[MyAppleMenu] Jun 22, 2013

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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>
Chloë 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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