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Monday, Aug 25, 2003

MyAppleMenu : News
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NetNewsWire Gets Apple Web Kit Renderer, More (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/08/25/netnewswire>
The free update also offers TypePad support, custom style sheets, the ability to display differences in updated items, performance boosts, support for gzip compression, and more.

Apple Has Eye On Austin Space (Matt Hudgins, Austin Business Journal)
<http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2003/08/25/story1.html>
Apple Computer Inc. is seeking new Austin digs in what might be the largest local office search of the past three years.

Macromedia Revs MX Line, IntroducesNew Solutions (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/08/24/macromedia/>
Next month Macromedia will ship new versions of their MX product family, including updates of Flash, Dreamweaver and Fireworks. The company will also ship a new product, Flash MX Professional 2004, and introduce new "building blocks" called MX Elements and Halo.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Worms Derail Laptop Talk, Spur Advice On Minimizing Damage (James Coates, Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0308240461aug24,1,108924.column?coll=chi-technology-nav>
Let's be brutal. Here are three ways to avoid getting wormed.

Doing Business (Del Miller, MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/engine/03/08/25/index.html>
The question nowadays isn't whether Apple will pursue the business PC market; it will, because, in some respects, that's the only one left.

An Issue Of Security (Andrew C. Thomas, The Tech)
<http://www-tech.mit.edu/V123/N32/acthomas32.32c.html>
To all new students: Welcome to MIT. When you move into your new rooms and set up your computers, make sure your lawyer is on speed dial.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Amapi Designer 7 (Paul Yoon, MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/issues/0309/rev.amapi.html>
If you're searching for a relatively inexpensive, powerful, and easy-to-learn modeler, Amapi Designer is a good choice. If you want a fuller-featured application, you may want to wait for Eovia's upcoming Designer Pro.

G5 2GHz MP Versus G4 1.42GHz MP (Bare Feats)
<http://www.barefeats.com/g5sum.html>

Altiverb (Mark Starlin, MacReview)
<http://www.macreview.com/Creative/AudioVideo/AudioPlugIns/Altiverb/AltiverbReview.html>
Altiverb's reverbs are both lush and very realistic. Its controls                           are bone-head simple to use, making it very easy to           get a great sounding reverb. The main drawback is the high processor           requirements.

Macromedia Contribute Gains Enterprise Skills (Jim Rapoza, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,,1229504,00.asp>
Current users will find it a worthwhile upgrade, and those interested in a controllable but simple Web site authoring tool for novice content contributors should take a look at Contribute 2.

Retrospect 5.1 (Keith Martin, MacUser UK)
<http://macuser.pcpro.co.uk/?reviews/reviews_story.php?id=46115>
If you use Retrospect to manage your backups, and especially if you run OS X, this should definitely be on your shopping list. If you don't use Retrospect 5.1, you should.

OmniWeb Is Dead -- Long Live OmniWeb (MacEdition)
<http://www.macedition.com/cb/cb_20030825.php>

Norton Internet Security (Gary Coyne, Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/reviews/nortoni_is3.shtml>
If you know you need very customizable FireWire Solutions, I strongly recommend you get Norton Internet Security.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories
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BlackBerry Reveals Bank's Secrets (Kim Zetter, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,60052,00.html>
When a computer consultant buys a used wireless pager -- once the property of a former Morgan Stanley executive -- on eBay, he ends up with an unexpected bonus: a trove of sensitive corporate data.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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AOL Launches Blogging Service (Jim Hu, CNET News.com)
<http://rss.com.com/2100-1025_3-5067618.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=news>
America Online on Monday launched a new feature called AOL Journals in an effort to piggyback on the grassroots popularity of Web logs, or "blogs."

Sites Reconsider X-Rated Domain (Joanna Glasner, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,60145,00.html>
Spooked by a new law authorizing harsh penalties for deceptive online porn publishers, adult webmasters are reconsidering a proposal for a top-level domain of their own.

Identity Theft: It's Not About You (Tom Yager, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/08/22/33OPcurve_1.html>
The only ones sowing fear about digital identity are the ones who don't need it.

A New Track For File Swappers' Defense? (Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107_2-5067498.html>

Free Ride Over For VoIP? (Ben charny, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1037_3-5067465.html>
A cheap, Internet-based alternative to traditional telephone service is facing a sudden regulatory backlash that could slow adoption of the fast-growing technology, raise prices and put financially shaky start-ups out of business.

WhereWare (Eric W. Pfeiffer, MIT Technology Review)
<http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/pfeiffer0903.asp>
Soon, hardware and software that track your location will be providing directions, offering shopping discounts, and aiding rescue workers -- services that promise a windfall for ailing telecom carriers.

Wi-Fi Moves From Storeroom To Store (Roy Furchgott, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/25/technology/25WIFI.html>
The fast-dropping price of Wi-Fi, technically known as the 802.11 format, and its ability to convey a large volume of digital data wirelessly over short distances have made it possible for various businesses to improve sales and profits, while better serving customers face to face.

Proprietary Vs Open Source (Dan Farber, ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000048630,20277696,00.htm>
The enterprise will be a hybrid world that continues to integrate both proprietary and open source code for a long time to come. In the end, you have more options and you can choose whatever makes the most sense to help your business.

The Wonderful World Of Wirelessness (Scott Woolley, Forbes)
<http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2003/0901/094.html.html>
While much of tech reels, these five innovators are doing their part to usher in the next revolution.

Technological Acceleration -- A Hidden Law Of Nature? (Mark Finnern, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/3701>

Senator Speier, Take A Bow (Katie Dean, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,60128,00.html>
California State Sen. Jackie Speier's battle with the banking industry is finally paying dividends for consumers.

MyAppleMenu Reader: World
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When It Comes To Voting, We're Creatures Of Habit (Benedict Carey, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-voting25aug25.story>
When people choose from a list of options, they have a tendency to simply pick the first item on the list, whatever or whomever it may be.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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Disney Fini? Don't Take The Mickey (Philip Delves, Telegraph)
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2003/08/25/ftdis25.xml&sSheet=/arts/2003/08/25/ixartleft.html>
For those who think Disneyland Paris has never been anything but a Trojan horse pouring toxic American culture over Europe, its woes will be a source of pleasure.

Ghost In The Machine (C.J. Bahnsen, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/magazine/la-tm-ghostwrite34aug24,1,5303074.story?coll=la-headlines-magazine>
He met her in a world of endless fantasy. It wasn't her real address.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions
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Silent Heart Attack (Stanley Plumly, The Atlantic)
<http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/poetry/antholog/plumly/silent.htm>

TV (John Updike, The Atlantic)
<http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/poetry/antholog/updike/tv-updike.htm>

MyAppleMenu Reader: EOF
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Thorn: Novel Brings Praise -- And Payday (Rocky Mountain News)
<http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/entertainment_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_84_2200275,00.html>
Decades of writing, penny-pinching may finally profit author.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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Singapore Will Pull Out Its Troops In Case Of War, U.S. Report Says (AFP)
<http://www.etaiwannews.com/Taiwan/2003/08/25/1061774779.htm>
Singapore has asked China for two weeks' warning of any invasion of Taiwan by Chinese troops so that it can pull out its own soldiers being trained on the island, it was reported yesterday.

CPF Rate Cuts Will Be Done Quickly (Lydia Lim and Tan Tarn How, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,206414,00.html?>
The upcoming cuts in CPF contribution rates will be made 'without delay', said Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday, underlining the urgency to lower business costs to save and create jobs.

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