[MyAppleMenu] Jan 29, 2014

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*** Wickr (For iPhone) ***
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2430025,00.asp>
Max Eddy, PC Magazine


> Though the app rightly puts security first, Wickr is easy enough to use for your everyday messaging.




*** Octonius (For iPhone) ***
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2430045,00.asp>
Jill Duffy, PC Magazine


> Octonius, a new iPhone app, is a client for managing Evernote, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Think of it like the Mail app, but for your files and notes instead of email accounts.




*** Olloclip 4-In-1 iPhone Lens Review ***
<http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/accessories/olloclip-4-in-1-iphone-lens.aspx>
Michael A. Prospero, Laptop Magazine


> Olloclip's 4-in-1 lens kit is a well-made, compact accessory that will let you snap photos you had no idea your iPhone was capable of taking.




*** MacLocks Announces Security Lock For 2013 Mac Pro ***
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57617913-263/maclocks-announces-security-lock-for-2013-mac-pro/>
Topher Kessler, CNET


> The lock is a plate that slides into the Mac Pro's chassis around its I/O ports, which then connects to a cable lock. This approach allows you to keep the system visible should you enjoy its aesthetics, but still use its solid aluminum enclosure for security.




*** Tweak Your iOS Audio With EQ Settings ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2090554/tweak-your-ios-audio-with-eq-settings.html#tk.rss_all>
Michael Gowan, Macworld


> Before you drop $300 on the latest high-end headphones to listen to music on your iOS device, check to see whether an equalization (EQ) app can make your current cans, or even earbuds, sound like a million bucks—or at least close enough to that figure to satisfy your tastes.




*** How To Turn Off Smart Quotes In Mavericks ***
<http://www.imore.com/how-turn-smart-quotes-mavericks>
Peter Cohen, iMore


> If you do a lot of writing, especially with system-level utilities like TextEdit, you may have noticed a change in the way OS X Mavericks handles text. By default, Mavericks keeps "smart quotes" on. This isn't optimal behavior, so here's a quick guide to turn them off.




*** Ember 1.1 Brings Annotations, Screenshot Auto-Import To iOS ***
<http://www.macstories.net/news/ember-1-1-brings-annotations-screenshot-auto-import-to-ios/>
Federico Viticci, MacStories



*** Red Bull TV Channel Is The Latest Addition To The Apple TV Lineup ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2090539/red-bull-tv-channel-is-the-latest-addition-to-the-apple-tv-lineup.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Moren, Macworld



*** Angry Birds' Rovio Angrily Denies Charges Of NSA Snooping ***
<http://www.imore.com/angry-birds-maker-rovio-says-no-way-to-nsa-surveillance-changes>
Joseph Keller, iMore



*** Vox 2.0 ***
<http://www.macstories.net/reviews/vox-2-0/>
Cody Fink, MacStories


> Vox is a simple and powerful drag and drop media player for the Mac, letting you drag in folders and individual tracks to create custom playlists. The app supports just about any media format, from FLAC to AAC to WAV, and has a built in equalizer so you can dial in the perfect sound.




*** Apple Online Store Adds New Apple TV Section, But Will There Be A New Apple TV To Sell? ***
<http://www.imore.com/apple-tv-gets-place-its-own-apples-online-store-are-big-changes-store>
Joseph Keller, iMore



*** Google Brings Chrome Apps To Android And iOS, Lets Developers Submit To Google Play And Apple’s App Store ***
<http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/01/28/google-brings-chrome-apps-android-ios-lets-developers-submit-google-play-apples-app-store/#!tGBSk>
Emil Protalinski, The Next Web


> Google today launched Chrome apps for Android and iOS. The company is offering an early developer preview of a toolchain based on Apache Cordova, an open-source mobile development framework for building native mobile apps using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Developers can use the tool to wrap their Chrome app with a native application shell that enables them to distribute it via Google Play and Apple’s App Store.




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*** The Beatles, Bootlegs And Vermeer ***
<http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/29/opinion/jillette-creative-genius-beatles-vermeer/index.html>
Penn Jillette, CNN


> "Tim's Vermeer" didn't diminish my love, respect, enjoyment or awe of Vermeer's paintings. I still believe in genius. But, for better or worse, all geniuses have to work their asses off.




*** Will Technology Make Work Better For Everyone? ***
<http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/01/second_machine_age_by_andrew_mcafee_and_erik_brynjolfsson_discusses_work.html>
Miles brundage, Slate


> Technology won't, on its own, create fulfilling jobs for all. That doesn't mean we shouldn't try.




*** In The Beginning, There Was A Nipple ***
<http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/10333439/wardrobe-malfunction-beginning-there-was-nipple>
Marin Cogan, ESPN


> Ten years ago, 90 million people watching Super Bowl XXXVIII saw Janet Jackson's breast for nine-sixteenths of a second. Our culture would never be the same.




*** William Shakespeare, The 'King Of Infinite Space’ ***
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/10599438/William-Shakespeare-the-king-of-infinite-space.html>
Dan Falk, The Telegraph


> The genius from Stratford-upon-Avon has worn many hats over the years, with imaginative scholars casting him as a closet Catholic, a mainstream Protestant, an ardent capitalist, a Marxist, a misogynist, a feminist, a homosexual, a legal clerk and a cannabis dealer – yet the words “Shakespeare” and “science” are rarely uttered in the same breath.

> A surprise, perhaps, given that he was producing his greatest work just as new ideas about the human body, the Earth and the universe were transforming Western thought. But a re-evaluation is on the horizon. Scholars are examining Shakespeare’s interest in the scientific discoveries of his time – what he knew, when he knew it, and how that knowledge might be reflected in his work.




*** The Food May Be Fast, But These Customers Won’t Be Rushed ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/nyregion/the-food-may-be-fast-but-these-customers-wont-be-rushed.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>
Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times


> With its low coffee prices, plentiful tables and available bathrooms, McDonald’s restaurants all over the country, and even all over the world, have been adopted by a cost-conscious set as a coffeehouse for the people, a sort of everyman’s Starbucks.




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