[MyAppleMenu] Wednesday, Feb 4, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Wednesday, Feb 4, 2004

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Bottom Of The Ninth (Greg Sandow, Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110004642>
Before classical music is ever going to take off in digital downloads, the whole classical-recording database -- this is a mammoth job, but it's got to be tackled -- will have to be rejiggered.

MyAppleMenu : News
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What-Why-Where Pod (J.H. Tompkins, San Francisco Bay Guardian)
<http://www.sfbg.com/38/19/cover_noise_ipod.html>
When it comes to music and the Internet, the iPod has stolen the show -- but no one agrees on what to do for an encore.

Anger Over Panther-Only Safari (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7842>
Apple released Safari 1.2 on Tuesday night -- but Mac users are frustrated that the brand-new Internet browser requires the most current version of Mac OS X to function.

The Great Communicator (Garry Barker, The Age)
<http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/02/04/1075853927481.html>
The Macintosh is 20, much changed by its journey through time and tribulation, stronger now than it has been for years and, two decades on, still acknowledged as the great innovator.

Tom Wagner: Tampa Bay's Digital Cover Man (Joe Cellini, Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/pro/photo/wagner/>

iTunes 'Will Win IN Europe' -- Analyst (Jonny Evans, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7837>
Apple's iTunes Music Store stands to win the European download market -- though Roxio's Napster service is in the running too.

Create A Hoax, Earn Damnation (Leander Kahney, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,62157,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
A harmless little joke about turning a shiny new Power Mac G5 into a PC unleashed a torrent of bad tidings, including death threats.

Poll: Users Embrace iPhoto Printing (Karen Haslam, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7833>
It might have been a long wait for the iPhoto printing service to make its way to the UK, but that hasn't sullied the enthusiasm of Mac users here.

McDonalds: 'No iTunes Deal' (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7835>
McDonalds has once again moved to quell rumours of a planned iTunes song give-away deal, first reported in November.

Apple Store Offers $30 Off Valentine's Day Special (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/23265>

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Computer: Test Rides Are OK At New Mac Shop (Tanith L. Balaban, Tucson Citizen)
<http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=business&story_id=020404b1_applereview&PHPSESSID=56d9088e9a9cba9062827abd23bcb080>
The La Encantada operation mirrors Apple's many products: The store is sleek and expensive-looking.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Building A Better Browser (Arik Hesseldahl, Forbes)
<http://www.forbes.com/personaltech/2004/02/04/cx_ah_0204tentech.html?partner=yahoo&referrer=>
If, in its unfinished state, Firebird is this good, perhaps Microsoft should be worried.

Apple's iLife '04 (Paul Thurrott, Connected Home)
<http://www.connectedhomemag.com/HomeControls/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=41683>

How To Become A Rock Star (Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal)
<http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/solution-20040204.html>
GarageBand is a terrific tool for amateur musicians. It's another reason to buy a Mac, and another feather in Apple's cap.

Mac On The Go (Troy dreier, PC Magazine)
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1473826,00.asp>
PocketMac generally worked beautifully in our testing.

Peak Performance (Dan Heilman, ComputerUser.com)
<http://www.computeruser.com/articles/2302,4,27,1,0201,04.html>
Thanks to products like Peak, the line between the audio professionals and audio enthusiasts is getting blurrier by the day.

First Look: OmniWeb 5 Beta (Michael Brewer, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/02/03/omniweb.html>
OmniWeb continues its tradition of having a really well-thought-out interface. And with this release they're bringing some refreshing new power to web browsers.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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A Challenge To Shoppers: Rise To The Occasion (Glenn Collins, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/04/nyregion/04time.html>
But will they go up? Only the customers themselves can answer this crucial retailing question: whether shoppers will ascend the Time Warner Center's four-story atrium, bursting with shops large and small, when it makes its public debut tomorrow.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions
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Book of The Dead (Garrett Doherty, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2094837/>

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Love Portion May Spark Baby Boom In Singapore (QuickWire)
<http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=117&art_id=qw1075869906344B252&set_id=1>
A new scent aimed at enticing couples into the mood for love will be given out on Friday at Romancing Singapore, a festival held to celebrate love and relationships, organisers said on Wednesday.

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