[MyAppleMenu] Sep 29, 2002

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Sunday, Sep 29, 2002

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Apple Releases iSync Beta (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0209/28.isync.php>
With the iSync beta users can synchronize Address Book contacts and iCal calendars across Mac OS computers and devices, such as an iSync-compatible mobile phone, an iPod or a Palm OS device.

MyAppleMenu : News
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.Mac Outage; Reliability Issues Persist (MacNN)
<http://macnn.com/news.php?id=16714>
"I think this is despicable behavior on Apple's part, especially after forcing people to fork out $50-$100 for a completely unreliable mail 'solution.'"

The Mac Lives On In Jordan (The Star)
<http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm?id=ZAWYA20020928141438&Section=Main&page=Home&channel=Features%20and%20Analysis%20&objectid=C5C3675B-FF61-11D4-867D00D0B74A0D7C>
When people stopped talking about the IBM PC and Compatibles versus the Macintosh, I knew that one of these two platforms had conclusively dominated the other.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Synchronizing Computers With iSync (MacMegasite)
<http://www.macmegasite.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=351>
Being tied so closely with .Mac could be Apple's way to force users into buying .Mac accounts, and I certainly find iSync a much more compelling reason to join than the email and web hosting features.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Intel's Huge Bet Turns Iffy (John Markoff and Steve Lohr, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/29/technology/circuits/29CHIP.html>
For Intel, Itanium's failure would be a painful black eye, a setback in its heavily financed assault on the corporate computing world beyond the personal computer.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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Why I Don't Subscribe To Magazines Anymore (Ted Neward, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/2072>
I've since cancelled almost every subscription I ever owned, and the few that continue to come to the house do so only because their subscriptions haven't come up for renewal yet--and I'm sorely tempted to let them expire when they do.

Consumers See Deals In Internet Calling (Reuters)
<http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-column-pluggedin.html>
Telephone calling via the Internet has come a long way from the days fives year ago of crackling walkie-talkie conversations, and U.S. consumers now have a range of choices that trade higher quality for cost.

MyAppleMenu Reader : World
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E. Timor Points A Way For Mideast (Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/suncommentary/la-op-urbina29sep29,0,2407991.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dsuncomment>
Strong U.N. action can lead to a peaceful transfer of power.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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The Mysteries Of Translation (Wendy Lesser, Chronicle Of Higher Education)
<http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i05/05b00701.htm>
No translator wants his achievement stolen or denied; yet just as certainly, no translator wants her voice to overpower that of her source author.

The Age Of Innocence (Ann Patchett, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/29/magazine/29WWLN.html>
Perhaps the problem is that as Americans, we no longer have any idea what constitutes a child.

In The Age Of Focus, How The Mind Wanders (Lisa Belkin, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/29/business/yourmoney/29WCOL.html>
Whatever spin you put on it, being distracted is the norm of working life.

As Security Cameras Sprout, Someone's Always Watching (Dean E. Murphy, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/29/technology/29TAPE.html>
With the recent arrest of a woman in Indiana whom a security camera videotaped beating her daughter in a parking lot, the presence of electronic eyes across America has drawn new attention.

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