[MyAppleMenu] May 8, 2013

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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.