[MyAppleMenu] Mar 4, 2013

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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".