From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Fri Mar  1 18:59:03 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 1 Mar 2013 23:59:03 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 1, 2013
Message-ID: <20130301235903.98928.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Do You Truly Own Your E-books? ****
<http://www.salon.com/2013/03/01/do_you_truly_own_your_e_books/>
Laura Miller, Salon

> Amazon and publisher restrictions control your access, but a bookstore lawsuit could change that.


**** Apple Required Executives To Hold Triple Their Salary In Stock ****
<http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887323978104578332501982227128-lMyQjAxMTAzMDIwODEyNDgyWj.html>
Jessica E. Lessin and Joan S. Lublin, Wall Street Journal

> Apple Inc. in February reversed its stance on a corporate-governance measure related to executive compensation, implementing a new rule that executive officers must hold triple their base salary in company stock.


**** Sidekick Review ****
<http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/sidekick_review>
Chris Barylick, Mac Life

> If you bounce between the same locations frequently, it can sure save you a lot of clicking and fiddling.


**** Daily Tip: Print A Pdf Right To iCloud ****
<http://52tiger.net/daily-tip-print-to-pdf-right-to-icloud/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+52Tiger+%2852+Tiger%29>
Dave Caolo, 52 Tiger



**** Getting To Know iTunes 11's Up Next Player ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2029350/getting-to-know-itunes-11s-up-next-player.html>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld

> What makes Up Next a powerful feature is its ability to queue up songs from different playlists or albums.


**** Review: Files Is The ???Finder For iOS??? You???ve Been Waiting For ****
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/02/28/review-files-is-the-finder-for-ios-youve-been-waiting-for/>
Mike Beasley, 9 To 5 Mac

> With Files, I can login to my Dropbox, Google Drive, and Box accounts to access all of the files on those services.


**** YouTube For iOS Update Lets Users Automatically Pair With Smart TVs ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/28/4040588/youtube-ios-update-lets-users-automatically-pair-with-smart-tv>
Adi Robertson, The Verge



**** Koozoo Lets You Watch And Send Live Pictures ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/02/28/koozoo-lets-you-watch-and-send-live-pictures/>
Mel Martin, TUAW

> The free Koozoo app is based on an intriguing idea. It lets you shoot video with your iPhone and share it live with other users. You could conceivably use it to monitor the view of a city, check the line at a favorite restaurant, and so on. The catch is that only San Francisco, California and Austin, Texas are supported so far.


**** DEVONthink And DEVONnote 2.5 ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13594?rss>
Agen G. N. Schmitz, TidBITS

> The new release enables you to synchronize databases between multiple computers and locations using Dropbox, a WebDAV server, or your own mountable drive, as well as with other copies of DEVONthink on the same local network or VPN. Colleagues can access the same "sync store," download databases, work offline, and then synchronize all changes (local and remote) either manually or automatically.


**** Silent Email Filtering Makes iCloud An Unreliable Option ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2029570/silent-email-filtering-makes-icloud-an-unreliable-option.html>
Dan Moren and Lex Friedman, Macworld

> Apple is flagging messages that it seems very sure are spam, but it has no real system in place for dealing with false positives???messages that are filtered, but aren???t actually spam.
Also:
??? <a href="http://www.betalogue.com/2013/02/28/silent-email-filtering/">iCloud???s silent email filtering: What???s the solution?</a> (Pierre Igot, Betalogue)


**** DataMan Pro Returns, Again, With Fewer Features ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13593?rss>
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS

> The new DataMan Pro 6.3 switches to a different approach, and the bad news is that not being able to use the VoIP trick means that some of DataMan Pro???s most compelling features have been removed. Notably, there???s no more hourly, daily, or weekly tracking ??? both overall and per-app usage stats exist only at the monthly level. 


**** WebKit For Developers ****
<http://paulirish.com/2013/webkit-for-developers/>
Paul Irish






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**** Prohibition & Humanism ****
<http://thehumanist.org/march-april-2013/prohibition-humanism/>
Brett Aho, Humanist

> The term <i>prohibition</i> seems to be a remnant of an age long past, when mobsters wearing slick suits and fedoras sipped moonshine in speakeasies. However, as marijuana legalization enters onto the national stage, the word is quickly becoming associated with a new intoxicant. The religious and non-religious alike find themselves once again faced with a moral question that has haunted humanity since the first caveman stumbled across fermenting fruit: Should drugs be allowed?


**** We Found Our Son In The Subway ****
<http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/we-found-our-son-in-the-subway/>
Peter Mercurio, New York Times

> The story of how Danny and I were married last July in a Manhattan courtroom, with our son, Kevin, beside us, began 12 years earlier, in a dark, damp subway station.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sat Mar  2 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 2 Mar 2013 23:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 2, 2013
Message-ID: <20130302235900.87238.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Tips For Increasing The Longevity Of Your Mac ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57571813-263/tips-for-increasing-the-longevity-of-your-mac/>
Topher Kessler, CNET



**** Nifty MiniDrive: The Seamless Way To Add Storage Space To Your MacBook ****
<http://mac.appstorm.net/reviews/hardware-reviews/nifty-minidrive-the-seamless-way-to-add-storage-space-to-your-macbook/>
Matthew Guay, Mac AppStorm



**** Review: Apple MacBook Pro 15.4??? (Mid 2012) ****
<http://www.resexcellence.com/2013/03/01/apple-macbook-pro-review-15-4-mid-2012-antiglare-display/>
Joshua Coventry, ResExcellence



**** Macs Dig In As Standard Business PCs ****
<http://www.infoworld.com/d/consumerization-of-it/macs-dig-in-standard-business-pcs-213602>
Galen Gruman, InfoWorld

> Welcome to the brave new world of heterogeneous computing!


**** David Einhorn Drops His Lawsuit Against Apple ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/03/01/david-einhorn-drops-his-lawsuit-against-apple/>
Randy Nelson, TUAW



**** 9 Simple Tricks To Improve The OS X Finder ****
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/03/01/9-simple-tricks-improve-finder-mac-os-x/>
OS X Daily



**** iTunes Refund After Bristol Boy's ??1,700 Spending Spree ****
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-21629210>
BBC

> "But it is a risky strategy for parents to simply think they can claim the money back if all goes wrong."


**** Bugs & Fixes: When Safari Bookmarks Fail To Sync ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2029647/when-safari-bookmarks-fail-to-sync.html>
Ted Landau, Macworld



**** The Coolest Experience I Had As An Apple Store Employee ****
<http://unretrofied.com/blog/2013/3/1/the-coolest-experience-i-had-as-an-apple-store-employee>
Chris Gonzales, Unretrofied

> It was one of the most feel-good, warm and fuzzy experiences I've ever had, and I will remember it forever.


**** Apple Blocks Outdated Flash Players In Latest Update ****
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/03/01/apple-blocks-outdated-flash-players-latest-update/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29>
Macgasm



**** The True Cost Of Free-to-play Games ****
<http://www.imore.com/true-cost-free-play>
Rene Ritchie, IMore

> Most of all, we need to stop feeding the IAP machine, and stop rewarding that business model with our money. We need to pay for good games, for premium games. Instead of bitching that "it should be free" or "$1 is too much", we should reward great games and stand up developers with good money, because that's the only way to get more of both.
> Sadly, that's unlikely to happen.


**** The Lightning Digital AV Adapter Surprise ****
<http://www.panic.com/blog/2013/03/the-lightning-digital-av-adapter-surprise>
Panic Blog

> There???s a lot more going on in this adapter than we expected: indeed, we think the Lightning Digital AV Adapter outputs video by using AirPlay (or similar MPEG streaming).





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**** The Book-Writing Machine ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2013/03/len_deighton_s_bomber_the_first_book_ever_written_on_a_word_processor.html>
Matthew Kirschenbaum, Slate

> What was the first novel ever written on a word processor?


**** A Good Look At Herself ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/books/review/an-enlarged-heart-by-cynthia-zarin.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1362198612-dLTYNscfs2Zd1sduWS3JIw>
Christopher R. Beha, New York Times

> The personal essay about a young woman???s struggle to create a place for herself as a writer in New York is a proud genre that has recently fallen into some disrepute, and it???s worth taking note when it???s done this well.


**** By Any Other Name ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/books/review/by-any-other-name.html?partner=rss&emc=rss>
Teddy Wayne, New York Times

> As someone with a split nominal identity, I deliberated briefly over which to use as a pen name. And, I confess, I???ve paid lifelong attention to what people choose to call themselves, both in daily life and on the page, mulling over the possibilities and repercussions.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sun Mar  3 18:59:01 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 3 Mar 2013 23:59:01 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 3, 2013
Message-ID: <20130303235901.52382.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Lightning To Digital AV Adapter Could Be Pushing Lower Res H.264 Because It's Not Yet Capable Of Streaming Raw HDMI ****
<http://www.imore.com/more-whats-potentially-going-inside-lightning-hdmi-adapter>
Rene Ritchie, IMore



**** Among Servers, Apple???s Mac Mini Quietly Gains Ground ****
<http://slashdot.org/topic/datacenter/among-servers-apples-mac-mini-quietly-gains-ground/>
Mark Hachman, Slashdot

> One thing seems clear???as the industry fiddles with lower-cost hardware to handle specialized workloads, the Mini could establish its own niche in the data center.


**** Evernote Forces Password Resets After Discovering Suspicious Hacking Activity ****
<http://www.imore.com/evernote-forces-password-resets-after-discovering-suspicious-activity>
Rene Ritchie, IMore

Also:
??? <a href="http://evernote.com/corp/news/password_reset.php">Security Notice: Service-wide Password Reset</a> (Evernote)





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**** How To Spend 47 Hours On A Train And Not Go Crazy ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/magazine/47-hour-train-ride.html?ref=magazine>
Nathaniel Rich, New York Times

> In the United States, there are more than 100,000 train watchers, according to one estimate, a number that includes a 70-year-old retiree from Germantown, Md., named Steve King, whose first job, in 1959, was to serve as an operator for B & O Railroad. Though King identifies himself as a ???transportation geek,??? he doesn???t look the part: he has the crew cut, hulking build and piercing gaze of a former military man, the type of fellow who doesn???t suffer fools or Amtrak disparagers gladly. But he turns avuncular and garrulous whenever his favorite subject comes up in conversation. His train obsession has expanded his world, leading him to develop complementary interests in photography, American history and a field he calls ???industrial archaeology.???







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Mon Mar  4 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 4 Mar 2013 23:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 4, 2013
Message-ID: <20130304235900.66297.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** When Applications Consume Too Much RAM ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2029984/when-applications-consume-too-much-ram.html>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

> Once you???ve launched Activity Monitor click on the Real Mem column so that applications are organized by the amount of RAM they???re using. If you see one that???s gobbling up enormous amounts of memory, you???ve nailed the culprit.


**** How I Went Paperless With Hazel And Evernote ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2029451/how-i-went-paperless-with-hazel-and-evernote.html>
Katie Floyd, Macworld

> The key to that automation is Hazel, a utility and System Preferences pane that can monitor a specified set of folders and perform actions on files in those folders based on rules you???ve defined.
> To show you how it all works, here???s how I use Hazel and Evernote to automatically file my monthly cable bill.


**** Mac Troubleshooting: What To Do When You Can't Print ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2029528/mac-troubleshooting-what-to-do-when-you-cant-print.html>
Ted Landau, Macworld



**** The iPad As A Comic-book Reader ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/1151291/ipad_comics.html>
Jason Snell, Macworld

> When the iPad was first released, I found it to be an excellent (albeit imperfect) comic-book reader. A few years of hardware and software iteration later, it???s a lot harder to spot imperfections. The only problem I have is that I???m now buying several comics a week on my iPad, with the credit card bill to prove it.


**** Tips For Troubleshooting Automator Workflows ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/03/04/tips-for-troubleshooting-automator-workflows/>
Ben Waldie, TUAW

> Automator's great for streamlining time consuming and repetitive tasks on your Mac. It's easy. Just launch it, find a few actions, and string them together to form a workflow. Then, run your workflow anytime you want to perform that series of tasks again.
> What happens if your workflow doesn't run as you expect, though?


**** Beyond Consumption Vs Creation ****
<http://speirs.org/blog/2013/3/4/beyond-consumption-vs-creation.html>
Fraser Speirs



**** Three Reasons I Love Timehop ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/03/03/three-reasons-i-love-timehop/>
Steven Sande, TUAW



**** Don???t Get Stuck ****
<http://rc3.org/2013/03/03/dont-get-stuck/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dont-get-stuck>
Rafe Colburn



**** Recovering A Lost QuickTime Recording ****
<http://www.macstories.net/news/recovering-a-lost-quicktime-recording/>
Don Southard, MacStories

> I know this probably seems like common sense ??? just open up Time Machine and recover the file. However if you don???t know the filename or the directory it was located in your backup is not going to be much use. Thus, I felt this was worth sharing in case you are ever in the situation of having to retrieve a lost QuickTime recording.





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**** Up All Night ****
<http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/03/11/130311fa_fact_kolbert>
Elizabeth Kokbert, New Yorker

> The science of sleeplessness.


