[MyAppleMenu] Jan 30, 2003

Thu Jan 30 21:05:00 EST 2003

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Thursday, Jan 30, 2003

MyAppleMenu : News
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O'Reilly Offers UNIX CD Bookshelf v3.0 (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0301/30.bookshelf.php>
If you're rolling up your sleeves and getting your hands dirty with Mac OS X's Unix underpinnings, you might be interested in a new reference from O'Reilly & Associates.

Ming And Mini-Me's Magic Moment (BrandWeek)
<http://www.brandweek.com/adweek/features/bw_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1804485>

Detroit Students To Get Wireless iBooks (Mike Wendland)
<http://www.mac-mike.com/archives/000007.html>
The 80 sixth-graders at Detroit's Malcolm X Academy are more eager than usual to head to school these days. So is teacher Jeffrey Robinson.

A Mac Angle On Linux (Matthew Rothenberg, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,851874,00.asp>
If the company continues to sell itself as a good open-source citizen that gives back to this vibrant community, though, I'm counting on a warm reception for this Mac interloper at future LinuxWorlds.

Readers Confirm iLife Shipments In U.S. (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=18282>

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Sony Left Holding The Bag Again? (Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/2681>
In the end, I think DVD-R would prevail, but I don't want it to come to that.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Keynote Vs. PowerPoint (Paul Maidment, Forbes)
<http://www.forbes.com/2003/01/30/cx_pm_0130tentech.html?partner=yahoo%26referrer=>
With Keynote, Apple gives Mac users that haven't yet moved up to Jaguar one more reason for doing so. And for any Mac user who just wants their presentations to look that bit more polished--and have their belief in the Apple's design elegance confirmed--then Keynote is well worth the indulgence.

The Operative: No One Lives Forever (Kirk Hiner, Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/reviews/nolf.shtml>

MPEG 1, 2, And Now 4: Shrinking Video Files (J.D. Biersdorfer, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/30/technology/circuits/30askk.html?tntemail0>
What is the difference between the MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 video formats?

iPod Wants To Be Seen And Heard (Tony Waltham, Bangkok Post)
<http://www.bangkokpost.com/290103_Database/29Jan2003_datacol60.html>
Apple's portable music player is proving both technologically and fashionably hip.

Double-Quick Browser Beating (Garry Baker, Sydney Morning Hearld)
<http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/29/1043804400723.html>

Taming Mac OS X (David Zeiler, Baltimore Sun)
<http://www.sunspot.net/technology/custom/pluggedin/bal-mac013003,0,4831473.column?coll=bal-business-indepth>
As the deadline looms for the transition to the new operating system, here are some helpful hints for making the switch as effortless as possible.

Cordless Trackman Wheel (Ken Leyden, Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=332>
The TrackMan Wheel series represents the best and most-comfortable thumb-controlled trackball I've ever used. My recommendation for TrackMan Wheel being a great first trackball still stands.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : Top Stories
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The Lord Of The Webs (Leslie Walker, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62329-2003Jan29.html>
Tim Berners-Lee could well be the J.R.R. Tolkien of the computer world.

Consumer Products: When Software Bugs Bite (Debbie Gage, Baseline)
<http://www.baselinemag.com/print_article/0,3668,a=35839,00.asp>
Software lags hardware as a reliable component of products. And, analysts say, unless companies do a better job of testing and developing software, problems will likely get worse.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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In Net Attacks, Defining The Right To Know (Katie Kafner with John Biggs, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/30/technology/circuits/30secu.html>
As more companies are hit by hackers and cybercrime, the question for many computer users is, how much do consumers need to know?

Not Your Father's Encyclopedia (Kendra Mayfield, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,57364,00.html>
One of the Web's first open-source encyclopedias has reached a milestone, just two years since its inception.

Tool Copies DVD Movies (Tom Spring, PC World)
<http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,108234,00.asp>
321 Studios challenges Hollywood, DMCA with release of DVD X copy.

