[MyAppleMenu] Aug 28, 2002

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Wednesday, Aug 28, 2002

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Apple Draws On DMCA To Bar DVD Burning (Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-955805.html>
Apple has invoked the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to prevent its customers from burning DVDs on external drives.

Apple's Jaguar Leaps Ahead Of Windows (Charles Haddad, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2002/tc20020828_4318.htm>
The good old days are here again: The new version of OS X once more gives Macs clear superiority in operating systems.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Getting Pro-Active (Garry Barker, The Age)
<http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/08/29/1030053076796.html>
Apple is announcing new hardware and software faster than ever, and continuing to cut prices.

An Interview With Herbie Hancock (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2002/08/herbiehancock/>
"When synthesizers came along, it was the first time I thought that the two things I loved, which was science and music, could be put together."

AppleCentre Coming "Soon" To Beijing (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=16151>
Apple is opening a second AppleCentre in downtown Beijing, China, according to the Beijing Mac User Group.

Tech Doesn't Buoy Netscape Broswer (Matthew Borersma, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-955734.html>
Despite new technology, Netscape continues to lose ground to Internet Explorer, which now has well over 90 percent of the market.

Think Lawsuit (John Paczkowski, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/3941234.htm>
While such head-to-head comparisons with rivals have long been taboo in the advertising world, Gateway views them as worth the risk.

Jaguar Opens Strong, But Can It Save Apple? (Masha Zager, NewsFactor)
<http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/19208.html>
But no matter how technically impressive Jaguar is, and no matter how enthusiastic the crowds it draws Apple still faces an uphill battle in winning back the market share it has lost.

Thursby Offers DAVE 4 Public Beta, Offers Jag Comparison (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0208/28.dave4.php>
With Jaguar greatly improving interoperability between Mac and Windows systems in networking environments, many may wonder if DAVE is still necessary, and Thursby makes a compelling case to keep it around.

Jaguar 'Sold Out In UK' (Dominique Fidele, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=5179>
Most resellers have either sold-out of 10.2 – known as Jaguar in the US – or simply haven't been able to get hold of it, a number have confessed.

'Happy Mac' Killed By Jaguar (Michelle Delio, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,54793,00.html>
The demise of Happy Mac has quickly provoked wide-scale mourning among some Apple aficionados who are fond of the icon.

Apple To Reward Schools' Digital Video (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=5174>
Apple and Canon sponsors of the New Creativity In Digital Video awards will be kitting winners out with an iMac, digital-video editing software iMovie 2 and a Canon digital camera for their school.

Power Mac G4 Server Now Available (Evan Koblentz, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,489429,00.asp>
Apple's Power Mac G4 computers are now for sale in server configuration from the company's online and retail stores.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Apple Retail Stores - Give Me A Reason To Buy Something! (John Manzione, MacNet 2.0)
<http://www.macnet2.com/more.php?id=157_0_1_0_M>
Apple knows that the Apple logo is one of the most recognized logos in the world and they could be reaping the rewards of this simply by giving us the opportunity to wear Apple-branded clothes.

240 Miles, 1 Tank Of Gas And $3.00 In Tolls (CWRailroad, The Motley Fool)
<http://www.fool.com/community/pod/2002/020828.htm>
Apple computer is not going away in Texas. That was clearly demonstrated in Plano Texas. Apple needs more stores in Texas, that's for sure.

It's The Software, Stupid (Dan Knight, Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/musings/02/0828.html>
Why Apple will thrive as PC vendors burn.

The Future Of The Linux Desktop... (Freezer Burn)
<http://www.freezer-burn.org/article.php?story=20020826224620419>
Jaguar is the desktop that Linux should have had.

Apple's Rendezvous: What It Is And Why It Matters (Stephan Somogyi, ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2878493,00.html>
With the release of Rendezvous, Apple is bringing AppleTalk's ease of use to any TCP/IP network, and not just networks with Macs on them.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Bet On Mac's Cool New Jag (Jeffrey Tsang, Computer Times Singapore)
<http://computertimes.asiaone.com.sg/v2/revw01.shtml>
Speed and a slew of new features are what the new Mac OS X 10.2 is all about.

The Jagwyre Review (Andrew Orlowski, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/26830.html>
Using Mac OS X is like touring a land of fabulous ancient treasures -- with a tourist authority that's still busy renovating them, and that hasn't quite completed the infrastructure.

A Look Inside Address Book (Mike Beam, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/08/27/cocoa.html>
If you're developing a Mac applicaiton that uses information about people, then I can't recommend highly enough integrating AddressBook into your software.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Microsoft Discloses More Windows Code (Joe Wilcox, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-955655.html>
Microsoft on Tuesday disclosed technical information vital to allowing third-party developers create software that works well with Windows.

More Wintel News at <http://www.myapplemenu.com/wintel/>

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : Top Stories
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U.S. Wireless Internet Users Reach 10 Million (Reuters)
<http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-telecoms-wireless.html>
Nearly 10 million active Internet users in the United States check e-mail or surf the Web for news or local services via mobile phones and handheld computers, a research group said on Wednesday.