**** Aerotropolis: The City Of The Future? ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/mar/03/aerotropolis-london-kasarda-rowan-moore>
Rowan Moore, The Observer

> There is, Kasarda says, a "new metric based on time and cost", and "location, location, location has been replaced by accessibility, accessibility, accessibility".







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Tue Mar  5 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 5 Mar 2013 23:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 5, 2013
Message-ID: <20130305235900.5892.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Four Ways To Get Things Done With Siri ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2029855/four-ways-to-get-things-done-with-siri.html>
Lex Friedman, Macworld

> From reminding you to perform a task, to sending meeting invitations, to keeping track of book recommendations???Siri proves to be surprisingly helpful for taking care of everyday things. Here???s an assortment of tasks to get done with Siri.


**** Mercury Browser Pro Introduces Omnibox, New Multitouch Gestures And More ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/03/mercury-browser-pro-introduces-omnibox-new-multitouch-gestures-and-more>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** How To Extract Preview's Signatures For Use In Other Applications ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57572103-263/how-to-extract-previews-signatures-for-use-in-other-applications/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> There is a workaround you can use that will allow you to capture any signature from Preview and save it as an image file with proper transparencies that you can use in other applications.


**** 3 Easy Ways To Batch Rename Files On The Mac ****
<http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/os-x/3-easy-ways-to-batch-rename-files-on-the-mac/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mactuts+%28Mactuts%2B%29>
Paula DuPont, Mactuts+

> We???ll look at two apps that accomplish the same task, batch renaming files, in different ways, and we???ll even create our own application in Automator that batch renames files exactly how we want it done.


**** TweetDeck For iPhone And Adobe Air Will End In May ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/03/04/tweetdeck-for-iphone-and-adobe-air-will-end-in-may/>
Randy Nelson, TUAW



**** Apple Pushes Fix For New Java Vulnerability ****
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/03/04/apple-pushes-java-fix-for-new-java-vulnerability/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29>
Andrew Kunesh, Macgasm



**** Fear Of A WebKit Planet ****
<http://hypercritical.co/2013/03/04/fear-of-a-webkit-planet>
John Siracusa, Hypercritical

> I haven???t forgotten the past. A single, crappy web browser coming to dominate the market would be just as terrible today as it was in the dark days of IE6. But WebKit is not a browser. Like Linux, it???s an enabling technology. Like Linux, it???s free, open-source, and therefore beyond the control of any single entity.


**** Google Updates Chrome For iOS With Improved Speed, History Tab Access, Web Page Sharing, And Of Course Searching ****
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/03/04/google-updates-chrome-for-ios-with-improved-speed-history-tab-access-web-page-sharing-and-of-course-searching/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
??lyse Betters, 9 To 5 Mac



**** White House: It???s Time To Legalize Cellphone Unlocking ****
<http://allthingsd.com/20130304/white-house-its-time-to-legalize-cell-phone-unlocking/?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+loopinsight%2FKqJb+%28The+Loop%29>
Ina Fried, All Things D






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**** The Crime Of His Childhood ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/nyregion/40-years-after-an-acid-attack-a-life-well-lived.html?_r=0>
Wendell Jamieson, New York Times

> I was 7 years old and lived four blocks away, on St. Johns Place. My mother came into the kitchen that day or the next, her hands shaking. ???Wendell,??? she said, ???Whenever you answer the door, never go out to the gate until you know who is there. Always look through the window of the inside door. Because you know what happened? This little boy on President Street answered the door, and this crazy man poured acid on his head.???
> She took me to our own front gate and made me practice. I thought: why would anyone do that to a kid? The newspaper provided no real clue, just a brief article: ???Boy, 4, Is Hurt by Acid Thrower.???


**** Age Your Canned Goods ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2013/03/aging_canned_goods_why_time_and_heat_can_make_your_canned_tuna_and_spam.html>
Harold McGee, Slate

> Now I think of best-by dates as maybe-getting-interesting-by dates. And to my trash can of aging staples I???ve added some hand-packed delicacies, to make sure that survival includes at least a few little pleasures.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Wed Mar  6 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 6 Mar 2013 23:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 6, 2013
Message-ID: <20130306235900.50859.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** How To Refresh The Launchpad In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57572544-263/how-to-refresh-the-launchpad-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> If you find programs are missing from Apple's Launchpad, there are a couple of ways to restore them.


**** What To Do After You???ve Been Hacked ****
<http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/03/what-to-do-after-youve-been-hacked>
Mat Honan, Wired

> Whether you were hacked, phished, had malware installed or just don???t know what the heck happened but there???s somebody all up in your e-mail, here are a few good first steps to take following an incident. This is by no means comprehensive, but it???s a good start.


**** Nimbuzz Messenger 3.0 Brings Group Chat Support And Improved Twitter Integration ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/03/nimbuzz-messenger-3-0-brings-group-chat-support-and-improved-twitter-integration>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** AppleTV Review ****
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/digitallifestyle/reviews/?reviewid=3432898&olo=rss>
Cliff Joseph, Macworld UK

> Until Apple is prepared to take the blinkers off and provide access to a wider variety of apps and services the AppleTV only has limited appeal for users outside the US.


**** An Embarrassing Bug In Mac App Sandboxing ****
<http://blog.jmfd.me/an-embarrassing-bug-in-mac-app-sandboxing/>
Jonathan Deutsch, [self setNeedsDisplay:YES];



**** Most Popular Desktop Search Application: Alfred ****
<http://lifehacker.com/5988566/most-popular-desktop-search-application-alfred>
Alan Henry, Lifehacker



**** Review: Apple iMac 21.5In ****
<http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Review/335370,review-apple-imac-215in.aspx>
Mike Jennins, PC & Tech Authority



**** Modbook 2.0: The Original Mac Tablet Gets A Makeover ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/03/review-here-comes-the-new-modbook-the-original-mac-tablet-redux/>
Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica



**** Apple MacBook Pro Retina Display (15???): Review ****
<http://delimiter.com.au/2013/03/06/apple-macbook-pro-retina-display-15-review/>
Delimiter

> It???s got solid battery life for its class, it???s got all of the inputs most people will ever use, and it???s got powerful guts which just got stronger courtesy of Apple???s February 2013 update. Of course, there are quite a few laptops out there which have these features. But what those laptops don???t have is the superlative high-resolution display which the MacBook Pro with Retina Display has, and which will change your view of how good laptop displays can be forever. Coupled with Apple???s trademark build quality, this makes this model top of the class.


**** How To Clean Printers In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57572509-263/how-to-clean-printers-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> A hidden option in the OS X print system may allow you to toggle the option to clean your printer's heads.


**** Apple Launches $1099 21.5-Inch iMac With 3.3 GHz Dual-Core I3 Processor For Educational Institutions ****
<http://www.macrumors.com/2013/03/05/apple-launches-1099-21-5-inch-imac-with-3-3-ghz-dual-core-i3-processor-for-educational-institutions/>
Eric Slivka, MacRumors



**** Apple Releases iBooks 3.1 With Support For iBookstore In Japan, Local Content & Improvements For Reading Asian Language Books ****
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/03/05/apple-releases-ibooks-3-1-with-support-for-ibookstore-in-japan-local-content-improvements-for-reading-asian-language-books/?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



**** MacHash Apple News Aggregator Gets 4.0 Update ****
<http://www.macstories.net/news/machash-apple-news-aggregator-gets-4-0-update/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Federico Viticci, MacStories



**** How I Ended Up With Mac ****
<http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2013/Mar-05.html>
Miguel de Icaza

Also:
??? <a href="http://threads2.scripting.com/2013/march/whyWindowsLostToMac">Why Windows lost to Mac</a> (Dave Winer, Scripting News)


**** Ferrari Puts I-Pad In Supercars As It Widens Apple Deal ****
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-05/ferrari-puts-i-pad-in-supercars-as-it-widens-apple-deal.html>
Tommaso Ebhardt, Bloomberg

> Ferrari, which today unveiled the 1 million euro hybrid model ???LaFerrari,??? is in talks with Apple about broadening a partnership on in-car entertainment, Di Montezemolo said today at the Geneva motor show. The new four-seater Ferrari model includes mini i-Pads on the passenger seats. Eddy Cue, Apple senior vice president overseeing online services, joined the Ferrari board last year.


**** How To Search For Text On A Web Page With Safari For iPhone And iPad ****
<http://www.imore.com/how-search-text-web-page-safari-iphone-and-ipad>
Allyson Kazmucha, IMore






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**** A Vegetarian Food Tour In Shanghai ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2013/mar/05/vegetarian-food-tour-in-shanghai>
Frederika Whitehead, The Guardian

> Ask any vegetarian who's been to Asia about the food and they will tell you something along these lines: "I told them I was vegetarian and they offered me chicken" or: "I ordered vegetable noodles and they came with bits of pork in the broth" or even "I went to Asia a vegetarian but gave up and came back having eaten sparrow, dog and snake as well as beef and chicken."


**** A Former Omnivore Comes Out As Vegetarian ****
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/a-former-omnivore-comes-out-as-vegetarian/2013/03/04/4868316a-8054-11e2-8074-b26a871b165a_story.html>
Joe Yonan, Washington Post

> One interview subject, founder of an imitation-meat company, said something along the lines of, ???The food editor of a major daily newspaper is vegetarian? This is huge!??? And several food journalists have confessed, under their breath, that if it weren???t for their jobs, they???d do the same thing.


**** The Strange Power Of Les Mis, The Book ****
<http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112433/strange-power-les-mis-book#>
Paul Berman, New Republic

> Victor Hugo's hard-nosed melodrama.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Thu Mar  7 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 7 Mar 2013 23:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 7, 2013
Message-ID: <20130307235900.25362.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Apps: The New Corporate Cost-Cutting Tool ****
<http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887324678604578342690461080894-lMyQjAxMTAzMDAwNjEwNDYyWj.html>
Anton Troianovski, Wall Street Journal

> Apps may be creating new jobs for developers and marketers. But around the edges of the rest of the economy, they're also starting to become a substitute for people who earn a paycheck.
> Businesses often say their main goal in developing smartphone applications is to make things easier for customers and to build brand loyalty. Yet they're finding it doesn't take much effort to turn the smartphones carried by most Americans into payment terminals or data-entry forms.


**** Understanding iOS Passcode Security ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2029998/understanding-ios-passcode-security.html#tk.rss_all>
Marco Tabini, Macworld

> Apple, aware that its mobile device would likely be taken to (and lost in) all sorts of public places, baked security right into its hardware, creating a subtle interplay of technologies in which passcodes play a small but crucial role.


**** How To Stop OS X From Sleeping While Certain Apps Are Running ****
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/03/06/how-stop-from-sleeping-while-certain-apps-are-running-wimoweh-osx/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29>
Joshua Schnell, Macgasm



**** Facebook Updates Messenger App With New Group Chat Features ****
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/03/06/facebook-updates-messenger-app-with-new-group-chat/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29>
Andrew Kunesh, Macgasm



**** Path Adds Messaging, Stickers For Messaging, And A Shop To, Um, Buy Stickers For Messaging ****
<http://www.imore.com/path-updates-reminds-me-why-i-dont-use-it>
Rene Ritchie, IMore



**** Things For iPhone, iPad, And Mac Review ****
<http://www.imore.com/things-iphone-ipad-and-mac-review>
Leanna Lofte, IMore

> If you're looking for a to-do list app, Things is not for you. But if you're in need of powerhouse task management system that supports detailed projects, tags, categories, and more, Things may be exactly what you need.


**** Can The iPad Rescue A Struggling American Education System? ****
<http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/03/tablets-revolutionizing-education/all/1?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29>
Christina Bonnington, Wired

> Tablets are reinventing how students access and interact with educational material, and how teachers assess and monitor students??? performance at a time when many schools are understaffed and many classrooms overcrowded. Millions of grade school and university students worldwide are using iPads to visualize difficult concepts, revisit lectures on their own time and augment lessons with videos, interactive widgets and animations.


**** How Much, Or How Little, I Use Interface Builder These Days ****
<http://inessential.com/2013/03/06/how_much_or_how_little_i_use_interface>
Brent Simmons, Inesential.com

> Want to fix a color or change the position of a view? I like doing it the way I solve every other problem: I code it.


**** How To Use Multiple Apple ID's With One Computer And iTunes ****
<http://www.imore.com/how-use-multiple-apple-ids-one-computer-and-itunes?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+loopinsight%2FKqJb+%28The+Loop%29>
Allyson Kazmucha, IMore

> It'll take a little bit of effort to set up but once you're done, none of your apps, music, tv shows, and movies will be intertwined nor require you to authorize all accounts in the same iTunes library. Here's how.





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**** Please Do Not <i>Chillax</i> ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_good_word/2013/03/chillax_wikipedia_and_bridezilla_are_not_puns_against_adjoinages.html>
Simon Akam, Slate

> Adjoinages and the death of the American pun.


