[MyAppleMenu] Tuesday, Feb 24, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Tuesday, Feb 24, 2004

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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The 20 Mac Games That Mattered Most (Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/features/view.php?ID=281>
In celebration of the Macintosh reaching its twentieth birthday a few weeks ago, it seems only fitting IMG would do a tribute to the 20 games we feel have made the biggest impact on the Mac.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Video Remixers Use Pepsi Ad To Attack Apple And RIAA (Eric Gwlnn, Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0402240007feb24,1,2521151.story?coll=chi-technology-hed>
While some praise the commercial as a cheeky dig at the litigious Recording Industry Association of America, Brian Flemming fumed when he saw it.

Austin Indie Bands Shared Via iTunes (Glenn Fleishman, TidBITS)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07554>
Two organizations in Austin, Texas, are bringing the music of local independent bands to users of free local wireless networks -- legally, thanks to the music sharing features built into iTunes.

Happy Birthday, Steve! (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7992>

Apple Canada Announces 'Join The Music Revolution' (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/02/24/musicevent>
"Join the Music Revolution" will show attendees "how technology from Apple and others can take you from the garage to the Grammys."

AppleWorks Updated For 9, X (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7991>
The AppleWorks 6 updates support mice with scroll wheels, and improves the performance and reliability of its presentation and spreadsheet environments, says Apple.

Eminem Files Suit Over Use Of Song (David Shepardson, Detroit News)
<http://www.detnews.com/2004/entertainment/0402/24/d01-72651.htm>
Eminem claims Apple wrongly used one of his songs in a TV ad touting Apple's iTunes internet store.

Key Components Ready For PowerBook G5 (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/02/24/powerbookg5>
All of the key components for Apple to produce a PowerBook G5 appear to be ready, and Mac users should expect to see the new laptop no later than this summer.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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iPhoto 4: The Potential Remains (Adam C. Engst, TidBITS)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07556>
I'm left frustrated by iPhoto because it constantly displays glimpses of greatness that are then promptly undercut by obviously missing features and boneheaded bugs.

iPod Mini: The Power User's Review (Jeremy Horwitz, iPodLounge)
<http://www.ipodlounge.com/reviews_more.php?id=3066_0_6_0_M>

Contour Design's NoteRiser (Neema saeedi, Inside Apple)
<http://www.insideapple.com/article.php?id=24_0_1_0_M>

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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EU To Give Microsoft Leeway (Reuters)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-5163912.html>
The European Commission plans to let Microsoft choose how to solve EU competition concerns to avoid breaching the company's intellectual property rights, a source familiar with the case said Tuesday.

More Wintel news at <http://www.myapplemenu.com/wintel/>

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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Will IM Be The Next Security Culprit? (Sandy Bird, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2010-7355_3-5163671.html>
Might instant messaging become the next preferred propagation method for computer worms and viruses? It's not such a remote prospect.

Demo 2004 Reflects IT Security Concerns (Ephraim Schwartz, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/02/23/08NNdemo_1.html>
If Demo 2004 is any gauge of what is top of mind for enterprise IT, the answer is security.

Why Jobs Should Be Sent Offshore (Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com)
<http://comment.zdnet.co.uk/declanmccullagh/0,39020670,39147276,00.htm>
The truth about outsourcing's effect on the American economy is not politically acceptable.

MyAppleMenu Reader: World
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Civic Disobedience (Richard Thompson Ford, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2095955/>
San Francisco chooses the wrong way to flout the state.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech
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Working The System II (Gary Stix, Scientific American)
<http://www.sciam.com/print_version.cfm?articleID=000790A0-C61F-101E-861F83414B7F0000>
Corporate greed no longer remains the sole domain of the corporation.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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Select All (Christopher Caldwell, New Yorker)
<http://www.newyorker.com/critics/books/?040301crbo_books>
Can you have too many choices?

Nailed (David Denby, New Yorker)
<http://newyorker.com/critics/cinema/?040301crci_cinema>
The despair of the movie is hard to shrug off, and Gibson's timing couldn't be more unfortunate: another dose of death-haunted religious fanaticism is the last thing we need.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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Tibs Brand To Make Way For SMRT's (Christopher Tan, CNET News.com)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,236754,00.html?>
Name and colours will be gradually dropped from company's buses and taxis, completing merger with MRT operator.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Singapore Polar Bears Turn Green (Associated Press)
<http://www.salon.com/mwt/wire/2004/02/24/polar_bears/>
Life in the balmy tropics has made polar bears Inuka and Sheba go green with algae.

Economists Predict Singapore Will Run Fourth Straight Year Of Budget Deficit (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/print/72520/1/.html>
This is despite a double-hike in goods and service tax over the past two years.

Airport Fees At Changi To Be Cut From Next Year (Karamjit Kaur, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,236779,00.html?>
Move coincides with scheduled entry of a third ground handling firm here; players expected to save about $10 million a year.

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