Free Vs. Fee Wireless Conflict Emerging? (Nancy Gohring, Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134522484_wifi27.html>
A conflict may be emerging between community groups that offer free Internet access via wireless links and companies that want to offer the same service for a fee.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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Forecast Gloomy For XML Web Services (Darryl K. Taft, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,491852,00.asp>
For the second day in a row at the XML Web Services One conference here, a keynote speaker got up and signaled the impending end to the Web services era, at least on a standards level.

Linux, The GPL, And A New Model For Software Innovation (Matt Asay, LinuxDevices.com)
<http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT4528760742.html>
In this next generation of software, those who understand 'copyleft' licenses like the GPL will have the upper-hand, and will be best positioned to take on closed-source shops like Microsoft.

RIAA Web Site Hack Allows Music File Downloads (Ashlee Vance, IDG News Service)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0208/28.riaa.php>
The Recording Industry Association of America Inc.'s (RIAA) Web site apparently was hacked Wednesday, forcing the music industry backer into a most unnatural act -- providing free music for download.

The Future Of The Linux Desktop... (Freezer Burn)
<http://www.freezer-burn.org/article.php?story=20020826224620419>
Jaguar is the desktop that Linux should have had.

Apple's Rendezvous: What It Is And Why It Matters (Stephan Somogyi, ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2878493,00.html>
With the release of Rendezvous, Apple is bringing AppleTalk's ease of use to any TCP/IP network, and not just networks with Macs on them.

There's Plenty Of Life Left In 3G Wireless (Andy Reinhardt, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_35/b3797133.htm>
The investment in increased spectrum capacity won't drive growth but stands to lower costs down the road.

'Wi-Fi' Makes Laptop Net Access A Breeze In The Auckland CBD (Peter Griffin, New Zealand Herald)
<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=2351473&thesection=technology&thesubsection=general>
Wireless operator RoamAD has built a network covering three square kilometres of the central business district.

Notes Is Dead (Steve Gillmor, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/02/08/26/020826opcurve.xml>
According to police reports, Notes was killed by inventor Ray Ozzie, arimed with Version 2.1 of the Groove collaboration platform and its new peer-to-peer e-mail functionality.

A Blind Computer User's Thoughts On News Web Sites (Adrian Holovaty)
<http://holovaty.com/blog/archive/2002/08/27/1324>
Rich Caloggero of MIT Adaptive Technology for Information and Computing is a blind computer user. I asked him whether he would share his opinion on the accessibility of news sites for the benefit of designers who don't usually think about that.

Why Telecoms Back The Pirate Cause (Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2008-1082-955417.html>
Now consumers have a powerful new ally.

MyAppleMenu Reader : World
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The Most Dangerous Institution (Jack Kelly, American Heritage)
<http://www.americanheritage.com/AMHER/2002/04/fbi.shtml>
For nearly a hundred years, the FBI has been fighting for America--with its discipline and professionalism often at odds with its shadowy, extralegal tactics.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Science & Tech
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Dotcom Chapter Of Success (Richard Adams, The Guardian)
<http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,781174,00.html>
Second-hand bokshops have combined their dustry image with the internet to make money.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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The Word Factory (Libby Brooks, The Guardian)
<http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/generalfiction/story/0,6000,781345,00.html>
Blockbuster novelist Iain Banks has surpassed himself. He usually spends three months working on a book -- but his latest novel, Dead Air, took him just six weeks.

Mint Gives No Quarter On Commemorative Coins (Linda Hales, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4322-2002Aug27.html>
It started out as a two-bit tussle out on the Great Plains. But now the design of the 2003 Missouri quarter has become a cause celebre on the sidewalk outside the Treasury Department.

The Information Age processes A Tragedy (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/28/books/28NOTE.html>
An outpouring of books analyzing, exorcising and merchandising the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are being published around or after the anniversary.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Expressions
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Shylock On The Neva (Gary Shteyngart, New Yorker)
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/?020902fi_fiction>

0wnz0red (Cory Doctorow, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/08/28/0wnz0red/index.html>

The Polish Biographical Dictionary In A Library In Houston (Adam Zagajewski, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2068964&device=>

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Overseas Singaporeans Allowed To Vote (Lee Seng Lup, Elections Department, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,140238,00.html?>
The Elections Department is now looking into increasing the number of overseas polling stations to allowmore Singaporeans to cast their votes while abroad during the next Parliamentary General Election.

A Taste Of The New Tangs (Lionel Seah, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,140108,00.html?>
Financial problems are not stopping the popular Orchard Road store from celebrating its birthday tomorrow and charting new directions for the future.

Bet On Mac's Cool New Jag (Jeffrey Tsang, Computer Times Singapore)
<http://computertimes.asiaone.com.sg/v2/revw01.shtml>
Speed and a slew of new features are what the new Mac OS X 10.2 is all about.

More Singapore News at <http://www.myapplemenu.com/singapore/>

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