advice ***
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/amtrak-gets-gourmet-advice/2013/06/10/df8eda8c-b0d6-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html>
Lori Aratani, Washington Post

> Here in a small test kitchen on a dead-end street downtown, some of the food world???s greatest minds are at work. Their task might seem impossible, but they believe they can make a difference for millions of Amtrak riders, one roasted chicken at a time.



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Thu Jun 13 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 13 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 13, 2013
Message-ID: <20130613225900.22024.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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*** How To Make A Bootable OS X Mavericks USB Install Drive ***
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/06/12/make-boot-os-x-mavericks-usb-install-drive/>
OS X Daily



*** Apple Posts New Video Titled 'Making A Difference. One App At A Time.' ***
<http://www.imore.com/apple-posts-feature-apps-making-difference-one-app-time>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore



*** iOS 7 ***
<http://mattgemmell.com/2013/06/12/ios-7/>
Matt Gemmell

> iOS 7 is an interface???s coming of age, acknowledging that its users ??? and our industry ??? are now all grown up.



*** Lab Tested: Haswell MacBook Air Benefits From Faster Graphics, Flash Storage ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2041609/lab-tested-haswell-macbook-air-benefits-from-faster-graphics-flash-storage.html#tk.rss_all>
James Galbraith, Macworld



*** Haswell: What Intel???s New Processor Promises For Mac Users ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2041397/haswell-what-intel-s-new-processor-promises-for-mac-users.html#tk.rss_all>
Roman Loyola, Macworld

> The emphasis with Haswell???s microarchitecture is power management and graphics speed.



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*** Berkeley: What We Didn???t Know ***
<http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/may/23/berkeley-what-we-didnt-know/?pagination=false>
Adam Hochschild, The New York Review Of Books

> A curious thing about the United States is that anticommunism has always been far louder and more potent than communism. Unlike sister parties in France, Italy, India, and elsewhere, the Communist Party here has never controlled a major city or region, or even elected a single member to the national legislature. Henry Wallace???s Progressive Party in 1948 received no more than 2.4 percent of the popular vote with Communist support; and Wallace himself soon repudiated the Communists here and abroad.
> American anticommunism, by contrast, built and destroyed thousands of careers; witch-hunted dissidents in Hollywood, universities, and government departments; and was a force that politicians like Joseph McCarthy and Richard Nixon rode to great prominence. Of course this was not the first time that heresy hunters have overshadowed the actual heretics: consider the Inquisition, which began before Martin Luther, the greatest heretic, was even born, or how, on accusations of Trotskyism, Stalin imprisoned or shot Soviets by the millions???numbers many times those of Trotsky???s beleaguered, faction-ridden actual followers. But heresy hunting is seldom really about ideas; it???s about maintaining power.



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Fri Jun 14 18:59:00 2013
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*** Dealing With iTunes Font Sizes, File Types, And Missing Files ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2041610/dealing-with-itunes-font-sizes-file-types-and-missing-files.html#tk.rss_all>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld



*** Apple's Security Strategy: Make It Invisible ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2041724/apples-security-strategy-make-it-invisible.html#tk.rss_all>
Rich Mogull, Macworld

> Despite a rocky start, Apple now applies its impressive design sensibilities to security, playing the game its own way and in the process changing our expectations for security and technology.



*** Apple MacBook Air 13In (Mid-2013) Review: True Laptop Longevity Now available ***
<http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/laptop/3452770/apple-macbook-air-13in-mid-2013-review/>
Andrew Harrison, PC Advisor

> The Apple MacBook Air (Mid-2013) really does provide all-day battery life. For that alone, it fully deserves to be top of the list for anyone looking for a workaday laptop, one that can reduce one of modern life???s stresses: that of wondering whether your computer will still be functional just when you need it. It???s just as fast as the previous model, more so actually in real-world use, and seals the deal with future-proofed faster Wi-Fi, more storage and a lower price than last year???s model. It???s an outstanding ultraportable among a mass of me-too ultrabook mediocrity.



*** Review: Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock ***
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/14/review_belkin_thunderbolt_express_dock/>
Bob Dormon, The Register



*** Hands On With Microsoft Office For iPhone, As The Productivity Suite Finally Comes To Apple???s Smartphone ***
<http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/06/14/office-for-ios/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheNextWeb+(The+Next+Web+All+Stories)>
Alex Wilhelm, The Next Web

> Office for iPhone, what Microsoft calls ???Office Mobile for Office 365 subscribers,??? will be available only to current, paying Office 365 customers. If you purchased the most recent Office suite for desktop as a standalone product, you will not have access to the iPhone version of the software.



*** Http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/06/13/apple-gm-ford-sync-microsoft-chrysler-toyota-honda/2419925/ ***
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/06/13/apple-gm-ford-sync-microsoft-chrysler-toyota-honda/2419925/>
Chris Woodyard, USA Today

> It's easy to see why automakers are dividing up. Deciding whether Apple helps or hurts depends on "what the automaker is trying to accomplish," says Thilo Koslowski, vice president of automotive for consulting group Gartner. "To be a leader or a follower."



*** The Smaller, Subtler Changes In iOS 7 ***
<http://gigaom.com/2013/06/13/the-smaller-subtler-changes-in-ios-7/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OmMalik+%28GigaOM%3A+Tech%29>
Alex Layne, GigaOM



*** 802.11Ac Promises Better Coverage, But Won???t Hit Advertised Speeds ***
<http://tidbits.com/article/13844?rss>
Glenn Fleishman, TidBITS



*** Why iOS 7 Doesn???t Have Shadows ***
<https://medium.com/design-ux/e5b7bf3318e8>
Peter Alguacil, Medium

> One could argue that by making the user interface behave as if it is backlit, Apple is treating iOS 7 as a more integral part of the device itself. It???s not a mock front-lit interface with shadows and textures, it is a representation of the actual physical screen.



*** DevJuice: The Easy Way To Set Up An OS X Mavericks Test Environment ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/13/devjuice-the-easy-way-to-set-up-an-os-x-mavericks-test-environm/>
Steven Sande, TUAW



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*** The Quarry By Iain Banks ??? Review ***
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jun/14/the-quarry-iain-banks-review?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Theo Tait, The Guardian

> Iain Banks's last novel is an honest evocation of the void opening up beneath a life.



*** Equine Dining ***
<http://www.thesmartset.com/article/article06131301.aspx>
Jessica Allen, The Smart Set

> In the midst of Europe???s horse meat scandal, I went to Mongolia to see horses??? and to eat them.



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sat Jun 15 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 15 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
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*** Apple MacBook Air 13-Inch (Mid 2013) ***
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2420468,00.asp>
Joel Santo Domingo, PC Magazine

> The fact that the system gives up very little if any day-to-day performance is astounding. This isn't a low-powered slate tablet that gives up computing performance in exchange for battery life. With the latest MacBook Air 13-inch, you have a fully functional ultraportable laptop with extremely long battery life, as it should be. If you need to do real work on a plane, train, or out in the field, get a MacBook Air 13-inch. It's our new Editors' Choice winner for mainstream ultraportable laptops.



*** Insignificant Bug Keeps Encrypted Disks Unlocked After Ejecting In OS X ***
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57589396-263/insignificant-bug-keeps-encrypted-disks-unlocked-after-ejecting-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> While not the expected behavior, this bug is technically not a breach in security.



*** The New TweetDeck For OS X ***
<http://www.macstories.net/news/the-new-tweetdeck-for-os-x/>
Cody Fink, MacStories

> It???s not a native app, there???s a bug or two, but I can???t help but think there is some clear improvement over the last update.



*** First Look: Hands-on With Office Mobile For iPhone ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2042108/first-look-hands-on-with-office-mobile-for-iphone.html#tk.rss_all>
Jeffery Battersby, Macworld

> Yes, it???s Microsoft Office on your iPhone, but it???s Office in air quotes???which is to say that, while you can create and edit Office documents on your phone, there isn???t much here in the way of added value and, in fact, may only introduce frustration to your daily grind. Also, the fact that it???s an iPhone-only app seems like an unnecessary limitation on Microsoft???s part. While it???s possible to use the Web-based version of Office on your iPad, a native iPad app seems like a more obvious solution.



*** State Of Web Inspector ***
<https://www.webkit.org/blog/2518/state-of-web-inspector/>
Timothy Hatcher, Surfin' Safari

> Last year, Safari 6 included a reimagination of Web Inspector that aligned the design and user experience with Xcode 4. This design, while familiar to Mac and iOS developers, alienated some web developers familiar with the old Web Inspector. Over the last year we have listened and have taken all your feedback to heart.
> We are happy to announce the next version of Web Inspector, released as a developer preview this week at WWDC 2013. If you regularly use WebKit nightly builds, this Web Inspector will be familiar to you, since we have been bundling it in the nightly as an early developer preview for a while now. Even though the new Web Inspector has been in the WebKit nightly build, its source has not been part of the WebKit open source project ??? until now.



