[MyAppleMenu] Nov 26, 2014

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*** Apple Ad Makes Gaming Seem (Shock!) Geeky, Angering Gamer Geeks ***
<http://recode.net/2014/11/25/apple-ad-makes-gaming-seem-shock-geeky-angering-gamer-geeks/>
Eric Johnson, Re/code

> About a quarter of the viewers of the YouTube version of the ad have given it a thumbs-down, far more than the generally positive response to other ads on the same official Apple channel.



*** PopChar X 7.0 ***
<http://tidbits.com/article/15263?rss>
Agen G. N. Schmitz, TidBITS

> Simply draw the approximate shape of a character to display all characters that resemble that shape, helping you find characters easily when you don’t have the Unicode name at your fingertips.



*** Union Pushes For Better Conditions For Security Guards On Apple Campus ***
<http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27011825/union-pushes-better-treatment-apple-security-guards>
Julia Love, San Jose Mercury News

> As organized labor expands its efforts in Silicon Valley, a local union and civil rights activist the Rev. Jesse Jackson are pushing for better working conditions for the security guards who work at Apple's campus.



*** Unread For iPad Relaunches As Free App By Castro Developer Supertop ***
<http://www.imore.com/unread-ipad-relaunches-free-app-castro-developer-supertop>
Joseph Keller, iMore



*** Mac Gems: Calcbot Syncs Your Calculation History Between Mac And iOS ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2848972/mac-gems-calcbot-syncs-your-calculation-history-between-mac-and-ios.html#tk.rss_all>
Derek Walter, Macworld

> Where Calcbot trumps the stock Calculator app is that it makes these features easier to discover, instead of putting them all in the OS X menu bar.



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*** Book Review: ‘The Book Of Strange New Things,’ By Michel Faber ***
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/book-review-the-book-of-strange-new-things-by-michel-faber/2014/11/25/143d099c-70fd-11e4-ad12-3734c461eab6_story.html?wprss=rss_books>
Ron Charles, Washington Post

> For all its galactic wonders, “The Book of Strange New Things” is a subtle, meditative novel that winds familiar space-alien tropes around terrestrial reflections on faith and devotion.



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