[MyAppleMenu] Jan 14, 2003

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Tuesday, Jan 14, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Mozilla Hurt By Apple Blast (Paul Festa, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-980492.html>
AOL Time Warner's Mozilla project is facing new questions about quality after Apple Computer's release of a browser based on rival open-source code.

Music, Technology Groups Agree On Copyright Plans (Associated Press)
<http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/personal_technology/4939711.htm>
Under the plan, future generations of entertainment devices won't be required by law to have locking controls that make it more difficult to copy digital entertainment.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Digital Media Deals (Leonard Fischer, Gannett News Service)
<http://technology.cincinnati.com/cgi-bin/technology/techwrapper.pl?URL=http://www.gannettonline.com/e/trends/18000612.html&AFFIL=CIN>
"Consumers are the real victors here."

Apple Retail Store Coming To Burlingame, CA (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=18107>

Third Party Run Strong At Macworld (Matthew Rothenberg, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,827469,00.asp>
While Apple Computer Inc. dominated last week's Macworld Expo/San Francisco with product releases that ranged from new professional notebooks to presentation and browser software, third-party developers also used the annual West Coast gathering as a launchpad for their latest Mac wares.

Macworld Expo Attracts Over 90,000 Attendees (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0301/14.expo.php>

MacBowl 2003 Raises $15,500 For SF School (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0301/13.macbowl.php>
Exhibitors at Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, Calif. took some time out on a rainy Thursday evening last week to raise $15,500 in computer equipment and cash for a San Francisco elementary school in need at the third annual MacBowl.

Apple Objects To Microsoft Settlement (CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-980491.html>
Apple's complaint largely revolves around the destiny of funds that are not claimed by individuals and businesses who qualify for rebate vouchers under the $1.1 billion settlement.

Microsoft Releases Office v. X 10.1.3 (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0301/13.office.php>
According to Microsoft the update fixes several issues with the Italian Spelling Tool and the French Proofing Tools.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Apple's Last Minute Decision Was A Good One (Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/2598>
Apple's handling of the iApps is just another indicator that this company is ready for serious business in 2003 -- and that Steve Jobs is definitely still in charge.

Now That Apple Has Started, It Had Better Finish The Safari (Mac Net Journal)
<http://www.whiterabbits.com/MacNetJournal/archives_Jan2003.html#note_522>
If Apple's goal is to make Mac OS X the ultimate destination for both beginning as well as high end users who want to use the Mac as a digital hub then they need to think beyond the obvious first steps.

Apple Steals The Show (James Mathewson, ComputerUser)
<http://www.computeruser.com/articles/daily/8,6,1,0113,03.html>
Steve Jobs trumped Bill Gates by a longshot.

Is Microsoft Losing Control? (Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Olw)
<http://www.macnightowl.com/index.htm#dominance>
A few well-aimed chinks in the armor that may, over time, begin to spread big time.

A Macintosh May Be In Your Future (Dan Farber, ZDNet)
<http://comment.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t479-s2128604,00.html>
Apple keeps setting the bar higher for the industry in personal computing. The question is whether best of breed products are sufficient to alter market dynamics and the buying habits of corporations for whom cost reduction and platform standardisation are key drivers of technology acquisition.

What Is Apple Thinking? We'll Have To Wait And See (Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times)
<http://www.suntimes.com/output/worktech/cst-fin-andy14.html>
Apple's sending the message that Mac OS X is big enough and strong enough that it doesn't necessarily need to suck up to Microsoft or any other industry powerhouse; bringing the same leadership and innovation to software as they have done for hardware. Or are the Apple corps just alienating some of their strongest allies?

Apple Reduces Its Microsoft Dependency (Adam C. Engst, TidBITS)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07042>
Call me an optimist, but I hope that Apple reducing its dependency on Microsoft will motivate Microsoft to take renewed interest in moving Office X and Internet Explorer forward in interesting and innovative ways.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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StuffIt Deluxe 7.0.1 (Robert Paul Leitao, ATPM)
<http://www.atpm.com/9.01/stuffit.shtml>
StuffIt Deluxe 7 offers users slightly better compression than previous versions of the product and greater integration with the Unix-based Mac OS X.

Browser For Mac Users has Good Start (Mark Kellner, Washington Times)
<http://www.washtimes.com/technology/20030114-78913624.htm>
The new software is not -- I repeat, not -- quite ready for prime time. But it's a very good start.

Apple's iPhoto Superior To New Windows Offerings (Walter Mossberg, Associated Press)
<http://www.heraldnet.com/Stories/03/1/14/16336274.cfm>

New PowerBooks: Mini Me And The Lunch Tray (Adam C. Engst, TidBITS)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07041>
Apple was careful to provide a rational way for people to choose among Apple's iBook and PowerBook models.

Safari Bug, Enhancement And Feature Notes (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=18096>
To date, a number of bugs, conflicts and compatibility issues have been identified, and in some cases these problems have been resolved by Apple, or third-party developers.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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An Open Letter To Microsoft (Kevin Bedell, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/2590>
Here's my real question: When is MS going to become a Great Technology Company too?