*** A Familiar MacBook Air, But With An All-day Battery ***
<http://www.cnet.com/apple-macbook-air-13-inch/?part=rss&subj=latestreviews&tag=title&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+cnet%252FYIff+%2528CNET+Latest+Reviews%2529>
Dan Ackerman, CNET

> Even if our 14-hour video playback battery life run is cut by a third or more in rigorous real-world conditions, you've still got a true all-day, always-on computer. Couple that with OS X and the best-in-show touch pad and gestures, and I'd be hard pressed to think of a single competitor that comes close to the ubiquitous usefulness of this system.



*** Handbrake, The Best Video Conversion Tool You've Never Used ***
<http://readwrite.com/2013/06/14/handbrake-the-best-video-conversion-tool-youve-never-used#awesm=~o8MBRcX6a14jmi>
Matt Asay, ReadWrite



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*** Books On Books ***
<http://www.publicbooks.org/fiction/books-on-books>
Leah Price, Public Books

> If you want to understand the forces reshaping what and how we read, if you want to understand what new glamor print is acquiring in the digital age, or if you want to pin down what books can do that blogs can???t and vice versa, it???s worth pausing en route to the Media Studies aisle to browse this unnamed section. Not that anyone has much to say about its contents; elegies for Gutenberg waste few tears on it. What Charles Lamb dismissed already in 1822 as ???things in books??? clothing??? find few defenders. Nor do gift books need any, since they laugh off the forces that threaten other print genres. Their resilience offers two lessons.



*** Book Review: ???The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story??? By Lily Koppel ***
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-astronaut-wives-club-a-true-story-by-lily-koppel/2013/06/14/1c201ef0-c25e-11e2-9fe2-6ee52d0eb7c1_story.html?wprss=rss_books>
Curtis Siteenfeld, Washington Post

> More than 50 years after its inception, many of us now take the space program for granted, but Koppel reminds readers just how bold and innovative it felt in the Sputnik era, and how mysterious the wilderness of space remains.
> As their husbands changed overnight from anonymous military pilots to international heroes, the astrowives were pulled along, in some cases willingly and in others with reluctance. Each woman???s life was defined by an essential contradiction: To increase the chances of her husband being picked for a coveted mission position, she needed to make their marriage as stable as possible, or at least she needed to make it appear stable. 



*** Visible Men ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/books/review/creative-writing-in-a-massachusetts-prison.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Helen Elaine Lee, New York Times

> The sliding door buzzes and rumbles open. The guard calls out: ???Come on, you???re next.??? I stand up from the waiting area pews, where I have stowed my bag, watch and jewelry in a locker, and step forward. I enter the trap, a room between outside and inside worlds. I turn my pockets inside out, remove my shoes, walk through the metal detector and receive an ultraviolet stamp on my wrist. Every few months for 12 years, I have visited a Massachusetts prison to teach creative writing to a group of locked-up men.



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sun Jun 16 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 16 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
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*** Can A Tablet Replace Your Laptop? We Used An iPad For Three Months To Find out ***
<http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/can-a-tablet-replace-your-laptop/>
Matt Smith, Digital Trends

> A tablet???s simply better for consumption, while also good enough for most productivity.



*** Wireless Emergency Alerts Coming To iPhone 5, 4S ***
<http://blogs.att.net/consumerblog/story/a7790136>
AT&T Consumer Blog



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*** The Quarry By Iain Banks ??? Review ***
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jun/16/iain-banks-the-quarry-review?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Alex Preston, The Observer

> <i>The Quarry</i> is a novel about disease, about "fucking cancer", as it's repeatedly described. It's a novel held up against the dying of the light, a fierce howl into the void that, in the image of the titular quarry, threatens to engulf the characters on every page. Reading this book, one is hit again and again with the fact ??? tragic and astonishing in equal measure ??? that Banks didn't know he was dying until he'd almost finished the first draft, that the cancer that was the subject matter of his novel would soon become the urgent subject matter of his life. It makes it a difficult, often distressing read. 



*** To Tip Or Not To Tip... Or Should It Be Banned? ***
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22846846>
Tom Geoghegan, BBC

> A New York restaurant has banned tipping to spare customers the bother, while some restaurants in other US cities have already replaced the gratuity with a fixed optional service charge. So is the discretionary tip falling out of favour in the land where it's king?



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Mon Jun 17 18:59:00 2013
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*** Apple???s Commitment To Customer Privacy ***
<http://www.apple.com/apples-commitment-to-customer-privacy/>
Apple

> Like several other companies, we have asked the U.S. government for permission to report how many requests we receive related to national security and how we handle them. We have been authorized to share some of that data, and we are providing it here in the interest of transparency.
> From December 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013, Apple received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for customer data. Between 9,000 and 10,000 accounts or devices were specified in those requests, which came from federal, state and local authorities and included both criminal investigations and national security matters. The most common form of request comes from police investigating robberies and other crimes, searching for missing children, trying to locate a patient with Alzheimer???s disease, or hoping to prevent a suicide.

Also:
??? <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/17/4437272/apple-government-data-request-information-prism">Apple claims it can't decrypt FaceTime and iMessage data, details extent of government requests</a> (Aaron Souppouris, The Verge)



*** The New Mac Pro: What We Wanted, What We're Actually Getting ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2042006/the-new-mac-pro-what-we-wanted-what-were-actually-getting.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Frakes, Macworld



*** Apple's Bid To Crack The Center Stack ***
<http://www.autonews.com/article/20130617/OEM06/306179942/apples-bid-to-crack-the-center-stack#axzz2WRiEFq00>
David Sedgwick, Automotive News

> Reluctant to surrender control of their center stacks, and worried about safety-conscious federal regulators, automakers will perform a balancing act.



*** The Atlantic Weekly Magazine Launches For iOS ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/06/the-atlantic-weekly-magazine-launches-for-ios>
Joe White, AppAdvice



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*** ???The Ocean At The End Of The Lane???: Neil Gaiman Returns ***
<http://www.salon.com/2013/06/16/the_ocean_at_the_end_of_the_lane_neil_gaiman_returns/>
Laura Miller, Salon

> What the story sacrifices of the sweet, glassy purity of a child???s view, it compensates for with the complex sepia of maturity; it???s the difference between a bright young white wine and a well-aged burgundy.



*** The Gift Of Doubt ***
<http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2013/06/24/130624crbo_books_gladwell>
Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker

> Albert O. Hirschman and the power of failure.



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Tue Jun 18 18:59:00 2013
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*** Apple Updates Siri's Response To Possible Suicide Risks ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/06/apple-updates-siris-response-to-possible-suicide-risks>
Joe White, AppAdvice

> Potential threats now result in the personal assistant offering to call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for its user, in a change that is appearing on both iOS 6- and iOS 7-powered iDevices.



*** Adobe Releases 15 All New Creative Cloud Apps ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/18/adobe-releases-15-all-new-creative-cloud-apps/>
Michael Grothaus, TUAW

> Adobe has announced the release of 15 all new Creative Cloud apps. In addition to feature updates to Adobe's apps, they all now feature Behance integration. Behance is the world's largest social network aimed at allowing designers to share their work.

Also:
??? <a href="http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/reviews/?reviewid=3453319&olo=rss">Illustrator CC Review</a> (Ben O'Brien, Macworld UK)
??? <a href="http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/reviews/?reviewid=3453318&olo=rss">Dreamweaver CC Review</a> (Craig Grannell, Digital Arts)



*** Review: TextExpander Touch 2 A Typing Timesaver For iOS ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2042230/review-textexpander-touch-2-a-typing-timesaver-for-ios.html#tk.rss_all>
Brian Beam, Macworld

> With this latest update, I???m even happier that I can now use my more advanced snippets on my iOS devices. Here???s hoping that iOS developers will quickly hop onto the TextExpander 2 bandwagon.



*** Buying The New MacBook Air ***
<http://virtualpants.com/post/53248259631/buying-the-new-macbook-air>
Virtual Pants

> Most salespeople would have sold the more expensive computer, but this guy took the time to explain why I didn???t really need it, and convinced me to spend much less. Apple recognizes what few other retailers do: customer satisfaction starts even before a product is purchased, and it is customer satisfaction that makes companies great.



*** Skype Launches Video Messaging ***
<http://www.macstories.net/linked/skype-launches-video-messaging/>
Federico Viticci, MacStories

> Skype videos can be up to three minutes long, and they can be recorded directly from Skype???s apps.



*** Real ***
<http://www.appleoutsider.com/2013/06/17/real/>
Apple Outsider

> It???s the realism I want to talk about. John Gruber calls it ???A real thing, not pixels rendered on glass.??? Rene Ritchie says ???iOS 7 is alive.??? This is the sort of update I was hoping iOS 5 would be nearly two years ago.



