[MyAppleMenu] Aug 27, 2014

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*** Why I Stopped Reading Magazines With Newsstand ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2599341/why-i-stopped-reading-magazines-with-newsstand.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#tk.rss_all>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld



*** Amazon's Audible Audiobooks App For iOS Updated With New Design And New Features ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/08/amazons-audible-audiobooks-app-for-ios-updated-with-new-design-and-new-features>
Aldin Calimlim, AppAdvice



*** Hyperlapse And Detached Utility ***
<http://www.macstories.net/stories/hyperlapse-and-detached-utility/>
Federico Viticci, MacStories

> I've spent a few hours having fun with Hyperlapse and creating time-lapse videos around Viterbo, and I've come away impressed with the refreshing focus and simplicity of the app.



*** The Best VPN Solution For iOS And OS X: Cloak ***
<http://thesweetsetup.com/apps/best-vpn-solution-ios-os-x/>
Bradley Chambers, The Sweet Setup

> With its “set it and forget it” approach, Cloak is the easiest VPN to use. It automatically connects to the VPN from any Wi-Fi network except the ones you have white-listed. TunnelBear has more competitive pricing, but it requires you to manually connect when you want to secure your connection.



*** Researchers: iPhones, iPads Connected To Windows PCs Are At Risk ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2489099/researchers-iphones-ipads-connected-to-windows-pcs-are-at-risk.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#tk.rss_all>
Tim Greene, Macworld

> Generally, iOS apps must come from the App Store and have been vetted. But in the past, some malicious apps have gotten in under the radar until users discovered they were malicious, and then Apple dropped them from the store, the researchers say. Placing them in the store could be done again, and bot computers could download them before they were dropped.



*** In Defense Of Tablets ***
<http://recode.net/2014/08/26/in-defense-of-tablets/>
Walt Mossberg, Re/code

> In a brief interview about tablets I had this week with Apple CEO Tim Cook, he said, “We couldn’t be happier with how we’ve done with the first four years of the iPad,” and added that, “I’d call what’s going on recently a speed bump, and I’ve seen that in every category.”



*** Hyperlapse, Instagram’s New App, Is Like A $15,000 Video Setup In Your Hand ***
<http://www.wired.com/2014/08/hyperlapse-instagrams-new-app-is-like-a-15000-video-setup-in-your-hand/>
Cliff Kuang, Wired

> Using clever algorithm processing, the app makes it easy to use your phone to create tracking shots and fast, time-lapse videos that look as if they’re shot by Scorsese or Michael Mann.



*** 5 iOS Apps To Easily Manage Your Twitter Account ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2597984/5-ios-apps-to-easily-manage-your-twitter-account.html#tk.rss_all>
Liane Cassavoy, Macworld

> Twitter is useful for more than following your favorite celebrities. It's a powerful professional tool for keeping up on industry news, interacting with influencers, and marketing yourself. But when you use it this way, managing your Twitter account can feel like a full-time job—unless you have the right app, of course. Here are five iOS apps that make it a lot less work.



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*** A Lifetime Watching The World Devolve ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/27/books/david-mitchells-the-bone-clocks-explores-a-girls-journey.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

> Mr. Mitchell’s heavy arsenal of talents is showcased in these pages: his symphonic imagination; his ventriloquist’s ability to channel the voices of myriad characters from different time zones and cultures; his intuitive understanding of children and knack for capturing their solemnity and humor; and his ear for language — its rhythms, sounds and inflections.



*** Review: ‘The Bone Clocks,’ By David Mitchell ***
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/review-the-bone-clocks-by-david-mitchell/2014/08/26/5653ac2a-27e0-11e4-8593-da634b334390_story.html?wprss=rss_books>
Ron Charles, Washington Post

> But don’t let the high walls of his fan club intimidate you. This new novel offers up a rich selection of domestic realism, gothic fantasy and apocalyptic speculation, stretching around the world from the Margaret Thatcher era of the 1980s to the Endarkenment of 2043. (Alas, it turns out that the climate-change deniers were wrong. You might want to put up some root vegetables before winter.)



*** My Grandmother’s Story ***
<http://www.junoesq.com/?p=604>
YuMei Balasingamchow, Junoesq

> “I’ve lived through two wars, you know. First when the Japanese came. Then when the British came back.”
> My ears perked up.



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