[MyAppleMenu] Thursday, Jan 15, 2004

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Thursday, Jan 15, 2004

MyAppleMenu : News
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Apple Previews Next-Generation Audio Technology (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/22961>
Apple today previewed its next generation professional audio technology that will be incorporated into future versions of Apple's Logic audio production software.

Apple Launches Logic Pro 6, Logic Pro Express (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/22962>
Logic Pro 6 consolidates 12 pre-existing, groundbreaking products into one comprehensive package.

Apple Upgraded To 'Buy' At UBS (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/01/15/ubs>

Apple Releases SoundTrack v1.2 Update (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/01/15/soundtrack/index.php?redirect=1074176778000>
The new version adds features, makes general fixes and performance enhancements, and is strongly recommended for all users of Soundtrack, according to Apple.

Is The War On File Sharing Over? (Farhad Manjoo, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/01/15/filesharing_tide_turned/index_np.html>
The music biz is declaring success, citing lawsuits and Apple's iTunes. But to music fans who recall the glory days of Napster, the fight goes on.

Corel Ends Mac Development (Jonny Evans, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7684>
"Corel has not experienced that much demand for this product from Mac users."

MacBU Comments On Office 2004 (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/01/15/office2004>
Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit thinks that this is a great year to release the next major revision of Office.

Apple Offers AppleWorks 6.2.9 Update (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/01/15/appleworks/index.php?redirect=1074145389000>
According to the information posted on Apple's Web site, the 6.2.9 update supports mice with scroll wheels, improves performance and reliability of the presentation and spreadsheet environments, improves printing and resolves issues using Web based templates and clip-art on networks using proxy servers.

Second Apple Store Coming To Miami, Florida? (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news/22952>

On The Road With An iPod, A Way To Beat The Battery Blues (J.D. Biersdorfer, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/15/technology/circuits/15podd.html>
For iPodlings who really like to drive, Digital Lifestyle Outfitters has released the latest version of the TransPod FM, a combination digital FM transmitter and iPod-battery charger designed to work with the slim redesigned iPods that appeared last spring.

'It's A Miracle That It Sold Anything At All. It Was Not A Rational Buy.' (Jack Schofield, The Guardian)
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/comment/story/0,12449,1123167,00.html>
Happy birthday, Macintosh.

IDC: Apple Macintosh Market Share Under 2% Worldwide; Under 3% In United States For 2003 (MacDailyNews)
<http://www.macdailynews.com/comments.php?id=P1930_0_1_0>

Apple Quality Control Mars Bullish Results (Andrew Orlowski, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/34886.html>
Discussing the quarterly results today, CFO Fred Anderson said Apple had accounted for "a higher warranty expense than expected" on PowerBook and iBook lines.

Apple CFO Sees Q2 Earnings Beating Estimates (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/01/14/q2>

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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A Grain Of Salt WIth Your C|Net, Apple Still Shines (Alan Graham, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/4194>
The c|net piece was nothing but spurious speculation and Mac bashing from a publisher who has a history of negative press about Apple platform.

Marginalizing The Mac And Its Users (Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/001665.shtml>
I don't know if this problem is getting worse, but it's extremely annoying.

Bluetooth To The Rescue (Chad Dickerson, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/01/09/02OPconnection_1.html>
How an average CTO became a wireless superhero.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Baldur's Gate II: Throne Of Bhaal (Christopher Morin, Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=455>
As expansion packs go, ToB is one of the most highly regarded.

Apple Pro Mouse Cable Issues (MacFixIt)
<http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20040115032244942>
In every case, the problem seems to be a lack of reinforcement or support where the USB cable enters the mouse, eventually resulting in a short or break in the cable connection.

Recording Studio In A Box (David Pogue, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/15/technology/circuits/15stat.html>
Even in version 1.0, GarageBand is an exciting breakthrough.

A Look At The iPod mini (Dennis Lloyd, iPodlounge)
<http://www.ipodlounge.com/articles_more.php?id=2662_0_8_0_M>

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories
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The Link Between A Router And Identity Theft (Francois Joseph de Kermadec, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/wlg/4189>
In the very router I had just bought were sitting somebody else's login and password, along with this person's address and provider dialing information.

Anti-Microsoft Verdict Stands In Browser Patent Case (Bloomberg)
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/156636_msftexplorer15.html>
Microsoft Corp. yesterday lost a bid to overturn a $521 million patent-infringement verdict in a lawsuit over technology used in the company's Internet Explorer browser.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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The End Of The PC Desktop Is Nigh (Robert Jaques, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/53/34900.html>
Within two years the majority of enterprises will have ditched desktop PCs in favor of laptops, tablets or thin clients.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech
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Moon Base: NASA's Recurring Dream (Noah Shachtman, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,61905,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
So the president wants a moon base. Big deal -- the United States has been scheming to build one, with varying degrees of plausibility, since the '50s.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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Bringing Up Babes (John Gravois, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2093899/>
Why do adoptive parents prefer girls?

MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions
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E Lucevan Le Stelle (William Matthews, The Atlantic)
<http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/poetry/antholog/matthews/lucevan.htm>

If Only (John Balaban, The Atlantic)
<http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/poetry/antholog/balaban/ifonly.htm>

March Elegy (Elizabeth Arnold, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2093835/>

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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Singapore 'Tops Execution League' (BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3398043.stm>
Singapore has the world's highest per capita execution rate, according to a report by Amnesty International.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Singapore Celebrates New Year With 'Lucky Undies' (AFP)
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/423077.cms>

New Method To Learn Chinese To Be Tried Out (Jason Leow, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,230091,00.html?>
Used in China, the approach allows young pupils to focus on recognising characters first. Writing comes later.

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