[MyAppleMenu] Oct 21, 2013

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*** OS X Mavericks: Top 10 Features ***
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/10393155/OS-X-Mavericks-top-10-features.html>
Sophie Curtis, The Telegraph


> As well as new iPads, Apple is expected to release the latest update to its OS X operating system at its 22 October event in San Francisco.


Me, I am waiting for John Siracusa to tell me what to think about Mavericks. :-)



*** Why iTunes Doesn’t Support FLAC Files ***
<http://www.mcelhearn.com/why-itunes-doesnt-support-flac-files/>
Kirk McElhearn, Kirkville


> I can’t see Apple ever supporting FLAC files in iTunes; it’s too risky. Apple created their own lossless format for this reason. It provides the same quality, and is compatible with iTunes and iOS devices.




*** Why Does Windows Have Terrible Battery Life? ***
<http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2013/10/why-does-windows-have-terrible-battery-life.html>
Jeff Atwood, Coding Horror


> Apple is clearly doing a great job here. Kudos. If you want a device that delivers maximum battery life for light web browsing, there's no question that you should get something with an Apple logo on it.




*** Roadshow: Apple 'Spaceship' Has Supporters ***
<http://www.mercurynews.com/mr-roadshow/ci_24325134/roadshow-apple-spaceship-has-supporters?source=rss>
Gary Richards, San Jose Mercury News



*** Apple Expected To Unveil New iPads On Tuesday ***
<http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_24350676/apple-expected-unveil-new-ipads-tuesday>
Patrick May, San Jose Mercury News



*** Why Is Using Associated Objects A Hack? ***
<http://inessential.com/2013/10/20/why_is_using_associated_objects_a_hack_>
Brent Simmons, Inesential.com


> But if you find yourself resorting to runtime functions rather than using the non-runtime APIs as they are designed, you’re probably fighting the frameworks — and fighting the frameworks leads only to bad software and heartbreak.




*** iPhone 5s Surprises ***
<http://www.mondaynote.com/2013/10/20/iphone-5s-surprises/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+monday-note+%28Monday+Note%29>
Jean-Louis Gassée, Monday Note


> My wife asked if her iPhone would count steps from within her handbag. Ever the obliging husband, I immediately attended to this legitimate query, grabbed her handbag, and stepped out of the house for an experimental stroll. A conservatively dressed couple walked by, gave me a strange look, and didn’t respond to my evening greeting, but, indeed, the steps were counted.




*** An Additional Thought On iMessage ***
<http://brooksreview.net/2013/10/server-storage/>
Ben Brooks, The Brooks Review


> Based on many reader reports that tested this out, your iMessages don’t carry over if you wipe to your iOS device and don’t restore from a backup. Additionally, if you have a new device and send and receive iMessages, and then restore from backup, you will lose the new messages. Seems pretty conclusive that Apple isn’t storing messages for anything longer then “hours”.




*** Selling Gold: Apple Debuts Its First iPhone 5S TV Spot ***
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/20/4858986/selling-gold-apple-debuts-its-first-iphone-5s-tv-spot>
Ellis Hamburger, The Verge


> It shows liquid gold spilling across the screen, T-1000 style, which eventually takes the shape of an iPhone.




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*** Why Have Young People In Japan Stopped Having Sex? ***
<http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/20/young-people-japan-stopped-having-sex>
Abigail Haworth, The Guardian


> Japan's under-40s appear to be losing interest in conventional relationships. Millions aren't even dating, and increasing numbers can't be bothered with sex. For their government, "celibacy syndrome" is part of a looming national catastrophe. Japan already has one of the world's lowest birth rates. Its population of 126 million, which has been shrinking for the past decade, is projected to plunge a further one-third by 2060. Aoyama believes the country is experiencing "a flight from human intimacy" – and it's partly the government's fault.




*** Book Review: The Curve, By Nicholas Lovell ***
<http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/25879454-300f-11e3-9eec-00144feab7de.html#axzz2iJMsHBrT>
Emma Jacobs, Financial Times


> Trent Reznor, the frontman of Nine Inch Nails, the industrial rock band, gets it. Björk, the creative Icelandic singer-songwriter, known for her outlandish outfits and innovative music, does not.




*** I’m The Accidental Owner Of A Banksy ***
<http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/10/im-the-accidental-owner-of-a-banksy.html>
Cara Tabachnick, New York Magazine


> “Are you going to be rich?” That is the first question people ask me upon finding out that in the wee morning hours of October 17, the famed street artist Banksy painted a mural on the side of a building my family owns in East Williamsburg.




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