[MyAppleMenu] Thursday, Feb 26, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Thursday, Feb 26, 2004

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Mac Word 6.0 (Rick Schaut)
<http://weblogs.asp.net/Rick_Schaut/archive/2004/02/26/80193.aspx>
We spent so much time, and put so much effort into, solving all the technical problems of Mac Word 6.0 that we failed to make the UI of Mac Word 6.0 behave like Mac Word 5.0.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Apple Makes 'Minor' Job Cuts As Education Unit Presured (Tiffany kary and Donna Fuscaldo, Dow Jones)
<http://biz.yahoo.com/djus/040225/1957001306_2.html>
An Apple spokesperson confirmed there were "minor work-force reductions" but declined to say how many jobs were cut, or which area they came from.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Apple Should Just Buy Apple (Metroxing)
<http://homepage.mac.com/metroxing/iblog/B1641024610/C1851367553/E1786166074/index.html>
No matter what else an online store might offer, each review will end with, "... but unlike Apple's itunes music store, you will not be able to purchase any Beatles songs ..." How much is that worth?

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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The Game Room: Gods And Generals (Peter Cohen, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/02/reviews/marchthegameroom/>

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Microsoft's Tokyo Offices Raided (BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3488186.stm>
Officials from Japan's fair trade watchdog have raided Microsoft's Tokyo offices on suspicion of anti-monopoly law violations, authorities said.

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

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories
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What Goes Around... (Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/26/opinion/26FRIE.html>
Because beneath the surface, what's going around is also coming around. Even an Indian cartoon company isn't just taking American jobs, it's also making them.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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The Curse Of The Biometric Future (Sam Williams, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/02/26/biometric/index_np.html>
There's a market for software that recognizes your face and fingerprints, but also increasing fear that Big Brother will be the one staring hard at your eyes and nose.

IBM Urges Sun To Make Java Open Source (Martin LaMonica, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1007_3-5165427.html>
In a letter sent by Rod Smith, IBM's vice president of emerging technology, IBM offered to work with Sun to create a project that would shepherd development of Java through an open-source development model.

Outsourcing? Try 'Insourcing' (Associated Press)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,62430,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
Prison officials have long praised work programs for lowering recidivism and teaching inmates skills and self-respect, yet have been criticized by unions for taking jobs from the private sector. Those concerns are moot if a company planned to leave the country anyway.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions
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Duet On Mars (John Updike, New Yorker)
<http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/?040301ta_talk_updike>

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Singapore Lifts 2004 Growth Forecast To 3.5%-5.5% After Strong Q403 (Irene Ang, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/economicnews/view/72760/1/.html>

New Take On Budget Air Travel (Kevin Tan, Today)
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/15035.asp>
Valuair to offer balance between comfort and cost.

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