[MyAppleMenu] Monday, Sep 22, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Monday, Sep 22, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Apple's Safari, So Far (James Maguire, NewsFactor)
<http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/22332.html>
"We have the same amazing team that went from beta to 1.0 from January to June, and they have not slowed down."

Success In Appleland (Victoria Shannon, International Herald Tribune)
<http://www.iht.com/articles/110718.html>
In the business of personal computers, does size matter? If you ask Steve Jobs, the answer is a resounding "it depends."

Why Microsoft Won't Beat Six Apart (Robert Scoble)
<http://radio.weblogs.com/0001011/2003/09/21.html#a4716>
It's the connectors who influence what the rest of us buy.

MyAppleMenu : News
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NetNewsWire Updated To Version 1.0.5 (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/09/22/netnewswire>

Apple Releases Mac OS X v10.2.8 Update (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/09/22/1028/index.php?redirect=1064248052000>
The 10.2.8 Update delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability.

Virgina Tech Prepares To Deploy Apple Supercomputer (Tom Krazit, IDG News Service)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/09/22/virginia/index.php?redirect=1064248050000>
Faculty and students hope to set up the 1,100-node Terascale Computing Facility by the end of this week, said Lynn Nystrom, a Virginia Tech spokeswoman.

First Of The Independent Labels On iTunes Music Store (O'Grady's PowerPage)
<http://www.powerpage.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/powerpage.woa/wa/story?newsID=11412>

E.Biz 25: Steve Jobs, Apple (BusinessWeek)
<http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_39/b3851614.htm>
Count on Apple Computer Inc. Chief Executive Steven P. Jobs to "think different."

Reseller 'Leaks' iBook G4 Specs (Tony Smith, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/32945.html>
A major UK reseller may have inadvertently pre-announced Apple's intention to migrate the iBook consumer notebook line to the G4 processor.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Java On The Desktop: An Idea Whose Time Has Come... And Gone (David Strom, Internet Week)
<http://www.internetweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=15000135>
Java on the desktop is an idea that has come and gone. Stick to servers, Scott, and move front and center to fight that battle. Better yet, buy Apple.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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BusinessCard Composer (Macs Only!)
<http://www.macsonly.com/#9221>

Wild FX Pro 3 (Kirk Hiner, Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/reviews/wildfxpro.shtml>
Video hobbyists will be able to put Wild FX Pro to good use many times, but prosumers -- or those who want to get really creative -- may quickly find themselves checking Wildform's website for news of Wild FX Pro 4.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Want To Sue Over Buggy Code? (stephen H. Wildstrom, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2003/tc20030922_0232_tc129.htm>
Forget it. Microsoft and other software makers shield themselves with the "End User Agreement." What if no one agreed?

Virus Attack Leaves SOS Messages Unread (Wong Sher Maine, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,210907,00.html?>
A computer virus attack left 112 desperate people, who had turned to the Samaritans of Singapore for help, temporarily stranded.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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Intel: Happy Days Will Come Again (Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1006_3-5079837.html>
It's been a tough haul for the technology industry, but the good times will return, according to an Intel executive speaking at a trade show that has seen its own share of difficulty.

Intel Head Warns Over Linux Plan (Tom Foremski and Richard Waters, Financial Times)
<http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1106&ncid=738&e=9&u=/ft/20030921/bs_ft/1059479997820>
Asian attempts to create regional standards for computer and communications technologies are doomed to failure, according to Craig Barrett, the chief executive of Intel.

New Sun Microsystems Chip May Unseat The Circuit Board (John Markoff, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/22/technology/22SUN.html>
Sun researchers plan to report that they have discovered a way to transmit data inside a computer much more quickly than current techniques allow. By placing the edge of one chip directly in contact with its neighbor, it may be possible to move data 60 to 100 times as fast as the present top speeds.

Hand-Held Computers To Help City Collect On Parking Tickets (Michael Cooper, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/22/nyregion/22PARK.html>
New York City is buying hand-held computers to help traffic agents issue parking tickets in hopes of reducing errors and producing more accurate ticketing.

Call Centers Struggle In Face Of Do-Not-Call Rules (Matt Richtel, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/22/business/22TELE.html?hp>
Telemarketers failed to stop the federal government from establishing a national do-not-call registry. Now they are scrambling.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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Pianos With Strings Attached (Michael White, The Age)
<http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/17/1063625088096.html>
Steinway has dominated the piano world for more than a century -- and not just by making the best instruments.

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