[MyAppleMenu] Mar 26, 2013

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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.