[MyAppleMenu] Jan 20, 2003

Mon Jan 20 21:05:00 EST 2003

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Monday, Jan 20, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Apple Shows Real Substance Behind The Pretty Case (Lee Gomes, Wall Street Journal)
<http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/030120/72/36n23.html>
Who does Steve Jobs think he is, making the world of PCs interesting again?

MyAppleMenu : News
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Safari Tops 1 Million Downloads (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0301/20.safari.php>
Apple on Monday announced that its new Internet Web browser Safari has been downloaded more than 1 million times. Safari has been available as a public beta since it was introduced at Macworld Conference and Expo earlier this month.

Apple Enthusiasts Get All Wrapped Up In iPod (Francine Brevetti, San Mateo County Times)
<http://www.sanmateocountytimes.com/Stories/0,1413,87~11271~1123326,00.html>
MP3 player spawns robust harvest of accessories.

Apple's New Video Editor Designed For Business Use (Charles Bermant, Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134618489_btsoho20.html>
With the new Final Cut Express, Apple is seeking to increase its presence in the video-editing market and offer professional capabilities to a wider user base.

Laptops Project To Boost Learning For Malcolm X Academy Students (Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press)
<http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwend20_20030120.htm>
"Technology lets every student have a seat in the front row."

O'Reilly Releases "Learning Unix For Mac OS X, Second Edition" (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/01/19/oreilly>

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Computers Are Taking Over The World (Patrick Richardson, Miami News-Record)
<http://www.miaminewsrecord.com/miaminewsrecord/myarticles.asp?P=753822&S=320&PubID=12511&EC=0>
It's fast, sleek and sexy. Only one problem. Stupid thing doesn't work right.

Meet Apple's Rendezvous -- No Pain Networking (David Coursey, ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2909171,00.html>
It will be possible to bring home a new device--perhaps a video recorder or even new speakers--plug it in and start using it with no setup required. That's the world I'm really looking forward to.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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MacPower 60 (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0301/20.maxpower.php>
The MaxPower 60 and its siblings are designed for those who must operate a laptop away from normal power sources for extended periods of time.

Connected Clothing For The Networked World (Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/3598934.html>
Before you stuff one more gadget into your pocket, you might consider trying one of these garments. Some of them border on the geeky, but they also might make using your gadgets more convenient and comfortable.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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IBM Aims To Get Smart About AI (Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-981256.html>
In the coming months, IBM will unveil technology that it believes will vastly improve the way computers access and use data by unifying the different schools of thought surrounding artificial intelligence.

It's A LinuxWorld, After All (Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-981287.html>
Linux advocates will convene at a trade show in New York this week to promote their wares, tout customers, swap business cards and make their case that the operating system is growing up.

Microsoft Sizes Up The Penguin (Phil Hochmuth, Computerworld)
<http://www.computerworld.com.au/idg2.nsf/All/EF2D310C22930922CA256CB300764952!OpenDocument&n=Sections&c=Open+Systems>
A sign that the IT industry has taken notice of Linux is that for the second year in a row the world's biggest software firm (and Linux antagonist) will have a booth at LinuxWorld.

Getting To Top Of An Internet Search (Susan Stellin, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/20/technology/20NECO.html>
At least two online career services now offer job candidates some sort of listing enhancement.

A Cast Change At AOL Fails To Draw Applause (Geraldine Fabrikant, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/20/technology/20PLAC.html>

As Linux Nips At Microsoft, Its Advocates Talk Numbers (Steve Lohr, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/20/technology/20LINU.html>
The evidence is now overwhelming that Linux, once a symbol of software's counterculture, has become a mainstream technology.

Wireless == Great Jukebox In The Sky? (Robert Kaye, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/2639>
Its been over 5 years since the first MP3 Summit where the concept of the jukebox in the sky was hotly debated.

Privacy: Going, Going... (Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/000736.shtml#000736>
Privacy invaders are like termites. They undermine, eating away at the structure of your personal life, until you wake up one day and realize that the foundation is gone.

MyAppleMenu Reader : World
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You Can Look It Up, America (Tom Wheller, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-wheeler20jan20,0,7004571.story?coll=la%2Dnews%2Dcomment%2Dopinions>
Documents matter in a democracy.

Selling Dubyanomics (Kenneh T. Walsh, U.S. News)
<http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/030127/usnews/27bushecon.htm>
Across America, unease over the president's plan.

Abortion Foes Attack Roe On New Research (Aaron Zitner, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-science19jan19001523,0,7745962.story?coll=la-headlines-frontpage>
As the nation approaches the 30th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade on Wednesday, the reasoning that the Supreme Court used to define a constitutional right to abortion is facing sharp and novel challenges.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Science & Tech
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Gone Ape (Charles McGrath, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/19/magazine/19WWLN.html>
What does it mean that orangutans have "culture"? That, like us, they just want to play.

Why? The Neuroscience Of Suicide (Carol Ezzell, Scientific American)
<http://www.sciam.com/print_version.cfm?articleID=0006AF90-5BC7-1E1B-8B3B809EC588EEDF>
New research addresses the wrenching question left when someone ends his or her own life.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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Readings (Michael Dirda, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A977-2003Jan16.html>
In which our columnist imagines his ideal literary magazine.

Ahoy. Now Put That Out. (Cindy Loose, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38895-2003Jan10.html>
On a tobacco-free cruise, a smoker faces a week without cigarettes.

On Media Giantism (William Safire, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/20/opinion/20SAFI.html>
Media needs regulation before merger mania afflicts TV and film the way it is has local radio.

Where's The Proof? (Christine Gorman, Time)
<http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030127-409577,00.html>
Why we keep hearing so much about alcohol's supposed health benefits.

Cheating Uncle Sam For Mom And Dad (Diana Conway, Newsweek)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/860877.asp?cp1=1>
Why do so many otherwise honest citizens think it’s OK to take Medicaid money they don’t deserve?

Gastroanthropology (Nelson Handel, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/magazine/la-tm-ethnicrest03jan19,0,3416305.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dmagazine>
Discovery the family of man, one shrimp dish at a time.

The Buddy System (Laura Sessions Stepp, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6351-2003Jan17.html>
Sex in high school and college: What's love got to do with it?

A See-Through Library Of Shifting Shapes And Colors (Herbert Muschamp, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/19/arts/design/19MUSC.html>
The design for a Brooklyn arts center by Enríque Norten/TEN Arquitectos is a masterwork for New York.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Expressions
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Jon (George Saunders, New Yorker)
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/?030127fi_fiction>

MyAppleMenu Reader : EOF
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Flying In The Face Of Infertility (Kirsten Philipkoski, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,57279,00.html>
Infertile fruit flies injected with a human gene are now able to produce viable sperm -- a key step toward treating infertility in men as well as developing a male contraceptive.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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This Flat Was Flooded By Sewage. Who's To Blame? (Angelina Seah, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,167149,00.html?>
Civil servant finds new Punggol 21 home covered in Human waste from a blocked pipe -- probably clogged by objects discarded from works done in other flats. But HDB and town council say they aren't responsible.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Verify With Police Before Passing On Unfounded Rumours: Yeo Cheow Tong (Lee Siew Li, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/30118/1/.html>

Water Price Not Befitting Singapore, Says Johor Chief (Brendan Pereira, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/asia/story/0,4386,167142,00.html?>
Dignity dictates Republic should agree to review of agreements souring ties with KL, he says.

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