From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Thu May  2 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 2 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 2, 2013
Message-ID: <20130502225900.72352.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Apple Adds New 256 GB And 512 GB Flash Storage Options To iMac ****
<http://www.macrumors.com/2013/05/02/apple-adds-new-256-gb-and-512-gb-flash-storage-options-to-imac/>
Eric Slivka, MacRumors

> Apple has added new storage options to its iMac lineup, allowing users to choose either a 256 GB or 512 GB flash storage drive as part of the order customization process. The new options are available as $300 and $600 surcharges respectively to replace the 1 TB traditional hard drive that is standard across all iMac models. 


**** Angry Birds Friends Launches On iOS, Available Now In The App Store For Free ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/angry-birds-friends-launches-on-ios-available-now-in-the-app-store-for-free>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** OS X Image Editor Acorn Hits Version 4 With 150 New Features ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/05/os-x-image-editor-acorn-hits-version-4-with-150-new-features/>
Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica

> The release, available for $29.99 throughout the month of May from the Mac App Store (regularly $49.99), boasts 150 new features, including an improved filter interface, non-destructive filters, a new curves adjustment tool, and more.
Also:
??? <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2036992/review-acorn-4-adds-impressive-features-and-a-smart-new-look.html#tk.rss_all">Review: Acorn 4 adds impressive features and a smart new look</a> (Lex Friedman, Macworld)


**** Options For Previewing Fonts In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57582402-263/options-for-previewing-fonts-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET



**** How To Create A VPN Shortcut In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57582451-263/how-to-create-a-vpn-shortcut-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> With the aid of a short Automator workflow, AppleScript can have you connected to your VPN with a single keystroke.


**** Review: CrazyTalk7 Arrives On The Mac With Advanced, Easy-to-use Interface And Features ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2032045/review-crazytalk7-arrives-on-the-mac-with-advanced-easy-to-use-interface-and-features.html>
Jeff Foster, Macworld

> CrazyTalk7 Pro is a powerful character animation tool that is both fun to use and has practical application for professional producers that seek a creative animation option. For beginners, the interface and tools are intuitive and easy to use and you???ll be animating quickly with no prior animation experience.


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

> ReadKit streamlines your reading with offline support for Instapaper, Pocket, and Readability, plus bookmarks from Pinboard and Delicious.


**** Snapheal Review ****
<http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/snapheal_review>
Susie Ochs, Mac Life

> You can now import from Aperture as well as iPhoto, Photo Booth, and the Finder. In the Erase tab, you can paint on objects you want to remove, use the polygonal or free lasso, or even choose the Clone tool to pick the exact part of the photo you want to use to cover the unwanted part.


**** Review: Get Scanner-like Features For Any Camera With Prizmo 2 ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2036729/review-get-scanner-like-features-for-any-camera-with-prizmo-2.html#tk.rss_all>
James Galbraith, Macworld

> With Prizmo you use your iPhone camera, point and shoot camera, or DSLR to capture images of documents, and then the software uses optical character recognition (OCR) to turn the scans into editable text.


**** Printopia Pro Brings AirPrint Support To Organizations Large And Small ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2037004/printopia-pro-brings-airprint-support-to-organizations-large-and-small.html#tk.rss_all>
Marco Tabini, Macworld



**** Review: Google Now Useful As A Supplement To Siri ****
<http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/01/4211844/review-google-now-useful-as-a.html>
Anick Jesdanun, Associated Press

> Google Now is often compared with the Siri voice assistant on Apple's mobile devices, but its power lies in giving you information you need to know before you have to ask. It works best as a supplement to Siri, rather than a replacement, now that it has expanded from Android devices to iPhones and iPads.


**** Twitter???s Official iOS App Now Features Location-Based Trends ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/twitters-official-ios-app-now-features-location-based-trends>
Brent Dirks, AppAdvice






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**** The Real Me ****
<http://www.themorningnews.org/article/the-real-me>
Doug Mack, The Morning News

> The internet is an unrelenting enabler of our flaws and an unforgiving archive of them???so should you google your new love interest, or hold off? And what if they google you first?







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Fri May  3 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 3 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 3, 2013
Message-ID: <20130503225900.90388.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Apple's Privacy Record Sucks. Here's Why You Should Care ****
<http://readwrite.com/2013/05/02/apples-privacy-record-sucks-heres-why-you-should-care>
John Paul Titlow, ReadWrite

> While Apple got credit for supporting efforts to defend users by modernizing electronic privacy laws, its apparent willingness to hand over your personal information to the government without a warrant and its failure to tell its users how it handles such requests put it in the dock.


**** Access Hidden Function Key Options In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57582597-263/access-hidden-function-key-options-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET



**** Change The Mouse Cursor Size In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57582612-263/change-the-mouse-cursor-size-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET



**** Switching From Windows To Mac Development ****
<http://www.josebrowne.com/from-windows-to-mac-dev.html>
JoseBrowne.com



**** IMac ****
<http://eggfreckles.net/notes/2013-imac/>
Thomas Brand, Egg Freckles

> Let???s face it if you want a super-slim 2013 iMac. You had better configure it with all the build-to-order upgrades you expect to get for the life of the machine. Because you won???t be opening it up any time soon.


**** Review: Popup Window ??? Quickly Access Your Most Used Folders ****
<http://www.mactrast.com/2013/05/review-popup-window-quickly-access-your-most-used-folders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-popup-window-quickly-access-your-most-used-folders>
MacTrast

> Based on the same idea as your Dock, Popup Window enables you to add folders quick access tabs around the frame of your workspace.


**** Horizon 2.0 ****
<http://brooksreview.net/2013/04/horizon-2/>
Ben Brooks, The Brooks Review



**** Flip4Mac 3.2 Brings Dramatically Improved Load Times For WMV And ASF Video ****
<http://www.iclarified.com/29690/flip4mac-32-brings-dramatically-improved-load-times-for-wmv-and-asf-video>
IClarified



**** 5 Ways To OCR Documents On Your Mac ****
<http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/productivity/5-ways-to-ocr-documents-on-your-mac/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mactuts+%28Mactuts%2B%29>
Jordan Merrick, Mactuts+



**** Everest Makes It Even Easier To Stick To Your Goals ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/everest-makes-it-even-easier-to-stick-to-your-goals>
Bryan M. Wolfe, AppAdvice

> First launched in November, the free app helps users live their dreams, and achieve their goals. It does so by offering an outlet in which to store these items. Better still, each task is easily sharable with others who can provide much needed motivation, when necessary.


**** iOS 6.1.4 Tweaks The iPhone 5'S Speakerphone ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2037106/ios-6-1-4-tweaks-the-iphone-5s-speakerphone.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Moren, Macworld



**** Hands On: Evomail Offers A Small Twist On Gmail For iPad ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2037089/hands-on-evomail-offers-a-small-twist-on-gmail-for-ipad.html#tk.rss_all>
Joel Mathis, Macworld



**** Apple Posts 50 Billion App Countdown ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/02/apple-posts-50-billion-app-countdown/>
Yoni Heisler, TUAW

> The lucky winner will receive a $10,000 gift card redeemable on the App Store.


**** Calzy Calculator ****
<http://www.macstories.net/reviews/calzy-calculator/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Federico Viticci, MacStories

> I use Calzy because it blends powerful features with delightful gestures and animations.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sat May  4 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 4 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 4, 2013
Message-ID: <20130504225900.69499.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Review: Belkin's Thunderbolt Express Dock Lets You Get Plugged In Easily ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2037026/review-belkins-thunderbolt-express-dock-lets-you-get-plugged-in-easily.html>
James Galbraith, Macworld

> At its list price of $300, the Thunderbolt Express Dock isn???t cheap, but you do get lots of ports. The second of the two Thunderbolt ports gives you the ability to add up to five more Thunderbolt devices to the dock by daisy-chaining them together. This Belkin dock also has three USB 3.0 ports, one FireWire 800 port, a gigabit ethernet port, and audio-in and -out ports.


**** Translucent: Yet Another Way To Monitor Your Mac???s System Stats In Real Time ****
<http://mcsolo.com/2013/05/translucent-yet-another-way-to-monitor-your-macs-system-Stats-in-real-time/>
Ron Mcelfresh, McSolo



**** First Apple Store In Berlin, Germany Opens To Enormous Crowds ****
<http://www.imore.com/first-apple-store-berlin-germany-opens-enormous-crowds>
Richard Devine, iMore



**** Why I Use FoxTube ****
<http://www.macstories.net/reviews/seriously-foxtube/>
Federico Viticci, MacStories

> FoxTube, however, is a great complement to the YouTube app that I recommend if you???re looking for more flexibility and customization in certain aspects of the YouTube experience.


**** T-Mobile US Launches TV Streaming App For iPhone ****
<http://www.imore.com/t-mobile-us-launches-tv-streaming-app-iphone>
Joseph Keller, iMore



**** Verizon???s My FiOS App Updated To Bring TV Listings, Remote Control And More ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/verizons-my-fios-app-updated-to-bring-tv-listings-remote-control-and-more>
Brent Dirks, AppAdvice



**** What???s A Known Source Of Malware Doing In An iOS App? Ars Investigates ****
<http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/05/whats-a-known-source-of-malware-doing-in-an-ios-app-ars-investigates/>
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

> Trojans, false positives, and the case of accidental cross contamination.


**** I Wish I???d Thought Of That. Operation Starbucks. ****
<http://joshledgard.com/i-wish-id-thought-of-that-operation-starbucks/>
Josh Ledgard

> At a large wooden table sat a man with a laptop. I???m sure you can picture that. But this man had a stack of Starbucks gift cards laid out neatly to form an arrow. The arrow pointed to an iPad that was being used as a sign. The sign read ???Test my App and Coffee???s on Jim.???


**** Mac Gems: Lost Photos 1.2 Recovers Forgotten Images Received Via Email ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2036790/mac-gems-lost-photos-1-2-recovers-forgotten-images-received-via-email.html#tk.rss_all>
Jackie Dove, Macworld

> The app connects to your IMAP email accounts using a secure connection and extracts all the photos from each account quickly and efficiently. Just type your email address and password into the Lost Photos window, and the app sifts through every message on the server, scraping up any photos it finds and placing them into a folder, named for that email account, on your drive for later viewing.





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**** Gross National Product ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/books/2013/05/mary_roach_s_gulp_and_david_waltner_toews_the_origin_of_feces_reviewed.html>
Peter Brannen, Slate

> Two new books look at how we turn food into poop???and what happens to it afterward.


**** You Are What You Buy ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2013/05/against_foodies_alison_pearlman_s_smart_casual_reviewed.html>
L.V. Anderson, Slate

> An academic book about the evolution of restaurants sheds new light on the moral bankruptcy of foodie-ism.


**** How To Read A Graveyard By Peter Stanford ??? Review ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/03/how-read-graveyard-stanford-review?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Thomas Laqueur, The Guardian

> This book was born when Peter Stanford's children made him get a dog. He had been, he says, "as much a cemetery avoider as the next person", but now he had a reason to take walks in the local graveyard where the dog could do its business and the owner could have deep thoughts. All of us will die; fame is unlikely to endure and oblivion is the common fate; detox diets and "countless visits to the gym" are of no avail. The moods of the weather and the whims of the dog, the sound of woodpeckers tapping and the sight of a strange tomb or a bizarre inscription filled Stanford's head with questions: who first thought of erecting individual memorials for the dead; when did we switch from burying the dead en masse in neolithic barrows and move to individual graves? "In short, how do we read a graveyard?"


**** Resetting The Clocks: 'Time Reborn,' By Lee Smolin ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/books/review/time-reborn-by-lee-smolin.html?partner=rss&emc=rss>
Alan Lightman, New York Times

> In one of the more fanciful conceptions of nature, the British physicist and philosopher Julian Barbour proposed that the world is just a ???heap of moments,??? each an instant of frozen time. There is no order to the moments, no sequence, no cause-and-effect relationship. We exist only from moment to moment. If we experience time passing, it???s because this particular moment has memories of another moment woven into it. Some moments are interesting: they contain complexity, stars and planets, life. Others are boring: they contain only energy, or perhaps nothing at all.
> In his new book, ???Time Reborn,??? Lee Smolin, a physicist and author of ???The Life of the Cosmos??? (1997) and ???The Trouble With Physics??? (2006), recounts Barbour???s cosmology with some admiration and then goes on to offer even more radical ideas of his own.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sun May  5 18:59:01 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 5 May 2013 22:59:01 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 5, 2013
Message-ID: <20130505225901.39120.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** On The Record: Developing A Reputation ****
<http://www.macworld.com.au/features/developing-a-reputation-93894/#.UYWtBJWE5lI>
Macworld Australia

> Outware Mobile is a Melbourne-based iOS and Android app developer, which was recognised by Deloitte late last year as Australia???s fastest-growing technology company over the past three years, and the 11th fastest growing in the entire Asia-Pacific region. Here director and co-founder ??? and Macworld Australia contributor ??? Danny Gorog gives an insight into the world of app development. 





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**** Is It Crazy To Think We Can Eradicate Poverty? ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/magazine/is-it-crazy-to-think-we-can-eradicate-poverty.html?ref=magazine&_r=0>
Anie Lowrey, New York Times

> The end of extreme poverty might very well be within reach. ???It???s not by any means pie-in-the-sky,??? says Scott Morris, who formerly managed the Obama administration???s relations with development institutions. When I asked Jeffrey Sachs, the development economist, if the target seemed feasible, he said, ???I absolutely believe so.??? And Nancy Birdsall, president of the Center for Global Development, the powerful Washington policy group, told me, ???In many ways, it???s a very modest goal.???
> In part, this is because the bar is set very low.


**** Homage To Orwell ****
<http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_preview/13594/>
Mick Hume, Spiked

> George Orwell could have been killed twice in the Spanish Civil War. Once when he was shot in the throat by General Franco???s fascist forces; then when he was hunted by official Communist agents who, with the backing of Stalin???s Soviet Union, stabbed the revolution in the back and imprisoned, tortured and killed leading leftists and anarchists who were ostensibly on the same Republican side. Orwell learned the hardest way that the war against fascism in Spain was also a civil war against Stalinism.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Mon May  6 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 6 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 6, 2013
Message-ID: <20130506225900.49817.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Subtitles For Mac Automatically Downloads Subtitles For Movies And TV Shows ****
<http://www.macstories.net/mac/subtitles-for-mac-automatically-downloads-subtitles-for-movies-and-tv-shows/>
Federico Viticci, MacStories



**** Five Overlooked Abilities Of The Finder's Path Bar ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2037449/five-overlooked-abilities-of-the-finders-path-bar.html#tk.rss_all>
Sharon Zardetto, Macworld



**** Review: Apple iMac 27In ****
<http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Review/342159,review-apple-imac-27in.aspx>
Sasha Muller, PC & Tech Authority

> The Dell???s display is good, but the iMac???s is sensational, and the superior GPU sees it trounce the Dell in our gaming benchmarks. If you???re in the market for the ultimate all-in-one PC, the Apple iMac 27in reigns supreme.


**** Green Activists Outraged At Apple Store's After-hours Lighting ****
<http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1230872/apples-practice-lighting-stores-after-closing-hours-riles>
Cheung Chi-fai, South China Morning Post

> Empty of customers, the store nevertheless has about 500 lamps and spotlights burning bright on all three floors, the light passing through Apple's signature glass walls onto the pavement.


**** Berkshire Skips Apple Bonds As Buffett Says Not At Those Yields ****
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-05/berkshire-skips-apple-bonds-as-buffett-says-not-at-those-yields.html>
Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg



**** WWDC And Women ****
<http://www.cocoanetics.com/2013/05/wwdc-and-women/>
Cocoametics



**** Accessories No Longer Tethered To Apple ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/06/technology/apples-rivals-see-an-edge-in-using-wireless-accessories.html?emc=rss&partner=rss&_r=0>
Nick Wingfield and Brian X. Chen, New York Times

> The Bluetooth standard for wireless connections has allowed accessory makers to build products that can work with many kinds of devices because they no longer have to worry about a physical hook. Other phone makers like Samsung and tablet-computing device makers like Amazon have become strong alternatives in the eyes of gadget shoppers. And Apple itself provided an opening for competitors when it changed the way its phones connect to other devices, aggravating both its business partners and consumers.
> Apple says it is fine with the wireless direction in which accessories are headed. ???Apple provides users with the best wired and wireless connectivity options to work with the broadest range of accessories,??? said Tom Neumayr, a spokesman for Apple. ???As a result, iOS users have access to the world???s largest ecosystem of options and the most seamless integration with our products.???


**** Why I Develop For The Mac ****
<http://www.evanmiller.org/why-i-develop-for-the-mac.html>
Evan Miller






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**** China's Barbaric One-child Policy ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/06/chinas-barbaric-one-child-policy?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Ma Jian, The Guardian

> In China, procreation and childbirth are, like every facet of human life, deeply political.


**** Fighting Words Against Big Data: 'Who Owns The Future?' By Jaron Lanier ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/06/books/who-owns-the-future-by-jaron-lanier.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Janet Maslin, New York Times

> Mr. Lanier bucks a wave of more conventional diatribes on Big Data to deliver Olympian, contrarian fighting words about the Internet???s exploitative powers. A self-proclaimed ???humanist softie,??? he is a witheringly caustic critic of big Web entities and their business models.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Tue May  7 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 7 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 7, 2013
Message-ID: <20130507225900.63754.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Review: Take Notes The Old-fashioned Way With Penultimate For iPad ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2037703/review-take-notes-the-old-fashioned-way-with-penultimate-for-ipad.html#tk.rss_all>
Cassandra Khaw, Macworld

> While I can't remember the last time I did any amount of pen-to-paper long-form writing (do signatures count?), it's hard to refute that Evernote???s free Penultimate for the iPad is a rather attractive concoction.


**** Viber 3.0 Launches With Support For All-New Viber Desktop For Mac And PC ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/viber-3-0-launches-with-support-for-all-new-viber-desktop-for-mac-and-pc>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** Rovio Introduces Accounts To Sync Game Progress Across Platforms ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/07/rovio-introduces-accounts-to-sync-game-progress-across-platforms/>
Kelly Hodgkins, TUAW



**** The Computer In The Living Room: Setting Up A Mac Mini Media Center ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2034670/the-computer-in-the-living-room-setting-up-a-mac-mini-media-center.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

> Small, not obscenely expensive, and capable of accessing media locally as well as online, the Mac mini has a lot going for it. But is it the perfect solution for those anxious to cut the media cord? I spent a month with one to find out.