**** Seeing At The Speed Of Sound ****
<http://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=59977&src=longreads>
Rachel Kolb, Stanford Magazine

> Lipreading, which makes one sense do the work of another, is a skill daunting to describe.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Fri Mar  8 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 8 Mar 2013 23:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 8, 2013
Message-ID: <20130308235900.42575.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Apple Maps Leads The Way In Navigation ****
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2416321,00.asp>
John C. Dvorak, PC Magazine

> We were in three separate cars, each with a different navigation system, and we had several places to stop, including 1 Infinite Loop at the Apple headquarters in Cupertino.


**** Joining CD Tracks, Quickly Adding Items To Playlists, And iTunes Device Limits ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030150/joining-cd-tracks-quickly-adding-items-to-playlists-and-itunes-device-limits.html#tk.rss_all>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld

> Looking for the way to join tracks when you rip CDs with iTunes 11? Need to know how to get tracks into playlists quickly? What about iTunes Store device limits and gifting apps? All this and more in this week???s column.


**** Advice From An Apple Tech: Three Common Mac Fixes ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030013/advice-from-an-apple-tech-three-common-mac-fixes.html#tk.rss_all>
Chris Barylick, Macworld

> Over the course of more than 200 repairs for the wearied and panicked tides that crashed the tech shop window, I figured that there were three incredibly common Mac problems that you can easily fix yourself or at least limit the damage.


**** How To Use Your Mac To Keep Your Data Safe And Stay Malware Free ****
<http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/none/308888-how-to-use-your-mac-to-keep-your-data-safe-and-stay-malware-free>
Max Eddy, PC Magazine

> The threats are out there, but there are ways to keep yourself safe.


**** Are Apple's Macs Becoming More Vulnerable To Malware? ****
<http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_22741463/are-macintosh-computers-becoming-more-vulnerable-malware>
John Boudereau, San Jose Mercury News



**** How To Control The Volume In iOS ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030115/how-to-control-the-volume-in-ios.html#tk.rss_all>
Sharon Zardetto, Macworld

> But once you understand the different ???kinds??? of sounds, the interaction between software settings and the volume buttons, and how context overrides the default course of events, you???ll have better control over your device's volume.


**** Google Field Trip ****
<http://www.macstories.net/news/google-field-trip/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Federico Viticci, MacStories

> Using your location, the app can provide notifications for ???your interests??? such as Food, Drinks & Fun, Museums, Deals, and more. The app uses various data providers, including their own Zagat, to provide information about places to the user.


**** Apple Issues Minor Updates To iWork For iOS Apps ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/03/07/apple-issues-minor-updates-to-iwork-for-ios-apps/>
Michael Grothaus, TUAW



**** Marvel Launches Marvel Unlimited iOS App For On-demand Subscription Service ****
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/03/07/marvel-launches-marvel-unlimited-ios-app-for-on-demand-subscription-service/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
??lyse Betters, 9 To 5 Mac






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**** The Balinghou ****
<http://www.aeonmagazine.com/living-together/james-palmer-chinese-youth/>
James Palmer, Aeon

> Chinese parents bemoan the laziness and greed of their children, but this generation of young people has had enough.


**** Why Are We So Obsessed With The Pursuit Of Authenticity? ****
<http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/culture/2013/03/why-are-we-so-obsessed-pursuit-authenticity>
Steven Poole, New Statesman

> Take your pick: indie caf?? or Beyonc?????s lip-syncing? We???ve become obsessed with authenticity and differences between echt and ersatz ??? but why bother doing anything for real if no one believes that you did?







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sat Mar  9 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 9 Mar 2013 23:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 9, 2013
Message-ID: <20130309235900.25555.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Adobe Reader For iOS Update Brings Smart Zoom, Night Mode And More ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/03/adobe-reader-for-ios-update-brings-smart-zoom-night-mode-and-more>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** The Original Angry Birds And Angry Birds HD Are Now Free For The First Time In The App Store ****
<http://www.imore.com/original-angry-birds-and-angry-birds-hd-are-now-free-first-time-app-store>
Chris Oldroyd, IMore



**** Review: Despite Flaws, Voice Search Has Potential ****
<http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2020518541_ptechvoicesearchxml.html>
Anick Jesdanun, The Associated Press

> If you don???t need perfection, both Siri and Google Now are decent assistants, especially considering that typing on small touch-screen keyboards can be frustrating.


**** Restrict Printer Usage In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57573352-263/restrict-printer-usage-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> With the OS X printer configuration, you can impose limits on which accounts are allowed to print to specific printers on your system.


**** Apple Finally Fixes App Store Flaw By Turning On Encryption ****
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57573334-37/apple-finally-fixes-app-store-flaw-by-turning-on-encryption/>
Declan McCullagh, CNET

> Apple has finally fixed a security flaw in its application store that for years has allowed attackers to steal passwords and install unwanted or extremely expensive applications.
> The flaw arose because Apple neglected to use encryption when an iPhone or other mobile device tries to connect to the App Store, meaning an attacker can hijack the connection. In addition to a security flaw, the unencrypted connections also created a privacy vulnerability because the complete list of applications installed on the device are disclosed over Wi-Fi.


**** How To Monitor Your Mac???s Connections With Little Snitch ****
<http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/security/how-to-monitor-your-macs-connections-with-little-snitch/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mactuts+%28Mactuts%2B%29>
Ian Spence, Mactuts+






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**** It???s For Your Own Good! ****
<http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/mar/07/its-your-own-good/>
Cass R. Sunstein, The New York Review Of Books

> If the goal is to ensure that people???s lives go well, Mill contends that the best solution is for public officials to allow people to find their own path. Here, then, is an enduring argument, instrumental in character, on behalf of free markets and free choice in countless situations, including those in which human beings choose to run risks that may not turn out so well.


**** The Art Of Losing ****
<http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2013/03/07/the-art-of-losing/>
David McConnell, The Paris Review

> Writers often hate talking about the book they???ve just written. On the one hand, books are an exercise in preservation, an old-fashioned sort of external hard drive. But for the author personally, a book can also be an elaborate act of forgetting. 


**** Nasty Bits: 'The Dinner,' By Herman Koch ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/books/review/the-dinner-by-herman-koch.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Claire Messud, New York Times

> North American readers care inordinately that fictional characters be likable. This preference is strange, given that few real people are thoroughly nice and that those few aren???t interesting. Surely what actually matters is that characters clear this vital hurdle: that they be interesting.


**** Love Knots: 'The Blue Book,' By A. L. Kennedy ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/books/review/the-blue-book-by-a-l-kennedy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss>
Wendy Lesser, New York Times

> Her latest novel, ???The Blue Book,??? presents us with multiple complicated lives that in the end are woven together into a single coherent tapestry.


**** ???A History Of Future Cities??? By Daniel Brook ****
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-history-of-future-cities-by-daniel-brook/2013/03/08/506b0d24-7f6e-11e2-8074-b26a871b165a_story.html?wprss=rss_books>
Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post

> This uncommonly interesting and intelligent book considers how two powerful human urges ??? to imitate the things we admire and/or envy, and to be in the vanguard of modernization ??? have played out in the histories of four of the world???s oddest and most prominent cities: St. Petersburg, Shanghai, Mumbai and Dubai. ???A History of Future Cities??? is not a linear account of how these cities developed but is divided into four stages in which they sought to become more modern and, specifically, more Western.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sun Mar 10 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 10 Mar 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 10, 2013
Message-ID: <20130310225900.89263.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Old Farmer???s Almanac Launches Monthly Magazine For iPad ****
<http://jg-tc.com/entertainment/old-farmer-s-almanac-launches-monthly-magazine-for-ipad/article_82041808-877f-11e2-8a8b-0019bb2963f4.html>
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier



**** Taxpayers Helped Apple, but Apple Won't Help Them ****
<http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/03/taxpayers_helped_apple_but_app.html>
Mariana Mazzucato, Harvard Business Review

> Clearly, the role of government is not to run commercial enterprises, but to spark innovation in strategic areas. But given ever-tighter public budgets, unless an innovation fund can be regularly replenished with some returns from the successes, innovation itself is under threat.


**** How To Enable And Use Dictation In Mac OS X Mountain Lion ****
<http://www.iclarified.com/28063/how-to-enable-and-use-dictation-in-mac-os-x-mountain-lion>
IClarified



**** Mac Backup Guru For OS X Review ****
<http://www.technologytell.com/apple/113331/mac-backup-guru-for-os-x-review/>
Charles Moore, TechnologyTell






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**** A Point Of View: Mary, Queen Of Maths ****
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21713163>
Lisa Jardine, BBC

> Maths genius Mary Cartwright was a modest soul and one of the early founders of chaos theory. It's time we recognised her massive contribution.


**** A Public Apology For My Sofa ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/magazine/a-public-apology-for-my-sofa.html?ref=magazine&_r=0>
Dave Bry, New York Times

> Dear Residents of 208 East 7th Street: Sorry for leaving that couch outside our door on the fourth-floor stairwell for two weeks.


**** The Man Who Demolished Shakespeare's House ****
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21587468>
Denise Winterman, BBC

> Britain hasn't always been in love with its heritage. It took some shocking acts of destruction, and some very near misses, to help shape the way it is now treasured and protected.


**** Homunculism ****
<http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/mar/21/homunculism/?pagination=falser>
Colin McGinn, The New York Review Of Books

> And since we can duplicate these mechanisms in a machine, there is nothing to prevent us from creating an artificial mind???we just need to install the right pattern recognizers (which Kurzweil can manufacture for a price). The ???secret of thought??? is therefore mechanical pattern recognition, with hierarchical structure and suitable weightings for constituent features. All is revealed!







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Mon Mar 11 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 11 Mar 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 11, 2013
Message-ID: <20130311225900.36847.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Pausing The Parental Controls Timer ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030348/pausing-the-parental-controls-timer.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld



**** Microsoft Changes Licensing Agree For Office ****
<http://www.mactech.com/2013/03/08/microsoft-changes-licensing-agree-office>
MacTech

> Based "on feedback from our customers who asked for additional flexibility," the company says the changes allow customers who have already purchased, or newly purchase, the WinOffice 2013 or MacOffice 2011 suites to transfer the software from one computer to another, effective immediately, says Microsoft. For the last several months, users were previously able to install on one computer, but not transfer to another.


**** How To Think Like A Mac Geek ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030155/how-to-think-like-a-mac-geek.html#tk.rss_all>
Joe Kissell, Macworld

> What made me a Mac geek from the start, and not just a guy with a Mac, was that I dove right in and started exploring, tinkering, and learning.





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**** Why We Need To Invent New Words ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2013/mar/11/why-we-need-invent-new-words?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Andrew Kaufman, The Guardian

> English teachers, dictionary publishers and that uptight guy two cubicles over who always complains about the microwave being dirty, they will all tell you that you can't. They will bring out the dictionary and show you that the word isn't there ??? therefore it doesn't exist. Don't fall for this.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Tue Mar 12 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 12 Mar 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 12, 2013
Message-ID: <20130312225900.70511.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Mac Malware That Infected Facebook Bypassed OS X Gatekeeper Protection ****
<http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/03/mac-malware-that-infected-facebook-bypassed-os-x-gatekeeper-protection/>
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

> New family of Mac malware masqueraded as printer software.


**** Rdio Continues iOS Interface Overhaul, Adds Social Features And Gorgeous New List Views ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/11/4090876/rdio-ios-interface-overhaul-social-features-list-views>
David Pierce, The Verge



**** Security Firm: iOS Provisioning Profiles Could Be Vector For Apple???s First Big Malware Wave ****
<http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/03/12/security-researchers-say-ios-provisioning-profiles-could-provide-vector-for-apple-platforms-first-big-malware-wave/>
Matthew Panzarino, The Next Web

> If this is sounding a lot like a phishing attempt, which requires an action on the part of a user in order to infect or grant access to a hacker, then you???re on the right track. This is not a ???drive by??? attack that can be accomplished just by visiting a website.


**** Sonic Dash (iOS) Review ****
<http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2013/03/11/sonic-dash-ios-review/>
Pete Davidson, Inside Social Games



**** Do You Need A Third-party Disk Utility? ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030516/do-you-need-a-third-party-disk-utility-.html#tk.rss_all>
Joe Kissell, Macworld

> Only you can say whether the extra features in apps like Drive Genius and TechTool Pro are worth the cost. As for me, I no longer feel I need all these utilities, but I???ll need a few more problem-free years under my belt before deciding I can give up DiskWarrior.


**** Reeder (For Mac) ****
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2416432,00.asp?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ziffdavis%2Fpcmag+%28PCMag.com%3A+New+Product+Reviews%29>
Jeffrey L. Wilson, PC Magazine

> It's lightweight, highly customizable, and makes navigating feeds a snap. It's made for the hardcore Web reader, but anyone who reads online will find it a useful app, despite a few niggles.


**** What To Do When A Mac Won't Boot To Safe Mode ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57573680-263/what-to-do-when-a-mac-wont-boot-to-safe-mode/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=MacFixIt>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> The inability to boot into Safe Mode may happen because the system is configured with encryption or other security settings that prevent booting to such modes, because of nuances with how wireless keyboards pass boot arguments to the system, or because of errors in the file system.