*** Apple???s 2013 13-Inch MacBook Air Sweetens The Deal For One Of The Best Available Computers ***
<http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/17/2013-macbook-air-review/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29>
Darrell Etherington, TechCrunch

> For those who value the portability, flexibility and economy of the Air above all, the 2013 edition definitely hits all the right notes.



*** MacBook Air Review (13-Inch, 2013) ***
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/17/4436332/macbook-air-review-13-inch-2013>
Nilay Patel, The Verge

> The new Air is the first of a dramatic new breed of computer ??? it lets you set up a mobile office for a full day without concern for power.



*** Review: Kingdom Rush Frontiers Towers Above Its Predecessor In Every Way ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2042244/review-kingdom-rush-frontiers-towers-above-its-predecessor-in-every-way.html#tk.rss_all>
Chris Holt, Macworld



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*** A Barrel Of Trouble: Carl Hiaasen???s ???Bad Monkey??? Features A Cast Of Oddballs ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/books/carl-hiaasens-bad-monkey-features-a-cast-of-oddballs.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Janet Maslin, New York Times

> At the start of Carl Hiaasen???s latest comedic marvel, a visitor fishing near Key West hooks a severed human arm. There is no time for this to register as grisly. A page later the captain of the fishing boat tells the freaked-out tourist reassuringly, ???Well, son, we???re in the memory-making business.??? You can???t argue with that.



*** Saying Less And Doing More: ???How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who???s Sick??? Can Be Harder Than It Sounds ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/health/how-to-be-a-friend-to-a-friend-whos-sick-can-be-harder-than-it-sounds.html?partner=rss&emc=rss>
Cornelia Dean, New York Times

> A lot of her advice is common sense, but some of it is surprising.



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Wed Jun 19 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
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*** Review: Long Live The New MacBook Air ***
<http://techland.time.com/2013/06/19/macbook-air-review/?iid=tl-main-lead>
Harry McCracken, Time

> These were already excellent ultraportable notebooks; now they???re excellent ultraportable notebooks that push battery life to new, productivity-changing heights.



*** Mac Gems: OneSafe Gives 1Password Some Password-saving Competition ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2041342/mac-gems-onesafe-gives-1password-some-password-saving-competition.html#tk.rss_all>
Marco Tabini, Macworld

> There???s much to like about OneSafe. The app is well made, robust, and very easy to use???all excellent attributes for a security app???software that, by necessity, can often feel more annoying than useful. Considering its price and features, OneSafe is a good choice if you???re in the market for a new password manager???and an excellent choice one if you???ve never had one.



*** Lab Tested: New MacBook Air Offers Best Battery Life Of Any Apple Laptop ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2042376/lab-tested-new-macbook-air-offers-best-battery-life-of-any-apple-laptop.html#tk.rss_all>
James Galbraith, Macworld



*** How To Extract Audio From Movie Files ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2042379/how-to-extract-audio-from-movie-files.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld



*** Beach Ball, No More: Chatology Aims To Fix OS X's Messaging Misfortune ***
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/18/4438146/chatology-for-mac-app-search-your-messages>
Ellis Hamburger, The Verge



*** iOS Personal Hotspot Passwords Vulnerable To Brute Force Attacks ***
<http://www.imore.com/default-personal-hotspot-passwords-ios-vulnerable-brute-force>
Nick Arnott, iMore

> Researchers at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg have discovered weaknesses in the Personal Hotspot feature in iOS. The weak, and somewhat predictable password generation -- used in all current versions of iOS up through iOS 6 -- means people are susceptible to brute force attacks when using the personal hotspot feature on their iPhone or cellular iPad.



*** 11 Simple Tips For Maximizing iPad Battery Life That Work ***
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/06/18/ipad-battery-life-tips/>
OS X Daily

> Tone the brightness down manually and do it often, because the iPad can be very aggressive with readjusting the screen brightness level, and the higher the brightness the faster the battery drains. 



*** Wrong ***
<http://mrgan.tumblr.com/post/53308781143/wrong>
Neven Mrgan???s Tumbl

> Allow me to declare the following: Jony Ive???s icon grid in iOS 7 is wrong.



*** Lab Tested: Ultimate MacBook Air 2013 Holds Its Own Against The MacBook Pro ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2042347/lab-tested-ultimate-macbook-air-2013-holds-its-own-against-the-macbook-pro.html#tk.rss_all>
James Galbraith, Macworld



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*** They Deactivate Droids, Don???t They? ***
<http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2013/06/droids_in_star_wars_the_plight_of_the_robotic_underclass.html>
Erik Sofge, Slate

> The unaddressed plight of <i>Star Wars</i>??? robotic underclass.



*** Journey Through The Checkout Racks ***
<http://www.city-journal.org/2013/23_2_womens-magazines.html>
Laura Vanderkam, City Journal

> Comparing women???s magazines, then and now, shows how much America has changed.



*** The Professor Of Truth By James Robertson ??? Review ***
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jun/19/professor-truth-james-robertson-review?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
John Burnside, The Guardian

> It is no accident that the two sections of James Robertson's new novel are subtitled "Ice" and "Fire", reminding us of that astonishing terse poem in which Robert Frost considers which of these two elements might bring this world to an end.



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Thu Jun 20 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 20 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 20, 2013
Message-ID: <20130620225900.6401.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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*** What???s Hot About OS X???s Hot Corners ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2042242/what-s-hot-about-os-x-s-hot-corners.html#tk.rss_all>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld

> OS X???s Hot Corners come alive after you set a not-so-easy-to-spot preference. This lets you determine what actions will trigger when you move your cursor into a particular corner of your Mac???s display.



*** Best Buy Is Recalling Thousands Of MacBook Pro Batteries Over Fire Risk ***
<http://gizmodo.com/best-buy-is-recalling-thousands-of-macbook-pro-batterie-514405760>
Ashley Feinberg, Gizmodo

> Best Buy is recalling 5,100 third-party replacement MacBook Pro batteries after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported 13 separate cases in which the batteries caught fire, at least one of which caused serious injury.



*** Watch The WWDC 2013 Keynote On YouTube ***
<http://www.imore.com/watch-wwdc-2013-keynote-youtube>
Rene Ritchie, iMore



*** Hazel 3.1 Update Adds Powerful Date Matching Feature ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/19/hazel-3-1-update-adds-powerful-date-matching-feature/>
John-Michael Bond, TUAW

> Noodlesoft's Hazel is a file organization tool for Mac OS X that uses a set of customizable rules to automatically move and sort your information. It can be set to automatically move your new music or movies to your Music and Movies folders, or sort files by name, email address, the website they came from, and much more. For people who'd rather keep working than sort files it can be a great time saving tool for keeping your desktop and downloads folder clear.



*** Rdio For iOS Update Brings ???Song Stations??? ***
<http://www.macstories.net/news/rdio-for-ios-update-brings-song-stations/>
Federico Viticci, MacStories



*** When Wrong Does Not Apply ***
<https://medium.com/design-ux/3c4f01573adc>
R. E. Warner, Medium



*** Apple TV Update Adds HBO GO, ESPN, And More ***
<http://tidbits.com/article/13861?rss>
Josh Centers, TidBITS

> Apple has updated the second and third-generation Apple TVs to version 5.3, adding several new content options: HBO GO, WatchESPN, Sky News, Crunchyroll, and Qello. 



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*** America The Marvelous ***
<http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/07/america-with-love-aa-gill-excerpt>
A. A. Gill, Vanity Fair

> Enough. Enough, enough, enough of this convivial rant, this collectively confirming bigotry.



*** What Everybody Gets Wrong About Orwell ***
<http://www.salon.com/2013/06/19/big_brother_is_the_wrong_metaphor_for_our_time/>
Morten H??i Jensen, Salon

> The author's ideas about language are much more relevant to the current surveillance scandals than Big Brother.



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Fri Jun 21 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 21 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 21, 2013
Message-ID: <20130621225900.92105.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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*** How To Get 3G Data On A Wi-Fi iPad ***
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphone/news/?newsid=3454111&olo=rss>
Mark Hattersley, Macworld UK

> It's actually perfectly possible to share an internet connection with your iPad from your iPhone using a feature called "Personal Hotspot". You get all the benefits of cellular iPad with the cheaper Wi-Fi model.



*** Mac Gems: Startupizer Takes Control Of Login Items ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2042641/mac-gems-startupizer-takes-control-of-login-items.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Miller, Macworld

> Gentle Bytes??? $10 Startupizer is one of those utilities that does one very specific thing, but does it well. The thing, in this case, is manage your login items???those apps and other nifty processes that you???ve opted to automatically launch or open every time you log in to your account on your Mac. Startupizer does this well by giving you greater control than OS X over exactly when and how those things launch.