**** How You Can Build An HTML5 Photobooth App ****
<http://www.storminthecastle.com/2013/05/07/how-you-can-build-an-html5-photobooth-app/>
John Robinson, Stormin' The Castle



**** Can These iPad Apps Teach Your Kid To Code? ****
<http://allthingsd.com/20130506/can-these-ipad-apps-teach-your-kid-to-code/>
Lauren Goode, All Things D

> This week, I tested two new mobile apps, Kodable and Hopscotch, that are aimed at teaching young children the basic skills necessary for computer programming.


**** Mophie Juice Pack Air iPhone 5 Review ****
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphone/reviews/?reviewid=3445946&olo=rss>
Mark Hattersley, Macworld UK

> We think the Mophie Juice Pack Air for iPhone 5 is a cracking piece of kit. It???s stylish and offers good protection, and the extra oomph on the battery can be tremendously useful for long trips and Sat-Nav journeys.


**** Facebook Messenger Update Adds Cute Stickers And Brings Back Swipe To Delete ****
<http://www.imore.com/facebook-messenger-update-adds-cute-stickers-and-brings-back-swipe-delete>
Richard Devine, iMore



**** How To Connect Game Controllers To Your Mac ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57582988-263/how-to-connect-game-controllers-to-your-mac/>
Topher Kessler, CNET



**** Reduce For iPhone And iPad Review: Automatically, Perfectly Resize Your Photos For The Web ****
<http://www.imore.com/reduce-iphone-and-ipad-review-batch-resize-your-photos-optimized-web>
Leanna Lofte, iMore



**** Rethinking My Apps And Home Screen ****
<http://theartdirectedjournal.github.io/iOS-Homescreen.html>
The Art Directed Journal

> The madness had to stop. I had gotten to the point where I never could remember in which app I put what where. I remember thinking, "Geez, did I make that note with the Notes app or Simplenote, or maybe it was buried in Dropbox because I had used iAWriter?"


**** iPads As Cash Registers Are About To Go From Novelty To Norm ****
<http://www.wired.com/business/2013/05/80233/>
Marcus Wohlsen, Wired

> Even in the San Francisco Bay area, retail stores and restaurants still mainly use traditional dedicated point-of-sale systems (that is, cash registers). Smartphones and tablets equipped with card readers plugged into the headphone jack are not the norm. But that???s changing.


**** Apple Getting Stricter About App Store Rules And Apps That Recommend And Share Other Apps ****
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/05/06/apple-getting-stricter-about-app-store-rules-and-apps-that-recommend-and-share-other-apps/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29>
Kaylie Moise, Macgasm



**** 9 Tricks To Ease A Cluttered Mac Desktop & Maintain Focus ****
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/05/06/tricks-ease-cluttered-desktop-maintain-focus-mac/>
OS X Daily

> Desktop clutter happens to the best of us, even if we try our hardest to maintain a remarkably simplified virtual workspace. Whether it???s way too many icons thrown all over the desktop from working with files, or just a million and one windows open for various apps, documents, and browser tabs, there are some simple ways to alleviate all of this, even if you???re right smack in the thick of things. The next time you???re inundated with some virtual clutter, use these tricks to maintain focus and get back to work.


**** Google Drive For Mac Adds Right-click Sharing Options ****
<http://www.imore.com/google-drive-mac-adds-right-click-sharing-options>
Richard Devine, iMore



**** Adobe Scraps Creative Suite Software Licenses In Favor Of Cloud Subscriptions ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2037034/adobe-scraps-software-licenses-in-favor-of-cloud-subscription-scheme-for-creative-suite-line.html#tk.rss_all>
Jackie Dove, Macworld

> Signaling a new focus on integrating creative services in the cloud with its professional desktop software, Adobe launched a new cloud-based Creative Suite???with a new CC moniker, for Creative Cloud. But it will look familiar. Significant upgrades to all current Creative Suite 6 apps are coming soon, but they will be available only by subscription to Creative Cloud, not traditional software licenses.


**** Fitbit Flex Review ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/6/4303072/fitbit-flex-review>
David Pierce, The Verge






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**** Tomorrow Night, Shake Me ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/poem/2013/05/_tomorrow_night_shake_me_by_terri_witek.html>
Terri Witek, Slate



**** In Pursuit Of An Underwater Menagerie ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/07/science/blaschka-glass-menagerie-inspires-marine-expedition.html?ref=science&_r=0>
C. Drew Harvell, New York Times

> I???ve been a marine biologist my entire professional life, spending more than 25 years researching the health of corals and sustainability of reefs. I???m captivated by the magic of sessile invertebrates like corals, sponges and sea squirts ??? creatures vital to the ecosystem yet too often overlooked in favor of more visible animals like sharks and whales.
> The filmmaker David O. Brown and I want to change that. To make a documentary, ???Fragile Legacy,??? we are on a quest to lure these elusive and delicate invertebrates in front of the camera lens.


**** How To Fold A Thong: A Straight Man Working At Victoria???s Secret ****
<http://www.salon.com/2013/05/07/how_to_fold_a_thong_a_straight_man_working_at_victorias_secret/>
Christopher Pilny, Salon

> ???You are the first man I have ever seen working at Victoria???s Secret,??? said a customer walking up to the cash register. I???d hear this a lot over the next year. For a while, I???d tell customers that I was, in fact, the first man to work at Victoria???s Secret, adding that GQ had recently named me ???The Ponce de Leon of Panties.??? But seeing as this was my first day on the job, I didn???t have that kind of confidence yet. That would come later.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Wed May  8 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 8 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 8, 2013
Message-ID: <20130508225900.78869.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** How To Automate FTP Uploads ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038182/how-to-automate-ftp-uploads.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

> Sure. Transmit installs a few Automator actions. Among them is Mount, which you can use to mount a directory on your FTP server. But you can save yourself some trouble by instead using Transmit???s Transmit Disk feature that lets you mount an FTP directory as if it were a local disk.


**** Mac Gems: The Unarchiver Is A Free, Robust File-extraction Utility ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2037025/mac-gems-the-unarchiver-is-a-free-robust-file-extraction-utility.html#tk.rss_all>
Jonathan Seff, Macworld

> OS X has long been able to uncompress zip files and some other archive types, using its built-in Archive Utility, but I???ve switched to The Unarchiver because it supports more formats and offers easier customization options???and it???s just as free as Archive Utility.


**** Manage Multiple Social Media Accounts With Your Mac ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2037092/manage-multiple-social-media-accounts-with-your-mac.html#tk.rss_all>
David Chartier, Macworld

> Here are a few tools and tricks???some for power users, others for business cases, and even a slightly nerdier option???that can help take the drudgery out of managing social media.


**** Dear Apple, Let???s Talk About Photos ****
<http://peternixey.com/post/49928526270/dear-apple-lets-talk-about-photos>
Peter Nixey



**** Write For Dropbox Launches For iPad With Device Sharing Support For iPhone App ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/write-for-dropbox-launches-for-ipad-with-device-sharing-support-for-iphone-app>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** Review: Pebble E-paper Watch ****
<http://boingboing.net/2013/05/07/review-pebble-e-paper-watch.html>
Brian Easton, Boing Boing

> For now, the Pebble delivers on its premise, but it doesn???t deliver very much. It's an impressive piece of hardware???the software just needs to catch up.


**** MacUtil Simplifies OS X Customization ****
<http://lifehacker.com/macutil-simplifies-os-x-customization-493639861>
Thorin Klosowski, Lifehacker

> If you want to change the inner-workings of OS X, you typically need to dig into Terminal commands or download a bunch of special software. MacUtil is an app that makes customization simple by providing you with all sorts of tweaks in a simple menu.


**** Quicksilver Launcher Utility For OS X Review ****
<http://www.technologytell.com/apple/116416/quicksilver-launcher-utility-for-os-x-review/>
Charles Moore, TechnologyTell



**** Pixelmator 2.2 Is A Legitimate Photoshop Replacement, That Costs $15 ****
<http://www.zdnet.com/pixelmator-2-2-is-a-legitimate-photoshop-replacement-that-costs-15-7000015035/>
Jason D. O'Grady, ZDNet



**** Betaworks' Vision For The Future Of Online News ****
<http://mashable.com/2013/05/07/betaworks-future/>
Seth Fiegerman, Mashable

> One of the most talked about companies for online news right now isn't a journalism outlet or a media conglomerate, but rather a small startup incubator and investor located in the heart of Manhattan's meatpacking district.


**** Boingo For iOS Adds The Option To Buy Wi-Fi As An In-app Purchase ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/7/4308118/boingo-ios-adds-wi-fi-in-app-purchase-option>
Adi Robertson, The Verge



**** At 10, You Still Have Some Tricks, iTunes ****
<http://allthingsd.com/20130507/at-10-you-still-have-some-tricks-itunes/?reflink=ATD_yahoo_ticker>
Katherine Boehret, All Things D

> Apple just celebrated the 10th birthday of its famed iTunes, which is easily the most popular source for buying digital content. Still, I regularly field questions from my family and friends about how iTunes works. These range from basic questions about syncing to storing music in the cloud and sharing music with family. And iTunes also has a lot of features most people don???t know exist. This week, I rounded up some ways to improve the way you use iTunes.


**** Consumer Alternatives To Adobe Creative Cloud: Practical Software Choices ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/07/consumer-alternatives-to-adobe-creative-cloud-practical-softwar/>
Erica Sadun, TUAW

> As a rule, I have upgraded as infrequently as possible, stretching out my purchases over as many years and operating systems as possible. I live very low on the Adobe consumer hierarchy, trying to eke out whatever time I have left with my CS 4 suite. It's time now to seriously look at alternatives.


**** Berlin Court: Apple's Privacy Policy Violates German Data Protection Law ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038070/apples-privacy-policy-violates-german-data-protection-law-berlin-court-rules.html#tk.rss_all>
Loek Essers, IDG News Service



**** Close Windows When Quitting Apps In Mac OS X Selectively Or Always ****
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/05/07/close-windows-when-quitting-apps-mac-os-x/>
OS X Daily



**** Apps Are Too Cheap ****
<http://daveaddey.com/?p=1084&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Dave Addey






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**** Al Gore???s Golden Years ****
<http://nymag.com/news/features/al-gore-2013-5/>
Steve Fishman, New York Magazine

> The almost president has become the ultimate Davos Man, a moral entrepreneur and richer than Mitt Romney.


**** Replanting The Rust Belt ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/dining/replanting-the-rust-belt.html?ref=dining&_r=0>
Julia Moskin, New York Times

> Until recently, the American food revolution seemed to bypass this region, leaping from Chicago to Philadelphia without making stops in places like Toledo, Cleveland, Akron and Pittsburgh.
> Now, the region is linked by a group of educated, ambitious chefs who are building a new kind of network. Its scale is tiny compared with the steel and shipbuilding empires of the region???s past. But they are nonetheless convinced that an interdependent web of chefs, butchers, farmers, millers, bakers and brewers will help bring the local landscape back into balance.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Thu May  9 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 9 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 9, 2013
Message-ID: <20130509225900.86690.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Jim Dalrymple Launches The Loop Magazine ****
<http://www.macstories.net/news/jim-dalrymple-launches-the-loop-magazine/>
Federico Viticci, MacStories

> "The Loop magazine is an extension of my interests on the Web site, so they will always complement one another. On the Web site, I will link to a story that I find interesting. In the magazine, I will go to the writer and ask them to write an exclusive article for The Loop magazine."


**** Hands On: Pixelmator Launches Smart, Significant New Upgrade ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038229/hands-on-pixelmator-launches-smart-significant-new-upgrade.html#tk.rss_all>
Lex Friedman, Macworld

> Among the new features are a slew of new shape tools, a Smart Move tool, a clever Paint Selection tool, a Light Leak Effect, and plenty more.


**** How I Use My iPhone And iPad As A College Math Teacher ****
<http://www.imore.com/how-i-use-my-iphone-and-ipad-college-math-teacher?>
Leanna Lofte, iMore

> Between using apps on the classroom projector, enabling Guided Access for student devices during exams, and preparing content at home, my iPhone and iPad are essential tools for me as a teacher.


**** Feed Wrangler: A Subscription-based RSS Reader For Web And iOS ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/08/feed-wrangler-a-subscription-based-rss-reader-for-web-and-ios/>
Matt Tinsley, TUAW



**** Realmac's Clear App Is Free To Download Today ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/08/realmacs-clear-app-is-free-to-download-today/>
Yoni Heisler, TUAW



**** Four Years Later, iWork Apps Need Apple's Attention ****
<http://www.imore.com/four-years-later-iwork-apps-need-apples-attention>
Peter Cohen, iMore



**** The Illusion Of Simplicity: Photographer Peter Belanger On Shooting For Apple ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/8/4311868/the-illusion-of-simplicity-photographer-peter-belanger-on-shooting>
Michael Shane, The Verge

> You???ve almost certainly never heard of Peter Belanger, but you???ve definitely seen his photographs. In fact, you may even see his work every day, and it???s likely that you own some of his most famous subjects. Belanger is the man behind some of Apple???s most iconic product images, a San Francisco-based product photographer at the top of his field. Apple is but one of his clients ??? he???s done work for everyone from eBay and Nike to Pixar and Square ??? and we sat down with Peter to talk about his work, his background, and some very, very expensive gear.


**** 30 Minutes To Sync ****
<http://inessential.com/2013/05/07/30_minutes_to_sync>
Brent Simmons, Inesential.com

> Or, put another way: the backend system will become nearly as important as the UI frameworks, and plain-old-syncing isn???t enough.


**** Disney Interactive Launches Story, A non-Disney-centric Photo App ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038175/disney-interactive-launches-story-a-non-disney-centric-photo-app.html#tk.rss_all>
Leah Yamshon, Macworld



**** Review: Kindle For iOS Remains A Compelling iBooks Alternative ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2036712/review-kindle-for-ios-remains-a-compelling-ibooks-alternative.html#tk.rss_all>
Lex Friedman, Macworld

> If you???d rather avoid iOS lock-in for your ebooks, there are few disappointments to the Kindle app experience.


**** How To Manage Automatic Log-in In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57583449-263/how-to-manage-automatic-log-in-in-os-x/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=MacFixIt>
Topher Kessler, CNET



**** Reality Absorption Field: Backups Capsule ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/08/reality-absorption-field-backups-capsule/>
Ross Rubin, TUAW



**** You Can Check Out Anytime You Like ****
<http://bitsplitting.org/2013/05/08/you-can-check-out-anytime-you-like/>
Daniel Jalkut, Bitsplitting.org



**** Fifth Avenue Apple Store Experiences A Water Leak ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/08/fifth-avenue-apple-store-experiences-a-water-leak/>
Mike Schramm, TUAW






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**** Stewart Brand's Whole Earth Catalog, The Book That Changed The World ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/05/stewart-brand-whole-earth-catalog>
Carole Cadwalladr, The Observer

> Stewart Brand was at the heart of 60s counterculture and is now widely revered as the tech visionary whose book anticipated the web. We meet the man for whom big ideas are a way of life.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Fri May 10 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 10 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 10, 2013
Message-ID: <20130510225900.94687.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock Review ****
<http://terrywhite.com/belkin-thunderbolt-express-dock-review/>
Terry White's Tech Blog



**** Bugs & Fixes: When TextEdit Won???t Save ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038430/bugs-and-fixes-when-textedit-won-t-save.html#tk.rss_all>
Ted Landau, Macworld



****  ****
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2013/05/10/article01/>


Seriously, Microsoft's share of the tablet market is smaller than Linux's share of the desktop market. If Apple didn't bother to build an iTunes for Linux, why do you think Apple will build a Metro-style iTunes for Windows tablet?
(Apple continues to build a desktop-style iTunes for Windows desktop.)


**** Dungeon Hunter 4 Review - Gameloft Releases Version 4 Of Its Action Packed Arcade RPG ****
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphone/reviews/?reviewid=3446593&olo=rss>
Mark Hattersley, Macworld UK



**** 5 Automator Workflows Everyone Should Have ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038095/5-automator-workflows-everyone-should-have.html#tk.rss_all>
Ben Waldie, Macworld

> I meet a lot of people with Automator anxiety: they think using OS X???s built-in workflow-maker is a lot more complex than it really is. The truth is that Automator workflows are (a) pretty simple to assemble and (b) great for simple but repetitive tasks that you do all the time anyway.
> To show you what I mean here are five workflows that I think pretty much every Mac user should have. They do things we all need to do: Wrap text in quotation marks, for example, or count the number of words in a selection of text. There might be other ways of doing the same things, but Automator is built into your Mac and you can implement them yourself for free in a couple of minutes.


**** Apple iPhoto (For iPhone) Review ****
<http://www.itproportal.com/reviews/software-apps/apple-iphoto-for-iphone-review/>
Michael Muchmore, ITProPortal.com

> For consumers who want to organise, correct, and enhance their photos, and then share them in a variety of ways, iPhoto for iPhone is a great option.


**** What Apple Really Means When It Says It Has ???Sold??? A Product ****
<http://gigaom.com/2013/05/09/what-apple-really-means-when-it-says-it-has-sold-a-product/>
Erica Ogg, GigaOM

> Apple???s ???sold??? numbers are really its shipment numbers, according to several prominent financial analysts who obsessively follow every word and number that emerges from Cupertino. Horace Dediu, who writes the Asymco blog, told me that ???Apple???s reports show shipments not sales.??? He added, ???All vendors as far as I know report shipment data since that is what they can record.???


**** Banish Stubborn Menu Extras In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57583643-263/banish-stubborn-menu-extras-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> If you are experiencing problems with a menu extra and can't seem to remove it by standard means, it may have a nonstandard implementation, which will take a couple of steps to root out and uninstall.


**** Flipboard Brings Personalized Magazines To Android, Heads To The Web With New Magazine Management Tool ****
<http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/09/flipboard-brings-personalized-magazines-to-android-heads-to-the-web-with-new-magazine-management-tool/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Sarah Perez, TechCrunch



**** Apple Releases Thunderbolt Firmware Update V1.2 ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038425/apple-releases-thunderbolt-firmware-update-v1-2.html#tk.rss_all>
Roman Loyola, Macworld

> According to Apple, the update is a stability fix for Thunderbolt and Target Disk Mode. The update is a scant 1.2MB in size and requires OS X 10.8.3 or later.


