[MyAppleMenu] Thursday, Oct 23, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Thursday, Oct 23, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Apple Third Time Lucky (Andrew Spark, The Guardian)
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1068342,00.html>
In summary, this is a far-reaching and impressive upgrade to the Mac experience. It justifies its cost far more than the 0.1 version change would suggest.

Apple's Latest 0.1 Adds A Lot (David Pogue, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/23/technology/circuits/23stat.html>
That decimal-point increase (from version 10.2 to 10.3) doesn't give the upgrade's 150 new features enough credit.

MyAppleMenu : News
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iTunes For Windows (David Zeiler, Baltimore Sun)
<http://www.sunspot.net/technology/custom/pluggedin/bal-mac102303,0,5355763.column>
Given the company's track record thus far and Jobs' firm commitment to music vending, it would be foolish to bet against the Cupertino-based firm. Apple finally may have learned from its past mistakes and could be poised to be a major force in the world of music.

iParty, Do You? (Nancy Eaton, Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2003/10/andrewandrew/>
You won't find Andrew Andrew schlepping cartons of heavy vinyl and bulky analog turntables to and from the club. The duo travel far lighter -- in fact, their entire setup consists of a pair of iPods and a mixer.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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G4 iBook Terrific, But Not Perfect (Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/wlg/3912>
Not everyone likes metal. And I think those who prefer plastic should have powerful choices too. This latest offering is definitely a step in the right direction.

The New Mac Value Equation (Dan Knight, Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/musings/03/1022.html>

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories
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Beyond The Verisign Vs. ICANN Battle (Alex Salkever, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2003/tc20031020_0549.htm>
Their conflict over Verisign's now-suspended Site Finder service points to a bigger problem: The Net's archaic infrastructure

Linux On The Desktop: On The Way, Slowly (Grant Gross, IDG News Service)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/10/22/HNlinuxdesktop_1.html>
The adoption of Linux on the desktop is progressing, but there won't be a "David and Goliath" single blow that suddenly slays the dominance of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows, Linux advocates said at an enterprise Linux conference Wednesday.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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file-Sharing Goes Social (Clay Shirky)
<http://www.shirky.com/writings/file-sharing_social.html>
It is clear that the current environment favors the development and adoption of social and collaborative tools, which will go on to have effects well outside the domain of file-sharing, because once a tool is adopted for one purpose, it often takes on a life of its own, as its users press such social tools to new uses.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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The Restaurants That Time Forgot (William Grimes, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/22/dining/22TIME.html>
The restaurants exist, and in some cases thrive, for no apparent reason.

To Stars, Writing Books Looks Like Child's Play (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/23/books/23NOTE.html>
A handful of celebrities, like John Lithgow and Jamie Lee Curtis, actually have a gift for writing for children: they know how to tell a story and how to tell it with words and pictures and whimsical wit. For others, children's books are just another way to merchandise themselves, another vanity production.

Orwell On Writing (Jeffrey Meyers, New Criterion)
<http://www.newcriterion.com/archive/22/oct03/orwell.htm>
In our time, we desperately need Orwell's clear language, his commitment to aesthetic as well as moral responsibility.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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AirAsia Boss Raps Singapore Over Bus Link To Senai (Goh Chin Lian, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,215997,00.html?>
No official rejection but signs point 'clearly' to no-go, says CEO, who cites concern about Senai airport competition.

He Was Bron Here, Did NS Here, And Will Raise Kids Here. So Why Is This Man Stateless? (Li Xueying, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,216053,00.html?>
Turned down twice for Singapore citizenship, this reformed drug addict is upset that 'I belong nowhere'.

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