*** Email Overload? Check Out SaneBox ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2042617/email-overload-check-out-sanebox.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Miller, Macworld

> Today I wanted to give you a brief tour of a tool I???ve been relying on for a while to keep my email inbox under control.



*** For HBO And Apple, A Long Process To Partner On TV ***
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/20/4442780/apple-tv-might-be-late-to-get-hbo-but-not-hbos-fault>
Greg Sandoval, The Verge



*** Instagram Video ***
<http://www.macstories.net/linked/instagram-video/>
Federico Viticci, MacStories

> The 4.0 update to the iOS app is nicely built and put together. I like how video capture sits right next to the standard camera interface (you can tap a button or swipe to access it), and I also appreciate the options to delete clips (portions of a video) and choose a cover thumbnail ??? two features that I always wanted to see in Vine.



*** Toca Builders For iPad Is A Charming, Delightful Game ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/20/toca-builders-for-ipad-is-a-charming-delightful-game/>
Dave Caolo, TUAW

> Toca Builders is an utterly charming take on the world-builder theme that's become so popular thanks to hits like Minecraft and Eden. The artwork, sound and play mechanics are stellar, and each of the six "characters" whose unique skills you must manipulate to construct your fantasy world, brick by brick, are so well executed you'll wish they were scooting, rolling and building all over your desk.



*** The Best Time To Buy A Brand New Mac ***
<http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/hardware/the-best-time-to-buy-a-brand-new-mac/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-best-time-to-buy-a-brand-new-mac>
Johnny Winter, Mactuts+



*** Is Your New MacBook Air's Wi-Fi Crappy? ***
<http://gizmodo.com/is-your-new-macbook-airs-wi-fi-crappy-515693652>
Chris Mills, Gizmodo

> Wi-Fi will initially connect, but after a minute or two the connection will stop working, and a total reboot is needed to be able to connect again.



*** Simple To-Do App Task Goes Universal With A Big 2.0 Update ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/06/simple-to-do-app-task-goes-universal-with-a-big-2-0-update>
Brent Dirks, AppAdvice

> Originally just designed for the iPhone/iPod touch, probably the biggest improvement is that Task is now universal and looks great on the iPad and iPad mini.
> To make keeping track of tasks easier, the update also brings iCloud syncing so you???ll always be up to date on what needs to be done, no matter what iOS device you???re using.



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*** Soft Target ***
<http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/06/declining_sales_of_paperbacks_are_e_readers_killing_the_softcover.html>
Katie Arnold-Ratliff, Slate

> Have reports of the paperback???s death been greatly exaggerated?



*** Big Data Meets The Bard ***
<http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/fb67c556-d36e-11e2-b3ff-00144feab7de.html#axzz2WDkbftz3>
John Sunyer, Financial Times

> High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support at ft.com to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/fb67c556-d36e-11e2-b3ff-00144feab7de.html#ixzz2WrMTFi8y
> ere???s some advice for bibliophiles with teetering piles of books and not enough hours in the day: don???t read them. Instead, feed the books into a computer program and make graphs, maps and charts: it is the best way to get to grips with the vastness of literature. That, at least, is the recommendation of Franco Moretti, a 63-year-old professor of English at Stanford University and unofficial leader of a band of academics bringing a science-fiction thrill to the science of fiction.



*** Will Readers Buy A Title They Can???t Pronounce? ***
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2013/06/21/will-readers-buy-a-title-they-cant-pronounce/?wprss=rss_books>
Ron Charles, Washington Post

> The whole time I was working on my review of ???The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls,??? I froze whenever anyone asked me what I was reading. Sometimes, I???d just hold up the book and let them try to pronounce the title themselves. Other times, I???d call it ???That Riding Camp for Girls Book.???



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sat Jun 22 18:59:01 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 22 Jun 2013 22:59:01 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 22, 2013
Message-ID: <20130622225901.44897.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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*** Stickets Review ***
<http://www.148apps.com/reviews/stickets-review/>
Angela LaFollette, 148Apps

> Stickets looks incredibly simple at first, but be prepared to sink hours into the three difficulty modes.



*** App Review: It???s XCOM. On iOS. Isn???t That All You Need To Know? ***
<http://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/06/app-review-its-xcom-on-ios-isnt-that-all-you-need-to-know/>
Jason Schreier, Kotaku

> Everything runs perfectly smoothly on my iPad 3 with two exceptions: the lip-syncing is way off, and the framerate sometimes stutters. That said, I believe both of those were technical problems on the console versions of XCOM as well.



*** Banish Briefly Flashing Adobe Update Window In OS X ***
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57590505-263/banish-briefly-flashing-adobe-update-window-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET



*** Papering Over App Store Problems ***
<http://stratechery.com/2013/papering-over-app-store-problems/>
Ben Thompson, Stratechery

> It???s easy to see this as a big endorsement of the App Store: startup creates a breakthrough product, gets noticed, gets funding, changes the world. And perhaps that???s the path FiftyThree is on.
> But there???s another scenario that may be in play, and if I were Apple, this round of funding and FiftyThree???s plans going forward should be a yellow flag that the App Store may not be as strong as it could be.



*** The Apple Obstacle For Serious Games ***
<http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/21/4449770/the-apple-obstacle-for-serious-games>
Tracey Lien, Polygon

> "What I think is going to be increasingly difficult for Apple as its devices become more popular is people will naturally ask, 'Why can't I see this? Why are you making these decisions for me?' So I think Apple is going to have to revisit how they treat things like serious games, and I'm sure we're not the only category of application that they are getting friction from," Rawlings said.
> "So really, the ball is in Apple's court to show it recognises the difference between completely inappropriate content and those people who are just trying to do something a bit different. I would like to see them balance it more toward the developers who are taking these issues seriously, and who do want to use games as an experimental form to explore it."



*** Airmail For Mac Updated With Google Drive Support, Droplr Integration, And More ***
<http://www.imore.com/airmail-mac-updated-google-drive-support-droplr-integration-and-more>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore

> Most notably, Airmail now has Google Drive support and also allows both Droplr and CloudApp support for attachments in addition to Dropbox. You can also now choose to delay sending an email if you'd like.



*** Apple Board Of Directors Modifies Tim Cook's 2011 Stock Award To Be Based On Performance ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/21/apple-board-of-directors-modifies-tim-cooks-2011-stock-award-to/>
Yoni Heisler, TUAW

> According to a filing Apple made with the SEC on Friday, Apple's Board of Directors decided to adjust Tim Cook's compensation package as it pertains to his stock options.



*** First Impressions Of Apple's New MacBook Air ***
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9240224/First_impressions_of_Apple_s_new_MacBook_Air>
Michael deAgonia, Computerworld

> It's only been a few days, but I can already see how this device is perfect for those who value portability over ports.



*** Java For OS X 2013-004 And Java For Mac OS X 10.6 Update 16 ***
<http://tidbits.com/article/13868?rss>
Josh Centers, TidBITS



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*** Who's Left Behind When A Soldier Commits Suicide? ***
<http://www.dallasobserver.com/2013-06-20/news/who-s-left-behind-when-a-soldier-commits-suicide/full/&src=longreads/>
Anna Merlan, Dallas Observer

> Becca Morrison's husband came home from Iraq and killed himself. She's "still here, and still fighting."



*** Thrilled To Death: 'Joyland,' By Stephen King ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/books/review/joyland-by-stephen-king.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Walter Kirn, New York Times

> Between the lines is an implied critique of the sanitized, corporate, Disney-style amusements that have supplanted the grass-roots titillations of an earlier, cruder era. Through Devin, who senses that Joyland???s days are numbered, King is lamenting the disappearance of a certain type of candid hucksterism not all that different in spirit from pulp fiction. Both forms of entertainment offer audiences the same delightfully democratic cheap thrills.



*** Show Some Spine ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/books/review/show-some-spine.html?partner=rss&emc=rss>
Chlo?? Schama, New York Times

> A plague of women???s backs is upon us in the book cover world.



*** How Wonder Works ***
<http://www.aeonmagazine.com/oceanic-feeling/why-wonder-is-the-most-human-of-all-emotions/>
Jesse Prinz, Aeon

> One emotion inspired our greatest achievements in science, art and religion. We can manipulate it ??? but why do we have it?



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sun Jun 23 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 23 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 23, 2013
Message-ID: <20130623225900.76405.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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*** Review: Apple's New 11-Inch MacBook Air (Mid-2013) ***
<http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/06/23/review-apples-new-11-inch-macbook-air>
Mikey Campbell, AppleInsider

> In 2013, Apple's smallest ultraportable has finally come into its own.



