[MyAppleMenu] Mar 21, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Friday, Mar 21, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Apple Wins College Customers (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=6114>
Apple is continuing to make inroads into the UK education market.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Full Music Jacket (Lee Greenberg, The Ottawa Citizen)
<http://www.canada.com/technology/story.html?id=%7B1C6B7F89-A8CA-4E8D-BFB1-4DD05836EE11%7D>
Snowboarding company, Apple bring iPod to slopes.

FileMaker Helps Kids (Elizabeth Olsen, FileMaker Advisor)
<http://filemaker.advisor.com/doc/12040>
After-school organization serving inner-city youth thrives with FileMaker Pro solution.

Apple Chief Given New Options (Scott Morrison and Richard Waters, Financial Times)
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1045511941618&p=1012571727143>
The company on Thursday said it would issue Mr Jobs 5m more stock options in exchange for 27.5m options he currently holds but which are deeply underwater.

Cisco Snaps Up Linksys In Home Networking Assault (John Leyden, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/5/29852.html>
Linksys makes a broad line of broadband access and wireless LAN products targeted at consumers and SOHO (small office/home office) users.

Orange Micro Ships USB2.0/FireWire PC Card (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/18852>

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Pismo PowerBook A Good Value, But Better Than Lombard? (Dan Knight, Low End Mac)
<http://www.macnightowl.com/>
Under OS X, the improved graphics, faster system bus, and availability of a faster stock CPU and more processor upgrade options make Pismo a very strong contender.

Sun's Scott McNealy Doesn't Get .Net (Charles Wiltgen, PlaybackTime)
<http://playbacktime.com/archives/000344.html>
You can practically smell the desperation, can’t you?

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Tips For Crossing Platforms (David Pogue, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/20/technology/circuits/20POGUE-EMAIL.html?tntemail0>
Clip, save and pass along to your platform-crossing friends, no matter which way they're switching.

What's Up With Mac OS X Java And QuickTime? (Chris Adamson, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/2933>
Some developers who installed Apple's new java 1.4.1 for Mac OS X (and didn't read the release notes or the mailing lists) got a nasty surprise when they tried to run apps they'd written for use with QuickTime for Java.

MacAlly iceKey (Lucian Fong, Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=359>
If you're a keyboard connoisseur like me, it's your duty to take the iceKey for a test drive.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Microsoft Patch Freezes Some Systems (Robert Lemos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1002-993515.html>
A patch for a security flaw that affects Microsoft's Web server software running on Windows 2000 has caused system freezes for some customers, the company said Thursday.

Microsoft Plan Raises Software Costs (Joe Wilcox, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1012-993530.html>
Sixty percent of businesses that signed up for the Licensing 6 program have seen increases in the fees they pay for Microsoft's software, according to a recent survey.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : Top Stories
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Washingotn Struggles With Privacy Vs. Security (Grant Gross, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/20/HNprivacy_1.html>
At two conferences on technology and homeland security here Thursday, controversy arose over whether technological measures designed to protect the  U.S.   from terrorism should proceed unhindered or if such things as data-mining programs must be halted until there are protections to civil liberties in place.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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GPS Satellite Network Goes To War (Alan Boyle, MSNBC)
<Under OS X, the improved graphics, faster system bus, and availability of a faster stock CPU and more processor upgrade options make Pismo a very strong contender.>
The Global Positioning System started out decades ago as a satellite-based network for military location and navigation, but in the past few years it’s spawned a host of civilian applications -— including high-tech direction-finders for automobiles and hikers. Now GPS is going to war again, raising questions about what happens on the homefront.

Israel Censor Warns Sites Over Iraq News (Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com)
<Intel is going through a major internal struggle over desktop Linux, and the pro-Microsoft marketing droids are currently winning, according to Lindows.com CEO Michael Robertson.>
The country's top government censor is warning Web sites not to publish sensitive information during the Iraq conflict, while users promise to get around the ban.

