[MyAppleMenu] Jan 8, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Wednesday, Jan 8, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Safari Breaks Single Day Download Record For Apple (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0301/08.safaridownload.php>
Apple's new Web browser, Safari, broke the single day download record previously held by iTunes, according to Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.

School Cuts May Mean Fewer Apples For Teachers (Robert Mullins, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2003/01/06/story3.html>
While school budgets are generally tight, Apple can still hope to hold onto its education base because of those same budget constraints.

Not PC But True: Mac Fans Are Geeks (Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/01/08/MN172353.DTL>
"These people are a lot more geeky than PC users. They're more into it than PC users."

Steve Jobs: Still Standing, Still Evangelizing (David Plotnikoff, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/companies/4893598.htm>
For those two hours, in the company of a faithful mob, it certainly did appear as if we mere mortals had been handed the tools of the digital gods.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Apple Eyes Microsoft's Turf (Arik Hesseldahl, Forbes)
<http://www.forbes.com/2003/01/07/cx_ah_0107apple.html>
Keynote is slick, yields gorgeous slides that look like they came from a professional graphic artist, and at first glance seems easy to use. And it is probably the last front on which Microsoft expected a competitive challenge to its software.

Next-Gen FireWire Debuts In Apple Notebook (ExtremeTech)
<http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,811585,00.asp>
The IEEE 1394b bus has made its debut inside the new 17-inch PowerBook from Apple Computer Inc., paving the way for next-generation data rates up to 3.2 Gbits per second.

Apple: There's No "a" In Wi-Fi (Ben Charny, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1033-979748.html>
Apple Computer joined a growing band of companies giving the cold shoulder to 802.11a, marking another setback for the wireless standard designed to replace 802.11b as the dominant way to create home and office wireless networks.

Nvidia's GeForce 4 Go Chips (Eddie Park, Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ArticleID=6837>

Developers Make X11 For OS X Announcements (MacMinute)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=17992>
On the heels of Apple's quiet X11 for Mac OS X announcement, the OpenOffice.org community today has posted a Final Beta release of OpenOffice.org 1.0 X11 for Mac OS X and Darwin.

FireWire 800 Products Showcased At Expo (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=17993>
The 1394 Trade Association today noted several new FireWire 800 products showcased at the Expo, including Apple's 17" Powerbook G4, Maxtor's new 200GB FireWire 800 concept hard drive; and LaCie's new line of desktop d2 FireWire 800 drives.

REALbasic 5 To Ship Next Month (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0301/08.realbasic.php>
This new version of the award-winning software includes enhanced support for Mac OS X 10.2 including drawers, brushed-metal windows, and toolbars.

Prices Cut On 1GHz PowerBook, Original AirPort Cards (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0301/08.powerbookcut.php>
In light of Apple's new PowerBook announcements, the company has reduced the price on its 15.2 inch screen-equipped 1GHz PowerBook to US$2,799.

Metrowerks Offers $99 Tools For Mac OS X (Darryl K. Taft, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,811737,00.asp>
Metrowerks Corp. Tuesday announced a new low-priced version of its application development tools for the Mac OS X platform.

Yao Ming's First TV Commercial Is For Apple (Tom Fowler, Houston Chronicle)
<http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/business/1727878>
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming made his television advertising debut this week with a spot for Apple Computer's new notebook computer.

Even Woz Still Uses Mac OS 9 (Matt Berger, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/03/01/07/030107hnjaguar2.xml?s=IDGNS>
"I use [Mac OS X] but I have computers with [Mac OS 9] doing important tasks. Why would I switch when it just works forever?"

Woz Has Words For 'Jaguar' Switch (Michael Singer, Internet.com)
<http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article.php/1565911>
"Mac 9 is good. Mac 10 is also good."

Mood At Macworld: Line's A Party (Leander Kahney, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,57117,00.html>
Macintosh devotees queue up for Steve Jobs' Macworld keynote speech as early as 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, sharing doughnuts and playing games wirelessly.

Apple Branches Out, Offering 2 Software Programs (John Markoff, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/08/technology/08APPL.html>
Mr. Jobs said that he had disclosed the company's new Safari Web browser to Microsoft before making the announcement this morning and said the two companies still had a strong partnership.

Welcome To The Browser Jungle, Safari (Paul Festa, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-979583.html>
Apple Computer's Safari browser offers little challenge to Microsoft's browser dominance, analysts said Tuesday, but the Mac maker could benefit enormously if it can wean itself from Internet Explorer.

Greetings From The Safari Team At Apple Computer (Don Melton, kfm-devel)
<http://lists.kde.org/?l=kfm-devel&m=104197092318639&w=2>
The number one goal for developing Safari was to create the fastest web browser on Mac OS X.

Avid To Offer Avid Free DV (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0301/07.avid.php>
Avid Technology Inc. has announced plans to release Avid Free DV, a free, DV-only version of its video editing software.

Microsoft Announces Mac 'Trifecta' (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0301/07.microsoft.php>
The Macintosh Business Unit at Microsoft Corp. today announced three new initiatives that it's hoping will continue to draw Macintosh users to its OS X product offerings.