*** The Circa App: News Exclusively For Mobiles ***
<http://www.mondaynote.com/2013/06/23/circa_app_mobile/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+monday-note+%28Monday+Note%29>
Frederic Filloux, Monday Note

> Suddenly, everybody talks about Circa, a simple application that delivers news in an astutely condensed format. Is there a Circa secret sauce? And can it last? 



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*** My Kids Are Obsessed With Technology, And It???s All My Fault ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/magazine/my-kids-are-obsessed-with-technology-and-its-all-my-fault.html?ref=magazine&_r=0>
Steve Almond, New York Times

> What I???m experiencing is, in essence, a generational reckoning, that queasy moment when those of us whose impatient desires drove the tech revolution must face the inheritors of this enthusiasm: our children.



*** The Ocean At The End Of The Lane By Neil Gaiman ??? Review ***
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jun/23/ocean-end-lane-gaiman-review?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Edward Docx, The Observer

> In other words, Gaiman's intelligence and his skill as a writer ??? to this reviewer at least ??? are best mobilised in the adult writing he purports to eschew; his account of real human drama, relationships, sensibility, emotions, thought. And so I'd love for him one day to stop with all these ragged tent-presences and just open his veins and write something powerful about human beings ??? fathers and sons, for example ??? without all the "gee-shucks-aren't-the-grown-ups-dumb" prophylactics. But I realise that I may be entirely alone in this hope.



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Mon Jun 24 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 24 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 24, 2013
Message-ID: <20130624225900.56861.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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*** Reason 7 Review: Bring The Power Of A Mixing Desk To Your Mac ***
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac-creative/reviews/?reviewid=3454327&olo=rss>
Rob Beattie, Macworld UK

> Reason is what it is. It still employs cumbersome and occasionally confusing copy protection (what???s the Authorizer, have I got an Ignition key, where???s my copy of the Audiomatic Effects rack? These are all questions that could be answered with slicker, less intrusive copy protection) and people love or hate the interface, but it???s now firmly positioned among the very best and most comprehensive DAWs around.



*** How To Block Auto-play Videos ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2042704/how-to-block-auto-play-videos.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld



*** Watch And Rip Blu-ray Movies On Your Mac ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2042431/watch-and-rip-blu-ray-movies-on-your-mac.html#tk.rss_all>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld



*** Apple Notifies iTunes Users Of $100M In-app Purchase Settlement Details, $5 Credit To Those Inappropriately Charged Under $30 ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/23/apple-notifies-itunes-users-of-in-app-purchase-settlement-details-5-to-those-inappropriately-charged-under-30/>
Scott Buscemi, 9 To 5 Mac

> Parents of kids who racked up hundreds of even thousands of dollars in in-app purchases can now begin to seek compensation for their bills.



*** SessionBand Jazz Lets You Create Like A Master ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/23/sessionband-jazz-lets-you-create-like-a-master/>
Ilene Hoffman, TUAW



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*** Are Coders Worth It? ***
<http://www.aeonmagazine.com/living-together/james-somers-web-developer-money/>
James Somers, Aeon

> In today???s world, web developers have it all: money, perks, freedom, respect. But is there value in what we do?



*** Prison Of The Mind ***
<http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2013/07/01/130701crbo_books_buruma>
Ian Buruma, New Yorker

> Alexis de Tocqueville came to the United States in 1831 to study the country???s prison system, and ended up writing ???Democracy in America.??? Observing the Chinese prison system from the inside, from 1990 to 1994, as a ???counterrevolutionary??? inmate, Liao Yiwu tells us a great deal about Chinese society, both traditional and Communist, including the impact of revolutionary rhetoric, forced denunciations and public confessions, and, as times have changed since Mao???s misrule, criminal forms of capitalism. He ends his account by saying that ???China remains a prison of the mind: prosperity without liberty.???



*** Mastiff ***
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2013/07/01/130701fi_fiction_oates>
Joyce Carol Oates, New Yorker



*** Feel Free To Help Yourself ***
<http://www.wilsonquarterly.com/essays/feel-free-help-yourself>
Sarah L. Courteau, The Wilson Quarterly

> There???s a fundamental contradiction in our attitudes about self-help???a term that describes the broad category of products and ideas that are supposed to make us thinner, happier, smarter, and more efficient. We Americans accept protein powders, extreme diets, personal trainers, expensive gym memberships, and the Rube Goldberg exercise contraptions that litter our basements and garages as the necessary paraphernalia for the pursuit of physical perfection. We openly admire gym rats and envy their fit bodies. But anyone who dabbles in the improvement of the mind???even taking yoga that hasn???t had its spiritual roots bleached out completely???invites a raised eyebrow among those of us who consider ourselves serious people. We are above such lockstep platitudes, empty positivity, and pop psychology.



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Tue Jun 25 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 25 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 25, 2013
Message-ID: <20130625225900.38908.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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*** Review: iBank For iPad A Stellar Full-featured Personal Financial App ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2042830/review-ibank-for-ipad-a-stellar-full-featured-personal-financial-app.html#tk.rss_all>
Jeffery Battersby, Macworld

> iBank for iPad is, in a word, stellar. If you???re still using Quicken on your Mac or, for that matter, iBank for your Mac, there???s no reason <i>not</i> to move to this app. It???s as good as, or better than, anything you???re using online or on your Mac.



*** How To Share Photo Streams With Friends And Family Not Using An iPhone Or iPad ***
<http://www.imore.com/how-share-photo-streams-friends-and-family-not-using-iphone-or-ipad>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore



*** LibreOffice 4.0.4 For Mac ***
<http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/download-review/2076179/libreoffice-404-for-mac>
Lee Collins, V3.co.uk

> LibreOffice is a comprehensive, professional-quality productivity suite that you can download and install for free.



*** How To Extend The Battery Life Of Your Macbook ***
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2013/06/24/macbook-battery-life-gigaom/2451825/>
Geoffrey Goetz, GigaOM

> The battery life of the brand new MacBook Air is an enviable 12 hours (or more, as some reviewers found). If you can't afford to run out and buy a new one, don't worry: there are still things you can try to help preserve and extend the life of your older MacBook's battery.



*** Tile, A Convenient Tag That Keeps Track Of Anything ***
<http://www.macstories.net/news/tile-a-convenient-tag-that-keeps-track-of-anything/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Cody Fink, MacStories

> Tile resembles a small white square that???s only a few millimeters thick, making it both pocketable and small enough to be conveniently attached to gadgets or personal belongings. It???s small enough that you can slip it into a wallet???s pocket, or you can simply adhere it to the surface of a MacBook.
> Tile will work over Bluetooth 4.0 with the iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad mini, 3rd or 4th generation iPads, and the 5th generation iPod touch. A Tile app for the iPhone will let you track all of your Tiles within a 50 ft to 150 ft range, displaying a small marker to help you find lost or misplaced items.



*** Apple Investigating New MacBook Air WiFi Issues, Some Customers Receiving Replacements ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/24/apple-investigating-new-macbook-air-wifi-issues-some-customers-receiving-replacements/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Mark Gurman, 9 To 5 Mac



*** The 6 Most Annoying iPhone Settings & How To Fix Them ***
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/06/24/annoying-iphone-settings-fix/>
OS X Daily

> There are a few default settings on the iPhone that are just plain annoying, but within just a minute or two you can fix all of that with a handful of simple adjustments, and have a much better experience.

Personally, I don't see how any user, as well as everyone around him, can put up with keyboard clicking sounds on a phone.



*** All The Apps Have Been Written ***
<http://blog.hoctor.com/all-the-apps-have-been-written/?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed>
Entrepreneurial Seduction

> What ails you? What apps do you use today that piss you off? What apps are incomplete or missing from your favorite device (mine being my iPad)? Make a list. Pick the most personal ones and load up Xcode. Trust me, there are thousands of apps that haven???t been written yet.



*** NetNewsWire 4 For Mac Public Beta Debuts, With Sync And iOS Versions To Come ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2042835/netnewswire-4-for-mac-public-beta-debuts-with-sync-and-ios-versions-to-come.html#tk.rss_all>
Lex Friedman, Macworld



*** Marvin Redux: A Smart Ebook Reader Gets Smarter ***
<http://tidbits.com/article/13867?rss>
Michael E. Cohen, TidBITS

> Marvin now respects publisher layout specifications for any EPUBs that have them. And, as it should be, adhering to those specifications is a user-controllable option: Marvin???s Format pane now has a prominent Switch to Publisher???s Formatting option that you can enable or disable.



*** The 2013 MacBook Air Review (13-Inch) ***
<http://www.anandtech.com/show/7085/the-2013-macbook-air-review-13inch>
Anand Lal Shimpi, AnandTech



*** OS X Is Holding Back The 2013 MacBook Air???s 802.11Ac Wi-Fi Speeds ***
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/06/os-x-is-holding-back-the-2013-macbook-airs-802-11ac-wi-fi-speeds/>
Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica

> If you're expecting the new MacBook Air and your brand new 802.11ac router to make your wireless speeds skyrocket, you might be stuck waiting on a fix from Apple.



