[MyAppleMenu] Friday, Jan 23, 2004

Fri Jan 23 21:05:00 EST 2004

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Friday, Jan 23, 2004

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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iPod May Define New Era Of Open Strategy (John Borland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2009-1041_3-5144714.html>
The company has long held the philosophy that its software and hardware should be tied almost exclusively to the Macintosh computer for both quality and profit. But it is developing and marketing the iPod with uncharacteristic openness to work with Microsoft's Windows software and other technologies.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Pepsi Ads Wink At Music Downloading (Theresa Howard, USA Today)
<http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-01-22-sb-pepsi_x.htm>
A new sort of Pepsi Generation will get air time on the Super Bowl: music downloaders.

Apple 'Will Drive Consumer Music-Making' (Karen Haslam, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7747>
Apple's recent audio related announcements are "very welcome" and are likely to encourage "increased growth at the consumer end of the market", according to Emagic UK distributor Sound Technology's managing director, David Marshall.

Pepsi/iTunes Super Bowl Ad To Feature teens Sued By RIAA (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/01/23/pepsi>

MPs Batter Apple Over iPod Batteries (Graeme Wearden, ZDNet UK)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,39020351,39119293,00.htm>
The iPod's limited battery life has already caused Apple some grief. Now a collection of British politicians are putting the boot in, but Apple says their claims are inaccurate.

Now Playing On Your iPod, Words You'll Never Forget (Ian Austen, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/22/technology/circuits/22mike.html>
Most iPod owners use the device mainly for entertainment. With an accessory from Griffin Technology called iTalk, however, the music player can also be put to work as a voice recorder.

Apple Bytes: The Mac At 20 (MNico Macdonald, Silicon.com)
<http://www.silicon.com/hardware/desktops/0,39024645,39117928,00.htm>
Memorable beginning, lasting influence.

Apple's Groundbreaking Computer Marks 20th Anniversary (Glenn Fleishman, Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2001841357_mac22.html>
Today, as Apple celebrates another 20-year milestone, the Cupertino, Calif., company has come full circle, with regular profits, the leading online music store and player, and piles of cash on hand.

Apple Director Chris Bell On Why iTunes Rocks (Elizabeth Millard, E-Commerce Times)
<http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/32651.html>
Chris Bell, director of product marketing for iTunes, talked with the E-Commerce Times about how Apple has always paid attention to music -- and why it always will.

Easy Elegance (Wendy Tanaka, Philadelphia Inquirer)
<http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/business/7765819.htm>
After 20 years of shrinking market share, but fierce loyalty, the little computer "for the rest of us" remains a friendly, inviting machine.

Apple Sows G5 Seeds Into Server Market (Jennifer Bosavage, Server Pipeline)
<http://www.serverpipeline.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=OTJDD5CRVFKW4QSNDBCCKHQ?articleId=17500574>
"Mac OS X's value proposition from a management standpoint is very significant."

Apple: In Pursuit Of The ENterprise Customer (Paul Kapustka, Networking Pipeline)
<http://www.serverpipeline.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=17500589>
We caught up with senior consulting engineer Tom Weyer, who is one of the company's top resources in the enterprise-gear arena.

'Apple Confidential 2.0' Released (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/01/22/appleconfidential>
No Starch Press has announced the release of the second edition of journalist Owen W. Linzmayer's best-selling "Apple Confidential" book.

Apple To Exhibit At FOSE Government Tech Event (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/01/22/fose>

RSS Feeds Come To iTunes Music Store (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/01/22/imsrss/index.php?redirect=1074788533000>

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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What Will Become Of Apple In The Next 20 Years? (Dan Farber, ZDNet)
<http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AnchorDesk/4520-7298_16-5118286.html?tag=adss>
Jobs is placing his bets that Apple can win the hearts and minds of digital media and Internet consumers. If he is serious about serving up enterprise-class solutions beyond digital media, he should consider finding partners who are willing to do the heavy lifting.

Mac To Turn 20 Tomorrow (Tony Smith, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/35087.html>

Tales From The Dark Side (Gary Randazzo, Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/ipontificate/2004/20040121.shtml>
Apple's recent surge in education sales notwithstanding, the Macintosh is still considered barely a computer at my school.

As The Mac Turns 20, Has The PC Caught Up? (Matt Loney, ZDNet UK)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107_2-5145165.html>
Twenty years on then, it looks as though the PC has finally grown up: the Mac was simply born mature.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Adobe Photoshop CS: Speedy, Comprehensive New Tools Boost Productivity And Image Quality (Jackie Dove, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/02/reviews/adobephotoshopcs/>
Photoshop CS is an awesome upgrade for every type of Photoshop user. Its slick, user-friendly new features make a huge difference in both productivity and image quality. This version is too good to pass up.

Adobe InDesign CS: Publishing Program Poised To Topple QuarkXPress (Galen Gruman, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/02/reviews/adobeindesigncs/>
XPress's unique strengths have dwindled to a few little-used functions, and InDesign CS is the program that will relegate QuarkXPress to PageMaker's status of a decade ago.