**** Delicious Library 3 Review: Catalog Your Life, Share It With Friends, And Loan Items Out ****
<http://www.imore.com/delicious-library-3-review-catalog-your-life-share-it-friends-and-loan-items-out>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore



**** How To Import DVDs Into iTunes ****
<http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/media/how-to-import-dvds-into-itunes/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mactuts+%28Mactuts%2B%29>
Jacob Penderworth, Mactuts+



**** Apple Demos The Power Of Creativity ****
<http://kensegall.com/2013/05/apple-demos-the-power-of-creativity/>
Ken Segall's Observatory

> What this commercial does so well is capture the human side of technology. It???s a reflection of daily life, and it???s easy to see ourselves in it. The ad shows us how essential our phones have become, enabling us to capture the people, places and images we don???t want to forget.


**** Heart Patient Risk From iPad2 Found By 14-Year-Old ****
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-09/heart-patient-risk-from-ipad2-found-by-14-year-old.html>
Michelle Fay Cortez, Bloomberg

> If a person falls asleep with the iPad2 on the chest, the magnets in the cover can ???accidentally turn off??? the heart device, said Chien, a high school freshman in Stockton, California, whose father is a doctor. ???I definitely think people should be aware. That???s why I???m presenting the study.???


**** Fix iTunes Links Not Launching iTunes In Google Chrome ****
<http://www.macstories.net/tutorials/fix-itunes-links-not-launching-itunes-in-google-chrome/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Federico Viticci, MacStories



**** Auto-play For TV Shows Comes To Netflix In Latest Update To iOS App ****
<http://www.imore.com/auto-play-tv-shows-comes-netflix-latest-update-ios-app>
Richard Devine, iMore

> The new post-play feature will cue and then begin the next episode in the season once the currently watched one ends. 


**** Paris, France Finally Gets Its Apple Maps Flyover ****
<http://www.imore.com/paris-france-finally-gets-its-apple-maps-flyover>
Richard Devine, iMore






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**** Richard Feynman: Life, The Universe And Everything ****
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/10036024/Richard-Feynman-Life-the-universe-and-everything.html>
Christopher Riley, The Telegraph

> In these days of frivolous entertainments and frayed attention spans, the people who become famous are not necessarily the brightest stars. One of the biggest hits on YouTube, after all, is a video of a French bulldog who can???t roll over. But in amongst all the skateboarding cats and laughing babies, a new animated video, featuring the words of a dead theoretical physicist, has gone viral. In the film, created from an original documentary made for the BBC back in the early Eighties, the late Nobel Prize-winning professor, Richard Feynman, can be heard extolling the wonders of science contained within a simple flower.


**** Grammar Rules Everyone Should Follow ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/09/grammar-rules-everyone-know?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Thomas Jones, The Guardian

> They're conventions not rules, however, and different conventions apply to different kinds of discourse: constructions that are unacceptable in so-called Standard English and wouldn't find their way into the LRB or the Guardian ??? a reinforcing double negative, say ??? are more than fine in other registers (eg "I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more").
> Bearing all that in mind, here are nine conventions (the number as arbitrary as everything else) that are more or less worth adhering to, depending on context, though none of them are hard-and-fast rules (and, yes, I have tried to discreetly break most of them in this preamble).







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sat May 11 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 11 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 11, 2013
Message-ID: <20130511225900.73682.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Seussian Software ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/books/review/seussian-software.html?ref=books>
J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times

> The plot remains the same: A young boy tries to take off his hat to honor the king, only to have a new one appear repeatedly on his head. While some children???s apps tend to pile on visual stimulation and ??techno-bells-and-whistles at the expense of storytelling, the digital version of ???500 Hats??? uses the original Seuss artwork as a solid foundation and then layers on simple touches that don???t distract from the reading experience.


**** Fluid Notes iPad App Review: A Free Notetaking App Worth Checking Out ****
<http://www.tapscape.com/fluid-notes-ipad-app-review/>
Tucker Cummings, Tapscape



**** Bayan Audio StreamPort Review ****
<http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/audio/3446629/bayan-audio-streamport-review/>
ANdrew Harrison, PC Advisor

> The StreamPort is a cute little plastic cuboid ??? little bigger than a matchbox ??? that picks up music without wires, using Bluetooth from your PC or smartphone. It plugs into one of Bayan Audio's iPod speaker docks or directly into a hi-fi system via a pair of analogue phono output sockets.


**** What Does The 'Reset Print System' Routine In OS X Do? ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57583652-263/what-does-the-reset-print-system-routine-in-os-x-do/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> If you are having difficulty configuring your printers or even just printing to them in OS X, one thing to try is to reset the print system, which will clear out your printers and allow you to set them up again from scratch. This service may appear to only remove your printers, but it in fact does a number of checks on the system and restores configuration files to factory defaults.


**** Myth Killer: iPad Magnet Effect On Defibrillators Wasn't "Discovered" By A 14-Year-old ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/10/myth-killer-ipad-magnet-effect-on-defibrillators-wasnt-discov/>
Steven Sande, TUAW

> Well, to be fair, Chien probably just read the iPad user guide, where the warning is plainly written.


**** Apple's Two-step ID Now Rolling Out To A Worldwide Release ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/10/apples-two-step-id-now-rolling-out-to-a-worldwide-release/>
Mike Schramm, TUAW

> Apple has now included Canada in on the feature, as well as users in Argentina, Pakistan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Russia, Austria, Brazil, Belgium and Portugal. In other words, two-step authentication is now rolling out to a more or less worldwide release.


**** Microsoft Office For Mac 2011 Update 14.3.4 ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/10/microsoft-office-for-mac-2011-update-14-3-4/>
Steven Sande, TUAW



**** Paragraphs For Mac Review: Easy Markdown And Static Website Creation All In One ****
<http://www.imore.com/paragraphs-mac-review-export-markdown-content-easy-publishing-online>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore



**** Mac Gems: GIF Brewery Makes It Easy To Create Animated GIFs ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038418/mac-gems-gif-brewery-makes-it-easy-to-create-animated-gifs.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Frakes, Macworld

> This nifty utility is simple to use, yet it offers a slew of useful features for creating your own animated images.


**** Free Trials And Tire Kickers ****
<http://www.marco.org/2013/05/10/tire-kickers>
Marco Arment

> If you sell a low-priced app in the App Store with no free version, you make money from every tire kicker.


**** FunBITS: The Deceptively Simple Games Of Matt Neuburg ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13758?rss>
Josh Centers, TidBITS

> Matt has created three simple, yet challenging games for the iPhone and iPad: Zotz!, Diabelli???s Theme, and LinkSame. If you???re looking for a mental challenge to kill a few minutes, give them a try!


**** Apple Deluged By Police Demands To Decrypt iPhones ****
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57583843-38/apple-deluged-by-police-demands-to-decrypt-iphones/>
Declan McCullagh, CNET

> ATF says no law enforcement agency could unlock a defendant's iPhone, but Apple can "bypass the security software" if it chooses. Apple has created a police waiting list because of high demand.





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**** This Is Your Brain, On ****
<http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/020_01/11211>
Eric Banks, Bookforum

> Two books seek to explain how our minds work their way through the maze of consciousness.


**** Soul Song ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/10/soul-song-michael-symmons-roberts?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Michael Symmons Roberts, The Guardian



**** Things Haven???t Gone Exactly As Planned: 'News From Heaven,' By Jennifer Haigh ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/books/review/news-from-heaven-by-jennifer-haigh.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Joan Silber, New York Times

> In Jennifer Haigh???s linked stories, restlessness and regret loom over a Pennsylvania coal-mining town for generations.


**** Don???t Make Fun Of Renowned Dan Brown ****
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/10049454/Dont-make-fun-of-renowned-Dan-Brown.html>
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph

> Renowned author Dan Brown woke up in his luxurious four-poster bed in his expensive $10 million house ??? and immediately he felt angry. Most people would have thought that the 48-year-old man had no reason to be angry. After all, the famous writer had a new book coming out. But that was the problem. A new book meant an inevitable attack on the rich novelist by the wealthy wordsmith???s fiercest foes. The critics.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sun May 12 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 12 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 12, 2013
Message-ID: <20130512225900.38989.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Respect The Crowd ****
<http://bitsplitting.org/2013/05/11/respect-the-crowd/>
Daniel Jalkut, Bitsplitting.org

> I commend Apple for including the ???Report a Problem??? feature in their Maps app from day one. They knew that the data was not bulletproof, and they understood that their vast, loyal user base was a great resource for improving it. But I think this reporting process is failing Apple precisely because corrections to Apple???s maps lack all of the advantages of the-fashioned old pen & paper method. After laboriously detailing the problems with a point of interest in Apple???s maps, correcting its name, dragging its pinpoint to a corrected location, etc., the user is rewarded with continuing to suffer using the app with the incorrect data.


**** We Need A Curator For The Apple River ****
<http://threads2.scripting.com/2013/may/needACuratorForTheAppleRiver>
Dave Winer, Scripting News

> It's really time for communities to spread out and become more inclusive. With a well-curated river, the Mac community can explore more niches, and grow in some interesting ways, perhaps.


**** Kensington USB 3.0 Multi-Display Adapter ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/11/kensington-usb-3-0-multi-display-adapter/>
Steven Sande, TUAW



**** The Problem With iTunes And Windows 8 ****
<http://www.imore.com/problem-itunes-and-windows-8?>
Rene Ritchie, iMore

> Metro probably doesn't need full-blown iTunes any more than iOS does, and the Windows 8 Store probably won't get old-style iTunes much faster than the App Store will get old-style Office.
> The world has changed.


**** The Rise Of The App Director ****
<http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/05/11/the-rise-of-the-app-director/>
Matthew Panzarino, The Next Web

> The concept is bigger than that of a project manager, who???s really about assigning tasks, but it???s also not the indie app developer and designer who???s doing it all themselves. I think of the App Director as more of an auteur because they???re realizing a vision like the director of a film. They may not wield the camera or the sound boom, but they???re still making their vision real.





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**** The Modern History Of Swearing: Where All The Dirtiest Words Come From ****
<http://www.salon.com/2013/05/11/the_modern_history_of_swearing_where_all_the_dirtiest_words_come_from/>
Melissa Mohr, Salon

> As society evolves, so do our curse words. Here's how some of the most famous ones developed -- and a few new ones.


**** The Invention Of David Bowie ****
<http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/may/23/invention-david-bowie/>
Ian Buruma, The New York Review Of Books

> At a time when American groups would often dress down???affluent suburban kids disguised as Appalachian farmers or Canadian lumberjacks???Bowie quite deliberately dressed <i>up</i>. In his words: ???I can???t stand the premise of going out [on stage] in jeans???and looking as real as you can in front of 18,000 people. I mean, it???s not normal!??? Also in his words: ???My whole professional life is an act???I slip from one guise to another very easily.???


**** The Great Dinosaur Stampede That Never Was? ****
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22382503>
Ari Daniel Shaprio, BBC

> "My supervisor said: 'Look, just imagine you're the first scientist to come to the scene. How would you interpret it?'"
> So Romilio took a fresh look at all those footprints, and he thinks the scientists before him misinterpreted the evidence.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Mon May 13 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 13 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 13, 2013
Message-ID: <20130513225900.38158.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Blurring Objects You Want To Hide In iMovie '11 ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038541/blurring-objects-you-want-to-hide-in-imovie-11.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld



**** Heroes And Castles 3.0 Features New Characters, New Campaign, New Map And More ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/heroes-and-castles-3-0-features-new-characters-new-campaign-new-map-and-more>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** Bill Gates Talks About His Last Visit With Steve Jobs, And A Cancelled Dinner! ****
<http://www.imore.com/bill-gates-talks-about-his-last-visit-steve-jobs-and-cancelled-dinner>
Richard Devine, iMore



**** Five Overlooked OS X System Tweaks ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038098/five-overlooked-os-x-system-tweaks.html#tk.rss_all>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld

> If you like to find new ways to tweak OS X, you sometimes need to look in unexpected places. For example, the Accessibility pane of System Preferences, which houses a number of features to help users who have limited seeing, hearing, and mobility, contains some nifty features that all users should know about. Here are five system tweaks that you might want to try on your Mac.


**** Subtitles Automatically Downloads Subtitles For Movies On Your Mac ****
<http://lifehacker.com/subtitles-automatically-downloads-subtitles-for-movies-500885215>
Shep Mcallister, Lifehacker



**** My.Agenda iPhone App Review: A Stunning Scheduler Tool ****
<http://www.tapscape.com/myagenda-iphone-app-review/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+tapscapeRSS+%28Tapscape%29>
Tucker Cummings, Tapscape



**** Steve Jackson's 'Sorcery!' Bows On iOS Devices ****
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/saltzman/2013/05/12/sorcery-apple-ios/2139039/?>
Marc Saltzman, USA Today



**** Tail Wagging ****
<http://mattgemmell.com/2013/05/12/tail-wagging/>
Matt Gemmell

> The deeper problem is injudicious design, which excessive skeuomorphism can be emblematic of. Design which falsely promotes one embodiment over the essence of content and function. A lack of creativity and insight, masquerading as a deliberate aesthetic choice.





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**** Margaret Atwood: The Literary World's Technology Mascot ****
<http://www.newrepublic.com/article/113122/margaret-atwood-literary-worlds-technology-mascot>
Leon Neyfakh, New Republic

> It is very easy to sound like a cheeseball when talking about social media. This is especially true if you???re talking about how it???s changing the world, or how it???s making all of us more creative, or how it???s opening up previously unimaginable ways of relating to others. There are lots of people who talk this way, and for the most part, they are cheeseballs.
> Margaret Atwood, 73, the Booker Prize-winning author of ???The Handmaid???s Tale,??? is not one of these people. But she walks a much finer line than you???d expect, especially since she is known primarily for her work as a conjurer of dark, dystopian fiction about the future.


**** The Dark Arts ****
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2013/05/20/130520fi_fiction_marcus>
Ben Marcus, New Yorker



**** Laptop U ****
<http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/05/20/130520fa_fact_heller>
Nathan Heller, New Yorker

> Has the future of college moved online?


**** Goodnight, Sweet Print ****
<http://www.theweeklings.com/ted-heller/2013/05/09/goodnight-sweet-print/>
Ted Heller, The Weeklings

> I???m sure that publishers (and book cover designers) loathe the advent of the Kindle and Nook if only because, well, there goes a tremendous free source of advertising (the book on the lap, the book basking in the sun on the beach towel, the book bulging suggestively out of the handbag). That form of advertising, though, never worked for me.


**** How To Think More (But Not Better): Alain De Botton???s School Of Life ****
<http://lareviewofbooks.org/article.php?type=&id=1657&fulltext=1&media=#article-text>
Lisa Levy, Los Angeles Review Of Books

> Is the very idea of an intelligent self-help book a paradox? It is certainly trying to serve two demanding masters: philosophical speculation and practical action. After all, readers don???t pick up self-help books just to ruminate on life???s dilemmas, but to be guided to solutions. The new series of self-help books published by the London-based School of Life, co-founded by the Swiss-born popular philosopher Alain de Botton, echoes the school???s lofty approach to problems, claiming to be ???intelligent, rigorous, well-written new guides to everyday living.??? Yet to peruse the School of Life???s calendar of classes is to fall into a vortex of jargon pitched somewhere between the banal banter of daytime talk shows and the schedule for a nightmarish New Age retreat.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Tue May 14 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 14 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 14, 2013
Message-ID: <20130514225900.48717.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** OneSafe Password Manager Comes To The Mac, Sync Across Your Devices With iCloud ****
<http://www.imore.com/onesafe-password-manager-comes-mac-sync-across-your-devices-icloud>
Richard Devine, iMore

> Like the iOS version, oneSafe for Mac is iCloud enabled, meaning now you can sync all of your information across all of your devices. It's pretty much the missing link in the chain, for anyone who uses these apps seriously will likely need them on the desktop as well. The same 256-bit encryption is employed in the Mac version, as are all of the popular features from oneSafe for iOS.


**** An iPhone Jury-Rigged As A Microscope ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/health/an-iphone-jury-rigged-as-a-microscope.html?ref=science&_r=0>
Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times

> By sticking a little $8 lens to an iPhone with a piece of double-sided tape, a Canadian doctor has produced a microscope that works reasonably well at diagnosing intestinal worms in children.


**** Five Sure-Fire Ways To Sabotage A Release ****
<http://blog.hoctor.com/five-sure-fire-ways-to-sabotage-a-release/>
Entrepreneurial Seduction

> I made way too many mistakes for a guy that has been doing this for over three decades. Learn from my errors and ship awesome software. I???m trying to do the same.


**** Routing Around Apple???s Restrictions, AppCertain & Others Bring Enterprise-Level Control To Consumers In The Interest Of Child Safety ****
<http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/13/routing-around-apples-restrictions-appcertain-others-bring-enterprise-level-control-to-consumers-in-the-interest-of-child-safety/>
Sarah Perez, TechCrunch

> The idea is to alert parents about the apps their child uses, including whether or not they have educational value. It doesn???t prevent the child from actually downloading or installing apps.


**** Review: Betaworks Connects The Dots To Score An iOS Hit ****
<http://gigaom.com/2013/05/13/review-betaworks-connects-the-dots-to-score-an-ios-hit/>
Chris Brandrick, GigaOM

> Dots is a wholly satisfying pick-up-and-play game, perfect for those fleeting free moments.


**** BirdDrop Puts Twitter In Your OS X Menubar ****
<http://lifehacker.com/birddrop-puts-twitter-in-your-os-x-menubar-504662208>
Adam Dachis, Lifehacker



**** France Weighs 'Culture Tax' For Apple, Google Products ****
<http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/13/france-culture-tax-apple-google-idINDEE94C0AQ20130513>
Nicholas Vinocur And Marine Pennetier, Reuters

> President Francois Hollande will decide by the end of July whether France should impose new taxes on technology giants like Apple and Google to finance cultural projects, a move that could feed into an anti-business image days after a spat with Yahoo!.
Maybe France should sweeten the deal by offering free programming on iTunes and Google Play stores in return?