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*** Millions Of Years On, Still Evolving ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/25/science/my-beloved-brontosaurus-millions-of-years-gone-but-still-evolving.html?ref=science&_r=0>
John Noble Wilford, New York Times

> We are beneficiaries of Mr. Switek???s undiminished passion, on display in ???My Beloved Brontosaurus.??? The book is a delight, coming along when so much has changed in our understanding of dinosaurs, ever since the beginning of a renaissance in dinosaur studies in the 1970s and ???80s.



*** We Must Be Kidding! The Case For Eradicating 'Kid' Food ***
<http://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/2013/06/17/we-must-be-kidding-the-case-for-eradicating-kid-food>
David L. Katz, U.S. News

> Kids' food should be eradicated. Still with me? I'll make my case.



*** Literature Needs Freedom ??? And Freedom Needs Literature ***
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jun/24/literature-freedom-burma-ma-thida?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Ma Thida, The Guardian

> Freedom and literature are mutually interrelated and cannot be separated from each other. We fight not only for freedom but also to keep it in our literature.



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*** Perfect Photo Suite 7.5 Review ***
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac-creative/reviews/?reviewid=3454696&olo=rss>
Duncan Evans, Macworld UK

> The all-in-one suite for enhancing photos gets a makeover and some new tools to deal with problem areas.



*** Mr. Reader Prepares For Life After Google Reader With Newly Released Version 2.0 ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/06/mr-reader-prepares-for-life-after-google-reader-with-newly-released-version-2-0>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice

> Mr. Reader has just received its 2.0 update, which brings support for several Google Reader replacements, namely: BazQux Reader, Feedbin, FeedHQ, Feedly, Feed Wrangler, and Fever.



*** Apple Expands East In Europe As It Launches Its Online Retail Store In Russia ***
<http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/06/26/apple-expands-east-in-europe-as-it-launches-its-online-retail-store-in-russia/>
Jon Russell, The Next Web

> Apple has launched its online store in Russia, meaning that Apple fans among the country???s 140 million population can buy iPhones, iPads, iPods, Macbooks and other Apple products and accessories direct from the company online.



*** Mac Gems: Photo+ Simplifies And Streamlines Photo Viewing ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2042274/mac-gems-photo-simplifies-and-streamlines-photo-viewing.html#tk.rss_all>
Jackie Dove, Macworld

> ArcSoft Photo+ simplifies and streamlines the process of viewing photos. It???s handy when used alongside programs like iPhoto for deciding which photos to keep as favorites or which to use in an albums or cards. And though it doesn???t include complex editing tools, the app makes it easy enough to send your photos to the image editor of your choice.



*** Fuse Is The App That Creates One Feed To Rule All Your Social Networks ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/25/fuse-is-the-app-that-creates-one-feed-to-rule-all-your-social-ne/>
John-Michael Bond, TUAW

> The app aggregates your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn feeds into one updating master list.



*** Dropbox For iOS Gets New Swipe, Share Features ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/25/dropbox-for-ios-gets-new-swipe-share-features/>
Michael Grothaus, TUAW

> The most noticeable new feature of Dropbox 2.3 is the ability to swipe on any file or folder to reveal a host of options for it, including the ability to share, move, delete, or favorite the item. Another great new feature is the ability to create a new folder in your Dropbox right on your iOS device. Then, using the new "move" option, you can place other items inside that folder -- all without accessing Dropbox on your desktop.



*** Can Apple Read Your iMessages? ***
<http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/06/can-apple-read-your-imessages.html>
Matthew Green, A Few Thoughts On Cryptographic Engineering

> All you need to do is run the following simple experiment: First, lose your iPhone. Now change your password using Apple's iForgot service (this requires you to answer some simple security questions or provide a recovery email). Now go to an Apple store and shell out a fortune buying a new phone.
> If you can recover your recent iMessages onto a new iPhone -- as I was able to do in an Apple store this afternoon -- then Apple <i>isn't</i> protecting your iMessages with your password or with a device key.



*** Skitch Updates Again, With A Faster Screen Shot Process ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/25/skitch-updates-again-with-a-faster-screen-shot-process/>
Mike Schramm, TUAW

> The Screen Snap feature has been streamlined, which means you can grab pictures from your Mac easier and quicker than ever. As far as I know, that's what most people use Skitch for anyway, so it should be much appreciated.



*** Firefox's Latest Update Includes A Special Feature For OS X ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/25/firefoxs-latest-update-includes-a-special-feature-for-os-x/>
Mike Schramm, TUAW

> In addition to support for 3D gaming, video and voice calls, and file sharing without the need for any extra plugins, the team has added something for OS X users. Whenever you download a file, the progress bar will show up right on the icon in your Dock. That's fun, and it means you can monitor the file's progress, even when the regular meter isn't on your screen.



*** Look, And Feel ***
<http://venomousporridge.com/post/53373498588/look-and-feel>
Dan Wineman, Venomous Porridge

> Affordances are the baby to skeuomorphism???s bathwater. When they engage our instincts just right, they create an emotional bond, and the unfamiliar becomes inviting. Without them, it???s just pictures under glass. It makes no difference how flat, how deep, how minimal, or how ornate the look-and-feel is if it can???t show us, when we look, how to feel.



*** Sony Music Unlimited For iOS Gains Offline Mode, High-quality Streaming ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/25/sony-music-unlimited-for-ios-gains-offline-mode-high-quality-st/>
Steven Sande, TUAW



*** DAZ Studio Pro 4.6 Review: Pro Rendering Tool Now At No Cost ***
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac-creative/reviews/?reviewid=3454553&olo=rss>
Dncan Evans, Macworld UK

> There???s no doubt that DAZ Studio is being improved and from an utterly chaotic interface, there???s now a sense of order emerging. This needs to continue while more work needs to go on lighting but for the core users, the package is friendlier than ever and the results possible keep getting better all the time. Even if you don???t render in Studio, it???s worth having to create and pose figures to export to a package with better facilities.



*** Apple Finally Updates iTunes U, Brings Pull-To-Refresh ***
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/06/25/apple-finally-updates-itunes-u-brings-pull-to-refresh/>
Toby Wellington, Macgasm



*** What Sync Means These Days ***
<http://inessential.com/2013/06/25/what_sync_means_these_days>
Brent Simmons, Inesential.com

> ???Syncing??? now means not just syncing itself but the creation of multiple versions of an app that sync.



*** MacBook Air Review: A Tiny Computer With Big Battery Life ***
<http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/macbook-air-review-11-inch-tiny-computer-big/story?id=19477598#.UcoQ65XXct9>
Joanna Stern, ABC News

> The Air has consistently provided the best blend of performance and ergonomics in a truly mobile package. With the new version, there is just another reason to recommend the laptop.



*** PopChar X 6.3 ***
<http://tidbits.com/article/13876?rss>
Agen G. N. Schmitz, TidBITS

> Ergonis Software has released PopChar X 6.3, adding a clickable link to the Font Info view that opens the font???s storage location. If you have multiple versions of a font on your system, the font discovery utility will also tell you which version is currently in use. 



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*** Who Will Stop Google? ***
<http://www.salon.com/2013/06/25/who_will_stop_google_partner/>
Rebecca Solnit, Salon

> Snowden revealed what many of us already suspected: Google completely controls the web.



*** The Photographer Is Related To All Of These Strangers ***
<http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2013/06/25/laurel_nakadate_strangers_and_relations_shows_portraits_of_distant_relatives.html>
David Rosenberg, Slate

> When most artists decide to do portraits of their family, they ask their parents or siblings to pose for them. Laurel Nakadate, however, took a DNA test and began corresponding with strangers on websites who shared her DNA.



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Thu Jun 27 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 27 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 27, 2013
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*** NoteSuite For iPad And Mac Is Your All-in-one Digital Notebook ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/27/notesuite-for-ipad-and-mac-is-your-all-in-one-digital-notebook-review/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Zac Hall, 9 To 5 Mac

> NoteSuite features note taking, task management, PDF viewing and annotation, and Office document management all in a single app creating one digital briefcase.



*** How To Improve Mac Security ***
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/news/?newsid=3454926&olo=rss>
Keir Thomas, Macworld UK

> Mac OS X is inherently secure, but there are a handful of steps you can take to tighten things even further.