**** Tumblr For iOS Updated With New Camera, Photoset Creation And More ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/03/tumblr-for-ios-updated-with-new-camera-photoset-creation-and-more>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** Apple Airs New iPhone Commercials: ???Brilliant??? And ???Discover??? ****
<http://www.macstories.net/news/apple-airs-new-iphone-commercials-brilliant-and-discover/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Federico Viticci, MacStories



**** Glui: Simple Image Annotations With Dropbox Sharing ****
<http://www.macstories.net/reviews/glui-simple-image-annotations-with-dropbox-sharing/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Federico Viticci, MacStories






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**** Late At Night ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/poem/2013/03/_late_at_night_by_gail_mazur.html>
Gail Mazur, Slate



**** Excuse Us While We Kiss The Sky ****
<http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/201303/urban-explorers-gq-march-2013>
Matthew Power, GQ

> By day they work as computer programmers and stock boys and academics. But at night they are known as urban explorers. The Brooklyn Bridge, London's Shard, Notre Dame???each structure is an expedition waiting to happen. Each sewer, each scaffold, each off-limits site is a puzzle to solve. No wonder the cops are after them.


**** A Fork Of One's Own ****
<http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2013/03/18/130318crbo_books_kramer>
Jane Kramer, New Yorker

> A history of culinary revolution.


**** Seeing, And Thinking, Like Sherlock ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/12/science/seeing-and-thinking-like-sherlock-holmes.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Katherine Bouton, New York Times

> If deduction and synthesis are a challenge, learning to observe may be even harder.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Wed Mar 13 18:59:01 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 13 Mar 2013 22:59:01 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 13, 2013
Message-ID: <20130313225901.74720.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Adobe Plans To Halt Boxed Sales Of Creative Suite Software ****
<http://www.techhive.com/article/2030623/adobe-plans-to-halt-boxed-sales-of-creative-suite-software.html>
Jackie Dove, TechHive



**** Setting Up Custom Trackpad Gestures On Your Mac ****
<http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/productivity/setting-up-custom-trackpad-gestures-on-your-mac/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mactuts+%28Mactuts%2B%29>
Jacob Penderworth, Mactuts+



**** Half-Life For OS X Review ****
<http://www.technologytell.com/apple/113510/half-life-for-os-x-review/>
Bill Stiteler, TechnologyTell

> Rightfully praised as a great game when it came out, it???s lost none of its charm nor challenge as graphics have improved, and gives you a better grip on the story and main character that get fully fleshed out in the later games.


**** How Apple Gets All The Good Apps ****
<http://allthingsd.com/20130312/how-apple-gets-all-the-good-apps/>
Walt Mossberg, All Things D

> So, why do Apple???s rivals help make iPhones and iPads more versatile when Apple doesn???t return the favor?


**** Apple Store App Updates With New Delivery Options, Store Availability ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/03/12/apple-store-app-updates-with-new-delivery-options-store-availab/>
Megan Lavey-Heaton, TUAW



**** Connect With Your Colleagues With Microsoft Lync 2013 For iPhone And iPad ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/03/connect-with-your-colleagues-with-microsoft-lync-2013-for-iphone-and-ipad>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** Review: Doo Brings Powerful And Easy Document Search To OS X ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030128/review-doo-brings-powerful-and-easy-document-search-to-os-x.html#tk.rss_all>
Marco Tabini, Macworld



**** Apple Stores In France Banned From Forcing Employees To Work Late ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/13/4098052/french-judge-bans-apple-store-employees-from-working-nights>
Amar Toor, The Verge

> According to French labor laws, companies can only require employees to work between the hours of 9PM and 6AM if they prove that doing so is necessary to maintain economic activity or to provide social services. The Apple Stores in question ??? including the outlet at <i>l'Op??ra</i> in Paris ??? all officially close their doors at 9PM, but employees are often required to stay as late as 11PM in order to shut down and clean the facilities.


**** Working With Auto Layout On iOS ****
<http://adevelopingstory.com/blog/2013/01/working-with-autolayout.html>
Justin Driscoll, A Developing Story

> Auto Layout is pretty new, and I don???t claim to be an expert, but I personally found the following discoveries useful.


**** Dropbox 2.0 Revamps Menu Bar Interface ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030664/dropbox-2-0-revamps-menu-bar-interface.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Moren, Macworld

> Rather than the somewhat static menu of updates past, Dropbox now features a live timeline of updates to your Dropbox, including sharing requests from other users. Think of it as a mini Notification Center, just for your Dropbox.





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**** You Say ???Best.??? I Say No. ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2013/03/email_signoffs_end_them_forever_best_yours_regards_they_re_all_terrible.html>
Matthew J.X. Malady, Slate

> It???s time to kill the email signoff.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Thu Mar 14 18:59:01 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 14 Mar 2013 22:59:01 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 14, 2013
Message-ID: <20130314225901.83135.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Review: Freeway 6 Pro Offers Visual Website Design With A Few Quirks ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2029828/review-freeway-6-pro-offers-visual-website-design-with-a-few-quirks.html#tk.rss_all>
Adam Berenstain, Macworld

> While Freeway is a flexible tool, its utility is undermined by some rough edges and an interface rooted squarely in the Mac???s past.


**** Review: 10000000 Is Part RPG, Part Puzzle Game, But All Fun ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030783/review-10000000-is-part-rpg-part-puzzle-game-but-all-fun.html#tk.rss_all>
Chris Holt, Macworld

> 10000000 doesn't have to be for everyone, but it <i>is</i> for anyone looking for an oddly addictive, clever experience on the iPhone.


**** Apple Adds Wall-mountable Models To iMac Range ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/14/4102970/apple-adds-wall-mountable-models-to-imac-range>
Matt Brian, The Verge

> Apple has quietly updated its online store to allow orders of its 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMacs with VESA adapters, making it compatible with your existing wall or desk mount for an additional $40.


**** A Year After The Service's Launch, PayPal Here For iPad Is Finally Here ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/03/a-year-after-the-services-launch-paypal-here-for-ipad-is-finally-here>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice

> With the new PayPal Here for iPad app and the triangular reader that connects to your device???s headphone jack, you can now use your iPad as a point-of-sale solution.


**** Mac Troubleshooting: Be Prepared For Hard-drive Failure ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030700/mac-troubleshooting-be-prepared-for-hard-drive-failure.html#tk.rss_all>
Ted Landau, Macworld

> When hard-drive disaster strikes, you need to start up your Mac from another drive to repair it. In days gone by, you would typically boot from the install CD or DVD that came with your Mac (assuming you could recall where you stashed it) and run Apple???s Disk Utility from there. But today???s Macs no longer ship with any optical disc???heck, most Macs ship without any optical drive. So what do you do instead? Your best bet is to prepare ahead.


**** How Apple And Google's Fortunes Are Linked ****
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21759259>
Mark Gregory, BBC

> Seismic shifts are taking place in how investors view two of the biggest names in technology.


**** Evernote For Mac Now Lets You Add Quick Notes From The Menu Bar ****
<http://lifehacker.com/5990327/evernote-for-mac-now-lets-you-add-quick-notes-from-the-menu-bar>
Melanie Pinola, Lifehacker

> Quickly recording your thoughts or adding notes in Evernote just got a lot easier for Mac users. Now you can enter text or drag files straight onto the Quick Note pane in the menu bar.


**** How To Open Applications From Unidentified Developers In Mac OS X Mountain Lion ****
<http://www.iclarified.com/28180/how-to-open-applications-from-unidentified-developers-in-mac-os-x-mountain-lion>
IClarified



**** List An OS X Folder Hierarchy With TextWrangler ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57574142-263/list-an-os-x-folder-hierarchy-with-textwrangler/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> If you need to get a structured list of the directories in a folder, TextWrangler can do that.


**** Google To Shut Down Google Reader, Snapseed For Mac Among Others ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/03/13/google-to-shut-down-google-reader-snapseed-for-mac-among-others/>
Megan Lavey-Heaton, TUAW



**** Microsoft Office 2011 14.3.2 And 2008 12.3.6 ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13633?rss>
Agen G. N. Schmitz, TidBITS

> Microsoft has released Office 2011 14.3.2 and Office 2008 12.3.6, both of which address a security vulnerability that could ???allow information disclosure if a user opens a specially crafted email message.???


**** FlippedBITS: Booting Your Mac From A Duplicate ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13618?rss>
Joe Kissell, TidBITS

> In this first installment of FlippedBITS, I want to look at what happens when you boot your Mac from a duplicate (or ???clone???) of your startup disk. In doing so, I hope to clear up several common points of confusion, particularly regarding ongoing backups and syncing other types of data.


**** Mac Gems: Speedy Net Is A Simple Tool For Testing Your Network Performance ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030768/mac-gems-speedy-net-is-a-simple-tool-for-testing-your-network-performance.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Frakes, Macworld






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**** Barbara Pym Gets Rediscovered ??? Again ****
<http://www.salon.com/2013/03/14/barbara_pym_gets_rediscovered_???_again/>
Laura Miller, Salon

> From Paula Fox to Richard Yates, literary rediscoveries are in vogue. The latest model is wry satirist Barbara Pym.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Fri Mar 15 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 15 Mar 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 15, 2013
Message-ID: <20130315225900.74679.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Bugs & Fixes: Recover Photos Lost In An Import ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030882/bugs-and-fixes-recover-photos-lost-in-an-import.html#tk.rss_all>
Ted Landau, Macworld

> After the import had apparently completed, a message popped up stating that the original photos were being deleted from the iPhone. During this process, iPhoto crashed.


**** App Review: Unstuck For iOS ****
<http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/app-review-unstuck-for-ios>
Zara Baxter, Computerworld New Zealand

> Unstuck walks you through the experience of being stuck in a five-step process, from feelings and emotions, to effects, thoughts and actions.


**** Review: Super Stickman Golf 2 For iOS Amps Up The Frenetic Fun ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030837/super-stickman-golf-2-for-ios-amps-up-the-frenetic-fun.html>
Dan Moren, Macworld



**** How To Combine Two Scanned Documents Into One In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57574399-263/how-to-combine-two-scanned-documents-into-one-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> Apple's Preview program offers a couple of options to collect scanned documents into one file.


**** How To Monitor XProtect Updates In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57574373-263/how-to-monitor-xprotect-updates-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> OS X does not provide a way to monitor XProtect updates, but you can set up a custom script to do so.


**** A Quick Guide To Dropbox Versioning ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/03/14/a-quick-guide-to-dropbox-versioning/>
TJ Luoma, TUAW



**** Apple Issues SMC Update To MacBook Pro With Retina Display, Fixes Fan Issue ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/03/14/apple-issues-smc-update-to-macbook-pro-fixes-fan-issue/>
Michael Grothaus, TUAW



**** Why I Love RSS And You Do Too ****
<http://inessential.com/2013/03/14/why_i_love_rss_and_you_do_too>
Brent Simmons, Inesential.com

> Even if you don???t use an RSS reader, you still use RSS.


**** First Look: Alfred 2.0 Adds Workflows, Customizable Themes ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030860/first-look-alfred-2-0-adds-workflows-customizable-themes.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Moren, Macworld

> Alfred???s Workflows are a lot like that built-in Mac feature, allowing you to create powerful, multipart processes that can do everything from offering live search result suggestions from a website to showing you your local weather forecast.


**** Apple Releases OS X 10.8.3 With Boot Camp Additions, Bug Fixes, And Safari 6.0.3 ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030864/apple-releases-os-x-10-8-3-with-boot-camp-additions-bug-fixes-and-safari-6-0-3.html#tk.rss_all>
Lex Friedman, Macworld

> Apple says the browser update improves scrolling on Facebook.com, along with scrolling anywhere while zoomed-in. Performance on pages with plug-in content is improved as well. Various issues related to bookmarks are fixed, and an issue that allowed unfiltered Google search results when Parental Controls are enabled.


**** CBS Launches Streaming App, Signaling New Era For TV Viewing ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030835/cbs-launches-streaming-app-signaling-new-era-for-tv-viewing.html#tk.rss_all>
Joel Mathis, Macworld






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**** In The Digital Era, Our Dictionaries Read Us ****
<http://chronicle.com/article/In-the-Digital-Era-Our/137719/>
Jennifer Howard, The Chronicle Of Higher Education

> With the spread of digital technologies, dictionaries have become a two-way mirror, a record not just of words' meanings but of what we want to know. Digital dictionaries read us.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sat Mar 16 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 16 Mar 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 16, 2013
Message-ID: <20130316225900.36131.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Papers 2 (For Mac) ****
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2416658,00.asp>
William Fenton, PC Magazine

> Papers rests near the top of its software category when it comes to its integrated Web repository search, elegant citations, and inviting interface. Some striking omissions???a temperamental social network, un-social integration with other document managers, and non-existent cloud backup???place it somewhere in the middle of the pack.


**** Arturia iMini (For iPad) ****
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2416663,00.asp>
Jamie Lendino, PC Magazine

> Forty years on, it's a fantastic-sounding recreation of the first popular analog synthesiser and a clear Editors' Choice.


