[MyAppleMenu] Mar 21, 2014

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*** How To Set Up Keyboard Shortcuts In OS X ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2110005/how-to-set-up-keyboard-shortcuts-in-os-x.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Miller, Macworld



*** Angry Birds Go! Gets Set With New Snowy Track, New Karts And More In First Major Update ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/03/angry-birds-go-gets-set-with-new-snowy-track-new-karts-and-more-in-first-major-update>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



*** Ask The iTunes Guy: Chronological Podcasts, Redownloading Media, And Surround Sound ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2109955/ask-the-itunes-guy-chronological-podcasts-redownloading-media-and-surround-sound.html#tk.rss_all>
Kirk McElhearn, Macworld


> One of the best things about iTunes is the ability to make smart playlists to group content according to simple conditions. In this week’s column, I look at two questions about smart playlists: one about listening to different podcasts in chronological order, and another about the Category condition.




*** WorkBurst For Mac Makes You Productive In 25-Minute Spurts ***
<http://blog.laptopmag.com/workburst-os-x-hands-on>
Cherlynn Low, Laptop Magazine


> WorkBurst jacks up your MacBook’s screen to 100 percent brightness for bursts of 25 minutes at a time so your brain gets the hint that it’s time to work.




*** Convert Audio To Ringtones Using OS X Terminal ***
<http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57620621-263/convert-audio-to-ringtones-using-os-x-terminal/>
Topher Kessler, CNET


> The utility is called "afconvert," which stands for "Audio File Convert" and is a tool that Apple has included in OS X since 2003. As its name suggests, this tool allows you to specify one audio file and convert it to another format, managing bitrates and quality settings, extract channels, and perform a number of other manipulations to audio files.




*** iPads Help Local School Cope With Snow Days ***
<http://www.toledofreepress.com/2014/03/20/ipads-help-local-school-cope-with-snow-days/>
Danielle Stanton, Toledo Free Press


> The iPads initially cut down on paperwork and put information at students’ fingertips, but this winter, they did what teachers and Mariano could not have predicted: They allowed students and teachers to stay connected during subzero temperatures and school cancellations caused by the level three snow emergencies.




*** Apple Injects Clout Into Its iAd Platform ***
<http://venturebeat.com/2014/03/20/apple-injects-clout-into-its-iad-platform/>
Richard Byrne Reilly, VentureBeat


> HasOffer’s chief executive Pete Hamilton said the tweak enables advertisers insight into “whether a user engaged with an ad from iAd.” “It looks as though Apple will provide attribution to show how effective using iAd is. It looks like Apple is finally going for it,” Hamilton said.




*** Evernote For iOS Updated With Improvements To Presentation Mode And Card Scanning ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/03/evernote-for-ios-updated-with-improvements-to-presentation-mode-and-card-scanning>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



*** Tapbots Updates Tweetbot For Mac With Image Thumbnail Improvements Plus Fixes ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/03/tapbots-updates-tweetbot-for-mac-with-image-thumbnail-improvements-plus-fixes>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



*** GarageBand For Mac Brings Back MP3 Exporting, Adds New Drummers & More ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2014/03/20/garageband-for-mac-brings-back-mp3-exporting-adds-new-drummers-more/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Zac Hall, 9 To 5 Mac


> Apple released an updated version of GarageBand for Mac today bringing back MP3 exporting and adding 3 new Drummers to the instrument recording software.




*** Blogging Service Medium Launches Its iPhone App, Focuses On Reading Rather Than Writing ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2014/03/20/blogging-serivce-medium-launches-first-iphone-app-focuses-on-reading-rather-than-writing/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Mike Beasley, 9 To 5 Mac


> Unlike most blogging apps, however, the Medium app does not have any writing tools. Instead, the app’s sole purpose is to provide a platform for reading the writings of other users.




*** Starbucks iPhone App With Digital Tipping And Shake-To-Pay Now Available ***
<http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/20/starbucks-iphone-app-with-digital-tipping-and-shake-to-pay-now-available/>
Darrell Etherington, TechCrunch


> iPhone users can grab it now, and get the new digital tipping option if they’re based in the U.S., plus a feature where you just shake your phone to bring up the barcode baristas need to scan to accept your mobile payment.




*** FireChat For iOS Is A Hyperlocal Anonymous Chat Network That Doesn’t Need An Internet Connection ***
<http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/20/firechat-for-ios-is-a-hyper-local-anonymous-chat-network-that-doesnt-need-an-internet-connection/>
Frederic Lardinois, TechCrunch


> It makes use of the Multipeer Connectivity Framework in iOS 7, which allows developers to discover Multipeer-enabled services on nearby iOS devices using Wi-Fi, peer-to-peer connections and Bluetooth. Because it relies on these techniques, the range is around 100 feet, but because of the mesh architecture behind FireChat, the actual range of the network around could be much larger.




*** China Mobile Added About 1 Million New iPhone Users In February ***
<http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702303802104579450792786777328-lMyQjAxMTA0MDEwOTExNDkyWj>
Lorraine Luk, Wall Street Journal



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*** Do Spoilers For Books Actually Improve Them? ***
<http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/mar/20/spoilers-books-improve-them-reviewers-karen-joy-fowler>
Claire Armitstead, The Guardian


> Reviewers have been carefully eliding Karen Joy Fowler's latest plot, but she doesn't seem to care and nor, apparently, do we.




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