[MyAppleMenu] Apr 3, 2003

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Thursday, Apr 3, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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New Apple PowerBook Boasts 17-Inch Screen (Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/04/03/financial1034EST0064.DTL>
If you mainly use it as a desktop replacement, or at most tote it back and forth between home and office, the 17-inch PowerBook is a great choice and another design win for Apple.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Watson, Spring & NetNewsWire Bundle Available (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/04/03/beyondbrowser>

Transform Your Mac Into An Internet Radio Station (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/04/03/live365>
Live365, the largest Internet radio network, today announced the release of Studio365-Live for the Mac, a powerful broadcasting tool for users running Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) or higher.

QuarkXPress 6 Features Revealed (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/04/03/quark/>
New features in QuarkXPress 6 will include "layout spaces," collections of layouts that let users assemble print pages, Web pages and other content by size and orientation. Components like style sheets, colors, hyphenation settings and lists can be shared among layouts.

Apple Extends 'Every Mac Needs .Mac' Offer (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/19003>

Willow Design Debuts Cases For 17" PowerBook (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/18994>
The three slipcases and two traditional briefcase style cases range from an ultra thin slipcase designed to be slipped into other bags to a protective two-level case with tons of peripherals.

How Digital Pioneers Put The 'Personal' In PC's (John Markoff, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/03/technology/circuits/03alto.html?tntemail0>
The modern personal computer came to life three decades ago this month when a group of Xerox engineers projected an image of Cookie Monster from "Sesame Street" onto the screen of an unfinished machine known as the Alto.

Laptops To Bolster Riddle Students' Skills (James McCurtis Jr., Lansing State Journal)
<http://www.lsj.com/news/schools/030403_riddle_4b.html>
In addition to using the Internet, the laptops will help improve reading and comprehension, said Denny Arnett, visual art teacher at Riddle.

Apple Rethinks Trade Show Circuit (David Zeiler, Baltimore Sun)
<http://www.sunspot.net/technology/custom/pluggedin/bal-mac040303,0,5814516.column?coll=bal-business-indepth>
Company scales back involvement in the New York expo, eliminating Jobs' keynote.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Is Macworld Expo's New Name The End Of The Road? (MacNETv2)
<http://www.macnet2.com/more.php?id=311_0_1_0_M>
Personally, I’m rooting for a successful show, not for Apple, but for smaller companies that have been very loyal to Mac Community.

Free Content: Why Not? (Greg Blonder, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2010-1071-995188.html>
It is the power of low-cost distribution, combined with subsidized free services, that will save and transform the music business.

Apple Not On The Leading Edge Of Everything; Analysts Worry (Stephen Van Esch, Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/scope/03/0403.html>
Missed a potential new market? Darn it, we're so busy creating all this new stuff that we didn't notice.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Wrangle That Text (Bob LeVitus, OSXFAQ)
<http://www.osxfaq.com/Editorial/text/index.ws>
A good text editor, such as the two from Bare Bones, can do things that would bring most word processors to their knees.

iRock!, A Gadget We Can't Live Without (Steve Watkins, Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/practical/03/0403.html>
The iRock! 300W plugs into the headphone or line-out jack of your iPod (or other portable music device) and transmits its signal to your car or home stereo.

DVD Authoring: Now There's A Production (Jon Fortt, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/5547988.htm>
Apple was among the first to introduce computers with built-in DVD burners two years ago, and has continued to turn out software for editing movies and creating DVDs.

All Business (Micah Johnson, Computer User)
<http://www.computeruser.com/articles/2204,4,44,1,0401,03.html>

Mini-Mac: The Smallest PowerBook Yet (Rebecca Freed, PC World)
<http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,110083,00.asp>
Apple's new ultralight power notebook, the $1999 12-inch PowerBook G4, comes with plenty of connections and processing muscle, but it still doesn't provide a flawless computing experience.