**** Address 'Update Failed' When Installing OS X 10.8.3 ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57574522-263/address-update-failed-when-installing-os-x-10.8.3/>
Topher Kessler, CNET



**** How To Disable iMessage Alerts For People That Aren't In Your Contacts ****
<http://www.imore.com/how-disable-imessage-alerts-people-dont-appear-your-contacts>
Allyson Kazmucha, IMore



**** Apple Purges OS X Flaw That Let Java Apps Run When Plugin Was Disabled ****
<http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/03/apple-purges-os-x-flaw-that-let-java-apps-run-when-plugin-was-disabled/>
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

> Apple has updated OS X to patch more than a dozen security flaws, including one that allowed attackers to exploit Web-based Java flaws even when end users had disabled the widely abused browser plugin.


**** Apple Not Ready To Kill OS X Snow Leopard Yet ****
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237632/Apple_not_ready_to_kill_OS_X_Snow_Leopard_yet?source=rss_operatingsystems&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+computerworld%2Fs%2Ffeed%2Ftopic%2F123+%28Computerworld+Mac+OS+News%29>
Gregg Keizer, Computerworld

> On Thursday, Apple shipped Security Update 2013-001, which patched 11 vulnerabilities in the client and server versions of OS X 10.6, better known as Snow Leopard.


**** Teach Your Old iPod New Tricks: Six Unauthorized Upgrades ****
<http://www.techhive.com/article/2030492/teach-your-old-ipod-new-tricks-six-unauthorized-upgrades.html>
Benj Edwards, TechHive



**** Mac Gems: Characters Makes It Easy To Type Special Characters And Symbols ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2031005/mac-gems-characters-makes-it-easy-to-type-special-characters-and-symbols.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Frakes, Macworld



**** Dropbox Acquires Mailbox ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030994/dropbox-acquires-mailbox.html#tk.rss_all>
Lex Friedman, Macworld

> Dropbox writes that the Mailbox team???s ???calling was the same as ours at Dropbox???to solve life???s hidden problems and reimagine the things we do every day. We all quickly realized that together we could save millions of people a lot of pain.???





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**** Lost Letters: 'The Missing Ink,' By Philip Hensher ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/books/review/the-missing-ink-by-philip-hensher.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Abigail Meisel, New York Times

> Bemoaning the decline of the written hand smacks of fogyism, but the British novelist Philip Hensher, who is also a columnist for The Independent and an arts critic for The Spectator, enlivens his musings about penmanship???s demise with sharp insights and wry wit. 


**** Five Easy Pieces: 'A Possible Life' By Sebastian Faulks ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/books/review/a-possible-life-by-sebastian-faulks.html?partner=rss&emc=rss>
Nancy Kline, New York Times

> Generation after generation, we are linked via the jumble of atoms that each of us is composed of, atoms that, with ???a touch of an unsought grace,??? remember where they???ve been and, after we die, find their way into someone else???s memory.


**** A Tale For The Time Being By Ruth Ozeki ??? Review ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/mar/15/tale-time-being-ozecki-review?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Liz Jensen, The Guardian

> A novel about everything from the Japanese tsunami and Silicon Valley to Zen and the meaning of life sucks the reader in like a great Pacific gyre.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sun Mar 17 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 17 Mar 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 17, 2013
Message-ID: <20130317225900.85274.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Apple's New "Why iPhone" Page Reminds Customers Of Key Features ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/03/16/apples-why-iphone-page-reminds-customers-of-key-features/>
Michael Rose, TUAW






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**** Forgetting Dorothy Wrinch: Science And The Culture Of Correctness ****
<http://lareviewofbooks.org/article.php?id=1491>
BOer Deng, Los Angeles Review Of Books

> Science is often indicted for the coldness of its absolutism. Its inflexible distinction between right and wrong leaves no room for the more human shades of interpretive grey. Yet we accept that, in science, being right and getting there first constitute the metrics of worthiness.


**** Beethoven And The Quality Of Courage ****
<http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/apr/04/beethoven-and-quality-courage/>
Daniel Barenboim, The New York Review Of Books

> Hence it is metaphysical; but the means of expression is purely and exclusively physical: sound. I believe it is precisely this permanent coexistence of metaphysical message through physical means that is the strength of music. It is also the reason why when we try to describe music with words, all we can do is articulate our reactions to it, and not grasp music itself.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Mon Mar 18 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 18 Mar 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 18, 2013
Message-ID: <20130318225900.89784.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Does Apple Discriminate Against Chinese Consumers? ****
<http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/03/does-apple-discriminate-against-chinese-consumers/274092/>
Rachel Lu, The Atlantic

> If CCTV's marketing department is indeed playing hardball and Apple flinches, Chinese consumers could soon see a wave of Apple advertisements on state television. Alternatively, Apple could stand firm against the accusations. That would risk further backlash, but Apple may calculate that the PR setback and concomitant online venting are more smoke than fire.
Also:
??? <a href="http://shanghaiist.com/2013/03/18/cctvs_apple_expose_backfires.php">CCTV's Apple expos?? backfires after shoddy attempt at astroturfing</a> (SHanghaiist): Suspicions were raised that an astroturf campaign might be taking place.


**** Craft Your Own Animated GIFs With These Tools ****
<http://www.techhive.com/article/2030785/craft-your-own-animated-gifs-with-these-tools.html>
Chris McVeigh, TechHive



**** How To Make iOS Autocorrect Work For You ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2031004/how-to-make-ios-autocorrect-work-for-you.html#tk.rss_all>
Sharon Zardetto, Macworld

> Autocorrect is a boon from the computer gods for anyone engaged in tiny-screen typing, but it's also the bane of every iPhone and iPad user???s existence. You can accept the gift and avoid the grief by paying attention to a few details.


**** Scrivener Temporarily Withdrawn From Sale On The Mac App Store ****
<http://www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/?p=348>
The Cellar Door

> The reason we have taken this action is that the current version available in the Mac App Store, Scrivener 2.4, will not install or run on OS X 10.6 and Apple will not allow us to release a bug-fix for this problem in a timely manner.


**** High Priest Of App Design, At Home In Philly ****
<http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887324392804578358730990873670-lMyQjAxMTAzMDEwNzExNDcyWj.html>
Jessica E. Lessin, Wall Street Journal

> Mr. Brichter was the first developer to create or help popularize app features such as pulling on a touch screen to refresh a page, panels that slide out from the side of a screen and the "cell swipe," which is swiping to uncover a list of hidden buttons.
> Those actions are now standard features in many popular apps, becoming part of the daily routines of millions of people. The "pull-to-refresh" feature, which Mr. Brichter built in 2009, is woven in software such as an app made by content-sharing site Pinterest Inc. and the mail app from Apple Inc.


**** Hushed App Now Available On iOS Devices ****
<http://www.t3.com/news/hushed-app-now-available-on-ios-devices>
T3

> ushed allows users to obtain as many disposable phone numbers as they want without the need for a 'burner' phone or multiple devices.


**** 4 Essential Menu Bar Utilities For Mac OS X ****
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/03/17/4-essential-menu-bar-utilities-mac-os-x/>
OS X Daily



**** Flickr Updates Its iOS App Enabling Hashtags To Be Added To Any Photo???s Title, Description, Or Search ****
<http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/03/17/flickr-updates-its-ios-app-enabling-hashtags-to-be-added-to-any-photos-title-description-or-search/>
Ken Yueng, The Next Web






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**** The Judge???s Will ****
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2013/03/25/130325fi_fiction_jhabvala>
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, New Yorker








From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Tue Mar 19 18:59:01 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 19 Mar 2013 22:59:01 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 19, 2013
Message-ID: <20130319225901.5161.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Why You Should Use Mountain Lion's Spaces ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030601/why-you-should-use-mountain-lions-spaces.html#tk.rss_all>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld

> Mountain Lion???s Spaces can make your work more efficient and productive by letting you set up virtual desktops, each one clean and tidy, so that you can focus on what you want and not be distracted by windows from other apps.


**** Black, Female, And A Silicon Valley 'Trade Secret' ****
<http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/17/technology/diversity-silicon-valley/>
Julianne Pepitone, CNNMoney

> The data show diversity in Silicon Valley remains a serious issue. Some companies cite a "pipeline problem," saying too few minorities and women are graduating with technical degrees. Others argue that people tend to hire people like themselves, and in tech, that's largely white and Asian males.
> But the biggest obstacle, according to industry experts, is that few are talking about the problem.


**** Messaging Service WhatsApp To Extend Subscription Model To iOS This Year, But Don???t Hold Your Breath For A Desktop App ****
<http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/17/messaging-service-whatsapp-to-extend-subscription-model-to-ios-this-year-but-dont-hold-your-breath-for-a-desktop-app/>
Ingrid Lunden, TechCrunch

> The new subscription model would apply to new users, Koum said, and would likely follow the same pricing structure as its other apps, which are free for the first year and then cost $1/year, compared to the single, for-life $0.99 purchase that users make on iOS today.


**** The Story Of My App ****
<http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/03/christoph-niemann-petting-zoo-app.html>
Christoph Niemann, New Yorker



**** Get Sandboxed Applications Working Again After OS X Update ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57574916-263/get-sandboxed-applications-working-again-after-os-x-update/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> Some programs may not launch completely after you have upgraded to OS X 10.8.3. Here is how to fix the problem.


**** Explore Alternatives To Google Reader ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13642?rss>
Josh Centers, TidBITS



**** Checkboxes That Kill Your Product ****
<http://limi.net/checkboxes-that-kill>
Alex Limi

> In the currently shipping version, Firefox ships with many options that will render the browser unusable to most people, right in the main settings ui.


**** Better Building With iPad. ****
<http://www.apple.com/ipad/business/profiles/bechtel/?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+loopinsight%2FKqJb+%28The+Loop%29>
Apple

> Bechtel???s complex international operations demand powerful, flexible project management tools and support systems. iPad and an array of custom-built and third-party apps connect workers with essential information that helps them meet the company???s exacting efficiency, quality, and safety standards worldwide.


**** Siri And Scroll Trick Turns iBook Into Audiobooks ****
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphone/news/?newsid=3435650>
Mark Hattersley, Macworld UK

> Siri Dictation isn't integrated directly with iBooks, but you can switch it on via the Accessibility settings.


**** Simple Bracket Helps You Track March Madness 2013 ****
<http://www.imore.com/simple-bracket-helps-you-track-march-madness-2013>
Leanna Lofte, IMore



**** Apple Keeps Warranty Switch Under Wraps ****
<http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/apple-keeps-warranty-switch-under-wraps-20130318-2gahc.html>
Ben Grubb, The Sydney Morning Herald

> Apple's Australian stores will now fix faulty iPhones, iPads and Macs under warranty if they were purchased in the past two years - but don't expect the company's staff to tell you about it.


**** An In-Depth Comparison Between iOS Map Frameworks: Apple MapKit Vs. Google Maps SDK ****
<http://www.fastcolabs.com/3006725/open-company/depth-comparison-between-ios-map-frameworks-apple-mapkit-vs-google-maps-sdk>
Michael Grothaus, Fast Company






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**** Gone Girl: What Makes Gillian Flynn's Psychological Thriller So Popular? ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2013/mar/19/gone-girl-gillian-flynn-thriller?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Alex Clark, The Guardian

> Flynn's coup de grace is to provide us with not one but two unreliable narrators.


**** On The Business Of Literature ****
<http://www.vqronline.org/articles/2013/spring/nash-business-literature/?src=longreads>
Richard Nash, VQR

> Current accounts of publishing have the industry about as imperiled as the book, and the presumption is that if we lose publishing, we lose good books. Yet what we have right now is a system that produces great literature in spite of itself.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Wed Mar 20 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 20 Mar 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 20, 2013
Message-ID: <20130320225900.12091.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Repairing The Mysteriously Muted Mac ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2031146/repairing-the-mysteriously-muted-mac.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

> The solution is to force the sensor to do its job. The safest way to do that is to simply run a jack in and out of the port a few times. Much of the time, this takes care of the problem by correctly tripping the sensor. If that doesn???t work, there may be gunk in the port. Before turning to more invasive techniques, get a can of compressed air, attach the small tube that fits the nozzle, and blast a few shots of air into the port. With any luck, that should dislodge the gunk and the port will operate as it should.


**** Mac Troubleshooting: Dealing With Hard Drive Woes ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030730/mac-troubleshooting-dealing-with-hard-drive-woes.html#tk.rss_all>
Ted Landau, Macworld



**** Minecraft (Version 1.5) ****
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2416810,00.asp>
Max Eddy, PC Magazine

> You can explore this world by running with the A-W-S-D keys, and you can punch the ground with a left-click. Everything else is a bit of a mystery, but as soon as you place your first block with a right-click as you build your home, you'll realize the enormous opportunities that Minecraft offers you.


**** How To Find System Wake Causes In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57575228-263/how-to-find-system-wake-causes-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> If your Mac continually wakes up after you have put it to sleep, then the system can help identify the potential causes in its system logs.


