[MyAppleMenu] Jun 26, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Thursday, Jun 26, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Will Apple Score With The Technical Crowd? (David Morgenstern, StorageSupersite)
<http://storage.ziffdavis.com/article2/0,3973,1138636,00.asp>
Even the most vocal critic must agree that the forthcoming PowerPC G5 will have considerable juice, but will it have what it takes to make the grade in scientific research and engineering apps?

Apple Design Award Winners Announced (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/06/25/designawards>
Salling Clicker 1.5 picked up awards for both Best Mac OS X Product (Best of Show) and for Most Innovative.

Video Chat Software Reviewed (David Pogue, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/26/technology/circuits/26stat.html>
Apple, [as opposed to Microsoft], would sooner die than release anything that could be described as "stuttering" or "microscopic."

MyAppleMenu : News
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Questions On Mac OS 10.3 (Panther) System Requirements; Real-World Test Results (MacFixIt)
<http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20030626082800388>
As far as we can discern, any hardware that will run Mac OS X 10.2.x (Jaguar) will also be capable of running Mac OS X 10.3.

Thursby Releases Free DAVE 4.1 Update (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/19939>

QuickTime State Of The Union Address Posted (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/06/26/quicktime>

AppleScript Gathering Planned For CreativePro (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/06/26/applescript/>
An AppleScript for Workflow Automation Birds-of-a-Feather meeting will be held at next month's Macworld CreativePro Conference and Expo.

Biggest Apple At Home In Chicago (Lorene Yue, Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0306260398jun26,1,3629501.story?coll=chi-business-hed>
Apple is opening its largest store in Chicago, part of a retail that has yet to prove it can help the computer-maker take a bigger bite of its market.

Apple Releases Darwin 7 Preview Source Code (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/19922>

Apple's G5: Reality Distortion Field Not Required (David Zeiler, Baltimore Sun)
<http://www.sunspot.net/technology/custom/pluggedin/bal-mac062603,0,42754.column?coll=bal-business-indepth>
While the casual Mac user may wonder what the fuss is about, the new Power Mac G5 is the machine for which pro users (as well as home users with a penchant for power) have waited for more than a year.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Will The G5 Kill Consumer Mac Sales? (Remy Davison, Insanely Great Mac)
<http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=2292>
Would you buy an iMac now if yo uknew that inside 12 months a G5 iMac would be released?

A Look Inside Apple's New Push For Speed (Jon Fortt, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/business/technology/6174058.htm>
If I were a betting man, I'd wager that an Apple-branded camcorder and an Apple-branded phone aren't too far off.

The WWDC Report: Apple Does It Again To Third Party Developers (Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl)
<http://www.macnightowl.com/>
If you look at the larger picture, Apple's move makes sense. It is not competing with third party developers, but with Microsoft.

No Wonder People Don't Buy Apple Macs (Jack Russell, Inquirer)
<http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=10184>
Why people don't switch and how to entice them.

Apple On Speed (Sandy McMurray, Globe And Mail)
<http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030625.gtsandyjune25/BNStory/Technology/>
The old debate about Mac versus PC has been revived, and the Mac side has a lot more ammunition today than it had last week.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Making The Switch: Macs Can No Longer Just Talk Amongst Themselves (Emru ownsend, CanadaComputes.com)
<http://www.canadacomputes.com/story.asp?id=10592&sb=124>
Wired or wireless, the process of sharing files is the same.

Blogs For Teachers: Post Your Lesson Plans On The Web (Jeff Adkins, Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/lab/03/0626.html>
I was so impressed with the organization, versatility, and ease of use of iBlog that I went ahead and set up blogs for my classes this fall.

Want To Do More With An iSight Than Chat? (Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/3375>
I want to introduce you to one variation right now -- EvoCam 3.1.

Windows Of Opportunity (Dave Bullard, Herald Sun)
<http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,6644756%5E11869,00.html>
The real beauty of the latest Virtual PC version 6 is how seamlessly it works with Mac OS X Jaguar.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Court Curbs Microsoft Java Distribution (Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1007_3-1021452.html>
A federal appeals court dealt a legal blow to Sun on Thursday, tossing out most of a preliminar injunction requiring Microsoft to carry its rival's version of an interpreter for the Java programming language.

Microsof Urged To Fry Its Own Spam (Paul Festa, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-1021166.html>
Microsoft recently launched a high-profile campaign against spammers, but some critics say the company should be more introspective if it is serious about reducing the scourge of unwanted e-mail.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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The Un-Doom Boom (Michel Marriott, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/26/technology/circuits/26casu.html>
More and more people are playing simpler, quieter types of electronic games on the Web, cellphones and hand-helds.

W3C Issues SOAP Standard (Paul Festa, CNET News.com)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-1020996.html>
The Web's leading standards group this week put its stamp of approval on a key Web services protocol.

Linux: It's The Desktop, Stupid! (Bruce Tober, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/53/31435.html>
Why hasn't Linux lived up to the hype of the last few years?

Analysts Sour On Commercial Wi-Fi (Elisa Batista, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,59380,00.html>
Even though the number of places where people can get Wi-Fi Internet access has exploded, there is little evidence that people are paying to use the service.

MyAppleMenu Reader : World
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Delusions Of Empire (Fred Kaplan, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2084881/>
How is Paul Wolfowitz keeping a straight face these days?

The Poor Like Globalization (David Dollar, YaleGlobal)
<http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=1934>
But it requires international and national actions -- including enhanced market access for developing countries, improved investment climates, and effective delivery of health and education.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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They're Good To Go (Regina Schrambling, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-picnicsand25jun25,1,6050209.story?coll=la-headlines-food>
Forget the takeout bags. Picnics are about easy eating, and these big sandwiches stack up.

New York's Secret Gardens (Susan Spano, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-nygardens22jun22m,1,3821796.story?coll=la-travel-headlines>
Surprising, serene refuges soften the city's hard-edged corners, cacophony and crowds.

Ice Cream's Big Dipper (Libby Copeland, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33806-2003Jun25.html>
Taster John Harrison gives the scoop on frozen flavors.

Scotland's New Chefs Take Its Riches To Heart (R. W. Apple Jr., New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/25/dining/25SCOT.html>
With the country's prime raw materials, heart-stirring landscapes and ambitious chefs at their disposal, Scotland's restaurants are on the rise.

The Fine Print Of Travel (Francine Parnes, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/24/business/24FEES.html>
A look at all the latest hidden fees, unexpected commissions and ridiculously high charges business travelers face on the road.

'Drew' -- ABC's Very Own Albatross (Brian Lowry, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/lowry/cl-et-lowry25jun25,0,3423879.story?coll=cl-calendar>
The term "buyer's remorse" usually applies to unworn clothes or unwise real estate deals. Then there's the more grandiose, television variety -- such as the regret ABC officials are feeling, having committed nearly $80 million for another season of "The Drew Carey Show," a series they no longer want.

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