[MyAppleMenu] Sunday, Feb 1, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Sunday, Feb 1, 2004

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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10 Percent Off iPods This Weekend At The Apple Store (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/01/31/ipodsale/index.php?redirect=1075570027000>
The online Apple Store features a 10 percent off sale on all 15, 20 and 40GB iPod models and select accessories, this weekend only. The deal is also available at Apple Store retail locations.

MyAppleMenu : News
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In Windows, Apple Sees Opportunity (Allan Hoffman, Star-Ledger)
<http://www.nj.com/business/ledger/index.ssf?/base/columns-0/1075617520119620.xml>
If iTunes is a hit with Windows users, why not offer them other Macintosh-only software?

A Shortcut In Playing Catch-Up To The iPod (Terril Yue Jones, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-hpod1feb01,1,2087892.story?coll=la-headlines-technology>
The move by Hewlett-Packard to sell the Apple music player under the HP brand is part of a new strategy of borrowing technology when necessary.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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If It's Time To Close The Windows, What Should Be Next? (Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle)
<http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/2379806>

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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iLife '04 Is Worthy Upgrade, But It's Not Perfect (Glenn Fleishman, Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2001847698_ptmacc31.html>
If you use iMovie, iDVD or iPhoto, you should buy it right away.

Smart File Sharing Between Macs And PCs (Wei-Meng Lee, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/01/30/pc_share.html>
There's an easier way through the use of an inexpensive application called "PC-Mac-Net FileShare."

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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A Potpourri Of Pooches (Peter Tyson, PBS)
<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/dogs/potpourri.html>
How is it that the dog, alone among Earth's species, comes in so many shapes and sizes?

And You Think This Is Cold (Peter Edidin, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/01/weekinreview/01word.html>
Here are a few examples of life far, far below 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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Lee Kuan Yew Says Singapore Still Lacks 'Finer Things In Life' (Associated Press)
<http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/02/01/2003097046>
Singapore's founding father said the ultramodern city-state he built is every bit a First World nation -- but still lacks the "graces of a civilized society," such as music, culture and the arts.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Singapore Gearing Up To Cull 250 Chickens On Island (Associated Press)
<http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/2/1/latest/15786Singapore&sec=latest>

Singapore Approaching Bird Flu The Same Way It Did With SARS (Associated Press)
<http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/1/31/latest/15774Singapore&sec=latest>
Singapore is approaching the Asian bird flu outbreak the same way it tackled SARS - by overreacting to prevent the disease from entering the city-state rather than scrambling to contain it later on.

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