**** Mount & Unmount Drives From The Command Line In Mac OS X ****
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/05/13/mount-unmount-drives-from-the-command-line-in-mac-os-x/>
OS X Daily



**** Keeping In Touch With TouchFire ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13761?rss>
Matt Neuburg, TidBITS

> The TouchFire isn???t a keyboard at all; it???s a piece of plastic that lies on top of your iPad, attached by some magnets, just covering the area of the standard virtual keyboard. The plastic is thin enough that your touches are felt by the iPad???s touchscreen, but thick enough to give your fingers a sense of position and feedback, as if you were typing on a very thin physical keyboard.


**** Reason 7 Music Production, Propellerheads??? Best Version So Far ****
<http://photo.it-enquirer.com/2013/05/reason-7-music-production-propellerheads-best-version-so-far/>
Erik Vlietinck, IT Enquirer



**** InstaPocketability ****
<http://eggfreckles.net/notes/instapocketability/>
Thomas Brand, Egg Freckles

> As I have said it has shown me the value of what reading later is all about. I just don???t want to be confined by the limitations of a single company.


**** iPhone Traveler Pt. 6 ??? Apps And Tips From An International Airline Pilot ****
<http://52tiger.net/iphone-traveler-pt-6-apps-and-tips-from-an-international-airline-pilot/?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed>
Dave Caolo, 52 Tiger



**** 1Password 4.2 Brings 1Browser, Login, And Search Improvements ****
<http://www.macstories.net/news/1password-4-2-brings-1browser-login-and-search-improvements/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Federico Viticci, MacStories

> Thanks to the latest updates, 1Password for iOS is reaching the same degree of functionality of the desktop app with browser extensions.


**** T-Mobile US Raises Down Payment Price Of iPhone 5 To $149 Very, Very Quietly ****
<http://www.imore.com/t-mobile-us-raises-down-payment-price-iphone-5-149-very-very-quietly>
Joseph Keller, iMore



**** How To Open Zip Files & Extract Archives On The iPhone & iPad ****
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/05/13/open-zip-files-iphone-ipad/>
OS X Daily



**** Mac Gems: Delineato Pro Is A Clean, Inexpensive Diagram And Mind-mapping App ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038079/mac-gems-delineato-pro-a-clean-inexpensive-diagram-and-mind-mapping-app.html#tk.rss_all>
Josh Centers, Macworld






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**** ???See You On The Other Side??? ****
<http://www.cjr.org/feature/jessica_lum_feature_morrison.php?page=all&src=longreads>
Sara Morrison, Columbia Journalism Review

> Meet Jessica Lum, a terminally ill 25-year-old who chose to spend what little time she had practicing journalism.


**** Two Poems ****
<http://www.spoliamag.com/two-poems-by-olivia-cronk/>
Olivia Cronk, Spolia








From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Wed May 15 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 15 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 15, 2013
Message-ID: <20130515225900.79948.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** 13 Things You Must Know When Starting Out In iOS/Mac Development ****
<http://www.appdesignvault.com/start-advice/>
App Design Vault



**** Yahoo! Mail For iOS Adds AirPrint Support, Performance Improvements ****
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/05/15/yahoo-mail-for-ios-adds-airprint-support-performance-improvements/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29>
Kaylie Moise, Macgasm



**** Review: Robot Unicorn Attack 2 Is Every Bit Ridiculous As It Sounds ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038752/review-robot-unicorn-attack-2-is-every-bit-ridiculous-as-it-sounds.html#tk.rss_all>
Chris Holt, Macworld

> Robot Unicorn Attack 2 isn't as difficult, and it's perhaps not as funny (sequels to jokes rarely are) but I think it's actually a better game. Challenge your friends, engage in the daily battles between rival robot unicorn factions ???Team Rainbow??? and ???Team Inferno,??? and enjoy the expanded mythos for one of the most interesting franchises for iOS. 


**** Seeking A Simple Movie Editor? Try QuickTime Pro 7 ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038730/seeking-a-simple-movie-editor-try-quicktime-pro-7.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

> As you suggest, Apple would likely point you to iMovie as the way to get these simple tasks done, but, as you also suggest, I believe it???s more trouble than it???s worth. Follow the link above, pungle up your $29, and you???re well on your way to performing simple movie edits.


**** Apple Worked To Fix E-Book Prices, U.S. Says In Filing ****
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-14/apple-worked-to-fix-e-book-prices-u-s-says-in-filing.html>
Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg

> Apple said in court papers filed April 26 and made public today that it engaged in ???one-on-one, and at times contentious negotiations??? with book publishers over e-books. Apple said it ???never spoke to more than one publisher at the same time??? during its negotiations and had no knowledge of any intra-publisher communications during the time Apple was negotiating its agency agreements.
Also:
??? <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4332840/steve-jobs-email-rupert-murdoch-ebook-price-fixing-case-department-of-justice">US DoJ calls Apple's ebook antitrust defense 'unconvincing,' presents Steve Jobs email as evidence</a> (Aaron Souppouris, The Verge)


**** Evernote Hello Updated With New Address Book Section And New Profile Fields ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/evernote-hello-updated-with-new-address-book-section-and-new-profile-fields>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** iMovie For Mac Now Works Better With Your iMovie For iOS Projects ****
<http://www.imore.com/imovie-mac-now-works-better-your-imovie-ios-projects>
Richard Devine, iMore



**** Tips And Tricks For iPhoto For iOS ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038740/tips-and-tricks-for-iphoto-for-ios.html#tk.rss_all>
Chris McVeigh, Macworld

> Although iPhoto for iOS isn???t quite as robust as its OS X counterpart, it???s a very capable image editor???and it can do a few cool tricks you simply can???t do on your Mac.


**** QuickRes 3.0 Makes Switching Resolutions On Your Retina MacBook Pro Quick And Easy ****
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/05/14/quickres-3-0-makes-switching-resolutions-on-your-retina-macbook-pro-quick-and-easy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Mike Beasley, 9 To 5 Mac



**** How To Remove Services From The Contextual Menu In Mac OS X ****
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/05/14/remove-services-contextual-menu-mac-os-x/>
OS X Daily



**** Quickly Add Items To The OS X Finder Sidebar And Dock ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57584469-263/quickly-add-items-to-the-os-x-finder-sidebar-and-dock/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> The standard and perhaps intuitive method of adding items to these locations is to drag them there; however, it's not foolproof. If you inadvertently release your mouse before the cursor has reached the Dock or sidebar, then you chance copying or moving the item out of its current folder to the Desktop or to another window. Sometimes you can even embed items in open documents that were under where you released the mouse.


**** Photo Stream, Why So Complicated? ****
<http://www.imore.com/photo-stream-why-so-complicated>
Leanna Lofte, iMore



**** Siri Update Prompts Users To Be Brief ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/14/siri-update-prompts-users-to-be-brief/>
Mike Schramm, TUAW

> Apple's voice interaction system Siri has been updated, this time specifically to ask users to keep it short. Siri's system doesn't deal well with longer user queries, so if you happen to ask something that's just too long for Siri to deal with, she'll interrupt you, giving you a quote from a famous person, and then asking you to rephrase the question, shorter or in fewer words.


**** Square's New Stand Turns iPad Into A Cash Register ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038719/squares-new-stand-turns-ipad-into-a-cash-register.html#tk.rss_all>
Marco Tabini, Macworld

> Internet payment company Square has announced a new accessory that turns your iPad into a high-tech cash register, complete with built-in credit-card swiper and a slew of point-of-sale accessories.


**** Hard Disk Clicking And A Time Machine Failure ****
<http://www.davidalison.com/2013/05/hard-disk-clicking-and-time-machine.html>
David Alison's Blog

> I???ve always been a big fan of Time Machine. I love that Apple has made backing up as simple as they have. This little experience has given me pause though. Time Machine had failed and I never received an error message. No notice, no warning. Just a lot of missing files.





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**** Enlightened Monsters ****
<http://www.the-tls.co.uk/tls/public/article1256265.ece>
Michael Saler, The Times Literary Supplement

> The child may be father to the man, but how did a girl become mother to the monster? We continue to ask that of Mary Shelley, who wrote <i>Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus</i> (1818) before she turned twenty. It is a startling work from someone so young, combining profound philosophic disquisitions with melodramatic blood and thunder.


**** I Believe I Can Fry ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/dining/making-fried-chicken-with-confidence.html?ref=dining&_r=0>
Julia Moskin, New York Times

> These are the people who believe a golden-brown crust and juicy meat can never be achieved at the same time. Who think frying chicken requires special equipment and hazmat suits. Who think fried chicken is in a special circle of dietary hell.
> Who are wrong.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Thu May 16 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 16 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 16, 2013
Message-ID: <20130516225900.5556.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Pixelmator 2.2 Review - Fun Photo Editor With Features That Go Beyond The Capabilities Of iPhoto ****
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac-creative/reviews/?reviewid=3447388&olo=rss>
Cliff Joseph, Macworld UK

> It???s not as powerful as more specialised photo editors such as Photoshop Elements, but Pixelmator is an affordable and fun tool for smartening up your photos. It???s not purely a photo-editing program either, as it also includes a number of vector graphics tools ??? and it???s that area of the program that receives the most attention in this latest update.


**** The Complete Guide To iCloud On Your Mac ****
<http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/productivity/the-complete-guide-to-icloud-on-your-mac/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mactuts+%28Mactuts%2B%29>
Jordan Merrick, Mactuts+



**** Apple Announces 50 Billion App Downloads, $10,000 Gift Card Winner ****
<http://www.macstories.net/news/apple-announces-50-billion-app-downloads-10000-gift-card-winner/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Federico Viticci, MacStories



**** The New Mophie Juice Pack Plus Battery Case Packs The Most Juice Yet For iPhone 5 ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/the-new-mophie-juice-pack-plus-battery-case-packs-the-most-juice-yet-for-iphone-5>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** Why We Need Apple ****
<http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/blogs/the-tiger-of-happiness/why-we-need-apple-20130516-2jnqm.html>
Derek Rielly, The Age

> We sorely need Apple. Because Apple brings beauty and simplicity. It takes the pain and the confusion out of computing.


**** Apple And Security ****
<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10884044>
Mark Webster, The New Zealand Herald

> I still meet people who appear surprised that Apple devices remain largely untroubled by viruses and malware.


**** How To Create An OS X Installer From Apple's Internet Recovery ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57584485-263/how-to-create-an-os-x-installer-from-apples-internet-recovery/>
Topher Kessler, CNET



**** Leaping To Conclusions On A Pilot???s Speculation ****
<http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/for-iphone-interference-on-planes-speculation-not-science/>
Nick Bilton, New York Times

> Even the Federal Aviation Administration will acknowledge that there is no scientific proof that today???s gadgets can interfere with a plane???s avionics.


**** Thinglist For iPhone Review: A Single Place To Remember All The Things You Always Forget ****
<http://www.imore.com/thinglist-iphone-review-single-place-remember-all-things-you-always-forget>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore

> Thinglist isn't your everyday task list or reminders app. Actually, it's neither of those things. At its core, Thinglist really functions as a way for you to jot down ideas and things to remember that aren't so time pressing. How about that time that you wanted to watch a movie your friend told you about but now can't remember the title? These are the types of uses Thinglist for iPhone is perfect for.


**** Class Action Lawsuit Targets iPhones With Defective Power Buttons ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/05/class-action-lawsuit-targets-iphones-with-defective-power-buttons/>
Casey Johnston, Ars Technica



**** Apple Hits 50 Billion App Downloads ****
<http://www.macstories.net/news/apple-hits-50-billion-app-downloads/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Federico Viticci, MacStories



**** Google Launches ???Hangouts??? Messaging Service For iOS, Android, And Web ****
<http://www.macstories.net/news/google-launches-hangouts-messaging-service-for-ios-android-and-web/>
Federico Viticci, MacStories

> A free service that includes text, photo, and video messaging, Hangouts is a rebrand of Google???s former video-chat service for Google+. The new Hangouts will unify Google Talk and Google+ messages under a single service, storing conversations in the cloud.


**** Apple Target Of Senate Hearing On Offshore taxes ****
<http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/apple-hearing-offshore-tax-91425.html>
Politico

> Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to testify at the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation's hearing Tuesday, POLITICO has learned.
> The hearing is part of the panel's continued examination of how companies shift profits offshore and how that impacts the tax code.


**** Apple???s New Objective-c To Javascript Bridge ****
<http://www.steamclock.com/blog/2013/05/apple-objective-c-javascript-bridge/>
Nigel Brooke, Steamclock Software

> A few month back, Apple quietly slipped a very nice Objective-C to Javascript bridge into WebKit. Since the first commit while we were busy celebrating New Year???s Eve, it has been fairly actively developed and improved. This new API supports straightforward embedding of the JavaScriptCore interpreter into native Objective-C projects, including reading and writing variables and object members with appropriate type coercion, calling methods on JavaScript objects, and directly binding Objective-C objects into JavaScript.





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**** Nuptial Matters ****
<http://www.poetryfoundation.org/article/245922>
Ruth Graham, Poetry Foundation

> How did poetry become an essential part of American wedding ceremonies???and why is it so hard to choose a poem of one???s own?


**** Step Backward, Step Forward ****
<http://www.thesmartset.com/article/article05151301.aspx>
Wayne Curtis, The Smart Set

> Pedestrians and cars have had a complex relationship for more than a century. It???s not exactly a predator and prey thing, but there???s an interesting and complex dynamic at work.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Fri May 17 18:59:00 2013
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Date: 17 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 17, 2013
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**** Turnado Review ****
<http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/turnado_review>
David Bledny, Mac Life



**** Apple Mobile Devices Cleared For Use On U.S. Military Networks ****
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-17/apple-mobile-devices-cleared-for-use-on-u-s-military-networks.html>
Nick Taborek & Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg

> The Defense Department said in a statement today that it has approved the use of Cupertino, California-based Apple???s products running a version of the iOS 6 mobile platform.


**** Microsoft Improves Skype On The Mac ****
<http://betanews.com/2013/05/17/microsoft-improves-skype-on-the-mac/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed+-+bn+-+Betanews+Full+Content+Feed+-+BN>
Nick Peers, Beta News

> Version 6.4 is focused on improving Skype???s instant messaging features for better usability, while also introducing support for Simplified Chinese.


**** Over 15 Cool Ways To Personalize Your Mac ****
<http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/customization/over-15-cool-ways-to-personalize-your-mac/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mactuts+%28Mactuts%2B%29>
Jacob Penderworth, Mactuts+



**** Appidemic: Mosaique For iPhone, iPad And iPod Touch ****
<http://www.technologytell.com/apple/116832/appidemic-mosaique-for-iphone-ipad-and-ipod-touch/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+appletell+Appletell>
Krisette Capati, TechnologyTell

> It is way past my bedtime, but I???ve been caught off-guard by an addiction Mosaique. This minimalist puzzle game brings you to another dimension of sands and blocks. It???s a must-have game you???ll definitely be fond of.


**** Review: Make A Visual Display For Your Data With Status Board For iPad ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038947/review-make-a-visual-display-for-your-data-with-status-board-for-ipad.html#tk.rss_all>
Jeffery Battersby, Macworld



**** Dots For iPhone ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13770?rss>
Josh Centers, TidBITS



**** What To Do When You Have More Content Than Room On Your iOS Device ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038818/what-to-do-when-you-have-more-content-than-room-on-your-ios-device.html#tk.rss_all>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld

> With creative syncing, and using iTunes??? checkboxes, you can accomplish what you want.


**** Mac Gems: Delicious Library 3 Lets You Track Your Movies, Music, And More ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038731/mac-gems-delicious-library-3-lets-you-track-your-movies-music-and-more.html#tk.rss_all>
Joel Mathis, Macworld

> Like its predecessors, Delicious Library 3 helps you track your media, and it makes a real attempt to keep up with the digital nature of today???s virtual bookshelves. The app still needs some work in that area, however, so it continues to appeal the most to those whose media collections are heavy in physical forms: books, albums, and DVDs.


**** Five Dictionary Tricks I Can't Live Without ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038420/five-dictionary-tricks-i-cant-live-without.html>
Scholle Sawyer McFarland, Macworld

> Whether you need to know what a word means or just how to spell it, the days of leafing through hefty paper dictionaries are gone. But few Mac users really know how to make the most of OS X???s built-in Dictionary app. Today I???ll show you five tricks for doing just that.


**** Researchers Spot OS X Malware Spoofing Developer Credentials ****
<http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2268744/researchers-spot-os-x-malware-spoofing-developer-credentials>
Shaun Nichols, V3.co.uk



**** Ways To Hide Applications In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57583216-263/ways-to-hide-applications-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> If you're looking for ways to focus better on your work, taking advantage of Apple's application-hiding features may help.


**** Tim Cook Says US-made Mac Will Be New Model In An Existing Family ****
<http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/16/tim-cook-says-us-made-mac-will-be-in-an-existing-family/>
Jon Fingas, Engadget



**** Our School In A Box - First Deployment In South-East Asia ****
<http://attila.tumblr.com/post/50555706044/our-school-in-a-box-first-deployment-in-south-east>
David Mendels, Attila's Den

> I found some clues and hopes in the works of a non-profit, named ???School In A Box???: an Apple education representative in Asia pointed me to the head of Apple Education who addressed me to them, so that I could discuss some of these questions with someone who had already thought about that. These amazing teachers from Ireland were passionate about trekking and new technologies, which led them to start a project whereby they would bring to schools in the third world all the tech you need to teach in a box. It effectively removed one hurdle from the past attempts at doing that much ??? the OLPC failed because of two main reasons: the absence of power and the disconnect between teacher and students when you put a laptop between them. So, a typical SIAB solution would have: solar panels, a power generator and accumulator, a wifi base station, a projector, iPads, all packed in a military-grade box. Cool, and it gives an idea of where you???re going. I contacted them around Christmas 2012.


**** How To Add Text To Photos Easily Using Preview In Mac OS X ****
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/05/16/add-text-to-photos-mac-preview/>
OS X Daily



**** Apple To Open New Store On Union Square ****
<http://blog.sfgate.com/techchron/2013/05/16/apple-to-open-new-store-on-union-square/>
San Francisco Chronicles

> Apple has submitted plans to open a new retail store on Union Square, replacing its nine-year-old store at Stockton and Ellis streets a few blocks away.


