[MyAppleMenu] Thursday, Nov 27, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Thursday, Nov 27, 2003

MyAppleMenu : News
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First Foreign Apple Store Opens In Tokyo Sunday (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/11/26/ginza>
The five-floor Apple Store features a 27-foot long Genius Bar, an 84-seat theater, more than 400 customer events every month, and an Internet cafe.

Mozilla 1.5.1 Update For Mac OS X (MozillaZine)
<http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4033>

Milton School Board Votes To Replace Apple Computer (G. Wayne Laepple, Daily Item)
<http://www.dailyitem.com/archive/2003/1126/local/stories/11local.htm>
There has been an on-going connectivity problem with the Apple machines at the school, which has to this point frustrated technical personnel.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Digital Hubris: Apple's Tablet Computer Might Finally Be That Link Between Your PC And TV (Robert X. Cringely, PBS)
<http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20031127.html>
"Real computers have keyboards," Steve has said a zillion times, and he'll mean it right up to the moment he changes his mind. That moment appears to be coming soon.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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So Why Didn't Apple Think Of This? (Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/11/27/ginza/index.php?redirect=1069944802000>
For an operating system that's supposed to "just work," Mac OS X needs some manual labor to keep things running smoothly. What do I mean? Well, system maintenance primarily.

Panther Server: Is It Ready For The Enterprise? (Yuval Kossovsky, Computerworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2003/12/reviews/pantherserver1/>

Faxing In Panther (Wei-Meng Lee, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/11/26/panther_fax.html>
Even though you may no longer use it for dialup Internet connectivity, your modem can now become a built-in fax machine.

The Updated 12-In. PowerBook: A Hot Little Number (Ken Mingis, Computerworld)
<http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/macos/story/0,10801,87509,00.html>
The 12-in. PowerBook is a delightful traveling companion, as long as you feed it enough RAM and -- if you're heavily into graphics or video -- have an external monitor waiting for it at the office or at home.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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'Portable' Number, Just Out Of Reach (David F. Gallagher, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/27/technology/circuits/27fone.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1069902286-IO5hZOCwRWW4vAvRQ46rqQ>
I soon discovered that even the professionals were not entirely up to speed on what the phone companies and the government refer to as number portability.

Can Google Grow Up? (Fred Vogelstein, Fortune)
<http://www.fortune.com/fortune/technology/articles/0,15114,548765,00.html>
Google is one of the best things to happen to the Net. So will its IPO, expected this spring, be a must-buy? A look inside reveals a talented company facing trouble.

Phoenix Toughens Up BIOS (Matthew Broersma, CNET News.com)
<http://rss.com.com/2100-7339_3-5111993.html>
The software that sits between the operating system and a PC's hardware hasn't changed much in decades. Now, Phoenix Technologies wants to introduce greater security, usability and copy protection.

A Fate Worse Than Lack Of Access (CNET News.com)
<http://rss.com.com/2452-7351_3-5112168.html>
The wireless networking industry may be headed for the same fate that befell Microsoft on security issues if it continues to focus on consumer convenience over security.

CNET To Launch Indie Music Service (John Borland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5112020.html>
Shortly after buying the MP3.com domain name and announcing that its sprawling music archive would close, CNET Networks said Wednesday it will start its own free service for independent musicians online.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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A Woman's Work? Don't Tell That To This Kindergarten Teacher (Sara Rimer, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/26/education/26TEAC.html>
Mr. Winters has been teaching kindergarten here for 15 years, which makes him an anomaly. Men, for the most part, do not teach kindergarten -- or first grade through third grade, for that matter.

On Acknowledgments, The Inquisition Was Easier (Sam Roberts, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/27/books/27ACKN.html>
Authors have been struggling with acknwoledgments for at least 500 years.

MyAppleMenu Reader: EOF
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Is Miss Universe Miss World's Boss? (Brendan I. Koerner, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2091706/>
Which beauty queen reigns supreme and where Miss America fits in.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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Singapore Still Working Towards Being A Friendly City For The Handicapped (Ken Teh, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/59241/1/.html>
Singapore still has some way to go before its public transport is fully friendly to the handicapped.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Should Those Accused Of Molest Be Named Before Verdict? (Joy Frances, Today)
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/10539.asp>
For a person accused of a sexual offence, massive public attention to the trial can be as damning as a court's judgment.

Singapore Sets Target Of 22 Gold Medals For Athletes (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sportsnews/view/59221/1/.html>
Singapore has set a target of 22 gold medals for its athletes at the Vietnam SEA Games next month.

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