Point And Click (Joe Farace, Computer User)
<http://www.computeruser.com/articles/2204,4,79,1,0401,03.html>

NetNewsWire 1.0.1 (ATPM)
<http://www.atpm.com/9.04/netnewswire.shtml>
When I say that NetNewsWire has changed the way I view the Web, I’m not exaggerating.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Report: Microsoft Eyes Paid Search (Lisa M. Bowman and Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-995086.html>
Microsoft is significantly stepping up its investment in search technology, including paid models, in a move that could eventually supplant its relationship with Overture Services, according to a new research report.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : Top Stories
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Wired And Wireless (Mike Musgrove, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14799-2003Apr2.html>
In the Starbucks at 15th and K streets in Northwest Washington yesterday, there was the usual line, stretching to the door, of downtown office workers getting their mid-afternoon caffeine fix. Lattes, espressos and cappuccinos were much in demand, but there appeared to be few takers for the coffee shop's latest offering: wireless Internet access.

Phoenix Rises From Mozilla's Ashes (Paul Festa, ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000024981,20273405,00.htm>
Three months after Apple Computer bypassed it for a smaller, faster Web browser, Mozilla.org has refocused its coding efforts on a smaller, faster version of its own product.

65 And Just Itching For A Little Convergence (Ken Belson, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/03/technology/03SONY.html?ex=1049950800&en=d1982fb82a6a5823&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE>
In the uncertain and rocky world of media conglomeration, Nobuyuki Idei, the chairman of Sony, is an undaunted preacher for convergence in music, movies, games and communications in all forms.

New Technologies Accelerate Evolution Of The PC (Reuters)
<http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2003-04-01-pc-changes_x.htm>
That boxy and bland-looking desktop personal computer is almost dead, sort of. Really.

The Secrets Of Drudge Inc. (Geoff Keighley, Business 2.0)
<http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,47762,00.html>
How to set up a round-the-clock news site on a shoestring, bring in $3,500 a day, and still have time to lounge on the beach.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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Amazon Signs Search Deal With Google (Margaret Kane, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1019-995280.html>
Sponsored links from Google are available now on a selection of Amazon pages. More links, and Google's Web search service, will be made available in the next few months, the companies said.

Report On Microsoft Sinks Overture Stock (Alex Pham, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-over3apr03,1,2266143.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dtechnology>
Shares of Web search firm Overture Services Inc. tumbled Wednesday after an analyst said one of its biggest customers, Microsoft Corp., would create its own search technology, a report both companies refuted.

Dell's Open Source Plans Favor Oracle (Clint Boulton, Internet.com)
<http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article.php/2174071>
Dell Wednesday expressed its faith in open-source computing like never before and expanded its pacts with vendors Oracle and EMC.

Who's Making Money From Linux? (Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier, E-Commerce Times)
<http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/21161.html>
Subscriptions and services may be the wave of the future. According to LinuxWorld founding editor Nicholas Petreley, companies will have a hard time making a go of it through retail sales of boxed software alone. 

The Unix/Linux Wall (Bill Machrone, PC Magazine)
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,984929,00.asp>
If code is found to be infringing, thousands of programmers will come out of the woodwork to rewrite it until it isn't.

Is Software Piracy Stealing Jobs? (Grant Gross, IDG News Service)
<http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,110113,00.asp>
Reducing software piracy by just 10 percentage points worldwide would generate 1.5 million jobs and add $400 billion to the world economy, according to a study released Wednesday by the Business Software Alliance and IDC.

Why Bad Design Always Trumps Hype; The Fatal Flaw Of Web Services (Mark baker, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/2998>
First, bad design cannot be masked. And second, that Web services' lack of use of a coordination language is an example of bad design.

Study: IT Salaries Are Rising (TechWeb)
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20030402S0002>
There are fewer IT jobs, but those who are still working are getting paid more.

SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Slated For June (Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service)
<http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0,10801,79966,00.html>
SuSE Linux AG now plans to ship its SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop operating system in June, a delay from original plans to ship it during the just-ended first quarter.

