[MyAppleMenu] Mar 2, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Sunday, Mar 2, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Smooth Sailing For Some (Keith Newman, MIS Magazine)
<http://www.misweb.com/magarticle.asp?doc_id=21434&rgid=2&listed_months=0>
"We saw how well you could run a sailing project using different applications, in what was pretty much a paperless office managed by FileMaker."

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Apple's Abundant Shareware (Mike Wendland)
<http://www.mac-mike.com/archives/000062.html>
I suppose there are more PC-only programs available from the big download sites but the sheer amount of creative, exciting news, rumor and shareware sites devoted to all things Apple has pleasantly surprised me.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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iPod Pick Of The Bunch (AME Info)
<http://www.ameinfo.com/cgi-bin/news/showarticle.cgi?id=3203123557>
Apple's best of breed MP3 player, iPod, has been picked out as the number one portable music player by PC Magazine Middle & Near East.

Powerpuff Girls Give Learning Clout (Joseph Szadkowski, Washington Times)
<http://washingtontimes.com/technology/20030228-26509451.htm>
Mojo Jojo perfectly melds creator Craig McCracken's Powerpuff mythos with a clever story line and demanding action to sneakily give junior a dynamic educational experience.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Microsoft 'Science Fair' Offers Glimpse At Technology's Future (Associated Press)
<http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2003-02-28-microsoft-show_x.htm>
Microsoft Research is a potent weapon for the software giant in a time of economic distress for many technology companies.

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

MyAppleMenu Reader : World
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Forget The Advice - Give Us Vaccinations (Wendy Orent, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-op-orent2mar02,1,1340975.story?coll=la%2Dnews%2Dcomment%2Dopinions>
Our government is once again treating us like docile second-graders in a dusty basement.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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Psychiatric Friends Network (Jeanne Marie Laskas, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7656-2003Feb26.html>
Entertaining a houseful of shrinks can really mess with your head.

You Are What You Queue (Craig Tomashoff, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/02/movies/02TOMA.html>
Our lives and psyches are more public than ever, thanks to Netflix.

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