[MyAppleMenu] Wednesday, Sep 17, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Wednesday, Sep 17, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Schools Will Give Kids New Windows On The World (Howard Troxler, St. Petersburg Times)
<http://www.sptimes.com/2003/09/17/Columns/Schools_will_give_kid.shtml>
I totally endorse the decision of Howard Hinesley, the school chief in Pinellas County, to eliminate Apple computers from the public schools and switch to Windows-based computers.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Every Carroll Seventh Grader To Get Laptop (Associated Press)
<http://www.theiowachannel.com/technology/2488732/detail.html>
Every seventh grade student and teacher in Carroll in western Iowa should have a laptop computer as early as the end of the month.

QuickTime Chief Queries MS Standards Tactic (Jonny Evans, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=6909>

PowerSchool Announces PowerPack Add-On (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/09/17/powerschool>
The PowerPack includes PowerSchool and PowerGrade tutorials, templates, user guides, product overview QuickTime movies, and more.

Apple To Open Second Seattle Retail Store (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/09/17/seattle/index.php?redirect=1063814013000>
Apple will open a second retail store in Seattle, Wash., on Friday, Sept. 26. The grand opening of the retail establishment -- located at the University Village Mall, 2656 NE University Village Street -- will be from 6-10 p.m.

SSH Security Glitch Exposes Networks (Patrick Gray, ZDNet Australia)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5077796.html>
A critical security flaw in SSH has been revealed that threatens servers worldwide.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Hands-On Report -- New 15" PowerBook G4 (Macs Only!)
<http://www.macsonly.com/#9171>
Every major complaint that we had about the TiBook has been taken care of in the new 15" AlBook.

Apple iMac G4 1.25Ghz: A First Look (Mattt Elliott, ZDNet UK)
<http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/desktops/0,39023850,39116408,00.htm>
Although the changes to the iMac amount to only a few bumps in speed, you're still getting more for the same old price -- always good news for consumers.

Apple's Mac Offers Refuge From Barrage Of PC Virus Attacks (Yeong Ah Seng, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/techscience/story/0,4386,210219,00.html>
For the multitude of Wintel users who have been flabbergasted time and again by virus attacks and Microsoft's lacklustre response, the prospect of undisturbed surfing and checking e-mail on a Mac is becoming a more attractive option every day.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Does Microsoft Want To Lose The Plug-In Patent Case? (Jeffrey Zeldman)
<http://www.zeldman.com/daily/0903b.shtml#losetowin>
The "losing to win it all"  theory has been coming to light in mainstream publications that are finally beginning to cover the case.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories
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The Fast-Forward, On-Demand, Nework-Smashing Future Of Television (Frank Rose, Wired)
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.10/tv.html>
What happens when digital video recorders give viewers control of the TV schedule, the content, and the ads? The whole world is watching.

Setback For Microsoft Ripples Through The World Wide Web (Steve Lohr, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/17/technology/17SOFT.html>
Last month, Microsoft suffered a stinging legal setback. But this time, the rest of the industry is not smiling.

Software Aimed At Blocking VeriSign's Search Program (Anick Jesdanun, Associated Press)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19860-2003Sep16.html>
The developer of software that essentially guides Web surfers sought Tuesday to neutralize a controversial service designed to help users who mistype Internet addresses.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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If These Networks Get Hacked, Beware (Alex Salkever, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2003/tc20030916_9564_tc129.htm>
America's critical transportation, power, and communications systems remain quite vulnerable and lack funds to remedy that.

Sick Of Windows? Try Sun Java (Associated Press)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,60462,00.html>
In a move aimed squarely at Microsoft, Sun Microsystems unveiled on Tuesday a suite of software for businesses that want to dump -- or just can't afford -- the Windows operating system on their companies' desktop computers.

Voice Over Wireless LAN: Ready Or Not? (Nancy Gohring, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/12/36FEvowlan_1.html>
Some hurdles remain, but ubiquitous voice communications may be the killer app for wireless LANs.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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When Books Break The Bank (Tamar Lewin, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/16/nyregion/16BOOK.html>
More and more, students are fighting back, finding ways to reduce the costs. They are sharing books, using library copies or going online to find cheap used copies. Indeed, about 20 percent no longer buy all their required texts.

They'll Make A Musical About Anything These Days (Dominic P. Papatola, Pioneer Press)
<http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/entertainment/6779083.htm>
Hi, everybody, and welcome to "Musical or Not?" the game show that tests your knowledge of musical theater.

Internet Helps TV Talk To New Remote (Rob Kasper, Baltimore Sun)
<http://www.sunspot.net/technology/bal-to.kasper13sep13,0,6467434.column?coll=bal-features-headlines>
You can fix a leaky faucet or a loose towel rack and chances are good that no one in your household will notice. But fix the television's remote control and you will be treated like a hero.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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Singapore's Lee Turns 80, Still In Limelight (Jason Szep, Reuters)
<http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/reuters09-16-074711.asp?reg=PACRIM>
Lee Kuan Yew, charismatic founding father of Singapore, turned 80 on Tuesday but his vow to remain in public office is raising questions about plans for his son to take the nation's top job.

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