[MyAppleMenu] Dec 26, 2002

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Thursday, Dec 26, 2002

MyAppleMenu : News
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Military Academy Points The Way (Julie Moran Alterio, The Journal News)
<http://www.nynews.com/newsroom/122602/B1026wifi.html>
The 1,000-strong freshman class is the first to use a wireless network installed this year in 95 classrooms at West Point.

Parents Log On To Keep Tabs On Kids (Erin Hudson, The Daily Times)
<http://www.thedailytimes.com/sited/story/html/116029>
Rob Britt, principal at Carpenters Middle School, said all the comments from parents regarding the Power School system have been positive.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Flirting With The Dark Side (Gene Steinberg, Gannett News Service)
<http://www.azcentral.com/business/etech/etechmain.html?gannet_story=http://www.gannettonline.com/e/eteam/mac_reality_check.html>
Although Apple labels itself the "Think Different" company, the Macintosh of 10 years ago was much more different from the computers of the "Dark Side" than the Macintosh of today.

My PC Wish List For 2003 (Charles Cooper, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2010-1071-978639.html?tag=lh>
The Mac set a qualitative bar that other computer makers (and Microsoft) have struggled to meet, let alone surpass.

When Simple Is Better (Paul Gilster, The News Observer)
<http://newsobserver.com/front/story/2043680p-1969743c.html>
If we're doing something in a roundabout way by computer that's better done by hand, aren't we focusing on the wrong thing? Maybe we should let computers do what they do best -- sorting, filing, finding data. And maybe we should emphasize what we do best, which is the human side of communication, the qualities of support and presence.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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The Digital Day After: How To Get The Most From Your Digital Camera (Sam Diaz, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/4815828.htm>
If you're new to digital cameras and have a Mac nearby, consider yourself lucky. You have everything you'll need to handle life in the digital photo world. You have iPhoto.

Now Your Cellphone Can Remember Mom's Birthday (Joe Hutsko, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/26/technology/circuits/26basi.html>
Thanks to new cellphones and to software from phone manufacturers and others, saying goodbye to all that thumb-busting key-punching is relatively easy.

No Excuse For Not Backing Up (M. David Stone, PC Magazine)
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,716850,00.asp>
With the Maxtor Personal Storage 5000LE, adding an extra 80GB of capacity to your computer has never been easier.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Microsoft Switches Strategy On Linux (Helen Jung, Associated Press)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-micro26dec26,0,3898730.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dtechnology>
As businesses increasingly adopt Linux to run their computer servers, Microsoft is shifting the battleground from schoolyard insults or techie-speak to corporate notions of "business value."

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : Top Stories
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A Smart Keyboard For Typing On The Go (David Pogue, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/26/technology/circuits/26nustat.html?8hpib>
A new laptop, the AlphaSmart Dana, weighs only two pounds but costs only $400. As if that were not a sweet enough deal, this laptop also runs for 25 hours per battery charge, turns on and off instantly, has a touch screen for super-direct editing, and takes a four-foot drop to concrete without a whimper.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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E-Tailers Find Hope In Holidays (Paul Festa, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1017-978818.html>
A strong season for Web stores is expected to bode well for the coming year in e-commerce, say online retailers and analysts, even as offline retailers weather their worst holiday sales in decades.

The Customizer Is Always Right (J. Bradford DeLong, Wired)
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.01/view.html?pg=5>
Why I said good-bye to one-size-fits-all and became part of the mass one-to-one market.

Post-Boom Meal Plan: Order Online (Dav Levine, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,56022,00.html>
The online food delivery model isn't buried with Kozmo.com and Webvan. Two Manhattan-based startups plan to succeed where others have failed -- and make money, too.

Hong Kong Launches Powerline Broadband (Ben Kwok, South China Morning Post)
<http://asia.cnet.com/newstech/communications/0,39001141,39103280,00.htm>
After a two-year trial, Hutchison Global Communications (HGC) has launched a new type of broadband service for residences using the electricity supply network.

Supercharging The Supercomputer Race (Ira Sager, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2002/tc20021226_4930.htm>
Japan has the speed and power lead right now, but IBM promises to put the U.S. back out front -- by far -- in 2005.

Hot Links, Cool Trends On The Web (Lisa M. Bowman, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-978615.html>
Japanese anime character Dragonball is the hottest Internet trend for the second year in a row, and Natalie Portman has unseated Angelina Jolie among popular celebrities on the Web, according to data from top Internet search sites.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Science & Tech
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Erasing The Blind Spot: A Driver's Aid Averts Traffic Jam (Peter Dizikes, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/26/technology/circuits/26next.html>
Some traffic theorists and engineers are offering a high-technology solution for traffic woes.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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World Without War? (Ruth Rosen, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/12/26/ED15927.DTL>
As a child growing up in the shadow of the atomic bomb, I used to pray every night, "Let there be no war," but no one seemed to be listening.

Authors Whose Audience Knows 'Em Like A Book (Linton Weeks, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38403-2002Dec25.html>
When it comes to publishing these days, it's all about the platform.

Where Authors Do More Than Autograph (Kimberly Stevens, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/26/arts/26AUTH.html>
The Housing Works Used Book Cafe opened in 1996, but in the last year or so it has become one of the hottest literary hubs in New York.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Malaysia Has Strategy To Get Batu Puteh, Says Najib (Bernama)
<http://www.bernama.com.my/B2002/news.shtml?general/ge2512_13>
Malaysia has its plans and strategy to gain sovereignty of Pulau Batu Puteh when its territorial dispute with Singapore over the island is brought to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Wednesday.

Malaysia May Protest Singapore Boat Chase (AFP)
<http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/thu/dec26w7.htm>
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Wednesday that Malaysia may lodge a diplomatic protest after neighbouring Singapore chased its marine police boat away from a disputed tiny island.

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

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