[MyAppleMenu] Friday, Nov 7, 2003

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Friday, Nov 7, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Filevault Headache Hits FCP (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7241>
Apple advises users to "keep media and capture preferences outside of your home directory if you use FileVault and Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express".

Panther/FireWire Drive Problems: Apple's Statement; More Firmware Updates; LaCie Comments; Recommendations; More (MacFixIt)
<http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=200311060141110>
Our reports on FireWire hard drive problems with Panther continue today with updated announcements from Apple, additional statements and firmware updates from drive vendors, comments and information from LaCie, and some more MacFixIt recommendations.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Apple To Open First Oregon Retail Store This Month (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/11/07/applestore>
The Apple Store is located at the Washington Square shopping center.

Your 99c Belong To The RIAA -- Steve obs (Andrew Orlowski, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/33850.html>
So now we have it on record: the music store is a loss leader.

Apple Changes Tack On Channel (karen Haslam, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7232>
Apple has "fundamentally" changed its sales process,  the way it deals with both the channel, and how it delivers products to market, says Apple's executive VP of worldwide sales and operations, Tim Cook.

Apple Corners Canada Schools Market (Karen Haslam, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7231>
Apple now has almost half of Canada's education market, according to Apple's executive VP of worldwide sales and operations, Tim Cook.

Adobe: Use PCs Instead Of Macs, Round II (MacSlash)
<http://macslash.org/article.pl?sid=03/11/06/2047221>

The Next Big Things (Doug Bedell, Dalls Morning News)
<http://www.fox11az.com/scitech/stories/110603ccptechbigthing.5095b.html>
"Steve Jobs has come along and made it simple for us."

iPod Seen As Apple's Growth Engine (Marie Feliciano, Taiwan News)
<http://www.etaiwannews.com/Business/2003/11/07/1068168443.htm>
Move over Mac. iPod, Apple's slim digital music player, is the engine that will drive the company's future growth, company officials said yesterday.

Stalemate On Digital Content? (John Borland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5103601.html>
Incompatible anticopying technologies known as digital rights management (DRM) are being applied to everything from music files to Microsoft Word documents, and the lack of rules that can make these schemes work together is increasingly prompting calls for a standards revolution.

Panther Bug: Is It Really Dead? (Leander Kahney, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,61107,00.html>
The nasty hard-drive-eating bug in Panther has been resolved, according to Apple Computer. But some experts say poppycock -- upgrading to the latest version of Mac OS X is like playing Russian roulette with your data.

McDonald's: No iTunes Deal To Announce (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/11/06/mcdonalds2>
"There are no agreements to announce, so anything else is pure speculation."

Roxio Updates Toast 6 Titanium (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/11/06/toast>

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Looking For Mac Content? Try Reading Blogs (Chris Seibold, AppleMatters)
<http://www.applematters.com/comments.php?id=102_0_1_0_C>
We now have a seemingly inexhaustible resource for more Mac information, blogs full of speculation, commentary, insider stuff and programming notes.

Apple Gets The Little Things Right (Stephen H. Wildstrom, BusinessWeek)
<http://yahoo.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_46/b3858058.htm>
I'm not sure Apple products have made it to the "insanely great" standard set by CEO Steve Jobs, but they are very good. If you haven't checked out a Mac lately, you may be pleasantly surprised by what you see.

Apple's Glass Is More Than Half Full With .Mac (Chuck Toporek, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/3956>
While I think it's great that many people are renewing, I think the bigger question will be how many of those 86-87% who renewed this year will renew next year if the support and services aren't beefed up.

Is It Possible To Make Money Developing OS X Applications (Brent Simmons)
<http://inessential.com/2003/11/06.php>
Yes, it's possible. But, before you start, here's some advice.

Is Apple's Quality Control Going Down The Tubes? (Gene Steinberg, Low End Mac)
<http://www.macnightowl.com/#tubes>
Sometimes, I feel Apple could try a little harder to get it right the first time. A few of those early product defects are a bit much.

