[MyAppleMenu] Friday, Oct 24, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Friday, Oct 24, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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What's New In Mac OS X 10.3 Panther (Mark Pilgrim)
<http://diveintoosx.org/panther/>
Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) is out.  I took a few screenshots and wrote up a few thoughts.  OK, I took 100 screenshots and wrote 11 pages.

Apple Panther Aims At Enterprise Compatibility (Daniel Drew Turner, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1362264,00.asp>
Although many of these additions are aimed at the end user, a large number of changes in both client and server versions are targeted at enterprise customers, said Brian Croll, a senior director of product marketing for software at Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple.

A Developer's Look At Panther (Peter Coffee, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1362545,00.asp>
What we've seen already is a developer's suite that holds its own, running in a dazzling environment that we suspect will soon feel like second nature.

Apple Cracks Open The iPod, Slightly (Ina Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-5095625.html>
While stopping short of opening up the iPod's operating system or freely offering a developer's kit, the Mac maker has quietly been working with a number of other companies to boost the number of add-ons that attach to the iconic white player.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Apple Releases QuickTime Streaming Server 5 (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/21728>

PTO Gives $32,200 For Wallace Computer Lab (Sara Sleyster, Des Monies Register)
<http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4780927/22553560.html>
When state budget cuts meant the Johnston school district would have to delay plans for a portable computer lab, the Wallace Elementary School PTO donated $32,200 to outfit the lab.

Upgrading To 'Panther' Book Available Tonight (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/10/24/pantherebook>
TidBITS Electronic Publishing has announced "Take Control of Upgrading to Panther," an electronic book written by long-time Macintosh expert Joe Kissell.

Apple To Unleash Panther: New OS To Go On Sale Tonight; Fourth Upgrade In 2 Years (Benny Evangelista, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/10/24/BUG6U2I81S1.DTL>
Apple has not specified how many customers have converted to Jaguar in  the past year, but analyst Roger Kay of the research firm IDC said the newest  release raises a question as to whether the company is asking too much of its  small but loyal base of customers to buy four upgrades in three years.

Apple Releases iSync 1.3 (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/10/24/isync>
According to Apple, iSync now offers "calendar, contact, and to-do synchronization for the Sony Ericsson P900 and P800, as well as the Nokia 3650, 7650, and N-Gage smart phones."

Xcode: The Future Of Mac Development Tools (Jim Darlymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/10/24/xcode/index.php?redirect=1066989726000>
"The key motivation behind the development of Xcode is really developer productivity."

Apple Releases QuickTime For Java v6.4 (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/10/24/javaqt/index.php?redirect=1066989717000>
QuickTime for Java update includes support for using QuickTime 6.4 with either Java 1.4.1 or Java 1.3.1.

Nisus Writer Express 1.0.3 Supports Panther (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/21720>

Mac OS on Intel 'Possible' -- Intel Chief (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=7146>
"You'll have to talk to Steve about that."

The Apple Supercomputer (IT-Director.com)
<http://www.it-director.com/article.php?articleid=11360>
Apple is not the company you normally think of when you hear the word "supercomputer", but nevertheless it can now count itself among the ranks of the supercomputing elite.

Apple Exec On International Retail (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7148>
Apple is preparing to open its first international retail stores outside the US in Tokyo's trendy Ginza shopping district.

'Big Mac' Supercomputer One Of World's Fastest (Matthew Broersma, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-7337_3-5095026.html>
A supercomputer built by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 1,100 dual-processor Macintosh G5 PCs looks likely to rank with the five fastest machines in the world, despite costing a relative pittance.

Apple Releases Keynote Update (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/10/24/keynote>
The new update improves stability and includes several user experience enhancements including a preference to control cube and flip transition clipping individually, according to Apple.

Apple To Hold Annual Analyst Meeting Nov 5 (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/10/24/analyst>

ShoHo Apple Store Wins Architectu (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/10/24/soho>
The Apple Store in New York City's trendy SoHo district was among this year's winners of the annual BusinessWeek/Architectural Record Awards.

