[MyAppleMenu] Sunday, Feb 22, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Sunday, Feb 22, 2004

MyAppleMenu : News
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Gadgets' Batteries Have Limitted Life Span (Mike Musgrove, Washington Post)
<http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/02/21/HOG4N53DCD1.DTL>
Lithium ion batteries have one drawback: a limited lifespan. As soon as one leaves the manufacturing line, its countdown begins.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Odd Jobs' Lot (Hilary Kramer, New York Post)
<http://www.nypost.com/business/18621.htm>
Before anyone anoints Jobs top cheese, let's consider what kind of management guy he really is.

Back In The Day - #1 - Working For Steve Jobs (Rory Blyth)
<http://neopoleon.com/blog/posts/3721.aspx>
I don't think that working for Steve Jobs "back in the day" was probably all that great.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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iPod Mini Price Detracts From Benefits (Mike Langberg, Contra Costa Times)
<http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/business/8014222.htm>
Cool, colorful and too expensive.

Breathing New Life Into An Old PowerBook (Noah Kravitz, PowerBookCentral.com)
<http://www.powerbookcentral.com/columns/kravitz/22feb04.shtml>

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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If It's Nano, It's BIG (Justin Gillis and Jonathan Krim, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59607-2004Feb21.html>
Investors are building mountains out of tiny tech.

MyAppleMenu Reader: World
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Leader Of A Nation, Not A Party (Ron Chernow, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/22/opinion/22CHER.html>
George Washington's birthday today serves as a reminder of how presidents can transcend politics and embody the national spirit.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech
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Hope And Clarity (Abraham Verghese, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/22/magazine/22WWLN.html>
Many believe that a ''positive attitude'' influences survival in the battle against cancer. But is optimism a cure?

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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No Kids, Please (Carlene Hempel, Boston Globe)
<http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2004/02/22/no_kids_please/>
They don't want to have children, they don't want to be bothered by children, and they'd just as soon not live near children. It's the child-free movement, and it's growing.

Life In The Age Of Old, Old Age (Susan Dominus, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/22/magazine/22LONGEVITY.html>
Bill is 73, but his dad won't let him retire. Charlotte is 97, and her big sister still wants to tell her what to do. Natalie has been trying to please her mother since the Hoover administration.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Chinese Language Losing Popularity In Singapore (People's Daily)
<http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200402/22/eng20040222_135475.shtml>

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