[MyAppleMenu] Jun 27, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Friday, Jun 27, 2003

MyAppleMenu : News
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PowerLogix Drops G4 CPU Upgrade Prices, Talks G5 (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/06/27/powerlogix/>

PC-Mac War Hits Tukwila School -- Foster High Wins Grant For 30 New Apples, But Tech Plan Calls For PC Use (Nora Doyle, King County Journal)
<http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/sited/story/html/135864>
"I'd rather have 30 PCs than nothing," although the first choice would be to have new Macs rather than used PCs.

VCD-Authoring App Updated (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=6518>
The software lets Mac users create VCDs from iMovie or QuickTime files.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Gloves Off The Benchmark Brawls (Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107_2-1021672.html>
Did Apple lie? No, it probably got the results it said it did on the Dell machine, but the system world probably submerged in maple syrup or powered by a humidifier.

Flipping The Bird (John Gruber)
<http://daringfireball.net/2003/06/flipping_the_bird.html>
The tendency to cast every story in terms of conflict is fueled by laziness.

Could An eMac Strategy Bring More Market Share To Apple? (Eugenia Loli-Queru, OS News)
<http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3901>

Panther For $129? Please (TheMacMind)
<http://www.themacmind.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=251&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0>
I'm sticking with Jaguar.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Uplink (Cliff Joseph, MacUser UK)
<http://macuser.pcpro.co.uk/?reviews/reviews_story.php?id=43981>
Uplink might not appeal to trigger-happy FPS fans, but it's worth a look if you like games with a cerebral twist.

3 Days Of The Panther... Not Bad, Not Bad At All (MacNETv2)
<http://www.macnet2.com/more.php?id=360_0_1_0_M>
The best feature of Panther is the new level of sophistication.

The Panther Report: An Early Look (Gene Steinbger, Mac Night Owl)
<http://www.macnightowl.com/#early>
I'll distill a few personal reactions based on working with the Panther prerelease right after the keynote, and conversations with Apple on the subject.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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HP Hops On Open Grid Standards (Robert Lemos, CNET News.com)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103_2-1021577.html>

Spam May Sprout Viruses In Home PCs (Robert Lemos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1009_3-1021636.html>
Junk e-mailers are spreading viruses that let them send spam anonymously through home computers, according to an e-mail security firm.

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