MacReporter Gets Major Overhaul (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/10/23/macreporter/index.php?redirect=1066954782000>
Compatible with but not limited to RSS feeds, MacReporter keeps track of what's changed on the Web sites you read using a dock-based menu interface.

iPod, iTunes Heavily Promoted On Stern, Cane Shows (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/10/23/krock>

Interview With Mike Bombich, Author Of Carbon Copy Cloner (Accelerate Your Mac)
<http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/OSX/bombich_interview.html>

More Thoughts On Apple's New Operating System (David Pogue, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/23/technology/circuits/23POGUE-EMAIL.html>
No trees were harmed in the sending of this column, so I thought I'd elaborate on a few additional interesting features.

Apple Readying 'iTunes Producer' For Record Labels (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/10/22/itunes>
Apple is in the process of launching new applications and marketing tools for its iTunes Music Store that aim to make it easier for record labels and artists to sell and promote music on the service.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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The Panther Report: What Do Third Parties Have To Fear? (Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl)
<http://www.macnightowl.com/#parties>
If I were a software developer, I'd consider very carefully what sort of products to create.

Apple's Panther OS: Is This The One? (Rob Enderie, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1362343,00.asp>
Panther is an incredible product whose fate is balanced between the compelling advantages and crippling disadvantages of its corporate parent, itself caught between the computer world of the '70s and the future of appliance PCs.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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icWord 3.0 (Charles W. Moore, Applelinks)
<http://www.applelinks.com/mooresviews/icw.shtml>

Panther: I've Got Mine (Mike Wendland)
<http://ej.typepad.com/macmike/2003/10/panther_ive_got.html>
Look what I have! It's a review copy and it came early this morning.

Apple Rocks On With iTunes For Windows (Mike Langberg, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/personal_technology/7082855.htm>
If you're interested in exploring the new world of legal online music, you couldn't find a better place to start.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Son Of MSBlast On The Way? (Robert Lemos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-7355_3-5095935.html>
A program that exploits a software vulnerability Microsoft recently described could spell trouble for companies that haven't quickly patched their system, security experts said this week.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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Spammers Clog Up The Blogs (Chris Ulbrich, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,60912,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_5>
If the maturity of a Web technology can be measured by the amount of attention spammers pay to it, then blogging has definitely come of age.

The Case Of The Trojan Wookiee (Munir Kotadia, ZDNet UK)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107_2-5096128.html>
The complex nature of trials involving Trojan horses and flaws in Windows not only puts juries to sleep, it also potentially opens the door to some wacky defense arguments.

Amazon Turns A New Page On Search (Dinesh C. Shama, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-5095573.html>
Amazon.com on Thursday unveiled a new service that lets bookworms search through pages of thousands of books available on its online store.

Google Reportedly Exploring IPO Tactics (Jim Hu, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1024_3-5095984.html>
Web search giant Google could go public early next year using an unusual electronic bidding and placement system that aims to put individuals on an equal footing with powerful institutional investors, according to a published report.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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Till Death Do Us Part (Dahlia Lithwick, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2090249/>
Why spouses get the final say in coma cases.

It's Cheerio To Concorde, And To Some, 'Good Riddance' (Terence Neilan, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/24/international/europe/25CONCOR.html>
It didn't go out with a bang exactly, at least not until it got out over the Atlantic. But the supersonic Concorde did cause a stir of mixed emotions before its last flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport to London at 7:38 this morning.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions
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Driving Forward, Facing Backward (Karen White, Cortland Review)
<http://www.cortlandreview.com/issue/23/white.html?ref=home>

MyAppleMenu Reader: EOF
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Orgasmatron Puts Tech In Sex (Leander Kahney, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,60943,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_4>
A new device purportedly stimulates a woman to a pre-orgasmic state with a pulsating current. Critics are scoffing, but a few happy customers swear it gets the job done.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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AirAsia Claims: Singapore Ministry Breaks Silence (Karamjit Kaur, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,216201,00.html?>
Transport Ministry gives its side of the story on direct Senai bus link, departure tax and stalled talks over airline's flights to S'pore.

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