**** The State Of Apple's Location Services And User Privacy ****
<http://www.imore.com/state-apples-location-services-and-user-privacy>
Nick Arnott, iMore



**** Billions: How Exactly Do Apple And Google Count App Downloads? ****
<http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/05/16/billions-how-exactly-do-apple-and-google-count-app-downloads/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheNextWeb+(The+Next+Web+All+Stories)>
Matthew Panzarino, The Next Web

> Both Apple and Google tabulate unique downloads of apps per user account. This means that they count only one download of an app no matter how many devices that you install that app on after you purchase it. Neither company counts updates in its app download numbers. These are purely single downloads from their stores.


**** CW Strikes Deal With Apple To Bring Content To Apple TV ****
<http://www.macrumors.com/2013/05/16/cw-strikes-deal-with-apple-to-bring-content-to-apple-tv/>
Juli Clover, MacRumors



**** Apple On Offense Over $100B Offshore Stash ****
<http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/apple-tim-cook-congress-tax-91501.html>
Anna Palmer and Tony Romm, Politico

> CEO Tim Cook is coming to Washington to testify in front of a panel of senators about stashing more than $100 billion overseas, rather than sending a lower-level executive.
> He will offer Congress Apple???s ideas for comprehensive tax reform ??? an unusual move for the company into the world of policy.
Also:
??? <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/apple-ceo-cook-to-propose-tax-overhaul/2013/05/16/d8e9e6a6-be4e-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_story.html">Apple CEO Tim Cook to propose tax overhaul</a> (Cecilia Kang, Washington Post): In an interview with The Washington Post, Cook said he will present specific proposals aimed at encouraging companies to bring back foreign earnings to the United States and invest that money injob creation, as well as research and development. He will speak at a Senate hearing Tuesday that is taking aim at companies that shift profits overseas to lower their tax bills.


**** iTunes 11.0.3 Enhances MiniPlayer, Tweaks Album Options ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038908/itunes-11-0-3-enhances-miniplayer-tweaks-album-options.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Moren, Macworld

> Among the changes in 11.0.3 is a revamped MiniPlayer, which now features a progress bar, complete with draggable playhead. The audio output button, which now uses a speaker icon instead of Apple???s traditional AirPlay icon, is also now visible even when you???re not hovering over the window.


**** Review: DevonAgent Pro 3.5 A Powerful Search Engine And Browser Combo ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038661/review-devonagent-pro-3-5-a-powerful-search-engine-and-browser-combo.html#tk.rss_all>
Joe Kissell, Macworld

> For serious, detailed Web research, especially when you have to find data that???s not accessible in conventional search engines, DevonAgent Pro can cut through clutter and help you make sense of complex information. It???s unlikely to replace Safari, Chrome, or Firefox as your everyday browser, but for what it does best, no other tool can compare.


**** Now You See It: How Apple's Retina Display Is A Boon To Accessibility ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038890/now-you-see-it-how-apples-retina-display-is-a-boon-to-accessibility.html#tk.rss_all>
Steven Aquino, Macworld

> As a visually impaired user, my effective use of these devices depends on the quality and brightness of the screen. In order for me to achieve optimal use???especially on the iPhone, the device I use the most???I???ve found that I really need a Retina display set to maximum brightness.





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**** Welcome To The Programmable World ****
<http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/05/internet-of-things/all/>
Bill Wasik, Wired

> In our houses, cars, and factories, we???re surrounded by tiny, intelligent devices that capture data about how we live and what we do. Now they are beginning to talk to one another. Soon we???ll be able to choreograph them to respond to our needs, solve our problems, even save our lives.


**** Welcome To Google Island ****
<http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/05/on-google-island/>
Mat Honan, Wired

> ???I think as technologists we should have some safe places where we can try out some new things and figure out,??? he had said. ???What is the effect on society? What???s the effect on people? Without having to deploy it into the normal world.???
> I realized I was the only one aboard, and the boat was driving itself.


**** How Do You Write About Life When It's Lived On Computers? ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2013/may/17/write-life-lived-on-computers?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Damien Walter, The Guardian

> We live more and more of our life through the screens of laptops and smartphones, but how do we represent this on the page?







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sat May 18 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 18 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 18, 2013
Message-ID: <20130518225900.16635.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** How To Handle OS X Firmware Updates That Won't Install ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57585013-263/how-to-handle-os-x-firmware-updates-that-wont-install/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> There are some special requirements for handling firmware updates as opposed to standard software updates, and if they are not met, the system may fail to install the update.


**** Air Force Targets $50M Savings With Apple iPads ****
<http://www.thestreet.com/story/11923560/1/air-force-targets-50m-savings-with-apple-ipads.html?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO>
James Rogers, TheStreet

> Last year the Air Force's Air Mobility Command (AMC) awarded a $9.36 million contract for up to 18,000 iPads as part of an ambitious project to replace flight manuals with state-of-the-art tablets. Contractor Executive Technology clinched the deal to deploy the so-called Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs).


**** Battle Of The 13-Inch MacBooks: Which One Wins? ****
<http://www.imore.com/battle-13-inch-macbooks-which-one-wins>
Peter Cohen, iMore



**** Apple Pulls Bang With Friends Hookup App From The App Store ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/17/4341536/apple-pulls-bang-with-friends-hookup-app-from-the-app-store>
Nathan Ingraham, The Verge

> Bang With Friends, the somewhat-controversial hookup app that lets users anonymously pick which of their Facebook friends they'd like to "bang" and then notifies users when there's a match, has had its iPhone app pulled from the App Store.


**** MacBook Air Inventory Begins Dwindling Ahead Of Apple's WWDC ****
<http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/05/17/macbook-air-inventory-begins-dwindling-ahead-of-apples-wwdc>
Neil Hughes, AppleInsider

> Constrained availability of existing models is often one of the first signs of an impending product refresh, as Apple draws down inventory in anticipation of the release of new hardware. Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, scheduled for June 10 through 14, would be an opportune time for the company to introduce newly updated MacBook Airs.


**** Can You Replace Photoshop With Pixelmator? ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13775?rss>
Michael E. Cohen, TidBITS

> The answer to that, I???m afraid, may disappoint those who want cut-and-dried answers to complex questions: it depends on how you use Photoshop, and what you use it for.


**** Creative Cloud Complaints Darken Adobe???s View Of The Future ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13765?rss>
Josh Centers and Adam C. Engst, TidBITS

> Many TidBITS readers made great points that we wanted to share, along with suggestions for how Adobe could soothe the savage user base.





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**** Big Data Is Watching You: 'To Save Everything, Click Here,' By Evgeny Morozov ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/books/review/to-save-everything-click-here-by-evgeny-morozov.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Ellen Ullman, New York Times

> How can you resist a book whose first chapter begins: ???Have you ever peeked inside a friend???s trash can? I have.??? Trash is like ???one???s sex life,??? the book continues, ???the less said about it, the better.???
> Yet the Internet can convert this private affair into an object of public surveillance, and Evgeny Morozov tells you how.


**** When Words Sing ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/books/review/when-words-sing.html?partner=rss&emc=rss>
John Schwartz, New York Times

> If you spend a lot of time with audiobooks, you start paying close attention to the people who read them.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sun May 19 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 19 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 19, 2013
Message-ID: <20130519225900.5753.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Can Playing Dots On Your iPhone Make You Smarter? ****
<http://www.salon.com/2013/05/18/can_playing_dots_on_your_iphone_make_you_smarter_partner/>
Jared Keller, Salon

> Playing casual games like Dots and Bejeweled are the cognitive equivalent of working out a single muscle: you strengthen a very specific skill without necessarily improving your overall mental dexterity. But if you???re like me and concerned about your addiction, this news may still come as some comfort: you may be giving up hours of your life, but at least you???re getting very good at making a bunch of colored dots disappear.


**** Spark Inspector Offers Real Time iOS Interface Inpection ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/18/devjuice-spark-inspector-offers-real-time-ios-interface-inpecti/>
Erica Sadun, TUAW

> Targeting devs looking to refine their user interfaces, it enables you to interactively tweak view properties like frames and layers.


**** How iPads, Apps And YouTube Can Be A Band???s Best Practice Tools ****
<http://gigaom.com/2013/05/18/how-ipads-apps-and-youtube-can-be-a-bands-best-practice-tools/>
Mark Crump, GigaOM






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**** The Secrets Of Consciousness And The Problem Of God ****
<http://lareviewofbooks.org/article.php?id=1676>
William Flesch, Los Angeles Review Of Books

> To put the question simply, if God exists, how could ???He??? know that <i>we</i> existed? How could He know that we weren???t merely animated matter, zombies, or biological machines, like the pedagogical mannequin, a Turing machine affectlessly oppressing the seekers after truth in the dream world of Giulio Tononi???s <i>Phi: A Voyage from the Brain to the Soul</i>? How could God know that we were living souls, and not just perfect simulations?


**** Some Of My Best Friends Are Germs ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/magazine/say-hello-to-the-100-trillion-bacteria-that-make-up-your-microbiome.html?ref=magazine>
Michael Pollan, New York Times

> Medicine used to be obsessed with eradicating the tiny bugs that live within us. Now we???re beginning to understand all the ways they keep us healthy.


**** The Plane Was About To Crash. Now What? ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/magazine/the-plane-was-about-to-crash-now-what.html?ref=magazine&_r=0>
Noah Gallagher Shannon, New York Times

> I woke to a nudge. ???The pilot???s going to make an announcement,??? the flight attendant said. I palmed at my eyes, nodded and looked around, feeling my hangover creep back in. The girl next to me was flicking at her nails while she paged through a fashion magazine. I slumped back against the window after the flight attendant passed. White clouds blanketed the sky floor.
> I sat up suddenly. <i>Wait ??? since when do they wake you up for a pilot talk?</i>







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Mon May 20 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 20 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 20, 2013
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**** Learn All About The Delicious Art Of Making Pizza With DIY Pizza Pie For iPad ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/learn-all-about-the-delicious-art-of-making-pizza-with-diy-pizza-pie-for-ipad>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** Clearing Up Mac App Store Confusion ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038982/clearing-up-mac-app-store-confusion.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld



**** How To Sync An Android Phone To Your Mac ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039052/how-to-sync-an-android-phone-to-your-mac.html#tk.rss_all>
Sarah Jacobsson Purewal, Macworld

> Thanks to iCloud, syncing an iPhone with a Mac is a piece of cake. But Mac users who don???t buy into the whole ???one vendor to rule them all??? thing will find that syncing an Android phone with OS X isn???t quite as easy. That said, it isn???t terribly difficult, either, thanks to Google???s own cloud services.


**** iOS Default Despair: Where Ars Staff Turns For Better App Experiences ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/05/ios-default-despair-where-ars-staff-turns-for-better-app-experiences/>
Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica

> Users still can't delete Apple's default apps from iOS devices (grumble grumble???) but there are plenty of useful alternatives out there for people hoping to use something other than the default. 


**** MacBook Air Flash Storage Firmware Update 1.0 ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13778?rss>
Agen G.N. Schmitz, TidBITS

> The release addresses a rare problem that could cause a system to fail to start back up from a crash. 


**** Dropbox Encore Enables A Second Dropbox In A Single OS X User Account ****
<http://www.technologytell.com/apple/116948/dropbox-encore-enables-a-second-dropbox-in-a-single-os-x-user-account/>
Kirk Hiner, TechnologyTell

> The sole function of the Dropbox Encore application is to launch a second instance of Dropbox using the official Dropbox application in your Applications folder.


**** How To Know When Apple Finally Gets iCloud Right ****
<http://shapeof.com/archives/2013/5/how_to_know_when_apple_finally_gets_icloud_right.html>
Gus Mueller, The Shape Of Everything



**** Unknowable ****
<http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2013/05/19/unknowable.html>
Rands In Repose

> The cap on WWDC tickets means it won???t go the way of SXSW - a wildly successful conference that has grown consistently since its inception. I used to go every year until one late night we looked around a huge sea of strangers and decided that we no longer knew this conference. The experience had become diluted. It had become unfamiliar, full of strangers, and unknowable.





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**** Paul Krugman???s Right: Austerity Kills ****
<http://www.salon.com/2013/05/19/paul_krugmans_right_austerity_kills/>
David Stuckler and Sanjay Basu, Salon

> Austerity kills -- radical cuts destroy economies and lives, and the honest numbers and economics keep proving it.


**** What The Hell ****
<http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2013/05/27/130527crbo_books_acocella>
Joan Acocella, New Yorker

> Dante in translation and in Dan Brown???s new novel.


**** A Word From Our Sponsor ****
<http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/05/27/130527fa_fact_mayer>
Jane Mayer, New Yorker

> Public television???s attempts to placate David Koch.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Tue May 21 18:59:01 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 21 May 2013 22:59:01 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 21, 2013
Message-ID: <20130521225901.77549.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** AT&T Says 'Any' Mobile Video Chat App Will Work On Its Network By The End Of 2013 ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/20/4348672/att-will-allow-all-video-chat-apps-on-its-network-by-end-of-2013>
Adi Robertson, The Verge



**** Apple Rolls Out New iPhone Incentives In India ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/20/apple-rolls-out-new-iphone-incentives-in-india/>
John-Michael Bond, TUAW



**** Apple Already Pays $1 Out Of Every $40 Tax Dollars The U.S. Collects. How Much More Does The Senate Want? ****
<http://www.imore.com/apple-already-pays-1-out-every-40-tax-dollars-us-collects-how-much-more-does-senate-want>
Chris Umiastowski, iMore

> Today the U.S. government is under pressure to collect more tax revenue. They???re fighting information-based global companies like Apple who have organized themselves, legally, in the best interests of shareholders.
> This is a battle the U.S. government will lose, and they better start looking at alternative ways to solve their tax revenue problems. Picking a fight with their biggest taxpayer seems utterly stupid.


**** TextExpander Touch 2.0 Brings Fill-In Snippets, Formatted Text To iOS ****
<http://www.macstories.net/reviews/textexpander-touch-2-0-brings-fill-in-snippets-formatted-text-to-ios/>
Federico Viticci, MacStories

> TextExpander touch still isn???t as powerful and polished as TextExpander 4, but it???s gotten closer with today???s major update. Some of its limitations can???t be overcome unless Apple makes profound changes to iOS??? architecture; others could be fixed and improved by Smile.
> Fill-in snippets and a new editor make TextExpander touch 2.0 a fantastic new version of TextExpander that I highly recommend. I look forward to seeing how third-party developers will integrate with the new SDK ??? TextExpander is now an impressive time-saving utility, but its strength lies in the developer community.


**** Apple To Tell Senate It Pays Every Cent Of Its Taxes ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039292/apple-to-tell-senate-it-pays-every-cent-of-its-taxes.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Moren, Macworld

> Apple strenuously asserts that it pays every cent it owes, both to the U.S. government and to the governments of other countries in which it does business. The most significant of those is Ireland, in which Apple has five???count ???em, five???subsidiaries, each of which the company says adhere to the letter and spirit of the law; Apple says it doesn???t use tax gimmicks, such as offshore accounts in the Cayman Islands or Caribbean nations, and its large foreign holdings are simply due to the fact that the majority of its revenue???61 percent last year???are generated internationally.
Also:
??? <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2039299/senate-report-apple-claims-subsidiaries-with-no-taxing-jurisdiction.html#tk.rss_all">Senate report: Apple claims subsidiaries with no taxing jurisdiction</a> (Grant Gross, IDG News Service)


**** Review: PDF Editor Pro 3 A Pricey Step Up From Preview For PDF Editing ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038810/review-pdf-editor-pro-3-a-pricey-step-up-from-preview-for-pdf-editing.html#tk.rss_all>
Jeffery Battersby, Macworld

> PDF Editor Pro is appealing as a PDF editor in that if offers OCR and text editing options not available in Apple???s native Preview app. However, it???s not nearly as easy to use as Preview and its OCR capabilities aren???t as good as those found in other applications. It???s not a bad PDF editing application, but you may be better off looking elsewhere for your PDF editing needs.


**** How iPads Are Revolutionising Social Games ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2013/may/20/ipad-social-games?>
Cara Ellison, The Guardian



**** Inventory List For iPhone Review: Manage Your Stuff Simply And Easily ****
<http://www.imore.com/inventory-list-iphone-review-track-and-manage-literally-everything-you-own>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore






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**** Argument With Myself ****
<http://www.lrb.co.uk/v35/n10/mike-jay/argument-with-myself?src=longreads>
Mike Jay, London Review Of Books

> Memory creates our identity, but it also exposes the illusion of a coherent self: a memory is not a thing but an act that alters and rearranges even as it retrieves. Although some of its operations can be trained to an astonishing pitch, most take place autonomously, beyond the reach of the conscious mind. As we age, it distorts and foreshortens: present experience becomes harder to impress on the mind, and the long-forgotten past seems to draw closer; <i>University Challenge</i> gets easier, remembering what you came downstairs for gets harder. Yet if we were somehow to freeze our memory at the youthful peak of its powers, around our late twenties, we would not create a polished version of ourselves analogous to a youthful body, but an early, scrappy draft composed of childhood memories and school-learning, barely recognisable to our older selves.


**** What's The Best Meal I've Ever Eaten? ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2013/may/18/best-meal-ever-jay-rayner>
Jay Rayner, The Observer

> Was it the 42 courses at El Bulli or that freshly boiled crab in West Mersea? Or maybe it's all about the people who were there.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Wed May 22 18:59:01 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 22 May 2013 22:59:01 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 22, 2013
Message-ID: <20130522225901.19980.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Syncing Calendars Between Mountain Lion And Snow Leopard ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039459/syncing-calendars-between-mountain-lion-and-snow-leopard.html#tk.rss_all>
Christpher Breen, Macworld



**** Ireland Not To Blame For Apple Tax ??? Deputy PM ****
<http://www.euronews.com/2013/05/21/ireland-not-to-blame-for-apple-tax-deputy-pm/>
Euronews

> The Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore said it is not his country which is the problem, and says it???s an international issue: ???They are issues that arise from the taxation system in other jurisdictions and that is an issue that has to be addressed in those jurisdictions???.


