[MyAppleMenu] Nov 9, 2013

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*** "Desktop-class" ***
<http://speirs.org/blog/2013/11/8/desktop-class.html>
Fraser Speirs


> I have found that, as a result of this, I have become more willing to use the iPad for a complex multi-app workflow than I would have been with my 3rd generation iPad. Switching between apps no longer feels like quitting and relaunching apps; it feels like switching between multiple running apps - regardless of the actual implementation details behind the scenes.




*** Kevo Kwikset Review: Can A Touch Lock Replace Your Keys? ***
<http://www.dvice.com/2013-11-8/kevo-kwikset-review-can-touch-lock-replace-your-keys>
Stewart Wolpin, DVICE


> There is no denying the UniKey Kevo Kwikset touch lock is cool, perhaps a presage of how we'll all lock and unlock our doors in the future. To unlock it, just tap it. To lock it, just tap it. That's cool.

> Kevo is (relatively) easy to install and stupid-simple to operate. And yet, there's...something...nagging at me about the whole touch-to-open idea.




*** Adobe Has A New Edge In Its HTML5 Tools ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/11/08/adobe-has-a-new-edge-in-its-html5-tools/>
Megan Lavey-Heaton, TUAW


> Edge is a collection of HTML5-based tools that help designers and developers work with the web.




*** OmniGraffle 6 Lands Today In The Mac App Store ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/11/08/omnigraffle-6-now-available-in-the-mac-app-store/>
Kelly Hodgkins, TUAW



*** TuneIn Radio Gets An iOS 7-Inspired Look With A New Update ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/11/tunein-radio-gets-an-ios-7-inspired-look-with-a-new-update>
Brent Dirks, AppAdvice



*** Thoughts On Nike+ Move For The iPhone ***
<http://www.macstories.net/reviews/thoughts-on-nike-move-for-the-iphone/>
Cody Fink, MacStories


> Nike’s polish on Nike+ Move is remarkable, especially for the price of free. Lots of graphs and activity info is in motion, and Nike’s color palette is bright and captivating. Complaints about the app boil down to login issues, and I have to admit I’ve been logged out of the app at least once (but with no loss in recorded data).

> The bigger story here is that the iPhone 5s is now officially a serious fitness device to be contended with. I’ve said before that the M7 in the iPhone 5s is Apple’s testbed for a potential wearable, but now I’m asking if they even need one.




*** PCalc 3.1 Adds 64-Bit Support, Night Theme, And More! ***
<http://www.imore.com/pcalc-31-adds-64-bit-support-night-theme-and-more>
Joseph Keller, iMore



*** Why Apple Bought $578M Worth Of Sapphire In Advance ***
<http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/08/why-apple-bought-578m-worth-of-sapphire-in-advance/>
Matthew Panzarino, TechCrunch


> Sapphire, specifically synthetic, manufactured sapphire, has several properties that make it of interest to Apple. First of all, sapphire is superior to glass, even Corning’s Gorilla Glass material, in several ways. Synthetic sapphire has no color, as it’s a single crystal grown to be optically transparent — making it look very similar to glass. But it’s also extremely hard — 9 on the Mohs scale — which means better scratch resistance.




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*** Similes Of The Mallorcan Midwife Toad ***
<http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/09/similes-mallorcan-midwife-toad-glyn-maxwell>
Glyn Maxwell, The Guardian



*** The Valley Of Amazement By Amy Tan – Review ***
<http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/09/valley-of-amazement-amy-tan-review>
Isabel Hilton, The Guardian


> This quest for love between two cultures examines Chinese-American identity and mother-daughter relationships.




*** Swamp To Table ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/06/dining/cook-it-raw-arrives-in-america.html?partner=rss&emc=rss>
Julia Moskin, New York Times


> But it wasn’t his damp jeans, bleeding finger or lack of sleep that were bothering him. It was that, with one shotgun shell and no hunting experience, he was poised to bring down a deer or wild pig that his guide said would surely cross through this particular stand of trees, where the forest floor is thick with acorns.




*** Literature Without Style ***
<http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2013/nov/07/literature-without-style/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nybooks+%28The+New+York+Review+of+Books%29>
Tim Parks, The New York Review Of Books


> What is literary style and why is it bound to change as the novel rapidly goes global?




*** Nuclear Families ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/books/review/fallout-by-todd-strasser.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Edward Lewine, New York Times


> Strasser has reimagined the Cuban missile crisis and set “Fallout” in a realistic John F. Kennedy America. Mickey ­Mantle plays hero for the Yankees. Nikita Khrushchev plays villain for the Reds. Dads go to work and read Playboy. Moms keep house and smoke. The one unhistorical detail is that in this story the Soviets don’t back down. They strike.




*** 'Hatching Twitter' Is A Silicon Valley Drama Of Feuding Founders ***
<http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-nick-bilton-20131110,0,3991956.story#axzz2k6eSzitv>
Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times


> New York Times tech columnist Nick Bilton's new book, "Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal," offers an inside account of the Silicon Valley screw-ups who stumbled, bickered and betrayed their way into creating a media empire.




*** Amy Tan’s ‘The Valley Of Amazement’ Explores The World Of Shanghai Courtesans ***
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/amy-tans-the-valley-of-amazement-explores-the-world-of-shanghai-courtesans/2013/11/05/cebbf126-40d3-11e3-a624-41d661b0bb78_story.html?wprss=rss_books>
Ron Charles, Washington Post


> Deception and misperception are the stock in trade of the sex business — and of this story, too, which stretches over four generations and thousands of miles. The valley of “The Valley of Amazement” is very deep, indeed, an arduous journey of fraud, kidnapping and ritualized rape.




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