[MyAppleMenu] Thursday, Sep 18, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Thursday, Sep 18, 2003

MyAppleMenu : News
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Computer Makers Sued Over Hard-Drive Size Claims (Reuters)
<http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=3470394>
A group of computer owners has  filed a lawsuit against some of the world's biggest makers of  personal computers, claiming that their advertising deceptively  overstates the true capacity of their hard drives.

MS Keyboard, Mouse Drivers Updated (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=6919>

G5 PowerBook 'A Challenge' (David Fanning, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=6916>
The current crop of G5 processors are designed for desktop machines, and a cooler-running version of the processor would be needed for a PowerBook.

Microsoft Polishes Up Apple Users (CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2452-7355-5078338.html>
Maybe Microsoft just wants to make it appear as if Windows isn't the only target.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Thoughts, Reflections And Opinions (Marc L. Rubinstein, Casco Bay Weekly)
<http://www.cascobayweekly.com/cbw2003/columns/macberserker09.18.03.stm>
Ever ask yourself why Mac owners love their computers while Windows users barely tolerate theirs? Why Mac users who hate Windows are those forced to it at work but Windows users who hate Macs have never used one?

Should Apple Give Up On Mac OS 9 Holdouts? (Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl)
<http://www.macnightowl.com/#holdouts>
Apple has other priorities and it has moved on. Whether you want to get aboard the train is your choice.

No More Apples For Teachers (St. Petersburg Times)
<http://www.sptimes.com/2003/09/18/Opinion/No_more_Apples_for_te.shtml>
As the computing universe changes, so must school desktops.

Computer Switch In Schools Is Hard To Understand (St. Petersburg Times)
<http://www.sptimes.com/2003/09/18/Opinion/Computer_switch_in_sc.shtml>

Apple Records Thwarts iTunes Europe Launch (Snorre Valen, MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/feature.php?id=385>
It really adds nicely together.

Nice Computer, Nasty Details (Chris Adamson, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/3777>
Apple community, unix toolset. Nice combination.

Government Issue: Macs Could Help Defend Federal Agencies From Cyber Attacks (David Zeiler, Baltimore Sun)
<http://www.sunspot.net/technology/custom/pluggedin/bal-mac091803,0,1419014.column?coll=bal-business-indepth>
Regardless of Microsoft's progress on improving security, the federal government would be wise to look to diversification among operating systems as a basic defense against cyber terrorists.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Are PowerBooks Really Ready To Replace Desktop Macs? (Rob-ART, Bare Feats)
<http://barefeats.com/pvp.html>
The PowerBooks lag                   significantly behind the newest desktops.

Making The Switch From A PC To A Mac (Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal)
<http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/mailbox-20030918.html>
Here are a few questions about computers I've received recently from people like you, and my answers.

15" PowerBook G4/1.25 Compared To Others (Rob-ART, Bare Feats)
<http://www.barefeats.com/al15.html>
The new 15" (and 17") Aluminum PowerBooks don't seem to suffer from the missing level 3 cache.

Breaking The Speed Barrier: The Frontside Bus Bottleneck (Brian R. Hok, TechNewsWorld)
<http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/31594.html>
AMD, Intel, Apple and Motorola seem headed down the right path -- at least in terms of frontside bus technology. After all, in a market hungry for speed, the disparity between processor and bus speed is certain, at least eventually, to foster major breakthroughs.

Scoring With Home Movies (Garry Barker, The Age)
<http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/17/1063625080956.html>
Soundtrack is a great tool. If you have a reasonable grasp of how Mac software works, you should have no trouble. The interface is clear, the learning curve not steep and the presentation logical. Above all, it is fun.

For A Creaky Mac, Tricks To Jog The Memory (Howard Millman, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/18/technology/circuits/18appl.html?ex=1064462400&en=ff80e4fda6697e25&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE>
Macintosh computers -- at least those using the OS 9 operating system or earlier versions -- can be afflicted by memory malaise. Antidotes for the Mac can be tricky, though, depending on which operating system is involved.

White Noise (Charles Wright, The Age)
<http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/17/1063625080207.html>
According to our friend, there is a secret society of iPod users who acknowledge each other's existence solely by the fact that they wear white earphones with white cords. The ones in the store were black.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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New Virus Preys On Old IE Flaw (Ina Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-5078696.html>
A new e-mail worm has started to spread quickly, taking advantage of an Internet Explorer vulnerability that was first disclosed two years ago.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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In DMCA War, A Fight Over Privacy (Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5078609.html>
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate convened a hearing that explored the privacy problems with the DMCA's subpoena process, and one senator introduced a bill this week to repeal that section of the law.

