[MyAppleMenu] Jun 5, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Saturday, June 5, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** Broken Windows
<http://daringfireball.net/2004/06/broken_windows>
by John Gruber
Here's a billion-dollar question: Why are Windows users besieged by security exploits, but Mac users are not?

[News]

*** Apple's And Microsoft's Digital Music Ploys
<http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/34235.html>
by Blane Warrene, MacNewsWorld
"This new iPod-iTunes division of Apple has to be self-sufficient and needs adopters on Windows to grow."

*** Apple To Open Austin, TX Store On June 12
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/06/04/applestore>
by MacMinute

*** Margaret Anne Schedel: Creating Ferociously Interactive Multimedia
<http://www.apple.com/pro/music/schedel/>
by Bija Gutoff, Apple
>From the outset, the Mac platform was central to Schedel's ambitious undertaking.

*** Master Of Design: Jonathan Ive
<http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/83/mod_ive.html>
by Fast Company
"It's all about removing the unncessary."

[Opinion]

*** Do Web Standards Have A Future?
<http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/02/1086058908173.html>
by John Allsopp, Sydney Morning Herald
Mac users look to Apple first. They upgrade more, there is still something of the enthusiast in them. And coupled with that, Safari is more than a little better. It is markedly better.

*** iBook Program In Henrico County Shows (Again) That It's Working
<http://www.macsimumperspective.com/more.php?id=177_0_1_0_M>
by Dennis Sellers, Macsimum

[Review]

*** Worthy Rivals Take On Quirky Safari Browser
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2001948268_ptmacc05.html>
by Glenn Fleishman, Seattle Times
Mac OS X browsers have matured to the point that you might have no reason to switch from Safari. But if you're looking for a specific reason to change, you can't go wrong with any of these four.

*** Squeeze Me In
<http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/04/1086203617822.html?from=storylhs&oneclick=true>
by Simon Tsang, The Age
If you're already a Mac user, or you don't mind what operating system you use, there's no contest. The iMac is the one to beat with its cool design. It's dxpensive though, so the eMac makes a great alternative for less cash.

*** Virtual PC 6.1 For Mac
<http://www.applelust.com/reviews/archives/virtualpc61/>
by Neale Monks, Applelust.com
Virtual PC is a robust and effective program that very largely delivers on what it promises.

*** Inside Contextual Menu Items, Part 2
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/06/04/cm_pt2.html>
by Steven Disbrow, O'Reilly Network

*** BYOB: Build Your Own Browser, Part 3
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/06/04/webkit_3.html>
by Andrew Anderson, O'Reilly Network

[Sidetrack]

*** Rumor Today: New iMacs And Power Macs Coming Soon 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/06/05/#20040605bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
AppleInsider<http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=476>: Apple has told several resellers not to expect any further shipments of its iMac G4, and has delayed new Power Mac G5 orders from some resellers by several weeks.

*** Celebrating Ten Years Of BeOS 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/06/05/#20040605bg000002>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Eugenia Loli-Queru<http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=7265>: PalmSource ain't gonna make a birthday party for BeOS but it would only be fair if the rest of us, [ex-]users, remember the "media OS" as the innovative operating system of the late '90s, still used by some.

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

[News]

*** Sun: No Decision On Open Source Java
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/06/04/HNnodecision_1.html>
by Robert McMillan, IDG News Service
Contrary to published reports, Sun has not made a decision as to whether or not to release its Java platform under an open source software license, company executives said on Friday.

See Also : Sun Plans An Open-Source Java -- Someday
<http://news.com.com/Sun+plans+to+open-source+Java--someday/2100-7344_3-5226676.html>
by Brendon Chase, CNET News.com
Raghavan Srinivas, Java technology evangelist for Sun, said that an open-source version of Java "will happen" but declined to elaborate on time lines or specifics of license arrangements.

[Linux]

*** Microsoft Brazil Decries Government Use Of Linux
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14067-2004Jun3.html?nav=rss_technology>
by Renata de Freitas and Alberto Alerigi Jr, Reuters
Microsoft Brasil's president said that ideology led Brazil's government astray when it decided to adopt Linux's free software in public sector computers.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** China Boycotts Singapore Dialogue
<http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2004/s1125351.htm>
by Graeme Dobell, ABC
Singapore has warned of the risk of a war between the United States and China that would make Iraq seem like a small problem.

*** Wong Kan Seng In KL Talks On Straits Security
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/asia/story/0,4386,254659,00.html?>
by Leslie Lau, Straits Times
Singapore's Home Minister meets Abdullah and Najib to discuss terror threat in Straits of Malacca.

See Also : Najib: Malaysia Firm About Not Wanting Interference In Our Waters
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/6/5/nation/8144977&sec=nation>
by Mergawati Zulfakar, The Star
Malaysia has told Singapore that it is firm about not wanting any interference from third parties in tackling terrorism in the Straits of Malacca, despite the republic's concern about the littoral states' capability to handle the problem.