*** Skype For iPhone & iPad Updated With Free & Unlimited Video Messaging, Improvements To Audio/video Calls ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/27/skype-for-iphone-ipad-updated-with-free-unlimited-video-messaging-improvements-to-audiovideo-calls/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Jordan Kahn, 9 To 5 Mac



*** Review: Elegant, Flexible Timer Gives Your iPhone Multiple Timers ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040765/review-elegant-flexible-timer-gives-your-iphone-multiple-timers.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Frakes, Macworld

> This easy-to-use app offers a slew of configurable timers (15 on an iPhone 5 or fifth-generation iPod touch, 12 on older devices) so you always have the right timer for a particular activity???steeping tea, cooking pizza, working out, you name it???at your fingertips.



*** New Livestream App Lets You Discover, Experience And Broadcast Live Events ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/06/new-livestream-app-lets-you-search-and-discover-todays-hottest-live-events>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice

> Livestream has recently launched a new live video streaming platform. And to maintain a consistent user experience, it has also released a vastly upgraded app for iOS.



*** Foodspotting 4.0 Introduces Food Camera To Help You Take Mouthwatering Photos ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/06/foodspotting-4-0-introduces-food-camera-to-help-you-take-mouthwatering-photos>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice

> With Food Camera in Foodspotting 4.0, you can now take and compare multiple photos of a dish, or choose multiple photos from the gallery for comparison.



*** Review: Hotwire Travels To iPad With Intuitive App ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/27/review-hotwire-the-discount-travel-site-comes-to-ipad-with-intuitive-app/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Mark Gurman, 9 To 5 Mac

> The iPad app is very simple to use. From the start screen of the app, a user can input either their current location or another location where they want to travel, check-in/check-out dates, a number of rooms and guests, and tap a single button to immediately search for matching hotels.



*** Tools We Use: The Best Mac Apps For Working Remotely ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2042503/tools-we-use-the-best-mac-apps-for-working-remotely.html#tk.rss_all>
Lex Friedman, Macworld

> Here are the Mac apps and web-based tools I use to make working from home <i>work</i>.



*** Bye-bye, Google Reader: Alternative RSS Solutions For Mac And iOS Users ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2043053/bye-bye-google-reader-alternative-rss-solutions-for-mac-and-ios-users.html#tk.rss_all>
Lex Friedman, Macworld



*** Review: Nine Batteries For Charging Your iPad (And Everything Else) ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2042742/review-nine-batteries-for-charging-your-ipad-and-everything-else.html#tk.rss_all>
James Galbraith, Macworld

> We recently put nine such devices through their paces and found that while all could help in a pinch, only one could provide a full recharge of a fourth-generation iPad.



*** Apple Spells Out iTunes Radio Terms For Record Labels ***
<http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/06/26/apple-spells-out-itunes-radio-terms-for-record-labels/>
Hannah Karp And Jessica E. Lessin, Wall Street Journal

> Ahead of its launch of an online radio service Apple circulated terms to independent record labels last week, many of them more generous to the music companies than what rival Pandora Media currently pays.
> During iTunes Radio???s first year, Apple will pay a label 0.13 cents each time a song is played, as well as 15% of net advertising revenue, proportionate to a given label???s share of the music played on iTunes. In the second year, that bumps up to 0.14 cents per listen, plus 19% of ad revenue.



*** iOS 7: Catch Me If You Can ***
<http://www.allenpike.com/2013/ios7-catch-me-if-you-can/>
Allen Pike

> The hairlines and flourescent colours are trendy and easy to copy. On the other hand, bringing to life these blurs, animations, and dynamics with HTML and JavaScript isn???t yet possible. You need the latest hardware and the most efficient software to make something feel like this. Further, you need thoughtful APIs so developers can take it to its full potential. In short, the browser vendors have their work cut out for them.



*** 'Where's My Mickey' Brings Disney's Beloved Mouse, All New Adventure ***
<http://www.imore.com/wheres-my-mickey-now-available-app-store>
Peter Cohen, iMore



*** Vue 11.5 Infinite Review ***
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac-creative/reviews/?reviewid=3454698&olo=rss>
Duncan Evans, Macworld UK

> The biggest name in 3D digital nature gets another update.



*** Can Apple Read Your iMessages? Ars Deciphers ???End-to-end??? Crypto Claims ***
<http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/06/can-apple-read-your-imessages-ars-deciphers-end-to-end-crypto-claims/>
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

> But even if you don't store iMessages in iCloud, there are almost certainly other ways Apple could decrypt them if it wanted to. That's because Apple acts as a directory look-up service that iMessage apps can use to find the public key belonging to the person receiving a message. The integrity of the entire system rests on Apple distributing the right public key for the right person. The ease in resetting passwords already suggests Apple has little trouble generating new user credentials. And there doesn't appear to be any warnings or dialogs displayed when the public key of a receiver has changed.



*** DOMA???s Demise Celebrated By Apple, Other Top Tech Firms ***
<http://allthingsd.com/20130626/domas-demise-celebrated-by-apple-other-top-tech-firms/?mod=atd_homepage_carousel>
Mike Isaac, All Things D

> ???Apple strongly supports marriage equality and we consider it a civil rights issue. We applaud the Supreme Court for its decisions today,??? an Apple spokesman told AllThingsD in a statement.



*** Apple Details New iOS 7 Features For Business, Education ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2043020/apple-details-new-ios-7-features-for-business-education.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Moren, Macworld

> For example, App Store license management gives users at both businesses and education institutions the ability to provide apps to users via Apple???s App Store Volume Purchase Program, while letting the organization maintain control over app licenses; that way, the organization can revoke the apps at a later date, or reassign them to other students and employees. Personal Apple IDs can be enrolled in the program, and don???t have to be provided to the business or school.



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*** My Gay Dad Dreamed Of This Day ***
<http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2013/06/the_supreme_court_and_gay_marriage_i_wish_my_gay_father_had_lived_to_see.html>
Alysia Abbott, Slate

> I was raised by a single, gay father in the 1970s. I wish he had lived to see the Supreme Court's decision.



*** Evolve With Me ***
<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2013/06/supreme_court_and_gay_marriage_the_crucial_history_lesson_behind_the_ruling.html>
Nathaniel Frank, Slate

> As of today, a majority of Americans, and a majority of the Supreme Court, have recognized this essential humanity of gay people. If history is any guide, their numbers will only grow.



*** Taking The Cake ***
<http://www.thesmartset.com/article/article06261301.aspx>
Sara Davis, The Smart Set

> A reverse chronological history of the wedding feast centerpiece.



*** Civilized Liars And Cheats: 'Bobcat And Other Stories' By Rebecca Lee ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/27/books/bobcat-and-other-stories-by-rebecca-lee.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Janet Maslin, New York Times

> Rebecca Lee shows how far she can push the boundaries of so-called civilized behavior by opening ???Bobcat,??? her mesmerizingly strange new short-story collection, with an elaborate dinner party. The hostess and narrator has made a terrine, and even that showy culinary effort carries a whiff of violence. And it is mentioned on the first page of the title story, well before the night???s serious maiming has begun.



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Fri Jun 28 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 28 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 28, 2013
Message-ID: <20130628225900.51751.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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*** Get Familiar With Dictation In OS X ***
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57591408-263/get-familiar-with-dictation-in-os-x/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> With a little practice and the right resources, Apple's Dictation service can be an exceptionally useful feature.



*** Google Earth 7.1 For iOS Now Includes Street View ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/27/google-earth-7-1-for-ios-now-includes-street-view/>
Yoni Heisler, TUAW



*** Droplr 3 Brings iPad Support, Native Sharing, And More ***
<http://www.imore.com/droplr-3-brings-ipad-support-native-sharing-and-more>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore

> Droplr has been updated to version 3.0 which brings with it native iPad support, new sharing options, a tweaked interface, and more. For those not familiar with Droplr and what it does, it's a great way to share all kinds of files and store them in one universal place. With support from many third party apps, it's a great option for keeping track of all the files, photos, and videos you want to share across all your networks.



*** Leisure Suit Larry Now Available For PC, Mac, Launches On Mobile Tomorrow ***
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/06/27/leisure-suit-larry-now-available-for-pc-mac-launches-on-mobile-tomorrow/>
Andrew Kunesh, Macgasm

> This game features all new graphics and an original music score by Austin Wintory. However, the game has kept its original plot: will Larry Laffer find true love? The game takes place in Lost Wages and, of course, features tons of risqu?? jokes. So if you loved the game in the 80s and 90s, you???re sure to love it now as Leisure Suit Larry has been produced by Al Lowe, the original creator of the series, and Replay Games.



*** AOL For iPad Now In The App Store ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/06/27/aol-for-ipad-now-in-the-app-store/>
Steven Sande, TUAW

> The app was designed from the ground up for the iPad, featuring a tiled UI with stories that can be tapped to dive in deeper. While the app opens with a window onto general featured news, users can select their area of interest to focus only on stories in that area: entertainment, food, health, money, sports, style, tech, travel and world.