Nimble Edge Slowly Erodes For Microsoft (Paul Andrews, Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134614233_paul13.html>
As bleak as the technology sector looks, there's one bright spot: The Microsoft monopoly is dead.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : Top Stories
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Semantic Obsolescence (Mark Pilgrim, Dive Into Mark)
<http://diveintomark.org/archives/2003/01/13.html#semantic_obsolescence>
Standards are bullshit. XHTML is a crock. The W3C is irrelevant. I’m migrating to HTML 4.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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Why I Should Have The Right To Kill A Malicious Process On Your Machine (Tim Mullen, Security Focus Online)
<http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/28851.html>
If someone wants to claim that their rights were violated by our taking out the attacking process, then they should be held accountable for the actions of the process from its inception. They can't have it both ways.

The Case For AOL Name Change (Joanna Glasner, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,57197,00.html>
AOL might be a popular Internet service. But it's a hateful acronym among Time Warner investors. The impending exit of AOL chairman Steve Case helps the case for a name change.

Services And Links (Jon Udell, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/webservices/2003/01/13/udell.html>
There is no silver-bullet solution here, and formal directories will play an increasing role as the future of Web services unfolds. But service advertisement techniques such as UDDI are not likely to pass the View Source test anytime soon, and will not be easy for most people to imitate.

Interfaces Of The Future (Stephen Withers, Technology & Business Magazine)
<http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2908635,00.html>
How long will it be before your computer is able to read your facial expressions? Will a rude gesture become the next Control-Alt-Delete?

Steve Case: The Quiet Revolutionary (Catherine Yang, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2003/tc20030114_1550.htm>
He didn't have the zest of Ted Leonsis or the charm of Bob Pittman, but he changed the world by bringing the Internet to the masses.

Music, Technology Groups Agree On Copyright Plans (Associated Press)
<http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/personal_technology/4939711.htm>
Under the plan, future generations of entertainment devices won't be required by law to have locking controls that make it more difficult to copy digital entertainment.

Open Source Group Issues Top Ten Web Vulnerabilities (Roy Mark, Internet.com)
<http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/1568761>
According to the report, the flaws are "surprisingly common" and can be exploited by unsophisticated attackers with easily available tools.

Linux Desktop Offering Targets Masses (Peter Galli, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,826612,00.asp>
The battle to try and dent Microsoft Corp's dominance of the desktop operating system market is heating up, with Linux desktop distributions springing up from new companies and existing vendors alike—all hoping to cater to those disenchanted Microsoft Windows users.

MIT Makes Quantum Leap In Graphics (Rupert Goodwins, ZDNet UK)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-980373.html>
Supremely efficient ultra-thin notebook and video displays may be the result of new quantum discoveries announced by MIT.

PalmSource Picks Up Handwriting Tool (Richard Shim, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-980403.html>
PalmSource is turning over a new leaf for handwriting recognition, replacing its idiosyncratic software amid a growth in popularity for keyboards in the handheld industry and amid a continuing patent battle with Xerox.

How Sharing Thwarts Hacks (Dennis Fisher, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,825430,00.asp>
Two Harvard University security researchers have developed a model showing that enterprises that share their sensitive data about network attacks and security breaches are less attractive targets and, hence, less likely to be attacked.

Digital Experts Swap Talk (Elisa Batista, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,57181,00.html>
The battle over who owns digital content and whether it is moral or even legal to download and distribute over the Internet won't be resolved this year, said some high-profile speakers at the Consumer Electronics tradeshow.

Start-Up Dances With Web Services (Martin LaMonica, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-980346.html>
Looking to take a lead in an emerging software market, start-up Flamenco Networks on Monday released a product to secure and manage Web services applications.

MyAppleMenu Reader : World
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Bushwhacked (Matthew Engel, The Guardian)
<http://media.guardian.co.uk/mediaguardian/story/0,7558,873395,00.html>
If there is a Watergate scandal lurking in this administration, it is unlikely to be Woodward or his colleagues who will tell us about it. If it emerges, it will probably come out on the web. That is a devastating indictment of the state of American newspapers.

Don't Hide The Truth About AIDS (Michelangelo Signorile, Newsday)
<http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-vpsig133085468jan13,0,3529664.story?coll=ny%2Dviewpoints%2Dheadlines>
Much of the American press seemed to lurch back toward the early '80s two weeks ago, while reporting on the death of the famed celebrity and fashion photographer Herb Ritts.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Science & Tech
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In Transit (The Economist)
<http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1522713>
Astronomers use a hot new technique to discover the hottest known planet.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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Newspapers Seek Alternative Survival Strategies (James T. Madore, Newsday)
<http://www.newsday.com/business/printedition/ny-bznews3084123jan12,0,1970895.story?coll=ny%2Dbusiness%2Dprint>
Faced with the twin threats of declining circulation and less free time among readers, daily newspapers are beginning to think outside the box.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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SingTel To Roll Out 3G Services By End Of The Year (Business Times)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/latest/story/0,2276,69587,00.html?>
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) said today it will launch its third generation (3G) mobile phone service by the end of the year but only limited services will be available initially.

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