[MyAppleMenu] Monday, Oct 13, 2003

Mon Oct 13 21:05:00 EDT 2003

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Monday, Oct 13, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Apple Moves To Support DVD+RW Format (Ina Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1041-5090559.html>
After years of backing only one format in the recordable DVD format war, Apple Computer is adding limited support of a rival format into its operating system.

Apple iPod Portable Music Player (Wes Phillips, Stereophile Magazine)
<http://www.stereophile.com/showarchives.cgi?934>
With the iPod, you can have your cake and eat it, too.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Mozilla, ICab Web Browsers Get Updated (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/10/13/mozillaicab>

AOL Offers AOL Communicator For OS X (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/10/13/communicator/index.php?redirect=1066032666000>
AOL Communicator is a standalone software application that provides access to AOL e-mail, instant messaging, and address book data, separate from the AOL application itself.

Apple Seeds School With New Notebooks (Kati Phillips, Daily Southtown)
<http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dsnews/121nd3.htm>
"The laptops will allow them to do research and homework as homework, and teachers will have more time to teach."

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Missing The Point On Antipiracy Technology (Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe)
<http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/286/business/Missing_the_point_on_antipiracy_technology+.shtml>
For years, critics of the industry have rightly argued that the music companies should stop treating their customers as would-be crooks. The industry may finally be listening to us. Perhaps we should try listening to them.

The Panther Report: How About Some Optimism? (Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl)
<http://www.macnightowl.com/newsletters/2003/10/202.htm#optimism>
Based on a careful reading of the material posted at Apple's Web site, it's clear to me that Panther gives evidence of a lot of careful thought into what Mac users want and what's really needed to make you more productive.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Tropico: Much Macho Edition (John Lee, MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/issues/0310/rev.tropico.html>
Tropico fans will be pleased by the improvements and extra play, but true delight is reserved for those who never sampled the sly humor and tropical charm of the original. This is easily one of the most creative and entertaining management games you'll ever play.

Unreal Tournament 2003 (Niko Coucouvanis, MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/issues/0310/rev.ut2003.html>
Unbridled, unabashedly violent mayhem (coordinated, unabashedly violent mayhem in the more-organized games) isn't for everyone, but if it's your thing, Unreal Tournament 2003 is your game.

Visual Thesaurus 2.0 (Jenifer Morgan, MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/issues/0310/rev.thesaurus.html>

Apple Peripherals Go Wireless (Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Pioneer Press)
<http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/business/technology/6998540.htm>
The wireless devices look cool and are sure to become standard Mac issue someday, but I need simplicity and reliability now -- even if that means input-device cables running across my desk.

The TiBook Broke Ground But Aluminum Is Nice, Too (Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Pioneer Press)
<http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/business/technology/6998542.htm>
The PowerBook is replete with the little design touches that make Macintosh computers such a joy to use.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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Nuns Reach Out Via The Internet (Chris Parkin, Scotsman)
<http://www.news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2044544>
An order of nuns who have taken vows of chastity, poverty and obedience this week went online.

Microsoft Plans IP-Based TV Software For Broadband (John Blau, IDG News Service)
<http://pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php?id=1912500255&fp=2&fpid=1>
Continuing its push into the emerging broadband television market, Microsoft Corp. plans to show prototype software this weekend for a new system that will allow cable and telecommunication operators to deliver new and existing TV services over broadband Internet connections.

Digital Projection Of Films Is Coming. Now, Who Pays? (Eric Taub, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/13/business/media/13projector.html>
One might think that a crowded theater and higher ticket sales are all the evidence a multiplex owner would need to be persuaded that digital projectors are worth adopting. But economics and industry politics, as well as continued disagreements over technical formats, have delayed the long-predicted digital revolution in movie theaters.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech
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Tongue-Tied By Physics: The Ineffable Lightness Of Being (George Johnson, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/12/weekinreview/12JOHN.html>
New words are added to the language of science all the time. But what is needed is something like new grammars and new syntaxes.

In Pioneering Duke University Study, Monkey Think, Robot Do (Sandra Blakeslee, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/13/science/13BRAI.html?hp>
Monkeys that can move a robot arm with thoughts alone have brought the merger of mind and machine one step closer.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions
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Third Aesthetic (Sheila Murphy, Jack Magazine)
<http://www.jackmagazine.com/poetsmurphy.html>

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Forget Caning, It's Now The Lad Of 'Be Kind' -- Or Else (Detroit Free Press)
<http://www.freep.com/voices/editorials/esinga13_20031013.htm>
Singapore, the Southeast Asian island that isn't shy about lashing its people into obedience, has a new behavior idea: public kindness. It is a serious effort, paid for and strongly encouraged by the government.

ISPs Join Forces With IDA To Battle Spam (Raju Chellam, Business Times)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/premiumstory/0,4574,96519,00.html?>
Technical and regulatory reviews may also cover cellphone spam.

Letter From Singapore: Sex And The Single Singaporean (Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, Newsweek)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/978593.asp?cp1=1>
Despite loosening controls, sex presents an area for improvement.

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