[MyAppleMenu] May 11, 2013

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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.