[MyAppleMenu] Thursday, Feb 5, 2004

Thu Feb 5 21:05:01 EST 2004

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Thursday, Feb 5, 2004

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Apple CFO Anderson To Retire June 1 (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/02/05/anderson/index.php?redirect=1075962599000>
Apple announced Thursday that Fred D. Anderson, the company's executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer, will retire on June 1, 2004. Set to step into Anderson's vacancy is Peter Oppenheimer, Apple senior vice president of Finance and corporate controller. Once he retires, Anderson will be appointed to Apple's Board of Directors.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Crank It! iTunes Sells Sounds Of Silence -- For Real (Ina Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-5154202.html>
Apple said most of the songs are there because the artists intended for there to be silence as part of the albums and because the recording industry provided the songs to Apple as sellable tracks.

Uru: Ages Beyond Myst Coming To Mac (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/02/05/uru/index.php?redirect=1075992271000>
Uru: Ages Beyond Myst is the latest installment in this long-running series.

iChat AV, AIM Updates Add Mac To PC Video Conferencing (Jim Darlymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/02/05/ichataim/index.php?redirect=1075992240000>
With updates released today PC and Mac users will enjoy the benefit of video conferencing between the two platforms. One industry analyst said today that Apple stands to benefit greatly from the relations as it moves out of its niche market.

Apple Bluetooth Driver Update Supports Printer, Headsets (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/02/05/bluetooth/index.php?redirect=1075992227000>
Apple on Thursday released Bluetooth 1.5 for Mac OS X, a new version of their Bluetooth drivers which adds long-awaited support for Bluetooth-enabled printers.

TextWrangler Adds Rendezvous FTP Discovery, More (Brad Cook, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/02/05/textwrangler/index.php?redirect=1075992226000>
The update fixes bugs and adds minor enhancements, including Rendezvous support in the "Open from FTP" dialog box.

KDE Brings Safari Improvements To Linux (Matthew Broersma, ZDNet UK)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39145507,00.htm>
The Konqueror Web browser, which shares its basic engine with Apple's Safari, has benefited from Apple's Safari work, KDE said.

Apple UK Market Success In Q4 (Jonny Evans, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=7846>
Apple delivered 25 per cent growth in the UK in Q4 2003.

The iPod As Boombox With A Magical Bass (Ivan Berger, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/05/technology/circuits/05spea.html>

Free GameHouse Puzzles For .Mac Members (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/02/04/mac>

Apple Touts QuickTime For Cell Phones (Marie Feliciano, Taiwan News)
<http://www.etaiwannews.com/Business/2004/02/05/1075949225.htm>
In the not-too-distant future, your mobile phone will have a morsel of Apple in it.

Apple Releases Backup 2.0.1 (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/02/04/backup>

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Apple's iPod Is Too Good (osViews)
<http://www.osviews.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=838>
Steve Jobs and Apple are expecting consumers to make a very smart yet hefty purchase the first time.

The Sound... Of Silence (As The Apple Turns)
<http://www.appleturns.com/#1>
We've compiled all the silent tracks we managed to scrape together into the first AtAT Essentials paylist, "To Be Played At Maximum Volume."

Can Apple Keep The Worms Out? (Alex Salkever, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2004/tc2004025_4265_tc056.htm>
Apple needs to protect people from things that go bump on the net, and to do so without requiring any of the tech know-how usually required for messy Unix computer security. This isn't as easy as it may sound.

The Cult Of Mac Users (Sandy McMurray, Apple Matters)
<http://www.corante.com/apple/archives/001729.html>
Many writers and analysts who cover Apple fail to understand the emotional attachment between Mac users and their machines.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Apple Software Breathes Life Into Digital Lifestyle (Matthew Fordahl, Associated Press)
<http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techreviews/products/2004-02-04-ap-on-ilife_x.htm>
iLife is a great deal, not to mention a convincing argument for the digital lifestyle. And from a company with a reputation for premium prices, it's a refreshing bargain.

OmniWeb 5.0 Beta (John Siracusa, Ars Technica)
<http://www.arstechnica.com/reviews/004/software/mac/omniweb/ow5-1.html>
In OmniWeb 5, there is a lot to like.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories
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Mobile DRM Agrument Misses The Point (Dana Blankenhorn)
<http://www.corante.com/mooreslore/20040201.shtml#68581>
I can quickly turn the fiercest opponent of DRM into an equally fierce advocate, with one word. Privacy.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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IBM Sets Out To Make Sense Of The Web (Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-5153627.html>
The Internet can be a treasure trove of business intelligence -- but only if you can make sense of the data.

Why 802.11 Is Underhyped (J. William Gurley, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2010-7351_3-5153319.html>
Despite all the press and the hype, I believe that 802.11 is remarkably underhyped, relative to the massive impact this seemingly simple standard will eventually have on the entire wireless communications sector.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech
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When A Search Engine Isn't Enough, Call A Librarian (Jeffrey Selingo, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/05/technology/circuits/05libr.html>
With a widespread public expectation that answers can be found almost instantly by typing a few words into an Internet search engine, librarians increasingly find themselves on the sidelines in the question-answering business.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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The Campaign Against 'Like' (Andrea Petersen, Wall Street Journal)
<http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0,,SB107577318033518819-Ihje4Nolah3m5uraHyGa6mAm5,00.html>
As ex-Valley Girls (and Boys) move up the ladder, pressure grows to sound professional.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Singapore Press: Thai AirAsia Flights Start Feb 16 (Dow Jones)
<http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/040205/15/3hrtt.html>

End Of Changi Road For Plane Buffs (David Boey, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,233498,00.html?>
A secluded road in Changi popular with aviation buffs and lovers alike has become the latest victim in the war against terrorism.

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