[MyAppleMenu] Oct 14, 2002

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Monday, Oct 14, 2002

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Apple-Linux Merger Powers 'Mac' Switch (Paul Andrews, Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134554364_paul14.html>
The scenario goes something like this. OS X, based on a Unix variant called Berkeley Standard Distribution, is providing developers with an attractive user interface and consumer platform.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Creative Player Pans For iPod Crowd (John G. Spooner, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-961918.html>
Creative Technology launched on Monday a new portable music player in an effort to keep Windows users from dancing with Apple Computer's iPod.

OpenOffice For Mac OS X Public Beta Released (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2002/10/14/openoffice>
OpenOffice.org today released the first X11 public beta of OpenOffice for Mac OS X, its open source suite of productivity applications.

Apple To Report Quarterly Results Wednesday (Remy Davison, Insanely Great Mac)
<http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=1106>
Apple will report its Q4 results on Wednesday afternoon after markets close.

IBM Promises Muscle For The Mac (Robert McMillan, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,55722,00.html>
Big Blue announces a processor to power a new line of Macintosh computers. The chip is designed to put Macs neck-and-neck with Intel's Pentium line -- and even start new "computing wars."

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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More Licensing Misery For Microsoft Users (Gareth Morgan, vnunet.com)
<http://www.vnunet.com/News/1135937>
Microsoft customers expecting to move to the next version of Windows as part of their new licensing agreements could find that they have paid for upgrades that they do not initially receive.

Open Source: Rebels At The Gate (Mike Ricciuti, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2009-1001-961354.html>
Did Microsoft suddenly find open-source religion? Hardly. It was dragged there kicking and screaming by its customers, who are increasingly drawn to open-source software like Linux, whose inner workings of code can be seen by anyone and modified.

Mad As Hell At Microsoft (Jay Greene, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_42/b3804074.htm>
A new licensing plan is ticking off lots of corporate buyers.

Microsoft Goes MSN Crazy (Reuters)
<The scenario goes something like this. OS X, based on a Unix variant called Berkeley Standard Distribution, is providing developers with an attractive user interface and consumer platform. >
Alarmed about slowing world-wide software sales, Microsoft is pushing its all-in-one browser and ISP service harder than ever.

Microsoft's Less Restrictive Media Player Irks Studios (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/3356074.html>
When it comes to battling video privacy, Microsoft can't seem to find a happy medium.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : Top Stories
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Opera Sings On Phone Browser (Paul Festa, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-961831.html>
Opera Software says it has finally solved the long-standing problem of reading big, bulky Web pages on tiny cell phone screens, posing a potential threat to both WAP and to Microsoft.

Man Sues Airlines For Fare Access (Kendra Mayfield, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,55708,00.html>
When Robert Gumson, who is blind and uses a screen reader to browse the Web, couldn't access Southwest Airlines' website to make a reservation, he did what any red-blooded American would do: He sued.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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It's Time To Fix Copyrights -- Permanently (Declan McCullagh, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-961899.html>
The debate over digital copyright finally is returning to the nation's capital--and it's about time.

Steve Ballmer: Caught In .Net (ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-961877.html>
Ballmer discusses the next steps for .Net, the challenge of Linux, and Microsoft's bold entry into the enterprise business application market.

Open Source: Rebels At The Gate (Mike Ricciuti, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2009-1001-961354.html>
Did Microsoft suddenly find open-source religion? Hardly. It was dragged there kicking and screaming by its customers, who are increasingly drawn to open-source software like Linux, whose inner workings of code can be seen by anyone and modified.

Hollywood Vs. Your PC (Dylan F. Tweney, PCWorld)
<http://www.pcworld.com/features/article/0,aid,104699,00.asp>
Movie and music moguls are hopping mad over the new technologies that are transforming digital entertainment. Washington is listening. What's at risk? Your ability to enjoy DVDs and CDs you've bought, your privacy--even your control over your PC.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Science & Tech
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Help, I Need Somebody (Charles Arthur, Independent News)
<http://news.independent.co.uk/digital/features/story.jsp?story=342488>
The laptop maker saved the money on producing a manual, and I saved the money calling a helpline. I didn't solve the problem, but I know it wasn't total idiocy on my part.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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The Homeless Blogger (Noah Shachtman, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/10/14/homeless/index.html?CP=RDF&#38;DN=310>
Kevin Barbieux sleeps in abandoned buildings or shelters -- and writes a daily journal that has made him an Internet celebrity.

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