**** In The Wake Of Apple's Testimony, EU Officials Want To Talk About Loopholes ****
<http://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/13/05/3610933/in-the-wake-of-apples-testimony-eu-officials-want-to-talk-about-loophole>
Tim Parker, Benzinga



**** Remember The Milk For iOS 3.0.1 ****
<http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/download-review/2269646/remember-the-milk-for-ios-301>
Lee Collins, V3.co.uk



**** Laptop Week Review: The 13-Inch MacBook Pro With Retina Display ****
<http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/21/laptop-week-review-the-13-inch-macbook-pro-with-retina-display/>
Darrell Etherington, TechCrunch

> It???s still a pricey beast, but the use value to cost ratio is through the roof regardless.


**** Optical Drives Not Working With Mountain Lion For Some ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57585540-263/optical-drives-not-working-with-mountain-lion-for-some/>
Topher Kessler, CNET



**** ZAGG Introduces A Pair Of New iPad Mini Keyboards With Backlit Keys ****
<http://www.imore.com/zagg-introduces-pair-new-ipad-mini-keyboards-backlit-keys>
Richard Devine, iMore

> Accessory maker ZAGG has introduced a pair of keyboard covers for the iPad Mini that work great in low light, as both come with backlit keys. A physical keyboard is a great accessory to have for anyone who does anything constituting work on their iPad, and these new options from ZAGG look promising.


**** Apple Pushes Father's Day iPad Sales In Updated Apple Online Store ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/apple-pushes-fathers-day-ipad-sales-in-updated-apple-online-store>
Joe White, AppAdvice



**** Logitech Intros Wired iPad Keyboard Especially For Education Market ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/22/logitech-intros-wired-ipad-keyboard-especially-for-education-mar/>
Steven Sande, TUAW

> The keyboard will come in two flavors; a Lightning-equipped model that will be shipping in August, and a 30-pin connector version that is expected in October. Since it's designed to be used by students of all ages, the Wired Keyboard has a spill-resistant design and is expected to put up with the pounding of over 5 million keystrokes.


**** Mac Gems: Timebar Turns Your Menu Bar Into Your Timer ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038444/mac-gems-timebar-turns-your-menu-bar-into-your-timer.html#tk.rss_all>
Lex Friedman, Macworld

> Timebar is appealing thanks to its unique approach: It gives you a constant, though subtle, indicator of your timer???s status. Though I???d prefer more time controls, Timebar is a helpful utility to keep around.


**** Switch To Mac: Translating Windows To OS X ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039343/switch-to-mac-translating-windows-to-os-x.html#tk.rss_all>
Macworld

> Congratulations! You've made the leap from a Windows PC to the Mac. Now that you're here, it's no surprise that you might be feeling a bit lost. We've assembled this chart to make it easy for you to find the feature you're looking for, whether it's your printer settings or audio controls.


**** How To Download Individual Classes With iTunes U For iPhone And iPad ****
<http://www.imore.com/how-download-individual-classes-itunes-u-iphone-and-ipad>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore



**** Why 'Dots' Is The Most Scarily Addictive Social Game Yet ****
<http://mashable.com/2013/05/21/dots-social-viral/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29>
Chris Taylor, Mashable

> But let's break it down into its elements. What turns a normally sensible iPhone user into a Dots zombie?


**** Just About Everything You'll Want To Know About Beethoven's 9Th On Your iPad ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/21/just-about-everything-youll-want-to-know-about-beethovens-9th/>
Mel Martin, TUAW



**** Apple Defends Offshore Decisions That Result In Low Taxes ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039430/apple-defends-offshore-decisions-that-result-in-low-taxes.html#tk.rss_all>
Grant Gross, IDG News Service

> Apple CEO Tim Cook defended the company Tuesday before a Senate subcommittee, saying that Apple uses no ???tax gimmicks??? in assigning about two-thirds of its worldwide profits to three subsidiaries in Ireland, where the company has negotiated a corporate income tax rate of less than 2 percent.


**** Starters Guide To iOS Design ****
<http://taybenlor.com/2013/05/21/designing-for-ios.html>
Ben Taylor

> As someone who does work on both the development and design side of iOS apps I find that many designers struggle with the transition to UI work, or with the different processes involved in iPhone and iPad app design. In this guide I'll describe the deliverables you'll be expected to produce, outline the constraints of the medium and introduce fundamental iOS and UI design concepts.


**** How To Migrate A User Account To Another OS X System ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57585562-263/how-to-migrate-a-user-account-to-another-os-x-system/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> If you are using more than one Mac, or have replaced your Mac with a new one, there are several ways you can migrate your account to the new system.


**** A Closer Look At Zoom ****
<http://making.fiftythree.com/a-closer-look-at-zoom/>
Making FiftyThree

> From the moment Paper hit the App Store, zoom has been one of the top features requested by creators. While we wanted to implement the feature sooner, many of the off-the-shelf solutions didn???t feel right for Paper. We???d like to shed some light on why we chose to invest the time in developing a new type of zoom, and what was involved from both the technical and design end.


**** Autodesk Homestyler For iPad Review: Computer Aided Room Design Goes Mobile ****
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/digitallifestyle/reviews/?reviewid=3448278&olo=rss>
Michael Burns, Macworld UK



**** Keyboard Maestro 6 Automates Web Pages, Adds Macro Syncing ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13784?rss>
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS






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**** Welcome To The Real Space Age ****
<http://nymag.com/news/features/space-travel-2013-5/>
Dan P. Lee, New York Magazine

> This is not a rendering. It is a launching pad in the New Mexico desert for rocket planes that will send you into space for $200,000. It opens later this year.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Thu May 23 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 23 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 23, 2013
Message-ID: <20130523225900.44591.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Shazam For iPad Now Tags Music And TV Shows Without User Input ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/23/4357814/shazam-pad-now-tags-music-tv-shows-without-user-input>
Chris Welch, The Verge



**** How To Set Up Your Mac To Allow AirPrinting From iOS ****
<http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/customization/how-to-set-up-your-mac-to-allow-airprinting-from-ios/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mactuts+%28Mactuts%2B%29>
Jordan Merrick, Mactuts+



**** Somewhere Between iPhoto And Aperture Is Photo + ****
<http://appledailyreport.com/2013/05/23/somewhere-between-iphoto-and-aperture-is-photo/>
Dennis Sellers, Apple Daily Report

> ArcSoft???s new Photo + is like iPhoto on steroids. They both handle most of the same tasks, but the new app is a bit beefier and faster.


**** The Fastest Way To Lock Or Sleep Your Screen In Mac Os X ****
<http://www.tekrevue.com/tip/the-fastest-way-to-lock-or-sleep-your-screen-in-mac-os-x/>
TekRevue



**** Mailbox Takes Its Massively Popular Email Client To The iPad ****
<http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/05/23/mailbox-ipad/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheNextWeb+(The+Next+Web+All+Stories)>
Alex Wilhelm, The Next Web



**** Review: Xbox SmartGlass For iOS Is A Better Way To Use Your Xbox ****
<http://www.techhive.com/article/2035471/review-xbox-smartglass-for-ios-is-a-better-way-to-use-your-xbox.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Moren, TechHive

> These days, Microsoft gadgets and Apple gadgets can co-exist happily in the same household???and the companies know that. Hence Microsoft???s free Xbox SmartGlass app for iOS, which lets you interact and control the Xbox 360 game console on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.


**** All About About This Mac ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039534/all-about-about-this-mac.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

> More Info offers a slicker view that puts your Mac???s most important information front and center.


**** Apple???s Made-in-USA Mac Will Be Built In Texas ****
<http://allthingsd.com/20130522/apples-made-in-usa-mac-will-be-built-in-texas/>
John Paczkowski, All Things D

> Foxconn operates plants in Texas and has long handled a lot of Apple???s hardware production and assembly. Recently, the company said it was expanding its existing manufacturing operations in the U.S. to meet the needs of certain unnamed customers. Not definitive proof that Foxconn will manufacture Apple???s Made-in-USA Mac, but certainly a clear indication that it might.


**** Markdown To .docx On iOS ****
<http://macsparky.com/blog/2013/5/markdown-to-docx-on-ios>
David Sparks, MacSparky



**** Daily iPad App: Sun By Discover Kids Is A Star-studded Look At Our Sun ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/22/daily-ipad-app-sun-by-discover-kids-is-star-studded-look-at-our/>
Kelly Hodgkins, TUAW



**** Write 2 (For Mac) ****
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2419354,00.asp?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ziffdavis%2Fpcmag+%28PCMag.com%3A+New+Product+Reviews%29>
Jefrey L. Wilson, PC Magazine

> The Word-alternative may not pack the full feature set found in Microsoft's app, but those with basic/semi-advanced (and frugal) needs will find a lot to like.


**** Quick Fix iPhone Stuck In ???Headphones??? Mode & Speakers Not Working ****
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/05/22/fix-iphone-stuck-headphones-mode/>
OS X Daily



**** Pandora App Revamps Interface, Adds Facebook Publishing ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/22/pandora-app-revamps-interface-adds-facebook-publishing/>
Mike Schramm, TUAW

> The new update adds a redesigned interface, which lets you tap an album to see lyrics, artist info, or other notes. You can also publish information directly to Facebook and share recommendations with your friends.


**** Rdio For iOS Gets Improved UI, New Features In Update ****
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/05/22/rdio-for-ios-gets-improved-ui-in-new-update/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29>
Toby Wellington, Macgasm



**** Use FileVault To Get Full Disk Encryption In Mac OS X ****
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/05/22/filevault-disk-encryption-mac/>
OS X Daily



**** Twitter For Mac Gets Notification Center Support ****
<http://www.macstories.net/linked/twitter-for-mac-gets-notification-center-support/>
Federico Viticci, MacStories



**** The Steve Jobs Emails That Show How To Win A Hard-nosed Negotiation ****
<http://qz.com/87184/the-steve-jobs-emails-that-show-how-to-win-a-hard-nosed-negotiation/>
Zachary M. Seward, Quartz



**** OmniPresence, The Omni Group's New Cloud Sync Service, Hits All The Right Buttons ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039524/omnipresence-the-omni-groups-new-cloud-sync-service-hits-all-the-right-buttons.html#tk.rss_all>
Marco Tabini, Macworld

> If you happen to be a user of the Omni Group???s apps, like OmniGraffle and OmniFocus, you???ll be happy to know that the company is releasing its own sync solution???aptly dubbed OmniPresence???on Wednesday, bringing yet one more option into the fray.





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**** Eat Your Bugs! ****
<http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/201307/eating-bugs-david-george-gordon.aspx>
Peter Frick-Wright, Sierra Club

> There are many environmental reasons to eat insects. But first you have to get past the ick factor.


**** Give Spam A Chance ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2013/05/i_love_spam_hawaiians_are_ahead_of_the_curve_in_their_celebration_of_the.single.html>
Anna Weaver, Slate

> Why, America, do we treat Spam like the school outcast who???s just too square for our liking? We???ve been buddy-buddy with hot dogs and pepperoni for ages just because they???re the sporty meats at carnivore college. If more people gave Spam a chance, they???d see that it not only tastes better than hot dogs, it also aligns quite nicely with current foodie trends. They???d also see that it???s an exciting ingredient with boundless culinary potential. (Hint: You???re an idiot if you eat it straight out of the can.)







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Fri May 24 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 24 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 24, 2013
Message-ID: <20130524225900.65364.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Judge's Remarks Could Mean Apple Setback In Price-Fixing Case ****
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2419455,00.asp>
Stephanie Mlot, PC Magazine



**** Missing The Xserve? Sonnet Has A Rack-mounted Answer ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57585909-263/missing-the-xserve-sonnet-has-a-rack-mounted-answer/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> This device is essentially a rack tray for Apple's Mac Mini, but in addition to a built-in power supply and pass-through connections for the Mac's built-in inputs, it offers PCI Express expansion through a Thunderbolt connection to the Mac Mini.


**** Help Protect Yourself From Signed Malware In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57585668-263/help-protect-yourself-from-signed-malware-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> With the discovery of malware signed with a valid Apple ID, here are some steps you can take to help prevent the remote chance of any such programs infecting your computer.


**** Laurene Powell Jobs And Anonymous Giving In Silicon Valley ****
<http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/laurene-powell-jobs-and-anonymous-giving-in-silicon-valley/?smid=tw-share>
Claire Cain Miller, New York Times



**** New Apple Ad Kicks Competitors Right In The Music ****
<http://www.imore.com/new-apple-ad-kicks-competitors-right-music>
Rene Ritchie, iMore

> It's not caricatures feuding at a wedding, or acting stupidly at a pool party, or rushing to do something or be somewhere they won't even remember a week later. It's people living their lives, and those lives made better in small, constant ways by Apple.


**** My Questions For Tim Cook ****
<http://www.asymco.com/2013/05/24/my-questions-for-tim-cook/>
Horace Dediu, Asymco

> Next week at AllThingsD???s D11 conference in LA, Apple CEO Tim Cook will be interviewed by Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg. Here are some questions I???m hoping they will ask.


**** Bugs & Fixes: iTunes 11.0.3 Update Improves App Updating ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039693/bugs-and-fixes-itunes-11-0-3-update-improves-app-updating.html#tk.rss_all>
Ted Landau, Macworld



**** Mac Gems: Eye-Friendly Is A Handy Resolution Switcher For Retina MacBooks ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038950/mac-gems-eye-friendly-is-a-handy-resolution-switcher-for-retina-macbooks.html#tk.rss_all>
Roman Loyola, Macworld

> Eye-Friendly's keyboard shortcuts and multiple-display support make it a nice resolution switcher for the Retina MacBook.


**** 'Running With Friends' Review - Zynga's Late To The Party, But Their Latest Social Game Is At Least Satisfying ****
<http://toucharcade.com/2013/05/24/running-with-friends-review/>
James Isabel, Touch Arcade



**** Acorn 4 Review: Affordable Image Editor Gains Extra Power ****
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac-creative/reviews/?reviewid=3448964&olo=rss>
Duncan Evans, Macworld UK

> With the latest version, developer Flying Meat has pulled out all the stops, adding non-destructive filter effects and speeding the app up considerably. There???s also been a re-jigging of the layer and brush controls so things work a little differently from the previous version.


**** Why iPhone Repair Costs Have Soared ****
<http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-iphone-repair-costs-have-soared-2013-05-22?mod=e2tw>
Quentin Fottrell, MarketWatch

> ???Apple controls everything from the manufacturing to the gear for the iPhone 5,??? says Jeff Haynes, editor at deal site TechBargains.com. As the iPhone 5 is larger than the 4, the cost for replacement parts rises, he says. ???Apple is trying to get people to sign up for Apple Care for $99 and to rely on their services at the Apple store,??? he says, ???If you don???t, that cracked screen could cost you at least $230.???


**** Evernote Finally Becomes A Proper To-do App With New Reminders Feature ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/23/4359798/evernote-proper-to-do-app-with-reminders-feature>
Dan Seifert, The Verge

> The new feature combines in-app and email-based reminders, quick note-based to-do lists, and the ability to pin notes to the top of your list so that your to-dos are readily visible.


**** Apple Confirms June 10 For WWDC Keynote ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/23/apple-confirms-june-10-for-wwdc-keynote/>
Steven Sande, TUAW



**** Turn Your Photos Into A Comic Book With Halftone 2 ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/23/turn-your-photos-into-a-comic-book-with-halftone-2/>
Mel Martin, TUAW



**** Researchers Find More Versions Of Digitally Signed Mac OS X Spyware ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039640/researchers-find-more-versions-of-digitally-signed-mac-os-x-spyware.html#tk.rss_all>
Lucian Constantin, IDG News Service

> Security researchers have identified multiple samples of the recently discovered ???KitM??? spyware for Mac OS X, including one dating back to December 2012 and targeting German-speaking users.


**** TextExpander Touch 2.0 Gains Features From Mac Version ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13785?rss>
Michael E. Cohen, TidBITS



**** How To Relocate A Dropbox Subfolder To Another Disk ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13791?rss>
Jeff Carlson, TidBITS

> The answer to making it work lies outside Dropbox???s options. Specifically, I needed Mac OS X to trick Dropbox into thinking it was still copying files to its Camera Uploads folder, even if the folder is located on another disk.





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**** Are Apostrophes Necessary? ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_good_word/2013/05/apostrophes_and_when_to_use_them_punctuation_necessary_at_all_not_really.html>
Matthew J.X. Malady, Slate

> One hundred and eighteen miles north of London, in the town of Boston, England, there lives a retired newspaperman named John Richards who is experiencing an unusually rotten spring. Richards is the founder and chairman of something called the Apostrophe Protection Society. His world, at least as related to the tiny mark that denotes possessives and the omission of letters from certain words, appears to be crashing down around him.


**** Everything In This City Must ****
<http://www.themorningnews.org/article/everything-in-this-city-must?src=longreads>
Alexander Chee, The Morning News

> What will you miss about Germany and Leipzig, he asks.
> It is a sweet sort of question, oddly aspirational???<i>You will miss us, yes?</i> Here I am at the halfway mark. The winter has been dark, the snow, seemingly endless. I have just delivered a novel I???ve been working on for almost a decade, the day before. I almost don???t know how to miss anything. To answer is to answer with a fiction.
> The beer and the bread, I say, with a bit of a laugh. Also the quiet.
> The months pass and then I am back in the U.S., and I have real answers. But we should still begin with the beer.


**** The Shake Shack Explosion: How Danny Meyer???s Burger Chain Gets Bigger By Appearing Smaller ****
<http://www.grubstreet.com/2013/05/shake-shack-expansion-analysis.html?>
Clint Rainey, Grub Street

> Explosive worldwide growth raises questions in the minds of customers about a business's identity, consistency, and brand dilution ??? unfamiliar territory for Meyer, a Manhattan luxury restaurateur who "has created new restaurants as though they were each his first and only" and who preaches a mantra of ???slow down.??? That's at least in part why Meyer and his team make a point to refer to Shake Shack as the "anti-chain" chain.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sat May 25 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 25 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 25, 2013
Message-ID: <20130525225900.62662.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Hands-on: Use gMusic On iOS To Listen To Google Play Music All Access ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/05/hands-on-use-gmusic-on-ios-to-listen-to-google-play-music-all-access/>
Florence Ion, Ars Technica



**** Tim Cook: Apple???s Quiet Leader ****
<http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e4e3cf6-c232-11e2-8992-00144feab7de.html#axzz2UGn2ocQ5>
Tim Bradshaw, Financial Times

> Mr Cook is often said to lack Steve Jobs??? charisma, but this week he brought his predecessor???s famed ???reality distortion field??? to Washington.


