[MyAppleMenu] Jun 4, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Friday, June 04, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[News]

*** Apple Releases AirPort Extreme Driver 3.4.2
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/06/03/airportdriver>
by MacMinute
The update offers enhanced networking reliability during certain memory intensive operations.

*** Walkman Inventor Mulls iPod Lawsuit
<http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040603-110326-3271r.htm>
by UPI
The inventor of the Walkman that the Sony marketed to huge success may sue Apple for its iPod digital knock-off.

*** Making Tracks 1,000 Miles Away
<http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/ptech/generalstories2/060304ccdrptechgeek.581fb.html>
by Crayton Harrison, Dallas Morning News
Using computer, drummer records with distant band.

*** Apple Store Opening In SR
<http://www.pressdemocrat.com/business/news/03apple.html>
by Katy Hillenmeyer, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Apple is opening a brand-name store in Santa Rosa. The small, 1,500-square-foot store, on Santa Rosa Plaza's ground floor, is targeted to open in September.

*** Oracle, Apple Plug 10g On Mac OS X
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1606953,00.asp>
by Lisa Vaas, eWeek
Executives at Oracle and Apple are taking to the highway in a series of international road shows to introduce Oracle Database 10g on Mac OS X Server.

*** Google's Gmail Officially Supports Safari Web Browser
<http://www.macnn.com/news/24931>
by MacNN
Several readers note that Google's Gmail, the forthcoming email service currently in beta, today added Safari 1.2.1 to its official list of supported browsers.

*** DragThing 5.2 Adds Better Clipping Support, More
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/06/03/dragthing/index.php?redirect=1086275761000>
by Brad Cook, MacCentral

*** iTunes Europe: Apple's Next Digital Music Play?
<http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/34207.html>
by Blane Warrene, MacNewsWorld
"The faster they can add new markets, [the faster] they will extend their leadership."

[Opinion]

*** iBook Deployment -- Steps 1 And 2 Completed
<http://www.macmove.com/mt/archives/000101.html>
by Eric Callis, MacMove.com
This year, the technology committee decided that it would be beneficial for the district to issue laptops to teachers.

*** What The World Needs Now: An Intel-Based, Linux-Powered Mac?
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1606578,00.asp>
by David Coursey, eWeek
I like the idea of an Intel-based Mac that... would be used as a dual-boot machine for folks like me who'd really rather use a Mac but have Windows apps we just can't do without. I also get really depressed because I know this will never happen.

*** Microsoft's Sacred Cash Cow
<http://www.internet-nexus.com/2004_05_30_archive.htm#108627428196543323>
by Paul Thurrott
Two huge problems make this article way less compelling than it could be.

*** Apple In Academia
<http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=7259>
by Jack Perry, OSNews.com
Yes, you can really get work done on a Mac, and a growing number of academics is doing just that.

[Review]

*** Why Small Is Beautiful
<http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/02/1086058887846.html>
by Garry Barker, Sydney Morning Herald
The new 12-inch PowerBooks have enough improvements -- extra hard-drive capacity, faster processors, Airport and Bluetooth as standard and faster DVD burning in the top model, to justify upgrading.

*** The New 15-In. PowerBook: A Laptop For All?
<http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,93591,00.html>
by Ken Mingis, Computerworld
What's not to love? In this case, not much -- although I do have a couple of nits to note.

*** OmniWeb And Your iPod
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/mac911/archives/2004/06/000209.php>
by Christopher Breen, Macworld

[Sidetrack]

*** Beat It! 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/06/04/#20040604bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
What's wrong with the Party Shuffle feature of iTunes? I'm now getting the third Michael Jackson song within five songs.

I've praised the UI of this new iTunes feature, but the engine behind it can definitely use some improvements.

*** A Little Reminder 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/06/04/#20040604bg000002>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
One should always remember that the death of communism does not imply the rise of democracy.

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

[News]

*** Sun, Microsoft Take Different Tacks On File Systems
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1606999,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
by David Chernicoff, eWeek
To small surprise, the Dynamic File System and WinFS take different tacks to resource management, compatibility and performance.

*** Wireless Systems Duke It Out
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63700,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
by Reuters
Third -generation mobile phone services are finally here after a mammoth effort that cost the industry at least $123 billion, but new systems that operate much faster already threaten to consign 3G to history.

*** The Changing Face Of E-Mail
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63692,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_3>
by Amit Asaravala, Wired News
Eric Hahn, CEO of antispam firm Proofpoint, called on software developers to stop treating e-mail inboxes as places to dump memos and start thinking of them as control centers that combine e-mail, instant messaging, voicemail and other communications.

[Internet]

*** Hotmail Incinerates Customer Files
<http://news.com.com/Hotmail+incinerates+customer+files/2100-1038_3-5226090.html>
by Evan Hansen, CNET News.com
Legal experts said there is generally little recourse for consumers in the event of data loss on services such as Hotmail, which are typically covered by terms-of-service agreements that provide broad liability exemptions.

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The other things in life

[World]

*** Proof, Negative
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2101632/>
by Dahlia Lithwick, Slate
The Justice Department's triumphant victory over the Consitution.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** New Schools Of Thought
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/20265.asp>
by Tor Ching Li, Today
Of late, new models of gifted education being added to an evolving scene.

[News]

*** CPF Minimum Sum Up To $84,500
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,254385,00.html?>
by Straits Times
The increase is part of recent chnages to lower business costs, and ensure that Singaporeans have sufficient retirement funds.