Adobe Illustrator CS: New Version Focuses On Typography, Gets Cool 3-D Features (Ben Long, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/02/reviews/adobeillustratorcs/>
Though it doesn't support a lot of new drawing tools, Illustrator CS's wealth of new typography and text-formatting controls makes this upgrade a no-brainer. In this upgrade, you'll get a few new drawing tools and improvements, and nice 3-D features.

Adobe GoLive CS: Print-Savvy Web-Authoring Tool Stumbles With Complex Interface, Flawed Support (David McFarland, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/02/reviews/adobegolivecs/>
If you depend on Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign documents to fill your Web pages, GoLive CS is an invaluable tool for accelerating the Web-development process. But while the program offers many advanced features for building and managing Web sites, its lackluster support for current CSS techniques and its sometimes complex and overwhelming interface are serious drawbacks.

Suitcase X1: Font Manager Gains Speed And Better Activation Features (Andrew Shalat, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/02/reviews/suitcasex1/>
Aside from the dangers of accidental system-font deactivation, Suitcase X1 is a pain-free way to keep your fonts in line.

Photo Printers: Strong Contenders In Latest Batch Score High On Detail And Color (Bruce Fraser, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/02/reviews/photoprinters/>

Canvas 9 Professional Edition: Multifaceted Illustration Program Has New Technical Features (Greg Miller, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/02/reviews/canvas9professionaledition/>
While Canvas is an excellent technical-illustration program, we wouldn't recommend it over a full-blown CAD program; it just doesn't have all the tools an architect or an engineer needs in order to create technical drawings. However, if you want technical- and graphic-design capabilities without extreme specialization in one package, Canvas is your best bet.

Revolution 2.1: Development Tool Breathes New Life Into Old Card game (Andy Ihnatko, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/02/reviews/revolution21/>
Revolution 2.1 is a real accomplishment: once again, we have a development environment for both newbie programmers and experienced consultants who need to get working apps quickly into the hands of clients. Just don't imagine that you'll be able to build the ambitious programs you can turn out with RealBasic and Xcode.

Photo Edit 1.3: Low-Priced Image Editor Is Underpowered (Galen Fott, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/02/reviews/photoedit13/>
As an image editor -- even as an adjunct to iPhoto -- PhotoEdit 1.3 comes up short in several important ways.

The Game Room: Halo Arrives (Peter Cohen, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/02/reviews/thegameroom/>

Mac GEMS: Be A Player (Dan Frakes, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/02/reviews/macgems/>

The 19th Annual Editors' Choice Awards (Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/02/features/editorschoiceawards2004/>
The best Mac hardware and software.

Five Things The Next iPod Software Version Needs To Have (Herold Martin, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/wlg/4237>
Here's five things Apple could put in the next update to the iPod's software that would make it a music power tool.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions
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Web Journals Get Noticed On The Campaign Trail (Associated Press)
<http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Blogging-For-President.html>
A powerful new networking tool for the politically plugged-in and hangers-on, the constant online chatter broadens campaign discourse and accelerates the news cycle.

Report Says Internet Voting System Is Too Insecure To Use (John Schwartz, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/21/technology/23CND-INTE.html>
A new $22 million system to allow soldiers and other Americans overseas to vote via the Internet is inherently insecure and should be abandoned, according to members of a panel of computer security experts asked by the government to review the program.

The Electronic Verification Is In The Mail (Mark Glassman, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/22/technology/circuits/22post.html>
The Postal Service, Microsoft and a technology company called Authentidate have developed a system called Electronic Postmark for verifying that a document's content is the same as when a user saved it.

Smart Cards Still Hoping To Catch On (Bill Virgin, Seattle Post-Intelligener)
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/virgin/157549_virgin22.html>
The dazzle of the technology itself was enough seven years ago. Now it's not.

Now Where Was I? New Ways To Revisit Web Sites (Lisa Guernsey, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/22/technology/circuits/22next.html>
When the researchers looked at how people returned to sites they had visited before, they discovered that context made all the difference.

MyAppleMenu Reader: Life
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Strange Bedfellows (Rebecca Traister, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/01/23/couples/index_np.html>
One loves Bush, the other gags at the very sight of him -- and yet they sleep together every night! Inside the peculiar world of mixed-politics couples.

PCs Killed The Mix-Tape Star (Joel Keller, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/01/22/mix_tape_one/index_np.html>
Putting together a home-brewed compilation of songs used to be an act of love and art. Now it's just too damn easy to be worth caring about.

The Grief Industry (Jerome Groopman, New Yorker)
<http://www.newyorker.com/printable/?fact/040126fa_fact>
How much does crisis counselling help -- or hurt?

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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MRT's New CCTV System Will Be Delayed (Karamjit Kaur, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/storyprintfriendly/0,1887,231339,00.html?>
Project re-tendered as cost would have exceeded budget; work will take 3 years after new tender is awarded next month.

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