**** EU Reding: Apple Still Not Informing Customers Correctly About Warranty Rights In EU ****
<http://www.nasdaq.com/article/update-eu-reding-apple-still-not-informing-customers-correctly-about-warranty-rights-in-eu-20130319-00244#.UUj77aXXct->
Laurence Norman, Dow Jones



**** Changing Teams: Adobe Tech Chief Headed To Apple ****
<http://www.cnbc.com/id/100570275>
Jon Fortt, CNBC



**** Apple TV 5.2.1 Brings Redesigned Hulu Plus App, Security Fixes ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2031249/apple-tv-5-2-1-brings-redesigned-hulu-plus-app-security-fixes.html#tk.rss_all>
Serenity Caldwell, Macworld



**** iOS 6.1.3 Fixes Lock Screen Bypass, Improves Maps In Japan ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2031212/ios-6-1-3-brings-lock-screen-fix-and-improved-maps-in-japan.html#tk.rss_all>
Lex Friedman, Macworld

> Apple on Tuesday released iOS 6.1.3, a minor update to the operating system that powers iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches. Included in the update is a fix for a recently discovered means of breaking past the lock screen, along with Maps improvements for Japan.


**** Microsoft Word Export Highlights PDFpen Overhaul ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2031209/microsoft-word-export-highlights-pdfpen-overhaul.html#tk.rss_all>
Joel Mathis, Macworld

> Version 6.0 of the PDFpen software features a new option to export documents to Microsoft Word format. The app has also been optimized for high-definition Retina displays, and features a new toolbar for easier access to editing tools.
Also:
??? <a href="http://www.imore.com/pdfpen-6-mac-review">PDFpen6 For Mac Review</a> (Leana Lofte, iMore)





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**** Endless Rewriting ****
<http://theamericanscholar.org/endless-rewriting/#.UUk2TqXXct8>
Helen Hazen, The American Scholar

> When a novice writer received a letter from Jacques Barzun, asking her to write a book, how could she have know what she was in for?


**** Oysterity ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/mar/19/budget-2013-oysterity-sean-obrien?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Sean O'Brien, The Guardian








From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Thu Mar 21 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 21 Mar 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 21, 2013
Message-ID: <20130321225900.26521.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** New Trojan Hits Mac Users As They Surf The Web ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/03/new-trojan-hits-mac-users-as-they-surf-the-web>
Bryan M. Wolfe, AppAdvice



**** Oh, The Places You'll Go With The New Location Bookmarking App Rego ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/03/oh-the-places-youll-go-with-the-new-location-bookmarking-app-rego>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice

> Think of Rego as a virtual scrapbook for your favorite places. In addition to dropping pins on the map, you can also attach ???moments??? in the form of notes and photos to the places you add in Rego.


**** Our Favorite Mac Cleanup Tips ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030221/our-favorite-mac-cleanup-tips.html#tk.rss_all>
Macworld

> Spring comes with its own rituals. Here at Macworld, we like to throw open the windows, beat the dust out of the rugs, and straighten up our Mac desktops. Don???t stop at cleaning your home this season???these tips from our editors will help you keep your Mac fresh and organized, too.


**** Reuters Launches New iOS App With Impressive Interface And Features ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/03/reuters-launches-new-ios-app-with-impressive-interface-and-features>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** Pixelmator Crashing Issue Fixed In OS X 10.8.3 ****
<http://www.macrumors.com/2013/03/20/pixelmator-crashing-issue-fixed-in-os-x-10-8-3/>
Jordan Golson, MacRumors



**** Capsized+ Review ****
<http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/capsized_review?>
Nathan Meunier, Mac Life

> Beautifully crafted and unflinchingly unique, Capsized+ is a marvelously quirky shooter adventure worth getting lost in.


**** How To Merge Contacts On iPhone From Mac OS X ****
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/03/20/merge-contacts-iphone-from-mac-os-x/>
OS X Daily



**** New iPhone Lock Screen Bypass Bug Found On iOS 6.1.3, Gives Access To Contacts And Photos ****
<http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/03/20/new-iphone-lock-screen-bug-affects-ios-6-1-3/>
Matthew Panzarino, The Next Web

> Another iPhone lock screen bypass bug has been discovered and this one affects the latest version of iOS: 6.1.3. This version was just released and contained a fix for vulnerabilities that allowed users to skip over the lock pin to access some content.


**** GarageBand For iOS Adds Audiobus Support ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2031440/garageband-for-ios-adds-audiobus-support.html#tk.rss_all>
Lex Friedman, Macworld

> Audiobus is a $10 third-party utility for iOS that lets users pipe audio between apps. That way you can, for example, combine audio from a drum machine app with audio from a synthesizer app.





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**** The Fields By Kevin Maher ??? Review ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/mar/21/the-fields-kevin-maher-review?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Justine Jordan, The Guardian

> It's not often, reading a first novel, that you can settle back with a happy sigh, confident that you're in safe hands. The narrator of Kevin Maher's debut, 13-year-old Jim Finnegan, hits his comic stride straight away, and doesn't let up for a minute in a bittersweet picaresque that takes in first love, first loss, abusive priests, astral healing, multiple worlds theory, cancer, family dynamics and Bronski Beat.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Fri Mar 22 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 22 Mar 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 22, 2013
Message-ID: <20130322225900.36524.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Mac Gems: Type2Phone Pairs Your Mac Keyboard With Your iOS Devices ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2031575/mac-gems-type2phone-pairs-your-mac-keyboard-with-your-ios-devices.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Frakes, Macworld

> Why might you use an iPad or iPhone when you???re already sitting in front of your Mac? I sometimes use my iPad for Twitter or sending quick emails while I???m doing ???real??? work on my Mac, and I know more than a few people who perform particular tasks???sending SMS messages, adding notes to Evernote, typing entries in Day One, browsing Facebook, using Drafts???only on their iPhone or iPad. Maybe you???ve got a Yahoo Mail account and you prefer iOS Mail to Yahoo???s Web interface; similarly, as TidBits???s Adam Engst pointed out, there are some iPhone-only apps that you may want to use a real keyboard with.


**** Hands On: Podcasts 1.2 Is The One Apple Should Have Shipped ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2031574/hands-on-podcasts-1-2-is-the-one-apple-should-have-shipped.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

> Playlists (called Stations) have been added, iCloud syncing has been implemented to ensure synchronization between devices (and with iTunes on your computer), and the Now Playing screen is a single unit that blessedly lacks the tape-deck interface. Let???s look at these highlights.


**** Mailbox For iOS Hits 1 Million Sign Ups, New Shake To Undo Feature ****
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/03/22/mailbox-for-ios-hits-1-million-sign-ups-new-shake-to-undo-feature/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29>
Toby Wellington, Macgasm



**** How To Remove 'Yontoo' Adware Trojan From Your OS X System ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57575543-263/how-to-remove-yontoo-adware-trojan-from-your-os-x-system/>
Topher Kessler, CNET



**** Quantifying The Australian ???Apple Tax??? ****
<http://www.macstories.net/stories/quantifying-the-australian-apple-tax/>
Graham Spencer, MacStories



**** How To Calibrate Your Mac???s Display ****
<http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/customization/how-to-calibrate-your-macs-display/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mactuts+%28Mactuts%2B%29>
Jordan Merrick, Mactuts+

> Whether you work as a graphic designer, photographer or web developer ??? ensuring your Mac???s display is accurately representing colours can be the difference between the perfect edit and something that looks washed out! In this tutorial, we???ll explain why your display should be calibrated and the methods to do this.


**** Use Outlines Much? Hail To The Cloud! This Is The Way A Mac Outline App Should Work. ****
<http://noodlemac.com/2013/03/use-outlines-much-hail-to-the-cloud-this-is-the-way-a-mac-outline-app-should-work/>
Ron McElfresh, Noodlemac

> Outlines are very good for brainstorming, tracking complex ideas and projects, and this is one of only a few outline apps that runs Mac, iPhone, and iPad.


**** Apple Sets May 1 Deadline For UDID, iPhone 5 App Changes ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2031573/apple-sets-may-1-deadline-for-udid-iphone-5-app-changes.html#tk.rss_all>
Jonathan Seff, Macworld

> On Thursday, Apple informed iOS App developers that as of May 1, the App Store will stop accepting new apps or app updates that access a device's unique identifier or fail to support Retina devices and the iPhone 5.


**** Your Favorite Thursday Sandwich ****
<http://www.marco.org/2013/03/21/thursday-sandwich>
Marco Arment

> Users need to be less trusting of specific products, services, and companies having too much power over their technical lives, jobs, and workflows.
> Always have one foot out the door. Be ready to go.


**** The Touch-Screen Generation ****
<http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/04/the-touch-screen-generation/309250/?single_page=true>
Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic

> Young children???even toddlers???are spending more and more time with digital technology. What will it mean for their development?


**** Apple Says There Are No Google Apps Awaiting Review In App Store ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/21/4132588/apple-says-no-google-app-waiting-for-review-app-store>
Chris Welch, The Verge

Also:
??? <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57575626-37/apple-google-google-now-not-submitted-to-app-store/?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+loopinsight%2FKqJb+%28The+Loop%29">Apple, Google: Google Now not submitted to App Store</a> (Don Reisinger, CNET): Google Now has not been submitted yet to Apple's App Store, the iPhone maker told CNET. And Google itself has now confirmed this.


**** Review: RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum For Mac ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2031150/review-rollercoaster-tycoon-3-platinum-for-mac.html#tk.rss_all>
Peter Cohen, Macworld

> Despite its aging look, there???s a tremendous amount of gameplay to be had in RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum, and it???s safe fun for the entire family.


**** Apple Updates Podcasts App To Version 1.2 ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/03/21/apple-updates-podcasts-app-to-version-1-2/>
Steven Sande, TUAW

> Podcasts 1.2 allows users to create custom stations of their favorite podcasts that update automatically with new episodes and choose whether the stations begin playing with the newest or oldest unplayed episode. Those stations are stored in iCloud, so they're synced across all devices.


**** Apple Data Centers Now On 100 Percent Renewable Energy ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/03/apple-data-centers-now-on-100-percent-renewable-energy/>
Casey Johnston, Ars Technica

> Apple now uses only renewable energy sources for all of its data centers, the company reported in an update to its environmental commitments Wednesday. A 100-acre solar farm erected next to its largest data center in Maiden, North Carolina, in addition to fuel cells that convert biogas into energy, contribute 60 percent of the data center???s energy resources, with the balance sourced from other local sites.


**** Apple Beefs Up iCloud, Apple ID Security With Two-step Verification ****
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/03/21/apple-beefs-up-icloud-apple-id-security-with-two-step-verification/?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

> Today, Apple has rolled out a new two-step verification service for iCloud and Apple ID users. This functionality greatly enhances the security of Apple accounts because it requires users to use a trusted device and an extra security code.





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**** Time Edit ****
<http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/03/time-magazine-calvin-trillin-memoir.html>
Calvin Trillin, New Yorker

> Writing the story at seventy lines didn???t mean the compressing was over. At the end of the week (or ???at week???s end,??? as we would have put it, in order to save three words), the makeup people would invariably inform us that the story had to be shortened to fit into the section.


**** Ruth Ozeki's 'A Tale For The Time Being' Is A Diary, A Puzzle, A Novel ****
<http://www.latimes.com/features/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-ruth-ozeki-20130324,0,7468896.story>
David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times

> The author's novel takes a Zen approach, weaving together a Japanese girl's diary and the story of a novelist who finds it.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sat Mar 23 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 23 Mar 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 23, 2013
Message-ID: <20130323225900.7558.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Little Things Forever For iPhone And iPad Review ****
<http://www.imore.com/little-things-forever-iphone-and-ipad-review>
Leanna Lofte, IMore



**** Apple Rolls Out Fix For Password Reset Security Hole, iForgot Site Back Up ****
<http://www.imore.com/apple-rolls-out-fix-password-reset-security-hole-iforgot-site-back>
Nick Arnott, IMore

> Apple???s iForgot password reset page is now back online, and iMore has verified that the security hole, discovered earlier today in Apple???s password reset page, has been closed.


**** Pinterest For iOS Updated, Lets You See What Others Have Pinned ****
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/03/22/pinterest-for-ios-updated-lets-you-see-what-others-have-pinned/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29>
Andrew Kunesh, Macgasm



**** Apple???s Wrongheaded, Dangerous Censorship Of Satirical <i>Sweatshop</i> For iPad ****
<http://techland.time.com/2013/03/22/apples-wrongheaded-dangerous-censorship-of-satirical-sweatshop-for-ipad/>
Matt Peckham, Time



**** Google Reader Who? Feedly Became Top News App On iPhone, iPad & Android This Week; New App Now Awaiting Approval ****
<http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/22/feedly-winning-on-mobile/>
Sarah Perez, TechCrunch



**** Wish Lists, Upcoming-track Alerts, Adding Comments To Multiple Tracks, And More ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2030665/wish-lists-upcoming-track-alerts-adding-comments-to-multiple-tracks-and-more.html#tk.rss_all>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld



**** Apple Blames Rights Holders For Big Mark-ups ****
<http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/apple-blames-rights-holders-for-big-markups-20130322-2gleb.html>
The Age

> Mr King, who is Apple's vice-president for Australia, New Zealand and south Asia, said the price of movies, music and TV shows on iTunes was ''based on the wholesale prices which are set through negotiated contracts with the record labels, movie studios and TV networks''.
> ''In Australia, they have often set a higher wholesale price than the price of similar content in the United States.''


