[MyAppleMenu] Nov 23, 2013

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*** Review: The Productivity Suite Formerly Known As iWork ***
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/11/review-the-productivity-suite-formerly-known-as-iwork/>
Iljitsch van Beijnum, Ars Technica


> Even though for existing iWork users the new versions are free, you're probably better off waiting for Apple to make those promised improvements before installing unless you really need the Web collaboration feature. If you want to dip in a toe, try Keynote first.




*** Apple Retail Stores In The United States And Canada To Open Early For Black Friday ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/11/apple-retail-stores-in-the-united-states-and-canada-to-open-early-for-black-friday>
Joe White, AppAdvice


> Here’s a full list of Apple’s 2013 Black Friday deals, which should give prospective customers an idea of what they can expect this coming Friday.




*** Apple Tells Textexpander To Stop Using Reminders To Share Snippets ***
<http://www.imore.com/apple-tells-textexpander-stop-using-reminders-share-snippets>
Richard Devine, iMore



*** Resize Windows Like A Pro In OS X ***
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57613498-263/resize-windows-like-a-pro-in-os-x/>
Topher Kessler, CNET


> Both built-in and third-party options are available for OS X to help manage window sizes.




*** Mac App Of The Week: 2Do, A Task Manager With The Right Mix Of Power Features, Simplicity ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/11/22/mac-app-of-the-week-2do-a-task-manager-with-the-right-mix-of-p/>
Kelly Hodgkins, TUAW


> 2Do is a mid-tier task manager -- it's a step up from the Reminders app, but isn't as complex as Omnifocus. Very similar to Things, 2Do offers a nice balance between usefulness and simplicity.




*** MacBeacon And Locate For iBeacon: An Inexpensive Way For Developers To Design And Test iBeacons ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/11/22/macbeacon-and-locate-for-ibeacon-an-inexpensive-way-for-develop/>
Steven Sande, TUAW


> MacBeacon allows developers to create beacon profiles that provide full iBeacon functionality. For developers who want to test iBeacon-enabled apps, it's a great way to see how the apps react to proximity to iBeacons. 




*** Gist For iPhone Lets You Catch Up On News Quick By Summarizing Articles For You ***
<http://www.imore.com/gist-iphone-lets-you-catch-news-summarizing-articles-you>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore


> Gist for iPhone is a news reader app that filters recent stories from Google News in a variety of different categories. That's not what makes it unique though. Gist can summarize articles for you automatically so you can catch up on news fast and get on with your day.




*** MacBook Air 11-Inch Vs. 13-Inch: Which Ultralight Laptop Should You Get? ***
<http://www.imore.com/macbook-air-11-inch-vs-13-inch-which-ultralight-laptop-should-you-get>
Peter Cohen, iMore


> The MacBook Air is a fantastic, flexible computer that's easy to carry thanks to Apple's ingenious engineering - feather-light and slim. For road warriors and other who don't want to be encumbered with a heavy computer, the MacBook Air makes a fantastic traveling companion.




*** Google+ With Full-resolution Photo Uploads For iOS 7 Now Available ***
<http://www.imore.com/google-update-full-resolution-photo-uploads-ios-7-now-available>
Richard Devine, iMore



*** It’s A Trap! ***
<http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/its-a-trap>
J.K. Appleseed, McSweeney's


> Look, Rampell, you already won. You got paid twice. Once to promote an idea, and then again to retract it. That’s good economics we can learn from.




*** Some Of iWork's Missing Features Return With The Latest Update ***
<http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/22/missing-iwork-features-return/>
Timothy J. Seppala, Engadget


> Some of the features culled during iWork's 64-bit transition have reappeared with the productivity suite's latest update. To start, Pages, Numbers and Keynote for OS X are regaining their sorely missed custom toolbars. Additionally, Apple's Keynote presentation app for both desktop and iOS picks up a handful of new builds and slide transitions.




*** Apple Stores Start Selling Retina iPad Mini To Walk-in Customers As Regional Carriers Launch Cellular Models ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/11/22/apple-stores-start-selling-retina-ipad-mini-to-walk-in-customers-as-regional-carriers-launch-cellular-models/>
Jordan Kahn, 9 To 5 Mac



*** Apple Starts Selling Unlocked, SIM-free iPhone 5S In The U.S. ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2013/11/22/apple-starts-selling-unlocked-sim-free-iphone-5s-in-the-u-s/>
Mark Gruman, 9 To 5 Mac



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*** In Full Swing ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/books/review/bill-brysons-one-summer-america-1927.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Kevin Baker, New York Times


> It was the summer — if one allows “summer” to occasionally include parts of both spring and fall — that Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs, much of the country was engulfed by a catastrophic flood, Jack Dempsey lost the famous “long count” fight to Gene Tunney, Calvin Coolidge announced he wouldn’t run for another term, the world’s leading bankers made the policy adjustment that would do so much to bring down Wall Street in 1929, “The Jazz Singer” was released, radio and tabloid culture came into their own, an American audience got its first public demonstration of television, work started on Mount Rushmore, Sacco and Vanzetti were executed, and Henry Ford stopped making Model T’s. And oh, yes, most of the world went mad over a 25-year-old prodigy named Charles Lindbergh, who flew a flimsy plane to Paris from New York.

> This isn’t to mention all the other fascinating characters Bill Bryson brings splendidly to life in “One Summer” — people like Al Capone and Dorothy Parker; Philo T. Farnsworth, the young man who played a critical role in inventing the television; and the New York Times reporter Richards Vidmer, who married a rajah’s daughter and was “also perhaps the most memorably dreadful sportswriter ever.”




*** Drowning Kiribati ***
<http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-21/kiribati-climate-change-destroys-pacific-island-nation>
Jeffrey Goldberg, Bloomberg


> Kiribati is a flyspeck of a United Nations member state, a collection of 33 islands necklaced across the central Pacific. Thirty-two of the islands are low-lying atolls; the 33rd, called Banaba, is a raised coral island that long ago was strip-mined for its seabird-guano-derived phosphates. If scientists are correct, the ocean will swallow most of Kiribati before the end of the century, and perhaps much sooner than that. 




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