[MyAppleMenu] Thursday, Oct 9, 2003

Thu Oct 9 21:05:00 EDT 2003

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Thursday, Oct 9, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Apple To Launch iTunes For Windows (Ina Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5088849.html>
The Mac maker has scheduled an event for next Thursday at San Francisco's Moscone West convention hall. "The year's biggest music story is about to get even bigger," Apple said in an invitation to journalists.

Taking Success In Its Stride (Garry Barker, Sydney Morning Herald)
<http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/08/1065292647719.html>
If ever a plan came together for Apple Computer it was in QuickTime, the cross-platform audio and video file format that, perhaps surprisingly, is now 12 years old.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Apple Airs New iPod Television Ad (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/10/08/ipodad>
Apple has begun airing a new television commercial that features the concept of the popular print campaign, but brings the medium alive with motion.

Apple Eyes UNIX Market With Panther (Thor Olavsrud, Internet.com)
<http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article.php/3088951>
"When I look at Panther, I really see a release that's very, very well positioned for large organizations."

Apple Should Have Used Intel Chips, Sculley Says (Stephen Lawson, IDG News Service)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/10/08/HNapplechips_1.html>
Not embracing the endless commoditization of Intel-architecture chips meant Apple couldn't compete on price against "the Dells of the world," he said. The die was cast. Apple took another path and ended up a different kind of company, Sculley said.

Canadian Indie Film Distributor Uses Macs (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/21483>

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Pulled Panther Feature? "Home On iPod" (Mac Rumors)
<http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2003/10/20031008183849.shtml>

Taking The Digital Hub To The Next Level (David Zeiler, Baltimore Sun)
<http://www.sunspot.net/technology/custom/pluggedin/bal-mac100903,0,6273271.column>
Does a Mac Media Center make sense for Apple? Going by the Microsoft model, probably not.

Panther Released Oct 24; Mac OS X Con Beings Oct 27 (Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/3858>
Do the math.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Apple Picking Season (Dan Dubno, CBS News)
<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/09/tech/digitaldan/main577221.shtml>
Now that Fall is here, intrepid weekend travelers in the Northeast wander the woods for apple picking time. Ah, the smell of falling leaves and branches of fruit hanging down.  So as my wife, the kids, and all our friends go out "fruiting," I'm pretending to be sick at home doing a little "Apple picking" of my own.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Eolas Files Motion To Enjoin IE (Paul Festa, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5088349.html>
Eolas Technologies on Monday filed a motion to permanently enjoin Microsoft's distribution of its Internet Explorer browser amid a flurry of court filings by both sides in the pivotal patent infringement case.

Microsoft Expects Security Effort To Take Time (Ina Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-7355_3-5088595.html>
Microsoft plans to announce on Thursday a detailed plan to combat a recent wave of security threats, but one executive told CNET News.com things won't change overnight.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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Road Trip For Robots (Ashlee Vance, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/09/technology/circuits/09race.html>
More than 100 teams are rising to the Pentagon's challenge to create a robotic vehicle that can drive itself across hundreds of miles of rugged terrain.

Google Bolsters Advertising Tools (Matt Hines, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1024_3-5088623.html>
Google is augmenting its popular AdWords program with several new features, including a tool that lets advertisers gauge how frequently clicks on paid links result in transactions.

Tiny Bubbles (Dana Blankenhorn)
<http://www.corante.com/mooreslore/20031001.shtml#55331>
Tiny bubbles are where dreams come from. And dreams are the first ingredient in building anything worthwhile.

Government Projects Boost Support Open Source (Peter Galli, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1326791,00.asp>
The U.K. government on Wednesday ratcheted up its commitment to using Linux across its departments, announcing nine proof of concept pilot open-source software projects across central government departments and the wider public sector.

Software CEOs Stump In D.C. (Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5088617.html>
Chief executives from the largest U.S. software companies trekked to the nation's capital Wednesday to meet with politicians and highlight a white paper they touted as offering companies a better way to think about computer security.

Intuit To TurboTax Users: We're Sorry (David Becker, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1046_3-5088604.html>
Financial software and services company Intuit has apologized for its recent experiments with antipiracy technology and is vowing not to repeat the experience.

IBM Expands Wireless Security Service (Ed Frauenheim, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-7355_3-5088304.html>
Hoping to tap into the growth of wireless computing networks, IBM announced on Wednesday an expanded wireless-security service.

MyAppleMenu Reader: World
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Exit-Poll Hypocrites (Jack Shafer, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2089537/>
The networks speak out of both sides of their mouths.

The Moviegoing Vote (Cary Tennis, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/10/08/california/index_np.html>
Millions chose Arnold Schwarzenegger in the hopes of finding a happy ending for California's woes. But I won't be sleeping any better.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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With Friends Like These, Who Needs Book Agents? (Clea Simon, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/09/technology/circuits/09book.html>
A writer's lot can be a lonely one, since churning out pages usually means hours spent alone at a keyboard. It seems natural, then, that many contemporary authors are turning to the Internet for companionship and support, and even taking over a Web site that was not originally intended as a writers' forum.

An Unlikely New Source Of Writing Talent: Blogs (Maureen Ryan, Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/showcase/chi-0310080091oct08.story>
It's a classic dream-come-true: A young would-be writer from a small town in Alabama comes to New York City, and within months of penning her first words for a hot new publication, she's snatched up by a big-time magazine. But there's a high-tech twist to this story.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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Mud Flies As U.N. Allows Singapore Dredging Work (Reuters)
<http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/reuters10-08-194915.asp?reg=PACRIM>
Malaysia called on Thursday for neighbour Singapore to halt land reclamation on an islet in the narrow strait between the two despite a U.N. maritime court's rejection of Kuala Lumpur's request for work to be stopped.

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