Lindows CEO Attacks Intel's Centrino Linux Lockout (John Lettice, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/29840.html>
Intel is going through a major internal struggle over desktop Linux, and the pro-Microsoft marketing droids are currently winning, according to Lindows.com CEO Michael Robertson.

Linux Throws Down The Gautlet To Microsoft And Opens Up Server Market (Liz Vaughan-Adams, The Independent)
<http://news.independent.co.uk/digital/news/story.jsp?story=389141>
Firms with cash-strapped IT budgets are seeking alternatives to the US software giant.

What If Microsoft Decides To Go Open Source? (Donald K.ROsenberg, NewsForge)
<http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/17/1233239&mode=thread&tid=19>

Linux Takes Backseat In New Motorola Phone (Joris Evers, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/20/HNlinuxbackseat_1.html>
Motorola grabbed a lot of headlines in February when it announced the world's first mobile phone that runs Linux, however, developers won't be able to create Linux applications and run those on the phone because Linux is not secure enough, Motorola spokesman David Rudd said Wednesday.

Hollywood Targets DVD Copycat (Lisa M. Bowman, CNET News.com)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-993453.html>
In the ongoing drama surrounding the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Hollywood's copyrights, a St. Louis start-up has been unexpectedly thrust into a cameo role.

ICANN Ready To Chart A New Course? (James Pearce, CNET News.com)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-993451.html>
The Internet address authority has been criticized as secretive, but new president Paul Twomey says the organization is set to turn over a new leaf.

Sun's Scott McNealy Doesn't Get .Net (Charles Wiltgen, PlaybackTime)
<http://playbacktime.com/archives/000344.html>
You can practically smell the desperation, can’t you?

MyAppleMenu Reader : World
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Operation Inflate The Coalition (Jake Tapper, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/03/21/willing/>
During the last Gulf War, 32 nations sent troops to support the U.S. This time around, 3 nations did. So how is Donald Rumsfeld claiming Operation Iraqi Freedom is larger than the '91 coalition?

Don't Go Back To The U.N. (Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1196-2003Mar20.html>
If we're going to negotiate terms, it should be with allies who helped us, who share our vision and our purposes. Not with France, Germany, Russia and China, which see us -- you -- as the threat, and whose singular purpose will be to subvert any victory.

By Whose Authority? (Michael Kinsley, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1152-2003Mar20.html>
If we knew which babies would turn out to be murderous dictators, we could smother them in their cribs. If we knew which babies would turn out to be wise and judicious leaders, we could crown them dictator. In terms of the power he now claims, without significant challenge, George W. Bush is now the closest thing in a long time to dictator of the world. He claims to see the future as clearly as the past. Let's hope he's right.

Note To The Security Council: Get Involved (David L. Phillips, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/21/opinion/21PHIL.html>
The involvement of Kofi Annan, the secretary general, is needed immediately to overcome the acrimonious atmosphere on the Security Council. Without Mr. Annan's guidance, the council will remain embroiled in petty politics and, unable to see beyond the horizon, fail to renew the United Nations' mandate for Iraq.

Who Lost The U.S. Budget? (Paul Krugman, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/21/opinion/21KRUG.html>
The fault lies not in our stars, but in our leadership.

France In A Trance (Matthew Kaminski, Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110003228>
For a long time, in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, no one dared question the Emperor about his new suit--but finally someone does.

Anger And Fear: Our War On The Home Front (Jonathan Gornall, The Times)
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7-617710,00.html>
As war begins, Britain has divided into two nations -- those with loved ones going into action, and the rest of us. One father, whose Royal Marine son is in the Gulf, explains the dark and lonely fears of those who, like him, have found themselves on the other side of an invisible screen.

Now Bush's Doctrine Of War Will Be Put To The test (Martin Woollacott, The Guardian)
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,918876,00.html>
Military pre-emptive doctrine will survive Iraq, in particular if its contradictions are cleared up and if the rules for intervention are subject to genuine multilateral discussion. But in the particular form that the Bush administration has proposed it, this may prove to be a one-war doctrine, even if that war goes very well, a doctrine tailored for Iraq and only distantly relevant to other situations.

