[MyAppleMenu] Tuesday, Sep 23, 2003

Tue Sep 23 21:05:00 EDT 2003

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Tuesday, Sep 23, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Apple Pulls Mac OS X 10.2.8 Update (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/09/23/macosxpulled>
Apple has apparently pulled the Mac OS X 10.2.8 update, as it is no longer available via the Software Update preference pane or as a standalone download.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Ethernet Problems After Installing Mac OS X 10.2.8 (Mac Net Journal)
<http://www.whiterabbits.com/MacNetJournal/September2003.html#note_1758>
A number of people are noting some problems with selected machines that lose Internet access after updating to Mac OS X 10.2.8.

Logitech Debuts Cordless Optical Mouse For Laptops (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/09/23/logitech>

iBooks Delivered To Quebec School (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/21242>

Sun's 'Mac OS X' Suite To Remain In Sun Morgue (Andrew Orlowski, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/32963.html>
After investing heavily in the StarOffice suite, Sun Microsystems has no plans to release another productivity suite, one of its hidden gems, we learn. Sun acquired NeXT developer Lighthouse Design in 1996, bringing with it Jonathan Schwartz, who's now Executive VP for Software.

Stillwater: All In Junior High Might Receive Laptops (Megan Boldt, Pioneer Press)
<http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/business/technology/6829143.htm>
If the proposal passes, school officials say it will be the first time a public school district in Minnesota has taken on such a program, beyond some grant-funded pilot efforts.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Microsoft, Linux, Apple, Reality Games (Robin Bloor, IT-Director.com)
<http://www.it-director.com/article.php?articleid=11261>
I'm not sure if I'm witnessing a trend, but quite a few people I know have recently made the move from Windows PCs to Apple PCs.

20 Years After 1984 (Chuck Toporek, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/3787>
I'm thinking that the 20th anniversary spot won't be done by Ridley Scott, but instead by John Lassiter. You know. The top director at Pixar.

PC Magazine "Fibbed" In Article On G5/Dell Comparo? (Macs Only!)
<http://www.macsonly.com/#9231>
Similarly priced? Give us a break! According to our visit to the Dell web site, the similarly configured Dell 650... is over $1500 more expensive!

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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What's New In StuffIt Deluxe 8.0 (Adam C. Engst, TidBITS)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07365>
This major upgrade to StuffIt Deluxe 8.0 brings to Mac OS X an extremely useful feature from the Mac OS 9 versions of the program -- Archive Via Rename.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Bill Gates Gives Billions To Africa (Claire Keeton, Sunday Times)
<http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/2003/09/21/news/africa/africa01.asp>
Gates, the founder of Microsoft, has contributed more money than the US and European governments to fighting malaria.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories
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VeriSign Ignores ICANN, Faces New Wildcard Suit (Paul Roberts, IDG News Service)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/22/HNverignore_1.html>
Internet infrastructure company VeriSign on Monday rejected a request from ICANN to suspend a service that redirects Internet users who have mistyped domain names.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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A New Kind Of Revolution In The Dorms Of Dartmouth (Katie Hafner, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/23/technology/23DART.html?ex=1064894400&en=93de375378ac9a52&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE>
Voice over Internet protocol is not new. But running so much voice over a wireless data network is.

Music's Struggle With Technology (John Schwartz, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/22/technology/22neco.html>
Life, like television, is full of reruns. And long-time watchers of technology trends say the entertainment industry's attack on peer-to-peer software -- the technology at the heart of the song-swapping mania -- follows a familiar pattern.

Google Tests Local Search (Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-5080417.html>
Google is experimenting with search results tailored to a person's geographic location, following a similar move by rival Overture Services.

iPass Opens Door To Wi-Fi Roaming (Richard Shim, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1039_3-5080079.html>
iPass is offering a new Wi-Fi roaming service, designed for wireless carriers and service providers that want to quickly enter the hot spot market and increase the reach of their networks.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech
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Not Science Fiction: An Elevator To Space (Kenneth Chang, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/23/science/space/23ELEV.html>
With advances toward ultrastrong fibers, the concept of building an elevator 60,000 miles high to carry cargo into space is moving from the realm of science fiction to the fringes of reality.

New Theory: Universe Born In A Black Hole (Robert Roy Britt, Space.com)
<http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/white_hole_030917.html>
If black holes and the Big Bang befuddle you, try wrapping your brain around this one: The entire universe may have been created in an explosion inside a black hole.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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Chesseburger And Fries, Wrapped Up In One (Tania Ralli, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/23/business/23BEEF.html>
Looking to emulate the success of Chicken McNuggets and fried mozzarella sticks, an industry group is pushing "cheeseburger fries."

Air Passengers' Carry-Ons: No, Not Bags, Dinner (Matt Richtel, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/23/national/23MEAL.html?hp>
In the era of the no-frill airline, a crucial part of the preflight ritual has become stocking up on sustenance.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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The Upgrading Myth (Lee Han Shih, Today)
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/7102.asp>
Upgrading may no longer raise flats' values, so why not give residents the cash?

Singapore Deals With A Flood Of Migrants From China (Reuters)
<http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2003/09/23/2003068965>
Students, 'study mothers' and workers in China are leaving for Singapore but finding life back home is sometimes better.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Singapore SARS Patient Was Infected In Lab (Associated Press)
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/9/23/latest/14176Singapore&sec=latest>
World Health Organization investigators said Tuesday that a Singapore researcher became infected with SARS in a government lab and blamed insufficient lab safety training for the mistake.

Singapore, Australia Ink Air Deal (Reuters)
<http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/09/23/biz.trav.sing.aus.airdeal.reut/>
Singapore's airlines can fly to any point in Australia under an air services pact just signed, but the deal falls short of the open skies arrangement Singapore has sought for the past decade.

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