**** 7 Simple Window Management Keyboard Shortcuts To Improve Workflow In Mac OS X ****
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/03/22/5-simple-window-management-keyboard-shortcuts-to-improve-workflow-in-mac-os-x/>
OS X Daily



**** Apple Blocks Ad-injecting Mac Trojan, Yontoo ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/03/apple-blocks-ad-injecting-mac-trojan-yontoo/>
Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica



**** More On Why I Won???t Use Google Keep: It???s Not Personal, It???s Business ****
<http://gigaom.com/2013/03/22/more-on-why-i-wont-use-google-keep-its-not-personal-its-business/>
Om Malik, GigaOM

> I am far more likely to believe in and use products that are the main focus of the company behind them.


**** Apple Now Labeling Freemium Apps In App Store ****
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/03/22/apple-now-labeling-freemium-apps-in-app-store/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29>
Andrew Kunesh, Macgasm

> Apple has started to add labels to all fermium apps in the App Store. As of now, these labels are only viewable on the desktop version of the iTunes Store but should soon rollout to mobile users in the iOS applications as well. Shoppers can view these labels directly under the purchase button on the app???s information page. The label simply states that the app ???Offers In-App Purchases.???


**** Major Security Hole Allows Apple Passwords To Be Reset With Only Email Address, Date Of Birth ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/22/4136242/major-security-hole-allows-apple-id-passwords-reset-with-email-date-of-birth>
Chris Welch, The Verge

> Apple yesterday rolled out two-step verification, a security measure that promises to further shield Apple ID and iCloud accounts from being hijacked. Unfortunately, today a new exploit has been discovered that affects all customers who <i>haven't</i> yet enabled the new feature. It allows anyone with your email address and date of birth to reset your password ??? using Apple's own tools.
Also:
??? <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/22/4137068/apple-confirms-security-threat-working-on-fix">Apple Confirms Password Vulnerability, Says It's 'Working On A Fix' </a> (Chris Welch, The Verge): Apple has acknowledged the Apple ID reset exploit we reported on earlier today and is currently working to resolve the issue. 





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**** One Of Us ****
<http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/essays/one-of-us.php?page=all>
John Jeremiah Sullivan, Lapham's Quarterly

> These are stimulating times for anyone interested in questions of animal consciousness. On what seems like a monthly basis, scientific teams announce the results of new experiments, adding to a preponderance of evidence that we???ve been underestimating animal minds, even those of us who have rated them fairly highly. 


**** A Tale Of Two Londons ****
<http://www.vanityfair.com/society/2013/04/mysterious-residents-one-hyde-park-london>
Nicholas Shaxson, Vanity Fair

> Who really lives at One Hyde Park, called the world???s most expensive residential building? Its mostly absentee owners, hiding behind offshore corporations based in tax havens, provide a portrait of the new global super-wealthy.


**** Beautiful Losers: 'Middle Men: Stories,' By Jim Gavin ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/books/review/middle-men-stories-by-jim-gavin.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Marisa Silver, New York Times

> A generous humanity and a fond wit animate Jim Gavin???s wonderful first collection, ???Middle Men.??? Gavin???s stories revolve around a familiar theme ??? men searching for identity and meaning ??? but they???re distinguished by his more specific concerns: how work shapes lives, and the differences in the way the young and the old confront the humbling problem of ambition and success. 


**** ???Salt Sugar Fat: How The Food Giants Hooked Us??? By Michael Moss ****
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/salt-sugar-fat-how-the-food-giants-hooked-us-by-michael-moss/2013/03/22/50d0dc06-8768-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394_story.html?wprss=rss_books>
Hanah Wallace, Washington Post

> Moss is devoted to showing us how ruthless these companies are at exploiting our built-in cravings for salt, sugar and fat, aggressively marketing junk food not just to children but to the poor.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sun Mar 24 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 24 Mar 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 24, 2013
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**** Apple Acquires Indoor Location Company WifiSLAM ****
<http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/03/23/apple-acquires-indoor-location-company-wifislam/>
Jessica E. Lessin, Wall Street Journal

> Apple has acquired indoor-GPS company WifiSLAM, a sign that the war over indoor mobile location services is heating up.


**** Anatomy Of The Apple ID Password Reset Exploit ****
<http://www.imore.com/anatomy-apple-id-password-reset-exploit>
Nick Arnott, IMore

> What should happen in a process like this is that each step can only be performed once all of the steps before it have successfully been completed. The security hole was a result of this not being properly enforced in Apple???s password reset process.





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**** Bonnet Rippers: The Rise of the Amish Romance Novel ****
<http://lareviewofbooks.org/article.php?id=1516&fulltext=1>
Valerie Weaver-Zercher, Los Angeles Review Of Books

> I do not know what books these boxes hold, but as I step inside the door, a shelf to my left offers a clue: Amish romance novels, all with covers depicting lovely Amish-clad <i>M??dchen</i> hovering over pastoral landscapes, line the shelves. A handwritten note on neon green paper taped to one shelf says, ???New! <i>Lydia???s Charm</i>.??? Published by Barbour Books, the novel tells the gentle story of a widow who moves to Charm, Ohio, and is pursued by two Amish suitors, one a widower with three unruly boys and the other a shy bachelor. <i>Lydia???s Charm</i> is joined by Amish novels published by Thomas Nelson, Zondervan, Bethany House, Revell, Harvest House, and other evangelical houses.


**** Kate Atkinson???s ???Groundhog Day??? Fiction ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/magazine/kate-atkinsons-groundhog-day-fiction.html?ref=magazine&_r=0>
Sarah Lyall, New York Times

> Imagine having the gift (or the curse) of continually dying and being reborn, so that you relive segments of your life again and again, differently each time, going down various paths and smoothing out rough areas until you get it right and can move on. Imagine, too, that you are not conscious that this is happening, but experience it as intermittent d??j?? vu, a sometimes-inchoate dread, an inexplicable compulsion at sudden moments to do one thing rather than another.
> This is not an original artistic conceit, obviously. A century ago, the book ???Strange Life of Ivan Osokin??? depicted a young man who is given a chance to relive his life and correct his mistakes in 1902 Moscow. And in ???Groundhog Day,??? Bill Murray is forced to repeat the same wretched day, and listen to the same wretched Sonny and Cher song, in Punxsutawney, Pa., until he becomes a better person and wins over Andie MacDowell. But in ???Life After Life,??? her eighth and latest novel, the British writer Kate Atkinson has taken these notions ??? what if practice really did make perfect, and what if we really could play out multiple alternate futures ??? and put them through the Magimix, pumped them full of helium, added some degrees of difficulty and produced an audacious, ambitious book that challenges notions of time, fate and free will, not to mention narrative plausibility.


**** Religion Without God ****
<http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/apr/04/religion-without-god/>
Ronald Dworkin, The New York Review Of Books

> The familiar stark divide between people of religion and without religion is too crude.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Mon Mar 25 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
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Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 25, 2013
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**** Hands On With Audiobus And GarageBand ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2031516/hands-on-with-audiobus-and-garageband.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

> What Audiobus brings to the table is the ability for compatible apps to communicate with one another, much as PC and Mac audio applications have been able to do for years. In this case you can designate up to three apps as an audio source???two synthesizer apps and a drum machine, for example???plus another that can apply effects to the sound emanating from the source app, and an output app that is most often used for recording the combined results of the input and effects apps. With this update, GarageBand becomes a compatible output destination.


**** Review Roundup: Mac Email Clients ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2031223/review-roundup-mac-email-clients.html#tk.rss_all>
Nethan Alderman, Macworld



**** Doable 2.0 Brings Cloud Syncing And Sharing For Your Precious Doables ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/03/doable-2-0-brings-cloud-syncing-and-sharing-for-your-precious-doables>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice

> Basically, Doable help you do tasks that you have or want to perform regularly, but not necessarily at a specific time. Like cleaning the toilet or reading a few pages from a book, for example.





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**** Long Night At <i>Today</i> ****
<http://nymag.com/news/features/today-show-hosts-2013-4/>
Joe Hagan, New York Magazine

> And for this he wakes up at 4 a.m.?







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Tue Mar 26 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 26 Mar 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 26, 2013
Message-ID: <20130326225900.96140.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Review: Ridiculous Fishing For iOS Lives Up To Its Name, But In A Good Way ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2032038/review-ridiculous-fishing-for-ios-lives-up-to-its-name-but-in-a-good-way.html#tk.rss_all>
Cassandra Khaw, Macworld

> Ridiculous Fishing is the kind of game you play on the subway, on the train, on a curb corner as you wait for a friend???it's simple, satisfying and ruthlessly intent on convincing you that just one more turn will not jeopardize your sleep.


**** Review: Kaleidoscope 2 Brings State-of-the-art File Comparison To OS X ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2031431/review-kaleidoscope-2-brings-state-of-the-art-file-comparison-to-os-x.html#tk.rss_all>
Marco Tabini, Macworld

> Black Pixel???s Kaleidoscope 2 takes the ability to compare two files kicking and screaming into the twenty-first century, extending it beyond text to encompass images and the filesystem itself.


**** Readability For iOS Gains Tag Filtering, Native Sharing And VoiceOver Support ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/03/readability-for-ios-gains-tag-filtering-native-sharing-and-voiceover-support>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** The Washington Post Redesigns Official iPad App In Preparation For Paywall ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/03/the-washington-post-redesigns-official-ipad-app-in-preparation-for-paywall>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** Beijing Takes Another Bite At Apple ****
<http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887323466204578382101284619638-lMyQjAxMTAzMDIwNTEyNDUyWj.html>
Paul Mozur, Wall Street Journal

> Though it can be difficult to predict government behavior based on news coverage in China's state-run media, analysts said the string of attacks suggested that the government is considering doing more to encourage the growth of domestic smartphone companies and eat away at dominant foreign companies, such as Apple.


**** Cloak VPN For OS X And iOS Review ****
<http://www.technologytell.com/apple/114385/cloak-vpn-review/>
Aaron Kraus, TechnologyTell

> If you???re worried about securing your private information, Cloak can help you guarantee your privacy on public WiFi networks.


**** EndNote X6 (For Mac) ****
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417030,00.asp?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ziffdavis%2Fpcmag+%28PCMag.com%3A+New+Product+Reviews%29>
William Fenton, PC Magazine

> After seventeen releases and more than twenty years of cross-platform development, EndNote has established itself as the <i>de facto</i> software for reference management.


**** How To Unlink A File Type In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57576224-263/how-to-unlink-a-file-type-in-os-x/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=MacFixIt>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> If you need to prevent a specific file type in OS X from opening a handling application, you can do so through several means.


**** Three ADN Clients For iPhone ****
<http://www.manton.org/2013/03/three_adn.html>
Manton Reece

> I???m going to briefly review 3 of the most popular iPhone clients: Netbot, Felix, and Riposte. You can???t really go wrong with any of these three apps. And if you???re looking for a Mac client, my current favorite is Kiwi.


**** OS X App Launcher Quicksilver Ends Its Decade-long Beta ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/03/os-x-app-launcher-quicksilver-ends-its-decade-long-beta/>
Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica

> Quicksilver still has the same core feature set the app has always had: it allows users to quickly launch applications and open files with just a few keyboard shortcuts or mouse gestures (called "triggers" in Quicksilver-ese). The pitch for the app is very simple, but its extensive customization features and plugin library allow it to hook into many popular OS X apps, saving you the trouble of having to use your mouse to drag around and interact with the operating system. These plugins are another key focus for version 1.0.0, and the Quicksilver developers hope to be able to attract them back to the ecosystem.


**** Apple Offering Free Next-Day Shipping On All iPhone Models In The United States ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/03/apple-offering-free-next-day-shipping-on-all-iphone-models-in-the-united-states>
Brent Dirks, AppAdvice



**** Japan: Where The iPad Is Changing Lives ****
<http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/03/25/ipad-2/?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed>
Michael Fitzpatrick, Fortune

> Apple's iPad is a revolutionary device, yes. But Japan has embraced it in unusual ways.





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**** The Barbed Gift Of Leisure ****
<http://chronicle.com/article/The-Existential-Quandaries-of/138011/>
Mark Kingwell, The Chronicle Of Higher Education

> Robot-butlers or robot-maids???also robot-spouses and robot-lovers???have animated the pages of science fiction for more than a century. These visions extend the dream-logic of all technology, namely that it should make our lives easier and more fun. At the same time, the consequences of creating a robot working class have always had a dark side.


**** Where Was The Birthplace Of The American Vacation? ****
<http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/Where-Was-the-Birthplace-of-the-American-Vacation-199170351.html>
Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine

> First in rustic tents and later in elaborate resorts, city dwellers took to the Adirondacks to explore the joys of the wilderness.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Wed Mar 27 18:59:01 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 27 Mar 2013 22:59:01 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 27, 2013
Message-ID: <20130327225901.16903.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Mac Gems: TextWrangler 4.5 Is A Free Text Editor That Belongs On Your Mac ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2031703/mac-gems-textwrangler-4-5-is-a-free-text-editor-that-belongs-on-your-mac.html#tk.rss_all>
Tom Negrino, Macworld

> Everyone needs a great text editor???for those times when you need to clean up funky characters in a big text file downloaded from the Web, remove duplicates in a list, or make a particular change to a bunch of files at once. When such text-manipulation jobs land on your desk, you can make short work of them with Bare Bone Software???s TextWrangler. Even better, this powerful tool is free from either the Mac App Store or the Bare Bones website.