**** Doo (For Mac) Review ****
<http://www.itproportal.com/reviews/software/doo-for-mac-review/>
William Fenton, ITProPortal.com

> In promoting a searchable, taggable library, doo takes your Mac where it was already headed: To an unbounded space where folders matter as little as the location of their contents.


**** How To Encrypt One Volume On A Drive In OS X ****
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57586173-263/how-to-encrypt-one-volume-on-a-drive-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET

> If you want to share a drive but keep some files on it encrypted, you can easily do so with a couple of approaches in OS X.


**** Backblaze Mobile For iPhone Provides On-the-go Access To File Backups ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/24/backblaze-mobile-for-iphone-provides-on-the-go-access-to-file-ba/>
Steven Sande, TUAW



**** Ailing Mac? Try Drive Genius 3 ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/24/ailing-mac-try-drive-genius-3/>
Ilene Hoffman, TUAW

> Drive Genius offers repair and maintenance utilities you can use to make sure your hard drive runs at maximum efficiency.


**** Digging In On The Church Of Market Share ****
<http://daringfireball.net/linked/2013/05/24/yarow>
John Gruber, Daring Fireball

> The truth is that focusing on market share as the primary metric is the only way to paint the iPhone as anything other than a roaring success.


**** AT&T To Start Offering iPhone On Its Prepaid GoPhone Plans ****
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/05/24/att-to-start-offering-iphone-on-its-prepaid-gophone-plans/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29>
Macgasm



**** What Really Happens On A Teen Girl's iPhone ****
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/23/teen-iphone_n_3322095.html>
Bianca Bosker, The Huffington Post

> Inseparable from her iPhone, but apt to tire of the sites she uses it to access, Casey at once personifies why much of the technology world has become obsessed with capturing the attention of people her age, and why those efforts risk turning into expensive debacles. That teens' friendships and relationships will play out online is certain. But which site will host that social intrigue is constantly up for grabs.





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**** Michael Pollan: Why the family meal is crucial to civilisation ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2013/may/25/michael-pollan-family-meal-civilisation?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Richard Johnson, The Guardian

> What's for dinner? Where will you eat it? And who will eat it with you? Michael Pollan reckons that the answers to these questions could determine our survival as a species. In his own case, the answers are: meatballs, round the table, with his family.


**** Bulgakov???s Ghost ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/26/books/review/bulgakovs-ghost.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Emily Parker, New York Times

> The need for a robust literary outcry would seem as great as ever. But what has happened to Russia???s famous tradition of dissident literature ??? and to its readers?


**** Book Review: Jane Gardam???s Witty ???Last Friends??? ****
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/book-review-jane-gardams-witty-last-friends/2013/05/23/fe4c1bcc-bcd1-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_books>
Frances Itani, Washington Post

> Last friends are old friends, make no mistake. Anyone who has read previous books by British writer Jane Gardam will slide effortlessly into this novel. And anyone who has not read Gardam (she is responsible for more than 20 books) is encouraged to read ???Old Filth??? and ???The Man in the Wooden Hat,??? the first two novels of this wonderfully entertaining trilogy.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Sun May 26 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 26 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 26, 2013
Message-ID: <20130526225900.30631.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** It Ain't What You Do, It's The Way That You Get A Robot To Do It ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/26/robots-make-human-activity-obsolete>
David Mitchell, The Observer

> Just when machines are developing ways to watch us, cry out to us and move independently, the police are becoming as remote as a warehouse of servers.


**** The C.E.O. Triumphant (At Least At Apple And Chase) ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/26/your-money/at-apple-and-jpmorgan-a-good-week-for-the-ceo.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0>
Jeff Sommer, New York Times

> That ancient tension between legal tax avoidance and illegal tax evasion, and between a corporation???s self-interest and the fundamental requirements of a government and its citizens, remains at the heart of the American system. It was on full display at the Senate hearing last week on Apple???s tax practices in the 21st century.
Also:
??? <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/26/technology-apple-amazon-google">Why should Apple have access to consumers if it refuses to pay its fair share of taxes?</a> (Robert Reich, The Observer): These apparent contradictions are rooted in the same reality: global capital, in the form of multinational corporations as well as very wealthy individuals, is gaining enormous bargaining power over nation states.
??? <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/margareta-pagano/margareta-pagano-apple-a-gamechanger-again-with-simpler-tax-call-8632278.html">Apple a game-changer again with 'simpler tax' call</a> (Margareta Pagano, The Independent)


**** The Snooze Dock: An Alarm Clock Stand For Your iPhone ****
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/05/25/the-snooze-dock-an-alarm-clock-stand-for-your-iphone/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29>
Macgasm



**** Debating How To Market An iPhone App ****
<http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/debating-how-to-market-an-iphone-app/?src=recg>
Richard Demb, New York Times

> Marcela Miyazawa, a founder of the start-up, Wanderable, said the honeymoon gift registry has exceeded her expectations in attracting users, but she is disappointed in the response to the app. She was thankful for all of the reader suggestions, which she discussed in a conversation that has been edited and condensed.


**** Seven Apps Ars Readers Use To Chase Away The iOS Default-app Blues ****
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/05/seven-apps-ars-readers-use-to-chase-away-the-ios-default-app-blues/>
Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica






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**** What Does It Really Feel Like To Fall Out Of A Building? ****
<http://www.salon.com/2013/05/25/what_does_it_really_feel_like_to_fall_out_of_a_building/>
Claudia Hammond, Salon

> Life speeds up when we get older and slows down when we are terrified. Unlocking the mysteries of time perception.


**** I Love ???The Big Bang Theory.??? And You Should, Too. ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/26/magazine/i-love-the-big-bang-theory-and-you-should-too.html?ref=magazine>
Rob Hoerburger, New York Times

> Such a surplus of options can lead to a kind of cultural snobbery, the denigration of an artist or art form simply because you missed it the first time around. More than one prominent music critic, for instance, didn???t anticipate the fireball that was Adele in 2011 and then, several platinum certifications later, wrote begrudging mea culpas that basically said, ???I guess she???s O.K.???
> I was guilty of this kind of critical elitism. Until a year and a half ago, I had never seen an episode of ???The Big Bang Theory.??? Yes, <i>that</i> ???Big Bang Theory.???


**** Stephen King, We Love You, But Leave The Choice To Us ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/25/stephen-king-new-book-print-only-mistake?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Jonny Geller, The Observer

> I think his defiant gesture of support for booksellers is well-intentioned but missing the point. It is not what readers want.


**** How Uganda's Female Writers Found Their Voice ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/26/how-ugandas-women-writers-femwrite?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Elizabeth Day, The Observer

> Lamwaka, 35, is one of a new wave of Ugandan fiction writers. Her work has been published in several anthologies and she has been nominated for several international prizes. The tale of her brother's abduction inspired a powerful short story called "Butterfly Dreams", in which a young girl is abducted by the LRA: "You caressed your scars as if to tell us what you went through," Lamwaka writes. "We did not ask questions."







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Mon May 27 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 27 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 27, 2013
Message-ID: <20130527225900.9400.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Mailbox On iOS Is A Major Improvement Over The Official Gmail Client ****
<http://betanews.com/2013/05/27/mailbox-on-ios-is-a-major-improvement-over-the-official-gmail-client/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed+-+bn+-+Betanews+Full+Content+Feed+-+BN>
Nick Peers, Beta News



**** Fitbit Flex Review ****
<http://www.t3.com/reviews/fitbit-flex-review>
Michael Sawh, T3

> If you are happy to whip out the smartphone to check your progress, the Flex is a great choice for the price in terms of what it can offer, but a little extra can get you a One that has a display, a better battery life and increased accuracy while a little more will get you a Fuelband that works as a pretty nifty watch as well.
Also:
??? <a href="http://isource.com/2013/05/26/review-fitbit-flex-the-best-wearable-fitness-accessory-for-your-iphone/">Review: Fitbit Flex ??? The best wearable fitness accessory for your iPhone</a> (Brad Gurgel, iSource)


**** Apple Under Spotlight As Europe Probes Carriers For Evidence Of Unfair iPhone Sales Tactics ****
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/26/4369012/ec-sends-apple-iphone-antitrust-questionnaire-to-carriers>
Sam Byford, The Verge



**** A Reply From Silicon Valley ****
<http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker/2013/05/silicon-valley-taxes-and-libertarianism.html>
George Packer, New Yorker



**** Review: XCOM: Enemy Unknown-Elite Edition ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039532/review-xcom-enemy-unknown-elite-edition.html#tk.rss_all>
Chris Barylick, Macworld






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**** Next Generation Latin American Fiction ****
<http://www.newrepublic.com/article/113209/latin-american-fiction-reviewed-sam-carter>
Sam Carter, New Republic

> What happens when the dictators are gone?


**** Lisa Randall???s Guide To The Galaxy ****
<http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Lisa-Randalls-Guide-to-the-Galaxy-208338141.html?c=y&story=fullstory>
Ron Rosenbaum, Smithsonian Magazine

> She is a star professor of the stars, a cosmological celebrity, and only in part because she is the first female theoretical physicist tenured at Harvard . It was really her conjecture in the late ???90s about string theory???s ???extra dimensions??? that gained her prominence in the field. She garnered more attention for her explication of the Higgs boson quest, and for her subsequent writings attempting to explain to the rest of us what she does and how exciting it is to do it, most recently <i>Knocking on Heaven???s Door</i>.
> And now she thinks she and her Harvard physics colleagues have found something new. What she is excited about is ???dark matter,??? which???along with ???dark energy??????makes up the vast majority of the known universe. The current estimate is that 70 percent of the universe is dark energy and 26 percent dark matter. Which adds up to 96 percent. Meaning that what we see and know adds up to a measly 4 percent.


**** A Killer Turns Time Into A Getaway Vehicle: 'The Shining Girls,' A Novel By Lauren Beuks ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/27/books/the-shining-girls-a-novel-by-lauren-beukes.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Janet Maslin, New York Times

> The year is 1974. A precocious little girl is playing outdoors with a toy circus she???s built when a spooky gent with a limp approaches her. She shows him the bumblebee that, in her imagination, is a lion. He pulls its wings off. He would hurt her too, but little girls bore him.
> ???I???ll see you when you???re all grown-up,??? he promises. ???Look out for me, O.K., sweetheart? I???ll come back for you.??? Thirteen years later he does.







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Tue May 28 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 28 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 28, 2013
Message-ID: <20130528225900.17357.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Review: Briefs Makes iOS App Design Easy And Stress-free ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2038830/review-briefs-makes-ios-app-design-easy-and-stress-free.html#tk.rss_all>
Marco Tabini, Macworld



**** Choose Wisely ****
<http://mrgan.tumblr.com/post/51561941025/choose-wisely>
Neven Mrgan???s Tumbl

> The point is not to blindly follow Apple???s lead, but to figure out why they arrived at their wording.


**** How To Use A Bluetooth Keyboard With The Apple TV ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039722/how-to-use-a-bluetooth-keyboard-with-the-apple-tv.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Frakes, Macworld



**** Grading Apple's Digital Textbook Technology ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039650/grading-apples-digital-textbook-technology.html#tk.rss_all>
Joel Mathis, Macworld

> A year later, Apple???s digital textbook effort still seems to be in the early stages.


**** Blockbuster Updates Its Disc-rental iOS App, Letting US Users View Trailers, Manage Their Queue And More ****
<http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/05/28/blockbuster-updates-its-disc-rental-ios-app-letting-us-users-view-trailers-manage-their-queue-and-more/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheNextWeb+(The+Next+Web+All+Stories)>
Paul Sawers, The Next Web

> Version 2.0 of the aptly-titled Blockbuster app is aimed squarely at the DVD/Blu-ray fraternity, letting Blockbuster by Mail users browse for movies, TV shows and computer games and manage their queue, watch trailers and check for availability.


**** Getting Started With Pages On OS X ****
<http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/productivity/getting-started-with-pages-on-os-x/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mactuts+%28Mactuts%2B%29>
James Cull, Mactuts+



**** How To: Permanently Resize Finder Windows ****
<http://fairerplatform.com/2013/05/how-to-permanently-resize-finder-windows/>
FairerPlatform



**** Tributopia: An App To Remember Those Who Have Passed ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/27/tributopia-an-app-to-remember-those-who-have-passed/>
Steven Sande, TUAW

> Tributopia provides a permanent way for people to see and share memories about celebrities and others who have passed away. 


**** Apple Trailer Site Has Features Removed ****
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/05/27/apple-trailer-site-has-features-removed/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macgasm%2Fmain+%28Macgasm%29>
Phil Poccia, Macgasm

> Downloads are no longer permitted for trailers uploaded on May 22nd or after.


**** Touch Type In Style With Logitech???s New Keyboard Folio For iPad: A Hands-On Review ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/touch-type-in-style-with-logitechs-new-keyboard-folio-for-ipad-a-hands-on-review>
Lory Gil, AppAdvice

> It was designed extremely well and the entire product was made solidly. It is a fine and top-quality accessory that will turn heads as you walk down the street. But, like a pair of three-inch heels, you pay the price for you looks because of its added weight and size.


**** LifeCrumbs 2.0 Lets You Build Your Memory Calendar In A New Way ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/lifecrumbs-2-0-lets-you-build-your-memory-calendar-in-a-new-way>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice

> The new interface makes for faster and smoother use of LifeCrumbs.


**** Just How Snoop-proof Is Your Mac? ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039863/just-how-snoop-proof-is-your-mac-.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld



**** Preparing A Mac Laptop For Your Grandma ****
<http://blog.accursedware.com/nonagenarian-laptop/>
Accursed Ware

> My grandma got a new laptop for Mother's Day. She's in her nineties, and first started using a computer a few years ago. Email, watching music on YouTube, and playing bridge online are now essential parts of her life.





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**** The Escape Artist ****
<http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/poem/2013/05/_the_escape_artist_by_david_lehman.html>
David Lehman, Slate








From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Wed May 29 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 29 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 29, 2013
Message-ID: <20130529225900.41259.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Grab Bag: Missing Surround Sound, A Lost Mac, And More ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040046/grab-bag-missing-surround-sound-a-lost-mac-and-more.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld



**** Tim Cook???s Answer To My First Question ****
<http://www.asymco.com/2013/05/29/tim-cooks-answer-to-my-first-question/>
Horace Dediu, Asymco

> The comparison to iPod is not entirely appropriate because as a music player, the iPod had a relatively small set of jobs to do. It was hired for exercise, escapism, isolation, etc. It was not hired for apps and services which extend the medium itself. In other words it was not a computer. As a computer, the iPhone has a near infinite set of jobs to be done and it???s the hundreds of thousands of apps which help it perform them. But as a result the iPhone needs to conform to the dynamics of ecosystems and that means consistency of APIs and user experience. It cannot vary in terms of input methods, or be below minimum requirements of screen size or memory and power.


**** Popular Restaurant Reservation App OpenTable Finally Goes Universal ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/popular-restaurant-reservation-app-opentable-finally-goes-universal>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** Apple???s Tim Cook: The Full D11 Interview (Video) ****
<http://allthingsd.com/20130529/apples-tim-cook-the-full-d11-interview-video/?mod=atd_homepage_carousel>
Ina Fried, All Things D

> Cook declined many, <i>many</i> opportunities to talk about new products.
> But he did give his view on taxes (the current system should be gutted), talked a bit about about acquisitions (the pace is increasing and doing a big one isn???t off the table) and suggested wearable computing is a big deal, even if Google Glass isn???t.


**** Review: Le Vamp For iOS Is The Cutest Endless Running Game Ever ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039790/review-le-vamp-for-ios-is-the-cutest-endless-running-game-ever.html#tk.rss_all>
Sarah Jacobsson Purewal, Macworld

> If I could rate a game based solely on how adorable it is, High Voltage Software???s free Le Vamp for iOS would easily get five mice. Unfortunately, ???adorableness??? isn???t really part of the criteria we use for rating games. But Le Vamp???s cuteness is just icing on the cake: this endless side-scrolling runner is a great game, with a couple of twists to keep you playing for hours.


**** How To Clear Your Apple Maps Search History ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039799/how-to-clear-your-apple-maps-search-history.html#tk.rss_all>
Jason Snell, Macworld



**** Building Better Slideshows On Your iPad ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039291/building-better-slideshows-on-your-ipad.html#tk.rss_all>
Derrick Story, Macworld

> I move over to iMovie to create my presentations for two reasons. First, I have more control over authoring the video, as you will see in a minute. And second, I can easily share the finished product online to YouTube and other social sites. Plus, it???s an easy workflow.


**** The Transit App Goes 100 Percent Free As It Hits Version 2.0 ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/the-transit-app-goes-100-percent-free-as-it-hits-version-2-0>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** Apple Settles iPhone Water Damage Lawsuit For $53 Million ****
<http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887323855804578511720535072276-lMyQjAxMTAzMDIwODEyNDgyWj.html>
Ian Sherr, Wall Street Journal

> In documents filed with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Tuesday, class-action attorneys said the money from Apple would be placed in a fund to be shared by roughly 153,000 customers who had been denied warranty coverage under an Apple policy associated with handling water damage. The papers seek court approval of the proposed settlement.


**** Former EPA Administrator, Lisa Jackson, Joining Apple Reporting To Tim Cook ****
<http://www.imore.com/former-epa-administrator-lisa-jackson-joining-apple-reporting-tim-cook>
Richard Devine, iMore

> Jackson joins Apple to co-ordinate the environmental policies right across the company.


