[MyAppleMenu] Jul 12, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Monday, July 12, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** iTunes Music Store Hits 100 Million Song Milestone
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/07/11/itunes/index.php?redirect=1089608646000>
by Peter Cohen, MacCentral
Apple's iTunes Music Store has sold 100 million songs, according to a graphic that greets visitors to Apple's Web site home page.

[News]

*** iPod Undermines Microsoft On Copy-Locked CDs
<http://news.com.com/iPod+undermines+Microsoft+on+copy-locked+CDs/2100-1027_3-5263842.html?part=rss&tag=5263842&subj=news.1027.20>
by John Borland, CNET News.com
The two companies responsible for most copy-protected CDs are scrambling to create new versions of their technologies that are compatible with Apple's iPod.

*** Macworld's Back In Beantown
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,64154,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
by Leander Kahney, Wired News
For many, it matters not that the biggest vendors in the Apple universe are missing from this week's Macworld. The event is about the commnity, anyway.

*** The Little Apple: It's A Different, Samller Macword With Co. Out After NYC-Hub Move
<http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=35247>
by Greg Gatlin, Boston Herald
Many of the computer world's largest players are also skipping the event. And yet IDG says its smaller show this year is still generating excitement among Mac users and exhibitors.

*** DisplayWatcher: Run Scripts Based On Mac Display Arrangement
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/wlg/5195>
by James Elliott, O'Reilly Network

[Wintel]

*** Windows Update Will Be Late, Microsoft Says
<http://news.com.com/Windows+update+will+be+late%2C+Microsoft+says/2100-1016_3-5265378.html?part=rss&tag=5265378&subj=news.1016.20>
by Mike Ricciuti, CNET News.com
Microsoft said Monday that the long-awaited update of Windows XP will be sent to manufacturing in August, a month later than expected.

*** Microsoft Preps 'Windows Marketplace'
<http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,1622382,00.asp?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535>
by Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Watch
>From a link on the Windows Start button, customers will be able to go to a one-stop shop for Microsoft and third-party software and services.

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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[News]

*** Computer, Heal Thyself
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/07/12/self_healing_computing/index_np.html>
by Sam Williams, Salon
Why should humans have to do all the work? It's high time machines learned how to take care of themselves.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Online Battle Of Low-Cost Books
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/12/technology/12ecom.html?ex=1247371200&#38;en=661d204fe753337a&#38;ei=5088&#38;partner=rssnyt>
by Bob Tedeschi, New York Times
Publishers, particularly textbook publishers, have long countered used-book sales by churning out new editions every couple of years. But the Web, particularly sites like Amazon and eBay, have given millions of consumers an easy way to find cheap books without paying royalty fees to publishers or authors.

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Life in the city

[News]

*** Nanyang Technological University's Name To Remain For Now
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/95279/1/.html>
by Yvonne Cheong, Channel NewsAsia
The university would not changing its name until it has established itself in other areas such as humanities and social sciences.

*** China Protests Singapore Deputy PM's Visit To Taiwan
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20040711-0601-china-taiwan-singapore.html>
by Brian Rhoads, Reuters
China protested on Sunday a visit to Taiwan by Singapore's future prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, and warned the Southeast Asian island city it should prepare to suffer any consequences that arise.