[MyAppleMenu] Wednesday, Dec 24, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Wednesday, Dec 24, 2003

MyAppleMenu : News
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Ambrosia Offers Aki Mahjong Solitaire (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/12/24/aki/index.php?redirect=1072250471000>
Ambrosia Software Inc. has released Aki Mahjong Solitaire for Mac OS X. The company describes it as a blend "of the ancient Chinese game of Mahjong with an enchanting journey across Japan."

Walter Murch: An Interview With The Editor Of "Cold Mountain" (Joe Cellini, Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/pro/film/murch/>

Apple Seen Unveiling Lower-Cost iPods -- Analysts (Duncan Martell, Reuters)
<http://cbs.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/newsarticle.asp?guid=%7B148B861C-426A-40DC-A3DB-3B046C64CDFA%7D&siteid=mktw&dist=nbs&symb=>
"Odds are it's a flash-memory-based player, something to position Apple against the low-cost offerings from Creative and Rio."

Apple Releases DVD Studio Pro 2.0.4 (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/22614>
It adds support for Cropped D-1 and 1/2 D-1 MPEG-2 video resolutions in addition to a number of enhancements and improved overall stability.

Music Lovers Rush To Grab iPods (BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3344595.stm>
Apple's digital jukebox, the iPod, is flying off shop shelves in the run-up to Christmas and Santa's helpers are struggling to keep up.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Will There Be A Corporate Mac? (Andras Puiz, Applelust.com)
<http://www.applelust.com/oped/editorials/archives/andras_xclient_031222.shtml>

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Apple Power Mac G5 (PC Magazine)
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1366386,00.asp>

Bulletproof Baby (Dave Bullard, Herald Sun)
<http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,8243091%255E11869,00.html>
If you don't need to burn DVDs, don't need lots of screen real-estate for high-end applications and aren't a power-gamer, have a look at this iBook. It's a little beauty.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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IT Salary Survey: Hopes For A Better 2004 (Grant Gross, IDG News Service)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/12/23/HNitsalary_1.html>
More than four out of 10 U.S. IT workers received no raises during 2003, but 60 percent expect to receive a raise of at least 3 percent in 2004, according to a new survey released by skills assessment firm Brainbench.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech
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How The Internet Invented Howard Dean (Gary Wolf, Wired)
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.01/dean.html>
Forget fundraising (though his opponents sure can't). The real reason the Doctor is in: He listens to the technology -- and the people who use it.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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The Ritual Of Breakfast, Without The Stress (Nigella Lawson, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/24/dining/24NIGE.html>
Considering how truly great breakfast can be, it is a shame that people rarely eat it properly.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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What Now, Mr Chia? (Teo Hwee Nak, Today)
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/12210.asp>
Future cloudy as NCMP awaits public response to indiscretion.

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