House Votes Unanimously To Permanently Ban Internet Access Taxes (Jube Shiver Jr., Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-tax18sep18,1,7330773.story?coll=la-headlines-technology>
A unanimous House voted Wednesday to permanently ban all taxes on Internet access and require nine states to repeal existing access taxes that together raise as much as $120 million a year.

Google Seeking A Few Good Code Jockeys (Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5078400.html>
Google, one of the most aggressive staff recruiters in Silicon Valley, is putting on a programming contest worth up to $10,000 and a possible career at the search company.

Yahoo Sees Sponsored Searches Doubling (Reuters)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1024_3-5078469.html>
Internet portal Yahoo expects revenue from sponsored search queries to more than double by 2006, its chief financial officer says.

Is It Wrong To Share Your Music? (Discuss) (Katie Hafner, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/18/technology/circuits/18kids.html>
Teenagers, the record industry's tastemakers, are coming to grips with being its adversaries.

We're Stuck With ICANN: Official (Kieren McCarthy, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/32886.html>
Pessimists of the world unite! The US government has granted ICANN another three years to run the Internet in its own idiosyncratic manner.

H-1B Hearing: Companies Say Foreign Workers Needed (Grant Gross, IDG News Service)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/17/HNh1bhearing_1.html>
The yearly number of foreign visas for IT workers and professionals coming into the U.S. will drop by two-thirds for 2004 unless the U.S. Congress acts, and an immigration lawyer group came to Congress Tuesday asking that the cap on H-1B visas not be allowed to slide back to pre-dot-com boom levels.

More Senators Question DMCA Subpoenas (Grant Gross, IDG News Service)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/17/HNsenatorsDMCA_1.html>
Three more U.S. senators have questioned a provision in the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that allows copyright holders to subpoena the names of alleged file traders without first getting a judge's permission, with one suggesting that the DMCA subpoenas give copyright holders more power than U.S. law enforcement agencies have to seek information on terrorists.

Do Not Call List Tops 50 Million Phones (Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1024_3-5078216.html>
Enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission's National Do Not Call list starts Oct. 1, and millions of households are ready to hear the sound of silence.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech
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Laying Data Traps For Isabel (Michelle Delio, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,60485,00.html>
Stoked-up scientists and engineers are rushing to position themselves and their new storm data collection devices along the predicted path of Hurricane Isabel.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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Tracking The Muse Within The Maelstrom (Linton Weeks, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26686-2003Sep17.html>
Unpredictable,  overwhelming -- and occasionally overhyped by forecasters -- hurricanes throughout history have played havoc with the human psyche.

A Long Shot In 'Chicago' Pays Off (Robin Pogrebin, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/18/arts/theater/18GRIF.html>
Melanie Griffith in the role of Roxie Hart in the musical "Chicago" has turned out to be, in the judgment of several critics, something of a casting coup.

World Trade Center Endures, Read The Signs. (David W. Dunlap, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/18/nyregion/18BLOC.html?hp>
A series of decisions points to "World Trade Center" as the formal, future name of that acreage downtown, Daniel Libeskind designs and all.

Get Back In Your Box (Philippa Kennedy, Independent)
<http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/media/story.jsp?story=443772>
With 10 new titles, the BBC is now the UK's third biggest magazine publisher. But will it force its rivals out of business?

MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions
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Reading Faust When Young (David Mamet, Barry Goldensohn)
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2088401/>

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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FairPrice Seen As Most Likely Buyer Of Shop N Save (Angela Tan, Business Times)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/companies/story/0,4574,94274,00.html?>
BT understands that there has been only one 'serious and keen' potential buyer to date and that is NTUC FairPrice.

Boob Jokes Are Not Okay (Elisia Yeo, Today)
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/6781.asp>
With or without Playboy on local newsstands, women will continue to be demeaned.

6 In 10 Of NTU's Fresh Graduates Have Clinched Jobs (Natalie Soh, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,210375,00.html?>
More than half of Nanyang Technological University's latest batch of graduates have secured jobs.

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