[MyAppleMenu] Jul 11, 2014

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*** Review: Apple Tweaks MacBook Air’s Ultra-portable Appeal ***
<http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/gadgets-and-gear/gadgets/review-apple-tweaks-macbook-airs-ultra-portable-appeal/article19525494/>
Seamus Bellamy, The Globe And Mail

> The mid-2014 13” MacBook Air has strong industrial design, insanely long battery life, overwhelming versatility and is a good get that will serve most users well.



*** Adonit Jot Touch For iPad (2014) ***
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2460440,00.asp>
Antonio Villas-Boas, PC Magazine

> Adonit's original Jot Touch was our Editors' Choice for iPad styli when it was first released, and the newer, updated Jot Touch is still the most precise and accurate pressure-sensitive stylus available for the iPad.



*** Turn Your Old iPhone Into A Security Camera With IFTTT And Manything ***
<http://recombu.com/digital/news/iphone-security-camera-ifttt-manything>
Thomas Newton, Recombu

> Manything is an IFTTT channel that lets you turn any iOS device into an impromptu security device. 



*** Saving Tricks: Buy A Refurbished Apple Macbook Pro, Pay £170 Less ***
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/money-saving-tips/10958807/Saving-tricks-buy-a-refurbished-Apple-Macbook-Pro-pay-170-less.html>
Kara Gammell, The Telegraph

> Apple backs up all its refurbished goods with a one-year warranty and the option of purchasing the AppleCare Protection Plan for a further three years’ reassurance.



*** Apple, Coca-Cola Among Firms Signed On To White House Plan For Small Suppliers ***
<http://online.wsj.com/articles/apple-coca-cola-among-firms-signed-on-to-white-house-plan-for-small-suppliers-1405072948>
Jeffrey Sparshott, Wall Street Journal

> The Obama administration said Apple Inc. Coca-Cola Co. and other companies are signing on to a White House effort to speed payments to firms down their supply chains, a move intended to boost cash flows and increase investment at smaller businesses.



*** TwoDots Review: Dangerously Addictive Puzzle Game For iPhone & iPad ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2451072/twodots-review-dangerously-addictive-puzzle-game-for-iphone-and-ipad.html#tk.rss_all>
Amy Moore, Macworld

> Offering a relatively challenging app, TwoDots is engaging enough to provide even the most skilled of puzzlers a lengthy gameplay.



*** Standard Controls ***
<http://inessential.com/2014/07/10/standard_controls>
Brent Simmons, Inesential.com

> Here’s how I think about this to myself: the Romantic era, which started with the Delicious Generation and became dominant with the early iPhone apps, has given way to the Modernist era. Grandiosity gives way to sleekness and honesty.



*** Mac Thunderbolt Docks: Belkin Versus The Clones ***
<http://tidbits.com/article/14908?rss>
Julio Ojeda-Zapata, TidBITS



*** Ask The iTunes Guy: Inconsistent Buttons And Faulty Gapless Playback ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2451771/ask-the-itunes-guy-inconsistent-buttons-and-faulty-gapless-playback.html#tk.rss_all>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld

> iTunes has many quirks and inconstancies. In this week’s column, I look at a few of them. Why do Next and Previous buttons display only sometimes when you view track tags? Why does iTunes funnel videos into the Home Videos category? And why isn’t gapless playback working on iOS devices running iTunes Match?



*** Apple Blocks All Outdated Versions Of Adobe Flash In Safari Due To Vulnerabilities ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2014/07/10/apple-blocks-all-outdated-versions-of-adobe-flash-in-safari-due-to-vulnerabilities/>
Mike Beasley, 9 To 5 Mac



*** Minecraft Pocket Edition Gets Biggest Update Yet With Infinite Worlds & Much More ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2014/07/10/minecraft-pocket-edition-gets-biggest-update-yet-w-infinite-worlds-much-more/>
Jordan Kahn, 9 To 5 Mac



*** Apple Cuts Some iTunes Song Previews From 90 Seconds To 30 Seconds ***
<http://www.macrumors.com/2014/07/10/apple-cuts-song-previews/>
Juli Clover, MacRumors



*** Best Airport Companion Apps For iPhone: FlightBoard, LoungeBuddy, App In The Air, And More! ***
<http://www.imore.com/best-airport-companion-apps-iphone-flightboard-loungebuddy-app-air-and-more>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore



*** YouTube Creator Studio Checks Your Video Stats, Comments, And More From Your iPhone ***
<http://www.imore.com/youtube-creator-studio-checks-your-video-stats-go>
Joseph Keller, iMore



*** Apple Brings iTunes Extras To Apple TV, HD Extras To Macs Today & iOS 8 In Fall ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2014/07/10/apple-brings-itunes-extras-to-apple-tv-hd-extras-to-macs-today-ios-8-in-fall/>
Jordan Kahn, 9 To 5 Mac

> Apple today released iTunes version 11.3 and with it is making its iTunes Extras feature available for HD movies on Macs.  Apple also announced today that the feature is now available for Apple TV with update 6.2 and will arrive on iOS 8 this fall.



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*** How Did Cool Become Such A Big Deal? ***
<http://www.neh.gov/humanities/2014/julyaugust/feature/how-did-cool-become-such-big-deal-0>
David Skinner, Humanities

> Where did it start? What were its original components? And what, specifically, about that feeling of being transported above the small-time pettiness of the everyday, that liberating and wonderful air of amazement that would be sense number one if I were to write my own subjective definition of cool?



*** The Hunt For Life Beyond Earth ***
<http://www.nationalgeographic.com/astrobiology/?src=longreads>
Michael D. Lemonick, Photographs by Mark Thiessen, National Geographic

> One of the oldest questions may be answered in our lifetimes. Are we alone?



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