[MyAppleMenu] Jan 18, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Saturday, Jan 18, 2003

MyAppleMenu : News
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"School Night At The Apple Store" Announced (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/01/17/schoolnight>
The program is "specially designed for K-12 schools to celebrate achievement."

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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The Future Of Networking? (Jason Deraleau, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/2638>
I predict Rendezvous making it real big in our industry, especially in the home and small office markets.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Windows iPod Music Player (Sandy McMurray, The Globe And Mail)
<http://rtnews.globetechnology.com/servlet/ArticleNews/tech/RTGAM/20030117/gtipod/Technology/techBN/>
Like most Apple products, iPod for Windows sets a high standard for quality and features and charges accordingly. I think it's worth the price. Go get one -- I will leave further rationalizations as an exercise for the reader.

Cleaning iTunes (brian d foy, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/01/17/itunes.html>
Tidy up your MP3 records with a dash of AppleScript.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : Top Stories
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Protecting Mickey Mouse At Art's Expense (Lawrence Lessig, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/18/opinion/18LESS.html>
Patent holders have to pay a fee every few years to maintain their patents. The same principle could be applied to copyright.

Court Rules Against Network Associates' Software Review Policy (Matt Richtel, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/18/business/18SOFT.html>
A New York court has ruled that Network Associates, a maker of popular antivirus and computer security software, may not require people who buy the software to get permission from the company before publishing reviews of its products.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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Stop Acting Like The Entertainment Industry! (Matthew Gast, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.openp2p.com/pub/a/p2p/2003/01/17/dvr.html>
Let's hope that SONICblue and TiVo start acting to make the DVR a successful product.

MyAppleMenu Reader : World
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The Antiwar Route (David Montgomery, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9076-2003Jan17.html>
Wait a minute -- today's antiwar march is turning its back on the Capitol and marching east, toward the Anacostia River?

Protecting Mickey Mouse At Art's Expense (Lawrence Lessig, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/18/opinion/18LESS.html>
Patent holders have to pay a fee every few years to maintain their patents. The same principle could be applied to copyright.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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Homeless Couple Drive Home The Point Of An Ad (Doug Leigh, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-vo-leigh18jan18,0,5767489.story?coll=la%2Dnews%2Dcomment%2Dopinions>
This month, I had the opportunity to help in the production of a 30-second public service announcement produced by Women in Film for the Women's Care Cottage.

See Paris, If You Get Around To It (Daisann McLane, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/19/travel/19frug.html>
A world traveler finally visits Paris, and warms to its legendary charm.

Forgotten Stars Show Up On Reality TV (Alessandra Stanley, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/18/arts/television/18CELE.html>
There has never been a better time to be a has-been.

Suspicious Minds (Jedediah Purdy, The Atlantic)
<http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2003/01/purdy.htm>
Too much trust can actually be a bad thing—-a polity of suckers is no better than a nation of cynics. But Americans' steadily declining faith in one another is a warning.

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