[MyAppleMenu] May 21, 2003

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Wednesday, May 21, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
-------------------------
Quark Enters The Land Of OS X: An Early Look At The New Features In QuarkXPress 6.0 (David Blatner, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2003/06/features/quark6preview/>
QuarkXPress 6.0 is a major upgrade, complete with significant features such as Layout Spaces, multiple undos,and the Synchronize Text palette. Yes, we wanted an OS X version of XPress sooner, but it's impressive that Quark has made such progress only 18 months after XPress 5 shipped.

Bohemian Apple To Open Shop In Ginza (Mariko Ando, CBS MarketWatch)
<http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?siteid=mktw&guid=%7B839F3452%2D74FD%2D4F78%2DAC07%2D4C90035C25FA%7D&>
Apple plans to set up shop in Japan's glitziest shopping area early next year as part of a global expansion drive. Analysts say that while it'll help the American PC maker's brand image, they wonder whether it can boost sales in this highly competitive market.

MyAppleMenu : News
------------------
802.11g Heads For Standards Approval (Richard Shim, CNET News.com)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103_2-1008774.html>
The latest wireless networking specification is on track for standards approval, which should open the door for further adoption of the already popular technology.

Mac Opera Escapes Limbo (Paul Festa, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-1008771.html>
After months of uncertainty, an upgrade to Opera's browser for the Mac will be released on Thursday.

Wisconsin School District Eliminates Macs (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/19511>

Zoo Tycoon Coming To The Mac (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/05/20/aspyr>
Aspyr today announced that it will publish a Mac version of Zoo Tycoon, the popular game that puts you in charge of building and managing the ultimate virtual zoo.

Bare Bones 10th Anniversary Celebration Continues (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/05/21/barebones>
The BBEdit Anthology contains every final version commercial release of BBEdit since the first one 10 years ago, including the latest version, BBEdit 7.0.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
----------------------
Highway To $0.99 Hell: Apple iTunes Music Store: A Rockin' Revolution, Or Same Ol' Corporate Song And Dance? (Miarm Morford, SF Gate)
<http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/morford/>
If the money's still going to the same places, supporting the same outdated system, why should anyone care?

Panther's Most Important Feature: The Upgrade Price (Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl)
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2003/tc20030521_2871_tc056.htm>
While I have no objection to Apple recouping its investment for operating system development, it has to compromise.

Steve Jobs' Half Note (Evan Hansen, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2010-1071_3-1008063.html>
Online music stores or services can and probably should offer a lot more than just music downloads.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
---------------------
Transforming iCal Calendars With Java (Daniel H. Steinberg, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/05/20/osx_java.html>

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
--------------------------------------
The Son Of A 'Jetsons' Creator Works On A Wireless Future (Matt Richtel, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/21/technology/21WIRE.html?th>
Dvid Hanna is the chief executive of Tropos Networks Inc., which has equippped a one-square-mile area in downtown Half Moon bay... with a network technology that gives mobile computer users Internet access.

The End Of IT? (Lisa Vaas, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1098455,00.asp>
Author Nicholas Carr claims that, due to technology commoditization, "IT doesn't matter" as a strategic advantage.

The Computer World Could Use More IT Girls (Jane Margolis, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-oe-margolismay21,1,7651699.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dtechnology>
The industry is still mostly a guy thing, and that's a major drawback for women and society.

A New Attempt To Monitor Media Content (Jim Rutenberg, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/21/business/media/21MEDI.html>
A new watchdog group has devised a Web-based ratings systems to rank entertainment products based on language, sexual content and adult themes.

Key Batles Forge Fate Of Free Software (Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5911506.htm>
The free-software movement has surmounted all kinds of obstacles in its short history, moving from a political statement to a prominent position inside the world's largest companies. But here come the lawyers.

MyAppleMenu Reader : World
--------------------------
Fear Of SARS, Fear Of Strangers (Iris Chang, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/21/opinion/21CHAN.html>
Without the mitigating influence of sound thinking, excessive fear of this new disease can lead to discrimination against Asians, something that is not without precedent in this country.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
-------------------------
Haunted By Journalist Who Broke Trust (Dennis Rockstroh, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5910017.htm>
In journalism school, if we misspelled someone's name, we got an "F" on the paper or the test. It was an inflexible rule. We have to get it right. That's our trust. That's why what Blair did to you hit us in the gut.

Literary Theory And Historical Understanding (Morris Dickstein, The Chronicle Of Higher Education)
<http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i37/37b00701.htm>
As we look back at the theory years today, now that the fierce polemical passions have waned, the transformation of literary studies through several phases in a single generation sems astonishing.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
-------------------------------------------
Wage Cuts And Reforms Proposed (Sue-Ann Chia, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,190388,00.html?>
Confirming what workers are already expecting, the National Wages Council yesterday recommended another year of wage cus or freeze and urged management to take the lead with earlier or deeper cuts.

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

More
----
Internet News <http://www.myapplemenu.com/internet/>
Linux News <http://www.myapplemenu.com/linux/>

---
Modify your subscription at <http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/applesurf-list>

MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright &copy; 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved.