[MyAppleMenu] Wednesday, Feb 11, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Wednesday, Feb 11, 2004

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Smaller iPod To Hit Stores Next Week (Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal)
<http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/solution-20040211.html>
The iPod Mini is a gorgeous device that displays Apple's famous touch for people-pleasing design.

The iMac Needs To Lose Its Head (Alex Salkever, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2004/tc20040211_3953_tc056.htm>
Its integrated tilt-swivel flat-panel monitor has gone from a competition killer to just plain deadly. Apple should set it free.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Palm To Dump Mac Support; Third Party Software Will Be Required For Syncing (Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2004/02/11.5.shtml>
Palm has no plans to develop a Mac version of the Palm Desktop or conduits in the next version of the Palm's core software.

Uni Slashes Desktop Support Demands (Rodney Gedda, Computerworld)
<http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1914293296&fp=16&fpid=0>
When Edith Cowan University's communications school switched to Mac OS X for its desktop and server hardware system support demands fell.

Jobs A "Wired Renegade Of The Year" Nominee (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/02/11/renegade>

The Mac's Creator On Apple, Jobs And His New Project (Dennis Sellers, MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/02/11/jeffraskin>
Jef Raskin feels he has a better idea -- and also some advice for Apple.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Automated Backups With Existing Tools (Peter Hickman, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/02/10/backup.html>

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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IT Workers Resist Overseas Outsourcing (Ed Frauenheim, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1022_3-5157588.html>
U.S. information technology workers are becoming a political force motivated by the flight of jobs overseas, according to a study released Wednesday by a union group.

Why Airwaves Should Be Deregulated (Thomas Hazlett and Gregory Rosston, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2010-1039_3-5156846.html>

MyAppleMenu Reader: World
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Made In The U.S. Of A? (Linda Baker, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/02/11/dov_charney/index_np.html>
It's not the most obvious way to run a successful textile company in Los Angeles: Pay the workers a living wage and give consumers absolutely no choice.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech
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How The Red Planet Came Down With The Pink Blues (Kenneth Chang, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/10/science/space/10COLO.html>
Did NASA fiddle with the image to make it look that red?

MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions
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Snow (Debra Nystrom, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2095208/>

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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SPH Revamping ST, BT To Woo Younger Newspaper Readers (Business Times)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/premiumstory/0,4574,107726,00.html?>
In a bid to win more young readers, Singapore Press Holdings will add greater value to its products -- starting with a revamp of The Straits Times and The Business Times.

Singapore's TV Market: One Player Or Two? (Wayne Fu and Ang Peng Hwa, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/storyprintfriendly/0,1887,234585,00.html?>
Singapore television market is no natural monopoly and can take more than one player.

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