[MyAppleMenu] Monday, Nov 24, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Monday, Nov 24, 2003

MyAppleMenu : News
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CodeWarrior Gains Panther Support (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/11/24/codewarrior>
The new version offers compatibility with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther.

Apple Windfall From Licensing 6 (Kelly mills, The Australian)
<http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,7942297^15397^^nbv^,00.html>
Dislike of Microsoft's new licensing regime and a major cost difference has led Australian resources company Ausmelt to leave its comfort zone and cross over to Apple.

Apple Offers iPod Battery-Glitch Pointers (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7356>
Some iPod owners have complained that new-generation iPods display inaccurate battery charging data, so Apple has posted a brief technical noteto help.

Apple Hits Back (Russell Brown, New Zealand Listener)
<http://www.listener.co.nz/default,1114.sm>
Apple's PC market share might be as little as three percent, but the pundits have lately queued up to priase its sense of style and innovation.

Apple Seen Positioned To Grow Earnings (Forbes)
<http://www.forbes.com/markets/2003/11/24/1124automarketscan01.html>

MacExpo 2003 'Best Ever' (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=7358>

Apple To Open Second Georgia Retail store Dec. 6th (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/11/23/applestore>
Apple will open a retail store at the North Point Mall in Alpharetta, Georgia, on Saturday, December 6.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Mac.Ars Takes On Apple's Growth Prospects (And A Guide To Used Macs) (Eric Bangeman and Erik Kennedy, Ars Technica)
<http://arstechnica.com/etc/mac/index.html>
Is Apple poised for major growth in the next year? That's debatable. Can Apple achieve incremental growth on an ongoing basis? I think so.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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The Tech Gear You Want This Year (David Coursey, ZDNet)
<http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AnchorDesk/4520-7297_16-5109036.html?tag=adts>
If the responses I recevied are any indication, the hottest computers this year are Media Centers and Macs.

The New Power Macintosh G5 (Chris Gulker, NewsForge)
<http://www.newsforge.com/hardware/03/11/21/2021241.shtml>
This is a very fast, well-engineered, and well-built machine.

The iBook G4/933: Is It Time To Upgrade? (Noah Kravit, PowerBookCentral.com)
<http://www.powerbookcentral.com/columns/kravitz/24nov03.shtml>

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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As Google Grows, Critics Emerge (Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe)
<http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2003/11/24/as_google_grows_critics_emerge/>
As the company expands beyond search services, Net insiders feel alienated.

New IE May Burst Pop-Up Bubble (Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com)
<http://rss.com.com/2100-1024_3-5110805.html>
Pop-up advertisements have thrived for years despite numerous efforts to eradicate them, but now online marketers are seriously wondering whether the Web's most detested ad format is about to meet its match: Microsoft.

New U.S. Rules On Cell Numbers Create Uncertainty (Matt Richtel, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/24/technology/24port.html>
The battles will become more intense as federal rules go into effect today.

E-Mail Messages From Beyond (Bob Tedeschi, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/24/technology/24legacy.html>
Die-hard e-mail users take note: You can click "send" from the hereafter.

The Muse Is In The Software (Teresa Riordan, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/24/technology/24patent.html>
Essentially, it is software that allows a computer to create poetry by imitating but not plagiarizing the styles and vocabularies of human poets.

Developing Nations Begin To Embrace Internet Commerce (Bob Tedeschi, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/24/technology/24ecom.html?ex=1070254800&en=09333a666d283e5c&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE>
Governments and businesses in a growing number of developing nations have begun building the infrastructure needed for online commerce, according to a report released Thursday by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, or Unctad.

Hong Kong Offers Lesson In Number Portability (Dan GIllmor, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7331821.htm>
An appropriate nudge from the often maligned regulators, who can help dislodge the barriers to competition, is a smart use of government power, not an obtrusive one. Just ask the people in Hong Kong. They've seen the advantages, first-hand.

Moving Cell Numbers: Wait A Sec (Associated Press)
<http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,61348,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
Critics say wireless companies spent so much time and effort fighting to delay the new rules that their preparations may prove inadequate for the expected torrent of customers wanting to bring their cell numbers to a different carrier.

MyAppleMenu Reader: World
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Unlike JFK's War, Bush Fights For Iraqi Liberty (Mark Steyn, Chicao Sun-Times)
<http://www.suntimes.com/output/steyn/cst-edt-steyn23.html>
It's one thing to dislike Bush, it's one thing to hate America. But it's quite another to hate America so much you reflexively take the side of any genocidal psycho who comes along.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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The Noises (Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker)
<http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?031201fa_fact>
What was going on in the apartment upstairs?

Seeing The Funny Side Of Islamic Law, And Not Seeing It (Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/24/international/middleeast/24SAUD.html>
A popular television series has touched off both sustained outrage and peals of laughter across Saudi Arabia.

Pop Goes The Cello (Robert Everett-Green, Globe And Mail)
<http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20031122/CELLO22/TPEntertainment/Theatre>
This instrument may be a visitor from a higher realm, but lately it's showing up everywhere, as popular musicians of all types call it into play.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions
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Sunstroke (Tessa Hadley, New Yorker)
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/?031201fi_fiction>

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Anti-Violence Events Banned In Singapore (D'Arcy Doran, Associated Press)
<http://www.chinapost.com.tw/detail.asp?onNews=1&GRP=A&id=21501>
Police denied the White Ribbon Campaign's request to mark Nov. 25 with a march -- and later turned down its application to hold a children's drama presentation instead -- because the events could threaten "law and order," police spokeswoman Rachel Yeo said in a statement.

Singapore Could Shelve Privatization For Media, Transport (AFP)
<http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2003/11/24/2003077113>
Singapore's transport and media sectors are likely to return to one-player industries following comments by government leaders that competition has hurt corporate balance sheets, analysts said.

Lukewarm Response To 'Pink' Condo (Jose Raymond, Today)
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/10423.asp>
It was meant to attract at least 4,000 people. But yesterday's exclusive viewing of the condominium, Lincoln Modern, meant to woo the pink dollar, attracted just slightly more than 100.

Liquor Licences Dry Up In Little India (Jose Raymond, Today)
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/10406.asp>
Since March last year, the police have stopped issuing liquor licences to new establishments set up in Little India.

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