[MyAppleMenu] Monday, Aug 11, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Monday, Aug 11, 2003

MyAppleMenu : News
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Apple, BuyMusic In Billboard Duel (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/08/11/duel>
Apple and BuyMusic are involved in somewhat of a "billboard duel" over their music stores

Quicken 2004 Adds iCal Integration, More (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/08/10/quicken2k4/>
Intuit's Quicken 2004 will be in stores on Aug. 15, adding features such as a redesigned investment portfolio, new performance indicators, and iCal integration.

Ambrosia Offers OS X-Native Escape Velocity; Override (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/08/11/ev/>
Game and utility software maker Ambrosia Software Inc. on Monday has re-released two classic games, this time as native for Mac OS X and Windows: Escape Velocity and its sequel, Escape Velocity Override.

Mac's Back In Top Shops (David Frith, THe Australian)
<http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6898752%5E15309%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html>
Apple Computer Australia is returning to the top-of-the-market retail scene after an absence of almost seven years.

iCab 2.9.5: Tabbed Browsing Comes To Legacy Macs (Charles W. Moore, Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/misc/03/0811.html>
iCab is the only browser still being developed for 68k Macs.

Connectix Support Site, Forums Closed; Users Referred To Microsoft (MacFixIt)
<http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20030811085101465>

Parallel Imports Juice Up Apple Market (Adam Gifford, New Zealand Herald)
<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3517541&thesection=business&thesubsection=technology>
A parallel importer of Apple computers says he should get a gold medal for bringing down the price of the brand here. But official Apple distributor Renaissance and Apple reseller Magnum Mac say exchange rate fluctuations and the effect of parallel imports on the Australian market are the reasons that prices have fallen.

Apple Offers Free 'Camp' In Retail Stores (Jonathan Cox, Raleigh News And Observer)
<http://www.beaufortgazette.com/24hour/technology/story/965031p-6765213c.html>
Forget toasting s'mores by the campfire. Kids at this camp will burn discs with Apples. Computers, that is. The quirky company is holding camps in its retail stores this month to sway young users with its glowing screens and shiny machines.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Good Enough Or Better Yet? (Dan Knight, Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/musings/03/0811.html>
If you're in the right place, does it really make sense to move somewhere else?

Bullish On Apple: But Why? (Del Miller, MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/engine/03/08/11/index.html>
For the first time in years, the list of Apple's weaknesses is actually shorter than its list of strengths. Much shorter, in fact.

Is Apple Going To iApp Itself Into Irrelevancy? (AppleMatters)
<http://www.applematters.com/comments.php?id=87_0_1_0_C>
Fighting with other software companies and the lack of innovation could slowly bleed Apple to death.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 (Eddie Park, Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=395>
If you're a golf fan, I highly encourage you to pick this title up if you haven't already -- you won't be disappointed. The only real caveat I can think of is the graphics performance, but the high level of gameplay details, robust roster of players and courses, and the ability to play as Tiger Woods should overshadow that.

Power Without The Premium (John P. Mello Jr., Boston Globe)
<http://www.boston.com/business/markets/articles/2003/08/11/power_without_the_premium>
With the rollout of the new eMac models, though, that premium has been largely diminished, and the price of entry into the Apple fraternity vastly reduced. And that price reduction doesn't come with a step-down in silicon sinew.

FCP Comes Of Age (Chris Oaten, The Advertiser)
<http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,6890012%255E21669,00.html>
You know, not that long ago this could only have been done in an expensive, purpose-built studio. Now it can be done in the back seat of a 4WD on return from location.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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Two Universities Win Battle Against RIAA Subpoenas (Scarlet Pruitt, IDG News Service)
<http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/privacy/story/0,10801,83903,00.html?f=x10>
The U.S. recording industry received a setback in its nationwide campaign to quash music piracy on the Internet when a federal judge ruled on Friday that two universities do not have to comply with subpoenas requesting that they hand over the identities of students who could be illegally sharing music online.

Cell Phone Music Plans Have Labels Listening (Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-music11aug11222420,1,266618.story?coll=la-headlines-technology>
BPOD Network hopes to offer downloadable songs for about $2 each. Sprint, Warner Music already have a deal.

The Bandwagon To Fight Spam Hits A Bump (Saul Hansell, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/11/technology/11SPAM.html>
A bill to create a do-not-spam registry is at the center of much of the spam debate in Washington.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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One Tall Cappuccino Conundrum, To Go (Joel Achenbach, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42026-2003Aug10.html>
Going to Starbucks is one of the most challenging and worrisome things an urban person can do. It is not for the faint of heart or the indecisive of mind. It is an exact science, like human space flight. The slightest misstep can mean disaster.

Gregory Hines, Dancer And Actor, Dies At 57 (Jennifer Dunning, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/11/obituaries/11HINE.html?ex=1061179200&en=dbcd70cac6d26488&ei=5006&partner=ALTAVISTA1>
Gregory Hines, the genial, suave dancer, singer and actor who for many personified the art of classical tap in the 1980's and 90's, died late Saturday on his way to a hospital from his home in Los Angeles. He was 57.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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Retire Later? No Thanks, I'm Heading Abroad (Helmi Yusoh, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,204179,00.html?>
A Straits Times survey of 510 Singaporeans shows that one in four wants to retire overseas.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Healthcare In Singapore: Technology With Human Touch (Naufil Shahrukh, Daily Times)
<http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_11-8-2003_pg6_19>
The excellence of this small but beautiful country's healthcare system and medical professionals has made Singapore the pre-eminent centre for healthcare technology and services in the Asia Pacific, attracting patients from within the region and around the globe.

Business Up As Women Take To The Bar Tops (Bruce Chong, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,204185,00.html?>
As the crowds ring in the dollars, pubs and bars contacted over the weekend foresee their business bringing in better profits than last year, notwithstanding the slow economy and, most recently, the Sars outbreak.

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