[MyAppleMenu] Monday, Sep 8, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Monday, Sep 8, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Apple Announces New, Faster iMacs (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/09/08/imacs/>
Apple on Monday announced new, faster iMac desktop computers with PowerPC G4 processors running up to 1.25 GHz, faster 333 MHz DDR memory, faster NVIDIA graphics and the move to the faster USB 2.0 standard.

Apple Offers New 20, 40GB iPods, Sells 10 Millionth Song (Peter Cohen and Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/09/08/ipodims/>
Apple on Monday updated its iPod product line to include new 20GB and 40GB models -- the high-end model can now hold up to 10,000 songs. Apple also offered an update on the success of its iTunes Music Store.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Apple Releases New Java Update (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/09/08/java>

Apple's New San Francisco Store Starts To Shape Up (The Inquirer)
<http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=11437>

Seybold Scales Way, Way Back (Elisa Batista, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,60325,00.html>
In addition to a smaller home -- the west wing of the Moscone Center -- and a shorter list of exhibiting companies, the premier publishing trade show will have some conspicuous absences this week, including digital-publishing bigwig Apple Computer.

Woz OK's Apple I Resurrection (Leander Kahney, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,60329,00.html>
Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak has given his blessing to the production of a replica of the Apple I -- the legendary machine that launched Apple.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Warror Kings (Michael Yanovich, Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=412>
In short, this game is a lot of fun but is in need some serious tweaking.

Europa Universalis II (Bill Stiteler, Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/reviews/europa2.shtml>
For hard-core wargamers, however, this may be just what the doctor ordered. The game presents the abstractions of Old World exploration, conquest and government in surprising depth. It just never made me care.

Norton SystemWorks 3 (Gary Coyne and Kirk Hiner, Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/reviews/systemworks3.shtml>
Whether you elect to get Norton or one of the other repair programs (or more than one), do get at least one. Preventive maintenance is as important as the data on your computer.

Tom Bihn PowerBook Cases (Macs Only!)
<http://www.macsonly.com/#981>
We found little that we would change (improve) because almost everything had already been thought of and built in.

The Complete Toast Titanium 6 Review (IT Enquirer)
<http://www.it-enquirer.com/macosx/toast6.html>
Toast still is the only CD-burning software that recognizes most of the burners out there, and for all these reasons, it deserves the highest marks.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Security Firm: IE Patch Does Not Work (Patrick Gray, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1009_3-5072672.html>
A patch released by Microsoft to fix a critical security vulnerability in its Internet Explorer browser does not work, according to security experts.

Linux Demand In Thailand 'Artificial' (Danny Lim, Asia Computer Weekly)
<http://www.asiacomputerweekly.com/acw_ViewArt.cfm?Magid=1&Artid=21152&Catid=2&subcat=20>
Microsoft Windows' market share in Thailand has sunk to an all-time low. Linux, on the other hand, has risen on the crest of a popularity wave. But before you think the underdog is finally having its day, hear what Gartner has to say.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories
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Document Controls Vs Net Liberties (Bill THompson, BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3089746.stm>
Digital rights management is being sold as a way of protecting vital data, but it could damage the net.

Google Celebrates Fifth Birthday (BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3084442.stm>
The world's most popular site for searching the web, Google, is five years old.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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New Kids' Domain Open For Business (Matt Hicks, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1255341,00.asp>
A new Web domain geared toward children went live this week, just as the U.S. government announced the arrest of an alleged cyber squatter accused of pointing children to explicit material online.

English Version Of China's Red Flag Linux Due Soon (Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/08/HNenglishredflag_1.html>
China's Red Flag Linux Software Co. Ltd. is preparing to release an English-language version of its Red Flag Desktop 4.0 operating system, according to a company executive.

Sun Sees Opportunity In China's Plan (Reuters)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-5072462.html>
China's move to encourage the use of locally developed software could brighten the outlook for Sun Microsystems, a senior company executive asserts.

Sony Is Selling Convergence, But Will Europe Buy It? (Mark Landler, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/08/business/worldbusiness/08SONY.html?ex=1063598400&en=37a4cc00f481ff07&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE>
Sony is making its sales pitch at a time when its efforts at "convergence" -- that elusive marriage of technology with the flash and dazzle of show business -- are not proceeding that smoothly.

MyAppleMenu Reader: World
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Canada's Safe Haven For Junkies (Mark Follman, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/09/08/vancouver/index_np.html>
Vancouver hopes to save hundreds of lives by opening street clinics where heroin addicts can shoot up safely. But the White House is accusing Canada of going AWOL from its war on drugs.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech
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What Galileo Saw (Michael Benson, New Yorker)
<http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?030908fa_fact>
NASA's troubled mission to Jupiter, and its triumph.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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Their New York: Manhattan '03 (Jan Morris, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/07/nyregion/07morr.html>
If I never surprised the city, though, the city certainly surprised me, and for years astonishment was a leitmotif of my Manhattan experience.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions
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The Brief History Of The Dead (Kevin Brockmeier, New Yorker)
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/?030908fi_fiction>

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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Further Tests Being Conducted On Singaporean Man Tested Positive For SARS (Walter Femandez, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/48585/1/.html>
A Singaporean man at Singapore General Hospital has tested positive for SARS. The patient has been moved to Tan Tock Seng Hospital - the frontline hospital in the SARS battle. But several more tests are being done on Monday to confirm this preliminary diagnosis.

Perc's Cost-Of-Labour Findings Based On Perception (Teo Hwee Nak, Today)
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/6220.asp>
A check on the US Department of Labour website is enough to debunk the "perception" of the expatriates surveyed.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Second Pay-TV Bidding May Turn Into Non-Event (Kelvin Wong, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,208717,00.html?>
Tenders for licence unlikely unless MDA rules on SCV's exclusive contracts with major content providers, say analysts.

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