[MyAppleMenu] May 16, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Friday, May 16, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Apple Store's Debut Sets Off Anticipation (Clint Swett, Sacramento Bee)
<http://www.sacbee.com/content/business/story/6673984p-7625695c.html>
Anyone driving by Arden Fair mall Saturday morning might be forgiven for wondering if it's the start of the Christmas shopping season.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Apple Store Opening In Ala Moana (Andrew Gomes, The Honolulu Advertiser)
<http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/May/16/bz/bz05a.html>
"It's a passion for a lot of people. We're super excited to come to Hawai'i.'

New Java From Apple (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=6340>
Apple has released a new Java update designed specifically for Oracle 11i users.

Apple Launches 'Dads & Grads' Gift Guide (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/05/15/dadsgrads>
A collection of both Apple and third-party products that Apple recommends as gifts for Father's Day and graduation festivities.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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The Panther Report: But Can They Make It Faster? (Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl)
<http://www.macnightowl.com/#speed>
Yes, there will be probably plenty of new features to talk about for the next version of Mac OS X. But superior performance must stay at the top of the list.

Why Panther May Tear Up Longhorn (Mary Jo Foley and Matthew Rothenberg, Microsoft Watch)
<http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,4248,1090247,00.asp>
Is Microsoft merely aping Apple? Or has Apple let its desktop OS lead go to the dogs?

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : Top Stories
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Has Technology Lost Its 'Special' Status? (Steve Lohr, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/16/technology/16TECH.html>
Is information technology still a growth industry? The answer will be important not  only for technology companies, but for the economy as a whole.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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Second Acts, Anyone? (Charles Cooper, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2010-1071_3-1003585.html>
When a computer company decides that it's time to change direction in midstream, that's usually a harbinger of big trouble.

Open-Source Crowd Irked By SCO (Michelle Delio, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,58843,00.html>
Linux developers and distributors are infuriated and perplexed by recelt legal action and threats aimed at the entire development community by the SCO Group.

Making Computers Understand (Leslie Walker, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55420-2003May14.html>
Eli Abir claims to have unlocked the mystery of "context" in human language with a series of algorithms that enable computers to decipher the meaning of sentences.

SuSE: SCO's Linux Claims Are 'Curious' (Matthew Broersma, CNET News.com)
<http://rss.com.com/2100-1016_3-1003571.html?type=pt&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=news>
SuSE Linux plans to continue honoring its commitments to UnitedLinux, despite allegations by SCO Group -- a founding member of the alliance -- that Linux contains unauthorized intellecutal property.

More Details On SCO's Linux Suit (Aaron Ricadela, InformationWeek)
<http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=10000075>
SCO's letter Monday to corporate Linux users wasn't a threat, CEO Darl McBride syas -- it was just a disclosure advised by its lawyers.

MyAppleMenu Reader : World
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David Nelson, Could You Step Aside For A Few Moments? (Margie Boule, The Oregonian)
<http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/margie_boule/index.ssf?/base/living/1051877124142830.xml>
If your name is David Nelson you can expect to be hassled, delayed, questioned and searched before being allowed to board aircraft anywhere in the United States for the foreseeable future.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Science & Tech
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Fishing For Clarity In The Waters Of Consciousness (James Gorman, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/13/science/life/13ESSA.html>
Do fish feel pain? It all has to do with the notion of "nociception," and is somehow a matter of consciousness.

Plenty More Fish In The Sea? (Ian Sample, Guardian)
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/feature/story/0,13026,955704,00.html>
The ocean's great predator fish are disappearing fast. Numbers have dropped by 90% in just 50 years. Time to give up those swordfish steaks.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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Tickets? Lifestyle Guru? All Set (Karen Robinovitz, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/16/travel/16GURU.html?8hpib>
It may seem like indulgence to the nth degree, but in some echelons of society, where a $1,000 handbag is considered a bargain and conversations about Iraq are conducted over dinner at Jean Georges, a trusted expert is a necessity.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Expressions
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First Pantoum Of Summer (Erica Funkhouser, The Atlantic)
<http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/poetry/antholog/funkhous/pantoum.htm>

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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MediaCorp, StarHub, SPH Team Up To Launch SARS Channel (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/39928/1/.html>
The SARS Channel will re-broadcast programmes aired by MediaCorp and SPH MediaWorks.

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