[MyAppleMenu] Tuesday, Sep 16, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Tuesday, Sep 16, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Apple Unveils 15-Inch PowerBook, Updates 17 And 12 (Jim Darlymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/09/16/powerbook/>
Apple on Tuesday announced the long awaited revamped 15-inch PowerBook at Steve Jobs' Apple Expo keynote in Paris, France. The company also offered customers updated versions of its 17-inch and 12-inch PowerBooks, increasing speed and adding features.

Apple Introduces Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard And Mouse (Jim Darlymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/09/16/keyboardmouse/>
The wireless keyboard and mouse have reliable performance up to 30 feet from the computer and offers secure 128-bit, over-the-air encryption keeping sensitive information safe as it is being typed.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Apple's Houston Retail Spot Named Ultimate 'Cool' Store (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/09/16/houston/>
"Not coolest computer store or electronics store, but the coolest store of them all."

Jobs: European iTunes Music Store 'Next Year' (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/09/16/jobs>
"We're clearly working on it (but) I think we'll do it next year."

No Ship Date For Panther, 3GHz G5 By Summer (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/09/16/appleexpo2>

Apple Offers Keynote Rebate With Mac Purchase (Jim Darlymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/09/16/keynotemac/>
Apple Computer today announced a US$50 rebate offer for customers that purchase a new Macintosh and its presentation software, Keynote.

64-Bit Desktop Computing Unnecessary, Says Intel CEO (Tony Smith, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/32839.html>
AMD and Apple are touting 64-bit computing on the desktop far too quickly, Intel CTO Pat Gelsinger said today.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Does This Mean We Can't Say "TiBook" Anymore? (Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/3770>
I'm sure as heck not going to write, 15" PowerBook G4 every time I refer to the laptop formerly known as the TiBook.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne (A. Ectal Greenhaw, Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=407>
Any Warcraft III fan should pick this expansion up without hesitation. Between the improved game play, the new units, the multiplayer/custom game improvements, and a full game's worth of new missions, you can't miss.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Patch-Fatigued Users Contemplate Ditching Microsoft (John Foley and Goerge V. Hulme, InformationWeek)
<http://www.internetwk.com/breakingNews/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=14706723>
A year-and-a-half after Bill Gates declared that trustworthy computing had become Microsoft's No. 1 priority, the software bugs keep coming.

Ballmer: Stop Viruses Before THey Start (Ina Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-5076903.html>
Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer warned Monday that recent security vulnerabilities represent a "new and growing challenge to innovation" and conceded that his company is under attack from "thieves, con artists, terrorists and hackers."

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories
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In PC Design, Harbingers Of Shrink (Ed Frauenhekim, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1003_3-5077116.html>
A number of new technologies coming to the fore could bring about smaller notebooks and desktops, as well as let manufacturers alter standard PC shapes.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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Alaska Cancels VoIP Contract (Evan Hansen, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-7352_3-5077546.html>
Alaska has cancelled a $100 million telecommunications contract with the state's largest phone company, saying it failed to deliver an Internet-based phone system on time.

Microsoft Joins 802.11g WLAN Game (Joris Evers, IDG News Service)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/16/HNmswlan_1.html>
Microsoft Corp. introduced 802.11g-based wireless networking gear Tuesday, catching up with rivals Cisco Systems Inc., Netgear Inc., and D-Link Systems Inc.

Java Camp Takes Cue From Microsoft (Martin LaMonica, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1008_3-5076911.html>
The leading Java adherents--Sun Microsystems, BEA Systems, IBM and Oracle--have ratcheted up efforts to attract software developers through a tried-and-true Microsoft strategy: offering easy-to-use tools to drive adoption of more expensive server software.

Mobile Email Pegged For Big Growth (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/59/32845.html>
Mobile email usage is to grow by 35 per cent over the next 18 months among European businesses already using mobile phones, according to Nokia.

Sun To Introduce New Pricing Strategy For Its Software (Laurie J. Flynn, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/16/technology/16SUN.html>
Its executives hope that the new strategy -- substantially reducing the price of Sun's network software for many customers while simplifying the way it is purchased -- will help the company regain its diminishing market position.

Needed: A Security Blanket For The Net (Alex Salkever, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2003/tc20030916_6815_tc129.htm>
Worms, viruses, bugs, spam, and hackers have spurred many experts to start pushing concrete reforms, some quite radical.

Time To Make Tech Work (Jakob Nielsen)
<http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20030915.html>
The IT industry is maturing. Hopefully, this maturity will result in a slower introduction of new features, which in turn will let companies focus their attention and resources on making existing technology work better for users.

MyAppleMenu Reader: World
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Defining The "Peace Party" (James Q. Wilson and Karlyn Bowman, The Public Interest)
<http://www.thepublicinterest.com/current/article3.html>
Democratic and Republican candidates with varying views on abortion and guns have won the presidency because the public is divided on these matters. That is not the case as regards war.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech
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We Got Rhythm; The Mystery Is How And Why (Nicholas Wade, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/16/science/16MUSI.html>
The ability to enjoy music has long puzzled biologists because it does nothing evident to help survival.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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How Four Magazines You've Probably Never Read Help Determine What Books You Buy (Adelle Waldman, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2088249>
You've probably never read these magazines, even if you've seen their names on book jackets. But they're helping determine what you read. Together, they make up the big four of book industry trade journals, aimed at publishing insiders: newspaper and magazine editors, bookstore and library book-buyers, literary agents, and film industry types scanning them for movie rights.

Bollocks To That, Sir (James Mcleod, Prospect Magazine)
<http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/start.asp?P_Article=12253>
Disruptive pupils are making it impossible to improve Britain's secondary schools.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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New PM May Be In 'Awkward' Position To Lead (John Burton, Financial Times)
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1059479835598>
Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's next prime minister, could face an "awkward" situation if his wife Ho Ching remains head of Temasek Holdings, the state investment firm that controls many of the city-state's leading companies, according to Goh Chok Tong, the prime minister.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Tribunal To Hear KL's Application Next Week (Lydia Lim, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,210023,00.html?>
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea has fixed Sept 25 as the date when it will hear an application from Malaysia for an order to stop Singapore's reclamation at Pulau Tekong and Tuas.

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