UK Troops Told: Be Just And Strong (BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2866581.stm>
British troops waiting to attack Iraq have been told to behave like liberators rather than conquerors. But they have also been warned some of them may not return from Iraq alive.

Truth Already A Casualty (David Callaway, CBS MarketWatch)
<http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BE175E3B2%2D393A%2D4991%2D876C%2D7B487E2C3D63%7D&siteid=mktw:>
They say that the first casualty of war is truth. In the Internet age, it's the first 10 casualties.

Media Giant's Rally Sponsorship Raises Questions (Tim Jones, Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0303190157mar19,1,1909646.story>
In a move that has raised eyebrows in some legal and journalistic circles, Clear Channel radio stations in Atlanta, Cleveland, San Antonio, Cincinnati and other cities have sponsored rallies attended by up to 20,000 people. The events have served as a loud rebuttal to the more numerous but generally smaller anti-war rallies.

Now We're All Ugly Americans (Gary LaMoshi, Asia Times)
<http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/EC20Ak04.html>
I hope that my neighbors will make the distinction between American values and the outlaw administration currently running the country.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Science & Tech
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GPS Satellite Network Goes To War (Alan Boyle, MSNBC)
<Under OS X, the improved graphics, faster system bus, and availability of a faster stock CPU and more processor upgrade options make Pismo a very strong contender.>
The Global Positioning System started out decades ago as a satellite-based network for military location and navigation, but in the past few years it’s spawned a host of civilian applications -— including high-tech direction-finders for automobiles and hikers. Now GPS is going to war again, raising questions about what happens on the homefront.

China - Where Viral Outbreaks Are Born? (Yap Su-Yin, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,178326,00.html>
What does a taste for delicious Cantonese delicacies like suckling pig, roast duck and steamed herbal chicken have to do with the recent outbreak of atypical pneumonia sweeping across the globe?

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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La Guardia Makes Delays An Adventure (Sandee Brawarsky, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/21/arts/21BRAW.html>
Smaller than John F. Kennedy International or Newark Liberty International airports, La Guardia has the charm that comes with intimacy.

Oscar Show Will Go On--In More Appropriate Way (Roger Ebert, Chicaco Sun-Times)
<http://www.suntimes.com/output/eb-feature/cst-ftr-ebert19.html>
To compare the 75th anniversary Academy Awards to the Windmill may seem disrespectful, but tell that to a Windmill Girl.

First Lambs, First Sauce (Mick Hume, The Times)
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7-617716,00.html>
Modern, urban indicators are now needed to show that today is the first day of spring.

We Inerrupt This Broadcast, But How Much For How Long? (Bill Carter, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/20/international/worldspecial/20TUBE.html>
The fog of war has already settled over the entertainment divisions of the broadcast networks, as executives worry about when to return to regular programming after hostilities fully break out and what adjustments they will then have to make to their prime time lineups.

War Dawns In Prime Time (Tom Shales, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58977-2003Mar20.html>
It's amazing how riveting television can be even when it doesn't show you what in hell is going on -- and even when the journalists who are supposed to be telling you what's going on aren't quite certain themselves.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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Censorship Rules May Be Eased, But Not Moral Tone (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,178351,00.html?>
Censorship rules may be relaxed to become more flexible, but this does not necessarily mean that they will become more liberal to the point of altering the moral tone of Singapore society.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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China - Where Viral Outbreaks Are Born? (Yap Su-Yin, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,178326,00.html>
What does a taste for delicious Cantonese delicacies like suckling pig, roast duck and steamed herbal chicken have to do with the recent outbreak of atypical pneumonia sweeping across the globe?

N-E Line Delayed Again, To Start In May Or June (Karamjit Kaur and Leong Chan Teik, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,178350,00.html?>
Minister: Mid-April target not achievable. A glitch in signalling system causes latest MRT delay.

More Singapore News at <http://www.myapplemenu.com/singapore/>

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