[MyAppleMenu] Jun 14, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Monday, June 14, 2004

MyAppleMenu
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Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** Apple Makes Its Case For Security
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,63805,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
by Leander Kahney, Wired News
The mesage is that Apple takes security very, very seriously, and the company has learned an important lesson in communication about security issues with its customers.

[News]

*** Woosh Goes The Credibility
<http://www.computerworld.co.nz/cw.nsf/0/4BE3421A75A48542CC256EAE000BC603?OpenDocument>
by Computerworld New Zealand
We think we've finally found why every computer in every film ever made features a G5 and PowerBook: the writers use 'em. Macs can be found all over Hollywood. "It may be a bit more expensive... but you can't beat Apple for ease of use and an elegant human interface."

*** Microsoft Notebook: Streaming-Media Rivals Want To 'Stretch Out' In Your Den
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/177638_msftnotebook14.asp>
by Todd Bishop, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
In terms of business strategy, the similarity between Microsoft's Media Center Extender devices and AirTunes is notable.

*** The iPod Generation Rejoices: The Online Music Store Is Here
<http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/34465.html>
by Charles Arthur, MacNewsWorld
Despite the threat, rivals in the UK and Europe are looking forward to the iTunes Music Store launch, almost with relief, because they are sure it will raise the profile of legal downloading, and thus benefit them -- even though songs bought from other online stores will not play on the iPod.

[Opinion]

*** Mono Project Can Help The Mac In The Enterprise Market
<http://www.macsimumperspective.com/more.php?id=198_0_1_0_M>
by Dennis Sellers, Macsimum
There's a large open source initiative under way to port Microsoft's .NET technology to Unix (including Mac OS X).

[Review]

*** The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
<http://www.applelinks.com/pm/more.php?id=1596_0_1_0_M>
by Andy Coyne, Applelinks

*** iTalk Voice Recorder For iPod
<http://www.applelinks.com/pm/more.php?id=1595_0_1_0>
by Marc Z, Applelinks

[Sidetrack]

*** Me And My Thick Skull 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/06/14/#20040614bg000002>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
I keep having to relearn the lesson of "never assume anything". I have to relearn this lesson again today. Fortunately, the undesired outcome that I have to deal with is, well, no big deal.

*** Loggin' In 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/06/14/#20040614bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
Update: The online service that I was complaining about? Problem resolved.

Not too bad -- but could be better, of course. :-)

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

[News]

*** A Computer That Has An Eye For Van Gogh
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/13/arts/design/13HEIN.html>
by Douglas Heingartner, New York Times
A team of researchers at the University of Maastricht are taking a stab at rationlizing connoisseurship, a word that in its art-historical context refers to the formal process of determining who created a work of art. They have developed a computer system that quickly examines hundreds of paintings for telltale pattersn. The results, they say, can lend credence to existing attributions or help dismiss them.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** No News From Singapore On Bridge Project
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/6/14/nation/8206667&sec=nation>
by The Star
Malaysia has not received any news from Singapore government on the deferred bridge project to replace the Johor Causeway, Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said yesterday. "But I believe there are discussions between our Foreign Ministry and the Singapore side on it," he told reporters.

*** Decide Quickly On Bridge Project, Government Urged
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/6/13/nation/8204698&sec=nation>
by The Star
Gerbang Perdana Sdn Bhd, the company developing the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine complex here in Johor Baru, wants the Malaysian and Singaporean governments to make a quick decision on the deferred bridge project to replace the Johor Causeway.

*** New Criteria, Subsidy Cut For Nursing Homes
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,256085,00.html?>
by Vivi Zainol, Straits Times
Rule smay be tightened so only patients who really need such care are admitted, but some homes worry about funding.

*** Gay World No More
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,256119,00.html?>
by Goh Chin Lian, Straits Times
Its glitz and glamour once enthralled kids and young men alike, but it lost its shine long before its demolition.