[MyAppleMenu] May 15, 2014

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*** OS X: Everything You Need To Use Smart Folders ***
<http://blogs.computerworld.com/mac-os-x/23911/os-x-everything-you-need-use-smart-folders>
Jonny Evans, Computerworld

> Inside OS X since 2004, Smart Folders can save you time -- so long as you use them. In this short report we'll look at what they are, how they're made and create an example folder.



*** Belkin's New Ultra-thin iPad Air Keyboard Is A Svelte Productivity Option ***
<http://www.techrepublic.com/article/belkins-new-ultra-thin-ipad-air-keyboard-is-a-svelte-productivity-option/>
Jordan Golson, TechRepublic



*** The Judge That Apple Hates ***
<http://www.vanityfair.com/business/2014/06/judge-denise-cote-apple-sanctions-e-book-price-fixing>
David Margolick, Vanity Fair

> Last year, federal judge Denise Cote leveled unprecedented sanctions against Apple and major publishing houses for e-book price-fixing. Here’s how an old-school jurist upended the industry with a landmark decision.



*** Facebook For iOS Hits Version 10.0, Adds Post Review, Hides Recent Posts ***
<http://www.imore.com/facebook-ios-hits-version-100-adds-post-review-hides-recent-posts>
Rene Ritchie, iMore



*** Mac Gems: Deckset Excels At Presentation Minimalism ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2154860/mac-gems-deckset-excels-at-presentation-minimalism.html#tk.rss_all>
Serenity Caldwell, Macworld

> It’s the kind of program that begs you to save time with it rather than spending hours styling font colors and sizes.



*** Design Is About Intent ***
<http://rampantinnovation.com/2014/05/13/design-is-about-intent/>
Rampant Innovation

> Design has lifted Apple to great heights, and I suspect it can take them further. The rest of the world has certainly noticed. But they would do well to think a little harder about what adopting design really means.



*** 5 Fantastic iOS Games You Aren't Playing, But Should Be ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2014/05/14/5-fantastic-ios-games-you-arent-playing-but-should-be/>
Mike Wehner, TUAW



*** Eight Terminal Utilities Every OS X Command Line User Should Know ***
<http://www.mitchchn.me/2014/os-x-terminal/>
Mithcell Cohen

> Power users often aren’t aware that OS X comes with a number of its own text-based utilities not found on any other operating system. Learning about these Mac-only programs can make you more productive on the command line and help you bridge the gap between UNIX and your Mac.



*** Coda 2.5 Won’t Be Coming To The Mac App Store, But There’s No Need To Panic ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2014/05/14/coda-2-5-wont-be-coming-to-the-mac-app-store-but-theres-no-need-to-panic/?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

> App Store apps need to be sandboxed (a security feature in OS X that doesn’t let apps modify data outside of their designated “sandboxes”), and Coda 2.5 simply doesn’t work as a sandboxed app.

Also, Panic's own syncing solution.



*** Firefox’s Adoption Of Closed-source DRM Breaks My Heart ***
<http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/14/firefox-closed-source-drm-video-browser-cory-doctorow>
Cory Doctorow, The Guardian

> Future versions of the open-source Firefox browser will include closed-source digital rights management (DRM) from Adobe, the Mozilla project’s chief technology officer, Andreas Gal, announced on Wednesday.
> The purpose is to support commercial video streams. But this is a radical, disheartening development in the history of the organisation, long held out as a beacon for the open, free spirit of the web as a tool for liberation.



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*** University Presses Under Fire ***
<http://www.thenation.com/article/179712/university-presses-under-fire>
Scott Sherman, The Nation

> How the Internet and slashed budgets have endangered one of higher education’s most important institutions.



*** The Half-century Anniversary Of “Dr. Strangelove” ***
<http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2014/05/kubrick-dr-strangelove-half-century-anniversary.html?currentPage=all>
David Denby, New Yorker

> So he stopped leaving out “things which were either absurd or paradoxical.”



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