[MyAppleMenu] Thursday, Sep 4, 2003

Thu Sep 4 21:05:01 EDT 2003

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Thursday, Sep 4, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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'Cool Hunters' Like Apple's Shine (Leander Kahney, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,60287,00.html>
Thanks to the iPod, the iTunes Music Store and the PowerMac G5, Apple is one of the hottest companies in youth culture, say so-called "cool hunters," researchers who track buying trends among young people.

iTunes Auction Treads Murky Legal Ground (Alorie Gilbert, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5071108.html>
Consumers can resell CDs purchased in a record shop, but what about digital music files downloaded from an online store?

MyAppleMenu : News
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I'll Take My Music A La Carte (Katie Dean, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,60282,00.html>
The popularity of Apple's iTunes song service has demonstrated that customers like to pick and choose their songs online. New statistics from the music industry indicate that labels are shipping more singles to stores, too.

OS X Server Doesn't Support G5s (PC Pro)
<http://www.pcpro.co.uk/?http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/news_story.php?id=46905>
Anyone who has ordered a new Power Mac G5 and hopes to plug it into an existing OS X Server-based network is going to be very disappointed. Apple has announced that the two are not compatible.

Schools Eye Computer Upgrade (Lawrence Fahey, Needham Times)
<http://www.townonline.com/needham/news/local_regional/nt_newndschoolms09032003.htm>
The team's study of competing software led it to a recommendation of PowerSchool, made by Apple, the company that also makes Macintosh computers. Among the features that convinced the team, she said, were its total integration, and the fact that it is Web-based, enabling teachers, administrators and parents to access real-time information about students.

Free StickyBrain Organizer Offered To .Mac Members (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/09/03/stickybrain>

Apple Releases Backup 2 Public Beta (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/09/03/backup2>
The new version brings the ability to back up to external hard drives and mounted volumes including FireWire hard drives, iPods, and network servers.

Apple Store Coming To Charlotte, NC (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/20928>

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Fashinoably Late -- Rolling Stones Join iTunes Music Store (Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/3724>

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Why .Mac? (John H. Farr, Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2003/09/20030904121213.shtml>

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Office Users At Risk From 'Critical' Flaw (David Becker, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1009_3-5070929.html>
Microsoft issued another flock of security alerts Wednesday, including notice of a "critical" flaw that affects many of its Office applications.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories
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Microsoft's Patent Loss Rattles Tech Community (Paul Roberts, IDG News Service)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/03/HNmicrosoftsloss_1.html>
Companies with products that work on the Internet are slowly waking up to the broad implications of a recent judgement against software behemoth Microsoft Corp. in a patent infringement case.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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26,000-Hit Wonder Keeps It Hopping (Johanna Jainchill, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/04/technology/circuits/04juke.html>
An East Village bar contains a jukebox with the biggest selection of songs in the world.

Whipping Up Supper, Mouse In Hand (Michelle Slatalla, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/04/technology/circuits/04shop.html>
The niche-market approach, in fact, has been quietly fueling the growth of plenty of online grocery sites over the last few years.

MyAppleMenu Reader: World
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Hong Kong And The Future Of Freedom (Arthur Waldron, Commentary)
<http://www.commentarymagazine.com/waldron.html>
Most media coverage of the present crisis has given the impression that what is at issue here is the future of Hong Kong. That is incorrect. What is really at issue is the future of China and, by direct implication, the future of freedom. And that, above all, is why Hong Kong is so important.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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CRC Recommends New Film Category Called Mature 18 Or M18 (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/48320/1/.html>
One idea is to have a new category of films which don't warrant an R(A) rating, while another is to let free-to-air and cable TV show more adult programming after 10pm.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Bush Signs Chile, Singapore Trade Pacts (Associated Press)
<http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20030903_1420.html>
President Bush signed legislation Wednesday to begin free trade with Singapore and Chile, saying that opening world markets is essential for U.S. prosperity and the spread of freedom.

Censorship Review Panel Unveils Ideas To Relax And Refine Standards (Bridgette See, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/48315/1/.html>
Giving Singaporeans more choice at the cinema, on television and in the magazines they read. A panel appointed by the Government has just come up with a slew of suggestions to relax and refine censorship standards.

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