[MyAppleMenu] Oct 11, 2002

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Friday, Oct 11, 2002

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Apple Pitches Mac OS X To Linux Fans (Mathew Broersma, ZDNet UK)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t285-s2123668,00.html>
At this year's Expo the business giants and Linux geeks were joined for the first time by consumer-friendly Apple, which is pitching its Mac OS X operating system as the ultimate workstation environment for developers, researchers and system administrators.

MyAppleMenu : News
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School Software Hits Some Snags (John Anastasi, The Intelligencer)
<http://www.phillyburbs.com/intelligencerrecord/article2.asp?F_num=1709837>
Hatboro-Horsham's Power School program cost more than expected and some teachers struggled when it was introduced.

Q&A: Lisa Brummel On The Microsoft-Apple Relationship (Jon Frott, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4261834.htm>

Choice Comes To Bluetooth (Ron Carlson, Insanely Great Mac)
<http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=1099>
D-Link has announced the launch of a flexible and compact 2.4GHz Bluetooth USB wireless network adapter, the PersonalAir DBT-120.

New Interface Looks To Endanger Mouse, Keyboard (Scarlet Pruitt, IDG News Service)
<http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/0CF754287E98D77248256C4F0007F2F8?OpenDocument>
Researchers at the University of Delaware (UD) have invented a technology that they say will do away with the traditional mouse and keyboard, replacing them instead with a touch pad and finger motions that will allow computer users to control their machines "like magic."

Apple Store Coming To Edina, MN (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0210/10.southdale.php>
Although Apple hasn't officially acknowledged the store in its opening plans, the mall's owners are confident enough to include information about the forthcoming store in their Web directory.

Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition Released (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2002/10/10/missingmanual>

Apple Launches Shake/Maya Promo (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2002/10/10/shakemaya>

Orlando, Fl. Apple Store To Open Oct. 19 (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0210/10.store.php>
The store is opening at the Mall at Millenia, a new shopping mall located on Conroy Rd. in Orlando, near Route 4 at Exit 78.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Apple's Lagging Laptops: Switching Mobile PC Users Will Take More Laptop Than Apple Is Currently Offering (Leo Jakobson, Mac-Upgrade)
<http://www.mac-upgrade.com/article_174.shtml>
If Apple can make its laptop line as inarguably superior as its desktop line currently is, and as competitively priced as its desktop line is, we’ll likely have a switcher, new software and all.

The Staff Remembers Jim Seymour (The Street)
<http://www.thestreet.com/_tsclsii/markets/marketfeatures/10047090.html>

Remember This? "I Wonder Which Brand Of Camera That Was!" (John H. Farr, Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2002/10/20021010222700.shtml>
Every word in the commercial is true, whether longtime PC user Kearns believes it or not.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Mac-PC Networks: Leaping Past Jaguar (Stephen H. Wildstrom, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2002/tc20021011_5245.htm>
Miramar Systems' PC Maclan gets Windows to play nicely with Macs by teaching it to speak Appletalk, which is simple to use .

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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C# Standardization Moves Ahead (Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-961737.html>
Microsoft and its allies have quietly expanded an effort to gain acceptance for C#, the software giant's competitor to Java and a foundation for its next-generation Internet services.

Jamming Camcorders In Movie Theaters (Evan Hansen, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-961484.html?tag=fd_lede2_hed>
The company "will modify the timing and modulation of the light used to create the displayed image such that frame-based capture by recording devices is distorted," according to an abstract for the winning NIST grant application.

DVD Quality Over The Internet? (Evan Hansen, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-961707.html>
An international standards team is close to approving a new compression format for digital video, promising improvements as well as a few uncertainties for emerging multimedia technology.

Security Tops List Of Reasons Not To Deploy Web Services (ComputerWire)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/23/27560.html>
End-to-end security of web services forms the most significant barrier to implementation by organizations, but this is not expected to hinder future development.

New Interface Looks To Endanger Mouse, Keyboard (Scarlet Pruitt, IDG News Service)
<http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/0CF754287E98D77248256C4F0007F2F8?OpenDocument>
Researchers at the University of Delaware (UD) have invented a technology that they say will do away with the traditional mouse and keyboard, replacing them instead with a touch pad and finger motions that will allow computer users to control their machines "like magic."

Biometric Mouse Offers Hands-On Security (Iain Thomson, vnunet.com)
<http://www.technologyreview.com/offthewire/3001_1102002_3.asp>
A biometric mouse which records images of the veins in a user's hand is the latest tool developed to increase IT security.

Can We Trust Microsoft-Owned Slate On TiVo Story? (Steve Outing, E-Media Tidbits)
<http://www.poynter.org/tidbits/2002_10_06_tidbitsarchive.htm#85548196>
I don't think this story has any place on Slate in the first place, because of the perception of conflict of interest.

Microsoft Opens Passport Source To Developers (Dennis Fisher, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,625314,00.asp>
Speaking at a conference on digital identity in Denver, Microsoft CTO Craig Mundie said the company will make the source code of its Passport Manager available to licensed companies, academics, developers and governments as part of its Shared Source Initiative.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Science & Tech
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Can We Trust Microsoft-Owned Slate On TiVo Story? (Steve Outing, E-Media Tidbits)
<http://www.poynter.org/tidbits/2002_10_06_tidbitsarchive.htm#85548196>
I don't think this story has any place on Slate in the first place, because of the perception of conflict of interest.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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Sudden Death Of The Arts & Letters Daily (Julia Keller, Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/showcase/chi-0210100005oct10.story>
Thus with a few lines of legalese came the death of a blog beloved by highbrows and by anyone, really, who appreciates incisive articles on a variety of cutting-edge topics from Freud to french fries, from evolution to Elvis.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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PM Goh Responds To News Report On Price Revision Of Water (Teo Chia Leen, Chanel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/21551/1/.html>
"There must have been a misunderstanding on Dr Mahathir's part or he could be given the wrong information."

Singapore Recession Fears Grow (BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2315995.stm>
Fears that Singapore could be heading back into recession have risen following the release of disappointing growth figures.

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