[MyAppleMenu] Oct 24, 2013

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*** Scrivener 2.5 ***
<http://tidbits.com/article/14224?rss>
Agen G. N. Schmitz, TidBITS


> Adding compatibility with OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Literature & Latte has released Scrivener 2.5 now includes support for tags when saving and exporting.




*** Mixed AppleScript Signals ***
<http://www.leancrew.com/all-this/2013/10/mixed-applescript-signals/>
And Now It's All This


> But improvements in the AppleScript language itself are like the proverbial tree falling in a forest. If no applications bother to use AppleScript, do those improvements exist?




*** Pages 5: An Unmitigated Disaster ***
<http://www.betalogue.com/2013/10/24/pages-5-disaster/>
Pierre Igot, Betalogue


> We Mac power users have been complaining about the “dumbing down” trend in computing that the mobile era has ushered in. Now it’s definitely come to hurt us in a big way. It’s as if the entire iWork team of engineers has been replaced by iOS specialists with little or no interest in the needs of “prosumers” and the like.




*** First-look: Pages For Mac, iOS, And iCloud ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2055447/first-look-pages-for-mac-ios-and-icloud.html#tk.rss_all>
Jeffery Battersby, Macworld



*** The Mac App Store Is Upgrading Illegal And Trial Software For Free ***
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/24/5023560/the-mac-app-store-is-upgrading-illegal-and-trial-software-for-free>
Aaron Souppouris, The Verge


> Along with a free update to OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Apple promised owners of its iWork and iLife suites free upgrades to the latest versions, as well as anyone that bought a Mac after October 1st. However, thanks to a flaw in the company's Mac App Store, even users with trial copies are being given free editions of Apple's new software. More worryingly for Apple, users downloading illegal software are being given legitimate copies in exchange.




*** Open Transport Gone ***
<http://inessential.com/2013/10/23/open_transport_gone>
Brent Simmons, Inesential.com


> This affects almost nobody. But it does affect some people.




*** Apple Posts iPad Air 'Pencil' Ad, 'Life On iPad', And 'Introducing iPad Air' Videos ***
<http://www.imore.com/apple-posts-ipad-air-pencil-ad-life-ipad-and-introducing-ipad-air>
Rene Ritchie, iMore



*** Hazel 3.2 Adds Mavericks Tagging Support ***
<http://www.macstories.net/news/hazel-3-2-adds-mavericks-tagging-support/>
Federico Viticci, MacStories



*** With New iWork, Apple Spotted The Problem But Declined To Fix It ***
<http://arstechnica.com/staff/2013/10/with-new-iwork-apple-spotted-the-problem-but-declined-to-fix-it/>
John Timmer, Ars Technica


> If you look at the changes objectively, you can see exactly why they probably were considered good ideas at the design phase. It's just that these new tweaks shouldn't have survived any reasonable attempt at user testing.




*** AppleScript And Automator Gain New Features In OS X Mavericks ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/10/23/applescript-and-automator-gain-new-features-in-os-x-mavericks/>
Steven Sande, TUAW


> With OS X Mavericks, it appears that Apple has added some features that will help "self-developers" who want to add their own capabilities to their Macs and commercial apps. On the other hand, there are fewer scriptable items available in many of the new Apple apps...




*** Having Trouble With TextExpander On Mavericks? Here's How To Fix It ***
<http://www.imore.com/having-trouble-textexpander-mavericks-heres-how-fix-it>
Joseph Keller, iMore


> Users need to enable system support for TextExpand in Mavericks, which is done in the Security & Privacy preference pane.




*** LinkedIn’s Intro Feature Is Very Cool And A Spectacularly Bad Idea ***
<http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/24/do-not-want/>
Matthew Panzarino, TechCrunch


> This proxy server is what is used to intercept (yes, as in grab, open and modify) your email and inject the code that makes Intro possible. Apparently there aren’t any humans involved in the process, and one would pray that your email contents remain un-readable somehow but I’m not sure how that’s possible.




*** Enable Subtle Fading Transition Effects In iOS 7 To Replace The Zoom Motions ***
<http://osxdaily.com/2013/10/23/enable-fading-transition-effects-ios/>
OS X Daily


> If all the crazy user interface zooming in-and-out effects of iOS 7 aren’t your cup of tea, you will be thrilled to discover there is an alternate subdued option available now which transforms the zoom effects into much more subtle fading transitions.




*** AirMail For Mac Updated For Mavericks, Interactive Notifications And More! ***
<http://www.imore.com/airmail-mac-updated-mavericks-interactive-notifications-and-more>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore



*** Flash Player Now Sandboxed Under Safari On Mac OS X ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2057480/flash-player-now-sandboxed-under-safari-on-mac-os-x.html#tk.rss_all>
Lucian Constantin, IDG News Service


> Adobe has worked with Apple to sandbox Flash Player under Safari in Mac OS X, restricting the ability of attackers to exploit any vulnerabilities they might find in the browser plug-in.




*** Whither Liberal Arts? ***
<http://stratechery.com/2013/whither-liberal-arts/>
Ben Thompson, Stratechery


> There are no stories, and there are no humans. It’s clever yet abstract, remarking upon what has happened, without a vision for what is now possible. That’s the thing about stories: the best storytellers – like Jobs – are so compelling because they have vision. They see what we don’t see, and they can’t be more excited to tell us about just that.




*** Apple’s Announcement Finds ‘Amazingocity’ In The Expected ***
<http://www.chicagogrid.com/reviews/tech/ipad-air-announcement-apple/>
Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Grid



*** Two iPads To Tango ***
<http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/22/ipad-air-versus-ipad-mini/>
MG Siegler, TechCrunch


> But for many of us, this is now an extremely hard choice — much harder than I thought it would be. I had thought the retina display on a slower iPad mini would trump the faster performance of the iPad with a 9.7-inch screen. Instead, we have a retina display on an iPad mini that has the same performance as a ridiculously svelte iPad with a 9.7-inch screen.




*** iWork 13 — A Huge Regression ***
<http://www.libertypages.com/clarktech/?p=6597>
Clark's Tech Blog


> Effectively Applescript support is gone. Numbers doesn’t even have a dictionary. And Pages has had nearly everything removed.




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*** The Simpsons And Their Mathematical Secrets By Simon Singh – Review ***
<http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/24/simpsons-mathmatical-secrets-simon-singh-review>
Thomas Jones, The Guardian


> Mmm … pi: the cult TV series is deeply in love with numbers.




*** Palaeontology: The Truth About T. Rex ***
<http://www.nature.com/news/palaeontology-the-truth-about-t-rex-1.13988>
Brian Switek, Nature


> Even one of the best known dinosaurs has kept some secrets. Here is what palaeontologists most want to know about the famous tyrant.




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