"X For Teachers" Program Extended (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/01/07/xforteachers>

Apple Drops Price On 1GHz 15.2" PowerBook G4 And 14.1" iBook (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/01/07/applepricecuts>

Bare Bones Software Offers "Not-At-The-Show" Special For BBEdit (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/01/07/barebones>

Detto Announces Move2Mac For Windows 95 (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/01/07/detto>
The product is targeted at Windows 95 users who do not have a USB port and cannot connect to the Mac's USB port.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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A Safari Of Net Effects (Timothy Appnel, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/2559>
Once again the network effects of the Internet delivers.

The Real Macworld Keynote Announcement: Independence (Nicolas diPierro, The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2003/01/08.1.shtml>
Jobs has brilliantly created some more room to maneuver with independence.

After The Keynote (David Nagel, Creative Mac)
<http://www.creativemac.com/2003/01_jan/editorials/kanal030107.htm>
Apple's realities versus expectations.

"You Shouldn't Always Believe What You Read" - Steve Jobs 1/7/03 (John Manzione, MacNET 2.0)
<http://www.macnet2.com/more.php?id=244_0_1_0_M>
I feel good about Apple today, and I feel great about the Mac industry in general.

Awkward Moments Dampen Woz's Return (Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/2557>
Bottom line: good participants, good topic. For some reason, it just didn't work out. Too bad. I hope Woz comes back again for another try.

Woz Draws A Big Crowd, Too (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0301/08.notebook.php>

What Do You Think Of The Mac O SX Interface? (Edward Tufte)
<http://www.edwardtufte.com/1969962090/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0000Ej&topic_id=1&topic=Ask%20E%2eT%2e>
The OS X interface design is distracting and self-conscious, with a marketing slickness rather the straight-forward transparent charming style of the past.

Apple Tries To Expand Reach (Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/000710.shtml#000710>
You have to ask if Apple's moves represent a divorce from Microsoft. No. The only party in this relationship that can do the divorcing is Microsoft, which surely must be entertaining the idea today.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Safari Information For Web Designers (Mark Pilgrim, Dive Into Mark)
<http://diveintomark.org/safari/>

Scripting Rectangular Selections In BBEdit 7 (John Gruber, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/01/07/bbedit_selections.html>

Initial Reactions To Safari (Six Log)
<http://www.sixapart.com/log/2003/01/initial_reactio.shtml>
Safari's bookmark and history management, the Google bar and spell checking are the three biggest gains for my own use.

Safari Review (Makr Pilgrim, Dive Into Mark)
<http://diveintomark.org/archives/2003/01/07.html#safari_review>
All browsers have bugs, and all web designers need to know about them.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Intel Names Its Next Mobile Chip (John G. Spooner, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-979655.html>
Intel will call its next-generation mobile processor Centrino.

Microsoft Releases Media Software Updates In Bid To Undercut Rival's Product Launches (Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe)
<http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/008/business/Microsoft_releases_media_software_updates_in_bid_to_undercut_rival_s_product_launches+.shtml>
Apple has long touted the digital audio and video features of its Macintosh computers as a key selling point. Yesterday, though, Microsoft shined the spotlight on its own offerings.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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Apple: There's No "a" In Wi-Fi (Ben Charny, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1033-979748.html>
Apple Computer joined a growing band of companies giving the cold shoulder to 802.11a, marking another setback for the wireless standard designed to replace 802.11b as the dominant way to create home and office wireless networks.

Wireless Is Star Again At CES (Elisa Batista, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,57103,00.html>
Once again, it's all about wireless at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.

Same Old Song, Different Meaning For P2P (John Borland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-979532.html>
A difference between American and European copyright law threatens to carve out a free-swapping zone for popular decades-old music, hampering record companies' antipiracy efforts online.

Linux Start-Up Eyes Consumer Electronics (Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-979608.html>
MontaVista Software will release on Wednesday a version of Linux for consumer-electronics devices, as the company seeks to have its software used in everything from karaoke machines to high-end television sets.

Programmer Cleared Of Digital Piracy, In Blow To Hollywood (Timothy L. O'Brien, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/07/technology/07CND-COMP.html>
A teenage Norwegian software programmer was acquitted of digital piracy today in Oslo in a court case that has drawn close scrutiny from the entertainment industry, which has been scrambling in recent years to protect DVD's, online music and other forms of media from unauthorized copying.

MyAppleMenu Reader : World
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Exceeding Expectations (Jonathan Karl, Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110002874>
An insider account of how Sept. 11 transformed President Bush.

After The Storm (Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/08/opinion/08FRIE.html>
In the end, 9/11 will have a much bigger impact on the Arab and Muslim worlds than it does on America.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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Radio: Where's The Diversity? (Michael Grebb, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,57121,00.html>
In the wake of radio deregulation, consumer groups and industry executives lock horns over how to solve the problem of the same songs blaring over the airwaves. Policy makers are eager to enter the fray.

Taking $5 Wine Seriously (James Ricci, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-cheap8jan08001500,0,2663908.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dfood>
Thanks to a glut, the bargain bins are overflowing -- and you can't judge a bottle by its price anymore.

The Tastemakers (James Surowiecki, New Yorker)
<http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/?030113ta_talk_surowiecki>
Instead of competing for a share of an existing market, Starbucks invented its own.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Expressions
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Elegy For The Saint Of Letting Small Fish Go (Eliot Khalil Wilson, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2076442/>

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