[MyAppleMenu] Monday, Dec 8, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Monday, Dec 8, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Steve Jobs: The Rolling Stone Interview (Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone)
<http://www.rollingstone.com/features/featuregen.asp?pid=2529>
He changed the computer industry. Now he's after the music business.

MyAppleMenu : News
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"Mac OS X Unwired" Released By O'Reilly (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/22379>

Griffin Releases iTrip Station Finder 2.0 (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/12/08/itrip>
A free application that helps iTrip owners find a clear frequency in over 200 U.S. cities.

One-Inch Hard-Drives 'Next Year' (Martyn Williams, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7446>
The move could herald a move to a smaller form-factor for Apple's market-leading iPod music player.

Linux PowerBooks On-Sale (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7448>
Xtops.DE is offering Apple PowerBooks and iBooks with Linux pre-installed.

'14% Of Americans Would Choose Apple' (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=7450>
Apple is the favourite brand of 14 per cent of Americans looking to buy a new PC.

iTunes' Popularity Soars (New Zealand Stuff)
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2747162a28,00.html>

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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How To Spiff Up An MP3 Player (John Flinn, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/12/07/TRGA13FQPS1.DTL>
And while other makers are trying furiously to catch up, nothing on the market at the moment matches the ease of use, storage size and all-around coolness of Apple's iPod.

Apple, You've Done It Again (Dan Harrison, Sydney Morning Herald)
<http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/08/1070732148519.html>
The iBook G4 is beautifully finished, well up to Apple's usual high standard of industrial design and output.

Some Support For Those That Offer Support (Paul Andrews, Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2001810092_paul08.html>
Of all the tech companies I've dealt with over the years, Apple has the best consumer support. The catch is that it costs -- after the warranty period, at least.

Apple Acknowledges PowerBook G4 15" (FireWire 800) "White Spot" Problem (MacFixIt)
<http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20031208073121536>
"Customers experiencing faint white spots on the PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW 800) computer's display should contact AppleCare."

Mac.Ars Used Mac Buyer's Guide: Part III (Erik Kennedy, Ars Technica)
<http://www.arstechnica.com/etc/mac/index.html>
Given that most people would be looking to run OS X on any Mac they purchase, we're choosing to focus on G3 and G4-based models of Apple's laptop lineup.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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Feds Should Hang Up VoIP Regulations (Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com)
<http://rss.com.com/2010-7352_3-5113983.html>
Imposing those regulations would crush fledgling VoIP companies with the weight of volumes of "bureaucratelia."

Who Wins And WHo Loses As Jobs Move Overseas? (Erika Kinetz, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/07/business/yourmoney/07out.html>
The outsourcing of jobs to China and India is not new, but lately it has earned a chilling new adjective: professional.

Future Of TV Looks A Lot Like Broadband (Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7435555.htm>
If a new digital age of television is emerging, it may look a lot like "Now Broadband TV," a service launched earlier this fall by PCCW, Hong Kong's dominant telecommunications company.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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Final Days In The Life At Jennicam (Mike Musgrove, Wsahington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40647-2003Dec6.html>
After seven years, it looks like former Washington resident Jennifer Ringley is finally turning off the webcams.

Hints Of Wine? Chocolate Enters The Tasting Room (Julia Moskin, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/03/dining/03CHOC.html?pagewanted=all&position=>
In the beginning, there was wine. And there were wine tastings and wine snobs and wine-of-the-month clubs. Then olive oil, vinegar, cheese, coffee and butter followed into the American culinary consciousness. Now the appreciation of fine chocolate seems poised to become the next gastronomic parlor game.

Vegans Vs. Atkins (Katharine Mieszkowski, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/12/08/peta_and_atkins/index_np.html>
Animal-rights activists claim that low-carb, meat-heavy diets are killing people. Are they raising legitimate health concerns -- or are they just rabid anti-carnivores?

MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions
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Beat Me Daddy (Eight To The Bar) (Cory Doctorow, Fortean Bureau)
<http://www.forteanbureau.com/dec2003/Doctorow/index.html>
We were the Eight-Bar Band: there was me and my bugle; and Timson, whose piano had no top and got rained on from time to time; and Steve, the front-man and singer. And then there was blissed-out, autistic Hambone, our "percussionist" who whacked things together, more-or-less on the beat. Sometimes, it seemed like he was playing another song, but then he'd come back to the rhythm and bam, you'd realise that he'd been subtly keeping time all along, in the mess of clangs and crashes he'd been generating.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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Expressway Air May Cause More Harm Than Thought (Sharmilpal Kaur, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,224138,00.html?>
New study finds polluted particle in air along AYE far smaller than that detected in the past; it can enter lungs more easily.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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What Golden Handshake? (Today)
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/11209.asp>
Did Singapore shoot itself in the foot by extending the retirement age from 55 to 62 in 1999?

Financially-Strong MediaCorp Rules Out Merger With SPH (Clement Mesenas, Today)
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/11251.asp>
MediaCorp is open to discussions if Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) wants to divest its TV business, MediaCorp Group CEO Ernest Wong said yesterday, in a statement to the media.

Singapore Denies Democracy Activists Permission To Hold Burma Forum (Michael Dwyer, Radio Australia)
<http://www.abc.net.au/ra/newstories/RANewsStories_1005174.htm>
Organisers of the forum were told by Singapore police that the event was likely to be against the public interest.

Singapore Airlines Faces Fresh Turbulence As Pilots Show Dissent (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/60841/1/.html>
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is undergoing fresh turbulence soon after recovering from the SARS epidemic amid disenchantment among its pilots over the way the carrier has treated its staff.

Baby Care To Be Made Affordable, Accessible (Helmi Yusof, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,224135,00.html?>
Government looking into a project to provide it and possible financial schemes to help parents pay too, says Lim Hng Kiang.

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