Apple Shines After A Poorly Timed iBook Order (Dirk Pilat, Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/pilat/03/1106.html>

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Panther Two Weeks Later (Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl)
<http://macnightowl.com/#later>
Make sure your FireWire 800 drive gets the latest firmware, stay clear of FileVault for now, and confirm that the drivers for your peripherals are compatible. You get past these simple requirements, and I have no qualms about recommending that you begin a belated celebration of the Night of the Panther.

First Impressions On iBook G4/933 (Accelereate Your Macintosh!)
<http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/index.html#S16496>
So basically, this is a new design material wise.

Keynote 1.1: Worth The Price? (Jeff Adkins, Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/lab/03/1106.html>
I found the appearance of the presentation so compelling that I felt as if the purchase price was justified.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Plan A For Microsoft (Martin LaMonica, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2009-1016_3-5103226.html>
Is Microsoft's new version of Windows a radical innovation or a return to the company's winner-take-all software strategy from a decade ago?

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories
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Are PCs Next In Hollywood Piracy Battle? (Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5103305.html?tag=nefd_top>
As convergence between media types accelerates and traditional divisions become more porous, the FCC's regulations will expand to sweep in far more than just the television sets in America's living rooms. Media center PCs, handheld devices with television receivers and other gadgets will also be affected and will likely have higher price tags.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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Virus Writers Dismiss Microsoft's Bounty Fund (Joris Evers, IDG News Service)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/11/07/HNdismissbounty_1.html>
Reward program is a marketing stunt that will have no deterrent effect.

As Security Concerns Ease, Busiensses Warm To Wi-Fi (Richard Shim, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-7351_3-5103911.html>
Security fears have kept many large companies on the wireless-networking sidelines for the past two years, but new intrusion defenses are beginning to put the worst concerns to rest, opening the door to renewed corporate Wi-Fi spending.

In Amazon's Text-Search, A Field Day For Book Browsers (Lisa Guernsey, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/06/technology/circuits/06amaz.html>
The impact of Amazon's new service may well mean profound changes for the book industry. Or it may lead to nothing more than a blip in buying behavior. But for now, if you are a book lover or researcher, you may be having a field day just trying out the service.

FCC Eyes Regulating Internet Phone Calls (Jonathan D. Salant, Associated Press)
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Internet%20Phone%20Calls>
The Federal Communications Commission is taking a look at how to regulate phone calls made over the Internet rather than the conventional handset.

Red Hat Releases New Hobbyist Linux (Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-5103510.html>
Red Hat released the first version of its hobbyist edition of Linux, part of a split in the company's product line, as the software seller tries to improve its profitability.

Is Novell Finally Saved? (Tom Taulli, Motley Fool)
<http://www.fool.com/news/mft/2003/mft03110607.htm?source=eptyholnk303100&logvisit=y&npu=y&bounce=y&bounce2=y>
Novell seems to change its strategy almost year-to-year, with little tangible results.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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Another 10,000 Party For The Dow? (Eric Wahlgren, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2003/nf2003117_6881_db014.htm>
The venerable index is bound to cross that psychological line again soon. It may not be as cathartic an event as the last time, though.

In The Land Of The Free, Who Wears The Skirts? (Herbert Muschamp, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/07/arts/design/07MUSC.html>
A rich tapestry of a show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art seeks to redefine the skirt and promote its place in the wardrobe of everyday.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Singapore: On The Remake (Ghalib Chaudhuri, The Daily Star)
<http://www.thedailystar.net/2003/11/07/d31107150384.htm>
It feels a bit strange to think that even a very successful economic model like Singapore Inc. has run out of steam.

MP To Query $5 Ez-Link Charge (M. Nirmala, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,218600,00.html?>
Bukit Timah MP Wang Kai Yuen says commuters should not have to buy cards that serve only as a means to pay fares.

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