Telemarketers Sue To Stop "Do Not Call" List (Andy Sullivan, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/01/29/hnnocall_1.html>
Four telemarketing companies and a trade group filed suit in federal court in  Oklahoma City   to stop the Federal Trade Commission from setting up a program that would allow consumers to place their names on a list of households that do not want to receive such calls.

Exposed Server - Magnet For Hack Attacks (Graham Hayday, Silicon.com)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-982554.html>
The amount of hacking activity on the Internet has been revealed after one company set up an anonymous 'dummy test' server--and found it was maliciously attacked 467 times within 24 hours of being installed.

Dispute Could Silence VoiceXML (Paul Festa, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-982574.html>
The intellectual property claims of a handful of contributors, including Philips Electronics and Rutgers University, threaten to keep the specification tied up in negotiations, the standards body warned.

Intel Aims For Longer-Running Handhelds (Richard Shim, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-982543.html>
Handhelds running Intel processors are likely to get a significant charge from a new chip.

AOL Loses Ted Turner And $99 Billion (Jim Hu, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-982648.html>
Ted Turner is resigning as vice chairman of AOL Time Warner, capping a tumultuous year for the beleaguered media giant.

Linux Gets high-End Server Boost (Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-982651.html>
Linux took a step forward in high-end servers with the recent adoption of software that should help IBM, NEC, SGI and others use the open-source operating system better in multiprocessor servers.

MyAppleMenu Reader : World
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Echoes Of 1991 (David S. Broder, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63754-2003Jan29.html>
Twelve years later we are back in the gulf, facing imminent war. And with far fewer allies this time.

The Mourning After (William Safire, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/30/opinion/30SAFI.html>
Both sides of the debate are furiously positioning to cover themselves in case the other side proves right.

Desert Caution (Thomas E. Ricks, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52450-2003Jan27.html>
Onec "Stormin' Norman," Gen. Schwarzkopf is skeptical about U.S. action in Iraq.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Science & Tech
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Light Particles Are Duplicated More Than A Mile Away Along Fiber (Kenneth Chang, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/30/science/30TELE.html>
Employing a facet of quantum mechanics that Albert Einstein called "spooky action at a distance," scientists have taken particles of light, destroyed them and then resurrected copies more than a mile away.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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Remake Of A Classic (Maria Elena Fernandez, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.calendarlive.com/visitor/cl-wk-cover30jan30.story>
Sure, they’ve been talking about improving Hollywood and Vine for decades. Now it’s really happening, and the changes are everywhere.

Bereft Writers Are Used To It (Martin Arnold, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/30/books/30BOOK.html>
Inured. That best describes much of book publishing to the changes and rumors of changes swirling about it. What used to be considered catastrophic now seems routine. Live by a volcano and smoke becomes just part of the atmosphere.

For The Mix Tape, A Digital Upgrade And Notoriety (David F. Gallagher, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/30/technology/circuits/30mixx.html>
This may be the golden age of the mix CD. Of course, this is also the golden age of copyright infringement, and the music industry is using technological and legal measures to crack down on piracy.

Goodbye, Mr. Chipstein (Joseph Epstein, Commentary)
<http://commentarymagazine.com/epstein.htm>
My interest in university teaching was initially aroused by the leisure it promised.

MyAppleMenu Reader : EOF
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Not Your Father's Encyclopedia (Kendra Mayfield, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,57364,00.html>
One of the Web's first open-source encyclopedias has reached a milestone, just two years since its inception.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Singapore Turns To Biotech To Galvanise Economy (Reuters)
<http://www.forbes.com/home_asia/newswire/2003/01/30/rtr864242.html>
Stem cell storage is just one part of the citystate's efforts to turn itself into a biomedical hub as it seeks new engines for its faltering export-driven economy, though ethical concerns over cloning and abortion are slowing similar efforts elsewhere.

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