[MyAppleMenu] Mar 2, 2013

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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http://www.macgasm.net/2013/03/01/apple-blocks-outdated-flash-players-latest-update/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29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.