**** Tim Cook Talks TV, Wearable Computing, Smartphone Strategy At D11 Conference ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040044/tim-cook-talks-tv-wearable-computing-smartphone-strategy-at-d11-conference.html#tk.rss_all>
Marco Tabini, Macworld

> Prompted by Mossberg, Cook agreed that consumers are interested in larger screens, but he also pointed out that such screens come at a cost: ???People do look at the size. They also look at things like do the photos show the proper color? The white balance, the reflectivity, battery life.???
> According to Cook, Apple???s strategy is to weigh all the possible alternatives and come up with what it thinks represents the best possible compromise. ???What our customers want is for us to weigh those and come out with a decision. At this point we???ve felt the retina display that we are shipping is overwhelmingly the best."
Also:
??? <a href="http://www.imore.com/tim-cook-weve-sold-over-13-million-apple-tvs-half-last-year">Tim Cook announces 13 million Apple TVs sold to date, still playing coy about the future</a> (Richard Devine, iMore)
??? <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/28/4374520/tim-cook-says-jony-ive-ios-redesign-at-wwdc">Tim Cook says Jony Ive is 'really key' to iOS redesign coming at WWDC</a> (Sam Byford, The Verge)
??? <a href="http://www.imore.com/apple-open-opening-more-apis-future-not-facebook-home">Apple open to opening more APIs in the future, but not for Facebook Home</a> (Rene Ritchie, iMore)


**** Fandalism???s Philip Kaplan Launches DistroKid, An Affordable Way To Upload Music To Stores Like iTunes ****
<http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/28/distrokid-launch/>
Anthony Ha, TechCrunch



**** Keeping A dual-Mac Lifestyle In Sync ****
<http://gigaom.com/2013/05/28/keeping-a-dual-mac-lifestyle-in-sync/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OmMalik+%28GigaOM%3A+Tech%29>
Mark Crump, GigaOM

> The Mac App Store, and a handful of cloud-based services are what I use to keep all my data consistent across two machines running OS X.


**** Instacast For Mac ****
<http://www.macstories.net/reviews/instacast-for-mac/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macstoriesnet+%28MacStories%29>
Federico Viticci, MacStories



**** Hands On: Dark Sky 3.0 Lets You Report Your Own Weather ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039994/hands-on-dark-sky-3-0-lets-you-report-your-own-weather.html#tk.rss_all>
Serenity Caldwell, Macworld






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**** Umami Burger Comes To New York, Armed With One Addictive Ingredient ****
<http://www.grubstreet.com/2013/05/umami-burger-comes-to-new-york.html>
Adam Platt, Grub Street

> When he???s asked, as he often is these days, about the much-anticipated smackdown between Danny Meyer???s East Coast Shake Shack franchise and his West Coast Umami Burger, which is coming this summer to a New York neighborhood near you, Adam Fleischman likes to make a few things clear. First off, he wants New Yorkers to know that his L.A. Umami ??Burger empire???which has grown, in just four short years, from a $40,000 ??investment to a multimillion-dollar enterprise with madly popular, ever-multiplying outlets in San Francisco and Miami???isn???t a burger joint in the usual ho-hum, ??utilitarian way.


**** Make Peace With Meat ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/dining/meals-with-meat-in-a-supporting-role.html?ref=dining>
Mark Bittman, New York Times

> I???m reminded of a really good plate of slow-roasted lamb shoulder I had in Seattle two weeks ago; there were about six ounces on the plate, and I ate half. It was delicious, and it was enough. This is no longer a conscious thing but a new habit.
> The new habits, I suppose, come from new attitudes. The vast majority of Americans still eat meat at least some of the time. Statistically, most of us eat it in unwise, unsustainable and unhealthful quantities.


**** Chef Daniel Rose: Spring Fever ****
<http://nuvomagazine.com/magazine/summer-2013/chef-daniel-rose>
Lesley Chesterman, Nuvo

> Tucked away on a dark side street at number 6 rue Bailleul, Spring doesn???t grab you at first sight. Yet in the three short years since it opened, it has become one of the hottest tickets in town. What???s the appeal? First, perhaps, it???s far from the usual storybook Parisian restaurant. The look is minimalist, as in concrete floors and unadorned white stone walls; the style here is centred on the plate. The set menu changes weekly, and the room???s ambience surrounding all that lovely fare is fun???far from the usual <i>temples de la haute gastronomie</i> we???ve come to expect in Paris.


**** Weeknight Vegetarian: Going Vegan, For The Day, With Mark Bittman ****
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/weeknight-vegetarian-going-vegan-for-the-day-with-mark-bittman/2013/05/24/3c99bc3a-c3f4-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html?wprss=rss_books>
Joe Yonan, Washington Post

> The idea stems from his doctor???s suggestion six years ago that in order to reverse a course headed toward diabetes and heart disease, Bittman should go vegan. The patient ??? perhaps in a Larry David mood this time ??? balked. ???I asked, ???Can???t I compromise???? Sid looked at me and said, ???You???re a smart guy. Figure something out.?????????







From applesurf at myapplemenu.com  Thu May 30 18:59:00 2013
From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 30 May 2013 22:59:00 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 30, 2013
Message-ID: <20130530225900.58542.qmail@voot.pair.com>

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**** Apple Reveals 16GB iPod Touch With No Rear-facing Camera ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040300/apple-reveals-16gb-ipod-touch-with-no-rear-facing-camera.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Moren, Macworld

> Largely identical to its fifth-generation 32GB and 64GB counterparts, the 16GB iPod touch features the same svelte design, with a 4-inch Retina display and dual-core A5 chip. However, it lacks a few of its siblings??? features: For one thing, you???ll find no rear-facing camera on the model. Apple???s dropped the fancy 5-megapixel iSight camera from the 32GB and 64GB models, leaving only the front-facing FaceTime HD camera, with its 1.2MP photo and 720p video capabilities.
> For another, the package doesn???t include the iPod touch loop introduced with the most recent generation, or the pop-out hitch for attaching it. And the 16GB model also comes in just one color: silver.


**** Review: ScreenFlow 4 A Great But Quirky Video Capture And Edit Tool ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2039696/review-screenflow-4-a-great-but-quirky-video-capture-and-edit-tool.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

> True, I occasionally get frustrated with it, but overall it???s a remarkable piece of work. When you become accustomed to its ways, you learn that you can create great-looking videos in very little time. If you???re a screencaster producing videos on a Mac, and you want a capture/editing application that deals equally well with screen capture and live content, ScreenFlow is a must-have.


**** Connect With Your Friends By Playing Dots, Now With iPad And Multiplayer Support ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/connect-with-your-friends-by-playing-dots-now-with-ipad-and-multiplayer-support>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice

> This ???the more, the merrier??? mode allows you and at most three of your friends to take turns on playing the same board to find out who can match and connect the most dots.


**** iTunes Festival 2013 Headliners Announced: Justin Timberlake, Jessie J, 30 Seconds To Mars And More! ****
<http://www.imore.com/itunes-festival-2013-headliners-announced-justin-timberlake-jessie-j-30-seconds-mars-and-more>
Richard Devine, iMore



**** Apple???s Promising New Hire ****
<http://www.salon.com/2013/05/29/apples_promising_new_hire/>
Andrew Leonard, Salon

> There???s no guarantee Jackson will succeed at it, just as there???s no guarantee that her hiring isn???t actually just an impressively high-profile act of greenwashing. But think of it this way: If you were an outgoing EPA director looking for an opportunity to make a real difference tackling the gnarly mess of globalization and climate change, wouldn???t the chance to do so at Apple be incredibly appealing?


**** Apple May Have Misled Australians Over How It Sets Prices, Says MP ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/28/australian-companies-forced-disclose-tax?CMP=twt_gu>
Lenore Taylor, The Guardian

> He said Apple had told his committee that prices were set by the US parent and "Apple overseas", but the US committee heard Apple's Australian prices were "determined by Apple Singapore".


**** Apple Shifts Supply Chain Away From Foxconn To Pegatron ****
<http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887323855804578511122734340726-lMyQjAxMTAzMDIwOTEyNDkyWj.html>
Eva Dou, Wall Street Journal



**** Kicksend Lets You Order Photo Prints Instantly From CVS, Walgreens And More ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/29/kicksend-lets-you-send-photos-including-to-cvs-and-walgreens/>
Michael Grothaus, TUAW



**** How To Move Documents From Your Mac To iCloud ****
<http://www.imore.com/how-move-documents-your-mac-hd-icloud>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore



**** iTunes Movie Trailers App Updated With Video Quality Selection And Fandango Ticket Purchasing ****
<http://www.imore.com/itunes-movie-trailers-app-updated-video-quality-selection-and-fandango-ticket-purchasing>
Joseph Keller, iMore

> The In Theaters section of the app now includes the ability to redirect users to the Fandango app in order to purchase movie tickets.


**** Review Of Typist - It's Time To Stop Fumbling Around ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/29/review-of-typist-its-time-to-stop-fumbling-around/>
Ilene Hoffman, TUAW

> It won't relieve the tedium of learning touch typing, because there are no entertaining games or letters to shoot from the sky. This is a basic "type what you see on screen" program that follows the traditional way to learn touch typing.


**** Mac Gems: Highland Is A Minimalist, Wonderful Screenplay Tool ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040019/mac-gems-highland-is-a-minimalist-wonderful-screenplay-tool.html#tk.rss_all>
Serenity Caldwell, Macworld

> Highland won't replace Final Draft for most professionals, but it's a wonderful supplemental tool for getting the most important part???the writing???on digital paper.


**** Get Started With Podcasting On The Mac ****
<http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/media/get-started-with-podcasting-on-the-mac/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mactuts+%28Mactuts%2B%29>
Alex Arena, Mactuts+



**** How To Create A Password Protected PDF File In Mac OS X ****
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/05/29/password-protect-pdf-mac-os-x/>
OS X Daily



**** I Sold The Magazine, Too ****
<http://www.marco.org/2013/05/29/sold-the-magazine>
Marco Arment






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**** Fiction: ???Sparta,??? By Roxana Robinson ****
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/fiction-sparta-by-roxana-robinson/2013/05/29/7580fa38-c25d-11e2-9fe2-6ee52d0eb7c1_story.html?wprss=rss_books>
Heller McAlpin, Washington Post

> Pardon the pun, but Roxana Robinson???s new novel, ???Sparta,??? which takes us deep inside the troubled head of a Marine returning from four years of active duty in Iraq, really is a tour de force. Robinson, whose varied bibliography ranges from a biography of Georgia O???Keeffe to her preceding novel, ???Cost,??? about a family dealing with a son???s heroin addiction, surprises us again with the unexpected subject.


**** Blog-Tied: How A Hunger For Clicks Drives New York???s Brutally Fickle Food Scene ****
<http://observer.com/2013/05/blog-tied-how-a-hunger-for-clicks-drives-new-yorks-brutally-fickle-food-scene/>
Josh Ozersky, The New York Observer

> Having seen this cycle in action a few times, the best New York restaurateurs have fallen into a certain preventative rhythm, creating wonderful restaurants every two years or so, thus guaranteeing the continuing success of their older efforts, which are, at least, then bathed in the reflected light of their cuter baby brothers.







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From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf at myapplemenu.com)
Date: 31 May 2013 22:59:01 -0000
Subject: [MyAppleMenu] May 31, 2013
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**** Streets - The Street View App Offers Google Vector Maps, Panorama Sharing And More ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/streets-the-street-view-app-offers-google-vector-maps-panorama-sharing-and-more>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** Apple Raises Prices For Some Products In Japan On Yen ****
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-31/apple-raises-prices-for-some-products-in-japan-on-yen.html>
Naoko Fujimura & Takashi Amano, Bloomberg

> ???We made some pricing adjustments due to changes in foreign exchange rates,??? Takashi Takabayashi, a spokesman for Apple in Japan, said by phone today. He declined to elaborate.


**** Camino browser project discontinued after ten years ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040407/camino-browser-project-discontinued-after-ten-years.html#tk.rss_all>
Lex Friedman, Macworld



**** Answers To Your Questions About iTunes And Videos ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040081/answers-to-your-questions-about-itunes-and-videos.html#tk.rss_all>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld

> Many of the iTunes Guy columns focus on music, since the majority of the questions I receive are about that kind of media. But I get a fair number of questions about videos, and in this week???s column, I cover four questions dealing with videos: their formats and tags, and how to make smart playlists to group movies by title.


**** Apple Sends Biting Response To App Developer Who Says No One Cares About Platform ****
<http://www.macgasm.net/2013/05/31/apple-sends-biting-response-to-app-developer-who-says-no-one-cares-about-platform/>
Kaylie Moise, Macgasm

> Donald Leka, CEO of TransMedia, recently released a press release announcing a new iPhone app, Glide, that lets users share data between multiple mobile devices with the cloud. In the press release, Leka made a few comments saying people don???t really care about what platform they???re using, which Apple wasn???t too impressed with.


**** How To Turn Your Mac Into An Alarm Clock ****
<http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/productivity/how-to-turn-your-mac-into-an-alarm-clock/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mactuts+%28Mactuts%2B%29>
Paula DuPont, Mactuts+



**** ReadKit Updated With RSS Support, Smart Folders And Other Features ****
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/readkit-updated-with-rss-support-smart-folders-and-other-features>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



**** Tweetbot For Mac Updated With Profile Cover Photo Support, Media Timelines, And More ****
<http://www.imore.com/tweetbot-mac-updated-profile-cover-photo-support-media-timelines-and-more>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore



**** Evernote Introduces Two-step Verification, Other Security Enhancements ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/30/evernote-introduces-two-step-verification-other-security-enhanc/>
Steven Sande, TUAW



**** Long-standing Fountain Snags Apple's San Francisco Store Plans ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/30/long-standing-fountain-snags-apples-san-francisco-store-plans/>
Steven Sande, TUAW



**** How To Find And Delete Duplicate Songs In Your iTunes Library ****
<http://www.imore.com/how-find-and-delete-duplicate-songs-itunes>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore



**** Apple Sells 100 Million iPod Touch Units ****
<http://www.loopinsight.com/2013/05/30/apple-sells-100-million-ipod-touch-units/>
Jim Dalrymple, The Loop



**** How One Irish Woman Made $22Bn For Apple In A Year ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/may/29/apple-ireland-cork-cathy-kearney>
Simon Bowers, The Guardian

> Cathy Kearney, an accountant in the Irish city of Cork, appears to live a fairly modest home life. A graduate of the local university, her home for 15 years has been a dairy farm outside Youghal, a seaside town a short drive from the city.
> The 49-year-old lives with her husband and children in a large, but far from grand, farmhouse. Outside work she is involved in the local church. She is also, at first sight, the brains behind much of Apple's exceptional global success in recent times.


**** For Strong Daughters, Stop With The Sex Stereotypes ****
<http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/28/opinion/perry-gender-children/index.html?hpt=hp_c4>
David M. Perry, CNN

> A boy received best engineer. A girl got best friend. Another girl was the best helper, and another most compassionate. A boy received best break dancer. A girl was named most athletic, and the teacher told us how when all the class raced around the track this girl "beat everyone! Even the boys!" And then my daughter got her certificate, showing her in a funky orange sweater, tight pants, and holding a bowling ball. Her award -- best dressed.
> Many decades after the feminist movement of the 1960s, why are we still stuck in this gender-norming rut?


**** Apple Pulls App That Claimed To 'Cure' Homosexuality ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040348/apple-pulls-app-that-claimed-to-cure-homosexuality.html#tk.rss_all>
Lex Friedman, Macworld



**** Review: Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic For iPad Is Just As Good As The Original ****
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2040271/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-for-ipad-is-just-as-good-as-the-original.html#tk.rss_all>
Chris Holt, Macworld



**** Making Music With Your Mac Or iOS Device? Check Out iRig HD And Amplitube Studio ****
<http://gigaom.com/2013/05/30/making-music-with-your-mac-or-ios-device-check-out-irig-hd-and-amplitube-studio/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OmMalik+%28GigaOM%3A+Tech%29>
Mark Crump, GigaOM



**** Repurposing A Mac Mini G4 As An iTunes Server ****
<http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/media/repurposing-a-mac-mini-g4-as-an-itunes-server/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mactuts+%28Mactuts%2B%29>
Johnny Winter, Mactuts+

> In this tutorial, I???ll be showing you how to get your G4 Mac up to speed in order that you can use it as an iTunes media server for your household.


**** The $229, Camera-less iPod Touch ****
<http://www.manton.org/2013/05/the_229_cameraless.html>
Manton Reece

> I???m sure dropping the rear camera was a very tough decision for Apple, especially thinking about wanting more memory and speed to run iOS 7. But I???d rather have no FaceTime, slower CPU, less memory, and only 8 GB of storage any day of the week if it meant I could take photos. The rear camera is priceless.
Also:
??? <a href="http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/05/opinion-apples-latest-move-was-brilliant-and-will-shake-up-the-industry">Apple's Latest Move Was Brilliant And Will Shake Up The Industry</a> (Bryan M. Wolfe, AppAdvice): The iPod touch 16GB represents Apple???s first foray into the lower cost mobile device market. And this is why it is such a big deal.


**** 13-Inch MacBook Pro Prices For Education Customers Dropped By $100 ****
<http://www.imore.com/13-inch-macbook-pro-prices-education-customers-dropped-100>
Richard Devine, iMore

> $100 has been chopped from the price of both spec 13-inch Pro's, with the cheapest now costing $999.


**** Adobe Releases Kuler For iPhone ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/30/adobe-releases-kuler-for-iphone/>
John-Michael Bond, TUAW

> Simply snap a picture in the app's camera view and it will automatically build color palettes based on the image you capture. 


**** iCloud Users Take Note: Apple Two-step Protection Won???t Protect Your Data ****
<http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/05/icloud-users-take-note-apple-two-step-protection-wont-protect-your-data/>
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

> "In its current implementation, Apple???s two-factor authentication does not prevent anyone from restoring an iOS backup onto a new (not trusted) device," ElcomSoft CEO Vladimir Katalov wrote. "In addition, and this is much more of an issue, Apple???s implementation does not apply to iCloud backups, allowing anyone and everyone knowing the user???s Apple ID and password to download and access information stored in the iCloud. This is easy to verify; simply log in to your iCloud account, and you???ll have full information to everything stored there without being requested any additional logon information."





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**** Letter To A Young Programmer Considering A Startup ****
<http://al3x.net/2013/05/23/letter-to-a-young-programmer.html?src=longreads>
Alex Payne

> A startup is just a means to an end. Consider the end, and don???t seek to revel in the means. What do you care about? Who do you want to help? Does a startup make meeting your goals easier or harder? Where will it leave you when your goal is met? Where will it leave you if it isn???t?


**** Team Taco ****
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/magazine/team-taco.html?partner=rss&emc=rss>
Sam Sifton, New York Times

> Family is where you find it. For restaurant people, family is often the people at work: Method-actor captains and decent-sculptor waiters; tattooed <i>chefs de partie</i>, willowy hostesses, bookish sommeliers and the four cousins from Puebla who keep the whole enterprise afloat. They gather once a day in the dining room, well before your dinner, to eat their own.