[MyAppleMenu] Saturday, Nov 22, 2003

Sat Nov 22 21:05:00 EST 2003

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Saturday, Nov 22, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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AppleCare For iPod Now Available (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/11/21/ipodapplecare>
Apple is now offering an iPod AppleCare Protection Plan for both Mac and Windows users.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Adobe Acrobat Gets Panther Update, Adds Features (David Schloss, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/11/21/acrobat/index.php?redirect=1069462616000>
The update improves support with OS X 10.3 and also enhances PDF creation, Acrobat commenting and support for multimedia, according to information posted to Adobe's Web site.

DVD Jon Unlocks iTunes' Locked Music (Andrew Orlowski, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/34141.html>
While he hasn't decrypted the DRM which Apple uses, he has produced a simple Windows command line utility which willi nstall a DLL, which dumps the output of a QuickTime stream to a file.

Michael Dell On Apple: 'Just Because We Sell A Whole Lot More Doesn't Mean We're Bad' (MacDailyNews)
<http://www.macdailynews.com/comments.php?id=P2212_0_1_0>

Apple Store At Aventura Mall Grand Opening Delayed Until January 2004 (Bill Palmer)
<http://billpalmer.net/com000040.html>
"They ran into some unforeseen construction delays and could not make the November opening."

OS X 10.3 Server Admin Tools Posted (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7338>
Apple last night released administration tools for server versions of Mac OS X 10.3.

Feel Free To Jack Into My iPod (Leander Kahney, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,61242,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1>
Reinforcing the notion that iPod owners are members of some sort of exclusive, hip club, some of them are plugging their earbuds into total strangers' jacks.

'Creative Market Recovering' -- Apple (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7350>
Apple is starting to see a slight recovery in the creative markets.

Apple Delays Opening Of Second Retail In Georgia (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/22180>
The store opening has been pushed from Nov. 21 to Dec. 6.

Nisus Writer Express Improves Language Support, More (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/11/21/nisus/index.php?redirect=1069454128000>
New to Nisus Writer Express 1.1 is more flexible multiple language support.

.Mac Offers Users iMovie And iDVD Training (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/11/21/mac/index.php?redirect=1069454117000>
With the holidays right around the corner, Apple's .Mac online service has posted a new training feature that outlines the use of key iLife applications like iMovie and iDVD.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Get Into iPod's Groove (Charles Whaley, ITBusiness.ca)
<http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&lid=1&sid=54156&adBanner=Wireless>
Apple's unorthodox strategy of legitimizing music downloads might just pay off in iPod sales.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Eager For Panther? There's Reason To Pause (Glenn Fleishman, Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2001798190_ptmacc22.html>
While Panther is a great release, I shouldn't have recommended it so wholeheartedly until these extreme problems were fixed.

Panther Maintenance Tips (Francois oseph de Kermadec, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/11/21/maintenance.html>
If you've just upgraded to Panther, or are thinking about it, then the maintenance tips in this article will help ensure good performance throughout the life of this OS release.

Apple Wireless Mouse (CNET)
<http://reviews.cnet.com/Apple_Wireless_Mouse/4505-3148_7-30588160.html>

Apple Wireless Keyboard (CNET)
<http://reviews.cnet.com/Apple_Wireless_Keyboard/4505-3134_7-30568482.html>
Apple's Wireless Keyboard is the perfect choice for anyone with a Bluetooth-enabled Mac. Just make sure you have the right OS first.

Hearts Of Iron (Michael Yanovich, Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=439>
This game is for detail lovers who love to really micromanage vast amounts of options. A casual game is possible, but you probably won't get very far.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Is Microsoft Still Committed To Pocket PC? (Ed Hardy, Brighthand)
<http://brighthand.com/article/Is_Microsoft_Still_Committed_to_Pocket_PC>
The fact that the man responsible for developing Microsoft's plans and goals would rather carry a handheld running a competitor's operating system isn't a good sign for the Pocket PC.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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Bringing Outsourcing Back In-House (Chad Dickerson, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/11/21/46OPconnection_1.html>
A brighter economy means reconsidering your outsourcing needs.

Congress Set To Pass Bill That Restrains Spam (Edmund L. Andrews and Saul Hansell, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/22/technology/22SPAM.html>
House and Senate leaders reached agreement on Friday on legislation intended to stanch the flood of junk messages filling e-mail in-boxes, making it likely that Congress will approve a final version of the bill by early next week.

MyAppleMenu Reader: World
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The Bubble Of American Supremacy (George Soros, The Atlantic)
<http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2003/12/soros.htm>
The heedless assertion of American power in the world resembles a financial bubble -- and the moment of truth may be here.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Give Media Competition A Genuine Chance (Cherian George, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/commentary/story/0,4386,221316,00.html?>
There is, however, something more important at stake than the fate of these business units. It is Singapore's comfort with competition that is being tested.

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