**** Flipboard 2.0 Refreshes App's Look, Now Lets Everyone Run Their Own Magazine ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/26/4151110/flipboard-2-0-refreshes-apps-look-now-lets-everyone-run-their-own>
David Pierce, The Verge



**** Solitaire Blitz (iOS) Review ****
<http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2013/03/26/solitaire-blitz-ios-review/>
Pete Davison, Inside Social Games



**** How To Set Up Password Policies In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57576413-263/how-to-set-up-password-policies-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> OS X does not include many options for managing accounts and passwords, but you can do so with the free Workgroup Manager tool from Apple.


**** T-Mobile To Carry The iPhone 5 On April 12Th For $99 Up Front ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/26/4148212/t-mobile-to-carry-the-iphone-starting-on-april-12th-for-99-up-front>
Dan Seifert, The Verge



**** Apple's Broken Promise: Why Doesn't iCloud 'Just Work'? ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/26/4148628/why-doesnt-icloud-just-work>
Ellis Hamburger, The Verge

> Nearly two years later, customers demand iCloud integration more than ever from third-party developers, but it???s a total mess to implement. "iCloud hasn???t worked out for us," wrote Daniel Pasco, CEO of development studio Black Pixel this past week. "We spent a considerable amount of time on this effort, but iCloud and Core Data syncing had issues that we simply could not resolve." Pocket lead developer Steve Streza piled on with a cutting tweet: "Remember that @blackpixel has many of the brightest people in Cocoa development. If they couldn???t get iCloud working, who can?"





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**** The Plant Whisperer ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/life/family/2013/03/mothers_and_gardening_a_daughter_remembers_her_mother_s_green_thumb.html>
Dahlia Lithwick, Slate

> A mother, a daughter, and a garden.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Thu Mar 28 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 28 Mar 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 28, 2013
Message-ID: <20130328225900.28438.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Frustrated With iCloud, Apple???s Developer Community Speaks Up En Masse ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/03/frustrated-with-icloud-apples-developer-community-speaks-up-en-masse/>
Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica



**** Apple Appoints Wright To Lead iAd In Europe ****
<http://www.brandrepublic.com/news/1176422/apple-appoints-wright-lead-iad-europe/>
Maisie McCabe, Brand Republic



**** Unparalleled Arrogance, Undisclosed Agenda ****
<http://www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2013/03/apple-china>
V.V.V., The Economist



**** A Tale Of Two iClouds ****
<http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/03/27/which-icloud-actually-sucks/?utm_campaign=social%20media&utm_medium=Spreadus&awesm=tnw.to_r2iU&utm_source=Twitter>
Matthew Panzarino, The Next Web

> So when I say that there are two iClouds, I mean that there are two iClouds. One of them is used heavily inside Cupertino for its own services and the other is offered as a developer API and used only selectively for Apple???s own apps. I???m not here to say whether that???s right or wrong or fair or not or whatever, those are just the facts.
> And, once you dig in, iCloud for developers is far less a completely holistic solution and much more of a loose bundle of networking protocols and systems that are unified in name only. It involves so many departments and teams inside Apple that it makes for a very fragile system. If a bug crops up it could involve teams working on the OS X or iOS file system, networking, frameworks or a host of others. This makes issues hard to diagnose and even harder to fix.


**** Tips For Using The Dashboard In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57576453-263/tips-for-using-the-dashboard-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET



**** Why Developers Shouldn???t Use iCloud Syncing, Even If It Worked ****
<http://inessential.com/2013/03/27/why_developers_shouldnt_use_icloud_sy>
Brent Simmons, Inesential.com

> Here???s the thing: half the mobile revolution is about designing and building apps for smartphones and tablets.
> The other half is about writing the web services that power those apps.
> How comfortable are you with outsourcing half your app to another company? The answer should be: not at all comfortable.


**** Talking To Siri: Remote-controlling Your Mac By Voice With Siri Listener ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/03/27/talking-to-siri-remote-controlling-your-mac-by-voice-with-siri/>
Steven Sande, TUAW



**** BBC News App Hits Version 2.0 ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/03/27/bbc-news-app-hits-version-2-0/>
Michael Grothaus, TUAW



**** Apple Posts Job Listings For Maps Ground Truth Managers ****
<http://www.imore.com/apple-posts-job-listings-maps-ground-truth-managers>
Joseph Keller, IMore

> Ground truth refers to collecting mapping data locally rather than by satellite imagery or other remote means. We heard about Apple retail employees being asked to help improve Maps back in October. This, however, points to teams of people dedicated to mapping improvements.


**** BMW Integrating More iOS Apps Into Driving Experience ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/03/27/bmw-integrating-more-ios-apps-into-driving-experience/>
Mel Martin, TUAW



**** Gmail App Updated With Better Gestures And A New Actions Bar ****
<http://www.imore.com/gmail-app-updated-better-gestures-and-new-actions-bar>
Allyson Kazmucha, IMore

> The Gmail app for iPhone and iPad has just received an update that adds quicker message handling functionality and a new action bar for moving, deleting, and archiving mail. Among these new features, there are also bug fixes and overall performance enhancements.





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**** Writing A Book Isn't Supposed To Be Fun ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2013/mar/28/writing-book-fun?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Rick Gekoski, The Guardian

> I'm enjoying writing this column, but the grander endeavour of a whole volume does, alas, require more sweat and worry.


**** The Science Of Monsters By Matt Kaplan: Review ****
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/9945570/The-Science-of-Monsters-by-Matt-Kaplan-review.html>
Peter Stanford, Telegraph

> What he has grasped is that, however much the rational and sane majority airily dismiss tales of fire-breathing dragons, strange creatures from outer space or beasts that inhabit the depths, there is still buried in most of us that reflex that can't help, on a dark night, walking along a lonely country lane, wondering, ???What if there???s something out there???? And when we do, the collective cultural baggage of these tales of ghosts, ghouls and griffins is usually sufficient to make us put our hands over our eyes to block out what may just be lurking out there. But, then, we still peep.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Fri Mar 29 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 29 Mar 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 29, 2013
Message-ID: <20130329225900.10630.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Chinese Regulator Calls For Tighter Supervision Of Apple ****
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/28/us-apple-china-idUSBRE92R0T620130328>
Poornima Gupta, Reuters

> Apple Inc has come under criticism from a Chinese marketplace regulator, which called for stronger supervision of the iPhone-maker's consumer policies within the country, according to state-run media.


**** Avoid And Fix Word Document Corruption ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13640?rss>
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS



**** The Gathering Storm: Our Travails With iCloud Sync ****
<http://rms2.tumblr.com/post/46505165521/the-gathering-storm-our-travails-with-icloud-sync>
Rich Siegel, Mistitled



**** First Look: Bluenote For Mac ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/03/28/first-look-bluenote-for-mac/>
Steven Sande, TUAW

> If you want an easy-to-use bare bones note-taking and task list app, go for it. The few quirks in the app can be avoided with some common sense. It's fun to use and just gets out of the way so you can do what you need to do.


**** Apple Unveils Find My Friends Update Featuring Revamped Location Alerts ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/03/apple-unveils-find-my-friends-update-featuring-revamped-location-alerts>
Brent Dirks, AppAdvice



**** Amtrak For iOS Updates With iPhone 5 Support And Train Status Redesign ****
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/03/28/amtrak-for-ios-updates-with-iphone-5-support-and-train-status-redesign/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
??lyse Betters, 9 To 5 Mac






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**** Worst Magazine Cover Of The Year? ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2013/03/how_to_cure_cancer_time_magazine_s_april_1_cover_is_wrong_and_cruel.html>
Seth Mnookin, Slate

> <i>Time</i>???s coverline is wrong, grandiose, and cruel.


**** I Knew It Was A Mistake To Go On A Road Trip With Alex Trebek. ****
<http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-knew-it-was-a-mistake-to-go-on-a-road-trip-with-alex-trebek#.UVRWsb84pbF.twitter>
Jory John, McSweeney's








From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sat Mar 30 18:59:01 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 30 Mar 2013 22:59:01 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 30, 2013
Message-ID: <20130330225901.79641.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Password Denied: When Will Apple Get Serious About Security? ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/29/4158594/password-denied-when-will-apple-get-serious-about-security>
Tim Carmody, The Verge



**** Bump Your Stalking Skills With Custom Geofences In Apple???s Find My Friends ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/03/bump-your-stalking-skills-with-custom-geofences-in-apples-find-my-friends/>
Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica



**** iMessage Denial Of Service ???Prank??? Spams Users Rapidly With Messages, Crashes iOS Messages App ****
<http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/03/29/imessage-denial-of-service-prank-spams-users-rapidly-with-messages-crashes-ios-messages-app/>
Matthew Panzarino, The Next Web

> Over the last couple of days, a group of iOS developers has been targeted with a series of rapid-fire texts sent over Apple???s iMessage system. The messages, likely transmitted via the OS X Messages app using a simple AppleScript, rapidly fill up the Messages app on iOS or the Mac with text, forcing a user to constantly clear both notifications and messages.


**** Apple Updates Final Cut Pro, Begins New Campaign To Bring Editors Back ****
<http://www.imore.com/apple-updates-final-cut-pro-begins-new-campaign-bring-editors-back>
Joseph Keller, IMore

> Apple has updated its Final Cut Pro X, Motion, and Compressor applications, coinciding with the launch of a new campaign to bring former Final Cut Pro users back to the software. Final Cut Pro X now supports Sony???s XAVC codec up to 4K resolution, along with ProRes Logic C from ARRI ALEXA cameras. There have been a number of other tweaks and fixes. Motion and Compressor have also had numerous bugs fixed.


**** Bugs & Fixes: OS X Recent Items Glitch ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2032403/bugs-and-fixes-os-x-recent-items-glitch.html#tk.rss_all>
Ted Landau, Macworld



**** 2 Letters From Steve ****
<http://davidgelphman.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/2-letters-from-steve/>
David Gelphman

> At many keynotes Steve said: ???This is why we do what we do???. And that day he was willing to let my friend be touched by what we do, even though it didn???t follow the rules. At that time in my career at Apple I was wondering about the heart of the company. This little interaction lifted my spirits greatly.





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**** A Crack In The Darkness ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/books/review/a-crack-in-the-darkness.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Fiona Maazel, New York Times

> That old dictum, write what you know? I???ve always thought that was terrible advice. Most of us don???t know much. And what we do know can feel shopworn in the retelling. Shopworn or just divested of emotional content. Sometimes, the things we???re closest to ??? our lives, for instance ??? are the very things we least want to examine with rigor.
> So I prefer: Write what you can learn about. Alternately: Write what interests you. Because it interests you for a reason, and that reason probably has to do with the rough stuff of your inner life. Put differently, writing about things you don???t know seems a useful, albeit sneaky, gateway to material you cannot access otherwise.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sun Mar 31 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 31 Mar 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Mar 31, 2013
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**** How Apple's Return Policy In China Differs From The U.S. ****
<http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/03/30/apple-china-return-policies/>
Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Fortune

> It doesn't, as near as I can tell. So what's all the fuss about?





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**** Reviewed: Noise - A Human History Of Sound And Listening By David Hendy ****
<http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2013/03/reviewed-noise-human-history-sound-and-listening-david-hendy>
Steven Poole, New Statesman

> During a classical music concert, a cough is rarely just a cough. According to a recent paper by the economist Andreas Wagener, people are twice as likely to cough during a concert as at other times. Furthermore, they are more likely to cough during modern, atonal music than during better-known repertoire and they cough more during slow or quiet passages than during fast and loud ones.
> The classical cough, then, is no accident but rather a form of communication disguised as involuntary physiological tic.


**** Maps ****
<http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2013/03/26/maps/>
Ben Lytal, The Paris Review

> People pretend the idea of fact-checking fiction is hilarious and a paradox and maybe even scandalously bureaucratic and wrongheaded. But when fiction gets facts wrong, people care. If a novel claims to be about a real place, people say, It should at least get the street names right. If somebody writes a story about Manhattan, and he mixes up the streets, he???s expected to fix it. 
> When I first realized this, it worried me. If I ever wrote a story, I thought, it would be murder to go back and change the street names. Not because of their precious sonic qualities, the effect removing them would have on the rhythm of the sentences. But because likely I???d have done more than transpose street names. I???d have bent Broadway to intersect with Bowery so that my hero could stumble out of a Bowery bar and look up and be able to see Grace Church, for example. Moving the streets, shuffling them back or prying them apart, would ruin the effect.


**** When Did You Get Hooked? ****
<http://www.lrb.co.uk/v35/n07/john-lanchester/when-did-you-get-hooked>
John Lanchester, London Review Of Books

> For reasons I???ve never seen explained or even thoroughly engaged with, there seems to be an unbridgeable crevasse between the SF/fantasy audience and the wider literate public.