[MyAppleMenu] Jan 3, 2003

Fri Jan 3 21:05:02 EST 2003

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Friday, Jan 3, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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A World Without Apple Computer (Gene Steinberg, Gannett News Service)
<http://www.azcentral.com/business/etech/etechmain.html?gannet_story=http://www.gannettonline.com/e/eteam/mac_reality_check.html>
I think we should all be grateful that Apple Computer, despite its relatively small market share, has made such a tremendous impact in the industry.

Rampant Guesses About Macworld Run Gamut (Bob LeVitus, Houston Chronicle)
<http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/business/1723002>

Macworld Expo: Is It Still Important To Apple? (Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl)
<http://www.macnightowl.com/#expo>
With its retail store chain growing, Apple might reach more potential customers simply by sending a few marketing people around the country to display new products at the local outlets, where the customers can actually buy them and take them home if they want.

Macworld San Francisco 2003. Bored Again? (Matteo Fulgheri, The Inquirer)
<http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=7010>
Oh please, not again...

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Fully-Adjustable Ergonomic Keyboard Takes The Pain Out Of Typing (Owen W. Linzmayer, MacHome)
<http://www.machome.com/reviews/display.lasso?grr8=49>
Once you've used a Comfort Keyboard for a while, switching back to a standard keyboard is quite literally a pain. And if you think the $300 price tag stings, it's nothing compared to the cost of physical therapy, prescription drugs, and lost productivity that can result from severe repetitive stress injuries.

The Best In 2002: The Year In Freeware (MacMerc.com)
<http://macmerc.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=80>

Co: Writer 4000 (Steve Wood, View From The Classroom)
<http://www.mathdittos2.com/columns/view/v030102.html>
I have to give Don Johnston's Co:Writer 4000 a qualified thumbs-up overall. It's a tremendous teaching tool for challenged writers.

Living Without Windowshading (Charles W. Moore, Applelinkis.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2003/01/20030102114744.shtml>
A number of correspondents have challenged me over the past several months to try using the OS X Finder on its own terms rather than resorting to hacks that make it work more like OS 9, so I decided to continue living without windowshading for a while.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Trustworthy Computing In 2002 (Chris Pike, Pikeus)
<http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/01/02/1445254.shtml?tid=13>
For Microsoft, 2002 was filled with failings, inadequacies, lies, cover-ups, passing-the-buck and (as usual) relentless pressure to upgrade. These are the actions of a company promoting 'Trustworthy Computing'. But are they trustworthy?

And Now, The Portable Desktop PC, Up To A Point (David Pogue, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/02/technology/circuits/02stat.html>
Microsoft may have quite a challenge explaining to the masses how this wireless screen differs from last fall's Tablet PC, whose looks, marketing language, core audience of well-heeled techies and manufacturer roster are confusingly similar to those of the Smart Display.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : Top Stories
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Party Like It's 1995 (Kevin Werbach, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2076273/>
The commercial Web in 2003 is getting back to what worked years ago.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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Discouraging Signs For IT Rebound (Alorie Gilbert, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-978968.html>
Businesses will remain frugal information technology buyers in 2003, according to a new survey published Thursday by investment firm Goldman Sachs.

Inside The World Of Extreme Programming (Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier, NewsFactor)
<http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/20348.html>
IT managers seeking to improve their company's software development processes may want to take note of a technique called Extreme Programming, which pairs coders in teams and encourages them to check and revise each other's work constantly.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Science & Tech
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Scientists Say Orangutans Can Exhibit 'Culture' (Carol Kaesuk Yoon, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/03/science/03APE.html>
Orangutans, those red-haired knuckle-dragging apes, are loping today into the upper echelons of the primate hierarchy. According to research reported in the journal Science, they exhibit what was until very recently considered a uniquely human attribute, culture.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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Howell Raines, Pussyfooter (Jack Shafer, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2076277/>
Why can't the New York Times executive editor come clean about his plans for the International Herald Tribune?

A Dash Of Ego In The Race (David Montgomery, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3584-2003Jan2.html>
What makes people like John Edwards think they can lead?

Against Humanity (Philip Langdon, American Enterprise)
<http://www.taemag.com/taejf02j.htm>
The rise and fall of anti-social architecture.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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Malaysia Mulling Singapore's Proposed Date For Signing Special Agreement (Syed Hamid Albar, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/28798/1/.html>
Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar says he cannot give Singapore the assurance that at this month's EU-ASEAN summit, Malaysia will sign the Special Agreement to refer the Pedra Branca dispute to the International Court of Justice.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Use Diplomacy To Deal With Singapore: CM (Sulaiman Jaafar, New Straits Times)
<http://www.emedia.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/NewsBreak/20030103175657/Article/>
Malaysia should employ diplomacy in its dealings with Singapore despite the republic's "forward defence' and `pre-emptive strike' polices which were carbon copies of policies employed by Israel.

Singaporean Girl Told To Leave School For Wearing Islamic Headscraf (Associated Press)
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/1/2/latest/9405Singaporea&sec=latest>
An 11-year-old Singaporean girl was told to leave school and could face suspension for defying a ban on wearing traditional Islamic headscarves, the government said Thursday.

Protest Against Singapore 'Activities' On Pedra Branca (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/asia/story/0,4386,164147,00.html>

Malaysia Sends Official Protest To Singapore (The Star)
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/1/3/nation/ktbantah&sec=nation>
Malaysia has sent a memorandum of protest to the Singapore Government for continuing to carry out activities on Pulau Batu Putih, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said yesterday.

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