*** Songza Review: The Best Way Yet To Yet To Stream Music On Your iPhone ***
<http://www.imore.com/songza-iphone-review-stream-your-music-style-complete-your-own-personal-concierge>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore

> Songza for iPhone is a streaming music service that takes a different approach to discovering music than traditional apps such as Pandora. Songza comes complete with your own personal concierge. Just tell Songza what you're doing or what kind of mood you're in and you'll instantly be served with playlists curated by experts based on what you've specified.



*** iOS 7 To Remove Major Education Roadblock ***
<http://tidbits.com/article/13877?rss>
Josh Centers, TidBITS



*** How To Stop Excessive MacBook Fan Noise ***
<http://www.zdnet.com/how-to-stop-excessive-macbook-fan-noise-7000017417/>
Jason D. O'Grady, ZDNet



*** Apple Fail: The Ridiculous Guideline That???s Preventing iCloud From Doing What It Was Born To Do ***
<http://www.autriv.com/apple-fail-the-ridiculous-guideline-thats-preventing-icloud-from-doing-what-it-was-born-to-do/?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed>
Autriv

> Apple???s reasoning was that they will not allow iOS applications to use iCloud to sync ???non-user-generated??? data between devices. After some lengthy followup, we learned that while using a ???drawing application??? to create a new piece of art and then saving that file would be considered ???user-generated???, using our app to add a signature and content to a PDF and saving it as a new file is not ???user-generated???.



*** Adobe Dreamweaver CC ***
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2421105,00.asp?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ziffdavis%2Fpcmag+%28PCMag.com%3A+New+Product+Reviews%29>
Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine

> If you're serious about Web design, nothing else comes close, and in the Web design field, it's our obvious and???now that Microsoft has effectively abandoned Expression Web???our only Editors' Choice.



*** Max Payne 3 Review ***
<http://www.maclife.com/article/games/max_payne_3_review>
Mikel Reparaz, Mac Life

> While the Mac version has a few irritating technical problems, Max Payne 3 still shines through as a high-quality shooter with a smart story, intense action, and sky-high production values.



*** Review: Apple 27-Inch iMac (Late 2012) ***
<http://www.canadianreviewer.com/cr/2013/6/27/review-apple-27-inch-imac-late-2012.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+canadianreviewer%2FnPFE+%28Canadian+Reviewer-+News%2C+views+and+analysis%29>
Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla, Canadian Reviewer

> This is a mature product, one that's been refined for close to eight years of constant improvement and design. The latest iMa simply brings together the best of performance and design in one convenient, striking and powerful package.



*** Review: Together 3 One Of The Better File And Data Organizers For The Mac ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2042953/review-together-3-one-of-the-better-file-and-data-organizers-for-the-mac.html#tk.rss_all>
Stuart Gripman, Macworld

> Most of us amass disparate pieces of information we need to keep around, be they receipts for online purchases, scans of important documents, or just notes we???ve typed. Together 3 aims to keep all those bits of information in one easy to organize place. Building upon the already excellent Together 2, the new revision adds some compelling capabilities.



*** iOS 7 As Defense ***
<http://www.marco.org/2013/06/27/ios7-as-defense>
Marco Arment

> The theme is clear: iOS 7???s UI requires some of Apple???s biggest strengths, and efforts to copy it will be hindered by some of Android???s biggest weaknesses.



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*** Put A Fork In It ***
<http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2013/06/fork_and_knife_use_americans_need_to_stop_cutting_and_switching.single.html>
Mark Vanhoenacker, Slate

> The American way of using fork and knife is inefficient and inelegant. We need a new way.



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From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sat Jun 29 18:59:01 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 29 Jun 2013 22:59:01 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Jun 29, 2013
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*** The Elements For iPad Review ***
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphone/reviews/?reviewid=3455369&olo=rss>
Sandra Vogel, Macworld UK

> There are plenty of apps that cover the subject of the periodic table, but none have the panache, great design or addictiveness of the Elements. In iPad terms, this one is a real page-turner and well worth its asking price even if you don???t have to mug up for an exam.



*** I Hate Books ***
<http://www.salon.com/2013/06/28/i_hate_books/>
Anna North, Salon

> I just won???t be able to separate the memory from the object, and the object, however heavy, will have to stay.



*** Transfer Files Between Android And OS X With Droid NAS ***
<http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-57591464-12/transfer-files-between-android-and-os-x-with-droid-nas/>
Eddie Cho, CNET

> Droid NAS lets you send files back and forth between your Mac and Android phone. The app makes this possible via Wi-Fi and the built-in Bonjour protocol inside OS X.



*** Access Menus Via The Keyboard In OS X ***
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57591609-263/access-menus-via-the-keyboard-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> While the contextual activation is lacking, in OS X you can activate and access the top menu bar using the keyboard, which will give you access to all of the commands in the contextual menu, and more.



*** San Francisco Officials Suggest Significant Changes Needed For Apple's New Flagship Store Proposal ***
<http://www.macrumors.com/2013/06/28/san-francisco-officials-suggest-significant-changes-needed-for-apples-new-flagship-store-proposal/>
Eric Slivka, MacRumors

> The city's planners object to the uniform wall of glass along the store's main frontage on Post Street, suggesting that Apple should do more to break up the wall by including colors or textures or vertical design elements. The planners also suggest possibilities for improving the blank Stockton Street frontage, including adding windows or pulling back the storefront to allow for landscaping and perhaps public seating areas. 



*** Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station ***
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2421124,00.asp>
Samara Lynn, PC Magazine

> Apple aficionados can rest assured that the new Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station adheres to both Apple's design ethos and its mantra of "it just works"???not to mention delivering decent performance, too.



*** How To Manage Services In OS X ***
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57591575-263/how-to-manage-services-in-os-x/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=MacFixIt>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> One of the relatively hidden but often invaluable features of OS X is its support for services, which is when one application can provide a function or capability to another, and accept some input such as text, files, or images, and perform a separate task with this data.



*** All Or Nothing ***
<http://www.marco.org/2013/06/28/all-or-nothing>
Marco Arment

> But if your app only syncs to your own service and nobody else???s, you???ve put up a massive barrier: for someone who likes feed-reading on multiple platforms, to switch to you, they???ll need to like your respective clients better than their existing choices on <i>every</i> platform they use.



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*** The Coming Death Of Venice? ***
<http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/jun/20/coming-death-venice/>
Anna Somers Cocks, The New York Review Of Books

> Who will save ???the fairy city of the heart????



*** The Agony Of Ecstasy: 'Taipei,' A Novel By Tao Lin ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/30/books/review/taipei-a-novel-by-tao-lin.html?partner=rss&emc=rss>
Clancy Martin, New York Times

> ???Taipei??? is a love story, and although it???s Lin???s third novel it???s also, in a sense, a classic first novel: it???s semi-autobiographical (Lin has described it as the distillation of 25,000 pages of memory) and it???s a bildungsroman, a coming-of-age story about a young man who learns, through love, that life is larger than he thought it was.



*** Method To The Madness ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/30/books/review/method-to-the-madness.html?partner=rss&emc=rss>
Patrick McGrath, New York Times

> Fictional narrative and psychotic illness are mutually exclusive entities.



*** Glass Wings By Fleur Adcock ??? Review ***
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jun/28/glass-wings-fleur-adcock-review?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Fiona Sampson, The Guardian

> Fleur Adcock has a way of laying claim to her readers. A poet of wry observation rather than nebulous epiphanies, she often seems to be conjuring the kind of intimacy that comes from shared assumptions and experiences. In "What the 1950s Were Like", she gives us "Clues: the Festival of Britain curtains, / the record-player, the new LPs, / the no TV (this was New Zealand)". Except of course that we are reading Glass Wings in Britain; and many of us, not being in our 80th year, have yet to follow where this fine new collection goes. The book's triumph is that, despite this, the people, creatures and ways of life that Adcock deftly sketches for us seem so immediately recognisable that we almost believe that we have.



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*** Losing Precious Hard Drive Space On Your Mac? Here???s How To Fix That. ***
<http://gigaom.com/2013/06/29/losing-precious-hard-drive-space-on-your-mac-heres-how-to-fix-that/>
Geoffrey Goetz, GigaOM

> Here???s how you can identify where all of your hard drive space is going, and a few techniques for managing your free space more effectively.



*** Review: iPhone Microsoft Office Isn???t Worth The Wait ***
<http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130629/business/706299988/>
Rich Jaroslovsky, Associated Press

> A lot of iOS users have wanted to get Microsoft Office onto their devices in the worst way. And that's just how they've gotten it.



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*** Why Healthy Eaters Fall For Fries ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/30/sunday-review/why-healthy-eaters-fall-for-fries.html?emc=rss&partner=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0>
Stephanie Clifford, New York Times

> If unhealthy food is wrong, restaurant visitors apparently don???t want to be right.



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