MPAA's Drive For State Laws Hits Bump In Massachusetts (Paul Roberts, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/02/HNmpaainmass_1.html>

Report: Microsoft Eyes Paid Search (Lisa M. Bowman and Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-995086.html>
Microsoft is significantly stepping up its investment in search technology, including paid models, in a move that could eventually supplant its relationship with Overture Services, according to a new research report.

Is Africa Ready For 3G? (Ben Charny, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1037-995186.html>
Next-generation cell phone networks are arriving in Africa, a region some carriers view as an enormous business opportunity, despite widespread poverty.

MyAppleMenu Reader : World
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On Rewarding Friends (William Safire, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/03/opinion/03SAFI.html>
Nations have alliances, based on short-term strategic or economic interests. But peoples have friendships, based on memories forged in times of trial. These are the times that make and break friendships among peoples.

India's Big Dig: Will It Settle Or Inflame A Controversy? (Amy Waldman, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/03/international/asia/03INDI.html>
Archaeologists are hoping to restore India's interfaith harmony by finding proof, or disproof, that a Hindu temple once stood at Ayodhya.

When Sars Clouds Reason: Discrimination, Inside And Outside Singapore (Val Chua, Today)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/todaynews/view/564/1/.html>
Are these irrational, ignorant and knee-jerk reactions coming from people who should know better?

The End Of Civilisation (Fiachra Gibbons, The Guardian)
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,927788,00.html>
Iraq is one huge world heritage site, a unique storehouse of art and archaeology. Now the war threatens to destroy it all.

SARS: Take A Deep Breath (Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/000909.shtml#000909>
Yes, we should take precautions. But we should keep perspective -- and most important, we should consider it a vital wake up call for the public health establishment.

Bragging Writes (Brent Kendall, Washington Monthly)
<http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2003/0304.kendall.html>
How presidential candidates try to impress reporters with their reading lists.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Science & Tech
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Prisoners Of Digital Television (Mike Godwin, Reason)
<http://www.reason.com/0304/fe.mg.prisoners.shtml>
A misadventure in high-tech regulatory policy -- and a Harry Potter Fix.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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The Madonna Video You Can't See (Heather Havrilesky, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2003/04/03/madonna/>
A bootleg copy of her bomb-throwing "American Life" video proves provocative -- but not nearly as disturbing as her decision to yank it.

Books Can't Stay Apace Of The War (Lauren Sandler, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.calendarlive.com/books/cl-war-alt3apr03,0,2898178.story?coll=cl%2Dbooks>
Some publishers are rushing into print with topical titles while others are taking the longer view.

With Self-Checkout, It's Life In The Fast Lane (Galen Moore, Boston Globe)
<http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/092/food/With_self_checkout_it_s_life_in_the_fast_lane+.shtml>
Automated checkout lanes are intended to augment staffed checkout lines, not replace them, say the supermarkets. Still, their use is on the rise.

MyAppleMenu Reader : EOF
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Cable News Networks Bring In The Snipers (Lisa de Moraes, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15822-2003Apr2.html>
War has broken out between MSNBC and Fox News Channel.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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When Sars Clouds Reason: Discrimination, Inside And Outside Singapore (Val Chua, Today)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/todaynews/view/564/1/.html>
Are these irrational, ignorant and knee-jerk reactions coming from people who should know better?

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Paranoia Grips Singapore As SARS Casualties Rise (Salbiah Said, Bernama)
<http://www.bernama.com.my/B2002/news.shtml?general/ge0204_27>
The scare is so real that you panic when the person next to you in the Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) coughs or sneezes.

U.S.: Won't Leave Singapore Over SARS (UPI)
<http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030402-022127-6366r>
"This probably acknowledges the fact that the Singaporean authorities are dealing with the issue in an aggressive and forthright matter."

Undergrads Asked To Reveal Trips To Hot Spots (Sandra Davie, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,180861,00.html?>
National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Management University have asked students to disclose any recent travel to Sars-hit countries.

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