[MyAppleMenu] Tuesday, Dec 2, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Tuesday, Dec 2, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Cost 'Key Factor In Buying PC' (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7410>
Apple has bought many new technologies to market but such innovations are not the most important factors to IT buyers, according to an Information Week poll.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Apple: Can Sex Appeal Counter Sticker Shock? (Aaron Ricadela, InformationWeek)
<http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=16400876>

Music Download Battle Looms (Chris Jenkins, News.com.au)
<http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,8040831%255E15306,00.html>
Industry sources tipped that the Australian version of Apple's iTunes will be available in the first quarter of 2004.

Apple Ranks 34th In Consumer Electronics Sales (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/12/02/ce>

Music At Your Fingertips, And A Battle Among Sellers (Bob Tedeschi, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/01/technology/01ecom.html>
With hundreds of millions of investment and marketing dollars flowing into the sector, the paid digital download arena could be the most active online commerce category.

Apple Film Festival Planned For '04 (Jonny Evans, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7408>
Apple is planning a pilot run of an international online film festival next year, according to the San Diego Screenwriter's Association (SDSA) yesterday.

Apple Computer -- From Proud PC Inventor To Niche Player (Christoph Dernbach, E-Commerce News)
<http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/32265.html>

Reader: Apple iPod Ads "Branded" With Smear Message (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/22277>
Disgruntled iPod users have vandalized advertisements for the music player in Manhattan.

Playboy Names Mac Top Product 'That Changed The World' (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/12/02/playboy>
In its 50th anniversary issue, Playboy ranked the original Apple Macintosh computer No. 1 in its "Top 50 Products That Changed The World."

Apple Recognized For Branding, Strategic Direction (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/22271>
"The insightful brand strategy behind the iPod, iTunes and the latest part of this digital music package, the iTunes Music Store, wins Apple kudos for one of the clear brand hits of 2003," according to Prophet.

Alpharetta, Ga. Gets Its Own Apple Store Saturday (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/12/01/alpharetta/index.php?redirect=1070291001000>
The new store is opening in Alpharetta, Ga. at the North Point Mall.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Is The Apple Portable Mystique In Danger? (Charles Moore, MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/roadwarrior/03/12/02/index.html>
The reputation has been taking a bit of a beating lately.

There's A Noose In The Hoose -- iTunes Shoppers Discover DRM (Andrew Orlowski, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/34291.html>
So for Apple to pop up and grant the dying RIAA members a 99 cents toll on each song -- when the distribution costs are zero, and when the RIAA is so mainifestly corrupt -- is a pill many find hard to swallow.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Apple's Backup 2 -- Near Perfection (Jim Darlymple)
<http://www.jimdalrymple.com/Reviews-index-req-showcontent-id-7.html>
After making Apple's Backup 2 the mainstay of my back up strategy, I can say it's a must have for anyone concerned with data loss. And it's free to .Mac subscribers.

The 25 Best Products Of The Year: Power Mac G5 (Fortune)
<http://www.fortune.com/fortune/photoessay/0,18467,546679-10,00.html>

iBook G4 Screen Spots Appearing? (MacFixIt)
<http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20031202083213124>
"I just noticed two spots on my new 14" G4 iBook. The iBook is about 3 weeks old and came directly from Apple."

Snood 3.0 (Chris Lawson, ATPM)
<http://www.atpm.com/9.12/snood.shtml>

iConquer 2.2 (Eric Blair, ATPM)
<http://www.atpm.com/9.12/iconquer.shtml>
I'm going to make this very simple. If you like Risk, buy iConquer. If you've never played Risk but like strategy games, try iConquer.

MindRover -- The Europa Project (Nat Panek, Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=440>
It's a shame that this title couldn't have been better put together, because it's a great alternative to the FPS and RPG titles that dominate the market out there.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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What's Behind Microsoft's Office Moves? (David Becker, CNET News.com)
<http://rss.com.com/2100-1012_3-5111644.html>
Looming competitive and regulatory pressures factored into Microsoft's recent decision to reveal formerly secret pieces of its latest Office software, according to analysts.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories
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Craftsmanship (Joel Spolsky)
<http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Craftsmanship.html>
The mora of the story is sometimes fixing a 1% defect takes 500% effort.

A Micropayment For Your Thoughts (Associated Press)
<http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,61419,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
An idea that seemingly evaporated along with dot-com mania is back: that the Internet would realize its full grass-roots potential if Web surfers could pay small amounts for tidbits of online content.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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Why It's Time To Rein In ICANN (Sonia Arrison, CNET News.com)
<http://rss.com.com/2010-1028_3-5112397.html>
It often finds itself steeped in controversy over what many see as its overzealous urge for policymaking.

Intel Scientists Find Wall For Moore's Law (Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com)
<http://rss.com.com/2100-7337_3-5112061.html>
Moore's Law, as chip manufacturers generally refer to it today, is coming to an end, according to a recent research paper.

Diebold Retreats; Lawmaker Demands Inquiry (Paul Festa, CNET News.com)
<http://rss.com.com/2100-1028_3-5112430.html>
Diebold is facing threats on two fronts as free-speech advocates pursue monetary damages against it and a presidential candidate urges a congressional inquiry into the company.

New Models For Net Business (Mark Ward, BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3226796.stm>
Although the net has changed the way many firms work beyond the borders of their business, internally they remain very old-fashioned.

Wi-Fi To Get Big Extensions (Carmen Nobel, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,,1399874,00.asp>
Several companies are readying WLAN hardware and software to address the security and management of remote networks, especially in larger enterprises.

Look North, Workers Advised (Patrick Thibodeau, Computerworld)
<http://www.computerworld.com/careertopics/careers/labor/story/0,10801,87615,00.html>
IT jobs are available in Canada, where pay, and costs, are lower.

MyAppleMenu Reader: World
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The Two Terrorisms (Jonathan Stevenson, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/02/opinion/02STEV.html>
The apocalyptic "new" terrorism affords leaders the chance to neutralize "old" militant groups reluctant to be associated with such sweeping destruction.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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For A Good TIme, Well, Don't Call Dad (Mary Duenwald, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/02/health/psychology/02CADS.html>
Sir Walter Scott's dark heroes, rebellious and promiscuous, and his proper heroes, law-abiding and monogamous, reflect the two types of men scientists recognize by the kinds of relationships they have with women: cads and dads.

Disney Devotee Designed, lives In Facsimile Of Haunted Mansion (Brian Feagans, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
<http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/1103/26haunted.html>
Something frightful happens every time Mark Hurt turns on the cold water in his downstairs bathroom.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Government Acting To Prevent 'Broken Heads' At SIA (Lydia Lim, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,223034,00.html?>
SM Lee's message to Singapore Airlines management and pilots: Stop the 'test of wills' now before it gets troublesome.

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