[MyAppleMenu] Wednesday, Aug 6, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Wednesday, Aug 6, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Apple To Ship DVD Studio Pro 2.0 Aug 18 (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/08/06/dvdstudiopro2/>
DVD Studio contains several new features and has been "rebuilt from the ground up" for Mac OS X using Cocoa, according to Apple.

The Little Laptop That's Big On Usability (David Coursey, ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2914438,00.html>
After using Apple's PowerBook G4 with the 12-inch screen for a few months, I'm ready to say that it is, though perhaps not ideal for everyone, the easiest-to-use "sub-notebook" I've ever encountered.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Apple Public Source License 2.0 Now 'Free Software License' (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/08/06/apsl>
APSL 2.0 includes several changes to "make it even easier for Open Source developers to use and comply with."

AirPort 3.1.1 Drivers Released (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/08/06/airport/>
Apple recommends that the update be installed by all users with AirPort Extreme-enabled computers or AirPort Extreme base stations.

Phish Festival: 70,000+ Fans Celebrate Music (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2003/08/phish/>

That New Shine On Apple's Stock (Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek)
<http://yahoo.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2003/tc2003085_6509_tc112.htm>
The share price reflects good news coming in from many corners of the Mac maker's world. Now, can it keep rising?

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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The Mac Hardware Report: Where Are The Sales? (Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl)
<http://www.macnightowl.com/#sales>
Well, in addition to attracting new customers, it needs to look at the ones who might desert the platform and get them back onboard. After all, Dell has enough sales; it doesn't need to steal any away from Apple.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Outboard Brains For Mac OS X (Giles Turnbull, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/08/05/outboard_brains.html>
This article is going to take a brief look at some applications designed to be digital brain-dumps; electronic Pensieves into which you can throw any information you want, knowing that it will still be there when you need it later.

iSight: See And Be Seen (Michael Gowan, PC World)
<http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,111794,00.asp>
Apple has a gift for taking existing technologies and making them more simple and elegant to use -- and that talent has never been more evident than with the company's new $149 ISight Web camera.

She's Apples (Dave Bullard, Herald Sun)
<http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,6867471%255E11869,00.html>
The last time I had my hands on an Apple iPod, I reckoned it was as good a portable digital music player as you could get. Well, the new generation iPod is even smaller in size and price, and bigger in capacity and features.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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A Stone Hurled From Across The Pond (Cynthia L. Webb, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22848-2003Aug6.html>
All of Microsoft's efforts to polish its image in Europe apparently haven't paid off for the software giant.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories
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The Great Debate Over Software Patents (Mark Radcliffe and Lawrence Rosen, CIO)
<http://www.cio.com/archive/080103/debate_intro.html>
CIOs are paying higher prices for software while small inventors and industry giants threaten each other with software patents. Has the venerable patent system finally broken down?

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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Google Spreads Into News Alerts (Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-5060657.html>
Google is testing a service that notifies people of breaking news via e-mail, bringing it into greater competition with online publishers.

Children Of The Wireless Revolution (Rick Dearborn, Christian Science Monitor)
<http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0807/p17s01-stct.html>
An anticipated battle between delivery methods -- big telecom companies versus smaller service providers -- is likely to shape the telecommunications landscape for years to come.

Congress All Wrong On Copyrights (Eric Goldman, CNET News.com)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107_2-5060499.html>
Rather than making a seemingly endless number of ad hoc proposals, Congress needs to develop an integrated policy about criminal copyright infringement.

SBC To Offer Wi-Fi Access At 6,000 Spots (Matt Richtel, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/06/technology/06SBC.html>
SBC Communications is expected  to announce today plans to provide wireless Internet access at 6,000 hotels, airports, convention centers, restaurants and other public locations.

MyAppleMenu Reader: World
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Faith-Based Fudging (Mark A.R. Kleiman, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2086617/>
How a Bush-promoted Christian prison program fakes success by massaging data.

The 'Big Media' Myth (Robert J. Samuelson, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21980-2003Aug5.html>
It's true that some gigantic media companies are getting even bigger at the expense of other media companies. But it's not true that their power is increasing at the public's expense.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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616 Cheeses, 22 Judges And 2 Days (Emily Green, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-cheese6aug06213421,1,850786.story?coll=la-headlines-food>
San Francisco--We came to judge cheese.

No Sputtering Aloud (Linton Weeks, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19426-2003Aug4.html>
Okay, reader. Perhaps the best way to understand this little story about the trials and trip-ups of making audio books is to read it aloud. So have a seat, grab a bottle of water and let's begin. You take the regular text; we'll handle the italics.

What's Happened To Sex In Movies? (Elivis Mitchell, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/06/movies/06ADUL.html>
Is there a fear of dealing with grown-up sexuality in movies? Absolutely. A foreigner judging the United States by its films would think Americans spend more time running from exploding fireballs than having sex.

For Wines, The Paradox Of Global Warming (Eric Asimov, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/06/dining/06GLOB.html>
For winemakers, especially those in historically cool grape-growing regions, the changing climate has already markedly affected their lives and wines.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions
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Insomniac (Benjamin Gantcher, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2086607/>

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Singapore's Talented Children (Tony Cheng, BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3126469.stm>
Abigail Sin's piano playing has a magical quality about it. By any standard, hers is a skill of the highest calibre.

Your Serve, StarHub (Chan Chao Peh, Today)
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/4311.asp>
Smallest mobile firm likely to  hit back soon.

ValuAir Applies For Commercial Flights Licence (Business Times)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/premiumstory/0,4574,90079,00.html?>

Government Backs Bus Route Changes Along NEL (Goh Chin Lian, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,203315,00.html?>
It says it is important not to duplicate services, but many commuters are concerned about inconvenience, and added costs and travel time.

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