[MyAppleMenu] Jul 14, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Wednesday, July 14, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** Mac Founding Fathers Look Back, Ahead
<http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3380501>
by Colin C. Haley, InternetNews.com
Apple co-foudner Steve Jobs boycotted Macworld in Boston over a dispute with the show's producers. But that didn't stop four former engineers from swapping stories about him -- flattering or otherwise.

See Also : Folklore.org: Macintosh Stories
<http://www.folklore.org/>
by Folklore.org
Anecdotes about the development of Apple's original Macintosh computer, and the people who created it.

*** UK Military Denies Ban On iPods
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3891421.stm>
by Alfred Hermida, BBC News
The Ministry of Defence has denied reprots that it has banned Apple's iPod due to fears it could be used to steal sensitive files.

[Macworld]

*** Macworld Boston Opens Loudly
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,64199,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
by Leander Kahney, Wired News
In spite of low expectations, opening day of the Boston Macworld exhibit was marked by large, bustling crowds of happy Mac nerds.

*** Opening To Mixed Reviews
<http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2004/07/14/opening_to_mixed_reviews/>
by Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe
Space abounds for return of Macworld, but show's attendees in shorter supply.

*** Macworld Announces 'Best Of Show' Awards
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/07/14/bestofshow>
by MacMinute

*** Macworld Expo: It's Here
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/archives/000257.php>
by Jason Snell, Macworld
There's still plenty for me to do here. Still a lot of cool stuff to see.

*** Photos And Notes From Macworld Expo/Boston, Part Two
<http://www.thinksecret.com/news/boston2.html>
by Nick dePlume, Think Secret

[News]

*** New US Xserve Cluster Looms
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9146>
by Macworld UK
The University of Maine is engaged in building a 256-node Xserve G5-based supercomputer at the Target Technology Center in Orono.

*** Barclaycard Dumps Mac Users
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/13/barclaycard_mac_mystery/>
by Lucy Sherriff, The Register
Let's recap: Barclaycard current policy is that it doesn't support Macs. It never has, except that it did. And it should be fixed soon. But it isn't to do with the logo, its all because of Netscape 7.

*** Firefox 1.0 Set For September
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20040713S0006>
by TechWeb
The Mozilla Foundation on Tuesday set September as the release date for its free open-source Firefox browser.

*** In Absentia, Jobs Still Towers Over Macworld
<http://news.com.com/In+absentia%2C+Jobs+still+towers+over+Macworld/2100-1016_3-5268095.html>
by Matt Hines, CNET News.com

[Opinion]

*** "We Changed The Logo And Now It Doesn't Work With Macs"
<http://www.charlesarthur.com/blog/index.php?p=18>
by Charles Arthur
It's stuff like this that makes you realise that financial institutions believe we're all idiots.

*** Reasons To Love Apple
<http://newsobserver.com/business/story/1425635p-7549572c.html>
by Paul Gilster, News Observer
Yes, I do believe Apple is viable. I expect it to remain healthy for years to come. And OS X remains the best operating system on the market.

*** Is Mac OS X 'Tiger' Rolling Over On Windows Support?
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1623302,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000611>
by John Rizzo, eWeek
Support for Mac clients in the enterprise still looks scant to many on the front lines.

*** Looks Like The PC's Best Years Are Behind It
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/techscience/story/0,4386,261357,00.html>
by Carl Skadian, Straits Times
Today's stagnant PC world is a far cry from the golden era when exciting innovations emerged every few months.

*** No "Free Entry Winners" In The iTunes Contest...
<http://www.engadget.com/entry/3475827614971248/>
by Phillip Torrone, Engadget
It's pretty much impossible to know if the free entries were really ever even part of the contest.

*** A Midsummer's Mac Death Match, Round Two: Enderle Vs. Chaffin
<http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/35054.html>
by Robyn Weisman, MacNewsWorld
Today Enderle and Chaffin eachs kicks metaphorical mounds of sand on the arguments the other made in round one on the question of where Apple will be five years from now.

[Review]

*** Microsoft Office 2004
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/07/reviews/microsoftoffoffice2004/>
by Nan Barber, Rob Griffiths, Franklin N. Tessler, and Tom Negrino, Macworld

[Sidetrack]

*** Rumor Today: Apple Nixes Third Party "Software Update" Plans 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/07/14/#20040714bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
AppleInsider<http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=548>: Apple fears that third party developers could accidently release buggy or infected software updates, which would ultimately effect the Mac OS X operating system, causing customers to fault Apple.

[Wintel]

*** Ballmer: Longhorn Is 'Disruptive -- But Worth It'
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39160398,00.htm>
by Andrew Donoghue, ZDNet UK
Microsoft's chief executive has declined to give a firm release date for the next version of Windows, in order to avoid disappointing customers and partners.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[News]

*** Searching For The New York Times
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64110,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
by Adam L. Penenberg, Wired News
How can the mighty New York Times, which considers itself America's paper of record, be the paper of record in cyberspace when its articles barely show up on Google?

*** Repeat After Me: A Book Is A Book
<http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/010595.shtml>
by Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News
The industry wants a pay-per-use world of arts and letters. Resist.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Hamburger Helper
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/14/opinion/14KELL.html?ex=1247544000&>
by Ian Kelly, New York Times
The French are looking to America, in particular New York, for inspiration in all tings culinary. Even -- best whisper it -- when it comes to French cooking.

*** The Long, Exquisite Moment
<http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-aperitifs14jul14,0,110581.story?coll=la-headlines-food>
by Daniel Young, Los Angeles Times
The French know the best way into a meal is slowly. That's the beauty of an aperitif.

*** So Tired
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2103823/fr/rss/>
by Paul Boutin, Slate
Where web surfers go when they haven't slept a wink.

[Expressions]

*** Miracle
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/?040712fi_fiction>
by Judy Budnitz, New Yorker

*** HMO
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2103790/fr/rss/>
by Daniel Bosch, Slate

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** Singapore Seeks A Nation Of Risk-Takers
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1087373697337>
by John Burton, Financial Times
Visits to China has a discernible effect on Lee Kuan Yew. The sight of the communist country's entrepreneurial zeal has spurred him to question some of the key tenets of the economic system he helped create.

[News]

*** Chinese Central Bank Head Cancels Visit To Singapore
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/7/13/latest/17963Chinesece&sec=latest>
by Associated Press
The head of China's central bank has called off a trip to Singapore, but the bank wouldn't say whether the move was prompted by Chinese anger at a visit by the incoming Singaporean prime minister to rival Taiwan.

*** Better Wages Not Expected
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/22319.asp>
by Tor Ching Li, Today
But wage reforms in private sector will continue.